Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Nov 24, 2019

Jean Poston Abernethy, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019.  She was born Aug. 8, 1931 in Mooresville, NC to Samuel Jones Poston and Alma Hudspeth Poston and was the third of five children.  She is predeceased by her parents listed above, her sister Betty Poston Cassidy and brother Tommy Poston, her Husband Robert Willis Abernethy, and...

Nov 24, 2019

Ms. Jean White Hall, 84, of Clemmons passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Trinity Elms Health and Rehabilitation after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 17, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late Ruel and Elsie White. Jean was a member of Bethesda Moravian Church. She was retired from RJ Reynolds. Jean was a selfless individual...

Nov 24, 2019

Eugene “Gene” Wrenn, 90, passed away on November 24, 2019 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Gene was born on November 3, 1929 to Doris McKinney Wrenn and Edward Lee Wrenn in Forsyth County. He was a graduate of Mineral Springs High School where he excelled academically as well as in sports. Gene belonged to Calvary Baptist Church for...

Nov 23, 2019

D. Bernice (Messervey) Tozier, 87, of 275 Peace Haven Rd, Winston Salem, NC, formerly of Durham, NH, died peacefully on Saturday November 23, 2019, surrounded by her family. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, she grew up in Lima, Peru and emigrated with her family to the United States in 1949. She married John Tozier in 1956. They had...

Nov 23, 2019

Daniel Joseph Gravlin, 66, of Winston Salem, NC and formerly of Syracuse, NY, passed away November 23, 2019. Daniel is survived by his wife of 42 years, Debra Hollington Gravlin; two sons, Daniel Gravlin II and Warren Bauder; a daughter, Kimberly Bauder; three grandsons, Matthew, Geoffrey and Brandon. Also surviving are his mother, Betty Blair; two sisters, Tammy Sandidge...

Nov 23, 2019

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Bonham Parks, 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019.  Brenda was born on October 2, 1946, to Coy Paul Bonham and Mary Griffith Bonham.  She spent her entire professional career in the medical field and worked at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for more than fifteen years.  Brenda had a servant’s heart and...

Nov 23, 2019

Kernersville – Evangelist Daniel Munro Hawtree, Sr. passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019. He was born in Pittsburg, PA on February 9, 1939 to the late Albert Edward William and AnnaBelle Munro Hawtree. He was a veteran of the United States Airforce, and he was a fulltime preacher of the Gospel for over 50 years, and a part time...

Nov 23, 2019

Mrs. Eva Zell Miller Johnson, 91, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Wilkes Co. on May 2, 1928 the daughter of the late John McCoy Miller and Callie Bare Miller. Mrs. Johnson was a loving mother and good friend to all who knew her. She was a member of Bethany Baptist...

Nov 23, 2019

Kernersville – Mrs. Miron Menette Sellers Shore passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at her home. She was born in Barbour County, Alabama on July 17, 1926 to the late Gusty Garfield and Della Rogers Sellers. Miron never met a stranger, she loved everyone, especially her church family. She was a longtime member of Main Street Baptist Church. She...

Nov 22, 2019

Mr. Andrew Edward Bell, 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019.  Andrew was born on June 24, 1926, in Townville, South Carolina to the late George Eugene Bell and Annie Bargoil Bell.  Andrew served in the United States Navy during World War II.  Andrew along with his brother James founded Bell Brothers Cafeteria in Winston-Salem and...

Nov 22, 2019

Rebecca “Becky” Barrier Yelton, 77, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, November 22, 2019.  Becky was born August 22, 1942 in Guilford County to Bob and Hattie Barrier.  After graduating from Greensboro Women’s College, Becky went on to become one of the first female managers at IBM.  Becky had a zest for life and...

Nov 22, 2019

Mr. Donald Lee Motter, 83, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, November 22, 2019. He was born May 21, 1936 in Warren, OH to the late Frank and Dorothy Shaffer Motter. Mr. Motter was a proud of veteran whom served his country in the United States Army. He was a loving husband and loved to help people. While living in...

Nov 22, 2019

Winston-Salem- Mr. Leon David Pruitt, 84, went to sleep in the Lord, Friday, November 22, 2019 at his residence.  He was born April 29, 1935 in Surry County, the son of Thomas Bryant and Bessie Hodge Pruitt.  He was a 1954 graduate of Reynolds High School and retired from AT&T after 35 years of service.  After retiring he owned L & B Painting and also did Lawn...

Nov 20, 2019

Kernersville –Linnie Idol Clinard, 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Hospice Home of High Point. Born on March 30, 1931 in Forsyth County to Delos Edgar and Lesta Stafford Idol. Linnie was a faithful member of Bunker Hill United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, Linnie was...

Nov 20, 2019

Mr. Bassett “Terry” Johnson, 67, of Winston-Salem, passed away on November 20, 2019, at his residence. Terry was born on July 3, 1952, in Pulaski, VA to Bassett Thornhill and Gertrude Aileen Jackson Johnson.  He was of the Baptist faith. Terry enjoyed watching Perry Mason, Gunsmoke and Star Trek. He also enjoyed putting models together, but mostly loved his...

Nov 20, 2019

Tori Nicole Stewart, 38, passed away after a brief illness, Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  She was born April 2, 1981 in Forsyth County to Dennis and Mary Stewart Sr.  Tori graduated from South Stokes High School in 2000.  She had a passion for music and life in general.  Tori never met a stranger and always saw the best in...

Nov 19, 2019

Kernersville – Mr. Alton Hampton Goode, 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on October 30, 1952 in Forsyth County to Folger Hampton and Anna Belle Lynch Goode. He was the owner and operator of Goode’s Tree, LLC. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter. Alton was also...

Nov 19, 2019

KERNERSVILLE – Mrs. Mary Eaton Martin, 99, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Summerstone Nursing and Rehab. Mary was born on November 1, 1920 in Giles County, VA to John and Mae Johnson Eaton. She was a WWII Veteran of the US Womens Army Air Corps, serving in the Philippines under General Macarthur. Mary had a kindred spirit,...

Nov 19, 2019

Debra Ann Easter passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She was born on October 16, 1953, and graduated from Mt. Tabor High School in 1971. She earned her undergraduate degree from UNC – Chapel Hill in 1975, and remained a fervent UNC fan for life. She worked for R.J. Reynolds for...

Nov 19, 2019

Winston-Salem- Ms. Cherryl “Pete” Jo Dozier, 58, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  She was born May 19, 1961 in California, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Stambaugh Dozier.  She was a life-long member of Gospel Light Baptist Church and was a graduate of Gospel Light Christian School....