Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jan 15, 2020

A celebration of life for Patrick "Neil" Chilton will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 29, 2020 with Andy Hagler speaking.

Jan 15, 2020

Mrs. Ellon Elizabeth Howard, 94, of Advance passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem with her family by her side.  Mrs. Howard was born April 25, 1925 in Forsyth County to Lewis and Beulah Harper.  Ellon loved spending time with family and loved her grandchildren.  She enjoyed being outside in both...

Jan 14, 2020

Mrs. Edna Ruth Stone Sweat, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She was born November 2, 1928 in West Virginia to Cora Proffitt Stone and Robert Stone. Mrs. Sweat was a member of South Fork Baptist Church and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She was a loving mother who loved her church and was devoted...

Jan 14, 2020

Mr. Albert Rowan Arrington, 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born October 2, 1934 in Forsyth County to Della Kiger Arrington and Glenn Kyle Arrington. Mr. Arrington retired from Hanes Knitting Company and was an avid sports fan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian Ijames Arrington. Surviving...

Jan 14, 2020

Ms. Eleanor P. McGee, 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House at Aldersgate in Charlotte, NC. Eleanor was born in Forsyth County, on September 7, 1937, to Margaret C. and Waldo S. McGee. She graduated from John W. Hanes High School and continued her education at City Hospital School of Nursing. Upon graduation...

Jan 14, 2020

Winston-Salem- Miss. Robin Elaine Gammons, 61, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born March 23, 1958 in Forsyth County, the daughter of Orville and Virginia Lemar Gammons.  Robin was a Birth Right Quaker, a graduate of Parkland High School and worked at both Forsyth Medical Center and Arbor Acres.  She was preceded in...

Jan 14, 2020

Helen Lemons Trotter, 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Helen was born on June 4, 1931, in Forsyth County to Charlie Lemons and Pearl Adams Lemons. She married Gilbert E. Trotter, who was a farmer and was a devoted wife who enjoyed living life on the farm. Helen loved sewing and cooking...

Jan 13, 2020

William Steadman (W.S.) Kiger, Jr. went to his eternal home on Monday, January 13, 2020. He was born in Forsyth County to William Steadman Kiger, Sr. and Bertie Fulk Kiger. His mother died at an early age and W. S. was blessed to have a loving stepmother, Della Kiger. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepmother, and...

Jan 12, 2020

Winston-Salem – Mrs. Vera Virginia Kirkman Nance, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on September 28, 1929 to Mattie Howerton Kirkman and W. Lindsay Kirkman in Summerfield, NC.

After High School graduation in 1948, Vera worked in the office at Blue...

Jan 12, 2020

Ralph Wayne Voss, 81, passed away at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on Jan. 12, 2020. He was born on Sept. 24, 1938 to Hobart Reid Voss and Deamie Garner Voss in Stokes County. Ralph proudly served in the US Army.  He worked for Western Electric for eleven years then, went on to work for R.J. Reynolds retiring with...

Jan 12, 2020

Robert “Rob” Dominick Griffin, 49, of Winston-Salem, NC joined the more immediate presence of our Lord and Savior unexpectedly while at his brother’s home on January 12, 2020. He was born October 8, 1970, in Greensboro, NC to the late Robert W. Griffin and Judy Monterose Griffin Culler. He was a graduate of Davie County High School class of...

Jan 12, 2020

Mr. Bobby Gray Miller, 86, of Winston-Salem passed away on January 12, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Salisbury, NC.  He was born in Forsyth County to Albert Ray and Helen Bean Miller. Mr. Miller was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church for many years. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp having served in the...

Jan 11, 2020

Victor Anthony Sturm, 84, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Citadel nursing home. Victor was born in Buffalo, NY to Anthony and Matilda Sturm. He graduated Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Parochial School and Jamestown High School. Victor married A. Ann Sturm on September 26, 1964, in Jamestown, NY. He worked for Blackstone/Valeo...

Jan 11, 2020

Mrs. Sue Frederick Pedrero, 76, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born March 27, 1943.  Mrs. Pedrero was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in King and resided in King, NC with her first grandchild, Garrett Pedrero and his wife Mindy Pedrero with their two children.  She proudly served her country as a...

Jan 10, 2020

Ronald Lathan Hargis, Jr., 56, passed away on January 10, 2020.

Ron was a true “Tar Heel,” born in Chapel Hill, and lived in Burlington, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. He was the son of Phyllis Ford, of Pine Knoll Shores, NC and the late Ronald Lathan Hargis, Sr. Ron graduated from Williams High School in 1981. He went...

Jan 10, 2020

Keith Hayes Wease, 76, passed away January 10, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Keith was born May 20, 1943 to Ralph Gardner Wease and Mildred Hayes Wease in Shelby, NC. Following graduation from Cherryville High School in 1961, he attended Appalachian State Teachers College. In August of 1964 he married Sharon Hensley and began a career in textile sales...

Jan 10, 2020

Mrs. Eva Nell Johnson Hale, 90, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville.  She was born October 17, 1929 in Alabama to the late Sidney Johnson and Ethel Black Johnson.  She was a faithful member of Kingswood United Methodist Church over 30 years.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hale was preceded in death...

Jan 9, 2020

Kernersville- Johnny Wesley Lane, 75, went home to be with the Lord at his home, Thursday, January 9, 2020.  Johnny was born September 20, 1944 in Surry County to the late Woodrow Wilson and Addie Edwards Lane.

Mr. Lane was a hard worker, loved to farm, and provided produce to everyone at no charge. He loved to...

Jan 9, 2020

KERNERSVILLE – Wanda Sue Stigall Hill, 74, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Summerstone Nursing and Rehab. Sue was born on May 21, 1945 in Forsyth County to Calvin Edd and Emma Fletcher Stigall. She was a member at First Christian Church in Kernersville. After a debilitating car accident at the age of 14, her tenacity to survive...

Jan 8, 2020

Ms. Betty Jane Wilson Leonard, 78, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center after succumbing to lung cancer. She was born in Stokes County to the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Watson Wilson on November 4, 1941. Betty was a caring and giving person. She worked as a nurse for 35 years and loved...