Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025

William Wayne Partin was born October 18, 1950, in Durham, NC. He graduated from Durham High School and later attended Sandhills Community College before graduating from Appalachian State University in 1975. He leaves behind a wife of 48 years (Pam Partin), his sister, (Donna Partin), two sons, (Justin and Derek Partin), and four grandchildren (Harper, Briggs, Brooklyn, and Caleb Partin).

Will...

Oct 22, 2025

Leslie Alpert Michael, 76, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center.

Ms. Michael was born February 25, 1949, in Moore County to Walter Alpert and Thelma Cautin Alpert. She had a passion for wrestling and traveling and loved animals. In addition to her parents, Leslie was preceded in death by her daughter, Kelli Suzann Michael; and...

Oct 21, 2025

An attempt to capture Yibbett within a few words feels futile for those who knew her, so we’ll use many.

Lillian was born in Reno, Nevada, on July 30, 1944, to Sidney Price Phillips and Lillian Carolyn Bell Phillips of Eustis, FL. Her father was a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force; therefore, she and her dear best-friend brother,...

Oct 21, 2025

Roberta “Robbie” Woodruff Ledford, 86, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Davie Nursing & Rehab. She was born December 1, 1938, in Bladen County, NC to the late Robert and Mary Gardner Woodruff. Ms. Ledford graduated from High Point University and later worked for Wachovia and Wells Fargo until she retired in 1996. She attended Harmony Grove United Methodist...

Oct 21, 2025

Mr. Harold David Sheek, 73, of Advance, NC passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. He was born September 29, 1952 to the late Jason and Ruth Ellis Sheek. He grew up in Davie County and started his cattle business at about 10 years old. Mr. Sheek lived his life every day alongside...

Oct 20, 2025

Peggy Phillips Dean, 93, a beloved resident of Clemmons, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Clemmons Village II.

Born in Forsyth County on January 17, 1932, Peggy was the daughter of the late William and Annie Phillips. She worked for many years at Woolworth, where she met the love of her life, her husband, Joe Spencer Dean.

Peggy had...

Oct 20, 2025

Betty Boaz Fulp, 86, of Walkertown, NC went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 20, 2025, at her home. She was born to the late R.A. Boaz and Roxie Sechrist Boaz on February 9, 1939, in Stokes County.

Betty spent her career at Sara Lee in Textiles for 39 years. She retired early to look after her beloved mother...

Oct 20, 2025

Winston-Salem- Mr. Herbert Alvis Chrismon, 101, passed away Monday October 20, 2025, at Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on December 25, 1923, in Guilford County, the son of Al C. and Clorene Isley Chrismon. A member of Oaklawn Baptist Church, he was a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Chrismon retired from Carolina Linen and...

Oct 19, 2025

John passed away October 19th, after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents James and Elizabeth Shields, Aunts Beverly Scott and Cindi Barnes, Uncles William Shields and Mark Riggs and his four beloved Plott Hounds Bubba, Bijou, Beau and Junior. Reared in the Moravian Church John attended Two Cities Church at the time of his death.

John was a...

Oct 19, 2025

Michael Renegar, 71, passed away on October 19, 2025, at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kernersville, NC. He had been a resident of the home for six months.

A proud veteran of the United States Navy, he was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 24, 1954. He grew up as an "Air Force brat" and lived in Hawaii,...

Oct 17, 2025

Emory Garthright Cadd Jr, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born on September 26, 1936, to the late Emory Garthright Cadd Sr. and Myrtle Marie Moore Cadd. A lifelong resident of Kernersville, North Carolina, Emory was known for his unwavering faith in the Lord and his genuinely friendly spirit—he never met a stranger, and once...

Oct 16, 2025

Carolyn Neill Brown, 62, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. 

Born on November 5, 1962, in Greensboro, N.C. to the late Martha Stokes Neill and Nollie Washburn Neill, during her youth she was active in Girl Scouts, enjoyed sailing, time at the beach, and traveling. A 1981 graduate of Page...

Oct 16, 2025

Mr. Clyde "Leonard" Jones, 86, of Advance, NC passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born February 26, 1939 to the late Clyde and Marie Jones. Leonard was a member of Advance United Methodist Church. In 1964, he and his wife, Mary Nell, started Jones Landscaping & Nursery which they ran until...

Oct 15, 2025

Vickie Hartness Wilkes, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on October 15, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Danny Wilkes, her parents, and her brother.

She is survived by her two daughters, Kim Reid and her husband Eric, and Tara Jenkins and her husband Brad; four grandchildren,...

Oct 14, 2025

Johanna Kay Hudspeth Spiller November 22, 1936 – October 14, 2025

Kay Spiller, a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and woman of deep Christian faith, passed away peacefully in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the age of 88.

She was born in Springfield, Illinois, to Gerald and Rosemary Hudspeth, and spent her childhood and early married years there. In 1966, she and her family...

Oct 14, 2025

Amanda Gayle Craven Pope, age 40 of Mocksville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 14, 2025. She was born July 30, 1985 in Guilford County to Robin West Reid and Timothy Earl Craven. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth (“Cricket”) West; paternal grandparents, Betty Jo and Gale Vance Craven; and her beloved Jack Russell, P’Nut.

Amanda is survived...

Oct 14, 2025

Mrs. Shirley Ruth Walker Noah, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025. She was born July 25, 1938, in Forsyth County, NC, to the late Raymer McPherson Walker and Pearlie Reece Ayers Walker. Shirley graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1956. She was long time member of Old Time Baptist Church in King, NC. In her spare time, she...

Oct 14, 2025

Kernersville – Phyllis Harrill Neal, 83, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at her home. She was born in Forsyth County on January 22, 1942, to the late Abraham Gabriel and Katherine Moffitt Harrill. Phyllis was always known to be a dedicated hard worker. She first worked at Western Southern Insurance for 44 years and then went on to...

Oct 14, 2025

Kernersville – Sarah Ada Davis Hauser, 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Yadkin County on September 18, 1933, to the late Walter and Della Hutchins Davis. Sarah loved to read, do puzzles, watch baseball, and most of all she loved her children, grandchildren,...