Samantha Nicole Burgan
Apr 17, 2023
Samantha Nicole Burgan, 19, of King, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 17, 2023. She was born in Forsyth County on January 22, 2004. Samantha graduated from West Stokes High School and was attending Forsyth Technical Community College to become a Paramedic. She was employed with Hanesbrand while volunteering with Sauratown Fire Department. Surviving are her parents, Michelle...
Richard Kyle Stimson
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Richard Kyle Stimson, age 70 of Lewisville, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023. He was born June 10, 1952 in Forsyth County to Richard Duran Stimson and Doris Biesecker Stimson. He was a graduate of Campbell University and the president of Stimson and Son Builders before his retirement in 2014. He was a lifetime member of the Lewisville Historical...
Allen "Al" Myrland Fausch, Sr.
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Allen “Al” Myrland Fausch, Sr., passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his home. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 26, 1954, to the late Myrland and Caroline Fausch. Al was a devoted husband, dad and Grandpa who loved spending time with his family. For over 43 years he served the Lord through Calvary Baptist Church,...
Larry Wayne Miller
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Larry Wayne Miller, 73, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023. He was born to the late Gilmer Miller and Mary Frances Amburn Miller on April 19, 1949 in Surry County. Larry was a musician and keyboard player for The Judds as well as many other bands. During his lifetime he played for numerous celebrities and...
Carol Stockton Hill
Apr 16, 2023
Mrs. Carol Stockton Hill, 87, passed away April 16, 2023, at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 31, 1935, in Roanoke County, Va. to the late Robert P. Stockton and Frances Virginia Davis Jackson. Carol was a dedicated member of Parkway Presbyterian Church. After retiring from the school system, she drove a school bus which she...
Nancy Lewis Harris
Apr 16, 2023
Mrs. Nancy Lewis Harris, 73, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 16, 2023. She was born on January 3, 1950, in Winston-Salem, NC. The daughter of the late Elmer “T” and Viola “Ola” Lewis. Nancy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a faithful member of Century Park Baptist Church in...
Vanessa Ann Picone
Apr 15, 2023
Ms. Vanessa Ann Picone, 41, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023. She was born October 13, 1981, to the late Joseph Picone and Carol Marie Berthel. She was studying Kinesiology at UNC-Greensboro. Vanessa enjoyed traveling to the beach and shopping. She loved her family and friends very much. In addition, she enjoyed taking care of others, especially her mother,...
Derrick Wilson Gortman
Apr 15, 2023
Derrick Wilson Gortman, 58, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Forsyth County on August 27, 1964, to Sadie Wilson Gortman and the late Texas Clark Gortman. To know Derrick was to love him. He was a motorcycle enthusiast, and you could always find him in his Harley-Davidson gear or tinkering with...
Gail G. Bailey
Apr 15, 2023
Mrs. Gail G. Bailey of Lewisville, NC, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023. Gail was born August 19, 1935, to William and Ella-d Brown Griffith in Cosby, TN. After graduating from Cosby High School, she continued her education at East Tennessee State Teacher's College in Johnson City, TN, before moving to Winston-Salem, NC, to work in her Aunt Lavanchs'...
Darrell Romey Surface
Apr 15, 2023
Darrell Romey Surface, 81, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, at his home. He was born in Virginia on April 24, 1941, to the late Lacy Bernardo and Fannie Wheeling Surface. He retired from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist with 30 plus years of service. Mr. Surface was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing, welding, woodworking,...
Davis Reeves Poplin
Apr 15, 2023
Davis Poplin, 96, of Forest City, NC passed away April 15, 2023, at Care Partners, Solace Hospice Center, in Asheville, NC. He was born September 18, 1926, in Wilkes County to Silas and Laura Mae Reeves Poplin.
Mr. Poplin was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving during World War II. Upon returning home he married his love, Nona Lee Dobbins. He...
Donna Abbott Gates
Apr 14, 2023
Ms. Donna Abbott Gates, 62, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. Donna was born in Surry County, NC on May 9, 1960, to the late Richard Chaffin Abbott and Betty Jo Ellis Abbott. Donna moved to Pittsburgh, PA around the age of 14 and spent her teenage years there, graduating in 1978 from Shaler Area High...
David Douglas Ellender
Apr 14, 2023
David Douglas Ellender, 69, passed away on Friday April 14, 2023, at his home. He was born on July 3, 1953 to the late Joseph William Ellender and Imogene Matthews Ellender in Forsyth County, North Carolina. David retired from the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school district after working there as an electrician for 34 years. He was an active member of...
Deanna Tipton Harrington
Apr 13, 2023
Oak Ridge – Mrs. Deanna Tipton Harrington, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at her residence. She was born on February 4, 1980, in King County, Washington to Charles and Cynthia Tipton. Deanna loved being a mother of boys and always aimed to make them well rounded, often exposing them to different cultural experiences including museum visits...
Brady Louis Davis
Apr 13, 2023
Mr. Brady Louis Davis, 86, passed away April 13, 2023. He was born in Yadkin County on March 9, 1937, to the late Graham Edward and Vallie Perdue Davis. Mr. Davis retired from the W-S Forsyth County Schools with several years of service. He was a faithful and active member of Temple Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. ...
Charles Alva Crutchfield
Apr 13, 2023
Winston-Salem – Mr. Charles Alva Crutchfield, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Summerstone Health and Rehab. He was born on January 19, 1941, in Sophia, WV to Walter Alva and Laura Bourne Crutchfield. Charles retired from both Eastern Airlines and FedEx after many years of service. He was a faithful member of Linville Forest Church of...
Elaine Denny Clarke
Apr 13, 2023
Mrs. Elaine Denny Clarke, 93, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023. She was born in Stokes Co. on March 15, 1930, to the late Paul Gibson Denny and Mable Kiser Denny. Elaine was a longtime faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist church, enjoyed playing the piano at home and at her church. She loved looking at old family photographs...
John Henry Murray
Apr 13, 2023
Belews Creek - John Henry Murray, 82, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Kate B. Reynold’s Hospice Home. John was born on July 4, 1940, in Forsyth County to the late Howard and Alma Murray. He attended Walkertown High school. After graduating in 1958 he started farming full time.
John is survived by his devoted wife of...
Arlene Hull Phelps Seymore
Apr 12, 2023
Mrs. Arlene Hull Phelps Seymore, 95, of Clemmons, NC passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Trinity Elms Health and Rehab. She was born to the late George Oscar Hull and Ellie Mae Utt Hull on January 30, 1928 in Carroll County, Virginia. Arlene spent her life as a hairdresser and she ran Arlene’s Beauty Shop out of her...
Tammie Lynn Voncannon
Apr 11, 2023
Ms. Tammie Lynn Voncannon, 54, of Winston-Salem, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Tammie was born in Forsyth County on April 30, 1968. She worked as an administrative assistant in several law offices across North Carolina and Georgia throughout her career. Tammie enjoyed spending time with her family, friends, and the senior citizen community. She...