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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Lorene Nancy Carpenter Byrd
May 24, 2015
BYRD - BETHANIAMrs. Lorene Nancy Carpenter Byrd, 90, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born April 21, 1925 in Surry County to the late Emma Goins Carpenter and David Reed Carpenter. Mrs. Byrd was a Richard Petty fan. She had a great love for God and her country. Mrs. Byrd was a...
Teddy Ray Whitt
May 24, 2015
Mr. Teddy Ray Whitt, 69, of Winston-Salem, was born on July 5, 1945 and entered into the presence of our Lord on the 24th day of May 2015. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Newsome; his grandfather and grandmother; and several aunts and uncles. Teddy is survived by his brother, Charles and wife Betty of King, N.C.;...
Frances Norton Painter
May 23, 2015
""Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."" - Proverbs 31. Mrs. Frances Norton Painter, 85, passed away at Kate B. Reynolds...
Joseph "Don" Adams
May 23, 2015
Mr. Joseph Donald ""Don"" Adams, 77, of Wallburg, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015.Don was born April 13, 1938 in Forsyth County to Mark and Ruth Adams. He graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1957. After graduation, Don joined the U.S. Air Force and then began working with Piedmont Airlines where he worked until his retirement in 2001. Always...
Angela Karagiorgis Siafacas
May 22, 2015
Angela Karagiorgis Siafacas, 88, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at Homestead Hills. She was born in Viniani, Greece to Dimitrios and Maria Karagiorgis. Angela traveled the world with her husband, Spiros, living in Greece, India, Guatemala and Switzerland. She enjoyed cooking and accumulated recipes from around the world. She had a passion for gardening and was blessed with a...
Alvin Michael Clapp
May 22, 2015
WINSTON-SALEM, NC--Mr. Alvin Michael Clapp, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Clapp was born on June 15, 1930 in Greensboro, NC to the late Michael L. and Irene Brown Clapp. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. He continued his...
Edward "Ed" Warren Royer
May 21, 2015
Edward ""Ed"" Warren Royer was born September 1, 1923 to Paul and Dorothy Munson Royer in Rochester, New York. He grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and graduated from Haverford Township High School in 1941. An experimental year of working on the Pennsylvania Railroad led to a lifelong fascination with trains. He enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania and...
Cash Alton Lovell, III
May 21, 2015
Cash Alton Lovell III, 67, died at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 21, 2015, after an extended battle with a rare form of dementia. Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on February 26, 1948 to the late Cash Alton and Margie Hoskins Lovell Jr., he grew up moving 18 times around the country as his father trained American Saddlebred show...
Weldon Avery Idol
May 21, 2015
KERNERSVILLE - Weldon Avery Idol, 83, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Weldon was born on January 17, 1932 in Forsyth County to Homer Eugene and Ethel Stafford Idol. Weldon was a veteran of the US Army and an active member of Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the choir...
William Arthur Brown
May 21, 2015
BROWN - KERNERSVILLEMr. William Arthur Brown, 77, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November 14, 1937 in Columbus County, NC to the late Warren Wynn Brown and Lois Johnson Brown. Mr. Brown loved fishing. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In...
Elmer Clark Smith
May 21, 2015
East Bend Mr. Elmer Clark Smith, 77, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born September 18, 1937 in Forsyth County to the late Elmer T. and Rosa Potts Smith. Mr. Smith was a barber at Northside Barber Shop since 1958 and most recently at Old Town Barber Shop. He enjoyed gardening,...
Steven Markley Hall
May 21, 2015
Mr. Steven Markley Hall, 59, of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness and is now at peace. Steve was born on April 15, 1956 in Forsyth County to Barney and Barbara Ann Wood Hall. If you were looking for him on a Saturday, you would find him in his bass...
Deborah Arlene Latham
May 20, 2015
WILMINGTON-Deborah Arlene Latham, 56 passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at New Hanover Regional Hospital in Wilmington, NC surrounded by her dear friends and family. Deborah is now at Peace with her loved ones that preceded her to heaven.She was born December 29, 1958 in GuilfordCo. to the late Ruby Pegram Latham and Marvin Latham.All people loved Deborah, as she...
Margaret "Baba" Dawkins
May 20, 2015
Margaret K. ""Baba"" Dawkins passed away at Forsyth Memorial Hospital on May 20, 2015 at the age of 86.Marge is predeceased by her mother and father, John and Anna Koslap of Hazelton, PA, her sister, Anna and husband Andy Malavich, her sister Mary and husband Michael Pcolinsky and her brother Michael who is survived by his wife Margie Koslap. Marge...
Annette Hester Smith
May 19, 2015
Mrs. Annette Hester Smith, 52, of Walkertown passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015.Annette was born March 20, 1963 to Richard and Helen Hester. She is survived by her beloved husband of 34 years, Paul Decoe Smith; mother, Ruthie Armstrong Watts; sister, Dawn Riner; brother, CC Hill, Jr.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She loved them all dearly. A...
James Edward "Ed" Johnson
May 19, 2015
COLFAX-James Edward ""Ed"" Johnson, 70, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. He was born November 25, 1944 in Guilford Co., to the late James Hobert and Nannie Grace McBride Johnson.Ed graduated from Page High School. He was a United States Army 1st Calvary Division Vietnam Veteran helicopter crew chief gunner, having received the purple heart,...
James Ray Mabe
May 19, 2015
Mr. James Ray Mabe, 77, passed away May 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1937 in Forsyth County to the late Howard Robert Mabe and Iola Maude Bryant Mabe. Mr. Mabe was retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 20 years of service. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judith Spaugh; his...
Nan "Nannie" Gutierrez
May 19, 2015
Nan Powell Gutierrez, 88, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 after a courageous 15 year battle with Alzheimer's. She leaves behind her loving husband of 66 years, Joseph A. Gutierrez; daughters, Linda L. Gutierrez and Maria G. Combs and husband, Kenneth; grandchildren, Timothy Shackelford and wife Kristen, Raven Kitley, and James Combs; step-grandchildren, Margie Gilbert and Ann Gilbert;...
Harold Wayne Smith
May 19, 2015
Mr. Harold Wayne Smith, 76, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Davie County on April 12, 1939 to John Odell and Mildred Allen Smith. Mr. Smith was President of Davie Truckers and owned Silver S Ranch. Wayne enjoyed horses,...
Margaret Ring Disher
May 18, 2015
Kernersville-Margaret Ring Disher (Granny) passed away on May 18, 2015 at the Hospice Home ofRockingham Co. surrounded by her six children. She was born on August 7, 1928 toHenry Thomas and Evelyn Foy Ring of Winston Salem. She was preceded in death byher brother, Nick Ring; her sister, Helen Boyd and a great grandson, Ronald Moser, II.She is survived by...
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