Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Oct 23, 2022

Marsha Joyce Vignovich Kurani, 73, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

She was born on March 2, 1949 in Lorain County, Ohio to Mike Cal Vignovich and Mary Shairba Vignovich.

Marsha loved gardening, knitting and spending time with her granddaughters.

She is survived by her son,...

Oct 23, 2022

Kernersville- Mrs. Shirley Ann Ware Byrd, 85, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born to Otto and Florence Wells Ware on July 21, 1937 in Kings Mountain, NC.  Shirley graduated in 1959 from Erskine College with a degree in Home Economics.  Soon after graduation Shirley married...

Oct 22, 2022

Sharon Lee Bodenhamer, 71, joined the Lord on Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Watauga County. Sharon was born to the late Randle and Bessie Duggins Bodenhamer on December 15, 1950, in Forsyth County. Sharon grew up in Kernersville and was a member of Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of Eastern Stars for more than 25...

Oct 22, 2022

Mrs. Lucy Belle Fulp Tilley passed away on October 22, 2022, at Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born in Stokes County on February 24, 1928, to the late Baxter and Blanch Fulp. Lucy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who always enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death...

Oct 22, 2022

Carl Bovender, 81, of Winston-Salem, passed away at his residence on Saturday, October 22, 2022.  He was born in Winston-Salem on April 10, 1941, to the late Charles A. Bovender, Sr., and Della Brinkley Bovender. He was the ninth of ten children. In addition to his parents and grandparents, he was preceded in death by his brothers,...

Oct 21, 2022

Ms. Leah Dell Wixon was born July 28, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY to Lawrence and Veronica Mohle Wixon. She was blessed with three wonderful and loving children: Justin (and Lori) Andren, Greensboro, NC; Craig (and Tabitha) Andren, Manassas, VA; Lisa (and Don) Rogers, Clemmons, NC; and given the special blessing of a grandson, Zachary (and Heather) Therrell....

Oct 21, 2022

Mrs. Kim Laverne Hargrave Frye, 65, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, October 21, 2022. She was born in Forsyth Co. on December 29, 1956, the daughter of the late William Ray Hargrave and Ruth Grace Caudle Hargrave. Kim was of the Baptist faith and had worked for Walmart. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...

Oct 21, 2022

Mrs. Jean Yates Pruitt, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 11, 1932 in Forsyth County to Percy Lee Yates and Lois Burns Yates. Jean was a member of Friedland Moravian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas B. Pruitt, Jr. Surviving are her three children,...

Oct 21, 2022

Nancy Mayberry Hanmer, 80, passed away Friday October 21, 2022. She was born August 19, 1942, in Forsyth County, NC to the late King David Mayberry and Hattie Cooper Mayberry. After college, Nancy moved to Pennsylvania and started her career in education. After many years of teaching, she became a director for the Gifted and Talented program in Pennsylvania,...

Oct 21, 2022

Kernersville – Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Ann Robertson Davis, 81, stepped from this world of pain and suffering to a heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior forevermore on Friday, October 21, 2022, at her residence, with her family by her side. She was born April 20, 1941, in Ridgeway, VA to Willie W. Robertson and Bernice R....

Oct 21, 2022

Mr. Billy Harden Palmer, 81, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry Co. on September 7, 1941, the son of the late James Anderson Palmer and Ida Irene Cain Palmer. Billy was a carpenter for the majority of his life. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Oct 21, 2022

Anne Litz Jarvis Collins, 59, of Pfafftown, NC passed away on October 21, 2022.  Anne was born on October 14,1963 in Huntington, WV to William Allen Jarvis and Daisy (Litz) St Clair Jarvis.  Anne was preceded in death by her brother William Allen Jarvis II, aunt, Eleanor Vasquez, uncle, James St Clair, and niece Natalie Wade. Anne was survived...

Oct 20, 2022

Jo Ann Thompson Hondros, 86, passed away peacefully at her home on October 20, 2022.  Jo Ann was born in Winston-Salem on January 10, 1936, to John Thompson and Eloise Johnson Thompson.

In addition to her parents Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis James Hondros; grandson, Justin Stutts; and her siblings, John Fredrick...

Oct 20, 2022

Kernersville – Wilmoth “Wilma” Fay Anderson, 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 20, 2022. She was born on April 12, 1945, in Horry County, SC to the late Flossie Buffkin and Roy Jefferson Anderson. Wilma was a quiet, sweet, and kind woman. She loved spending time reading, watching her soaps, and cheering...

Oct 20, 2022

Mr. Henry Jackson Reid III “Jack” born November 5, 1946, in Williamson, West Virginia to the late Richard and Edythe Reid. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 20, 2022, as his loving Wife held his hand, and his family was by his side. We mourn for the emptiness we are left with but...

Oct 20, 2022

Ms. Toni Ann Miller, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, died suddenly of complications from a routine surgery on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at the age of 71, in Winston-Salem, NC.  Toni Ann was born on July 7, 1951, in Masillion, Ohio to the late Werner Heinz Viertel and Sydney Mary Jane McMasters Viertel.  In addition to her...

Oct 20, 2022

Robert Joseph Remillard, 79, Exchanged his Goldwing motorcycle for wings of gold on October 20, 2022, after a hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s. Bob was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 31, 1943. He is preceded in death by his father; Oscar, mother; Eva (Dandeneau), sisters; Florence (Lanoue) and Rita (Conde). Robert is survived by son; Richard Remillard (Charona),...

Oct 20, 2022

Dr. Robert “Bob” Zammit, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born February 17, 1931 in Bergen, New Jersey. Bob graduated from Lyndhurst High School in New Jersey and later graduated from St Peter’s College in Newark, New Jersey and the Creighton Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska. He...

Oct 20, 2022

James R. Thomas “POP” passed away on Thursday, October the 20th, 2022. He grew up in Midway, and resided in Old Salem were he held sentimental value from his childhood. He was a hardworking man doing many different jobs throughout the years such as being a bread man for Sunbeam bakery, a police officer and eventually owned newspaper dispensers in...

Oct 20, 2022

WINSTON SALEM – William “Bill” Phillip Smith (The Man, The Myth, The Legend), passed away in his home on October 20, 2022 as many loved ones held his hand and walked him home. Bill made his grand entrance into this world November 3, 1944 into the arms of Lloyd and Helene Smith.

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