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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Ray Blackburn
Feb 5, 2017
Mr. Ray Blackburn, 84, of Winston-Salem passed away February 5, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born October 20, 1932 in Wilkes County to the late Levi and Celie Holman Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn was a former member of Lewisville Baptist Church and attended Calvary Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He...
Buffy Hicks Miller
Feb 5, 2017
Buffy Hicks Miller, age 41, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born February 9, 1975, to Harold Dean Hicks and Blanche Lee Hicks. Ms. Miller touched a lot of lives and was loved by many.She was preceded in death by her father Harold Dean Hicks.Surviving are James Miller of the home; mother...
Mary Ann Fishel
Feb 4, 2017
Mrs. Mary Livengood Fishel, 71, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 4, 1945 in Forsyth County to the late Henry Oscar Livengood, and Carrie Mae Livengood. She was a faithful member of the Burning Bush Community Church in King NC. Mary is survived...
David Hampton Parnell
Feb 4, 2017
Mr. David Hampton Parnell, 67, died on February 4, 2017, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. David was born in Forsyth County on June 28, 1949, to Harold Cornelius and Jeanne Burke Parnell. As a veteran, he served 17 months in Vietnam as an Airframe Repairman and continued his service with the National Guard. David was the owner and operator of...
Paul Wilkerson Kiger
Feb 4, 2017
Mr. Paul Wilkerson Kiger, 83, passed away February 4, 2017 at Baptist Hospital. He was born in Stokes County, NC on June 4, 1933 to the late Rufus Arthur Kiger and Doris Ella Owen Kiger. In addition to his parents Paul was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary West and Peggy Newsome. Paul is survived by his devoted wife...
Jerry Wayne Groce
Feb 4, 2017
Mr. Jerry Wayne Groce, age 72 of Advance, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was born March 19, 1944 in Forsyth County to Amos and Flossie Doby Groce. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Jerry retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 32 years with the company. He was an avid NASCAR fan and...
Octavia Blades Edwards
Feb 4, 2017
Mt. Airy-Octavia Blades Edwards, 95, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry Co. She was born June 12, 1921 in Coatesville, PA to the late Ansley and Florence Bailey Blades. Mrs. Edwards was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy and retired from Stokes Co. School system as a Librarian. She enjoyed traveling, playing...
Hagar Lawson Duggins
Feb 4, 2017
Mrs. Hagar Lawson ""Nanny"" Duggins, 88, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Duggins was born on April 29, 1928, the daughter of the late David and Mabel Lawson. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church for most of her life, where...
Grover Alson Chaney
Feb 4, 2017
Mr. Grover Alson Chaney, 94, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born August 20, 1922 in Durham County, the son of the late, Grover Randolph and Viola Mae Hall Chaney. Mr. Chaney was a member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church where he taught Sunday school and was a Stephen Minister....
Jean Mae Spaugh Upchurch
Feb 3, 2017
Mrs. Jean Mae Spaugh Upchurch, 81, of King, passed away on February 3, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on May 8, 1935 in Forsyth County to Claude Eugene and Lula Gay Nemmings Spaugh. Jean was a member of Woodland Baptist Church for the past 30 years. She retired from Baptist Hospital with 20 years of...
Andrew Wade Idol
Feb 3, 2017
Colfax - Mr. Andrew Wade Idol, 86 passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Shannon Gray Rehab. Center. He was born August 24, 1930, in Guilford County to the late Bascom H. and Sallie Idol.Mr. Idol retired after 30 yrs. from Kaiser Roth textiles where he was a machinist. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
David Floyd Church
Feb 3, 2017
Kernersville - Mr. David Floyd Church, 74, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home. He was born in Wilkes County, December 22, 1942 to the late Nealie Severt and Floyd Church. David loved his dog, Shiloh. He greatly enjoyed classic cars, and sports, he was a huge NC State fan. David was very proud of his work as...
Doris Lillian Grubbs
Feb 3, 2017
Kernersville-Mrs. Doris Lillian Grubbs, 74, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born November 13, 1942 in Forsyth County to the late Morrell and Doris Simpson. She spent fifteen years teaching at Topsail High School in Pender County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son David Harold Grubbs.Surviving are...
Norma Edwards Gentry
Feb 2, 2017
Norma Edwards Gentry, 84, of King, North Carolina died Thursday, February 2, 2017. She was the daughter of Homer and Kate Westmoreland Edwards. She was preceded in death by husband, Ira Gaston Gentry, Jr, sister, Doris Tuttle and brother, Wayne Edwards. She is survived by daughters Jennifer and Betsy Gentry, son Dudley (Kim) and cherished grandsons Jack Spencer and Davis...
Alan Marshall McGee, Jr.
Feb 1, 2017
Alan McGee, 88, passed away on February 1, 2017 at Trinity Elms in Clemmons, NC. He was born in Winston-Salem, NC on July 13, 1928 to the late Alan Marshall McGee and the late Bennie Lee Upchurch McGee. Alan graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1945 and from North Carolina State University in 1949, earning a bachelors degree in...
Douglas Terry Kingsbury
Feb 1, 2017
Mr. Douglas Terry Kingsbury, 56, passed away February 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born March 30, 1960 in Surry County to William ""Billy"" Grady Kingsbury and Barbara Easter Kingsbury. He is preceded in death by his father: one brother, Mike Kingsbury. Douglas is survived by his lovely wife, Sharon ""Lou"" Kingsbury; mother, Barbara Kingsbury; one daughter, Shannan Haupt...
Robert "Bob" Girard
Jan 31, 2017
Mr. Robert W. Girard, ""Bob,"" passed away on January 31, 2017 at the age of 83. He was born on October 13, 1933 in Baltimore, MD to the late Elizabeth Day Girard and Byron P. Girard. He is survived by his son, Stephen Girard and wife Rhonda of Richmond, VA; his daughter Sonja White and husband Walter of Texas; four...
Chauncey Alan Quick
Jan 31, 2017
Mr. Chauncey Alan Quick, 61, of High Point, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Mr. Quick was born in Guilford County, NC, on November 6, 1955, to Manning Jennings ""M.J."" Quick and Betty Luther Quick. Chauncey was a graduate of Ragsdale High School and served his country in the United States Navy. He was a Harley Davidson enthusiast...
David Howard Godfrey
Jan 30, 2017
David Howard Godfrey, retired Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy that served in the Gulf War and former Senior Weather Observer for the National Weather Service at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, passed peacefully in the loving hands of his family on January 30th, 2017 at the age of 61 after a 5 month-long valiant battle against pancreatic cancer.David is...
Charlie Hampton Johnson, Jr.
Jan 30, 2017
East Bend - Charlie Hampton Johnson, Jr., 78, went home to be with The Lord, Monday, January 30, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Charlie was born on February 5, 1938, in Yadkin County to the late Charlie Hampton Johnson, Sr. and Eva Martin Johnson. He was a veteran of the US Army, worked for RJ Reynolds for many years, and...
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