Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Feb 14, 2021

Mr. Joe Bill Naylor, Jr., 61, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at his home.  He was born September 21, 1959, in Forsyth County to the late Joe Bill Naylor, Sr. and JoAnn Walker Naylor.  Mr. Naylor was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church and was a devout Christian.  He retired from US Airways/American Airlines with 30 years...

Feb 13, 2021

Mr. Melvin Nelson Jessup, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1934 in Stokes County to Wavie Lawson Jessup and Walter Melvin Jessup. Nelson retired as Associate Superintendent of the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools with 40 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Collins Jessup; one son,...

Feb 12, 2021

Mr. William Harold "Bill" Ashby, 84, passed away February 12, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born August 19, 1936, in Stokes County to the late Early William Ashby and Elsie Woods Ashby. Bill proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and was a member of Shattalon Church of Christ. He was an avid...

Feb 11, 2021

Mr. Thomas (Tommy) Lewis Lloyd, Sr. of Mocksville, NC passed away at age 90 on Thursday, February 11, 2021.  He was born on November 13, 1930 in Chalybeate Springs to the late James Hubert and Virginia Smith Lloyd and hasn’t stopped talking since. A stranger was just another person with whom Mr. Lloyd could share his colorful stories. And...

Feb 11, 2021

Neal Scott Harrington, 86, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Thursday evening February 11, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Neal was born on July 11, 1934 in Chapel Hill, NC to the late Elmer G. Harrington and Rubie Scott Harrington. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC.

He is survived by his son, Brian Harrington and his wife Brenda of Strongsville,...

Feb 11, 2021

Danny Joe Craver of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on 02/11/2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on September 3, 1953 in Forsyth County to Johnnie C. Craver and Annie Spach Craver. He was preceded in death by his brother Calvin Craver and his father Johnnie. He is survived by his sister Carol Tilley and her husband,...

Feb 11, 2021

Nancy Hannah Corriher, 78, passed away after a period of declining health on February 11, 2021 at Arbor Acres Retirement Community, where she lived for the last three and a half years.  She was born in Salisbury, NC in 1942 to  the late Mr. and Mrs. Madison Covington Hannah, Jr.  She graduated from Boyden High School in Salisbury, NC...

Feb 10, 2021

Mrs. Jane Speas Hutchens, 88, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at her home. She was born in Forsyth County on August 30, 1932 to the late Everett Speas and Maude Kapp Speas. She attended Mizpah Moravian Church all her life and was a faithful servant of the Lord. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...

Feb 10, 2021

Mr. John Leonard Dyson, Sr., 88, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was born in Wilkes County on March 5, 1932, to the late Culvery Shing and Ila Gant Dyson. Mr. Dyson attended Oaklawn Baptist Church. He was retired from Allied Systems with twenty years of loyal service. Mr. Dyson loved to golf, bowl, and go...

Feb 10, 2021

Mr. Thomas “Tom” Kidd Bernard, Sr., 87, of Winston-Salem, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.  Tom was born in Forsyth County on February 6, 1934, to the late Charles Hughes Bernard and Louise Kidd Bernard.  Tom served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  Tom was a professional photographer and photofinisher by trade,...

Feb 10, 2021

KERNERSVILLE - Donald Lee Tilley, 86, went to his home in heaven on February 10, 2021.  He was born July 15, 1934 in Guilford County to the late William Valner  and Mattie Geneva Stigall Tilley.  Donald was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church and a charter member of Piney Grove Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed gardening, and Nascar,...

Feb 10, 2021

John Benjamin Moore was born January 5, 1937 to Irby Erston Moore, an honorably discharged Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force, and Sarah Young Moore, a loving mother and southern belle. He is survived by his loving wife, Sue Moore; daughters, Kelly and Tracy; sons, Austin and Jason; sons-in-law, Alan and Jimmy; daughter-in-law, Liezel; and grandchildren, Zach,...

Feb 10, 2021

Barbara Jean Summers (nee Logan) passed away peacefully February 10, 2021 with her family by her side. She had just celebrated her 89th birthday.

Barbara was born 1-12-1932 in Lakin, Kansas to Wilfred B. Logan and Ruth Logan (Frease).  Barbara is survived by her high school sweetheart Roy M. Summers. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in...

Feb 9, 2021

Mrs. Willie Mae Poindexter Sneed, 88, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Willie was born in Forsyth County on September 23, 1932 to the late Sandy Levi Poindexter and Viola Wood Poindexter and grew up in the Waughtown area of Winston-Salem. She was a graduate of Gray High School and retired from RJR Tobacco Co....

Feb 9, 2021

If there are angels that walk the earth, Pearl G. Srebro, born Apolonia Kobierecki, was one of them.

Pearl was born on October 22, 1929, in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, and died on February 9, 2021, in Oak Ridge, North Carolina.  She was the only daughter and youngest child of the late John P. and Margaret Kunikowski Kobierecki...

Feb 9, 2021

Scott Edward Lane 59, Morganton passed away peacefully at home following a period of declining health.

Scott was born in Burke County to the late Bill E. Lane of Morganton, and the late Shirley Brittain of Morganton. He worked at Drexel Heritage for 25 years.  He loved playing music, hunting and fishing.  He was a member of...

Feb 9, 2021

Mr. Michael “Mike” Grady Coe, 68, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his residence. He was born on April 22, 1952 in Davidson County to Grady Coe and Martha Jones Coe. Mike was very involved in the revitalization of downtown Winston-Salem. He was the first to remodel an old building and put in a restaurant, coffee...

Feb 9, 2021

Jeffrey “Scott” Plyler, 65, of Winston-Salem, passed away February 9, 2021 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness with COVID-19. Scott was born in Statesville, NC on December 20, 1955 to the late Billie (Bill) Ruffin Plyler and the late Cynthia Sue Miller Plyler. He is survived by a sister, Beverly Plyler Williams, and two brothers, Phil...

Feb 9, 2021

Marilyn Monroe, 45, died February 9, 2021, with her family by her side in Enumclaw, Wash.

A memorial service was Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Wash.She was born July 10, 1944, in Anchorage to Charles and Phoebe Smith. Her father was a Doctor in the Yukon. Her mother came up from Juneau as a Nurse. They moved to Washington...

Feb 8, 2021

Mr. Johnny Benson “John” Frye, Sr., 70, passed away peacefully at his home on February 8, 2021.  Johnny was born in Forsyth County on September 26, 1950, to the late Jesse Bryant Frye and Bonnie Benson Frye. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and later retired from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools with 26 years of dedicated service.  John...