Roy Spicer Nifong
Apr 11, 2024
Mr. Roy Spicer Nifong, 96, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Salemtowne. He was born on December 19, 1927 in Forsyth County to Lewis Geleva Nifong and Eva Smith Nifong. He grew up in Midway and graduated from Midway High School. He was an army veteran and retired from the Veteran’s Administration after 36 years of...
Benjamin Lee Bolton
Apr 10, 2024
Mr. Benjamin Lee Bolton, 63, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at his home. He was born to the late Charles Corson Bolton, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Greene Bolton on January 31, 1961, in Forsyth County.
Ben graduated from Parkland High School’s class of 1979. He married the love of his life on October 4, 1996;...
Heiko Wiggers
Apr 10, 2024
Heiko Wiggers, 55, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away early on the morning of Wednesday April 10, 2024.
Heiko was born in Radevormwald, Germany on July 11, 1968, and at the age of 2, moved to his beloved hometown, Emlichheim, near the border to Holland, where he lived for the rest of his early life. He was 10 when his mother, Inga,...
Dottie Sue Baker
Apr 10, 2024
Dottie Sue Baker, 63, passed away on April 10, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Logan, West Virginia on November 17, 1960, the daughter of the late Samuel Edward Baker and Geneva Jackson Baker. Dottie Sue was a generous person with a kind heart. She loved spending time at the lake house and loved all...
Norman Miller Sr.
Apr 10, 2024
Norman “Buster” Miller Sr., 94, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Southfork Assisted Living.
Mr. Miller was born January 23, 1930, in Forsyth County, to Raymond Miller and Ada Young Miller. He was a long-time member of Bethel Methodist Church where he served in numerous leadership roles and as Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop 792. Norman worked...
Norma Jean Kroll Cheek
Apr 9, 2024
Ms. Norma Jean Kroll Cheek, 97, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away peacefully on April 9th, 2024, at The Oaks. Ms. Cheek was born on July 11, 1926, to the late Mr. Wilford D. Kroll and Bertha Lowe Kroll in Panther, West Virginia. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to her most prized possessions. There was nothing that she...
Brenda McBride Parsons
Apr 9, 2024
Mrs. Brenda McBride Parsons, 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, surrounded by her family. She was born August 30, 1944, in Forsyth County to the late Robert LeeRoy and Gypsie Adams McBride. Brenda wore many hats in her lifetime and loved each one, such as a homemaker, cake decorator, and because of...
Yolanda Vidal
Apr 9, 2024
Yolanda Vidal, 71, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Vidal was born July 19, 1952, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to Jesus Lara and Angela Lara. She was preceded in death by her parents. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Juan Vidal; three sons, Juan Vidal, Eloy Vidal, and Hugo Vidal; two daughters, Maria Vidal,...
Evelyn Nadine Cobbler Webster
Apr 8, 2024
Today, April 8, 2024, surrounded by her family, we said our final earthly goodbyes to Evelyn Nadine Cobbler Webster, 90. She resided in Walnut Cove, NC. She had been a loving wife and best friend to Harry R. Webster for 73 years. Mother of four, Suzie Webster, Sandra Blankenship (Michael), Donna Dearing Webster. She was preceded by their son, Tony...
Patricia Ann Weiser Johnson
Apr 8, 2024
Patricia Ann Weiser Johnson, 90, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center.
Patricia “Pat” was born on June 28, 1933, in Harrisburg, PA to the late Wilbur Weiser and Vera Boyer Weiser. Earlier in life, she was employed with Bell Telephone Company, Rea & Derick Drug Store, and as an administrative assistant at Central Dauphin High...
Christopher Phillip Vaught
Apr 7, 2024
Mr. Christopher Phillip Vaught, 43, passed away on April 7, 2024. He was born on April 18, 1980, in Forsyth County, the son of Phillip Vaught and Sheila Nelson Vaught. He was employed by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage employees, and he was in local 574. He enjoyed cooking, gardening, and sports of all kinds, especially the Carolina Tar...
Marina H. Nowell
Apr 7, 2024
Marina H. Nowell was born in Henderson, NC on February 10, 1923. She was in the first class of women to attend Wake Forest College and graduated in 1943 with a major in chemistry. She married a classmate, Robert Elliott Nowell in 1949 and they moved to Winston-Salem. Marina worked at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in the clinical laboratories...
Larry Wanning Jarvis
Apr 7, 2024
Mr. Larry Wanning Jarvis, 73, passed away on April 7, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on February 22, 1951, in Harlan County, Kentucky to the late Harry Jarvis and Mabel Reynolds Bowman. Larry loved working on houses and lawn mowers. He retired from C.W. Myers Trading Post after 48 years of service. Larry was an outgoing man...
Deane S. Henson
Apr 7, 2024
Mrs. Deane S. Henson, age 73, of Advance, NC, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her home. She was born June 12, 1950, in Roanoke, VA, to the late Jack Gardner Stewart and Doris Imogene Roberts Stewart.
Mrs. Henson had retired from the NC Public School system serving her last years at Reagan High School.
Deane was preceded her in death...
Kimberly Oates Caudle
Apr 6, 2024
WINSTON SALEM– Kimberly Oates Caudle, 69, passed away April 6, 2024 at Forsyth Medical Center after a courageous battle with pneumonia and sepsis. Kim was born on October 1, 1954 in Guilford County. She was the daughter of James Graham Oates, Jr. and Nancy Hill Oates Ellison.
Kim was raised in Winston-Salem, graduated from North Forsyth Senior High School and then...
Bobby Franklin Gordon
Apr 6, 2024
Bobby (Bob) Franklin Gordon went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 6, 2024 with his family surrounding him and his favorite gospel music playing.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betsy Huffines Gordon; son, Jeffrey Dean Gordon (Wendy); son, Michael Johnson Gordon (Janice); grandchildren, Cory Gordon, Lance Gordon, Krista Gordon and Tanner Gordon; brother-in-law, Maynard...
Brenda Hensley Anderson
Apr 6, 2024
Brenda Hensley Anderson, 83, passed away at home on April 6, 2024. She was born on January 28, 1941, to Fred Hensley and Grace McHargue Hensley in Clemmons.
Brenda was a lifelong member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church. There, she enjoyed teaching Sunday School, making chicken pies, and helping with the new church building. Outdoors activities were among her favorite...
Joseph "Jay" Wiley Sykes
Apr 5, 2024
Mr. Joseph “Jay” Wiley Sykes Sr, 80, was reunited with his loved ones in Heaven on Friday April 5, 2024. Jay was born on October 17, 1943, to the late Rev. Virgil Joseph and Nonie Heath Sykes in Newport News, VA. He worked for the City of Winston-Salem as a Maintenance Supervisor for 31 years before retiring. Jay loved the...
Ret. CMSGT Lionel "Lee" W. Ratcliff
Apr 5, 2024
Ret. CMSGT Lionel “Lee” W. Ratcliff, 86, passed away at home on Friday, April 5, 2024, to join his “English bride”, Julienne M. Webster Ratcliff. Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Ruth Ratcliff; a son, Steven T. Ratcliff; and infant daughter, Sandra L. Ratcliff. He is survived by his two daughters, Julienne Coxsey and Elisabeth Ratcliff;...