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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Jerald "Jerry" Atkinson
Feb 26, 2026
Mr. Jerald “Jerry” Anthony Atkinson, 72, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his home in Winston-Salem. He was born in Columbia, SC to the late Aubrey and Wyarian Atkinson on June 21, 1953.
Jerry graduated from Boyden High School, Salisbury NC in 1971. He was a talented craftsman and entrepreneur who owned and operated Atkinson Custom Homes, LLC. Previously, he...
Denny Rudolph Holder
Feb 26, 2026
KERNERSVILLE – Denny Rudolph Holder, 93, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Trinity Glen Nursing and Rehabilitation facility. Denny was born on October 16, 1932 in Forsyth County, the only child of Jay Denny and Mary Jane Hine Holder. He graduated from Glenn High School in 1951 and attended NC State for 2...
James Robert Martin
Feb 26, 2026
Mr. James (Jim) Robert Martin, also known to many as “Snake”, 88, of Mocksville, passed away peacefully into the presence of his loving Savior on Thursday, February 26, 2026, while under hospice care at Mocksville Senior Living. He was born on January 15, 1938, in Forsyth County, NC to the late Betty Corns and Leak Buel Martin. Snake was a...
Hugo Tettamanti Jr.
Feb 25, 2026
Hugo Alberto Tettamanti Jr.
Proud of his Argentine heritage, Michigan Football fanatic, and lifelong Dungeon Master to his closest friends: that was Hugo. Born Feburary 22, 1968, in Cordoba, Argentina, Hugo Alberto Tettamanti Jr. carried a lifelong obsession with the national soccer team that was only rivaled by his devotion to the University of Michigan.
An unbelievably intelligent scholar, Hugo graduated from...
John R. Hunter
Feb 25, 2026
Mr. John R. Hunter, 94, of Clemmons, NC passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 18, 1931 in Forsyth County to Robert Waldo Hunter and Erma Sheek Hunter. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1949 and the University of North Carolina in 1953. After serving two years in the Army, he became...
Ruth Biermanski Kluge
Feb 25, 2026
Ruth Biermanski Kluge, 87, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at her home. She was born in Germany on March 11, 1938, to the late Franz and Maria Eberlein Biermanski. Ruth, Ms. Ruth, Mom, Omi was the epitome of a tough love matriarch. She was strict but loved fiercely. Always concerned if you were hungry and fed well. Her passions...
Billy "Steve" Stevenson White
Feb 25, 2026
Mr. Billy “Steve” Stevenson White, 71, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, surrounded by his family at his home in Rural Hall. He was born on December 29, 1954, in Forsyth County, NC to the late Billy Emory White and Edna Marion White. Steve worked as a truck driver for Hardy Brothers Inc. for many years. Later in his...
Robert Edward Foy, Jr.
Feb 25, 2026
Robert Edward Foy, Jr. of Advance, NC. November 28, 1946 to February 25, 2026
He was well known as Robin. He was born in Charlotte, NC on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1946 to Robert Edward Foy and Virginia Keating Foy.
Raised in Mt. Airy, he played football at the position of Center for the Mt. Airy Bears, graduating in 1965. He played...
George Calvin Page, Jr.
Feb 25, 2026
KERNERSVILLE- George Calvin Page, Jr., 82, passed away February 25, 2026, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born on October 29, 1943, in Lincolnton, North Carolina, to the late George Calvin Page and Vassey Berry Page.
Mr. Page served in the United States Army in the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1967. After returning home from...
Darrel Dean Cossaart
Feb 24, 2026
Kernersville – Darrel Dean Cossaart, 89, passed away February 24, 2026, at Countryside Manor. He was born in Jefferson County, Nebraska on September 1, 1936, to the late Wilmer Dean Cossaart and Alice Rose Donohue Cossaart. Darrel was a very loving man who will be missed greatly. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Glenna Ann Harroff Cossaart.
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Kathleen Elizabeth Curtis Barrett
Feb 24, 2026
Kathleen Elizabeth Curtis Barrett, 40, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at her home.
Mrs. Barrett was born April 4, 1985, in White Settlement, Texas, to Walter Curtis and Terrie Lynn Graham Curtis. Kathleen enjoyed Bible studies and learning about theological history. Beth rolled a nat 20 with a water bottle, a nat 1 with sight, and Jesus caught...
Judy Lynn Pegram Jarvis
Feb 24, 2026
Judy Pegram Jarvis, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, while resting in her favorite spot at home. She was born on July 6, 1952, in Forsyth County to the late Fred Hester Pegram, Sr. and Sarah Caudle Pegram.
Judy courageously fought a seven-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. As her health declined and she was no longer able to...
Clifford Marston Pierre
Feb 23, 2026
Clifford Pierre, 77, passed away on February 23, 2026, in Winston-Salem, NC.
Clifford Pierre was born in San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, in 1948 to Annie Pierre and Sylvan Patterson. He was educated at Tagore Secondary School in Princess Town, where he was an active member of the school brigade. He was christened and confirmed in the Anglican Church in Rio...
Paul Francis Riedl Jr.
Feb 23, 2026
Paul Francis Riedl Jr. passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026 at the age of 87. A proud graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and a former Industrial Engineer for GE,
Paul was a man of firm convictions who valued solitude. He was a man who lived life entirely on his own terms—a trait he maintained fiercely and independently until the very...
Sandra Kay Diener Nicastro
Feb 23, 2026
Mrs. Sandra Kay Diener Nicastro, age 79 of Bermuda Run, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 24, 1946 in Sheboygan, WI to the late Oliver Arthur Diener and Frances Bunkelman Diener.
She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Curtis Diener.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph...
Betty Jean Styers Eddinger
Feb 23, 2026
Mrs. Betty Jean Styers Eddinger, at age 99, went to her heavenly home, peacefully and quietly, at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. She was born on July 16, 1926, in Forsyth County to the late Buxton Alexander and Annie Sullivan Styers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Robert (Bob) Eddinger,...
Margaret Wells Wiggins
Feb 22, 2026
Margaret Loretta Wells Wiggins, 92, passed away on February 22, 2026, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Margaret was born on October 3, 1933, to Shelby Ray Wells and Lelli Vesti McCauley Wells in Greenville, KY. She was a resident of Winston-Salem for 57 years.Margaret graduated from high school at age 16 and began working at Greenville City Hospital. She...
Helen Arlene Roberson Mason
Feb 22, 2026
KERNERSVILLE – Helen Arlene Mason, 86, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. Helen was born on November 12, 1939, in Cherokee County, NC, to the late Samuel Henry and Maebell Rebecca Roberson. Helen was devoted to serving the Lord. She was a long-time member and Children’s Sunday School Teacher at Enon Baptist Church in...
Phyllis Sutton O'Keef
Feb 22, 2026
With deep love and profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Phyllis Sutton O’Keef, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, friend, musician, teacher, and faithful servant of God. On February 22, 2026, Phyllis passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family and her constant companion, Bishop.
Born February 15, 1950 in Clinton, NC to Garland Cleo “Tom” and Margaret Wiggins Sutton,...
Paul Eugene Marshall
Feb 22, 2026
The family is sad to report the passing of Paul Eugene Marshall on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the age of 95. Paul was born in Winston-Salem in 1930 and grew up in the family home known as “the Cabbage Patch” that once stood on the SW corner of Spruce and West 8th streets. In 1945 Paul began attending RJR...
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