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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Jennifer Cockerham

Jennifer Cockerham

Oct 21, 2017

Jennifer Raker Vanderford Cockerham age 68, is Finally Home, After more than forty years of eager anticipation of Heaven. Jennifer was a registered nurse, author, and public speaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Paul Raker Sr. and Geneva Raker, spouse David Vanderford Sr., and son Eric Vanderford, brother, Larry Raker, niece, Anita Raker....

Opal Hutchins

Opal Hutchins

Oct 21, 2017

Miss Opal Lucile Hutchins, 95 years old, was granted her Heavenly wings on October 21, 2017 at Brookridge Retirement Home in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born August 28, 1922 to the late Dewey Hutchins and Lavie Peoples Hutchins Cranfill. She graduated from RJ Reynolds High School in 1942 and retired from AT&T. Opal was a member of...

Henry Holleman Sr.

Henry Holleman Sr.

Oct 21, 2017

Mr. Henry Garfield Holleman Sr., 85, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Holleman was born in Forsyth County to the late Lonnie and Pearl Macemore Holleman on April 21, 1932. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War, after which he worked in the...

Robert Whiteheart

Robert Whiteheart

Oct 20, 2017

Mr. Robert Allen "Bobby" Whiteheart, Jr., 68, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice home. He was born October 8, 1949 in Stokes Co. the son of the late Robert Allen Whiteheart, Sr. and Georgie Kerney Whiteheart. Bobby owned and operated Bobby Whiteheart Body Shop in Winston-Salem for 53 years. He is survived...

Francine Leffler

Francine Leffler

Oct 20, 2017

Francine Tuck Leffler, 89, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away peacefully at home Friday, October 20, 2017. She was born in Chase City, VA to Ernest Tuck and Frances Carver Tuck. She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil W. Leffler of Winston-Salem, NC, a brother Robert Tuck of Myrtle Beach, a brother Donald Tuck of Winston-Salem,...

William Branon

William Branon

Oct 20, 2017

Reidsville- Mr. William Kenneth Branon, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Avante Nursing Home. He was born on September 6, 1934 in Guilford County to Miles Ellis and Nellie Mae Angel Branon, Sr. William was a graduate of Kernersville High School. He was a faithful member of Charity Baptist Church. He loved to...

Avis Lawing

Avis Lawing

Oct 20, 2017

Mrs. Avis Bodenheimer Lawing, 94, of Winston-Salem, passed away at Vienna Village Assisted Living in Pfafftown Friday morning, October 20, 2017. She was one month shy of her 95th birthday. She was born in the family home on Bank St. in the West Salem Community near Old Salem on November 27, 1922. As the youngest of four...

Zachary Warner

Zachary Warner

Oct 19, 2017

Mr. Zachary "Zack" Ryan Warner, 19, of Greensboro passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1998 in Winston-Salem to Eddie Ray Warner, Jr. and Donna Hoffman Warner. Mr. Warner was full of life, loved to dance, and had the ability to bring a smile to...

Daisy Moran

Daisy Moran

Oct 19, 2017

Mrs. Daisy Howard Moran, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 19, 2017. She was born in Harlan, KY on March 27, 1929 to the late Will Howard and Sarah Burkeheart Howard. Mrs. Moran was of the Baptist Faith. She had a zest for life and loved gardening, cooking, and entertaining. In addition to...

Doris Spaugh

Doris Spaugh

Oct 19, 2017

Mrs. Doris Rebecca Spaugh, 90, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Village Care of King. She was born November 15, 1926 in Forsyth Co. the daughter of the late Raymond C. Reid and Mary R. Reid. Mrs. Spaugh was a member of Pfafftown Christian Church for 73 years and was a...

Joseph Binkley

Joseph Binkley

Oct 19, 2017

Joseph Gilmer Binkley, 86, of Clemmons, passed away October 19, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Born April 11, 1931 in Iredell County, he was the son of the late Dewey T. Binkley and Maggie Carter Binkley. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1949 and Appalachian State Teacher's College with a bachelor's degree in 1953 and again...

Corbett Anderson

Corbett Anderson

Oct 18, 2017

Corbett Glen Anderson, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and friend to all, passed away peacefully at Spring Hills Senior Community in Middletown, Ohio on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Glen was surrounded by family and friends as his spirit made its inspired passing into the hereafter. At the exact moment of his last breath--a death attributed to a...

Anthony Potter, Jr.

Anthony Potter, Jr.

Oct 18, 2017

Tony Potter, 75, Director of Public Safety at Forsyth Medical Center In Tampa, Florida in 1970 a former Marine MP was selected to organize a police force for the new Tampa International Airport before it opened in 1971. At 28, Tony Potter became the youngest police chief in Florida, then went on to lead five other departments...

Eugene Allison, Jr.

Eugene Allison, Jr.

Oct 18, 2017

Mr. Eugene Victor Allison, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Eugene was born April 14, 1929 in Clinton Co., PA to Eugene Allison, Sr. and Ruth Whittier Allison. He served in the US Air Force during WWII, where he flew many missions in Germany. Eugene worked for many years as...

Clayton Skiver, Jr.

Clayton Skiver, Jr.

Oct 18, 2017

Kernersville - Mr. Clayton Elwood Skiver, Jr., 82, went to be with his Lord, October 18, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born May 23, 1935 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Clayton Elwood Skiver, Sr. from Defiance and the late Edna Uetterling Skiver from Osage County, MO. Mr. Skiver was...

Joe Williams, Jr.

Joe Williams, Jr.

Oct 18, 2017

Joe "Joey" Gray Williams, Jr., 55, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Joey was born in Surry County on February 3, 1962 to Joe Williams and Colleen Hall. He graduated from North Forsyth High School in 1980. Joey was of the Baptist faith and was avid animal lover. He enjoyed NASCAR...

Traci Broughton

Traci Broughton

Oct 17, 2017

Mrs. Traci Churchwell Broughton, 55, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday October 17th, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She left this world as a tremendous wife, mother, daughter, friend, and most distinctively a warrior. Traci faced every obstacle with class, tenacity, and with the support of her family. She cared for many things...

Ronald Petroni

Ronald Petroni

Oct 15, 2017

Ronald L. Petroni went to sing in the choir of Heaven, on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC, of complications that arose while recovering from open-heart surgery. He was 82. Ron was born on July 25, 1935, in Mount Vernon, New York, to Daniel and Viola Petroni and was their only son. After...

William Mckenna

William Mckenna

Oct 15, 2017

Mr. William "Bill" Alan McKenna, 88, of Clemmons, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 at his home. He was born May 30, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY to Florence Rhem William McKenna. Bill was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy, a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church and an avid golfer and family man....

David Anderson

David Anderson

Oct 15, 2017

Mr. David Lee Anderson, 82, of Winston-Salem, passed away on October 15, 2017. David was born September 4, 1935 in North Wilkesboro to Mr. Turner Anderson and Mrs. Mary Bowers Anderson. He loved working with his hands whether it was in his shop or his garden and there was nothing that he could not fix or build....