Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jan 11, 2021

Mr. Leland Estell Meadwell, Jr. passed away January 11, 2021 at his residence.  He was born November 24, 1952 In Tazwell, Va. To the late Leland Estell Meadwell, Sr. and Mildred Ailifair Jennings Meadwell.  Leland worked most of his life in various fields of construction.  He enjoyed going to the beach with his friends.  He was preceded in death...

Jan 11, 2021

Mrs. Beryl Mitchell Hanbidge Lipe passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Trinity Elms. She was the third daughter of Robert Leith and Jane Mitchell Hanbidge. Beryl was born in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Conrad Lipe; sisters, Alice Mae, Gladys Elane, and Muriel Jean Gardiner from Bracebridge,...

Jan 11, 2021

Mr. Vernon Junior Ingram, 89, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born July 25, 1931, in Stokes County to the late Vernon Manila Ingram and Hessie Mae Lineback Ingram.  Mr. Ingram proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  He also served...

Jan 11, 2021

Virginia Shelton Wood Hendrix, age 94, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Surry County on October 22, 1926 to Ezra Shelton and Vernie Brown Shelton and lived most of her adult life in Winston-Salem, NC. She retired from NC State Government as an Interviewer with ESC. She took pride in the fact she was able to help many...

Jan 11, 2021

Pamela Wilmoth Wooten was born 12/20/73, and passed 01/11/21 at the age of 47. Pam was a wonderful mother, and wife. Pam brought a smile to everyone she was around, and her laugh is one that could never be forgotten. If you were lucky enough in life to be a part of hers, you never had to question if...

Jan 10, 2021

Mrs. Janet Shaffer Goodman, 78, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was born in Vanlue, Ohio on May 10, 1942 to the late Earl and Helen Shuck Shaffer.  Mrs. Goodman was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed crocheting and had a love for animals.  Most of all,...

Jan 10, 2021

WINSTON SALEM - Brenda Leonard Denny, 79, passed away January 10, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born March 31, 1941 in Forsyth Co. to the late Earlie F. and Rosa Lee Phillips Leonard.  Brenda was a member of the Union Cross Moravian Church.  Her employment included Jones Bakery of Kernersville NC, Forsyth County DSS, Denny Realty Company of...

Jan 9, 2021

On Saturday January 9, 2021 Phyllis Ann Norton Kimel, loving sister and aunt, passed away at the age of 87. Phyllis was born on May 12, 1933 to the late Harriet M. and Zeb V. Norton Sr. Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband Charles Kimel and her sister Louise N. Teague. Surviving siblings are Zeb Norton Jr....

Jan 9, 2021

Paul Robert Yontz, Jr. “Robbie” of Davidson County passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 after a short illness. He was born April 13, 1949 to Paul R. Yontz, Sr. and Pearl Baker Yontz. He was a hard worker and owner of Yontz & Sons Painting, Established in 1969. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his children and...

Jan 9, 2021

Herbert John Bluhm was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.  He passed away suddenly on January 9, 2021.  Herbert was the youngest child of Kathryn and Frederick Bluhm of Illinois.  After completing high school, he joined the U.S. Army where he served in the Korean War.  He later went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from...

Jan 9, 2021

Deborah Nelson Curtis, 65, of Kernersville, NC joined her beloved husband Robert on January 9, 2021 for a heavenly homecoming, in the presence of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Deborah’s life is best marked by her loving and loyal spirit with her unique ability to genuinely share the burdens of the broken hearted. Deborah was a...

Jan 9, 2021

Mr. Larry Gordon Knott, 73,a christian man went to be the Lord January 9, 2021.  He was born April 1, 1947 in Forsyth County to the late Fred Burton Knott, Sr. and Betty Francis Walker Knott.  Larry Served in the United States Air Force as an Avionics Specialist on B52 bombers and KC135’s, during the Vietnam War.  After leaving the...

Jan 8, 2021

Dr. James Dale Ball, 78, passed away at Salemtowne on January 8, 2021. Jim was born on March 4, 1942 to Frances May Barr Ball and Bryan Dale Ball in Yale, MI. Following graduation from East Lansing High School Jim graduated from Michigan State University. He went on to earn his M.D. from Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago....

Jan 7, 2021

Roger Harris Woosley, Beloved Father and husband, passed in the early hours of January 7, 2021. He was 84 years of age. Roger was born on October 30, 1936 in Davidson County, NC and is survived by his daughter, Beth Bailey; his brother, George Woosley; as well as one niece, a nephew and several great nieces and nephews.  Roger...

Jan 7, 2021

Mrs. Bernice Hege Clinard, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 28, 1931 in Davidson County to Dorothy Everhart Hege and Lewis C. Hege. Mrs. Clinard was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church and retired from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Clinard. Surviving are her two daughters, Marsha C....

Jan 7, 2021

Jan 7, 2021

Mrs. Rosanelle “Tootie” Lawrence Barbour, 90, entered into her heavenly home on Thursday, January 7, 2021. She was born in Forsyth County on October 20, 1930, to the late Clinton Rowan and Effie Ector Reynolds Lawrence. Rosanelle, nicknamed “Tootie” by her twin brothers, went to Hanes High School. She was retired from Southern Bell with thirty-eight years of dedicated...

Jan 7, 2021

Manuel Flores-Machuca, fondly known as “Papa Meño”, passed away on January 7, 2021, at the age of 83. He was born on April 13, 1937, in Ixtlán Del Río, Nayarit, México, to Secundino Flores and Angela Machuca.

Throughout his life, he was steadfast in his Catholic faith and remained positive no matter the circumstances. In his free...

Jan 7, 2021

Mrs. Jeanette Cartner Turner, 83, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Jeanette was born April 16, 1937 in Iredell County to Clyde and Blanche Cartner.  On the day she graduated from Harmony High School in 1955, she began working at R.J. Reynolds and held many positions there until her retirement 32 years later.  She was a...

Jan 6, 2021

Dr. Gregory Nolan Pinkerton, 70, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was born in Fayette, WV on August 21, 1950, to the late Ceibert and Marggie Williams Pinkerton. He attended the University Maryland Medical School and began his medical career in West Virginia. Dr. Pinkerton was certified in...