Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Feb 5, 2021

Mr. Claude Wesley Wilmoth, 95, passed away February 5, 2021.  He was born September 9, 1925 in Surry County to the late Eugene Delbert Wilmoth and Leathe Mae Hicks Wilmoth.  Claude proudly served in the United States Army during WWII.  After serving the military, he worked and retired from Hanes Dye and Finish with 46 years’ service.  In addition...

Feb 5, 2021

James Augustus Brewer Jr., 97, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday evening, February 5, 2021 at the home in which he was born. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Forsyth County to the late James Augustus Brewer Sr. and Sarah Foltz Brewer. He graduated from Griffith High School. He was a chartered member of Advent Moravian Church and...

Feb 5, 2021

Theodore Walker (T.W.) Carmichael, 96, of King, NC entered into the more immediate presence of the Lord early in the morning hours of Friday Febuary 5, 2021. He was the oldest of four sons, born on July 4, 1924 to E. Raymond and Miriam Tate Carmichael. T.W. was a graduate of Old Richmond High School and served in the...

Feb 5, 2021

Charles Michael Parrish, of Pfafftown, NC, was called home on Feb 5, 2021 in to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 74. Now free from all earthly pain and suffering, he is reunited with his father, Charles Gilliam Parrish, his mother, Katherine Tucker Parrish, his sister Linda Ferrara and beloved canine...

Feb 5, 2021

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Feb 4, 2021

Mr. Harold Gray Brooks, 88, passed away on February 4, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center due to the complications of COVID-19. He was born on February 21, 1932 to the late Gilmer and Ida Brooks. In addition to his parents Harold was predeceased by his second wife Gladys B. Brooks. Those left to cherish his memory are his first wife Nola...

Feb 4, 2021

David Wesley (or Wonderful, according to him) Arrington passed away on February 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.  David was born, January 17, 1942 in Winston Salem to Paul and Edith Arrington. He was the kindest, most loving man you could ever meet. David was very proud to be a US Army Vietnam Veteran where he...

Feb 4, 2021

Mrs. Nellie Adelene Whitman, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday February 4, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 29, 1941 to the late Guy Watson and Louise Watson in Boone NC. Adelene retired from the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school system with 30 years of service. She had a love for cooking, gardening, and animals especially her beloved...

Feb 3, 2021

Mr. Larry Edward Keaton, 73, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  He was born July 8, 1947 in Forsyth County, the son of Wiley Ray Keaton and Rosa Keeton Byerly.  He was of the Baptist faith, loved listening to different music, and enjoyed car rides.  What Larry enjoyed most was sitting in...

Feb 3, 2021

Joseph John Kaper, 97, passed away at his home on February 3, 2021. He was born on September 7, 1923 to Joseph Francis Kaper and Mary Cecilia Graboski Kaper in Allegheny County, PA. A proud WWII veteran, Joseph served in the US Army. Fighting for his country in five battles, he was wounded twice and received two purple hearts....

Feb 2, 2021

Mrs. Jessie White Gray, 82, passed away Tuesday February 2, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born October 13, 1938 in Yadkin County, the daughter of William Morgan White, Sr. and Lottie Mae Weatherman White.  She was an active member of Edgewood Baptist Church. Until she became ill, she taught the Nursery Sunday School class, volunteered as a...

Feb 2, 2021

Tracy LeeAnn Lawson Earhart, 51, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1969 in Forsyth County the daughter of the late Joe William Lawson, Sr. and Geraldine Elizabeth Hudson Lawson. Tracy will be remembered for her spitfire attitude and hippie spirit. She was a rock and healer to everyone around her and...

Feb 2, 2021

Mrs. Mattie Sue Cranfill Simpson, 84, passed away February 2, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born February 10, 1936 in Yadkin County to the late Bennett H. Cranfill and Rhoda Shore Cranfill.  Mattie was a dedicated member of Trinity United Methodist Church and very active in services there for as long her health allowed.  She was a...

Feb 2, 2021

Mr. Henry Kerley Young, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

Kerley was born September 15, 1941 in Davie County to Wayne Cecil Young and Katheryn Kerley Young.  He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Randolph, the aircraft carrier that recovered the first two Project Mercury space missions in which John Glenn became...

Feb 2, 2021

Kernersville – Mr. Ernest “Ernie” Deon Arnold, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at his residence. He was born on September 10, 1943 in Eldorado, Illinois to Bernita Arnold. Ernie was a veteran after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 5 years. He had a such a generous spirit and was a caregiver. He...

Feb 1, 2021

Mr. Jim Ballas passed away in the hands of the Lord on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the age of 71. He was born in Marathia, Greece, on September 2, 1949 and is preceded in death by his parents, Anthanasios Ballas and Penelope Makkas Ballas, his brother George (Loula) Ballas and his brother-in-law James Nicopoulos. Jim is survived by...

Feb 1, 2021

Mr. Gregory Dean Hardiman, 58, of Winston-Salem passed away surrounded by his loving family, Monday, February 1, 2021. Gregg was born in Forsyth County to the late Elbert Delano Hardiman and Faye Holder Hardiman on July 6, 1962. Gregg graduated from Parkland High School in 1981. He worked for Jones Bakery for many, many years before their closure. He...

Feb 1, 2021

Arthur Joseph McGrane, 99, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 1, 2021 at his residence in Homestead Hills Skilled Nursing of Covid complications.  He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1921 to Joseph and Estelle Foulon McGrane.  While attending Duke University, he met and married Rosalie Grayson Williams McGrane in 1944. She preceded him in death in...

Feb 1, 2021

Kernersville – Mrs. Barbara Jean Cox Dortch, 84, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on October 13, 1936 to Morton Levi and Leona Utter Cox in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, Richard Warren Dortch. Left...

Feb 1, 2021

CHAPEL HILL — Freida Gertrude Mulvihill Gronberg, 92, passed away at UNC Hospice Home on Feb. 1, 2021. She was born on Feb. 9, 1928, in Revloc, Pennsylvania, to Bertha C. Stevens Mulvihill and John Leonard Mulvihill.

Freida loved to travel and in her long life lived in Buffalo, New York, Los Angeles, California, and Albany, New York,...