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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Debrah Noren Davis
Jan 17, 2024
Debrah Noren Davis, 74, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Southwood Assisted Living.
The family will hold a private celebration of life.
Debrah was born May 9, 1949, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Aubrey Davis and Gladys Warnock Davis. She was a loyal and dedicated hard worker. She loved flower and herb gardening, tending to her houseplants, and cooking. Ms....
Eleanor Elizabeth Staples
Jan 17, 2024
Eleanor Elizabeth O’Brien Staples, of Germanton, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at her home.
A memorial service will be held 2 PM Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Hayworth-Miller, Silas Creek Chapel with Pastor Lomax Skinner officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Staples was born January 3, 1936, in Baltimore County,...
Donald "Buddy" McKinney
Jan 17, 2024
GREENSBORO – Donald “Buddy” McKinney, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Harmony at Greensboro Assisted Living. Buddy was born on January 15, 1937 in Rockingham County to Albert and Annie Dawson McKinney. Buddy paid his way through school at North Carolina State University, where he never missed a day of attendance. For over forty years, he worked as...
Doris Choplin Long-Williams
Jan 17, 2024
Doris Choplin Long-Williams, 92, was called home by her heavenly father on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. She was born on August 30, 1931, in Yadkin County to Charlie and Sally Smitherman Choplin. Doris graduated from East Bend High School in 1950. She played basketball for all 4 years in high school and was team captain. She was married to Jack...
Carl "Russell" Flippen
Jan 17, 2024
Carl “Russell” Flippen, 79, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. He was born in Surry County, NC, to the late Samuel M. Flippen and Virginia Elizabeth Southern Flippen. Russell was a man who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life. He retired from Greyhound lines as a driver, a job in which he took much pride in....
Jerry Allen Wyatt
Jan 17, 2024
Mr. Jerry Allen Wyatt, 51, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, after a heroic battle with cancer. He was born April 9, 1972, in Pulaski County, VA, the son of Roger James Wyatt and Linda Boardwine Wyatt. Jerry was a faithful member of Woodland Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, Daddy and Papa, who loved his family dearly, especially...
Doris Newsom Tucker
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Doris Newsom Tucker, 88, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Bermuda Commons. She was born in Forsyth County on October 23, 1935, to the late Melvin Lee and Elsie Wheeling Newsom. Mrs. Tucker loved to read and was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. Preceding her in death was...
James Harden Hay
Jan 16, 2024
James Harden Hay was born in Brownville Junction, Maine on July 9, 1928, to James Loudon Hay and Viola Crowe Hay. He passed away at age 95 on January 16, 2024. Raised in Spencer, North Carolina, Jim served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Winston-Salem in 1954 and was employed by Western...
Frances Marie Wilson Hauser
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Frances Wilson Hauser, 83, passed away at her home in Pilot Mountain, NC, on January 15th, 2024, after a very short illness. She was born in Pilot Mountain, NC, on June 26, 1940, to the late Howard and Leila Wilson, but the breadth of her life extended well beyond the boundaries of that small geographic area during those two...
Harold Seymour Wrights
Jan 16, 2024
Mr. Harold Seymour Wrights, 95, passed away peacefully at Forsyth Medical Center on Tuesday January 16, 2024. He was born on September 4, 1928, to the late Seymour Norton Wrights and Inez Bodenheimer Wrights in Forsyth County, NC. Harold was a lifetime member of Boyer’s Chapel Church of Christ and retired from Sara Lee Corporation after 39 years of service....
Helen Wills Shore Cox
Jan 15, 2024
Helen Wills Shore Cox peacefully entered into the immediate presence of her Lord and Savior on the evening of January 15, 2024, at her home. She was 95 years of age. She was born on March 30, 1928, to Rossie Steelman Shore and Annie Pearl Dobbins Shore.
Helen’s early life was spent in Yadkin and Iredell counties. She graduated from...
William Christopher Ellingham
Jan 15, 2024
William Christopher Ellingham, 61, of Clemmons and Greensboro, NC passed away at home on January 15, 2024. Born in Forsyth County, NC, the son of Wayne Eugene and Louise Snow Ellingham. Mr. Ellingham graduated from West Forsyth High School, attended Catawba College and graduated University of North Carolina at Greensboro with honors in biology. He served and retired as Chief...
Yania Beth Eliora Tufte
Jan 15, 2024
Yania “Nia” Beth Eliora Tufte, 20, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Nia was born on June 28, 2003, to Eric and Maria Ayon, and later adopted by Kevin and Trudy Tufte. Nia was the type of girl that left a lasting impression on nearly every person she met. She found joy in the...
Frank Cadman Styers, Sr.
Jan 15, 2024
Frank Cadman Styers passed away peacefully January 15, 2024 in Morehead City where he lived since retirement. He was born April 11, 1930, in Greensboro to the late Thomas Van Buren and Ida Lillian Falls Styers. He was the youngest of nine children. He graduated from Greensboro High School in 1948, and from Pfeiffer Junior College in 1950. He graduated...
Mary Myers Naylor Rhoades
Jan 14, 2024
Kernersville - Mrs. Mary Myers Naylor Rhoades, 94, passed away peacefully at home, January 14, 2024. She was born on June 23, 1929, in Wilkes County to Nora Joyce Myers and Frank Austin Naylor, Jr. Mary graduated from Sedge Garden High School and Draughon’s Business College. Upon graduation, Mary served as the secretary to the owner of the Winston-Salem Downtown...
William Michael Fulk
Jan 14, 2024
Mr. William Michael Fulk, 66, of Winston-Salem, passed away on January 14, 2024. He was born in Forsyth County to Kyle Shouse Fulk and Elizabeth Bullard Fulk. He worked as a mechanic for Wake Forest University and Willow Creek Golf Course.
Mike will always be remembered for his kind heart and willingness to help anyone in need. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Kaye Frances Matthews McKaughn
Jan 14, 2024
Mrs. Kaye Frances Matthews McKaughn, 78, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at her home. Kaye was born on July 25, 1945, in Yadkin County to the late Mr. James Henry Matthews and Mrs. Pauline Hobson Matthews. She was a very loving person, especially to her family. Kaye was also known for being a wonderful friend...
Johannes Werner Klein
Jan 14, 2024
Johannes Werner Klein, 57 of Advance, began the next chapter of his life on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House of Winston-Salem surrounded by “all his girls.”
Hannes was born on October 10, 1966, in Bamberg, Germany, to Werner and Rosemarie Klein, but spent most of his childhood living in Darmstadt. From a young age he embraced...
Kenneth Eugene Pegram
Jan 14, 2024
Mr. Kenneth Eugene Pegram, age 83 of Clemmons, NC passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born March 24, 1940 in Forsyth County to the late James William Pegram and Edith Boger Pegram. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Shirley Cleary Pegram and one daughter, Sheri Renee Pegram; one...
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