Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Jul 3, 2021

Mr. William Raymond Bentley, 83, passed away Saturday July 3, 2021 at his home. He was born January 25, 1938 to the late William Johnson Bentley and Ethelyn Shipman Bentley in Cattaragus County New York. William proudly served his county in the United States Air Force, enjoyed solving puzzles, doing yard work around the house, watching NASCAR racing, and...

Jul 3, 2021

Mrs. Barbara Jeanette Tuttle, 54, passed away Saturday July 3, 2021, at Woltz Hospice Home in Surry County. She was born August 26, 1966, to the late Paul Eugene Blake and Margaret Gough Blake in Forsyth County. Barbara was a 36-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System dating back to her part time work of driving a...

Jul 3, 2021

Kernersville – Arvid Leroy Rydberg, 85, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, at River Landing at Sandy Ridge. Arvid was born on August 25, 1935, in Washburn County, Wisconsin to the late Edwin and Magdah Olivia Erickson Rydberg. He served in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a master sergeant, and eventually retiring after 22 years of service. Arvid...

Jul 2, 2021

Gus (Konstantinos) James Floros

Born on June 15, 1922 in Megalo Horio, Karpenisiou, Evrytanias, Greece to James (Demetrios) and Eleni Siokos Floros. After 5th grade, he served as an apprentice for a shoemaker (cobbler). He lived through the atrocities from the invasion of the Italians, Germans, and the Greek Civil War. While serving in the Greek Army...

Jul 2, 2021

Mrs. Ruth Tuttle Gentry, 100, passed away peacefully Friday July 2, 2021, at Priddy Manor. She was born April 5, 1921, to the late Samuel A. and Edna Chadwick Tuttle in Forsyth County. Ruth grew up in Rural Hall and graduated from Rural Hall High School in 1938. She loved to bake, read, and spend time with her family....

Jul 1, 2021

Mr. Timothy “Tim” Ray Gordon, 61, of Winston-Salem passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on May 23, 1960, in Forsyth County to the late Claude Robert Gordon and Lelia Hester Marshall Gordon. He was a member of Old Town Baptist Church Special Ministry. He loved the lord and never met...

Jun 30, 2021

Colleen Sink Reed, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was the daughter of Hubert F. Sink and Bertha L. Sink, who preceded her in death.  She was a graduate of Lewisville High School and was employed as a secretary before joining her husband Ray, in the Army.  After returning, she resumed her...

Jun 30, 2021

WINSTON SALEM – Timothy William Southard, 64, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Tim was born on December 27, 1956 in Forsyth County to the late William Hollie and Ida Ballard Southard. Tim was a loving husband, father and grandfather, whose upmost priority was taking care of his family. He loved spending time with his...

Jun 30, 2021

Betty Josephine Cox Grogan, 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Arbor Acres Assisted Living in Winston Salem.

Betty was born in Galax, VA on October 29, 1928, to Roy Thomas Cox and Pauline Higgins Cox, where she grew up on a dairy farm. She moved to Pinehurst, NC when she entered the work force...

Jun 30, 2021

Mr. Donald Raeford Robertson, 87, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL. He was born on November 7, 1933 in Forsyth County to Bailey Daniel Robertson and Vesta Hudson Robertson. Mr. Robertson was a member of Urban Street Baptist Church and was self-employed as an owner of convenience stores and...

Jun 30, 2021

James Dewitt Mathis, 96, of Advance, passed away Wednesday, June 30th, 2021. He was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on June 30th, 1925, to the late Charles Clinton Mathis and Hazel Irene Martin Mathis.  Mr. Mathis grew up in West Salem Community in Winston-Salem and was a lifelong member of Salem Baptist Church. He attended Granville School and...

Jun 29, 2021

Mrs. Mabel Ann Priddy White, 92, of King, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. She was born August 28, 1928 in Stokes County to Jessie and Ida Priddy. Mrs. White was part of the King American Legion for many years. She was the Historian and Sergeant at Arms. Mrs. White worked faithfully at the Stokes County Fair. The highlight...

Jun 28, 2021

Great aviators don’t die. They “fly west”. Yesterday, our father, Howard Miller, flew west. He will be missed by many: his family, his church – Maple Springs United Methodist Church, the Piedmont Silver Eagles, the Quiet Birdmen, and many others. Dad was a WWII veteran of the Army Air Corps. After the war, he and his twin brother, Harold,...

Jun 28, 2021

Kernersville – Joan Arc Cronin Duncan, 87, passed away on June 28, 2021, at Kernersville Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln County, Mississippi to the late Mary Dorcas Britt and Casper Carl Cronin. Joan met her husband, David, in New Orleans, while he was serving in the US Navy. Their instant friendship turned into a 64-year long marriage....

Jun 28, 2021

Ms. Barbara Lambeth Atkins, 71, of Bermuda Run, passed Monday, June 28, 2021. She was born in Forsyth County on September 11, 1949, to the late Fred and Doris Lambeth. Ms. Atkins loved the outdoors, shopping, visiting Las Vegas, and flowers, but most importantly, she loved her family. She enjoyed life and laughed easily.

Surviving is her...

Jun 27, 2021

WALNUT COVE – Herbert Thomas ‘T.J.’ Shore, IV, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. T.J. was born on September 6, 1986 in Forsyth County.  T.J. was a very loving and tender-hearted person, who valued his family – especially his children and he loved being a “Dad”.  He was a great singer and...

Jun 27, 2021

Kernersville – Mr. Ronald Virgil Cockerham, 74, is finally home after forty-five years in the ministry. He was born in Surry County, NC on October 5, 1946 to the late Virgil James Cockerham, and Janie Pauline Cooper. Ron was a faithful member of Gospel Light Baptist Church. His service to his country included two tours of duty in Vietnam...

Jun 27, 2021

Mr. Harold Filmore Priddy, 76, passed away Sunday June 27, 2021, at Woltz Hospice home. He was born November 23, 1944, in Forsyth County to the late Eugene Pepper Priddy, and Ethel Shaw Priddy. Harold loved his family and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was a long-time member of Freedom Baptist church and active as long...

Jun 26, 2021

Mr. Bradford Keith Brown, 58, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 26, 2021, at his home.  He was born December 13, 1962, in Forsyth County to the late Becky Brown.  Brad was a devoted husband and father who never met a stranger.  He loved spending time with his family, especially his loving and devoted wife of 32 years, Lori Joyce-Brown. ...

Jun 26, 2021

Mrs. Edna Lois Beauchamp Baker, 77, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Universal Health Care of King. Edna was born in Lewisville, NC to the late Edna and Clyde Beauchamp on April 25, 1944. Edna was a waitress most all her life. She enjoyed watching racing and wrestling. She also enjoyed working on cross word puzzles....