Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 20, 2011

Mr. Alvin Gene ""Butterbean"" Foster, 76 of Advance passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born April 25, 1935 in Davie County to Romulus Alvin and Nannie Bell Smith Foster. Mr. Foster retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 25 years of service and later operated Foster's Wrecker Service. He was preceded in death by his...

Oct 19, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Doyle Simmons, 78, of Clemmons, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 6, 1933 in Forsyth County to Harry Douglas and Beulah Speer Doyle. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Sharon United Methodist Church. She retired from AT&T after 32 years of service. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren,...

Oct 19, 2011

Mr. David Kent Vernon, 55 of Winston-Salem died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at his home. He was born December 26, 1955 in Winston-Salem to Paul Milburn Vernon, Sr. and Joan Williams Vernon. He was preceded in death by his father and his brother, Paul Milburn Vernon, Jr. Survivors include his mother of Winston-Salem; his nephew, Donald Paul Vernon of Greensboro;...

Oct 19, 2011

Oct 19, 2011

Mrs. Gladys Williams Holley, 86, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her home. She was born August 29, 1925 in Yadkin County to Vida Lee and James Newell Williams. Mrs. Holley retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. She was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church and was active in Homebound Ministries. She is preceded in death by her...

Oct 19, 2011

Philip Wayne Peters, age 36, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, after more than a year's battle with cancer. Philip was a precious gift from God. He was the loving husband of Holli Nicole, the loving father of Chris, and the loving son of Warren L. and Gloria Weaver Peters. Philip was born in...

Oct 19, 2011

Mr. Dammier ""Doc"" Creed Wilson passed away October 19, 2011, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Doc was born on March 2, 1946 in Dryden, VA to Creed L. Wilson and Lizzie Middleton Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Glenda Wilson, Allie Turner, and Darlene McKinney; and his beloved first wife of 25 ½...

Oct 18, 2011

Mrs. Madeline Craft McNames, 89 of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Mrs. McNames was born November 19, 1921 in Tanner, Alabama to the late A.L. and Gussie Smith Craft. Madeline grew up on a farm near Harrisburg Arkansas. After high school, she moved to Memphis Tennessee where she attended business college and worked as an administrative assistant...

Oct 18, 2011

Mrs. Fidella Caudle Estep, 92, of King, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Oak Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 26, 1919 in Yadkin County to Pleasant and Margaret Mickles Caudle. Mrs. Estep was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marvin...

Oct 17, 2011

Mrs. Freida Elise Havens Sumners, 78, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at her home. She was born January 6, 1933 in Tulsa, OK to John Fred and Elise Freund Havens who preceded her in death. Mrs. Sumners was a member of Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Lewisville. She enjoyed bowling and served as assocation secretary. She also enjoyed...

Oct 17, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Mildred ""Gaga"" Mason Witt, 92, formally of Danville, VA, a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her, walked into the arms of Jesus, Monday evening, October 17, 2011. She was born August 25, 1919 in Farmville, VA to the late Richard Karney and Octavia East Mason. Mrs. Witt resided in Kernersville for 27 years, where she...

Oct 17, 2011

Mrs. Ruby Byrd Hord, 85, of Kernersville, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living. She was born November 5, 1925 in Forsyth County to Richard and Hallie Frazier Byrd. Mrs. Hord was a member of Calvary Baptist Church since 1979. She had been employed with Western Electric in the accounting department and later became a homemaker...

Oct 17, 2011

Mrs. Vickie Harbin McGlamery, 69, of Lexington, NC, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. McGlamery was born on September 13, 1942 in Guilford County, NC to the late Mr. William Clinton and Geraldine Mock Harbin. She was a member of Green Meadows Baptist Church. Mrs. McGlamery retired as an Executive Assistant to the Forsyth...

Oct 16, 2011

Elizabeth Whisnant Pleasants, 94, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday October 16, 2011. Elizabeth was born July 1, 1917 to Claude and Mary Whisnant. Elizabeth, ""Lib"", was preceded in death by both her parents, two brothers, James (Faye) and Paul (Janet) Whisnant of Thomasville, NC, and one sister, Evelyn Whisnant (Glen) Schmidt of Sacramento, CA. She is...

Oct 16, 2011

Mr. Stephen Lloyd Reid, 54, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 16, 2011. He was born December 1, 1957 in Birmingham, AL to Lloyd Woodrow ""Buck"" Reid and Debra Watkins Reid. Mr. Reid was a loving husband, father, step-father, grandfather, brother and friend. He worked hard all of his life and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and all of his ""Man...

Oct 16, 2011

Miss Ina Lois Johnson, 88, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Aspinwall, PA, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born September 12, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA to Park and Helen Underwood Johnson. Miss Johnson was a 1944 graduate of the Temple University Hospital School of Nursing. She began her nursing career at Pittsburgh's...

Oct 15, 2011

North Charleston, SC- Mrs. Ethel Abee Kimball, 95, formerly of Winston-Salem passed away October 15, 2011 at White Oak Manor in North Charleston, SC. She was born April 30, 1916 in Burke County to the late John T. Abee and Annie Rector Abee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy W. Kimball and her brothers, R. C. Abee...

Oct 15, 2011

Mrs. Hazel Ruth Ward Alspaugh, 82, of Winston-Salem died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at her home. She was born October 10, 1929 in Sugar Grove, NC, the daughter of the late John and Ellen Smitherman Ward. Mrs. Alspaugh was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church. She was a Registered Nurse and a graduate of City Memorial Hospital. In...

Oct 15, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Vicky Lynn Matthews April 22, 1950 - Oct. 15, 2011 Ms. Vicky Lynn Matthews, 61, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Forsyth Hospital. She was born April 22, 1950 in Forsyth County to Lillian R. and Audry G. Matthews. She graduated from Forsyth Technical Community College with an Associate Degree in Electronics. She was employed...

Oct 14, 2011

KernersvilleMerlyn Sink Stokes, much loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on October 14th, 2011. She was born in Forsyth County on July 14, 1934 the second daughter of the late Ryan Alexander and Wilda Pauline Hedgecock Sink. She graduated from Glenn High School. A working Mom, for 32 years, she spent most of her career in the...