Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Aug 24, 2011

Colfax - Clarence L. Tucker, 89, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Clapp's Nursing Center. He was born December 19, 1921 in Guilford Co. to the late Luther M. and Erie Jones Tucker. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Hettie Nuckles Tucker. Surviving are two children, Shelby Keen and husband, Danny of...

Aug 21, 2011

Aug 21, 2011

Mr. Wayne F. Bradshaw, 64, of Advance passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born March 9, 1947 in Iredell County to Floyd C. and Ruby Granger Bradshaw. He was a member of Mocks United Methodist Church and the Advance VFW. Mr. Bradshaw was preceded in death by his parents and his...

Aug 21, 2011

Kernersville- Mr. Hubert Arthur Osborne, 77, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born December 19, 1933 in Wilkes County to the late David Spencer and Cora Stamper Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and later served with the Army Reserves. Preceding him in death was a brother,...

Aug 20, 2011

Mrs. Joan Evon Fisher Furr, 70, of Advance passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011. She was born November 16, 1940 in Danville, VA to Bruner and Ethel DeHart Fisher. Mrs. Furr served as a missionary with the International Mission Board of Richmond, VA for 35 years; 22 years in Peru, 2 years at the Baptist Spanish Publishing House of El...

Aug 20, 2011

Mrs. Erma Luella Gordon Griffin, of Rural Hall, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 at her home. She was born June 20, 1927 in Forsyth County to the late Miles and Alice Gordon. Mrs. Griffin was a member of First Baptist Church of Rural Hall. Mrs. Griffin was a dedicated wife and wonderful mother. She was a great housekeeper and...

Aug 20, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Nettie Everett ""Teeny"" Warren, 84, passed away on August 20, 2011. She was born on June 16, 1927 in Kernersville to the late John Albert Everett and Annie Nelson Everett. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Warren was preceded in death by her husband, Coy H. Warren; a brother, Jack Everett; and two sisters, Jessie Southard and...

Aug 20, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM - Mr. Vivian Ray Edwards, 82, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. Ray was born January 28, 1929, in Carroll County, VA to the late George Washington and Lenoir Burcham Edwards. He was a member of Crestwood Baptist Church and served in the US Army. Ray worked as a truck driver for Baker Driveaway Co....

Aug 19, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Charles Stanford Easter, Sr., 79, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011, at his home. Charles was born on July 17, 1932 in Forsyth Co. to the late John Robert and Angie Mullis Easter. Charles was a member of Kernersville Wesleyan Church and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a faithful friend to all. He was employed at...

Aug 19, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Bobbie Jean Scott Hanlon, 76, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at Clare Bridge of High Point Place. Bobbie Jean was born April 15, 1935 in Montgomery County to the late Robert and Iolia McCaskill Scott. She worked as a waitress at Charlie Snow's Restaurant in Kernersville for many years and was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church....

Aug 19, 2011

Winston-Salem- Mr. Mathlan Iverson Lumley, Jr., 84, passed away August 19, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born September 28, 1926 in Forsyth County to the late Mathlan Iverson Lumley, Sr. and Lillian Miller Lumley. Mr. Lumley was a lifelong member of Calvary Moravian Church and was a member of The Sons of Confederate Veterans. He graduated from Lewisville...

Aug 19, 2011

Mr. James ""Jimmy"" Howard Nixon, 55, of Winston-Salem, passed away August 19, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born September 16, 1955 in Forsyth County to Violet Salyers Nixon DeCristofaro and Ralph Eugene Nixon. Mr. Nixon was in the printing industry for over 25 years and was an avid outdoorsman with a love for animals, fishing, gardening, golfing and...

Aug 18, 2011

James Harvey Wright, 58, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. James was born on June 27, 1953 in Richmond Co., NC. He was employed at Sonoco Corrflex (formally Chesapeake Display & Packaging) for 27 years. Surviving are his wife, Jeannine, of Statesville; three sons, Jonathan (wife, Hannah) of Winston Salem, Jacob (wife Kim) of...

Aug 18, 2011

Guffey Mr. Charles Mitchell Guffey of Winston-Salem peacefully went home on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born in Rutherford County to the late Horace and Ruby Early Guffey. Preceding Mr. Guffey in death are two sisters and two brothers; Ethel Jolley, Myrtise Goode, Bill and Dan Guffey. He is survived by his loving...

Aug 17, 2011

Winston-SalemMr. Evander Burns Bullock, 79, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 7, 1932 in Lumberton, NC to the late William Thomas and Mattie Ward Bullock. He was a member of Ardmore United Methodist Church. Mr. Bullock graduated from Spartanburg Jr. College, High Point College, Duke University, and Appalachian St. He was a...

Aug 17, 2011

Dr. Rose Constance D'Agostino, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Cogdon House at Pennyburn at Maryfield. She was born February 27, 1926 in Bayonne, NJ to the late Salvedor and Angela Marvaso D'Agostino. Dr. D'Agostino had a love of learning which led her from Skidmore College where she earned a Bachelor's Degree, to Radcliffe University where she received...

Aug 16, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM - Pete Louis Pihos, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Grace Healthcare in Winston-Salem, NC after battling Alzheimer's Disease for many years. Pete was born October 22, 1923 in Orlando, Florida to Louis and Mary Pihos. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a son, Christopher Louis Bo Pihos. Pete...

Aug 15, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Eleanor Leslie Dalton, 70, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011. She was born January 1, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward Robert and Josephine Gagliardo Dalton. Surviving are her two daughters, Maureen Carpenter and husband, Steven of Kernersville, Madeline Dalton and husband, Alfredo of Norwich, VT; brother, Howard Dalton of Scottsdale, AZ; sister, Madeline Dalton Spitaleri...

Aug 15, 2011

Walkertown - Mrs. Mattie Margaret Wilson Egleson, 85, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation. She was born January 8, 1926 in Haywood County, NC to the late Grayson and Jessie Lewis Wilson. Mrs. Egleson was a member of Kerwin Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 15, 2011

Mr. Gerald ""Gene"" James, 83, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home leaving behind his wife of 51 years, Vella, his son Phillip and his brother Bob all of Winston-Salem. Mr. James served with the US Navy during World War II and the US Army during the Korean Conflict. No services are planned....