Oct 8, 2021

Kernersville   - Mrs. Sylvia Lloyd, 83, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Sylvia was born June 27, 1938 to the late Samuel Phillips and Esther Mae Lee Phillips. Sylvia was Veteran in the United States Air Force. She was a nurse with 35 years’ experience, an avid reader, and played the piano. In addition to...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Major Doris Burchett Boyce, 96, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021, at Avow Frances Georgeson Hospice House in Naples, Florida.  Doris was born on May 29, 1925 in Oxford, North Carolina, to the late John and Beulah Burchett and grew up in Greensboro, NC., where she attended The Salvation Army Greensboro Corps. In 1945, she graduated from the...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Billie Ruth Dunford Blevins, 85, passed away at her home on October 8, 2021. She was born January 14, 1936, to the late James Robert Dunford and Mary Bell Rose Davis. Billie enjoyed watching TV, reading magazines, cleaning, singing, and most especially spending time with her beloved children and grandchildren.

Billie was preceded in death by...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Lynn Etta Haga O’Neal, 65, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at her home. Mrs. O’Neal was born in Forsyth County to the late Paul Edford Haga and Patsy Talbert Haga on January 21, 1956. Lynn attended UNCSA for music, which she was very passionate about. Playing her trumpet in the Hope Moravian church band brought...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Cooksey Stillie, 80, passed away at her home on October 8, 2021. She was born on July 16, 1941, to the late Hollis Doyle Cooksey, Jr., and Margret Swaim Cooksey. Phyllis loved to collect and shop for antiques, read, and enjoyed spending time at the beach with her family.

Phyllis was preceded in death...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Mary Julia Futch Fachtmann, 84, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Brookridge Retirement Community.  She was born on January 25, 1937, in Lawtey, Florida.  She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music from Florida State University and from 1962 to 1995 she taught music and elementary education in Tallahasse, Florida and at...

Oct 7, 2021

Robert Lawrence Williams, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021, in Winston-Salem, NC.  He was born in Chicago, IL on November 19, 1930. He was the son of the late Daniel Lawrence Williams and Dorothy Elson Williams. Bob was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He enlisted in November of 1948 at the age of...

Oct 7, 2021

Robert Wayne Hilterbrand passed suddenly at his home in Lewisville, on Thursday, October 7, 2021.  He was born to Wayne Hilterbrand and Deborah Porter in Forsyth County, NC on March 17th, 1971.  He joined the Navy when he was 20 to see the world. His first deployment was to the U.S.S. Virginia, and afterwards, he was stationed on the...

Oct 7, 2021

Our son, our world, John Lee Mathis, age 34, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on October 7, 2021. John Lee was born to Roy Lee Mathis and Debbie Mathis on February 7, 1987, in Winston-Salem.

Surviving are his parents; Roy Lee Mathis and Debbie Mathis of Winston-Salem, paternal grandmother; Sylvia Mathis of Winston-Salem, and maternal grandmother...

Oct 7, 2021

Mrs. Marylee Hester Naples, 86, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at her residence. She was born March 6, 1935, in Clarksburg, WV., the daughter of Charles and Clarabel Taylor Babendreier. Marylee was a parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church, worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist for 22 years and later worked with Prudential Carolinas Realty. She was...

Oct 7, 2021

Bobby Gray Bailey, 90, passed away at his home on October 7, 2021. He was born on November 2, 1930, to Claude Odell “Ned” Bailey and Illa Aaron Bailey in Davie County. Bobby was a graduate of Shady Grove High School. While in the fifth grade at Shady Grove, Bobby met Maxine, who would eventually become his bride. Following...

Oct 6, 2021

Mr. Samuel Joseph Pennington, Sr., 66, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021. He was born August 23, 1955, in Forsyth County to Blanche Forbus Pennington to the late Samuel Lawrence “Bud” Pennington. Sam held many positions in his working life, from crane operator to dump truck driver to tow truck driver and worked 20 plus years for Averitt Express....

Oct 6, 2021

Mrs. Juanita “Nita” Dowell Bullard, 88, of Kinston, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021.  She was born July 20, 1933 in Surry County to the late Leroy Dowell and Lucy Sloop Dowell. She had retired from the Davie County Public Schools as a Teacher Assistant and was active in her churches and communities serving at Storehouse for Jesus, St....

Oct 6, 2021

Mr. Robert Addison Waite, Sr., 92, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  He was born in Indianapolis, IN to the late John D. Waite and Ruth E. Waite.  Robert graduated from Iowa State in Ames, IA and later served in the U.S Airforce.  He retired from Miami Crane Service in 2001 as...

Oct 6, 2021

Ernest “Paul” Hensley, Sr. beloved father and “Paw Paw”, died peacefully on Wednesday October 6th surrounded by his family

Paul was born on August 30, 1938, to William and Sarah “Annie” Rains Hensley in Elizabethton Tennessee where he spent his childhood. He always said he had the happiest childhood anyone could have wished for as he spent...

Oct 6, 2021

Mr. Howard Layton Hawks, 91, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at his home. He was born December 24, 1929, in Lambsburg, VA the son of the late Otis Hawks and Ola Golding Hawks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ozias Hill Hawks; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Hawks Spear and Bobby...

Oct 5, 2021

Mr. Todd Kordel Rigdon, 48, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Todd was born May 21, 1973, (or as he used to say as a young child, “May 21st the 21st of May”) in Kansas City, MO.  A kind and caring soul, Todd never met a stranger and always believed the best in everyone.  He...

Oct 5, 2021

Mrs. Billie C. Ridings, 93 of Lewisville, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Clemmons Village I Assisted Living.  A native of Todd, NC, Mrs. Ridings was born December 3, 1927 to the late Claude M. Conner and Ruth Graham Conner.  She was of the Methodist faith and a member of Sharon United Methodist Church.  Billie worked for R.J. Reynolds...

Oct 5, 2021

Mrs. Julia Byers Jackson, 83 of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 at her home. She was born May 10, 1938 in Forsyth County to Eugene and Bettie Mae Byers.

Mrs. Jackson was a graduate of Carver High School.  She loves country music, cross word puzzle, word search and playing cards.

Mrs. Jackson was...

Oct 5, 2021

On October 5, 2021, our Mimi, Marie Virginia Perkins Felton, of Clemmons, NC passed away into God’s graces, at 92 years old. Mimi was predeceased in death by her husband, William Turner Felton, III and her son William (Pete) Turner Felton, IV. She is survived by her children, Beth (Jeff) Miller of Brandon, Florida and Richard (Sherri) Felton of...