Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

May 8, 2021

Kernersville – Mrs. Ruby Jean Neal Warren Matthews, 86, passed away May 8, 2021 at the Piedmont Christian Home. Ruby was born March 22, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late Gilmer Ladd Neal and Ila Doss Neal. Ruby loved working in her yard, watching her gospel shows and listening to gospel music. Ruby was preceded in...

May 8, 2021

Mrs. Gale Jenkins Foster, 74, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her home. She was born August 15, 1946 in Forsyth County. Mrs. Foster was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church for 74 years where she served as the Children’s Handbell Director and an assistant in the Childrens’ Choir. She worked at Inmar with 20...

May 7, 2021

WINSTON SALEM – Lois Styers Hill, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 7, 2021, after a period of declining health. Lois was born on July 5, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late Luther and Hazel Styers.  She was a graduate of Mineral Springs High School and worked at Southern Bell Phone Company. She married Hilton G. Hill,...

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Dot Cole Patterson passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born May 13, 1942 in Stokes County to the late Alonza Jackson Cole and Orice Sheppard Cole.  Dot proudly raised her sons before later becoming a Teacher’s Aide at Rural Hall Elementary.  She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church...

May 7, 2021

Kernersville – Mr. Ronald Edward English, Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 7, 2021. He was born in Roanoke County, VA, on January 25, 1938, to the late William Dewey English and Zue Vonnie Powell English. Ronald attended Jefferson High School in Roanoke and Virginia Polytechnical Institute (now Virginia Tech) in 1960 earning a...

May 6, 2021

Timothy “Tim” Mark Jackson, 58, of King, NC, passed away, unexpectedly, at his home on May 6, 2021. He was born in Forsyth County on December 14, 1962. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Dilworth Jackson and Doris George Jackson. He is survived by his sister, Terri Jackson Powell (Coburn) of Whiteville, NC, a nephew, Jesse...

May 5, 2021

Paul Sydney Berry, Jr., died peacefully at home. He was born to the late Margaret Mickey Berry and Paul Sydney Berry, Sr., on May 21st, 1939, in Forsyth County. He graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1957 and immediately started his career with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company where he met and fell in love with Irene. After...

May 5, 2021

Mrs. Glenda Faye Hughes Bowen, 84, of Clemmons, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She was born in Charleston, WV on February 14, 1937, to the late Ray and Marietta Buckner Hughes. Glenda had a very vibrant personality. She was a wonderful and loving mother that will be greatly missed. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...

May 4, 2021

Mr. Robert Leon Webb, Sr., 82, passed away peacefully May 4, 2021. He was born May 6, 1938 in Yadkin County to the late John T. Webb and Rena Leota Shaver Webb. Robert retired from Vulcan Materials with 30 years of service. He loved being a mechanic especially on diesel engines. In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening especially...

May 4, 2021

Our angel, Za’kari Gene Fulton, was born sleeping with the Lord on May 4, 2021. He is survived by his parents, Lavante Fulton and Michaela Jackson; grandparents Amanda (Edmund) Davis, Rita (Joshua) Willson, and Lance (Audrey) Jackson; his aunts: Malia, Grace, & Kendra; his uncles: Terrence, Isaac, Jaden, Antonio, DeMarcus, Trey, & Henry; 10 great-grandparents, 3 great-great grandparents, and...

May 3, 2021

Mrs. Frances Steele Shelton, 85, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at her home. Frances was born on January 23, 1936 in Stokes County to the late Harry and Winona Steele. Frances had a long career working for Wachovia Bank and retired after 40 years of service. She was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church and was very...

May 3, 2021

Jack Huffman, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born on October 17, 1925 in Winston-Salem to Thomas and Ola Huffman. Jack was the loving husband for 74 years to his wife, Parie Huffman. He was an avid Nascar fan and he never missed a race. Jack loved anything relating to Duke and the New...

May 2, 2021

Raymond Jasper “Jack” Perkins, Jr., known affectionately to his grandchildren as Pop Pop, passed away at his home in Advance on Sunday May 2, 2021. Born on October 27, 1938 in La Grange, North Carolina to Minnie Bruce Britt and Raymond Jasper Perkins, Jack graduated from East Carolina University in 1960 and served as a middle school history teacher...

May 2, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn Mae Martin Williams, 91, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Greensboro. She was born in Davidson County to the late Henry Bishop Martin and Lilly Brown Martin on June 12, 1929. Evelyn married C.L. “Pete” Williams in 1946 and was married for 42 years until his death in 1988. She retired from Western Electric Company with...

May 2, 2021

Mr. John David Binkley, 43, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021.  He was born September 8, 1977 in Forsyth county to Ms. Linda Binkley Jones.  John was a hardworking man that had never met a stranger, would always give it his all and was considered by all a giver not a taker.  He was a true patriot, a 3...

May 1, 2021

Mr. Joe Gray Williams, 80 passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his home.  He was born October 4, 1940 in Forsyth County to the late James and Betty Williams.  Joe worked for R.J. Reynolds from 1960-1995 and with the Forsyth County Sherrif’s Department from 1979-2007, where after 28 years of service he reached the rank of Captain.  In...

May 1, 2021

KERNERSVILLE – Bobby Willard Wolfe, 83, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Randolph Hospice House. Bobby was born on November 27, 1937 in Durham County to the late Woody Willard Wolfe and Goldie Pauline Ashley Wolfe. He served in the US Navy. Bobby was a lover of golf, music and the game of pool. He had a...

May 1, 2021

Kernersville – Mrs. Patricia T. Galboe, 87, loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away suddenly in her home on Saturday, May 1, 2021. She was born on April 29, 1934 in Fulton County, GA to Jesse T. and Clifford Astin Tant.

In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded...

May 1, 2021

Mr. Robert Lee Schneider, 90, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021.  He was born March 4, 1931 in Johnstown, PA to the late Walter Louis Schneider and Lela Weaver Schneider. Mr. Schneider is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving domestically and for several years, in Baumholder, Germany.  Afterward he worked at the National Security Agency for 40 plus years...

May 1, 2021

Mr. Robah Elijah Peacock Jr, 86, Passed away peacefully Saturday May 1, 2021 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice home in Winston-Salem. He was born June 3, 1934 to the late Robah and Harriet Peacock in Forsyth county. Robah was a godly man who showed his love for the lord and his heart for ministry through the preaching of the...