Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jan 28, 2020

Mrs. Katherine Gallins Benson passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, surrounded by her loving family and friends.  Throughout her life, Kathy’s big and buoyant personality made her synonymous with fun. As a 30-year cancer survivor she lived life to the fullest. She never met a stranger and made fast friends wherever her adventures took her. She was born on...

Jan 28, 2020

Randy Scott Kitner 56, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his home in Clemmons, NC.  Randy was born on May 4, 1963 in Little Falls, NY. He graduated from James A. Green High School in Dolgeville, NY in 1982.  Randy was a family man that lived for, and loved his two children above all else....

Jan 28, 2020

KERNERSVILLE -Margaret Malinda (Greene) Hayes, 58, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, after a prolonged illness.  She was born on August 29, 1961, in Concord, North Carolina, to A.T. and Kathryn Greene who predeceased her. After growing up in Columbia, SC, she moved to Hickory, NC, where she graduated from Hickory High School. She graduated from Mars Hill...

Jan 27, 2020

Mrs. Annie Ruth Smith Thomas, 90, passed away at her homeplace on Monday, January 27, 2020, where she has lived 85 of her 90 years. Mrs. Thomas was born in the King community of Stokes Co. on February 5, 1929 the daughter of the late James Rufus Smith and Mary Alice Watts Smith. She was a member of King...

Jan 27, 2020

Mary “Jackie” Whicker Duggins, 86, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Jackie was born on September 19, 1933 in Forsyth County to Grady Whicker and Cynthia Hauser Whicker. She attended Mineral Springs High School. After high school, Jackie went on to work for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company eventually retiring after over 30...

Jan 27, 2020

Mrs. Connie Harp Wilkes, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020. She was born June 18, 1935 in Forsyth County to Cleo Dizette Moser and Conrad Harp. Mrs. Wilkes was of the Methodist faith and retired from Kroger Company after 40 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Francis “Sam” Wilkes;...

Jan 26, 2020

John vonBielefeld Brust was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on November 9, 1940 to Victor and Mildred Brust. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1958 and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1963. After serving in the U.S. Army in France for two years, he returned to Roanoke...

Jan 26, 2020

Mrs. Amanda Nicole Lilly Simmons, 38, of Mocksville, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020. She was born in Princeton, WV on December 2, 1981. Mrs. Simmons was a free spirit with a good heart. She loved her family, especially her children and granddaughter.

Preceding her in death is her mother, Wilma Jean Harrison Lilly. Surviving...

Jan 26, 2020

Joyce A. Gullett, 67, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Shallowford Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM prior to the service. Interment will follow in church cemetery. The family would like to extend...

Jan 25, 2020

Mr. Royce Ader Fulp, 82, of King, NC, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  Mr. Fulp was born December 3, 1937 in Forsyth County to the late Ernest Woodrow Fulp and Nannie Grubbs Fulp.  After high school, he attended college before beginning his 37 ½ year career at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.  In...

Jan 25, 2020

Carol Ann Maney Rexrode, 54, of Winston-Salem, was called home by the Lord on January 25, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness.  Carol is originally from Barnardsville, North Carolina, and was born on January 1, 1966.  She was the New Years baby for Buncombe County that year.  Carol was the daughter of Ed and Pat Maney,...

Jan 25, 2020

Mr. Raymond Edward Fritts, 90, local farmer from Winston-Salem died on January 25, 2020, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Raymond was born in Sullivan county, TN, on April 24, 1929, to Elva Combs and Walter Brownlow Fritts. Raymond started his trucking career with Mclean trucking and retired from Montgomery Ward with 18 years of service. He was an...

Jan 25, 2020

Mr. William Holbert “Bill” Vandiver, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Bill was born August 19, 1928 in Forsyth Co. to William Oscar Vandiver, Sr. and Maudie Martin Vandiver.  He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Radarman on a destroyer escort from 1945 to 1949 and four years in the...

Jan 25, 2020

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Jan 25, 2020

Mrs. Carolyn Bledsoe Miller, 100, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was born August 8, 1919 in Ashe County to the late Horton and Dora Bledsoe.  Prior to moving to Winston-Salem, Carolyn lived in Stanleyville for more than 50 years.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Her grandchildren and...

Jan 24, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Pugh Gildersleeve died Friday January 24, 2020 at Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. She was 102.

Born June 13, 1917 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Mary Elizabeth grew up there and graduated from Greensboro College in 1939.  She began teaching French immediately at Lexington High School in Lexington, NC.  In 1949, she married George Gildersleeve and the two...

Jan 24, 2020

Mr. Seabon Leroy Cornatzer, 89, died on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Accordius Health of Clemmons. Seabon was born in Davie county on November 14, 1930, to Jinnie Myers and Walter Thurman Cornatzer. He ran the Sinclair service station for many years and was the owner and proprietor of Cornatzer Septic Service for over 30 years. He truly never...

Jan 24, 2020

Betty Jean Atkinson Opengari, 89, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Betty was born on May 4, 1930 in Forsyth County. She attended Gray High School in Winston-Salem. After high school, Betty went on to work for the Winston-Salem Journal. After marrying her husband, Elmer Lee Opengari, Betty relocated to Washington...

Jan 24, 2020

Mrs. Helen Contos Rike passed away January 24, 2020 at the age of 101.  She was born May 8, 1918, adored daughter of Ethel and Nicholas Contos.  She grew up in Winston-Salem during the depression. Graduating a year early from Reynolds High, she began work in a law firm.

Helen and husband William Rike, Jr. raised their...

Jan 23, 2020

Kernersville – Mrs. Ruth Jeanette Jones Deas, 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Henritta, NC on January 26, 1938 to Johnnie and Esther Pritchard Jones. Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, and traveling, especially to the beach. She also loved her cats very much. Ruth was a...