Kenneth Liddle Higgins
Jan 16, 2025
KERNERSVILLE – Mr. Kenneth Liddle Higgins, 88, passed away on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Kenneth was born on March 17, 1936 in Galax, VA to Dean and Mattie Lou Liddle Higgins. He was a career truck driver, retiring from Roadway Express in Kernersville after 28 years of service. He loved the outdoors – hunting,...
Melvin Leon Nelson
Jan 16, 2025
Mr. Melvin Leon Nelson, 83, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center. Melvin was born on May 21, 1941, in Forsyth County, to Mr. and Mrs. Troy and Helen Nelson. He was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church where he served in the Bus Ministry for over 30 years. Melvin served in the...
Debby Angel Pegram
Jan 15, 2025
Kernersville – Mrs. Debby Angel Pegram, 71, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on November 17, 1953, to Joe Glenn and Mary Ann Veach Angel. Debby was a graduate of East Forsyth High School and Appalachian State University. She taught at both Cash Elementary and Piney...
Fred Harold Lee
Jan 15, 2025
WALNUT COVE - Fred Harold Lee, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at his home. Fred was born on August 7, 1935 in Pittsylvania County, VA to John and Annie Neal Lee. Losing his biological mother at the age of three, his life was blessed by his step mother, Grace Lee.
Fred retired from RJR Archer after 30 years of...
Kenneth "Ken" Benford Wilson
Jan 14, 2025
Kernersville – Kenneth “Ken” Benford Wilson, 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at his home. He was born on October 6, 1935, in Guilford County to the late Florence Wilson. Ken was raised by his grandparents, George and Pattie Wilson. He was a known hard and dedicated worker, retiring from Roadway Express after 55 years. Ken enjoyed so...
Edith Shatley Johnson
Jan 13, 2025
Our beloved sister and aunt, Mrs. Edith Irene Shatley Johnson, 92, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025. Mrs. Johnson was born on Harris Mountain in Wilkes County on February 12, 1932, to James and Gladys Shatley. She was an administrative clerk for Forsyth County and held a variety of positions including working as a caregiver. She was a...
Kenneth Harding Walker
Jan 13, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Harding Walker, 87, of Mocksville, NC passed away Monday, January 13, 2025. Born May 8, 1937 in Davie County to Frank Walker and Mae Seaford Walker, Kenny was a lifelong resident of Mocksville and member of North Main Street Church of Christ. He married Iva Lee Eborn Walker, his wife of 56 years on January 23, 1967. Kenny...
Fred Edward Newsome
Jan 12, 2025
Fred Edward Newsome, 93, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025. He was born on October 5, 1931, in Forsyth County to the late Marshall Melton Newsom and Lillie Mae Houchins Newsom. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Jeanette Moss Newsome; grandson, Jason Alexander Bianucci; stepmother, Emma Moton Newsom; and...
Denaye Jones Hodgin
Jan 11, 2025
Mrs. Denaye Jones Hodgin, 76, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born November 6, 1948, in Surry County, NC to the late Hoyal Jones and Lema Gunter Jones. Denaye was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She retired from RJ Reynolds and was a member of United Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Kelly Anderson Sisk
Jan 11, 2025
Mr. Kelly Anderson Sisk, 83, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on March 13, 1941, the son of the late James Madison Sisk and Mary Lou Dalton Sisk. Kelly was a longtime member of Hills Grove Baptist Church and served his community in the Pilot Mountain Rescue Squad and...
Josephine Marie Baldwin Tilley
Jan 11, 2025
Kernersville – Josephine Marie Baldwin Tilley, 82, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on January 19, 1942, in Forsyth County to the late Curby Frank and Lanta Marie Stafford Baldwin. She worked at Tyco for many years until her retirement. Josephine was a very stylish, hardworking, and strong woman with a...
Theodore "Ted" Ziolkowski
Jan 10, 2025
Theodore “Ted” Ziolkowski, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2025. He was born on August 2, 1941, in Traverse City, MI, to the late John and Veronica Kroll Ziolkowski. Ted enjoyed playing spades and poker in his free time, as well as keeping up with current events and politics. He will be remembered for his immense kindness and...
Dr. Jack Leonard Gentry, Sr.
Jan 10, 2025
Dr. Jack Leonard Gentry, Sr., 93, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025. Jack was born on September 14, 1931, in Surry County, NC, the eldest child of Harvey Bryan Gentry and Loraine Darnell Gentry. He and his two younger sisters, Mildred and Nancy, were raised in Booneville, NC.
Jack felt at an early age that he was called to Christian...
David Lee Rayburn
Jan 10, 2025
David Lee Rayburn, 87, of Advance, NC went home to be with his beloved wife of 50 years, Sweet Pea, as the sun rose on her birthday, Friday, January 10, 2025 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home of Winston-Salem. He was born December 20, 1937 in Logan, WV to Charles “Bun” Edward Rayburn and Maude Gladys Hamilton Rayburn. He was...
Connie Renee Moffitt
Jan 10, 2025
Connie Renee Moffitt, 68, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on the afternoon of January 10th. Renee was born March 30, 1956, to her father, John Cline, and her mother, Mary Cline, in Forsyth County, NC. She married her husband Terry Ray Moffiit on April 21, 1972. Renee was a selfless mother to her three children, a devoted grandmother...
Beverly Carolina Hoy Turkaly
Jan 10, 2025
Mrs. Beverly Carolina Hoy Turkaly, 84, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on December 18, 1940, to the late Edward E. Hoy and Margaret M. May Hoy in Allegheny County, PA.
Beverly was an avid reader and loved working on puzzles. She and her loving husband of 60 years, Marc, loved going on...
Gary Cromer Snyder
Jan 10, 2025
Mr. Gary Cromer Snyder, 81, passed away, Friday, January 10, 2025, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born July 29, 1943, in Forsyth County, NC, to the late Conrad Gilreath Snyder and Pauline Elizabeth Cromer Snyder. Gary retired from RJ Reynolds after 35 years of service. In addition, he was a landscaper with his son...
Juanita "Judy" Dull
Jan 10, 2025
Mrs. Juanita “Judy” Gray Dull, 93, of Clemmons, NC passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at her home. She was born March 25, 1931 in Forsyth County to Blain Banister Gray and Mamie Patrick Gray. Mrs. Dull was a member of Concord Methodist Church and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 33 years of service. She was preceded in...
Stephen Jason Slechta
Jan 9, 2025
Stephen Jason Slechta, a devoted husband, father, son, brother, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the age of 49.
Jason was born on February 3, 1975, in Charlotte, NC. He moved to Winston-Salem as a young child, and later attended both Bishop McGuinness High School and Carver High School. After graduating from...