Charles Howard Kilby
Oct 25, 2015
AdvanceMr. Charles Howard Kilby, 68, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Wilkes County on June 4, 1947 to Howard Warren and Ruthaline Westmoreland Kilby. Mr. Kilby was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served during Vietnam. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service with 14 years of service. He enjoyed...
Alfred Lewis Esposito
Oct 25, 2015
Brig General Alfred Lewis Esposito passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015. General Esposito was born on September 26, 1923 and grew up in Redbank, New Jersey. He graduated in 1941 and the fall of 1942 joined Army Air Corps Reserves. Soon after he was ordered to active duty as an Aviation Cadet. Upon graduation from pilot training in March...
John Willard Lane
Oct 25, 2015
John Willard Lane, age 66, passed away October 25, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Beaver County, Pa. November 4, 1948 to the late Edwin Willard and Auguste Maria Lane. John Served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1973. His profession was that of great skill in carpentry and mechanical projects. He loved being with...
Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Fyan
Oct 24, 2015
Elizabeth Ann ""Libby"" Fyan passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at her home. She was born in Deerfield, NH to the late Beatrice and Waldo Twombly. Libby was a hard-worker who enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Libby, was preceded in death by two siblings. Surviving are her best friend and soulmate, Tom...
Renee Yvonne Smith Motsinger
Oct 24, 2015
Ms. Renee Yvonne Smith Motsinger, 56, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at her home. She was born June 4, 1959 in Forsyth County to Warren Bowden Smith and Shelia Martin. She was very loving and caring and enjoyed helping others. She loved her dogs Tootsie Roll and Priscilla. She is survived by one son, Seth Dylan Motsinger; two step-sons,...
Mary E. "Libby" Branch
Oct 23, 2015
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth ""Libby"" Hartley Branch, 84, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.Libby was born October 12, 1931 in Forsyth County to the late Jess and Sadie Hartley. She enjoyed cooking and looking after her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to flea markets and yard sales searching for antiques. She was preceded...
Lillie Billings Swaim
Oct 22, 2015
Lillie Billings Swaim passed away on October 22, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on January 1, 1922 to James Hillary Billings and Martha Bowers Billings in Wilkes County. Lillie retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 39 years of service. She was a devoted member of Grace Baptist Temple for 18 years. Lillie enjoyed time...
Evelyn "Ebb" Rebecca Collins Bodsford
Oct 21, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn ''Ebb'' Rebecca Collins Bodsford, 91, of Winston-Salem, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born August 6, 1924 in Forsyth County to Harry Lee Collins, Sr. and Blye Lewellyn Collins. Mrs. Bodsford was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55...
Charles "Chuck" Benson, Sr.
Oct 21, 2015
KERNERSVILLE - Charles ""Chuck"" Benson, Sr., 72, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at his home. Chuck was born March 11, 1943 in Connecticut to William and Thilda Kinney Benson. He attended The Bridge Christian Fellowship where he shared his craftsmanship with their building program. Chuck had a strong passion for helping others and was willing to do anything for...
Virginia Johnson Lineback
Oct 20, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Johnson Lineback, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Virginia was born on December 28, 1925 in Forsyth County, NC to Robert Eugene and Alma Shutt Johnson. She played basketball for Clemmons High School. Virginia worked as a book keeper for 40 years with Mack Trucks. She was a faithful member of Mt. Carmel United...
Robert Lee Helton
Oct 20, 2015
Robert (Bob) Lee Helton, 93, of Bermuda Run, NC passed away quietly after a short illness on October 20, 2015. He was born in Hickory, North Carolina on July 14, 1922 to Ora Bumgarner and Fred Lee Helton. Bob graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College and served in WWII as a Naval Officer, Lt. J.G., in the Pacific Fleet. After the...
Lorraine Moller Boesel
Oct 19, 2015
Mrs. Lorraine Moller Boesel, 75, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Kings County, NY on October 1, 1940 to the late Karl Alexander and Theresa Farrell Moller. Mrs. Boesel was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church and retired from Forsyth Medical Center with over 30 years of...
Sally Lakey Smith
Oct 19, 2015
Lewisville Ms. Sally Lakey Smith, 83, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at Trinity Elms. She was born in Forsyth County on November 9, 1931 to the late Henry Franklin and Lillian Norman Lakey. Ms. Smith was a member of Pfafftown Christian Church. She was a dedicated and loving mother and grandmother and adored her three precious great-grandchildren. Preceding her...
Carrie Mae Watkins Pitts
Oct 18, 2015
Carrie Mae Watkins Pitts died after a short illness on October 18, 2015 at the age of 101. She was born in Forsyth County on February 8, 1914 to the late Charles Walon and Minnie Linebach Watkins. She was also preceded in death by Oliver A. Pitts, her husband of 54 years, and brothers and sisters Pauline Watkins Hundley, William...
John Wayne Hunter
Oct 18, 2015
John Wayne Hunter, 73, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at First Health Hospice House in West End, NC. He was born on September 25, 1942 to the late John Wesley Hunter and Maude Davis. Mr. Hunter attended White Plains Baptist Church in Mt. Airy and was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He is survived by his three sons;...
Charles Allen McGee, Sr.
Oct 18, 2015
KERNERSVILLE-Charles Allen McGee, Sr., 87, a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who adored his family passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Kernersville Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1928 in Stokes Co. to the late Walter Gray and Garnet May McGee. Charles was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Western...
Helen Taylor Rackley
Oct 18, 2015
Helen Taylor Rackley passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, July 17, 1934, the third daughter of Elijah Harrison Taylor and Nancy Elizabeth Anderson Taylor, who preceded her in death. She was a 1952 graduate of Mineral Springs High School, Winston-Salem, NC. She was employed from 1952 to 1967, as a...
Hubert Clark, Jr.
Oct 18, 2015
Hubert ""TT"" Clark, 44, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 18th. He is survived by his mother Joyce Clark, brother James Weeks, sisters Selena Whitsett, Wanda Warden, and Tracey Johnson, as well as several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Hubert Clark, his sister Debbie Gonzales, and longtime family friend Billy Francis....
Doris Wilkins Brown
Oct 18, 2015
Mrs. Doris Lee Wilkins Brown, 90, was called home to find eternal peace with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was born in Winston-Salem to the late Ethel Bates Wilkins and David Turner Wilkins. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her soul mate and husband of 60 years, Arlie Brown. She leaves behind...
William "Bill" Miles Green
Oct 17, 2015
Mr. William ""Bill"" Miles Green, age 63 of Winston-Salem went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, October 17, 2015. Mr. Green was born in Durham County, September 2, 1952 to William Monroe Green and Gracie Virginia Jones Green. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Bill was the men's Mission Director, on the nominating committee,...