Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Apr 5, 2025

2025

Frances Pauline "Polly" Gatewood, 94, was escorted into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, April 5, 2025, after a period of declining health precipitated by a stroke a year and half previously. She spent her last months at Trinity Elms Nursing Home near Winston-Salem.

Polly was born in Stanleytown, Virginia, to James and Delia, during the Great Depression. The oldest of...

Apr 5, 2025

Mr. Kendrick Blaine Sisk, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 5, 2025. He was born in Forsyth County on February 22, 1968, the son of the late Kelly Anderson Sisk and Jane Catherine Beck Sisk. Kendrick proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1986-1991. He was a loving son, brother and friend who will be missed...

Apr 4, 2025

Mrs. Barbara Ann Finlay Lunsford Rich, 85, of Germanton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 4, 2025, at SECU Hospice of Yadkinville. Barbara was born on September 2, 1939, in Forsyth County, to the late Mr. Benjamin Duncan Finlay and Mrs. Catherine Whitaker Finlay.

Barbara was a devout Christian, a graduate of Piedmont Bible College and...

Apr 3, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Arnett, 82, on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, at his home. Born on May 6th, 1942, in Adams Township, PA, Bob was the beloved son of Clarence Junior Arnett and Ethel Christina Parks Arnett, both of whom preceded him in death.

Bob leaves behind his devoted wife of 34...

Apr 3, 2025

Mr. Raymond Nelson Martin, 80, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center.

Raymond was born on January 8, 1945, to the late Paul Martin and China Nelson Martin in Forsyth County, NC.

He served in the United States Army as a Vietnam War Veteran before owning and operating RN Martin Builders Construction and Plumbing Business...

Apr 3, 2025

Bonnie Singletary Robertson, born May 13, 1945, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2025, at Arbor Acres in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

Her age, while easily deduced from the foregoing, will not be stated specifically in print lest she rise up and slap some faces. Bonnie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Gloria Walton Singletary (absolute stunner and kindest woman that...

Apr 3, 2025

Kernersville – Barbara McCartney, 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on July 23, 1929, in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England to the late Horace and Amy Bertha Evans Sillitoe. Barbara loved to have fun, was the life of the party, and always knew how...

Apr 2, 2025

Debra Snow Bates, 70, a beloved wife, mother, nurse and mentor to many, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2025. Born on April 17, 1954 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Homer James Snow and Beatrice Sands Snow. Debby’s gift for guidance and inspiration touched the lives of her family, Patients and countless others that will miss her dearly.

Debby is...

Apr 2, 2025

Bob went to be with the Lord on April 2, 2025 while at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Bob had been diagnosed many years ago with frontotemporal dementia and his health declined rapidly after his wife Ann died on January 30, 2025.

Born on March 29, 1939, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Bob grew up in a...

Apr 2, 2025

Teresa “Terry” Essic Lindish, 71, of Clemmons, NC, surely made Heaven more colorful with her passing on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Teresa was born April 26, 1953 in Forsyth County to her father, Clyde Tillman Essic, and mother, Wilma Fishel. Teresa was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Ronald Lindish. Surviving family include her two daughters, Logan and Laura;...

Apr 2, 2025

Denver Roy Dotson, age 79, passed away peacefully in his home on April 2, 2025. With strength and fearlessness, he defeated the debilitating effects of cancer and stepped into Heaven, joining his parents Jesse and Mayme Dotson, his brother Steve Dotson, his sister Lovola Dotson Foltz and a host of dogs he loved and lost over the course of his...

Apr 2, 2025

Mr. Rex Walker Reid, 91, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home surrounded by his family.

Rex was born on July 5, 1933, to the late George Edmond Reid and Nancy Vallie Fulp Reid in Forsyth County, NC.

Rex worked for R.J. Reynolds for 36 years where he retired as a mechanic...

Apr 2, 2025

Mrs. Darlene Warren Long, 79, passed away on April 2, 2025, at her home in Tobaccoville. She was born on December 14, 1945, in Forsyth County to the late Macon Albert Warren and Opal Beamon Warren. Darlene worked in administration for the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System for 20 years. She then retired from Wells Fargo bank in 2006. Darlene...

Apr 2, 2025

Donna Faye Shore Painter passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, due to complications from Covid-19 and diabetes.

Donna believed that according to what Apostle Paul said in ll Corinthians, “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” Jesus Christ says in John 14, “In my Father’s house...

Apr 1, 2025

Greensboro- Mr. Bradley Scott Mooney, 65, peacefully left this earth for his heavenly home on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. He was born February 4, 1960, in Guilford County, to the late Billy Rogers and Nancy Meadows Mooney. Brad was a perfectionist by nature, and it showed in his painting business. He enjoyed baseball, loved Mt. Dew and was an avid...

Mar 31, 2025

Ethel Mae Warden Blakley, a devoted wife and loving mother with a tenacity and spark for life passed away quietly on March 31, 2025.

She was born July 17, 1929 to the late Robert and Ruth Warden of Forsyth County, NC.

In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert Jr. Warden, Pete Warden and Samuel Warden;...

Mar 30, 2025

Mrs. Amanda “Bunny” Nichol Rupard, 40, of Whitsett, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Winston-Salem, NC.

She was born on May 10, 1984, in Craven County, NC, to Craig Partin and Donna Hubler DeLand.

Amanda studied organic chemistry at Guilford Technical Community College, before going on to work for various eldercare facilities and housecleaning businesses. She was a member...

Mar 30, 2025

Mr. Jody Wayne Jessup, 52, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025. He was born June 5, 1972, in Forsyth County, NC to Barbara Payne Jessup and the late Tom Junior Jessup. Jody enjoyed fishing, was an avid coon hunter who won a world coon hunting championship as well as seven Purina Points Championships. He also enjoyed fishing, being outdoors, and...

Mar 30, 2025

Jane (Norma Jane Cumby) Bullard, who lived and loved her 93-year life to the fullest, went home to heaven on Sunday, March 30th, 2025. She was born to Edith Jane Shutt Cumby and William Henry Cumby, Sr. on October 15th, 1931.

Jane was raised on a dairy farm in Forsyth County, giving her a strong work ethic, which she maintained throughout...