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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Edgar LaVerne 'Bud' McGee

Edgar LaVerne 'Bud' McGee

Jul 6, 2011

Mr. Edgar LaVerne ""Bud"" McGee, 87, a resident of Independence Village, Winston-Salem died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born February 20, 1924 in Forsyth County, the son of the late Edgar V. and Daisy Teague McGee. Mr. McGee was a member of First United Church of Christ and served with the US Air...

Robert Odell 'Sonny' Lawson

Robert Odell 'Sonny' Lawson

Jul 6, 2011

Mr. Robert Odell ""Sonny"" Lawson, 71, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born September 14, 1939 in Forsyth County to Robert David and Ruby Tedder Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a member of Heritage Hills Baptist Church where he served as head usher and was also custodian. He loved working in his flower...

Janet Marie Lewis Heath 'Memaw'

Janet Marie Lewis Heath 'Memaw'

Jul 6, 2011

Kernersville-Janet Marie Lewis Heath ""Memaw,"" 74, a loving mother and grandmother passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born August 26, 1936 in Forsyth Co. to the late Clyde and Ella Snow Lewis. Janet was a member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church and the Vanhoy /Williams Sunday school class since 1988. She...

LaVerne  Erastus Speas

LaVerne Erastus Speas

Jul 5, 2011

Mr. LaVerne Erastus Speas, 86, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at his home. He was born September 10, 1924 in Forsyth County to the late Maude Kapp Speas and Everett Eugene Speas. Mr. Speas was a lifelong member of Mizpah Moravian Church and proudly served his country June 1, 1944 to June 16, 1946 as Sergeant of the Guard...

Elizabeth 'Lib: K. Tilley

Elizabeth 'Lib: K. Tilley

Jul 5, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth ""Lib"" K. Tilley, 82, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living. She was born February 2, 1929 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late, Carl Lee and Lucy Ellen Wood Ketner. Mrs. Tilley was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Clemmons where she was Organist and Pianist. She loved baking and decorating...

Matthew  Christian McAlexander

Matthew Christian McAlexander

Jul 5, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Matthew Christian McAlexander, 19, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011. He was born November 16, 1991 in Smithfield, NC. Matthew grew up in Kernersville, and graduated from East Forsyth High School in June 2010. He was pursuing a degree in Fire Science/Criminal Justice at Forsyth Technical Community College. He was a certified EMT through the state of North Carolina and...

Daphne  Rutledge Lineberger

Daphne Rutledge Lineberger

Jul 5, 2011

LINEBERGER - KING After a brief period of declining health, Mrs. Daphne Rutledge Lineberger passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Universal Health Care of King. Daphne was born on June 28, 1926 in Stokes County to the late A.C. and Mary Rierson Rutledge. She graduated in 1943 as valedictorian of her class from Rural Hall High School. After...

Joel  Darrell Clark

Joel Darrell Clark

Jul 5, 2011

Mr. Joel Darrell Clark, 42, of Winston-Salem, passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, July 5, 2011. He was born November 30, 1968 in Forsyth County to Edna Shown Clark and James Jackson Clark. Mr. Clark worked at the Educational Center in Greensboro for 13 years. He was a loving brother and friend who will be greatly missed. Joel was...

Scott  Kenneth Puckett

Scott Kenneth Puckett

Jul 4, 2011

Mr. Scott Kenneth Puckett, age 42, of Winston-Salem passed away at 2:00 a.m. July 4, 2011. Mr. Puckett is survived by his parents, Billy and Gail Puckett of Winston-Salem; wife, Wendy Puckett of Sandy Ridge; two children, Brandi Puckett of Madison and Kenneth Puckett of Sandy Ridge; three grandchildren, Ethan Morgan, Leah Joyce and Kaven Joyce all of Madison. Also...

Diane  Edgeworth Jessup

Diane Edgeworth Jessup

Jul 4, 2011

Diane Edgeworth Jessup, 51, of Lewisville, was called to Glory on July 4, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a two year battle with breast cancer. Diane was born in Houston, TX on April, 26, 1960 to the late Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Julia Newman Edgeworth but lived her teenage years in Rural Hall, NC. when her parents...

Joshua  Bernard Rowley

Joshua Bernard Rowley

Jul 3, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Joshua Bernard Rowley, 12, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was born September 27, 1998 in Forsyth Co. to Jeremy John and Lori Annette Johnson Rowley. Joshua had spent his entire life in Kernersville and was to start the seventh grade at Kernersville Middle School. He was a bull rider and was very active in motor cross. He is...

Wilma May McEwen Winsted

Wilma May McEwen Winsted

Jul 3, 2011

KERNERSVILLE-Wilma May McEwen Winsted, 91, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1920 in New London, Connecticut to the late Lewis Emerson and Helen Gay McEwen. Wilma was an active member of Kernersville Seventh-day Adventist Church where she played the organ and wrote over fifteen hymns during her lifetime. She also served...

Ronald  Eugene Simonds

Ronald Eugene Simonds

Jul 3, 2011

LEWISVILLE- Ronald Eugene Simonds, 75, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was born January 2, 1936 in Catawba County to the late Kenneth Albert and Juanita Skidmore Simonds. Mr. Simonds graduated from Walter Williams High School in 1954 and went on to earn a B.S. in Math from Elon College in 1959. He retired from...

Infant Willow Raine McCullough

Infant Willow Raine McCullough

Jul 3, 2011

Rural Hall-Infant Willow Raine McCullough, passed away July 3, 2011. She was born April 1, 2011 in Forsyth Co. to Courtnee Futrell and Nicholas McCullough. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Dennis Futrell, Sr. In addition to her parents of Rural Hall surviving are her paternal grandparents, Greg and Carolyn McCullough of Kernersville; maternal grandmother, Brenda Tuttle and...

Ruth  Blanton Jones

Ruth Blanton Jones

Jul 3, 2011

Mrs. Ruth Blanton Jones, 78, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday July 3, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Jones was born on July 21, 1932 in Rutherford County, NC. Mrs. Jones spent her professional career working in the retail industry. Ruth was a faithful caretaker of her husband during his illness and she was a beloved mother, grandmother and...

Marianne  Mielke Neace

Marianne Mielke Neace

Jul 3, 2011

Marianne Mielke Neace, ""our precious Reb,"" left this world on Sunday, July 3, 2011, ending a courageous 30 year battle with cancer. She loved the farm where she lived in Hendersonville, NC with her husband, Ed and the many animals that she cherished. She was a joyous person who had an unwavering devotion to God. In addition to her husband,...

Raymond  Joseph Kleean

Raymond Joseph Kleean

Jul 2, 2011

Raymond Joseph Kleean, 81, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born April 25, 1930 in Oil City, PA to the late Joseph and Theresa Murphy Kleean. Raymond was a member of Our Lady of Mercy church. He was also a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and Winston-Salem Elks...

Jonathan 'Jon' David Mazza

Jonathan 'Jon' David Mazza

Jul 2, 2011

Jonathan ""Jon"" David Mazza, 20, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, July 2, 2011, in New Castle, VA at Camp Easter Seals, a place he truly loved. Jon was born in St. Louis, MO on December 17, 1990 to David J. and Pat Simonson Mazza. He was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. Jon attended...

Rubye  Crews Cash

Rubye Crews Cash

Jul 1, 2011

Mrs. Rubye Crews Cash, 94, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Forsyth Co. on May 13, 1917 to the late Jesse Franklin Crews and Martha Nevada Grubbs Crews. Mrs. Cash retired from Duplan Corporation with 40 years of service. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

William Edward 'Bill' Lee

William Edward 'Bill' Lee

Jul 1, 2011

Mr. William Edward ""Bill"" Lee, age 64 of Advance, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1946 in Kinston, NC to the late Raymond and Josephine Swindell Lee. He worked in the Airline Industry for 39 years, coached and umpired at Southwest Forsyth Little League for 22 years and was proud...

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