Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

May 29, 2022

Mr. Harold Conway Reich, 81, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022.  He was born September 12, 1940, in Forsyth County to the late Jewel Olester Reich and Lilian Mae Pilcher Reich.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.  He was a licensed General Contractor and retired from the city of Winston-Salem.  Harold loved gardening, loved...

May 29, 2022

Gail Loretta Cantrell Cooper passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Loretta was born August 19, 1940 in Rosman, NC to the late Joe Cantrell and Ola Butler Cantrell. Loretta graduated from Griffith High School in Winston-Salem. She married Charles Cleveland Cooper Jr. in 1958 and they had two children, Mark and Penny Cooper. She later earned her bachelor’s...

May 28, 2022

Mr. Denny “Roger” Crutchfield, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Hospice Home of High Point. Roger was born on June 1, 1930, in Guilford County to Jeremiah Holt and Martha Walker Crutchfield. He was a graduate of Oak Ridge Military Academy. Roger worked on the family dairy farm until 1970 when he started...

May 28, 2022

Mrs. Vella Stamper James, 89, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Wilkes County to the late Connie Stamper and Bessie Ellis Stamper on August 16, 1932. Vella retired from Hanes Hosiery after 35 years of service. After retirement, she went to work for Hamrick’s Department store for...

May 28, 2022

Ms. Brandy Nichole Weathers Smitherman, 38, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was born February 29, 1984, in Memphis, TN to Michael and Sandra Weathers.  Brandy was of the Christian faith, and a member of Quaker Gap Baptist church. She enjoyed her music, especially two favorites by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Curtis Low” and “Tuesday’s Gone”.  She had three wonderful...

May 27, 2022

Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Ann Sprinkle Hammack, 79, of Mooresville, NC, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away at her residence on Friday, May 27, 2022.  Pat was born in Forsyth County on August 18, 1942, to the late Thomas Reed Sprinkle and Rose Wood Sprinkle.  Pat grew up in Winston-Salem and was a graduate of Gray High School.  She retired from...

May 27, 2022

Mr. Billy Stimpson Myers, 79, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022.  He was born January 2, 1943, in Forsyth County to the late Roy Cletus Myers and Clara Lee Hammonds Myers.  Billy proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, where he worked as a crypto-communications operator.  He served his tenure in the military in Union Cross...

May 26, 2022

GERMANTON – John Christopher Richardson, 43, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his home.  Chris was born on August 25, 1978 in Forsyth County.  He was a hard worker and was loved by many. Chris was multi-talented, with interests in music, woodworking, raising produce and flowers, and took great pride in the care of his vehicles, motorcycles and...

May 26, 2022

Deborah Craft Jones, 70, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born in Forsyth County on January 18, 1952 to Phillip Floyd Craft and Polly Brewer Craft.  Deborah retired from the Veterans Affairs and was a member of Lewisville United Methodist Church.  She was an avid reader, loved to learn about the history of...

May 26, 2022

Kernersville – Mrs. Dorothy Fay (Hood) Bult, 84, of Kernersville, NC passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, after a long illness. Her immediate family was by her side. Dorothy was born on September 12, 1937, in Beulah, MS. Her family later moved to Greenville, MS. It was there that she met and married her husband, Richard...

May 26, 2022

Mrs. Mary Helen Bowers Whitaker, 84, passed away Thursday May 26, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 5, 1938, in Grayson County, VA., the daughter of Everett “Whitt” and Gladys Roberts Bowers. She had attended Kerwin Baptist Church and was retired from AMP, Inc. She enjoyed her flowers, pets, yard sales and bargain hunting....

May 26, 2022

Robert McLean Harkrader, 81, passed away on May 26, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born on June 6, 1940, to Frank Harkrader and Irene Smith Harkrader in Pulaski County, VA. He attended Radford High School and Virginia Tech. Robert worked for Wachovia bank until his retirement. He traveled all over the state with his colleagues during...

May 25, 2022

Randy Neil Lawson, adoringly Skipper, left this world unexpectedly on May 25th, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife, Julie Matthews Lawson, of 41 precious years, his son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Cassie Lawson, daughter and son-in-law Maggie and Blake Bohannon, and 6 beautiful grandchildren, Carter, Lilyanna, Simon, Harrison, Callaway, and Boone. Additionally, a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara...

May 25, 2022

Mrs. Glenda Kimmer Laird, 80, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born February 21, 1942, in Forsyth County to the late Fred Garland Kimmer, Sr. and Mary Owings Kimmer. She was a lifelong resident of Winston-Salem and graduated from Southwest High School. Shortly thereafter, she began...

May 25, 2022

William Mark Smith, 57, passed away on Wednesday, May 25th 2022. He was born on October 19th, 1964, in Chester, South Carolina to the late William Daniel Smith and Sandra Marie (Beckham) Smith. He served in the Navy and worked at Captain Tom's in Kernersville, North Carolina for about 30 years. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in...

May 25, 2022

Lt. Col Michael Lynn Fields, 57, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

He was born in Wayne County on August 1, 1964 to Thurman Melvin Fields, Jr. and Carolyn Fussell Fields.

Michael served in the U.S. Army during the Iraqi Freedom, and he served in the North Carolina National Guard for 26 years. He...

May 24, 2022

Mrs. Norma Forrest Boaz, 99, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. She was born February 23, 1923, in Stokes County to the late Roy Earson Forrest and Eugenia Ray Forrest. Norma was the oldest living member of First United Methodist Church Pilot Mountain, an avid golfer when her health would...

May 22, 2022

DeWitt Edgar “Lucky” Wells, 97, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away peacefully of natural causes in Winston-Salem on May 22, 2022.

DeWitt was born on June 29, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey to the late George Calder Wells and Hilda Victoria Nelson Wells. He graduated from Poughkeepsie High School.

He was a...

May 22, 2022

Eloise Dunlap Thornton passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Randolph Hospice House. She was born June 19, 1936, and grew up in the great depression era, and in 1953 married Calvin Ernest Thornton, her loving husband. She was a lover of bowling and was in many leagues throughout her life. As well as bowling, she was...

May 22, 2022

Mr. David Wayne Beckerman, 65, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on January 11, 1957, in Colorado Springs, Colorado the son of George and Vaughn Reed Beckerman. David retired from US Air as an A P Mechanic. He loved woodworking and will always be remembered for his sweet disposition. David...