Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Mar 25, 2021

Mrs. Daisy Williams Kuzio of Winston-Salem, NC joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 25, 2021. She was the daughter of Richard W. Williams and Nellie Cable Williams of Guilford County, NC. She was born in Forsyth County, NC. She lived and grew up in Guilford County until she graduated from Stokesdale High School in Stokesdale, NC....

Mar 24, 2021

Mr. David Franklin Kiger, 71, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021. He was born in Forsyth County on September 26, 1949, to the late William Raymond and Myrtle Davis Kiger.

Mr. Kiger was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. He was retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company with thirty-six years of loyal service. After...

Mar 24, 2021

High Point – Mrs. Naomi Ruth Hundley Scruggs, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on February 6, 1945 in Marion County, Indiana to James Cecil and Lueva Biddle Hundley. Naomi was a member of Kernersville Wesleyan Church and she was a proud Pastor’s wife and...

Mar 24, 2021

Mrs. Fotini Siafacas Kakouras, 87, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at our home on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Fotini  “Our precious Christmas Baby” was born December 25, 1933 in Karpenisi, Greece.  She was the eldest child of the late George and Paraskevi Siafacas.  Her grandmother Mariyetsa Goovas was widowed at a young age...

Mar 22, 2021

Mrs. Virginia “Hannah” Hancock Sexton, 93, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Bermuda Commons.

Hannah was born October 29, 1927 in Georgia to Joel and Ethel Hancock.  She was a homemaker and lovingly raised 6 children.  She was very involved in their lives and spent many hours at the baseball fields cheering...

Mar 22, 2021

Mr. William “Bill” Franklin Midkiff, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021. He was born in Surry County on August 8, 1930, to the late William Franklin Midkiff, Sr. and Anna Robertson Midkiff. Bill was a member of Friedland Moravian Church, where he was a board member and a member of the adult choir. He was also...

Mar 22, 2021

Pedro Medina

Nacido en Venezuela el 13 de mayo de 1946, partió al lado del señor el 22 de marzo de 2021, a la edad de 74 años, emigro a Estados Unidos en 2017, Profesor de matemáticas hasta su retiro. Pedro, fue un gran Hombre en todo el sentido de la palabra, su nobleza, su bondad fue...

Mar 22, 2021

Elma Jones Hege, 97, entered the more immediate presence of our Lord and Savior early Monday morning, March 22. Elma was born in Forsyth County to the late Bertha Miller and Rowan Albert Jones on Labor Day 1923. Elma often joked that she had been “laboring ever since!”  Elma grew up on a farm during the Depression in a...

Mar 21, 2021

Mrs. Joyce Hawks Spear, 70, passed away Sunday March 21, 2021 in her home. She was born in Carroll County, VA on October 14, 1950 to Howard Layton Hawks, and the late Ozias Hill Hawks. Joyce loved her family and was a very loving mother and grandmother. She was an avid reader and along with her mother Joyce ran...

Mar 21, 2021

Jesse Dakota Adams, (aka "Uncle Jess"), 28, passed straight into the arms of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

A young life taken way too soon, Jesse was loved by his family and a multitude of friends. Jesse will always be remembered as being kind, respectful, fun-loving, hardworking, and "that one friend...

Mar 21, 2021

Stokesdale – Mr. Darren Scott Nelson, 47, passed away suddenly March 21, 2021. He was born June 21, 1973 in Guilford County to Johnny Lee Nelson and the late Patricia Annette Pegg.

Scott graduated from Southeast Guilford High School in 1992. He was an accomplished baseball player and “pitcher” for Southeast baseball team. Scott also had a...

Mar 20, 2021

Mrs. Emily (Emy) Sarkissian Kafant passed away peacefully, after a brief courageous battle with an aggressive rare sarcoma, at Trellis Supportive Care, on March 20, 2021. Emily was born on July 13, 1937, in Xanthi, Greece, Thraki. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of forty-two years, to whom she adored, Gus Kafant; her wonderful and supportive...

Mar 19, 2021

Betty Hunter Noah, 85, of Winston-Salem. On Friday March 19, 2021 our wonderful mother, mother-in-law, Nana, sister, and friend left this walk of life to join her Heavenly Father. She was born in Mount Airy NC to James Lester Hunter, and Annie Mills Hunter. She attended Flat Rock High School, where she drove a school bus and was a...

Mar 19, 2021

“Jackie” Stinson joined her Lord and Savior “while the dew was still on the roses,” on Friday, March 19, 2021. She was born on April 15, 1928 in Reynolds, GA to Eunice Ruth Windham Crooke and Chester Benjamin Crooke. On January 1, 1949 she married Hollis D. Stinson, Sr. and they had 60 years minus one week together as...

Mar 18, 2021

Kernersville – Mrs. Norma Jean McCoy Ellis, 89, an avid Everblades fan, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on May 14, 1931 in Westminster, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hayworth-Miller Kernersville Chapel is assisting the family.

Mar 18, 2021

Harold Sidney “Sid” Jones, 92, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Forsyth County on January 3, 1929 to the late Pleasant and Lillie Jones.  Mr. Jones worked for many years at Joe’s Landscaping.  He was an ordained minister and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he also cleaned for the...

Mar 18, 2021

Mrs. Mary Kelly Hofmann Murphy, 58, passed away March 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born August 8, 1962 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Regina Kelly. She loved and focused her efforts on being a good mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, and employee. Mary will be remembered as a person who made an impact on...

Mar 18, 2021

Betty Lou Throckmorton Pennell, 84, passed away at her home on March 18, 2021. She was lovingly known by many as “Miss Betty.” She was born on September 23, 1936 to Dewey Throckmorton and Ludie Jane Martin Throckmorton in Stokes County. Betty treasured her church family at Hanes Baptist Church and loved reading her Bible. She worked as a...

Mar 18, 2021

Mrs. Brenda Faye Parker Maines, 70, of Winston-Salem, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 18, 2021.  Brenda was born on February 6, 1951 in Surry County to the late Jasper Daniel Parker and Ida Mae Parker.  She graduated from Surry Central High School in 1969 and later obtained a degree...

Mar 18, 2021

Wayde J. Coombs left this walk of life on March 18, 2021.  He loved his dogs and leaves behind Sasha.  Wayde enlisted and served briefly in the U.S. Navy.  He loved driving a truck and working on anything mechanical, doing so for various companies in North Carolina which he called home for at least the last 30 years.  He...