Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 21, 2020

Jo Ann Speaks Cornatzer, 87, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. She was born on December 7, 1932 to the late Toy Lee Speaks, Sr. and Mamie Wilson Speaks. Jo Ann was a member of Clemmons First Baptist Church and attended until she was unable to do so. She worked almost 37 years at R.J....

Oct 20, 2020

Mrs. Flora Mae Hockaday, 89, of Advance, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born July 26, 1931 in Davie county to John Odell and Mildred Allen Smith.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurmond; her parents; brothers, Wayne and Glen and her sister, Nancy Howell.  Surviving is her brother, Willie Gray...

Oct 20, 2020

Kernersville – Ms. Barbara Myers Chatman, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on August 19, 1944 in Forsyth County to Ernest Franklin and Myrtle Lillian Williams Myers. Barbara loved Elvis Presley and owned many collectables related to him and his music. She was a loving...

Oct 20, 2020

Mrs. Evelyn H. Hatcher, 83, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at Trinity Elms in Clemmons. She was born in the Dehart Community of Wilkes county on October 2, 1937 the daughter of the late Robert and Mamie Huie. She loved watching birds, painting and spending time with her family. Our loss is Heaven’s gain. In addition to her...

Oct 20, 2020

Kernersville – Mr. Gregory Scott Hancock, 55, passed away October 20, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Danville, VA on April 12, 1965 to the late Ollie Odell and Joyce Soyars Hancock. He worked as an IT Tech for Wake Forest Baptist Health for 24 years, until he decided to become an entrepreneur and begin his...

Oct 19, 2020

MADISON – Joel Douglas Brown, 68, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 6, 1952 in Forsyth County to William and Ruth Brown. He grew up in Kernersville attending the local schools, including East Forsyth High School, where he graduated in 1972. After completing high school, Joel enlisted in the US Army...

Oct 19, 2020

Summerfield – Mr. Harold Wendell McGee, 79, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was born on April 12, 1941 in Forsyth County to William Lee and Allie Nelson McGee. He retired as a Planning Analyst from Gilbarco after 38 years of service. Harold loved southern gospel music and attending concerts. He...

Oct 19, 2020

Mrs. Creola Inez Dudley Hall, 85, passed away peacefully Monday October 19, 2020 at her home. She was born on April 24, 1935 in Forsyth Co. the daughter of the late Calvin Orville Dudley and Viola Irene Pinnix Dudley. Mrs. Hall was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She loved her church and Sunday School Class. Mrs. Hall enjoyed...

Oct 19, 2020

Mr. David Henry “Dave” Hotvedt, 84, of Winston-Salem, was called home to his Lord and Savior  Monday, October 19, 2020.

Dave was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Olaf and Ragna (Grandahl) Hotvedt on January 16, 1936.  He was the youngest of seven children. Dave served his country as a Staff Sargent with the US Army. ...

Oct 19, 2020

Mary Love McKinney Sharpe, 87, passed away peacefully Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on November 3, 1932, to the late Thomas and Ada Loggins Love.  Mary was the third of eight children. She was humble, kind, loving, wise, sincere, and honest, but most of all she loved...

Oct 18, 2020

Mrs. Jayme Victoria Foster Severt, 36, of Clemmons passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born on March 19, 1984 in Catawba County to Tracy Kornegay Martin and Jeffrey Eugene Foster.  Jayme was a loving wife, mother and friend. She graduated from Bunker Hill High School and UNC Greensboro where she earned...

Oct 18, 2020

Kernersville – Mrs. Carolyn Ingram Rierson, 82, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Forsyth County to Robert Clinton and Annie Hall Ingram. Carolyn was a graduate of Kernersville High School and loved her time there as a cheerleader. She loved cheering the Red Raiders on, whatever the sport. Carolyn...

Oct 18, 2020

Joyce Jeanne Mills Robertson died peacefully on October 18, only a few days shy of her 92nd birthday.

Joyce was born on October 25, 1928.  She was the fourth daughter of Ellis W. and Stella Forkner Mills of Ararat, in Surry County, North Carolina.  Despite the difficult economic times of the era, she and her siblings were...

Oct 17, 2020

Mrs. Vivian Jane Cummings, 83, passed away on October 17, 2020 at Clemmons Village 1. She was born on November 8, 1936 to Delma Daily Williams and Hardy Elisha Williams in Quanah, TX. Vivian was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church where she attended regularly until the decline in her health.

Vivian cared for so many children in her life; eventually she opened her own childcare business, Lollipop Daycare.  She never...

Oct 17, 2020

Mr. Joe Francis Pereira, 76, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.   He was born in Sao Miguel Island, Portugal on March 19, 1944.  Mr. Pereira immigrated to the U.S. in 1963 at the age of 19.  He met and married his wife, Olga Pereira, whom he met not long after arriving and they were married...

Oct 17, 2020

Mrs. Patricia Brown Whitaker, 85, went to her Heavenly Home surrounded by her family Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was born in Haywood County on October 11, 1935 to the late Ferrell Glenn Brown and Ida Mae Coward Brown.  Mrs. Whitaker was a faithful member of Woodland Baptist Church for 60 plus...

Oct 16, 2020

OAK RIDGE - Rebecca Smith Russell, 77, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at her home. Rebecca was born on March 24, 1943 in Guilford County to Coy Watson and Imogene Oakley Smith. She was a member of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church and worked at Wesley Long Memorial Hospital for over 31 years.

In addition to...

Oct 16, 2020

Mr. Mark Joseph Duryea, 32, of Winston-Salem, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 16, 2020. He was born in Forsyth County to Charles Duryea and Barbara Knox Duryea on August 22, 1988. Mark worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Parr Investments. He loved to fish and spend time at the beach. He is survived by his fiancée Mariah Nelson, and...

Oct 15, 2020

Walkertown – Mr. Noel Cone Surratt, 92, passed away on October 15, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on October 27, 1927 in Davidson County to Cone Theodore and Meda Garner Surratt. Noel was a 1944 graduate of Denton High School and later graduated from High Point College. He started teaching school in Rural Hall,...

Oct 15, 2020

Mrs. Myrtle Regina “Jean” Truesdale, 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Jean was born November 20, 1924, to Berchie Free Chitty Yates and William Arthur Yates in Forsyth County.

Myrtle was an elegant lady. She was a long-standing member of Fellowship...