Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jan 20, 2022

Mom, Dad, Memaw, PawPaw, Sister, Brother, and bride of Christ Tonnie and Hope Abbott were long time members of Bannertown Baptist church, Mother and Father of two wonderful children Toni and John Abbott. Grandparents of Christian Samuels, Kendra Samuels, Sydney Abbott, Tiffany Abbott, Nathan Edmonds, and Andrew Edmonds. Hope was the sister Jenny Butcher, Bob Bowden, Ed Bowden, Walter...

Jan 20, 2022

Mr. Wayne “Pee Wee” Crutchfield, 60, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at his home.  He was born December 31, 1961, in Washington DC and is the son of the late William and Veora Crutchfield.  Pee Wee was a people person, who never met a stranger, and was loved by everyone under the sun.  He was employed by Pepsi...

Jan 20, 2022

David Eugene Fox, 88, of Winston Salem, North Carolina departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Grayson Creek Assisted Living. Mr. Fox was born on May 25, 1933 in Forsyth County, North Carolina to the late Oscar Clifton Fox and Julia Weaver Fox. David retired from AT&T after...

Jan 19, 2022

Kernersville – Mr. Brian “Butch” Oringderff, age 76, passed away January 19, 2022, peacefully at his home. Butch was born November 4, 1945, in Texas to the late Ernest Oringderff and Allie Pate Oringderff. Butch was the most “Amazing Man” on the face of this earth. He was generous, optimistic, and very well loved by all who knew him....

Jan 19, 2022

Betsy Marie Peterson, 56, passed away on January 19, 2022 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Betsy was born to Lee Crandall Peterson and Helen Gray Peterson on April 22, 1965 in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

She was a Department of Social Services Assistant with Forsyth County, and a lifelong resident of Winston Salem, North Carolina. Betsy was...

Jan 19, 2022

Mr. Jerry Edward Dionne of Mocksville, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the age of 77.  He spent his last days surrounded by his family whom he loved and cared for throughout his blessed life.  Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and his brother and...

Jan 19, 2022

Miss Tina Gay Sink, 64, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Fort Pierce, FL, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.  Tina was born in Forsyth County, NC on July 1, 1957.  Tina was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney Lee Sink, Jr. and Wanda Warren Benton.  She is survived by her brother, Nathan...

Jan 19, 2022

Mr. Leslie Fletcher Harris, 73, of Tobaccoville passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Fletcher was born in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Leslie Harris and Clara Lethcoe Harris on January 21, 1948. Leslie, known to his family and friends as “Fletcher” was a fun loving, happy- go-lucky person who loved his family,...

Jan 19, 2022

Jan 18, 2022

Terry Lee Rausch, SR. , 69, Almost 70 full years ago, April 28, 1952, changed so many lives! The second of 10 children, grandpa of 7, great grandpa of 3, father of 3 and husband of 1 wife, Terry Rausch, Sr. leaves a rich heritage of fun, family, and faith! With an infectious smile and contagious laugh, his corny...

Jan 18, 2022

Miss Athene′ Marie Rhoades, 30, of Pfafftown, NC, passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.  Athene was born in Valdosta, GA on May 19, 1991.  She graduated from Reagan High School in 2010 and was currently employed at corporate headquarters with Lowe’s Home Improvement.  Athene is survived by her beloved children, Gabriel...

Jan 18, 2022

Miss Erma Lucille Blakley, 98, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Erma was born in Forsyth County to the late Lee Blakley and Zora McGee Blakley on July 8, 1923. Erma lived in Winston Salem her entire life, she worked for and retired from Southern Bell, traveled extensively with her sister Dovie, and enjoyed spending time with...

Jan 18, 2022

Luvada Rierson Gulledge, 93, passed away at Alamance House, in Burlington on January 18, 2022. Luvada was born on October 4, 1928, to Frank Rierson and Rosella Hauser Rierson in Surry County. She began her career at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1947. She worked in the packaging department, Bldg. #97, and retired with 37 years of dedicated service. Mrs.Gulledge was...

Jan 18, 2022

Kernersville- Mr. Kyle William Baur, 46, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 22, 1975, in Bethlehem, PA and worked for IQE of North Carolina and Pennsylvania for over 20 years. Kyle was an engineer and a true craftsman working on many projects from home improvements, remodeling to gardening and many more. He enjoyed fishing, four wheeling, camping...

Jan 18, 2022

Mr. Thomas Stancil Byrd, Jr., passed away Tuesday evening, January 18, 2022, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Thomas was born in Wake County, on January 5, 1946, to the late Thomas Stancil Byrd, Sr., and Elsie Allen Byrd. He enjoyed being a mail carrier and missed his routes greatly when he was not working. Thomas loved working in...

Jan 17, 2022

David Bert Weeks, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, January 17. Bert leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Janice Little Weeks; his three children, David Allen Weeks ( Kimberly) of Wake Forest, NC, Mary Dell Weeks Ratliff ( Hank) of Fleetwood, NC, and Elizabeth Weeks Brown (Dean) of Denver, NC; two grandchildren, Katherine Craven Brown and Carson James David Brown; nephews,...

Jan 17, 2022

Eloise Nunn Gordon Masche, 92 passed away peacefully at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on January 17, 2022. She was preceded in death by her first husband and the love of her life, Donald Gordon, by her daughter, Donna Gordon Williams, by her parents, Nell and W.R. Nunn, by her second husband, John Masche, and by her brother...

Jan 17, 2022

Vicki Kay Robbins Bullard, 70, of Winston-Salem, NC, went home to our Lord after losing her battle with COVID-19 on January 17, 2022. She was born June 10, 1951, to Clinton McKinley (Mack) and Opal Armstrong Robbins in Forsyth County, NC.

She's preceded in death by her parents; Clinton McKinley Robbins and Opal Armstrong Robbins, maternal grandmother;...

Jan 16, 2022

**DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VISITATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH**

Kernersville – Mr. Jerry Glenn O’Neal, Jr., age 54, passed away January 16, 2022, at Kernersville Medical Center. He was born in Forsyth County, January 8, 1968 to Jerry Glenn O‘Neal, Sr. and Wanda McMichael...

Jan 16, 2022

Kernersville- Mr. Christopher Alan Simmons, 40, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born on October 26, 1981, in Forsyth County, the son of Barry and Cynthia Simmons. He loved his job as a Bottle and Cap Production Planner at Herbalife, where he was employed for 7 years. He previously worked at Dell Computers in...