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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Wade Dalton Grubbs
Aug 8, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM - Mr. Wade Dalton Grubbs passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born April 27, 1929 in Forsyth County to the late Wade Bynum Grubbs and Gertrude Walker Grubbs. Mr. Grubbs attended Mineral Springs High School and married his high school sweetheart. He proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the...
Roger Burl Sagraves
Aug 8, 2010
Mr. Roger Burl Sagraves, 71, of Lewisville, passed away August 8, 2010 at Hospice. Roger was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Rural Hall. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman and Fannie Bell Sagraves. Roger is survived by his wife, Norma Carolyn Sagraves; three sons, Russell (Alisha), Wendell (Carole), Mitchell (Pam); one daughter, Karen Blevins (Chuck);...
Rodney Clarence Hess
Aug 8, 2010
KING Rodney Clarence Hess, 37, passed unexpectedly away Sunday, August 8, 2010. He was born in Forsyth County the son of Roger David Hess and Linda Evans Morrison. Rodney had attended Christ Temple Apostolic Church and was a brickmason by trade. He was a loving father, son, brother and friend who will be missed by all who knew him. Rodney...
Amy Elizabeth Kirkman Widener
Aug 8, 2010
WALKERTOWN-Amy Elizabeth Kirkman Widener, 43, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born December 8, 1966 in Guilford Co. Amy had been employed with the Guilford Co. Bankruptcy Court. She loved to cross stitch, and she especially loved her animals. Surviving are her husband, Greg Widener; her mother and step-father, Patricia Barrett...
Myra Bobbi Davis Knouse
Aug 8, 2010
Mrs. Myra ""Bobbi"" Knouse, 92, of Winston-Salem, passed away August 8, 2010 at the Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Hickory Viewmont. Bobbi was a member of Trinity Moravian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pose William Davis and Marie Hamilton Davis; husband Zeno Joseph ""J"" Knouse and a son Ronald Joseph Knouse. Mrs. Knouse is survived by...
Walter Lee Berrier
Aug 8, 2010
Walter Lee Berrier went to be with his Lord on August 8, 2010. He was born December 2, 1927 to L.H. and Bannie Everhart Berrier. He was retired from Western Electric where he worked as a section chief for 27 years. He was a charter member of the Arcadia Fire Department, and the Enterprise Masonic Lodge. He served in the...
Paul Wesley Forbus
Aug 8, 2010
Mr. Paul Wesley Forbus, 81, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born October 27, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late Wesley Cecil Forbus and Della Stilley Forbus of Lewisville. Mr. Forbus was a loving husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law. He also served in the United States Army for two...
Judy Lambeth Franklin
Aug 7, 2010
Mrs. Judith ""Judy"" Lambeth Franklin, 67, of Oak Island, N.C. formerly of Winston-Salem went to be with our Lord Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born September 9, 1942 in Forsyth County to Thomas Houston and Mary (Nettie) Ireland Lambeth. She was retired from Piece Goods Shop Offices. After her retirement she worked...
Thomas Taylor, Jr.
Aug 7, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM - Thomas ""Tommy"" Taylor, Jr. , 85, died August 7, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Thomas was born on April 24, 1925 in McDowell County, West Virginia, to the late Wiley Thomas and Mable Barr Taylor, Sr. Mr. Taylor served his country proudly in the US Army Pacific Corridor from 1943 - 1946, as a Heavy Machine Gunner, serving...
Virginia Nifong Fishel
Aug 7, 2010
Virginia Nifong Fishel, 93 of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Fishel was born July 27, 1917 in Forsyth County to the late Henry Cleveland and Pearl Miller Nifong. She was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nifong was preceded in death by three brothers; Henry Nifong,...
Ruby Grace Byerly Byerly
Aug 6, 2010
Ruby Grace Byerly Byerly of Clemmons (Arcadia) died August 6, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 14, 1924 in Davidson County to the late Avery Byerly and Audra Hege Byerly. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman M. Byerly and her two sisters, Susie Byerly and Peggy Ree Byerly Walser and a son-in-law,...
Charles Manton
Aug 6, 2010
Charles Manton, 87, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Dallas, Texas, died Friday, August 6, 2010. He was born November 11, 1922, to Thomas Jasper Manton and Claudia Estelle Garner Manton, in Sherman, Texas. Charles spent most of his life in Dallas, before moving to Winston-Salem in 2002. Charles married Anna Claire Crowe in 1952 and celebrated 56 years of marriage before...
Miriam Price Ward
Aug 6, 2010
Mrs. Miriam Price Ward, 78, of Winston-Salem went to be with her Lord Jesus on August 6, 2010. She was born October 25, 1931 in Madison, WV to the late Early and Vallie Price. She was of the Baptist faith and was a loving caregiver who loved her children and enjoyed sewing and working in her flower garden. She was...
Vivian Leigh Vaden
Aug 6, 2010
KING - Ms. Vivian Leigh Vaden, 69, passed away August 6, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 24, 1941 in Stokes County to the late Sandy Vaden and Nannie Jones Vaden. In addition to her parents, Ms. Vaden was preceded in death by one sister, Lucille Vaden Young; two brothers, Bill and Jones; two sisters-in-law, Betty and...
Christopher Ray Smith
Aug 6, 2010
Christopher Ray Smith, 26 of Mocksville passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 6, 2010. He was born November 12, 1983 in Forsyth County to the Lane Ray Smith and Linda Steele. He was a loving husband and father and enjoyed spending time with his children and friends. Chris loved to play pool. Surviving is his wife, Stephanie Smith; three daughters, Makayla,...
Norman Walter Brother" Hale
Aug 6, 2010
KERNERSVILLE-HALE - After a valiant battle with a long illness, Norman Walter ""Brother"" Hale, Jr., 67, of Kernersville, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 6, 2010. Mr. Hale was a native of Forsyth County and was born October 1, 1942 to the late Norman Walter Hale Sr. and Ethel Southern Hale. He was...
Leah Alberta McElroy Gattis
Aug 6, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM - Mrs. Leah Alberta McElroy Gattis, 78, passed away, Friday, August 6, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born November 13, 1931 in Oconee County, GA to the late Albert Cove McElroy and Hardimon Blasingame McElroy. Mrs. Gattis was a member of First Christian Church in King. She retired from L'eggs Products and worked seven years for Chick-fil-A...
Vickie Charlene Needham Spainhour
Aug 5, 2010
SPAINHOUR- of King, NC Ms. Vickie Charlene Needham Spainhour, 57 of King, NC passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Ms. Spainhour was born May 12, 1953 in Forsyth County to the late Virgil T. and Lois J. Martin Needham. Vickie was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed her family and friends but foremost,...
Robert Lee Link, Jr.
Aug 5, 2010
Mr. Robert Lee Link, Jr., 80, of Arcadia passed away August 5, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 23, 1930 to the late Robert Lee Link and Myrtle Byerly Link. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ripple Link. He was also preceded in death by his two sisters, Thelma ""Snookie"" Reid...
Leslie Kathleen Luper "Penny" Messer
Aug 4, 2010
Mrs. Leslie Kathleen Luper ""Penny"" Messer, 64, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on October 27, 1945 to the late Elwood Hanes Luper and Beatrice Williams Luper. Penny had retired from R.R. Donelly Co. in Winston-Salem. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be...
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