Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 10, 2018

Lee Edward Brown, born January 9, 1930 in Carroll County, Virginia and went home to his Lord and Savior Wednesday, October 10, 2018, he was 88.  He moved to High Point, NC after he married, then to Greensboro, NC and finally to Winston-Salem, NC where he lived out his life.  Lee began his military life in WWII at age...

Oct 10, 2018

Mr. Fernando dos Santos, 86, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family on October 10, 2018.  He was born in Portugal on September 27, 1932 to Maria Pereira and Inacio dos Santos.  He came by ship with his brother, sister and mother to join his father in America in August of 1953; and the family settled in...

Oct 10, 2018

Miss LaNiya Sabetha Wright, 11, of Walkertown went to heaven on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. LaNiya was born in Forsyth County to Macon Jones and Valencia Wright on May 8, 2007. LaNiya was a smart, happy, playful young lady that loved her family. She was a student at Walkertown Middle School where she loved her teachers and classmates. She is survived...

Oct 10, 2018

Mr. Charles Thomas Lefevre, 68, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday October 10, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Lefevre was born in New Haven County, CT. to Archil Cyrille Lefevre and Evelyn Mrytle French Lefevre on January 18, 1950. He was a member of Stanleyville Baptist Church and former member of Winston-Salem Baptist Church where he was a deacon and...

Oct 9, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Marilyn Park Casstevens went to be with Jesus surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Marilyn was born in Surry County, on March 5, 1937 to the late John Park and Ruth Edwards Park. She graduated from Elkin High School and worked in the main office of Krispy Kreme...

Oct 9, 2018

Mrs. Gwendolyn Burnette Mitchell Leonard, 85, passed away at her home on October 9, 2018 surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on September 12, 1933 to Blanche Oakes Mitchell and Vecue Kiser Mitchell in Rural Hall. Gwendolyn was a lifetime member of Brooks Temple United Methodist Church. She attended school in Forsyth and Davidson County....

Oct 9, 2018

Mrs. Mary Frances Morris Hiatt, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018. She was born in Forsyth County on April 19, 1934, to the late Charles Schley Morris and Elsie Lavenia Pitts Morris. Mrs. Hiatt was a devoted member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she was a member of the choir. In 1952, she graduated from...

Oct 8, 2018

Mrs. Frances “Frankie” Hayes Hendrix, 86, passed away at her residence on Monday, October 8, 2018. She was born in Forsyth County on October 9, 1931 to Tory York Hayes and Myrtle Utt Hayes. Mrs. Hendrix was a member of Vernon Forest Baptist Church and she very dearly loved her church family. She was retired from Hanes Inc. after...

Oct 8, 2018

KERNERSVILLE – Todd Everett Cook, 49, woke up in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus, on Monday, October 8, 2018. Todd was born on January 11, 1969 in Buncombe County to Roy Everett and Linda Edmonds Cook.  He was a member of Kerwin Baptist Church and a supervisor at Ralph Lauren.  He was loved by his family,...

Oct 7, 2018

Mr. Gary Thomas Taylor, 75, of Winston-Salem, entered the Kingdom of Heaven in the late afternoon of Sunday, October 7, 2018.  Gary was born in Forsyth County on November 26, 1942, to the late Otho Thomas Taylor, Jr. and Theda Reavis Taylor.  He graduated from Gray High School in 1961 and served in the United States Army National Guard. ...

Oct 7, 2018

Mrs. Sarah Louise Howard Hall, 88, of Winston-Salem, peacefully went to meet her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 7, 2018. She was born in Forsyth County on April 2, 1930, to the late Ray Charles Howard and Evelyn Foster Howard.

She was deeply loved by her family and was actively involved in all their lives.  Sarah...

Oct 7, 2018

Mr. Richard Franklin Walsh, 78, of Lewisville, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born June 13, 1940 in Forsyth County to Hazel Black Walsh and Dixon Daughton Walsh. Mr. Walsh was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company...

Oct 7, 2018

Mrs. Ann Marene Kiger Martin, widow of the late Thurman Joe Martin, died October 7, 2018 at 2:20 am in Davidson County at Grayson Creek Assisted Living, attended by her daughters.  Ann was born September 4, 1931 in Forsyth County, the fourth daughter of the late Luther M. and Faye Mitchell Kiger and was a lifelong resident of Winston...

Oct 6, 2018

Edward Maxwell Adams, Sr., 96, passed away after a brief illness on October 6, 2018.  He was born on February 25, 1922 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Isaac Maxwell Adams and Beryl Moore Adams.  He was a longtime resident of Owensboro, KY and subsequently Doylestown, PA, Punta Gorda, FL, and Winston-Salem, NC. A man of great integrity...

Oct 6, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Naylor, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 6, 2018.

Kenneth was born February 3, 1939 in Forsyth County to Cicero and Nancy Naylor.  He graduated from James A. Gray High School. He proudly served for 30 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and worked as a Warehouse Manager for Aluminum Products/Atrium...

Oct 5, 2018

Mrs. Rose Maccia Briante, 96, of Lewisville, NC, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit of Forsyth Medical Center on Friday, October 5, 2018, after a long and difficult battle with macular degeneration and dementia.  She had resided in the reminiscence care community of Brighton Gardens.  Rose was born in Newark, NJ on February 12, 1922, to the late...

Oct 5, 2018

Linda Cay McDonall died Friday, October 5, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Health.  She was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina on May 31, 1947 to William B. McDonall and Ruth G. McDonall.  Linda graduated from Gray High School in Winston-Salem, NC and attended Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI and the New School for Social Research in New York...

Oct 5, 2018

Ann grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin the daughter of Sidney Frank and Ruth Harwood Shattuck. She attended Dobbs School in New York, Lawrence College (now University) in Appleton, Wisconsin and graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, California in 1939. She began nurses training at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, but left to marry Arthur Croxson, Jr. on April 10,...

Oct 5, 2018

Sheffield, AL Rachel Welch Hind, 59, of Sheffield passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018.  Rachel was a native of High Point, NC.  She attended Allan Jay School, graduated in 1977, Rockingham Community College, graduated in 1995, and Kaplan University, graduated in 2005 earning her bachelor’s degree in finance.  Rachel later moved to the Shoals area in 2013 where...

Oct 4, 2018

Mrs. Vivian Tuttle Carter, 81, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018.  She was born June 28, 1937 in Stokes County to the late Paul and Nina Tuttle.  Mrs. Carter was a faithful member of Freedom Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Judge Clarence W. Carter; two brothers, Alton Tuttle and...