Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

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...

Mar 17, 2021

William (Bill) Hurley Carter, 75, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on March 17, 2021. Bill was born in Rockville, Maryland and was the son of Henry and Genevieve Carter, who preceded him in death.  He was raised on a working dairy farm, where at an early age he learned the value of hard work, family, and obligation to others....

Mar 17, 2021

Ms. Vivian Reece Binkley, 71, of Winston-Salem passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Forsyth County to the late Cranford Marion Reece and Gladys Hobson Reece on February 1, 1950. Vivian was very athletic, she played sports all through high school. Sports was a big part in her life, even as an adult...

Mar 16, 2021

Mr. John Isaac Mabe, 82, of Clemmons, NC passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. He was born in Surry County on July 29, 1938 to the late Ruth and Alonzo Mabe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Pansy Jones, and brother, Albert Mabe. He is survived by his high school sweetheart of...

Mar 16, 2021

Mrs. Nelva Ann Ketner Hicks, 80, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was born in Forsyth County on July 7, 1940 to the late Fred and Cecil Dorse Ketner.  Mrs. Hicks worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for a few years and later became a full-time mother when her loving daughter,...

Mar 16, 2021

Kernersville – Mr. William “Bill” Elbert Randleman, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on January 27, 1937 in Forsyth County to William Elbert Randleman, Sr. and Mildred Slate Randleman. Bill was a veteran and served in the United States Navy. He was also a former Volunteer Firefighter with...