Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Sep 16, 2011

BEHELER - RURAL HALL Mr. Michael Lynn ""Buddy"" Beheler, 57, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011 at his home. He was born December 20, 1953 in Wayne County, MI to the late Clara and Paul Beheler. Mr. Beheler was a member of Crestwood Baptist Church, where he loved volunteering his time. He was a devoted family man and will be...

Sep 16, 2011

Winston-Salem- Mr. Colin Clyde Hester, 94, passed away September 16, 2011 at Regency Care of Clemmons. He was born February 5, 1917 in Forsyth County to the late Zeb and Lula Hester. He was a member of Crews United Methodist Church and was an adult choir member and a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Hester was retired from Western Electric with...

Sep 14, 2011

Mr. Billy Joe Duggins, Jr., 57, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at his daughter's home. He was born December 16, 1953 in Forsyth County to Frances Parks and Billy Joe Duggins, Sr. Mr. Duggins was of the Baptist faith. He was self-employed and owned Billy's Welding and Fabrication Shop which he enjoyed all his life. He raced...

Sep 14, 2011

Sep 13, 2011

MOSER - KING Mr. Ira Lee ""Ike"" Moser passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a life well lived. He was born September 21, 1924 in Forsyth County to the late Parrie Bovender Moser and John Robert Moser. Mr. Moser proudly served his country in the United States Army, 9th Infantry Division, 47th Regiment,...

Sep 13, 2011

Dr. William Ray ""Bill"" McCollum, 90, died September 13, 2011 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born May 20, 1921 in Danville, Virginia. He married the love of his life, Martha Lillian Hill, August 1, 1945 in Washington, DC. They shared 53 years together prior to her death in 1999. Beloved father and grandfather, he is survived by daughter Pat Crowder,...

Sep 12, 2011

Miss Brittany Kristine Blankenship, 20, of Mocksville passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at her home. She was born June 16, 1991 in Forsyth County to Frank Eugene and Angela Hayes Blankenship. Brittany was a graduate of Davie High School in 2009 and was a member of Hillsdale United Methodist Church where she was baptized. She was a loving and...

Sep 11, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Donald Carlyle Smith, Sr. 89, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Hospice of Rockingham County. He was born February 17, 1922 in Rockingham County to the late Ellis Preston and Alice Collins Smith. Donald was an active member of Moravia Moravian, and volunteered with Mobile Meals for 13 years. In Addition to his parents he was precede...

Sep 10, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Larry Ray Scott, 67, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011. He was born July 25, 1944 in Forsyth Co. to the late Buford and Daisy Lawson Scott. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Charlotte Cannon, Evelyn Ayers, and Betty Floyd. Surviving are his wife, Martha Franklin Ward Scott of the home; children, Larry...

Sep 9, 2011

Kernersville- Mr. Ronald Lee Richards, 77, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Born in Washington D.C., on October 12, 1933 to Woodrow and Frances Shirley Richards, Ronald was a US Army Veteran serving over 30 plus years ranking as Chief Warrant Officer 4 and serving five months in Desert Shield/Storm in 1991,...

Sep 8, 2011

Mr. Earl Wallace Thompson, Jr., 61, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Thompson was born on June 26, 1950 in Fairhope, Alabama to the late Mr. Earl Thompson, Sr. and Marjori Lou Cox Thompson. Mr. Thompson served in the United States Marine Corps. after graduating from high school and during his service...

Sep 8, 2011

Mrs. Betty Hall Boyer Angel, 88, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Forsyth medical Center. She was born October 20, 1922 in McCreary county Kentucky to Effie and Gilbert Boyer. She was a member Green Tree Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton Bernard; daughter; Bernice Honeycutt; granddaughter, Amy Mitchell. Surviving is her son,...

Sep 7, 2011

Mr. Howell Barbee Rice ""Howie"", 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born October 27, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Rice entered the Navy in 1935 at the age of 17. He served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years and was a retired submariner, Chief Radioman. He was the sole survivor of the...

Sep 7, 2011

Mr. James Robert Cox, 64, of Winston-Salem died at home on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born Febaruary 2, 1947 to Clarence W. Cox and Louise Scott Cox. He graduated from West Forsyth High School and attended Forsyth Tech. James worked at Hanes Dye & Finishing before starting TMS (Tile.Marble.Stone). In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by...

Sep 7, 2011

Mr. Walter Herbert Swetcoff, 76, passed away at his home Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born in Tazwell Co., WVA on July 1, 1935 to Koonie and Ollie Davidson Swetcoff. Mr. Swetcoff proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was retired as a mechanic and a truck driver with EPES Trucking. Mr. Swetcoff loved people and...

Sep 6, 2011

Mr. Robert Emerson Wheeler, 76, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1934 in Washington, DC, the son of the late Emerson Thomas and Elizabeth Handback Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and retired from AT&T following 25 years of service. He...

Sep 6, 2011

OAK RIDGE-Evelyn Combs Apple, 86, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at her home. She was born April 12, 1925 in Guilford Co. to the late Luther Pepper and Della Pegram Combs. Mrs. Apple was a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church, and sang in the choir for many years. She was an avid gardener and loved her family....

Sep 5, 2011

WILLIAMS - KING Sanford ""Sam"" Newell Williams, 90, passed away on September 5, 2011 in the Palliative Care Unit of Forsyth Medical Center. Sam and his twin brother, Kingdon Deved Williams were born on May 14, 1921 in Elmira, NY to Ernest and Doris Warner Williams. Due to an early illness as an infant, Sam was sent to live with...

Sep 5, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM - Robert Earl Ledford entered into rest on September 5, 2011. Born in Erwin, Tennessee on September 8, 1936, he moved to Miami, Florida as a youth. Winston-Salem has been his home for over 50 years. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He attended High Point University and Wake Forest University and received a bachelor degree from...

Sep 5, 2011

Mrs. Judy Burcham Halsey, 67, passed away September 5, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1944 in Forsyth County to the late Nannie Elizabeth Joyce and Walter Edgar Burcham. Mrs. Halsey was employed with the North Carolina Division of Veteran's Affairs with over 40 years of service. She was an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan and was...