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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Lillian  Arnold McMillan

Lillian Arnold McMillan

Nov 24, 2015

Lillian Arnold McMillan fell asleep with her son by her side and awoke in the arms of the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center. Lillian was born on May 3rd, 1928 in Halifax County, VA, to the late Roy Clinton Arnold and Iola Bee Russell Arnold. In addition to her parents, Lillian...

Mattie  Hampton Katz

Mattie Hampton Katz

Nov 24, 2015

Mrs. Mattie Carolyn Hampton Katz, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Stokes Co. on February 8, 1943 the daughter of the late Hobert Alva Hampton and Mattie Merita Tuttle Hampton. Mrs. Katz was a member of Union Gospel Baptist Church in Germanton. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, mother-in-law and...

Ruth  Pollard Doby

Ruth Pollard Doby

Nov 24, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Pollard Doby, 91, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Ruth was born February 12, 1924 in Alleghany County to Charlie and Mallie Pollard. A faithful woman, she loved her church life and enjoyed studying the Bible. She was a longtime member of Jonestown Baptist Church. She enjoyed visiting with her friends, and above all, she loved...

Betty Sue Shumate King

Betty Sue Shumate King

Nov 23, 2015

Mrs. Betty Sue Shumate King, 71, of Winston Salem, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born in North Wilkesboro, NC on July 10, 1944 to Rom Alonzo and Inez Rhodes Shumate. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Edmon King, Jr and brother Jack Shumate and her parents. Surviving are two sons and their families, Mark...

Milton  Edwin Long

Milton Edwin Long

Nov 23, 2015

Mr. Milton Edwin Long, 95, passed away peacefully at his home, November 23, 2015. He was born in Forsyth County to the late Benson Augustus and Alice Moser Long. Milton was a talented carpenter by trade. He loved hunting and fishing in his spare time, as well as guitar picking ""Chet Atkins"" style. He was well known as a compassionate...

Ruth  Artz Frost

Ruth Artz Frost

Nov 23, 2015

KERNERSVILLE-Ruth E. Frost, 93, ""A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend of great faith and prayer!"" passed away Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born March 3, 1922 in Bethel Township, Ohio to the late Scarff and Olive Artz. Ruth attended God's Bible School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and did evangelistic work with her roommate travelling across the United States. Ruth...

Dallas  Sidney Darnell

Dallas Sidney Darnell

Nov 23, 2015

Mr. Dallas Sidney Darnell, 75, of Hampstead, NC died Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born April 1, 1940 in Victoria, VA, the son of the late, Harvey Joseph and Ruby Willard Darnell. Mr. Darnell was of the Baptist faith and was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was a self-employed builder. Survivors include his wife, Polly Darnell...

Monroe  Charles Branch

Monroe Charles Branch

Nov 23, 2015

Mr. Monroe Charles Branch, 92, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Forsyth County on November 2, 1923 to the late Claudia Eleanor Stewart Branch and Frank Glenn Branch. Mr. Branch proudly served his country in the United States Army Medical Corp 219th General Hospital during World War II. He was a faithful...

Betsy "Lynn" Stewart Cox-Yoder

Betsy "Lynn" Stewart Cox-Yoder

Nov 23, 2015

Betsy ""Lynn"" Stewart Cox-Yoder, 69, went home to be with our Savior on Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born on September 20, 1946 in Forsyth County to the late William ""Bill"" Stewart and Ruth Hartman Stewart. Lynn was a former member of Friedland Moravian Church and a current member of Unity Moravian Church. She played the clarinet in the...

Elsa  Giraldo- Fernandez

Elsa Giraldo- Fernandez

Nov 22, 2015

Mrs. Elsa Giraldo - Fernandez (Maru), of Advance, NC, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the age of 59.Elsa was born to parents, David and Leticia Giraldo on Feb 29, 1956 in Bogotá, Colombia. She grew up as the sixth of eight children and graduated from Liceo Moderno Femenino in Bogotá. In 1985, she married Oscar Fernandez and...

Donald "Don" Alfred Hutchens

Donald "Don" Alfred Hutchens

Nov 22, 2015

Mr. Donald ""Don"" Alfred Hutchens passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 22, 2015. He was born on October 12, 1937 to the late Fred and Mildred Ketner Hutchens. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Linda Bolden.Mr. Hutchens was a member of the Church of Christ at Boyers Chapel. He was a retiree of R. J....

Nina  Lankford Davis

Nina Lankford Davis

Nov 22, 2015

KERNERSVILLE-Nina Faye Lankford Davis, 95, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Regency Care of Clemmons. She was born September 11, 1920 in Stokes Co. to the late Monroe and Champie Mae Alley Lankford.Nina was a member of Kernersville Wesleyan Church.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry P. Davis.Surviving are a daughter, Carol...

Betsy Ann Nimmo Gordon

Betsy Ann Nimmo Gordon

Nov 21, 2015

Betsy Ann Nimmo Gordon was called home by our Lord on Nov. 21, 2015 to complete a journey she began on Dec. 19, 1926. She was born in Winston-Salem to Charles Franklin Nimmo and Edith Shore Nimmo. Her baptism and confirmation took place at Westwood Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH. She attended school in Ohio through her junior year returning to Winston-Salem...

Maeola  "Macie" Key

Maeola "Macie" Key

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Maeola ""Macie"" Key, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Homestead Hills Assisted Living. She was born on November 7, 1924 in Stokes County to Effie Mae Caudle and Charlie D. Booze. Mrs. Key was a member of Central Terrace United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with friends in the Homestead Hills community. She loved...

Paul  "Frank" Pitts,  Sr.

Paul "Frank" Pitts, Sr.

Nov 21, 2015

Mr. Paul Franklin Pitts, Sr., 81, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Frank was born September 6, 1934 to Paul Anderson Pitts and Vivian Mabe Pitts. He worked for Piedmont Aviation/US Airways for 42 years and was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church for 33 years. He will be fondly remembered as a loving...

William  Dodson Smith

William Dodson Smith

Nov 20, 2015

William Dodson Smith, 90, of Winston-Salem, NC died November 20, 2015. He was born to the late Marion Adolphus and Helen Dodson Smith May 11, 1925 in Greenville, SC. He graduated at age 17 from James S. Gray High School in June 1943 and joined the US Marine Corps in July. He served as a radio operator in the Pacific...

Jeanne Foster

Jeanne Foster

Nov 20, 2015

KERNERSVILLE - Jeanne Foster, 66, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home. Jeanne was born on October 4, 1949 in Forsyth County to Richard Roscoe and Claire Long Foster. Jeanne was a graduate of RJ Reynolds High School and worked as a Pharmacy Technician for Forsyth County Department of Public Health.In addition to her parents, Jeanne was preceded...

Dr. Joseph S. Burnham,  Jr.

Dr. Joseph S. Burnham, Jr.

Nov 20, 2015

Dr. Joseph Smallwood Burnham, Jr. 72, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.After earning a B.S. in Dentistry and Doctor of Dental Surgery from UNC-Chapel Hill, he served as an Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1970 and began practicing dentistry in Winston-Salem in 1970. In 1974, Dr. Burnham and his partners founded the first large...

Lucy  Beamer Sweet

Lucy Beamer Sweet

Nov 20, 2015

Lewisville Mrs. Lucy Beamer Sweet, 77, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born November 19, 1938 in Surry County to the late Jacob and Ada Hodge Beamer. Mrs. Sweet was a member of St. Peter's World Outreach Center where she served as a Deaconess, Cell Leader, Affinity Group Leader, and in...

Edgar  Ray Smith,  Sr.

Edgar Ray Smith, Sr.

Nov 19, 2015

Mr. Edgar Ray Smith, Sr. age 69 of King passed away Thursday evening, November 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem from complication due to an auto accident. Edgar was born September 21, 1946 in Forsyth County to Alfred Douglas and Maude E. Billings Smith. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Vietnam, a truck driver (Handle;...