Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Dec 5, 2020

Mrs. Norma Brooks Barger, 94, of Walnut Cove, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Kernersville Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on February 23, 1926, to the late Irving and Cassie Vaughn Brooks. Mrs. Barger was a charter member of Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Don Murray. She retired from Brenner Industries with thirty-six years of...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Grady Prim Cole, 82, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. He was born in Stokes County on August 10, 1938, the son of the late Herbert H. Cole and Sadie Prim Cole. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with 35 years of service and then worked for Flow Automotive as a dealer transporter for...

Dec 4, 2020

Emmajean Dillon Hepler, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2020. Emmajean was born on May 17, 1934 in Forsyth County to the late Lee Bennet Dillon and Josephine Dowell Dillon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Ray Hepler Sr; one daughter, Debbie Moxley; and one stepbrother, Jack Secrest. Surviving family includes one son, Howard...

Dec 4, 2020

Winston Salem – Mr. Casey Ray Hall, 29, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. He was born August 2, 1991 to Elwanda Louise Oxendine and Billy Scott Hall. He loved sports, especially football. Casey was an artist, who was extremely creative and loving towards everyone. “He was the most loving person to ever step foot on...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. James “Jim’ Hoyle Adams, 87, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born December 21, 1932 in Forsyth County to Minnie Blevins Adams and William Roosevelt Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Melva Davis Adams and...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Nickey Lee Martin, 73, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Atrium Health in Concord, NC. He was born January 1, 1947 in Forsyth County. Mr. Martin was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and was a member of Griffith Baptist Church. Nickey was a friend...

Dec 3, 2020

Oak Ridge – Mrs. Thelma Catherine Hall, formerly of the Pennybyrn Retirement Community, passed away December 3, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born September 24, 1925 to the late Bernard Carr and Mary Nicholson Carr. She was the loving wife of a Montgomery County Maryland Police officer and WWII veteran, who served with the 552nd...

Dec 3, 2020

Mrs. Ruby “Vicki” Alexander Freeman, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020.  Vicki was born in Surry County on July 23, 1930, to the late Arvil and Verlie Alexander.  Vicki graduated from Elkin High School in 1948.  She moved to Winston-Salem in 1953 and began working at Winston-Salem Savings & Loan and later R.J. Reynolds Tobacco...

Dec 2, 2020

Jean Berry Green, 90, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 while a resident of Trinity Elms – Clemmons, North Carolina.  She was born on February 6, 1930 to the late Walter William Berry and Gertrude Smith Berry, on the Berry family farm in Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina.  She grew up in Connelly Springs, where she graduated...

Dec 1, 2020

Frances Southern Smoot passed away after a long illness on December 1, 2020.  Her last days were spent with her family around her.  She will be remembered as a caring daughter and sister, a loving Mother, a special friend, and the most loving, supportive grandmother there could be.

Frances was born in Germanton, NC to the late...

Dec 1, 2020

Mr. Harry Smith, Jr., 88, passed away on December 1, 2020 at Beacon Place Hospice Home. He was born on September 12, 1932 in Guilford County to Harry Smith and Della Jackson Smith. Harry loved the outdoors, and he was the hardest working man that anyone would know. He was a business owner of Triad Pick Up and Delivery....

Dec 1, 2020

Mrs. Judith Carolyn Cranfill Walker, 67, went home to be with her Lord early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020. Judith was born in Forsyth County to the late Early Cranfill and Virginia Shell Cranfill on April 20, 1953. Judy was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church. She worked for over 29 years in the Airline Industry, working with...

Dec 1, 2020

Mrs. Wanda Rhea Haun Sensabaugh, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020. She was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on May 9, 1937 to the late Vernon Pascal Haun and Virgie Tunnell Haun.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Carolyn Haun Mounger. Surviving are her husband, Andrew Jackson Sensabaugh IV; two...

Nov 30, 2020

Greensboro - Laura Bennett Brown, 68, passed from this Earth into the arms of her Heavenly Father after a brief illness on November 30, 2020. A life-long resident of Greensboro, she was born February 6, 1952, the daughter of the late James and Magdalene (Collins) Bennett. She worked at the former Pilot Life, Jefferson Pilot before moving to MedCost...

Nov 30, 2020

Mrs. Audrey “Penny” Stanley Rogers, 81, stepped into glory to be with her savior, November 30, 2020.  She was born October 22, 1939 to the late Elisha Lewis and Mary Howard Stanley.  Penny was in the graduating class of 1959 from Rankin High School.  She was a member of Harvest Temple Church of God in King, NC.  Penny was...

Nov 30, 2020

Mrs. Emily Mongtomery Young passed away peacefully at age 80 years on November 30, 2020. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and immigrated to the US in 1963. She graduated from Queens College in Charlotte and had a successful career with Wachovia Bank and Wells Fargo Bank. She was an avid golfer and an excellent bridge player. She resided at...

Nov 29, 2020

Mr. Keith Allen Trites, 64, of Lewisville, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020. He was born November 24, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN grew up in Miami, FL and moved to NC in 1986. Keith was an avid sports card collector and enjoyed traveling. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Trites. Surviving are his mother, Joan Holsenbeck Trites;...

Nov 29, 2020

Randolf Kelley Sowards, 70, passed away on November 29, 2020 at his residence in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Known as Randy in his younger years and Kelley later in life, Mr. Sowards was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on December 25, 1949 to the late Thomas and Rose (Kackley) Sowards. He spent much of his life in Central Florida, where he...

Nov 29, 2020

Mrs. Sue Binkley Hughes, 96, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Homestead Hills.  She was born April 21, 1924 in Forsyth County, the daughter of Willie and Lena Boger Binkley.  She was an active member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church until her health prevented.  She served in many capacities there including as a member of the Women’s Fellowship; a Circle...

Nov 29, 2020

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