Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Aug 14, 2020

Mr. Dennis Wayne “Chipper” Bowman, 74, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Moses Specialty Select Hospital in Greensboro. He was born in Surry Co. on October 6, 1945 the son of the late James Tyrie Bowman and Maggie Mae Felts Bowman. Dennis was a research chemist with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. where he headed their Research and Development...

Aug 13, 2020

Mrs. Carolyn Freedle Benson, 77, went to be in the arms of the good Lord and gained her angel wings on August 13, 2020 at Grayson Creek of Welcome. She was born November 3, 1942 in Forsyth County, the daughter of John Spencer and Majorie McGee Freedle. She was of the Baptist Faith, she attended Gray High School, and...

Aug 12, 2020

Kernersville – Mrs. Cynthia Ann Walker Mikesell, 68 passed away August 12, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Johnson County, Tennessee on August 4, 1952, to Betty Stout Walker and George Baskette Walker. Her legacy is spoken in the lives she touched. She was an elementary school teacher who believed every child given the...

Aug 12, 2020

Buddy was born August 19, 1937, to Vernon Preston and Pinkie Goode Preston; he died August 12, 2020, at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 57 1/2 years, Barbara, daughter Misty Holleman (Jeff), grandsons Joshua (Daryn) and Jesse Holleman and two great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his sister Betty P. Hicks. He...

Aug 12, 2020

Mr. Burnie Estil Clark Jr., 76, of Clemmons passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Forsyth County to the late Burnie E. Clark Sr. and Era May Denny Clark on November 18, 1943. He was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church and served as an Usher and Gideon. Burnie is remembered...

Aug 11, 2020

William L. Weavil, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away on the evening of August 11, 2020. Our Lord took our loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and loved one, Bill Weavil, on six white horses to his heavenly home, not built by hands, eternal in the heavens.

Bill was born in Forsyth County to the late Zennie L. Weavil...

Aug 11, 2020

Elder Thomas Wayne Gibbons passed Tuesday August 11, 2020. He was born March 28, 1936 in Stokes county to James Monroe and Millie Mae Johnson Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons was a member of Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and worked most of his life as a carpenter. In addition to his parents...

Aug 10, 2020

Mrs. Angelina Lainez Banegas, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020. She was born in Honduras on January 27, 1931, to the late Dionisio Lainez and Lorenza Banegas. She moved to the US twenty years ago with her family.

In addition to her parents, Angelina is preceded in death by her husband, Faustino Hernandez-Cabrera....

Aug 10, 2020

Mr. Richard G. (Dick) Childress, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020. He was born on August 13, 1934, to the late Oscar Winston and Ruby Gantt Childress. He retired as a planning engineer after thirty-seven years of service from Western Electric, which later became Lucent Technologies. Dick oversaw and assisted in manufacturing, installation, and repair of submarine cable...

Aug 9, 2020

Mr. Larry Gwynn Lemons, 77, passed away on August 9, 2020. Larry was born in Henry County, on August 4, 1943 and retired after many years of service with Salem Steel. There will be no formal services.

Aug 9, 2020

Claremont- Mrs. Emma Nell Coggins Davis went home to be with the Lord on August 9, 2020.  Born in Winston-Salem on August 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William Franklin Coggins and Bessie Stimpson Coggins Myers.  Mrs. Davis was a devoted, Godly wife, mother grandmother and great-grandmother and friend.  She was a member of Central Terrace United...

Aug 9, 2020

Mrs. Debbie Lynn Motsinger Carpenter, 59, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Debbie was born on November 1, 1960 to Richard & Ginny Motsinger in Forsyth County. She was an explosion of life and love to everyone she met! One of Debbie’s greatest joys was coaching girls softball. She loved being on the field and...

Aug 9, 2020

MSGT Walter E. Gregory, USMC (Ret.), born January 29, 1937, in West Memphis, Arkansas, to George and Pearl Gregory, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at age 83 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after his battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by both parents and his brothers Donald and Thomas, who were also members of...

Aug 9, 2020

Todd Eric Harris, 48, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Todd was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on September 13, 1971. He grew up in Clemmons, NC and graduated from West Forsyth High School. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and cousin, Jeff Horne. Surviving family includes his four daughters, Kaya and her son Beck, Catherine, Abigail,...

Aug 9, 2020

Mrs. Mary Myers Clodfelter, 92, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born in Forsyth County on August 22, 1927 to the late William Franklin and Ethel Leinbach Myers.  Mrs. Clodflelter was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed flower gardening, sewing, making Christmas cookies, and reading to her grandchildren. ...

Aug 9, 2020

David Francis Shores, 78, of Winston Salem, passed away on August 9, 2020.

He was born on August 28, 1941, in New Hampton, IA, to the late Louis and Irene Kacher Shores. Preceding him in death was his wife of 38 years, Donna Bader Shores, mother of his two sons; and his sister-in-law, Chris Shores, wife of...

Aug 9, 2020

Mr. Wayne Howard Creasman, 77, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Woltz Hospice Home.  He was born December 10, 1942 in Buncombe County, the son of Elbert and Mamie Rhoades Creasman.  He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, King and retired from R.J. Reynolds with over 30 years of service.  He loved to hunt, fish and make...

Aug 8, 2020

Kernersville – Clyde William Rakes, 90, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 28, 1930 to the late Lottie Cassell Rakes and Lemuel “Taft” Thomas Rakes. Clyde worked for AT&T as a layout operator for 37 ½ years. He was a veteran of the Army where he was a radio operator for...

Aug 8, 2020

Walkertown – Ann Naylor Richards, 68, entered into Heaven’s rest on Saturday, August 08, 2020 at her residence. She was born on January 14, 1952 to Joe Bill and JoAnn Naylor. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown where she happily taught in Gospel Light Christian School for 25 years.

Ann...

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Cecil Clemmer Stoltz, 94, died on August 7, 2020 at his home. Cecil was born on April 30, 1926 the son of the late A.W. Stoltz and Cora Westmoreland Stoltz. He had been in declining health for some time. Cecil was a Navy veteran serving during World War II, on the USS North Carolina and USS Washington. He...