Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jul 28, 2023

Mrs. Pencie Bauguess Cardwell, 92, a local artist from King, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Wilkes Co. on March 6, 1931, the daughter of the late William Bauguess and Rosa Porter Bauguess. Pencie was a member of First Baptist Church of King and previously attended Pleasant View Baptist Church and Mount...

Jul 28, 2023

Mr. Roger Eaton, 68, of Kernersville, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 28, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born on February 8, 1955, in Forsyth County to James Franklin Otis and Hazel Nelson Eaton. Roger enjoyed music, especially Gospel. He loved to sing it and play the guitar and bass. He also enjoyed watching old movies....

Jul 27, 2023

February 6, 1961, in Camp Lejeune North Carolina, a beautiful baby girl was born. Kathleen Karen Flanary was born to Louise Beck Flanary and the late Charles Eddie Flanary on that blessed day. Through turmoil and strife, through the good and the great, her presence of peace and adoration lingered like a sweet lavender candle on this earth until it...

Jul 27, 2023

Mrs. Ann Reid, 85, passed away on July 27, 2023, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born on October 8, 1937, in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Robert Seifert and Louise Hancock Seifert. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. 

Ann was a kind, caring, silly, and adventurous soul who loved people and animals. She taught her children...

Jul 27, 2023

Alma “Jean” Richardson Pettus, 84, passed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on July 27, 2023, at her home in Winston Salem.

She was born Feb. 11, 1939, in Ashe County, NC to Everett and Stella Richardson.

She graduated from Glenn High School. She was preceded in death by her husband and love of her life for more...

Jul 27, 2023

Jul 26, 2023

It is with deep sadness that Vilma Marie Burcin Boulifard has passed away. She passed away on July 26th 2023, in the loving company of son Paul John Boulifard, and brother John Burcin. Her passing came after a brief battle with complications of a stroke that occurred in March.

Vilma was a proud Pennsylvanian, born in the small village of...

Jul 26, 2023

Mrs. Allison Haynes Cook, age 69 of Mocksville, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023.  She was born December 16, 1953 in Surry County to the late Charles David Haynes and Gray Sydnor Haynes. Mrs. Cook worked as an X-Ray Technician for Mt. Airy Hospital, then began volunteering at Pinebrook Elementary once her son started school. She enjoyed working with the...

Jul 26, 2023

Mr. Sam Rowan Jones, 94, of Winston-Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 26, at his home in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born April 10, 1929, on his family farm in Winston-Salem. He was the second youngest of 10 children born to Bertha Miller Jones and Rowan A. Jones of Forsyth County. He attended and was a...

Jul 26, 2023

Mrs. Lucy Jane Calder Millikan, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at Trinity Elms Skilled Nursing. She was born October 8, 1931, in Forsyth County to Pithus Calder and Polly Ziglar Calder. Mrs. Millikan was a devoted homemaker.  She was a lifelong member of Fairview Moravian Church where she attended the Weber Memorial Sunday School Class. She...

Jul 26, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Guy Long passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Dot was born in Macon County, NC on May 22, 1927 to Thomas Furman Guy and Minnie Guy (nèe Morrison). From her mountain roots, Dot gained a survivor mentality, a strong work ethic, and a love of the outdoors. On August 18, 1956, she married her lifelong love,...

Jul 26, 2023

On July 26, 2023, this world lost an amazing man, and heaven gained one.  Alan Reeves Suskin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.  His impact on everyone he knew was lifelong.  The reason for that was simple; he was kind.  A godly man who treated others the way he wanted to be treated. He was born in Baltimore,...

Jul 24, 2023

Kellie Anne Maslack left this earth all too soon on July 24th, 2023, at the age of 30. Kellie was a kind-hearted person who never met a stranger. She had a positive outlook on life and was always looking for ways to celebrate it. She had a special place in her heart for dogs (especially her dog, Waldo) and all...

Jul 24, 2023

Hayley Suzanne Burcham, 22, entered her heavenly home on Monday, July 24, 2023. She was a member of Marshall Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and a graduate of South Stokes High School. Hayley was preceded in death by her granddaddy, Larry Fulp. She is survived by her parents, Seth and Joanna Burcham; her brother, Lance Eric Burcham; her loving grandparents, Mr....

Jul 23, 2023

Mr. Henry Gafford Duffer, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home surrounded by his family.

Henry was a longtime and active member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church of Winston Salem, NC. He served in the Navy as Electricians Mate, Second Class before receiving a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the...

Jul 23, 2023

Eric Errington “Buddy” Wilson, Jr., age 86, peacefully joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday morning, July 23, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home of Winston-Salem, NC, surrounded by his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary “Gladys” Wilson and Eric Wilson, Sr.; and his special friend, Keith Stewart. He is survived by his...

Jul 23, 2023

Winston-Salem – Mr. Robert “Bob” Allyn Spencer, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born in Elmira, NY on December 7, 1937, to Walter Lester and Emma Geraldine Bailey Spencer. Bob was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was a faithful member of Union Cross Baptist Church...

Jul 22, 2023

KERNERSVILLE – Kathleen A. Williams, 68, passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2023 in Vacaville, CA. Kathleen was born on December 20, 1954 in Sacramento, CA to the late Joseph and Dorothy Kammerer. She enjoyed careers with Brendle and Toys R Us before retiring.

Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Jesse B. Williams; one sister, Deborah L. Kammerer of...

Jul 22, 2023

It is with deep sorrow that Cheri Lynne Inabinet Simpson passed away on July 22, 2023, in King, NC.   She was born on February 19, 1959, to Jim Inabinet and the late Betty Brannock Inabinet in Winston-Salem, NC. She was predeceased by her brother, Scott. She is survived by her husband Jim, daughter Meghan and son-in-law Brian, father, sister-in-law Loretta...

Jul 22, 2023

Bobby Lee Messick, a lifelong resident of Winston-Salem, died at home on July 22, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Glenn and Ethel Messick on August 12, 1932. He was pre-deceased by his parents; his siblings: sister, Ruby Messick Lindley, and brothers, Grady, David, Bill, and Harold Messick; and his first wife, Peggy Martin Messick.

 He...