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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Walter James Summers
Nov 2, 2023
After 4 years of declining health, Walter James Summers is now able to ask God, face to face, why the sky is Carolina Blue and not Duke Blue. James, 51, died peacefully on November 2, 2023 holding the hand of his true love, Amelia.
James is survived by his wife, Amelia, of Kernersville; brother, Will (Tabitha), of Siler City, NC;...
Mildred Virginia Nunn
Nov 2, 2023
Mrs. Mildred Virginia Eads Nunn, 97, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at her home in Rural Hall. She was born on March 14, 1926, in Pulaski County, V.A., to the late William and Lula Eads. Mildred worked in the hosiery industry until the age of 72. She also attended Freedom Baptist Church for several years. In addition...
Dr. Hal Phillips Cockerham
Nov 1, 2023
Dr. Hal Phillips Cockerham entered The Church Triumphant on November 1, 2023. He was born in Winston Salem on April 22, 1939 to Mollye Phillips Cockerham and Clyde Henry Cockerham. As a child, he lived on Runnymede Road. He attended Wiley Elementary School and Reynolds High School. He enrolled in the Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon, Ky. for the 10th...
Phyllis Pike Locklear
Nov 1, 2023
Phyllis “Nootsie” Locklear, 79, of Kernersville, NC passed away on November 1, 2023. She was born on May 8, 1944 to the late Luke and Alma Pike of Kernersville. Nootsie was a committed employee of Felice Hosiery until her retirement in 2017. Her pride and joy were her four boys whom she enjoyed raising and watching play ball through...
Harry Hoover Stevens
Nov 1, 2023
Mr. Harry Hoover Stevens, 93, passed away Wednesday November 1, 2023. He was born November 29, 1929, in Stokes County to the late Nick Stevens, Sr and Hildred Young Stevens. Harry was a hard working man who retired from Alltel after 31 years of service. He was a fantastic husband, father, and grandfather who was family oriented and actively involved...
Francisco Plutarco Cruz-Nuñez
Oct 31, 2023
Francisco Plutarco Cruz-Nunez, 90, went home to be with the Lord on October 31, 2023. He was born June 28, 1933. There will be a Funeral Mass held at 12:30pm, Monday, November 6, 2023, at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Christopher Brock officiating. Hayworth Miller Kernersville Chapel is assisting the family.
Shirley Jones Henry
Oct 31, 2023
Shirley Jones Henry, 94 of Kernersvillle, NC formally of Greenville, PA, passed away due to failing health on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. She was born on February 1, 1929 in Greenville to Arthur and Kathleen (Long) Jones. She married L. LaVere Henry on April 10, 1948. He passed on February 16, 1999. Shirley was a 1946 graduate of Penn...
James "Jim" Lee Brewer
Oct 31, 2023
God looked down from Heaven on Tuesday October 31, 2023, and his eye fell on a certain man who had struggled with pain for many years. He summoned the death angel to go to earth and get James Lee “Jim” Brewer. God, in His infinite wisdom, decided that since Jim has been plagued with polio and the associated problems for...
Faythe Parks Landreth
Oct 30, 2023
Faythe Parks Landreth, a beloved resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2023 at the age of 96, at her daughter’s home in Raleigh, NC. She was born on February 12, 1927 to the late Ralph Leo and Irene Lee Parks. Faythe grew up in Winston-Salem where she met and married Charles William Landreth Jr....
Vangjeli Tani Bako
Oct 30, 2023
Mrs. Vangjeli Tani Bako, 72, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at Kernersville Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1951 in Berat, Albania, the daughter of Paskal and Marinaqi Shani Tani. Survivors include her husband, Teli Bako; three daughters, Silvana Lino, Albana Xhaferi and Anila Cela and five grandchildren, Kristo, Eleana, Emi, Mateo and Elizabeth. A visitation will be...
Lola Jean Proctor Brown
Oct 30, 2023
Mrs. Lola Jean Proctor Brown, 88, passed away Monday, October 30th, 2023, at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mocksville, NC. Lola was born on April 5th, 1935, to the late Paul Robert Proctor and Lena Long Proctor in Yadkin County, NC.
Lola retired from Edgar B. Furniture in Winston-Salem, NC. She was also a member of Forsyth Park Baptist...
Cindy Smith Martin
Oct 30, 2023
Cindy Smith Martin., 56, passed away peacefully at her home in King, NC on Monday, October 30, 2023. She was born on December 20, 1966, in Winston-Salem, NC. Cindy was the beloved wife of Clinton Martin. Loving mother of Olivia Martin Hall (Austin) and Austin Martin (Taylor fiancé) both of King, NC. She was the beloved daughter of Rita Smith...
Patricia "Pat" Wooldridge Toole
Oct 29, 2023
Patricia Wooldridge Toole died peacefully on October 29, 2023, at Arbor Acres in Winston-Salem. She was 92. With her was her cherished daughter-in-law, Christine Toole. Pat was preceded in death two years earlier by her husband of 69 years, James Francis Toole.
Born January 15, 1931, in Newark, New Jersey, her east coast parents Bill and Bernice Stengel Wooldridge packed...
Tommye Elizabeth Cartner Campbell
Oct 29, 2023
Tommye Cartner Campbell, 89, has gone to be with the Lord. She passed away peacefully during the night of Sunday, October 29, 2023, under the care of the wonderful staff at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC.
Tommye was born on May 23, 1934, in Harmony, NC, to the late William Ray Cartner and Robert Nellie Jones Cartner....
Gilbert Hassel Sheets
Oct 29, 2023
Mr. Gilbert Hassel Sheets passed away at his home on October 29, 2023. He was born in Forsyth County on February 21, 1934 to the late George Harrison Sheets and Mattie Lawrence Sheets. Gilbert graduated from Lewsville High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He worked at Western Electric for over 35 years and...
Carolyn Yvonne Stewart Snyder
Oct 29, 2023
Carolyn Yvonne Stewart Snyder, 76, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born to the late Raymond and Juanita Pardon Stewart on November 26, 1946, in Forsyth County. Carolyn was a proud independent woman who enjoyed working out in her yard. In her free time, she was a huge Nascar and...
Larry Owen Peterson
Oct 29, 2023
Larry Owen Peterson, 83, passed away from multiple myeloma at Forsyth Medical Center on Sunday October 29, 2023. He was a 37+ year member of the Kernersville Masonic Lodge #669 and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason in the Winston-Salem Valley. He was born on November 6, 1939, to the late Lacy and Evelyn Peterson. He had a great sense of...
James Woffard Rochester
Oct 29, 2023
James, Jim, Jimmy, JW, Dad, Grandpa Jim, or Pastor Jim. However you knew James Woffard Rochester, you couldn’t help but see and respect his love for the Lord. On October 29, 2023, he slipped quietly and peacefully to sleep until he will be called up at Jesus’ soon return. Jim was born to Wofford Columbus Rochester and Rebecca Holden...
Gary F. Yarbrough
Oct 29, 2023
Mr. Gary F. Yarbrough, 74, of Mocksville, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Gary was born in Forsyth County, NC, on September 17, 1949, to the late Fred and Mozelle Yarbrough.
Gary reached the rank of captain within the Winston-Salem Fire Department, after serving the community for 20 plus years.
After his...
Ronald Hugh Small
Oct 29, 2023
Ronald H. Small, 81, of Bermuda Run, NC passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born September 8, 1942 to the late Willie H. Small and Anna Belle H. Small of Burlington, NC. Ron had a passion for his family, living life to the fullest and his career. He received his BS Pharmacy degree and a Masters of...
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