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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Lester Shore Taylor
Jul 28, 2011
Mr. Lester Shore Taylor, our dear husband, dad and grandfather, passed into the presence of his Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Lester was born May 23, 1921 in Yadkin County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus King Taylor and Nannie Jester Taylor; his brothers, Marshall, Leak and Alvis Taylor; his sisters, Ruby Taylor, Viola Bowman, Nova...
Ursula Scheffer Benson
Jul 27, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM - Ursula Scheffer Benson, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 27, after a long and protracted illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at Augsburg Lutheran Church with the vicar Angela Jackson presiding. Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. A native of Berlin, Germany, Mrs. Benson was a witness to the tumultuous end...
Nancy Frances Kerrigan Quigley
Jul 26, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Frances Kerrigan Quigley passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on August 18, 1938 to Nancy Breslin and Martin Kerrigan. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Patricia Smith. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, William ""Bill"" Quigley, three daughters; Tricia Watson...
Lizzie Stevenson Mock
Jul 25, 2011
LewisvilleMrs. Lizzie Stevenson Mock, 95, of Lewisville, died Monday, July 25 at The Oaks at Mayview Convalescent Center, Raleigh, NC. She was born in Warren County, NC to Walter Robert Stevenson and Queen Garrett Stevenson on May 16, 1916. Mrs. Mock was a member of Lewisville United Methodist Church and a dedicated wife, mother and friend. She was preceded in...
William Edgar Pope
Jul 24, 2011
Mr. William Edgar Pope, 83, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Pineridge Health and Rehab Center in Thomasville. Mr. Pope was born on October 24, 1927 in Forsyth County to the late Bennie Pope. William served his country in the United States Army and fought in World War II. He retired from Western Electric where he...
Patsy Marie Carroll Bracken
Jul 24, 2011
Mrs. Patsy Marie Carroll Bracken, 72, of Lexington, went home Sunday, July 24, 2011 to meet her maker and her husband, Cecil with no regrets. She was born January 30, 1939 in Stokes County to Fannie and Woodrow Carroll. Patsy was brought up in Walnut Cove with her mother and grandparents. She had a colorful life. Mrs. Bracken had worked...
Novella Simms Bull
Jul 24, 2011
KERNERSVILLE - Novella Simms Bull, 101, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011. She was born April 23, 1910 in Chesterfield Co., SC to the late Hollis and Minnie Hasty Simms. Mrs. Bull was a member of First Baptist Church in Kernersville and taught Sunday school for over five decades. She moved to Stuart, VA in 2009 and became a resident...
Maurice Samuel Smith
Jul 24, 2011
Maurice ""Smitty"" Samuel Smith, 87, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Springwood Care. Mr. Smith was born in White County, Illinois on November 14, 1923 to Charles Samuel and Vernice Mae Rippy Smith. He was of the Methodist faith and was a veteran of WWII in the United States Navy serving on the USS Stingray, the USS...
Mrs. Nelda Sheets Howell
Jul 23, 2011
HOWELL Clemmons- Nelda Lou Sheets Howell went to be with her heavenly father on July 23, 2011 after a series of health problems. She was born March 25, 1933 in Forsyth County to George and Mattie Lawrence Sheets. She graduated from Lewisville High School in 1951. She married Carl Edward Howell on January 10, 1953. They were married for 51...
Thomas Campbell Karnes, Jr.
Jul 22, 2011
Thomas Campbell Karnes, Jr., 90, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Karnes was born January 7, 1921, in Covington, Virginia, to the late Thomas Campbell Karnes, Sr. and Lucy Gilley Kincaid Karnes. Tom was a 1942 graduate of Georgia Tech University with an engineering degree and also was a member of the...
Nellie Elizabeth Hill Gordy
Jul 22, 2011
A very loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth Hill Gordy, age 76 went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday evening July 22, 2011 at her home in Germanton. Mrs. Gordy was born October 9, 1934 in Davidson County to the late Vandy R. and late Rosie Kiger Hill. She was a very active member...
Reverend Douglas âDougâ Howard Butler
Jul 22, 2011
BUTLER - WINSTON-SALEM The Reverend Douglas ‘Doug' Howard Butler, 72, died Friday, July 22, 2011. Reverend Butler was born August 14, 1938 in Richmond, VA to Samuel E. and Kathleen Beeton Butler. He grew up in Alexandria, VA and in 1957 moved to Salisbury, NC. He met the love of his life at Boyden High School and married Sarah in...
Effie Victoria Wright Smith
Jul 21, 2011
Winston-Salem- Effie Victoria Wright Smith, 105, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 21, 2011. She was born in Surry County to the late Albert N. Wright and Mary Frances Tickle Wright on December 24, 1905. She spent most of her life in Winston-Salem. She was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. ""Grandma"", as she...
Talmadge 'Tink' Baker
Jul 21, 2011
Winston Salem - Talmadge ""Tink"" Baker, 76, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born June 12, 1935 in Forsyth Co. to the late Marvin Poindexter Baker and Lula Bell Thomas Baker. Tink was a member of Union Cross Baptist Church. He retired from Amp, Inc. after several years of service. In addition...
Ruth ReavisVestal
Jul 20, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Reavis Vestal, 86, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born November 19, 1924 in Yadkin County to Benjamin Franklin and Nora Hampton Reavis. Ruth loved growing flowers, especially roses and had a fondness for cooking and was well known for her Moravian ginger cookies. She was of...
T.G. Preston, Jr.
Jul 20, 2011
Belews Creek - T.G. Preston, Jr., 90, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 to his new home ""not made with hands eternal in the heavens"". He was born in Forsyth Co. to the late Thomas Graydon Preston, Sr. and Mary Neal Preston. Mr. Preston was a lifelong member of Goodwill Baptist Church. He was a United...
Robert Wayne Calloway
Jul 19, 2011
Winston-Salem- Mr. Robert Wayne Calloway, 47, passed away July 19, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1964 to Bobby E. Calloway, Sr. and Margie Rippey Calloway. Mr. Calloway served in the U.S. Navy and will always be remembered as a loving son, father, and friend. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby E. Calloway,...
Arthur Lester Garner
Jul 19, 2011
Mr. Arthur Lester Garner, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Garner was born on February 9, 1925 in Randolph County, NC to the late Conrad and Mary Garner. Mr. Garner proudly served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from boot camp in Bainbridge, MD...
June Thomas Swaim
Jul 19, 2011
Browns Summit - June Thomas Swaim, 62, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. She was born January 11, 1949 in Forsyth Co. to the late Warren H. Thomas and Blanche D. Fulp. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, and one brother. Surviving are her husband, Michael...
Wilbur McMahan
Jul 18, 2011
Mr. Wilbur McMahan, age 89 of Advance, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1922 in Davidson County to the late Frank and Sadie Tucker McMahan. Mr. McMahan served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of Redland Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is preceded in death by his wife, Thelma...
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