All Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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William  Ralph Smith

William Ralph Smith

Jan 10, 2013

Mr. William ""Ralph"" Smith, 93, of Advance passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born in Alabama on March 27, 1919 to Samuel Jones and Ethel Armstrong Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Lelia Mae Smith; a son, William Glen Smith; four daughters, Glenda Wendel, Lori Myers, Lisa Smith and Vonda Anders; two...

Barbara Jean Hoots Howell

Barbara Jean Hoots Howell

Jan 9, 2013

Mrs. Barbara Jean Hoots Howell, 79, passed away Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Yadkin Co. on September 19, 1933 the daughter of the late George Hoots and Bertha Todd Hoots. Mrs. Howell was a lifelong member of Germanton Baptist Church and retired from Winston-Salem/ Forsyth Co. Schools Transportation Department. She loved...

Gerald  Eugene Dowell

Gerald Eugene Dowell

Jan 9, 2013

Mr. Gerald Eugene Dowell, 71, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away January 9, 2013 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. He graduated from James A. Gray High School where he met the love of his life, Pattie. He worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Co for 35 years. He, along with his wife, were members of New Philadelphia Moravian Church. Gerald was such a...

Jon  Wilson Brown

Jon Wilson Brown

Jan 9, 2013

Jon Wilson Brown, 52, of Winston-Salem, NC, son of the late Ralph A. Brown and Evelyn B. Brown died suddenly January 9, 2013. An avid outdoorsman, botanist, mountain camper, and restorer of antiques, Jon graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's degree in Biology. He was a kind, loving person who enjoyed cooking for others, bursting into song, nurturing...

Katie  Victoria Calderon

Katie Victoria Calderon

Jan 8, 2013

OAK RIDGE - Miss Katie Victoria Calderon, a sweet soul of 10 years, returned to be with her Heavenly Father January 8, 2013 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. In spite of her struggles with life-long health issues, Katie shared her kindred spirit with everyone she met and was loved by all. She was born on June 8, 2002 in...

Lorraine  Anderson Cundiff

Lorraine Anderson Cundiff

Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Lorraine Anderson Cundiff, 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Lexington Health Care. She was born January 7, 1928 in Davidson County to Percy and Addie Shore Anderson. Mrs. Cundiff lived most of her life in Forsyth County. She was retired from Duke Power Company with 37 years of loyal service. She was a member of...

Rebekah 'Becky' Ellen Hinkle Carmichael Jones

Rebekah 'Becky' Ellen Hinkle Carmichael Jones

Jan 8, 2013

Rebekah ""Becky"" Ellen Hinkle Carmichael Jones, 76, of Winston-Salem died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Becky was born September 30, 1936 in Winston-Salem, the daughter of the late David Raymond Hinkle, Sr. and Rebekah Byerly Hinkle. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son, David Henderson Carmichael; two brothers, Stoney G. Hinkle...

Corinne  Smith Lindsey

Corinne Smith Lindsey

Jan 8, 2013

Winston-Salem Mrs. Corinne Smith Lindsey, 81, of Winston-Salem, NC, died peacefully at Forsyth Medical Center on January 8, 2013. Mrs. Lindsey was born in Harrisburg, IL, the daughter of the late Joseph Iley and Margaret Hall Smith. She was a graduate of Lockyear's Business College in Evansville, IN. As a secretary she worked for Marquette University, Arrow Shirt Company, and...

Evelyn May Smitherman Sparks

Evelyn May Smitherman Sparks

Jan 8, 2013

Winston-Salem-Evelyn May Smitherman Sparks, 87, of 4950 Beckel Road, died peacefully the morning of January 8, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Members of her family were at her bedside. She had been struggling with Parkinson's Disease and resided at Southfork Senior Living Community for the past one and a half years. Evelyn was born in Forsyth County on September 11,...

Carol St. Pierre Sowers

Carol St. Pierre Sowers

Jan 8, 2013

LewisvilleMrs. Carol St. Pierre Sowers, 68, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1944 in Louisiana to the late Jean Baptiste and Grace Montz St. Pierre. Carol was a faithful, attending member of Calvary Baptist Church while her health permitted and was blessed with live services on calvarynow.com in the comfort of...

Robert 'Zippy' Wayne Cooper

Robert 'Zippy' Wayne Cooper

Jan 8, 2013

Mr. Robert ""Zippy"" Wayne Cooper, 61, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Cooper was born in Mecklenburg County on January 1, 1952 to Waylon Horace and Marjorie Aldean Etheridge Cooper. He was an accomplished carpenter who worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his parents and an...

Hazel Jane Murray Crumley

Hazel Jane Murray Crumley

Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Hazel Jane Murray Crumley, age75, of Pinnacle, NC passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Greene Co., TN on December 30, 1937 the daughter of the late Windle Murray and Sarah Bell Austin Matherly. She was a nurse and retired from the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N. C. after 13...

Marjorie  Bodenhamer Turner

Marjorie Bodenhamer Turner

Jan 8, 2013

Marjorie Bodenhamer Turner, lifelong resident of Winston-Salem, went home to her Lord on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born on October 21, 1926 to the late David Carlton and Hattie Frith Bodenhamer. She graduated from Hanes High School. Mrs. Turner was an active member of College Park Baptist Church where she taught Adult Sunday School. As a faithful and...

John  Peter Dubiel

John Peter Dubiel

Jan 7, 2013

Mr. John Peter Dubiel, formerly of Westford, MA, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 due to heart complications. He was born January 14, 1947 in Springfield, MA. to the late John and Katherine Subjek Dubiel. He is a graduate of Cathedral High School (Springfield), Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Renssalaer. Mr. Dubiel served in the US Army Signal Corp during the...

Mr.  James David 'J.D.' Shields

Mr. James David 'J.D.' Shields

Jan 7, 2013

Colfax-Mr. James David ""J.D."" Shields age 91 of Colfax passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home. He was born September 27, 1921 in Guilford County to Ernest Eugene and Temisia Elizabeth Jones Shields. He was a World War II veteran, servicing in the South Pacific as an Air Craft Mechanic. Mr. Shields retired from P. Lorillard with 30...

Jimmy  Lee Moore

Jimmy Lee Moore

Jan 7, 2013

Mr. Jimmy Lee Moore of Clemmons, died Monday, January 7, 2013 following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was born in Iredell County to the late John and Clara Foutz Moore on December 24, 1935. Mr. Moore was a graduate of Pfeiffer University and had served in the US Army Reserves and had retired as an auditor with the...

Lucy  York Bryant

Lucy York Bryant

Jan 7, 2013

Mrs. Lucy York Bryant, 85, passed away Monday January 7, 2013 under the wonderful care of the 8th North Tower Palliative Care Unit of Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1928 in Surry County to Martha Lenora Luffman and James Andrew York. Mrs. Bryant retired from Arbor Acres in 1991. She was a loving Christian mother, grandmother, great...

Barbara Maxine Ellis Davis

Barbara Maxine Ellis Davis

Jan 7, 2013

Barbara E. Davis, 81, passed away January 7, 2013 from congestive heart failure. A lifelong resident of North Carolina, she was born in Spruce Pine, NC on December 29, 1931 to the late Paul J. and Fern R. Ellis. She was raised in Asheville where she met and later married the late John C. Davis on May 25, 1957. She...

Mrs.  Esma Lee Sheetz Mullis Spaugh

Mrs. Esma Lee Sheetz Mullis Spaugh

Jan 7, 2013

Mrs.. Esma Lee Sheetz Mullis Spaugh, 87, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Monday, January 07, 2013. Mrs. Spaugh was born October 23, 1925 in Forsyth County to the late, Richard Lee and Grace Money Sheetz. She was a graduate of R J Reynolds High School and Draughan's Business College. Mrs. Spaugh was retired from Bell South after 38 years...

Helen Elizabeth Saylor Hicks

Helen Elizabeth Saylor Hicks

Jan 6, 2013

Helen Elizabeth Saylor Hicks, age 94, passed away Sunday Jan 6, 2013 in Birmingham AL. She was born August 13, 1918 to John Calvin and Ruth Cumbo Saylor of Winston Salem, the youngest of seven children. Her siblings, brothers Clint ""Red"", Tom, and Pride Saylor, and sisters, Ethel Saylor, Ruby Carter and Vivian Burge, are deceased. She was married to...