Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Lucille Smith

Dec 23, 2017

Mrs. Lucille Ambres Baynes Smith, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017. She was born to Claude F. Baynes and Gertrude Ambres Sowers Baynes. Lucille (Lucy) was 86 years old. Lucy was married to the love of her life, Wayne R. Smith, for 63 years before his death on May 28th, 2013. Also, preceding her in death...

Tony Bradshaw

Dec 23, 2017

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Eilzabeth Hartley

Dec 23, 2017

Ms. Elizabeth "Lib" Hartley, 91, of Gastonia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 23, 2017. Elizabeth was born to the late Vester and Katie Creech on May 21, 1926, in Johnston County, North Carolina. She was one of six children. On October 4, 1942, at the age of 16 she married Melvin...

Richard Kress

Dec 23, 2017

Mr. Richard Kress passed away Saturday morning, December 23, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on January 1, 1948 to the late Donald James Kress and Ann Lipka Kress. Richard was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and has been retired for close to eight years. He was an...

Lawrence Walker

Dec 23, 2017

Mr. Lawrence Raymond Walker, 63 of Lewisville, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. He was born November 23, 1954 in Maine to Leon Joseph Walker and Velma Dugans Walker. Mr. Walker had retired from the U.S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer. He was working for Honda Jet prior to his illness. He is survived by his...

Betty Martin

Dec 23, 2017

Kernersville - Mrs. Betty Carol Davis Martin, 73, passed away Friday, December 23, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth Co. August 13, 1944 to the late James Grant Davis and Vera Estelle Hall Davis. Betty was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who had a servants heart, and always looked for opportunities to...

Herbert Litchfield, Jr.

Dec 23, 2017

Mr. Herbert Royal Litchfield, Jr., 80, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born February 16, 1937 in Littleton, Mass., the son of the late, Herbert Royal Litchfield, Sr. and Doris Powderly Litchfield. Mr. Litchfield was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church where had served...

Betty Tally

Dec 22, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Fulk Tally, age 89, went to be with the Lord December 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 20, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late John Hobart Fulk and Bessie Clyde Myers Fulk. Betty was a longtime faithful member of Gospel Light Baptist Church for 49 years. In addition to her...

Mary Motsinger

Dec 22, 2017

Mrs. Mary Lynn Stanley Motsinger, 88, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 surrounded by her family at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on January 21, 1929 in Kent, Ohio. She retired from Hanes Corporation after 37 ½ years of service. Lynn loved fishing and camping at High Rock Lake, but most of all she enjoyed spending...

Phylis Tilley

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...

Dewitt Walker

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...

Peter Allan

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...

Sophia White

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...

James Landreth, Sr.

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...

Bobby Smith

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....

Minnie Davis

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...

Nell Scott

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...

David Dodson

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...

Margaret Butt

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...

Theresa Sabon

Dec 20, 2017