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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Barbara Elliott Yancey
Dec 19, 2025
Barbara Jean Elliott Yancey (Boots) went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2025. She passed peacefully in her sleep at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born to Willie T. and Thelma Elliott on May 7, 1932.
Living through the depression taught her how to stretch a dollar beyond its breaking point, a skill she never gave up....
Judith Cranfill Wall
Dec 18, 2025
Judith Cranfill Wall, 81, a resident of Walkertown, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was born February 1, 1944, in Forsyth County to the late Lewis and Nancy Cranfill.
Judith worked as a paralegal for many years. She was a selfless wife, mother, and nana who consistently put her family before herself...
Diane Shirrie "Sissy" Tate
Dec 18, 2025
Mrs. Diane Shirrie "Sissy" Tilley Tate, 59, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth Co. on August 21, 1966, the daughter of the late William “Bill” Hassell Tilley and Betty Jane Jones Tilley. Shirrie was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She loved animals, was artistic and a loving...
Donald "Don" Edwin Smith
Dec 18, 2025
Mr. Donald “Don” Edwin Smith, 75, of Arcadia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Don was born in Guilford County on October 25, 1950, to the late Harold Eugene Smith and Helen Sparks Smith. Don served his country in the United States National Guard from 1970 – 1976....
Elois Knowles Brown
Dec 18, 2025
GREENSBORO – Elois Knowles Brown passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 at High Point Regional Hospital, after a brief illness. Elois was born April 6, 1925 in Cumberland County, NC to Lal and Beulah Crumpler Knowles. She married her late husband, Bertram Richard “Pat” Brown on April 20, 1947. She lived a blessed life for over 100 years. After working...
Carolyn Storer Briggs
Dec 18, 2025
Mrs. Carolyn Rachel Storer Briggs, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Homestead Hills Assisted Living. She was born on September 10, 1937, in Piscataquis County, Maine to Walter Francisco Storer and Lurene Lord Storer. During her high school years at Monson Academy in Monson, ME, Carolyn was an avid musician, playing various instruments with the high...
Donald Keith Black
Dec 18, 2025
Donald Keith Black passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
Keith was so many things to so many people. Born on July 28, 1970, Keith was a husband, a son, a brother, a father, an uncle, an amazing grandfather and a very good friend. Keith loved the outdoors. He enjoyed camping, fishing, riding ATV's,...
Hector Manuel Rosario
Dec 18, 2025
Hector Manuel Rosario, lovingly known as “Papo,” passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at the age of 81, surrounded by love.
Born on May 6, 1944, in Puerto Rico, Hector carried his homeland in his heart wherever life took him. He later made his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he built a life rooted in family, friendship, and hard...
Dr. Wilbur Peter Hollar
Dec 16, 2025
Kernersville- Dr. W. P. Hollar, DC passed away Tuesday December 16, 2025, at his residence. He was born January 31, 1941, in Elkhart, IN, the son of Wilbur Glenn and Joyce Gallay Thurman. Dr. Hollar was a member of Kernersville Seventh Day Adventist Church, where he has served as a Deacon and an Elder. In his High School days, Dr....
Betty Jo Riddle Hartman
Dec 16, 2025
Mrs. Betty Jo Riddle Hartman, age 94, of Farmington, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Cadence of Clemmons. She was born October 2, 1931 in Davie County to the late Grady Vestal Riddle and Vada Smith Riddle. Mrs. Hartman was a long-time member of Farmington Methodist Church, volunteered for Store House for Jesus and had retired as Cafeteria...
Alton "Leroy" Smith
Dec 16, 2025
Mr. Alton “Leroy” Smith, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born February 23, 1951, in Forsyth County, NC. to the late Thomas “Happy” Smith and Cassie Preston Smith. Leroy was a loving husband, father, and friend. He retired from RJ Reynolds in 2003 after many years of service. Leroy was a...
Harold Allen Hamilton
Dec 15, 2025
Mr. Harold Allen Hamilton, 90, passed away on December 15, 2025, at Clemmons Village II Assisted Living. He was born on June 12, 1935, in Montgomery County to the late Baxter Rollins Hamilton and Octavia White Hamilton. Harold served in the Army Corp of Engineers for two years. He attended Greer Shop Training in Chicago IL where he completed a...
Dallas Gray Lambeth
Dec 15, 2025
Dallas Gray Lambeth, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.
Dallas was born on August 1, 1936, in Forsyth County to the late Eddie and Berta May Lambeth. He retired from AT&T after 35 years of dedicated service. He also proudly served his country in the Army National Guard for many years.
Dallas...
Jesse Lee White
Dec 15, 2025
Stokesdale- Jesse Lee White, 79, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born May 29, 1946, in Stokes County, the son of Haggie and Mary Tilley White. Jesse was a loving husband, father and friend. He never met a stranger and spent most of his working life driving his truck. Jesse started...
James "Jimmy" Milton Mashburn Jr.
Dec 15, 2025
James “Jimmy” Milton Mashburn Jr., 76, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at Hospice of the Piedmont.
Mr. Mashburn was born April 20, 1949, in Forsyth County, to James Milton Mashburn Sr. and Grace Bunn Mashburn.
Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Kattie Gobble Mashburn; son, Gregg Mashburn (Melody); daughter, Kathy...
Joyce Ann Wells
Dec 14, 2025
Joyce Ann Wells, 91, of Stuart, Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Ms. Wells was born August 27, 1934, in Danville, Virginia, to Richard Wells and Icey Marshall Wells. Right after graduating from high school, Joyce began her career at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She later retired as a Building Office Coordinator with...
Carl Anthony Marshall
Dec 14, 2025
Carl Anthony Marshall, 24, crossed over the river into paradise with Jesus on December 14th, 2025 after a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at the Duke Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC.
Carl was born on January 23rd, 2001 in Forsyth County, to Kim Marshall and Susan Huff Marshall. Carl was loved and raised...
Eunice McDougald Davis
Dec 14, 2025
Eunice McDougald Davis reclaimed her angel wings Sunday, December 14th, when she returned to heaven, resting again in the arms of her Lord. Eunice was born on December 28th, 1927, to Zeb M. McDougald and Annie Roller McDougald, the fifth of their nine children. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F....
Everett Ellis Clark
Dec 14, 2025
Everett Ellis Clark, age 96 years, passed away on December 14, 2025. Mr. Clark was born July 16, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, the second son of Edson E. and Muriel E. (O’Donnell) Clark. He was graduated cum laude both from Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1947) and then from Amherst College (1951). In June 1954...
Thad Williams Peoples
Dec 14, 2025
Thad W, Peoples, passed away and entered the Gates of Heaven and was reunited with his father, Theodore, and his brother, Ted, on Sunday evening, December 14, 2025.born on August 2, 1974 in Winston Salem, NC, passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 51.
Thad was born on August 2, 1974 in Forsyth county to the late Theodore...
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