Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 4, 2020

Mrs. Mary “Anne” Seamon, 80, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Trellis Supportive Care. Anne was born in Whitney, SC on July 16, 1940. She lived a simple, authentic, non-pretentious life. It was the simple things in life that brought her the most joy, and it was the simple things she did and said that brought...

Oct 4, 2020

Ms. Laura Hobson Pardue, 88, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born January 17, 1932 in Yadkin County to the late Vance Hobson and Nelly Wooten Hobson.  Ms. Pardue enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and needlepoint.  She also loved to travel.  In addition to her parents, Ms. Pardue was preceded in death by five brothers:...

Oct 4, 2020

WINSTON SALEM – Stephen Edgar Holland, 73, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Steve was born on August 25, 1947 in Forsyth County to James Ray Holland, Sr. and Lucille Houston Holland. Steve was a Veteran of the US Army serving two tours in Vietnam and was a Purple Heart Recipient. He was a life-long...

Oct 3, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Jo Burnette Redmond, 73, of Clemmons passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 surrounded by her family at Forsyth Medical Center. Brenda was born in Danville Virginia to the late Melvin Burnette and Dorothy Arnold Burnette on September 6, 1947. She was married to the love of her life, David for over 56 years. Brenda loved to go...

Oct 3, 2020

Ms. Elnora “Pat” Marshall Jones, 91, of Kernersville, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Trellis Supportive Care.  Pat was born in Forsyth County on September 17, 1929, to the late Early J. Marshall and Gillie Bennett Marshall.  She retired from AT&T with 35 years of service.  Pat was active in the Telephone Pioneers of America and...

Oct 3, 2020

Mrs. Molly Corbitt Jones, 84, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020. Ms. Jones was born in Greene County, NC on March 30, 1936 to the late Isiah Corbitt and Effie Corbitt Vaughn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Harrell Jones; one brother, Hector Corbitt; two sisters, Evelyn Hubbard and Jo Ceil Radford; two...

Oct 3, 2020

Mrs. Jo Ann Linville Tuttle, 73, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on October 3, 2020. She was born on January 19, 1947 to Robert Emmanuel Linville and Rosa Blackburn Linville in Forsyth County. Jo Ann attended Salem Baptist School and went on to graduate from West Forsyth High School. She earned a BS from Winston Salem State and...

Oct 2, 2020

Mrs. Martha Poteat Hutchens, 87, passed away at her home on Friday, October 2, 2020.  She was born in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Telas Poteat and Pansy McGlamery Poteat on December 13, 1932. Marty was a 1951 graduate of South Fork High School. She retired from Integon Insurance Company in 1992 with 25 years of dedicated service and...

Oct 1, 2020

High-Point – Mr. John Matthew Beenen, Sr., 78, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 11, 1941 in Ane, Overijssel, Netherlands to Gerrit and Johanna Beenen. He immigrated to the United States when he was 17 years old. He was very proud to be an American and considered it...

Oct 1, 2020

Mrs. Connie Lynne White Watson, 67, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020. She was born in Winston-Salem on July 22, 1953, to the late Henry Roscoe and Julia Ann Hawks White. Lynne graduated from Parkland High School and attended Winslom College. She was retired from Sara Lee/Hanesbrands with over forty years of dedicated service. Lynne loved crafts...

Oct 1, 2020

Mrs. Blanche Earlette Peek, 70, passed away on October 1, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She was born on January 5, 1950 to Earl Hampton Keene and Nellie Mae Keene in Tampa, FL.  She was a loving mother and wife. Blanche had a lifelong passion for crafting, art, gardening, event decorating/planning and most notably flower arrangements of all...

Sep 30, 2020

Mr. Wallace Wayne Reynolds, 80, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Bristol Virginia to the late Thomas Reynolds and Ludenia Delp Reynolds on July 27, 1940. Wallace was a devoted husband to his late wife Margie, a loving and giving tender hearted man that had a heart of gold. He...

Sep 30, 2020

Mr. Michael (Mike) Robey Vestal, 66, of McGrady NC, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 after a long, courageous battle with multiple myeloma and more recently, leukemia.  He was born in Surry County to Buddy James Vestal and Emaline Mitchell Vestal.  Mr. Vestal retired from a long career working with dear friends at Baity’s Tire Sales in Greensboro.  He...

Sep 30, 2020

Mr. Robert Bruce Boughman, Jr., 50, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Robert was born in Forsyth County on September 18, 1970, to Robert Bruce Boughman, Sr. and Sandi Marlin Godfrey.  He graduated from South Stokes High School in 1988.  Robert enjoyed gaming and all things associated with computers.  He...

Sep 29, 2020

Mrs. Carolyn Johnson Perryman, 76, passed away at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on September 29, 2020. She was born on May 29, 1944 to William King and Mary Wilson King in Forsyth County. She retired from Baptist Hospital with 20+ years of dedicated service as a switchboard operator. Carolyn had an outgoing nature and loved traveling and camping....

Sep 29, 2020

Mrs. Marion Maxine Gerringer Chrisco, 90, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Trellis Supportive Care. Maxine was born in Beaufort County, NC to the late James Dover Gerringer and Lillian Prichard Chrisco on December 28, 1929. Maxine grew up on a sharecropping tobacco farm where she learned life-long lessons about hard work and perseverance.  She met,...

Sep 29, 2020

Mr. Charles Melton Triplette, Jr.,78, passed away on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020. He was born on November 5th, 1941 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Rev. Charles Melton Triplette, Sr. and Treva Barber Triplette. He joined the military and served in the Army as a young man. After his service, he worked in insurance and retired from Red Cross....

Sep 29, 2020

Laura Anne Combs beloved daughter, sister, mother, cousin and friend passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2020.  She was born July 28, 1989 in Greensboro, NC. Laura is the daughter of Sharon and Chris Combs, a sister to Adam/Kate Combs and Sean Hildebrandt, the mother of Kinsley Hildebrandt and a fiancé and best friend to John Hildebrandt. We all ask for...

Sep 29, 2020

KERNERSVILLE – Ruby Lee Barber Anderson, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at her home. Ruby was born on October 5, 1936 in Forsyth County to Floyd and Juanita Skittletharpe Barber. Ruby worked as a manager for Indera Mills and later at VF Jeanswear before she retired. She loved flowers, reading, holidays, and cooking big meals for her...

Sep 28, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Lee Adams, 89, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020.  He was born July 29, 1931 in Stokes County to the late Luther Benjamin Adams and Myrtle Rutledge Adams.  Jimmy was a former employee of R.J. Reynolds and the ABC Board.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Joe Adams (Darlene); sister,...