Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Sep 19, 2011

Mr. John Wayne Fine, 56, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at Randolph Hospital. He was born February 10, 1955 to John Thomas and Nell Sink Fine. Mr. Fine was well known for his passion for motorcycles. He was a member of the Wesleyan Faith. Mr. Fine is preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother Nell Sink...

Sep 19, 2011

Mr. Thomas George Hemrick, 89, of Mocksville, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at home. He was born June 8, 1922 in Yadkin County to Dottie Lee Hemric and Mary Ellen Wooten Hemric. Mr. Hemrick served during World War II in the United States Army serving in the Phillipines and Okinawa. He was a member of Redland Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Sep 18, 2011

Clemmons- Mrs. Cora Louise Luper, 83, passed away September 18, 2011. She was born November 4, 1927 in Forsyth County to the late Alec Smith and Pattie Canter Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Avra Luper, a son, Ray Luper, an infant son, three brothers and a sister. She is survived by her children, Pattie Boone...

Sep 17, 2011

Timothy Allen Martin passed away at his home in Duluth, GA. this past week. He was 48 years old. Tim was born January 29, 1963 in Winston-Salem. He grew up in Winston, attended Ardmore United Methodist Church, and was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 749. Tim graduated from RJ Reynolds Sr. High in 1981 and attended Western Carolina...

Sep 17, 2011

GREGORY - KING Mr. Lynnie Parks Gregory, 53, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 17, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 6, 1957 in Iredell County to the late Hubert and Margaret Gregory. Mr. Gregory was a devoted and active member of Calvary Baptist Church in King. He was also a faithful and...

Sep 17, 2011

Worth Bagley Shuman Jr. born in Richmond, VA on February 17, 1925, and entered eternal life September 17, 2011. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Alice Messick Shuman, father Worth Bagley Shuman Sr, mother Ida Lee Minter, sister Jacquelyn Boschen and step daughter Carla Steptoe. ""Pop"" is survived by his daughter Linda Zachary (Arthur) of Virginia Beach,...

Sep 16, 2011

BEHELER - RURAL HALL Mr. Michael Lynn ""Buddy"" Beheler, 57, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011 at his home. He was born December 20, 1953 in Wayne County, MI to the late Clara and Paul Beheler. Mr. Beheler was a member of Crestwood Baptist Church, where he loved volunteering his time. He was a devoted family man and will be...

Sep 16, 2011

Winston-Salem- Mr. Colin Clyde Hester, 94, passed away September 16, 2011 at Regency Care of Clemmons. He was born February 5, 1917 in Forsyth County to the late Zeb and Lula Hester. He was a member of Crews United Methodist Church and was an adult choir member and a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Hester was retired from Western Electric with...

Sep 14, 2011

Mr. Billy Joe Duggins, Jr., 57, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at his daughter's home. He was born December 16, 1953 in Forsyth County to Frances Parks and Billy Joe Duggins, Sr. Mr. Duggins was of the Baptist faith. He was self-employed and owned Billy's Welding and Fabrication Shop which he enjoyed all his life. He raced...

Sep 14, 2011

Sep 13, 2011

MOSER - KING Mr. Ira Lee ""Ike"" Moser passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a life well lived. He was born September 21, 1924 in Forsyth County to the late Parrie Bovender Moser and John Robert Moser. Mr. Moser proudly served his country in the United States Army, 9th Infantry Division, 47th Regiment,...

Sep 13, 2011

Dr. William Ray ""Bill"" McCollum, 90, died September 13, 2011 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born May 20, 1921 in Danville, Virginia. He married the love of his life, Martha Lillian Hill, August 1, 1945 in Washington, DC. They shared 53 years together prior to her death in 1999. Beloved father and grandfather, he is survived by daughter Pat Crowder,...

Sep 12, 2011

Miss Brittany Kristine Blankenship, 20, of Mocksville passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at her home. She was born June 16, 1991 in Forsyth County to Frank Eugene and Angela Hayes Blankenship. Brittany was a graduate of Davie High School in 2009 and was a member of Hillsdale United Methodist Church where she was baptized. She was a loving and...

Sep 11, 2011

KERNERSVILLE - Donald Carlyle Smith, Sr. 89, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Hospice of Rockingham County. He was born February 17, 1922 in Rockingham County to the late Ellis Preston and Alice Collins Smith. Donald was an active member of Moravia Moravian, and volunteered with Mobile Meals for 13 years. In Addition to his parents he was precede...

Sep 10, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Larry Ray Scott, 67, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011. He was born July 25, 1944 in Forsyth Co. to the late Buford and Daisy Lawson Scott. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Charlotte Cannon, Evelyn Ayers, and Betty Floyd. Surviving are his wife, Martha Franklin Ward Scott of the home; children, Larry...

Sep 9, 2011

Kernersville- Mr. Ronald Lee Richards, 77, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Born in Washington D.C., on October 12, 1933 to Woodrow and Frances Shirley Richards, Ronald was a US Army Veteran serving over 30 plus years ranking as Chief Warrant Officer 4 and serving five months in Desert Shield/Storm in 1991,...

Sep 8, 2011

Mr. Earl Wallace Thompson, Jr., 61, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Thompson was born on June 26, 1950 in Fairhope, Alabama to the late Mr. Earl Thompson, Sr. and Marjori Lou Cox Thompson. Mr. Thompson served in the United States Marine Corps. after graduating from high school and during his service...

Sep 8, 2011

Mrs. Betty Hall Boyer Angel, 88, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Forsyth medical Center. She was born October 20, 1922 in McCreary county Kentucky to Effie and Gilbert Boyer. She was a member Green Tree Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton Bernard; daughter; Bernice Honeycutt; granddaughter, Amy Mitchell. Surviving is her son,...

Sep 7, 2011

Mr. Howell Barbee Rice ""Howie"", 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born October 27, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Rice entered the Navy in 1935 at the age of 17. He served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years and was a retired submariner, Chief Radioman. He was the sole survivor of the...

Sep 7, 2011

Mr. James Robert Cox, 64, of Winston-Salem died at home on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born Febaruary 2, 1947 to Clarence W. Cox and Louise Scott Cox. He graduated from West Forsyth High School and attended Forsyth Tech. James worked at Hanes Dye & Finishing before starting TMS (Tile.Marble.Stone). In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by...