Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Mar 16, 2021

John (Jack) Arzonico died at home under hospice care with Trellis Supportive Care on March 16, 2021.   Jack was born October 18,1924 in Englewood, NJ to Jack and Waneta Arzonico.  He graduated from Tenafly High School in 1942.  He served in World War II in the Army Combat Engineers of the 28th Division, receiving 5 battle stars including the Battle of the Bulge.  Following the war, Jack received a BA Degree from Guilford College in 1948 and a Master’s...

Mar 15, 2021

Mrs. Naomi Ruth Miller Coulter of Winston-Salem died March 15, 2021.  She was born December 18, 1930, in Winston-Salem, to the late Ruby Haigwood Miller and Russell F. Miller.  She graduated from Griffith High School, where she played on the basketball team.  She attended Mars Hill Junior College and graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.A. in Education. ...

Mar 15, 2021

Mrs. Martha Ann Robertson Harris, age 72 of Advance, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021 at her home.  She was born January 9, 1949 in Forsyth County to the late Johnnie Henry Robertson and Frances Williams Robertson.  Martha attended Davie County High School and was a member of Advance United Methodist Church.  She is survived by her husband, George...

Mar 15, 2021

Mr. Robert Lee McCarn, 79, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021. He was born in Davidson County, on September 21, 1941 to the late George and Clara Boswell McCarn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers; George, Jim and Ben McCarn as well as two sisters; Rose Hitt, and Betty Edwards. Robert is...

Mar 15, 2021

Sarah Jane Vaught Hayes, 85, of Mocksville, NC, passed away on March 15, 2021.  Janie was born May, 2, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late George F. "Shorty" Vaught and Mildred Holleman Vaught Austin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Butchie Vaught.

Janie is survived by her husband, Kenneth W....

Mar 14, 2021

Mr. John Will Glass, 96, of Nebo, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021. He was born in Wilkes County on February 2, 1925, to the late Fred Aldred and Nellie Williams Glass. Mr. Glass was a veteran of WWII in the U.S. Navy. He earned twenty-eight battle stars while serving on the USS Montpelier, also known as the Mighty...

Mar 14, 2021

She was born and named Elta Jeanette Franklin on September 14, 1933, in her parents’ home on Porters Mountain outside of Montvale, Virginia.  Jeanette, as she preferred to be called, was reared in the Christian home of Robert Otey and Lura Franklin and grew up on a farm along with her two older brothers, Ray Otey (fondly...

Mar 14, 2021

Ernestine Watkins Martin passed from this life on March 14, 2021 at the age of 78. Ernestine was born on May 23, 1942 to Elbert Franklin Watkins and Polly Victoria Mitchell Watkins in Wilkes County, NC. Ernestine was member of Wilkesboro Church of Christ until she and her husband moved to Winston-Salem in 1965. From 1965 until her health...

Mar 13, 2021

Mrs. Ruth Dull Tuttle, 102, of Heritage Woods, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021.

She was born on December 21, 1918 in Lewisville to Coy Dull and Lula Dull Russell.

Ruth graduated from Lewisville High School. She was a member of Ardmore United Methodist Church and was very active in volunteering and working at...

Mar 12, 2021

Mr. George Howard Jones, 75, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  He was born September 30, 1945, in Blue Island, Illinois to the late Casey and Amelia Jones.  George loved playing golf, watching sports, politics, landscaping and yardwork.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  In addition...

Mar 12, 2021

On March 12, 2021, after a period of declining health, Joyce Lindley Hudson passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  Joyce was born April 12, 1946, to the late Jonas and Ruby Messick Lindley in Winston-Salem, NC.  She was a 1964 graduate of North Forsyth High School and had a career of 35 years with Northwestern Bank...

Mar 12, 2021

Glade “Jeff” Jefferson Laws, Jr. of Advance, NC passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, after reaching the age of 71.  Jeff was a loving husband, a wonderful Grandfather, a caring brother, and a remarkable friend to many.  Jeff was known for his quick wit, infectious smile, and his kind, compassionate spirit.  He was born on April 27, 1949, in...

Mar 12, 2021

Walnut Cove- Gerald Stack, 85, passed away from Covid 19 Friday March 12, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1936, in Guilford County to the late Clifton Stack and Clara Barrow. Mr. Stack was a master mechanic who worked at Crescent Ford, Roadway, and retired from Piedmont Truck Tires. He was inventive, creative, and could...

Mar 12, 2021

Mrs. Pamela Sue Glover Brown, 61, of Rural Hall, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021. She was born in Forsyth County on October 2, 1959, to David Gray and Ernestine Utt Glover. Pamela loved interior decorating and enjoyed decorating wreaths and Christmas trees. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, that will be greatly missed....

Mar 12, 2021

Mrs. Debbie Marino, 64, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1956 in Forsyth County to Raymond and Imogene Presswood. Debbie was one of those people that walked into a room and stole the show.  She had a smile that would light up a room and a laugh that was so contagious, you...

Mar 12, 2021

Mrs. Vada LaVern Bowe passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, March 12, 2021 surrounded by her family that she adored. LaVern was born on February 6, 1936 in the small town of Lemmon, South Dakota, the youngest child of Christine and Andrew Krischen. She met her husband Dave, while she attended Huron College, in South...

Mar 11, 2021

Milton Thomas Dooley passed March 11, 2021. He was born May 29, 1933, to Henry Thomas and Ruby Cox Dooley. He married his high school sweetheart, Janice Whitney, in 1951.

Mr. Dooley attended Winston-Salem schools and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mathematics at North Carolina State University. He then attended graduate school at the...

Mar 11, 2021

Eleanor Louise Monda, 88, passed away at home on Thursday, March 11, 2021. She was born to Harriet Lane Acklin and William Arthur Acklin in Lone Pine, PA on September 26, 2931. She graduated from Trinity High School in Washington, PA and attended nursing school before marrying John Robert Monda to raise her two daughters. They would have been...

Mar 11, 2021

Mrs. Nellie Elaine Bennett Collins, 78, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Stokes Co. on July 14, 1942 the daughter of the late Grady Ray Bennett and Ila Mae Warner Bennett. Elaine was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in King and a member of...

Mar 10, 2021

Mr. Mike McWayne Cole, 61, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021, very unexpectedly.  He was born November 21, 1959 in Davidson County to Joseph and Peggy Summey Cole.  Mike graduated from Parkland High School in 1978. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 1983, he went to work at Inmar for 34 years and most recently...