Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Apr 20, 2020

Mrs. Judy Ann Yountz Boles, age 71 passed away April 20, 2020 at her residence.  She was born June 4, 1948 in Forsyth County to the late William Ace Griffin and Mary Elizabeth Hill Griffin. Judy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and will be dearly missed by her family.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Apr 18, 2020

Mrs. Jeannette Walker Pilcher, 79, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born January 29, 1941 in Forsyth County to Robert and Ora Walker. Jeannette was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and The Red Hat Society. She enjoyed traveling and street rod car shows. Jeannette will be dearly missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Apr 18, 2020

Mrs. Doris Riddle Faulk Combs, 86, of Clemmons, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020.  Doris was born in Yancey County, NC, on January 30, 1934, to the late Oscar Robert Riddle and Chloe Bailey Riddle.  Doris retired from Belk after eighteen years of service.  She loved spending time in the mountains, especially Asheville, NC, Mount Mitchell, and Burnsville,...

Apr 18, 2020

Mr. Michael Steven Parks, Sr., 65, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born in Forsyth County on April 15, 1955 to William and Betty Parks. Michael was a “Vietnam Era Veteran” that served in the Ceremonial Guard, after which he served as a Yeoman (YN2) to the Secretary of the Navy at the Department of...

Apr 18, 2020

East Bend – Mrs. Barbara Litaker Moser, 73, formerly of Kernersville, passed away April 18, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1946 to the late Mattie Sue Nelson and Dennis Ulmer Litaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Annie Culler, and five brothers; Henry, J.C. Richard, Billy, Preston....

Apr 17, 2020

Mr. James “Hassell” Warden, 62, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at his home.  He was born June 11, 1957 in Forsyth County to Jane Hodge and the late Roy Warden.  In addition to his mother, Hassell is survived by his loving wife, Gladys Faye Warden; daughter, Brenda Kemp; brother, Harvey Boyles (Anna); three step-brothers; numerous step-children, grandchildren, and...

Apr 17, 2020

Mr. William “Stan” Stanley Dunn, 83, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020. He was born in Forsyth County on August 24, 1936, to the late Wiley Stanton and Helen Peddycord Dunn. Stan loved to ride his lawnmower and go fishing with his son. He was a proud veteran of the US Army. Stan was a loving husband...

Apr 16, 2020

Mr. Philip Ray Shelton, 76, of Winston-Salem, passed away with his loving daughters by his side on Thursday, April 16, 2020. He was born in Portsmouth County, VA on May 26, 1943, to the late Walter Roland and Rachel Louise Willard Shelton. Mr. Shelton was a member of Salem Baptist Church. In 1981 he retired from the US Army with twenty-one years of service...

Apr 15, 2020

Mr. Marlowe George Rohde, 101, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his daughter’s home.  He was born in Minnesota on February 22, 1919 to the late Hugo and Alma Drusch Rohde.  Mr. Rohde was a plumber all of his working life.  He enjoyed making quilts over the past several years with his wife.  Surviving is his wife of...

Apr 15, 2020

Mrs. Arlene Stanley Heiser, 91, of Mocksville, NC went to her eternal home on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. She was born August 23, 1928 in Madison Heights, VA, she was the daughter of John and Grace Stanley. After graduation from EC Glass High School, she worked for Bell South until she married the love of her life, Stanley A....

Apr 14, 2020

Timothy Bruce Perkins, 62, passed away on April 14, 2020 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born on October 15, 1957 to Jesse Charles Perkins and Beverly Hart Perkins in Okinawa, Japan. Tim was employed by Volvo International as a computer systems analyst. While his health permitted, he attended Pinedale Christian Church. A...

Apr 14, 2020

Mr. Marvin Everette Draughn, Jr. 62, originally of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Monday night, April 13, 2020 at his home in High Point of natural causes. Marvin was born in Forsyth County to Mary Hawks Draughn and Marvin Everette Draughn, Sr. on December 3, 1957. He was preceded in death by his parents.  He was married to Charlotte Allen...

Apr 14, 2020

Mr. Carl Dean Anders, 81, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Anders was born in Alleghany County to Gwyn Anders and Alphagene Murphy Anders on January 1, 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Roger and Bill Anders. In 1960 he was married to Lois Jarvis, into...

Apr 13, 2020

Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Cisom Ashby, 90, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, April 13, 2020 at the age of 90. Helen was born in Guilford County to the Late William Cisom and Ethel Tucker Cisom on October 25, 1929, she lived a life full of love and family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother....

Apr 13, 2020

Dewey Vernon Stafford entered the more immediate presence of our Lord on April 13, 2020 after a lengthy period of declining health. A life-long resident of Kernersville, Dewey was born in the Bunker Hill community of Forsyth County to Harvey J. and Faye Kirkman Stafford. He graduated from Kernersville High School in 1944. After graduation, he was drafted into...

Apr 13, 2020

Barbara “Jackie” Morefield, 88, of Clemmons passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 at Brookstone of Clemmons.  Mrs. Morefield was born in Forsyth County on December 30, 1931 to Ralph and Alma Davis Hooker.  She was a member of Clemmons First Baptist Church.  Mrs. Morefield worked in the shoe department of Davis Department store for over 20 years.  She was...

Apr 13, 2020

Richard Campbell Lohr, 79, of Winston-Salem was called home suddenly on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Due to unprecedented restrictions, there will be no public visitation in which to share with family and friends.  The family will provide information once we are able to come together to celebrate Richard’s life.

Richard was born in Forsyth County...

Apr 12, 2020

William “Bill” Oran Springer of Bermuda Run, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020.  He was 80 years old.  Bill was born in East St Louis, Illinois on March 25, 1940 to Oran Springer and Cecilia McNulty Springer. He was a devoted husband for nearly 60 years.  During those years, he and his family moved around the...

Apr 12, 2020

Rachel Elizabeth Gasque died in Greensboro, NC, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Formerly of Winston-Salem, Rachel lived since 2002 at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, now known as WhiteStone, in Greensboro. The daughter of Tristan Albert Williams and Mattie Greene Williams, she was born in Monroe, NC in 1919. After graduation from Queens University of Charlotte, she...

Apr 12, 2020

Dr. Virgil Archibald Wilson, 92, died on Easter Sunday with his wife of 39 years by his side. Virgil was born in Rural Hall, the son of Zella Helsabeck Wilson and Virgil Angelo Wilson. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1950 and then graduated from UNC’s first 4-year medical school class in 1954. Virgil had a general medical practice...