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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Elva Jennings Schuyler Griffin
May 18, 2011
Mrs. Elva Jennings Schuyler Griffin, 89, of Rural Hall died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born October 8, 1921 in Grayson County, VA, the daughter of the late Fielden H. and Ollie Poole Jennings. Mrs. Griffin was a former member of Boyer's Chapel Church of Christ and Southfork Church of Christ and was presently a...
John Worth Gambill
May 17, 2011
Mr. John Worth Gambill, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Tuesday May 17, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Gambill was born on July 18, 1931 in Forsyth County to the late Mr. George and Walsie Gambill. Mr. Gambill worked in the construction business as a tile layer. He enjoyed fishing with his brothers and spending time with...
Ben King Harned
May 16, 2011
Dr. Ben King Harned, Jr., 85, of Bermuda Run passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. He was born April 3, 1926 in Memphis, TN to Ben and Faye Smith Harned. Dr. Harned was a member of Augsburg Lutheran Church and was a veteran in the US Navy during WWII as a Corpsman. He also served...
Mr. Billy J. 'Bill' Bartlett
May 16, 2011
Mr. Billy J. ""Bill"" Bartlett, age 82, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, May 16, 2011. He was born September 17, 1928 in Roanoke, AL to the late Homer Ervin Bartlett and Nellie Eunice Tidwell Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of Alabama where he was a member of...
Ramona Austin Hunter
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Ramona Austin Hunter, 81, of Clemmons, NC passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hunter was born in Hatteras, NC on November 12, 1929 to Andrew Shanklin and Inez Lynn Daniels Austin. Mona's greatest joys in life were her family, friends and her beloved pet, Missy. She and her husband, Bill walked in all 50...
Mary Beth Gardner Beier
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Mary Beth Gardner Beier, 59, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born April 28, 1952 in Buffalo, NY to Clarence C. and Betty Nugent Gardner. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Mrs. Beier loved people and was an avid dog lover. Surviving are her husband...
Ethel May Poindexter Brewer
May 15, 2011
Ethel May Poindexter Brewer, 89, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was a native of Forsyth County and was born to William Sampson Poindexter and Mary Magdaline (Maggie) Stilly Poindexter on August 28, 1921. She was a devoted member of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem. She was preceded in death...
Ellis Tucker Donaldson
May 15, 2011
Mr. Ellis T. ""Buddy"" Donaldson of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2011. He was born on Feb. 7, 1933, to Earl and Bertha Donaldson of Albemarle, NC. Mr. Donaldson was a graduate of Catawba College. He retired as the Chief of the Department of Adjudication in Winston-Salem after 31 years of service in the North Carolina Division of...
Henry Leroy 'Lee' Dowell
May 15, 2011
Henry Leroy ""Lee"" Dowell, 75, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Davie Place in Mocksville. He was born in Surry County to the late Roy and Lucy Sloop Dowell. He was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Lee and brother, Robert. Lee is survived by four sisters, Nita Bullard of Kinston, Maxine Dowell of Advance, Bonnie Paschal...
Anise Dandridge Brown
May 15, 2011
Mrs. Anise Dandridge Brown, 75, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 3, 1935 in Guilford County. Mrs. Brown was a member of Berean Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William Brown, Jr.; a daughter, Cynthia Denise Brown and a grandson, David Gray Brown. Surviving are...
Arietta Shadrick Painter
May 15, 2011
Mrs. Arietta Shadrick Painter, a loving mother and grandmother, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 26, 1921 in Forsyth County to Frank and Mattie Sells Shadrick. Mrs. Painter was retired from the Forsyth County School System, and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
Michael 'Mike' Edwin Beckham
May 14, 2011
Mr. Michael ""Mike"" Edwin Beckham, age 57, passed away Saturday morning, May 14, 2011 at his home in King. Mike was born May 12, 1954 in Iredell County to the late William Edwin and Hazel Louise Cook Beckham. He was of the Baptist faith and worked 33 years at Burns Aerospace in Winston-Salem. Mike was a very devoted and loving...
George Thomas Cure
May 14, 2011
Mr. George Thomas Cure, 79, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Medina, TX, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his home after a courageous battle with heart disease. He was the husband of recently departed, Barbara Lynn Cure; devoted father of Allan Cure, David Smith, Matthew Cure, Patricia Brill, and Patrick Cure; and proud grandfather of 5 grandchildren. A memorial service...
Tabitha Dawn Godfrey
May 14, 2011
Tabitha Dawn Godfrey, 32 of Lexington, NC passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011. Tabitha was born Feb. 14, 1979 in Lee Co., NC to Michael Gary Godfrey and Frankie Yvonne Frye Borjas. Surviving are her mother and father, three children; Damien Wayne, Calvan James and Samantha Yvonne Ammons, a sister, Crystal Starr Maronie, and a brother, Bradley R. Castonguay. The...
Marie Tucker Wall
May 14, 2011
Marie Tucker Wall, 80, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Springwood Care Center where she had been a resident for several years. She was born October 14, 1930 in Surry County to Drucilla Simmons Tucker and Thomas Elmer Tucker. Mrs. Wall was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Stanleyville. She grew up in Pilot Mountain...
Julia ' Jan' Hepler Lowe
May 13, 2011
LOWE Ms. Julia ""Jan"" Hepler Lowe, 74, of Winston-Salem passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011. She was born February 27, 1937 to Clarence Preston and Ava Aileen Williams Hepler. Jan's passion in life was traveling and visited many exciting destinations. She traveled sometimes with friends, family or often was off on her own adventures. She worked many years as...
Nicholas Brent Spivey
May 13, 2011
Nicolas Brent Spivey, 23, of Advance, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. He was born March 18, 1988 in Wilson County to John (Jackie) Spivey Jr. and Vickie Beattie Spivey. Brent was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend. He enjoyed water sports, skateboarding, watching movies, and computer games. Preceding him in death was his grandfather John J. Spivey Sr....
Foy Allen Semones
May 12, 2011
GERMANTON Mr. Foy Allen Semones, 53, passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 12, 2011. He was born on August 2, 1957 in Forsyth County to the late Foy Benton Semones and Ramona Lee Davis Semones. Foy loved his daughters and grandchildren dearly and will be missed by all who knew him. In addition to his parents, he was...
Lavanda Harrill Holder
May 12, 2011
Mrs. Lavanda Harrill Holder, 76, of Lewisville died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 15, 1935 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late, Abraham G. and Katherine Moffitt Harrill. Mrs. Holder was a graduate of Griffith High School and was retired from Weaver's Feed and Seed Company following 18 years of service. She...
Ann Badgett Israel
May 12, 2011
Ms. Ann Badgett Israel died peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2011, with loved ones by her side. Ann was born March 5, 1943, in Winston-Salem, NC, to James Hadley Badgett and Louise McGee Badgett. She was a graduate of Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC, and earned a B.A. and Masters Degree in Education at Wake Forest University. Ann taught...
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