Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Mar 29, 2019

Mr. Marshall Stevens, 87, passed away March 29, 2019.  He was born December 15, 1931 to the late Nick Stevens and Hildred Young Stevens.  Mr. Stevens was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Stanleyville.  Throughout his entire career, he was a used car dealer and he was always willing to take care of one’s need. He enjoyed...

Mar 29, 2019

Mrs. Rebecca Rhue Teague, 87, passed away March 29, 2019 at Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation. She was born April 30, 1931 in Forsyth County to the late Zennie Rhue and Lillian Hinsdale Rhue. She was a lifetime member of Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church in Kernersville. Mrs. Teague was an avid gardener and nature enthusiast as her health permitted....

Mar 28, 2019

Mr. Larry Richard Spease, 59, of Winston Salem, N.C. passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 28, 2019. He was born in Davie County on November 10, 1959 to the late Richard Gray Spease and Faye Naylor Spease. Larry retired from Forsyth Medical Center with 18 years of service as an anesthesia assistant. He enjoyed tinkering with mechanical parts and...

Mar 28, 2019

Joseph Orene Kiser, 84, a loving husband passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation.  He was born April 29, 1934 in Stokes Co. to the late Joseph Wiley and Mattie Era Sheppard Kiser. Mr. Kiser retired from Western Electric after 34 years of service.  He enjoyed his retirement along with his hobbies of tractors...

Mar 28, 2019

Mrs. Kathryn Brown Mahaffey, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away on March 28, 2019 at her residence. She was born on August 21, 1927 in Yadkin County to the late Alex C. and Ila Spear Brown. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She retired from the National Labor Relations Board. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mar 28, 2019

Raleigh- Mrs. Rose “Nanny” Brown Vance, 94, passed away surrounded by her family peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. She was born on January 18, 1925 in Yadkin County to Albert and Derotha Brown. Rose enjoyed gardening, baking, sewing, and flower arranging. She loved all holidays and especially loved to decorate for them....

Mar 27, 2019

Addie Young, 94, passed into the more immediate presence of the Lord on March 27, 2019.  Addie was born on September 18, 1924, to Lee and Lida Turlington of Coats, NC.  She grew up on the family farm and, upon graduating from high school, married her sweetheart, Joe Young, who passed away in 1989.  Addie and Joe had one...

Mar 27, 2019

Margot Anneliese Nebel Kooy, 92, of Winston-Salem, passed away March 27, 2019 surrounded by family, at the Trellis Supportive Care’s Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home.  Margot was born on August 3, 1926 in Chemnitz, Germany to Elsa Sonntag and Max Nebel. Both of Margot’s parents passed away when she was very young. Her mother, a ballerina, died during Margot’s...

Mar 27, 2019

Mrs. Natalie Dillingham, 59, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. She was born in Orlando, Florida on June 10, 1959 to Ralph V. Chambers and Gloria Campbell Chambers. Natalie loved the Lord, her family, and her children dearly. She was preceded in death by her mother. Surviving are her husband, Bill Dillingham; children, Bethany Dillingham of Nashville, Tennessee...

Mar 27, 2019

Mr. Howard Hampton Adams passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2019 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on May 2, 1936 to the late Thomas “Papa” Zemriah Adams and Lucinda McCollum Adams. Howard enjoyed the farm and driving a tractor. He retired as owner from Adams Sand Company. His son Kevin took over...

Mar 27, 2019

Jennette Elizabeth Sizemore Miller, 78, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019.  She was born April 17, 1940 in Stokes County to the late Peter Thomas Sizemore and Carrie Mounce Sizemore.  In addition to her parents, Jennette is preceded in death by her son, Thomas Edward Rierson.  She is survived by her son, Kyle Rierson; granddaughter, Haleigh Rierson; two sisters,...

Mar 27, 2019

Mr. Robert Gustav Negri, Sr., son of the late Patrick Negri, Sr. and Bertha Moeller, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 where he last lived in Winston-Salem, NC.  In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne Negri; two brothers, Joseph Negri and Patrick Negri, Jr.; and one sister, Ellie Sears.  Robert...

Mar 27, 2019

Mrs. Carole Key Merritt, 87, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2019. She was born in 1931 to Sidney Russell Key and Minnie Ida Mooney. Her family consisted of six sisters and three brothers all deceased except for Virginia Key Rutledge Nelson of Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Carole graduated from Pilot Mountain High School where she participated in...

Mar 27, 2019

Mrs. Ronda Kaye Crouse Vernon, 62, died on March 27, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Ronda was born on September 26, 1956, in Forsyth County to William and Anne Nifong Crouse. She adored her grandchildren and loved playing the lottery. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 20 years, David Charles...

Mar 26, 2019

Mrs. Jewel Dean Elledge Cook, 87, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Purlear, NC, to the late James Alfred Elledge and Mamie Blanche Blackburn Elledge.  Mrs. Cook graduated from Griffith High School in 1949, and after her marriage at nineteen years old, she joined New Friendship Baptist Church, where...

Mar 26, 2019

Mr. Carl Odell Pruitt, 59, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his home.  He was born February 1, 1960 in Surry County to the late Henderson Odell Pruitt and Margaret Sams Pruitt.  Carl is survived by his loving wife, Dianna Edwards Pruitt; daughter, Amanda Pruitt; brother, Keith Pruitt (Denise); and sister, Janet O’Ferrell (Steve).  A visitation will be...

Mar 26, 2019

The Reverend Doctor James Walter Ferree, Sr. was born in Randleman, North Carolina on June 14, 1927. He grew in ministry at an early age as a member of Ferree's Chapel Methodist Church in Randleman. He attended grade school in Randleman and graduated from Central High School in Asheboro, North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from...

Mar 26, 2019

Mr. Isaac "Ike" Newton Albright, 91, of Clemmons passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born January 19, 1928 in Alamance County, the son of the late Cecil L. Albright, Sr. and Achsah Moore Albright. He was a member of Clemmons Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of the US Air Force....

Mar 25, 2019

Nancy Williams Lloyd, 76, passed away peacefully Monday, March 25, 2019.  She grew up in Lewisville, NC, daughter to the late Zebulon Vance Williams, Sr. and Evelyn Cobb Williams.  After 2 years of college, she married Charles Weller Lloyd, Jr. and moved to Missouri where they had three daughters and Nancy was a stay-at-home mom.  Following Charlie’s death, the...

Mar 25, 2019

Mr. David "Dave" Thomas Allen, 80, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 in Winston Salem, North Carolina after a long, trying battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on March 2, 1939, to Merrill Thomas Allen and Maurine Chamberlain, and grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah along with his sisters Kathleen (Nathan Adams) and Tyra (Larry Pate).  He attended...