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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Todd Debusk
Sep 13, 2017
Winston Salem - Todd Gentry DeBusk, 54, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 13, 2017 with family and friends by his side. Todd was born on July 31, 1963 in Forsyth County to LeRoy DeBusk and the late Carol Smith DeBusk. He was a faithful member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church where he was able to share...
Miranda Branscome
Sep 12, 2017
Winston Salem - Miranda Caye Branscome, 47, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Miranda was born on January 14, 1970 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Miranda was a member of First Christian Church in Kernersville and was employed by Bank of America. Surviving are her husband of 25 years, Roy Branscome; two...
Joseph Sams
Sep 12, 2017
Mr. Joseph Alfred Sams, 86, went to be with the Lord, September 12, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care in Winston-Salem. He was born October 29, 1930 in Stokes County to the late Jacob and Bessie Sams. He served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean Conflict. In addition,...
Lois Dunn
Sep 11, 2017
Lois Vivian Dunn passed away Monday, September 11, 2017. Lois was born October 7, 1925 to Eugnia Reams Smith and Andrew A. Smith in Hopewell Va. Lois grew up in Newport News, Va and attended Newport News High School where she graduated valedictorian of her class. She also attended Newport News Business College and graduated with the...
Mary Shelton
Sep 11, 2017
Mrs. Mary Ruth Painter Shelton, 88, died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Salemtowne Retirement Community. Mary was born on March 3, 1929, in Forsyth County to William Frank and Nannie Belle Painter. Mary worked for Western Electric, JC Penny's, and retired from Wachovia Bank. Through her loving care and concern Mary touched many lives. She was...
Elsie Cheek
Sep 10, 2017
Mrs. Elsie Marie Southern Cheek, 92, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home Sunday, September 10, 2017. She was born in Forsyth County May 7, 1925 to the late J. Frank and Elsie Bennett Southern. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hobert Cheek, her brother Ed...
John Harrell
Sep 10, 2017
Walkertown - John David Harrell, 46, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. John was born on November 18, 1970 in Suffolk, VA. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Asheboro and was a truck driver for Davenport Transportation. John also worked for Lowes Hardware in High Point. He was preceded in death by his grandmother,...
Rebecca Davis
Sep 10, 2017
Kernersville - Rebecca "Becky" Jane Davis, 42, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, September 10, 2017. Becky was born on December 30, 1974 in Raleigh County, WV. She was a beautiful person, a wonderful wife and mother, and friend to countless people. Strength, energy, and "full of life" made up her composition, complimented by her great sense of humor....
Walter Bovender, Sr.
Sep 10, 2017
Mr. Walter "Sonny" Grey Bovender, Sr., 80, of Kernersville, NC, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. He was born November 10, 1936 in Forsyth County to Ruth Irene Bradley Bovender and Elder Sofonia Bovender. Mr. Bovender was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy (Boatswains Mate on the USS Ajax AR-6). He retired from Roadway as...
Bettie Carmichael
Sep 10, 2017
Mrs. Bettie Ball Carmichael, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 in the arms of her loving husband, B. J. with their twin daughters, Faye and Kaye, and granddaughter, Kristin by her side. She was born April 11, 1929 in Winston-Salem, the daughter of the late, Dumont Henry and Eva Mae Whitman Ball. She graduated...
John Sloan, Jr.
Sep 9, 2017
The family of John Morris Sloan, Jr. is saddened at the loss of their beloved husband, father, and grandfather. John lost a very painful battle with cancer on Saturday, September 9th. John was 81 years old. He lived a full life serving in the Navy as a young man and later working for Norfolk Southern Railroad. John...
Samuel Stimpson
Sep 9, 2017
Mr. Samuel Franklin Stimpson, 50, of Winston-Salem passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on July 13, 1967 in Forsyth County to Richard and Andrea George Stimpson. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Mr. Stimpson was preceded in death by his father. Surviving...
George Parker
Sep 9, 2017
Mr. George "Buck" Bernard Parker, 89, formerly of Ahoskie, NC, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Trinity Elms in Clemmons, NC. Buck was born July 17, 1928 in Hertford County to the late Cora E. Beverly Parker and Lloyd J. Parker. He graduated from Murfreesboro High School in 1945 and then Kings Business College. He helped...
Carolyn Smith
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Lou Williams Smith, 67, of Mocksville was called home to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born January 3, 1950 to Mary Kathleen and George Taft Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents. Surviving is her husband of 51 years, Donald William Smith; four children, Donald William Smith Jr....
Nicole Smith
Sep 9, 2017
Nicole Alexandra Smith, 45, of Greensboro, died Saturday, Sept. 9, from complications of pseudotumor cerebri, an illness she struggled with for nearly two decades. Born May 3, 1972, in Winston-Salem, the sixth child of Donald G. and Roberta Smith, she was named for her Austrian great-grandfather, Nicholas Zuraw and his sister Alexandra. She attended St. Leo Catholic...
James Myers
Sep 9, 2017
Mr. James Aubrey Myers, 81, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on September 9, 1936 in Forsyth County to the late Ransom and Nora Bates Myers. James was employed with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for 38 years. He was a member of the Loyal...
Doris Hauser
Sep 9, 2017
Doris Elizabeth Stimson Hauser, 98, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born in Forsyth County on March 28, 1919 to the late Roy Edwin and Grace Yarborough Stimson. Mrs. Hauser lived her entire life in Lewisville and at the same house since 1923. She graduated from Lewisville High School in...
Duane Peterson
Sep 8, 2017
Kernersville - Pastor Duane Richard Peterson, 82, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Meridian Center in High Point. Duane was born on January 29, 1935 in Rock Island County, IL to the late Richard and Esther Nolin Peterson. Duane was the Pastor of many churches from coast to coast, serving for 45-1/2 years in the ministry....
Ellen Long
Sep 8, 2017
Ellen Long, 59, passed away Friday, September 08, 2017 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Danville, VA on September 20, 1957 to the late Arthur and Dorothy Dodd Jackson. Ellen graduated High School from Brenau Academy and later graduated from Averett College. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church where...
Mary Gallins
Sep 7, 2017
Mrs. Mary Tsiolkas Gallins, 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away on September 7, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born in Monastiraki Eurytania, Greece, on January 14, 1924 to Eleftarios and Ourania Gioldasis Tsiolkas. She was a devoted member of the Greek Orthodox Church where she was a member of the Daughters of Evrytania, Philoptochos Society and also,...
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