Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Dec 22, 2017

Miss Phylis Anne Tilley, 72, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, December 22, 2017, at her home. "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" is a truth that Phylis Tilley has experienced. She was born in Forsyth County to Wanna Faye Fortson Tilley and the late Hubert Samuel Tilley Sr. on March...

Dec 21, 2017

Winston-Salem-Mr. Dewitt "Gene" Eugene Walker, 86, passed away Thursday, December21, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born March 8, 1931 in Forsyth County, the son of Dewitt Talmadge and Blissie Walker Walker. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church having served as the Chairman of Trustees and a U.S. Navy veteran...

Dec 21, 2017

Peter Olney Allan, 82, passed away on December 21, 2017 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a brief bout with cancer. He was born August 19, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to Kenneth and Marjorie Allan. At the age of 16, Peter moved with his family to South Carolina, where his father had taken a position...

Dec 20, 2017

Mrs. Sophia Mae Tilley White, 85, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017. She was born October 6, 1932 in Stokes County to the late Harriet Virginia Overby Tilley and Zebedee Roscoe Tilley. Mrs. White was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Stanleyville. She loved flowers and cooking. Mrs. White was devoted to her family. She...

Dec 20, 2017

Walkertown - James Ralph Landreth, Sr., 91, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Ralph was born June 7, 1926 in Forsyth County to Wesley Eugene and Elma Elizabeth Lasley Landreth. He graduated from Walkertown High School in May, 1944 and then joined the US Navy. Ralph served on the USS South Dakota Battleship from Feb. 1945 until...

Dec 20, 2017

Winston Salem - Bobby E. "Pop" Smith, 78, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Hospice of the Piedmont, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on January 8, 1939 in Forsyth County to Curtis Ray and Annie Hayworth Smith. Bob loved to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, growing his angel trumpets, and feeding his birds....

Dec 20, 2017

Mrs. Minnie Irene Everette Davis, 93, passed away December 20, 2017. She was born May 2, 1924 to the late Thomas Everette and Carrie Ballard Everette. She retired after working at Tucker's Restaurant in Winston-Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Richard Davis, and two brothers and six sisters. She is survived by her...

Dec 20, 2017

Nell Caroline Long Scott, 100, slipped peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Wednesday evening December 20, 2017 at Bermuda Commons in Advance, NC. She was born in Forsyth County, Clemmons, on January 29, 1917 to the late Charles Walter Long and Sallie Wood Long. Nell was a longtime member of Jonestown Baptist Church and she...

Dec 20, 2017

Mr. David "Barry" Dodson, 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 20, 2017. He was born in Winston-Salem to the late Johnny and Juanita "Bo" Dodson, raised in Rural Hall, and eventually settled in Mooresville, NC. Barry knew at as early age that he wanted a career in racing. Through his many years...

Dec 20, 2017

Walkertown - Margaret Hendrick Butt, 81, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Butt was born on May 11, 1936 in Bluewell, West Virginia to Ed and Mary Taylor Hendrick. She was a member of Baux Mountain Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in...

Dec 20, 2017

Dec 20, 2017

Mr. Roger Lee Stone, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. He was born February 16, 1945 in Forsyth County, the son of John and Myrtle Moorefield Stone. He was a member of Konnoak Hills United Methodist Church, a former member of Christ Moravian Church; was retired with over 20 years of...

Dec 20, 2017

Winston-Salem-Mr. John Thomas Sidden, 84, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 25, 1933 in Forsyth County, the son of William "Bill" and Stella Sparks Sidden. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict and a retired Teamster having worked for Pilot Trucking, Hennis Trucking...

Dec 19, 2017

High Point - Mr. Stephen "Steve" Lee Jones, 45, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 20, 1972 in Guilford County to Jimmy and Linda Jones. Steve was a loving son, husband, and father. He was a member of Triad Baptist...

Dec 19, 2017

Mrs. Burnette Ann Carter, 75, passed away on December 19, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on March 29, 1942 to Alfred Robert Johnson and Daisy Pearl Ely Johnson in Lee County, VA. Burnette worked as a Machine Operator for Royal Cake Company, retiring with 23 years of service. She was a kind-hearted lady who...

Dec 18, 2017

Mr. Roberto Enrique Thimann Spitzer 75, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1942 in Venezuela, the son of the late Bernard Thimann and Elisabeth Spitzer. Mr. Thimann was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Salem College and was...

Dec 18, 2017

Mr. Robert Eugene Lippard, Jr., 52, passed away December 18, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born December 9, 1965 in Mecklenburg County to Robert Eugene Lippard, Sr. and Barbara Orren Lippard. Mr. Lippard served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Samuel Eugene Lippard and Virginia Lee Lippard....

Dec 18, 2017

Mrs. Betty Ellis James, 89, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on December 13, 1928 to the late William Eugene and Macie Canter Ellis. She was one of the last surviving charter members of Immanuel Baptist Church where she played the piano and organ for many years....

Dec 18, 2017

Mrs. Phisa Lee Tesh Joyce, 76, died on Monday, December 18, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. Phisa was born in Forsyth County on July 25, 1941, to Joseph Edward and Agnes Johnson Tesh. She attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts, gardening, traveling, and baking. Her sons remember...

Dec 17, 2017

Kernersville - Elvert "Elb" William Lakey, 94, passed away December 17, 2017 at Summerstone Health and Rehab. Elb was born on December 20, 1922 in Yadkin County to John William and Minnie Mathis Lakey. He was a WWII Veteran of the US Army and was so proud to be one of the veterans to be on "The...