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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Roy  Ivan Church

Roy Ivan Church

Nov 22, 2013

Mr. Roy Ivan Church, 86, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Oaks at Forsyth. He was born August 30, 1927 to the late Doctor Grant and Beatrice Rash Church. Mr. Church was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and served as a missionary in Quito, Ecuador. Preceding him...

James  Clifford McConnell

James Clifford McConnell

Nov 22, 2013

James 'Jim' Clifford McConnell of Winston-Salem passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013. He was born April 9, 1928 in Boone, NC to Clifford and Ruth Hagaman McConnell. He was predeceased by his wife Nancy, who died in February 2013, and his first wife, Rosemond, who died in 1979. Jim was a 1950 graduate of North Carolina State University and...

Monica 'Monti' Markland Hughes

Monica 'Monti' Markland Hughes

Nov 22, 2013

WINSTON-SALEM-Ms. Monica ""Monti"" Markland Hughes, 65, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at her home. Ms. Hughes was born on May 3, 1948 in Forsyth County to Jack Lee Markland and Barbara Ann Austin Markland. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School. Monti was very generous and had a smile that could light up the room. She...

Nina Lee Padgett Rhyne

Nina Lee Padgett Rhyne

Nov 20, 2013

Nina Lee Padgett Rogers Rhyne, 77, of Rural Hall passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, November 20, 2013 at the Katherine B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Stokes County on April 29, 1936 and was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Reid & Lula Marie Martin Padgett. She was the youngest child of four children and has...

Larry  Eugene Asmus

Larry Eugene Asmus

Nov 20, 2013

WINSTON-SALEM-Mr. Larry Eugene Asmus, 72, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Asmus was born on January 1, 1941 in York, Nebraska to Paul Moritz Asmus and Lillie May Huegel Asmus. Larry graduated from Iowa State University and was the owner of Lar-Don Natural Gas Consultants. Preceding Mr. Asmus in death was his...

Frances Harriett Ratledge Ward

Frances Harriett Ratledge Ward

Nov 20, 2013

Mrs. Frances Harriett Ratledge Ward died November 20, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center after a two year illness of COPD. She was born September 14, 1935, the third of four daughters to Walter Glenn and Mozelle McCulloh Ratledge. She and David Harris Ward, her husband of 59 years, lived their entire lives in Advance where they raised their two daughters,...

Barbara  Wilbur Tilton

Barbara Wilbur Tilton

Nov 19, 2013

Barbara Tilton, of Bermuda Run, North Carolina, passed away November 19, 2013 following a long illness, with family by her side. She was born to Bill and Nancy Wilbur in Beckley, WV on September 13, 1950. Barbara was a 1968 Graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley and attended Beckley College. Following Flight Attendant Training in Kansas City, MO,...

Richard  Keith Brown

Richard Keith Brown

Nov 19, 2013

OAK RIDGE -- Richard Keith Brown, 57, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Rick was born December 29, 1955, in Guilford County to Tom and Carolyn Brown. He was employed by Southeastern Freight Lines for over 25 years, was owner of Brown Landscaping, and was a farmer. He was a deacon and active member of Central...

Charles  Allan Hooker

Charles Allan Hooker

Nov 18, 2013

Charles Allan Hooker, 54, of Winston-Salem, passed away early Monday morning on November 18, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Chuck was born September 5, 1959 in Forsyth County to William B. and Autumn M. Hooker. Chuck was a graduate of Parkland High School. He was self-employed and a member of Pinedale Christian Church. He was preceded in death...

Deborah  Jessica Hollowell

Deborah Jessica Hollowell

Nov 18, 2013

WALKERTOWN - Ms. Deborah 'Debbie' Jessica Callahan Hollowell, 54, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at her home after a lengthy illness. Debbie was born in Milford, Massachusetts on March 25, 1939 to John and Adele Kane Callahan. She was a graduate of Milford High School class of 1977; she also attended the Barbizon School of modeling in Boston. Through her...

James  Lester Hill

James Lester Hill

Nov 18, 2013

Mr. James Lester Hill, 91, passed away November 18, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 9, 1922 to the late Robert Lester Hill and Bessie Alley Hill. Mr. Hill was a member of Chandler's Grove United Methodist Church. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 35 years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy and was...

Mrs.  Joyce  Laprad Harper

Mrs. Joyce Laprad Harper

Nov 18, 2013

Joyce Laprad Harper passed away at her home on November 18, 2013. She was born March 16, 1933 to Clella Miller Laprad and Silas Beacher Laprad in Ashe County. Joyce served 20 plus years as a private duty nurse. She regularly attended Pinedale Christian Church. Joyce loved spending time with her precious family. Her warm smile and sense of humor...

Ethan  Warren Taylor

Ethan Warren Taylor

Nov 18, 2013

But Jesus said, 'Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.' Matthew 19:14 WINSTON-SALEM - Infant Ethan Warren Taylor, a child of God, was received into heaven on November 18, 2013. Ethan was born on November 14, 2013 in Forsyth County to David Taylor and Jacqueline Howell. In his...

Johnnie  Brockton Edwards

Johnnie Brockton Edwards

Nov 18, 2013

OAK RIDGE - Mr. Johnnie Brockton Edwards, 80, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at his home. Johnnie was born on November 16, 1933, in Guilford County to the late John and Flossie Putman Edwards. He retired from North State Pyrophyllite in Greensboro, was a member of Central Baptist Church, a member of Wild Wood Hunting Club in Caswell Co., and...

Bobbie  Campbell Branham

Bobbie Campbell Branham

Nov 18, 2013

Mrs. Bobbie Campbell Branham, 80, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 with her children by her side. Bobbie was born February 1, 1933 in Chattanooga, TN. to the late Claude and Jewel Campbell. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who put her family and their needs before her own. She attended Holy Bible Baptist Church. Bobbie...

Hilda  King Craig

Hilda King Craig

Nov 17, 2013

PfafftownMrs. Hilda L. King Craig, 58, of Pfafftown, NC passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Craig was born on September 23, 1955 in Aberdeen, Mississippi to Mr. Jefferson (J.D.) Davis King and Virginia King. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in...

Calvin  Albert Motsinger

Calvin Albert Motsinger

Nov 17, 2013

Mr. Calvin Albert Motsinger, age 81 of Tobaccoville passed away Sunday evening at his home in Tobaccoville. Mr. Motsinger was born in Forsyth County, July 3, 1932 to Lindsay and Eva Crouse Motsinger. He was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Mr. Motsinger was a US Army Veteran, retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 30 plus...

Lois  Scott Pike

Lois Scott Pike

Nov 17, 2013

Mrs. Lois Scott ""Memaw"" Pike, age 88 beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 17, 2013. A native of Yadkin County (East Bend). She was born July 24, 1925 to John and Sarah Scott. Mrs. Pike was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Stanleyville. She retired from Sara Lee Hosiery...

Mr.  Jerry  Leonard Simmons

Mr. Jerry Leonard Simmons

Nov 16, 2013

Jerry Leonard Simmons, 87, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully Saturday November 16 at the KBR Hospice Home. He was born in Nebo, NC on January 20, 1926 to Furman Oscar Simmons and Sarah Margaret Jaynes Simmons. Jerry grew up in Nebo and graduated from Nebo High School. After serving in the Army for two years post World War II in...

Joseph  Leonard Turner

Joseph Leonard Turner

Nov 16, 2013

LewisvilleMr. Joseph ""Joe"" Leonard Turner, 82, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was born August 30, 1931 in Davidson County to the late John Earl and Nora Evans Turner. Mr. Turner attended Saints Delight and Southfork Baptist Church. He served during the Korean War in the U.S. Army as a member of the Corp of Engineers and was a...