Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Feb 8, 2023

Mrs. Geraldine Jones Edwards, age 95 went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at the Kate B. Reynolds's Hospice Home. She was born August 4, 1927 in Davie County to the late Clayton and Leona Mitchell Gregory. She retired from NC Baptist Hospital where she was a Supervisor in Housekeeping. And was the oldest living...

Feb 7, 2023

Mr. Wade Thomas Spencer, 64, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was born May 1, 1958 in Stokes County to the late Walter and Ruth Spencer. Wade proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps as a diesel mechanic which complemented his mechanical aptitude where everything had a use. He was known for volunteering for his...

Feb 7, 2023

Mrs. Glenda Faye Dalton Brown, 74, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Surry Co. on February 10, 1948, the daughter of the late James Dalton and Hazel Puckett Dalton. Glenda was a member of Poplar Springs Christian Church. She graduated from North Forsyth High School and Baptist Hospital School...

Feb 7, 2023

William “Bill” F. Guest passed away February 7, 2023, at the age of 90, in Winston-Salem, NC. Bill was born on August 5, 1932, in Trenton, New Jersey to the late William H. and Pearl J. Guest. He was retired from U.S. Steel (Fairless Hills) where he began working after serving his country in the U.S. Army...

Feb 7, 2023

KERNERSVILLE – Herman Melton Swift, 85, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Piney Grove Nursing & Rehab. Herman was born on September 8, 1937, in Forsyth County to William and Geneva Aldridge Swift. He attended Gospel Light Baptist Church as he was able to. Herman was known as “computer tech support” to his family and friends....

Feb 6, 2023

Mr. David “Wayne” Gordon, 82, went home to be with the Lord on February 6, 2023.

Wayne, or “Pop” to many, was born January 22, 1941, in Forsyth County to the late William “Avery” Gordon and Ruby “Grace” Smith Gordon.

Wayne was a member of Vernon Forest Baptist Church and retired from Chesapeake and Sonoco...

Feb 6, 2023

Mrs. Delores Jean Robbins Gilley, 69, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at Memory Care of the Triad in Kernersville, after a valiant fight with Lewy Body Dementia. She was born on February 22, 1953, in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Joseph Pearson Robbins and Beulah Mae Snow Robbins. Mrs. Gilley will always be remembered as...

Feb 6, 2023

Betty Ann Johnson, born in Winston-Salem, NC on November 17, 1938, to Bertha and Louis Carter, passed away on February 6, 2023.

She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Ruben Johnson; three sons, Dennis & Kevin of Winston-Salem, NC, & Todd (Joann) of Henderson, NC; eight grandchildren, Brittany (Michael), Devon, Zachary, Dillon,...

Feb 6, 2023

Jane Anderson Zimmerman, 89, of Enterprise Road in Arcadia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 6, 2023. Friends and family will join for a graveside service at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church where she was a lifelong member since marriage. (In the event of rain, the service will be moved...

Feb 6, 2023

Meredith “Lynn” Carr McIntosh,78, passed away Feb 6, 2023. Her precious but strong heart was ready to rest after a long battle with COPD. Lynn was born December 22, 1944, in Princeton, West Virginia, to Dr. Warren T. Carr and Martha Knox Carr. As a child her family moved to Durham NC., where her father was the Pastor of...

Feb 5, 2023

Mr. Jeffrey Alden Seats, 61, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center. Jeffrey was born in Forsyth County on April 6, 1961. He worked as a long haul CDL Driver for Battery Tree Inc. He was an active member of Yadkin Valley Baptist Church, where he was a member of the church security team...

Feb 5, 2023

Sandra Poole, know to her friends as “Sandy” and by her family as “Nana” died suddenly on February 5, 2023 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Preceded in death by her mother Julia Kathryn Moynihan, her father Rennie M. Coates; and her brother Edward A. Moynihan. She is survived by her siblings, Mary L. Humble (Ralph), James P. Daggon (Jill),...

Feb 5, 2023

Brenda Kay (Lewis) Murphy was born on May 9, 1948 in Danville, VA to a large and supportive family of eight siblings. She passed away on February 5, 2023 at the age of 74 after battling a long illness. Brenda was the beloved wife of Carlton Eugene Murphy, who is also deceased. She is a retired RN and was...

Feb 4, 2023

Mr. Reginald Wayne Kahill, 89, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center. Reginald was born in Catawba County to the late Donald Kahill and Gwendola Poovey Kahill on May 29, 1933. Reginald served his country with the United States Army. After returning, he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. Reginald...

Feb 4, 2023

Mr. Paul Eugene Cunningham, 89, of Clemmons, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at his home. He was born in Forsyth County to Harry Rogers Cunningham and Mattie Trent Cunningham. Paul graduated in 1952 from James A. Gray High School and was a lifelong resident of Winston-Salem and Clemmons. He was a member of Clemmons Moravian Church and employed...

Feb 4, 2023

Miss Elsie Moore, known to everyone as “Granny” was born on May 7, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, the third of six children born to the late Theodore Roosevelt and Wilma Beatrice Moore.  Elsie was called home on February 4, 2023, after a lengthy illness.

She attended Firnwood Elementary, Harlem High School, and Dawson Technical School in Chicago...

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. Jack Dean Callahan, 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center.  Jack was born in Forsyth County on October 8, 1937, to the late Hoyt David Callahan and Sadie McDaniel Callahan.  He graduated from Gray High School and served in the United States Air Force.  Jack had a lengthy career in the...

Feb 3, 2023

Mary Jo McKimmie passed away on February 3, 2023 at her home in Lewisville, North Carolina surrounded by family at the age of 78 following a short battle with ALS.  She was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia on December 25, 1944, and was preceded in death by her parents Virginia and Chester Darrah, and a sister Lettie "Marlene"...

Feb 3, 2023

Ellen Huffstetler Ringer, wife of James Edward Ringer, died peacefully in East Bend, NC on February 3, 2023.  Daughter of the late William Robert Huffstetler and Lillian Phillips Huffstetler, she was born on June 8,1942 in Rock Hill, SC.  Ellen graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1960 and Winthrop College in 1963 and 1977.  Most of her career...

Feb 3, 2023

 

J. Michael Dickey of Winston-Salem, NC passed away peacefully on February 3, 2023, surrounded by both his children. 

 

Born August 23, 1942 in Michigan, he graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Education and an MED in Mathematics Education.  He was a life-long teacher, and taught at North Cross School (Roanoke, VA), Forsyth Country Day...