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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Russell  Clarence Vass

Russell Clarence Vass

Jun 6, 2010

Mr. Russell Clarence Vass, 89, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Village Care of King. He was born in Carroll County, VA on August 28, 1920 to the late Joseph Roosevelt Vass and Ocra McGrady Vass. Mr. Vass graduated Hillsville High School in 1939. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Rural Hall and was awarded a...

Phillip  Woodrow Gordon

Phillip Woodrow Gordon

Jun 6, 2010

GORDON East Bend - Mr. Phillip Woodrow Gordon, 54, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was born in Forsyth County on November 5, 1955 to the late Woodrow Scales Gordon and Ruby Jane Caudle Gordon. Phillip's favorite TV show was the Three Stooges. Mr. Gordon, affectionately known as the ""Milkman,"" was loved by...

Fannie  Tilley Minor

Fannie Tilley Minor

Jun 6, 2010

Fannie Tilley Minor, 97, entered into the arms of her dear Savior on June 6, 2010. She leaves behind her beloved sons, The Rev. Hal Cole (Joy) and Richard Minor (Doris); her granddaughters Ruth Cole Burcaw (Chris), Kathleen Cole Schreiber (Blair) of NJ, Heather Minor Allen (Patrick), and April Minor Hale (Ken) of VA; and 9 great-grandchildren who filled her...

Wayne  Eduardo Montoya

Wayne Eduardo Montoya

Jun 6, 2010

Winston Salem-Wayne Eduardo Montoya, 60, was lovingly known as ""El Guason"" (The Joker/The Comedian) passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Bogota, Colombia to the late Angel Montoya and Hilda Guerrero. He received his BS in Statistics from the National University of Colombia, and published his medical research. He was...

Mary Louise Cooper Driscoll

Mary Louise Cooper Driscoll

Jun 6, 2010

Mary Louise Cooper Driscoll, 77 of Winston-Salem died Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Driscoll was born February 4, 1933 in Atlanta, GA. ""I loved my Father God and precious Savior Lord Jesus. Though out my lengthy illness and near total blindness I stayed true to my Lord Jesus and heavenly Father and now I'm walking streets...

Helen Catherine Chambers Linville

Helen Catherine Chambers Linville

Jun 6, 2010

Winston-Salem - Mrs. Helen Catherine Chambers Linville, 81, passed away June 6, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1929 in Wilkes Co. to the late Angus E. and Cora Jane Reeves Chambers. Helen was a member of Glenn View Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters. Surviving are: her loving...

Mrs.  Renee Launa Barrett Moore

Mrs. Renee Launa Barrett Moore

Jun 5, 2010

II Timothy 4: 6-8Mrs. Renee Launa Barrett Moore, 42, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born August 1, 1967 in Guilford County to Frank D. and Launa Patteson Barrett. Mrs. Moore was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She attended Guilford Tech Community College. She enjoyed camping, cross...

Joe  Wesley Choplin

Joe Wesley Choplin

Jun 5, 2010

Mr. Joe Wesley Choplin, 73, of Winston-Salem died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at his home following a six and a half year battle with cancer. He was born April 7, 1937 in Yadkin County, the son of the late, Wesley and Irene Adams Choplin. Mr. Choplin was an active member of Parkway Presbyterian Church. He had a talent for drawing...

William  David McCarson

William David McCarson

Jun 4, 2010

Mr. William David McCarson, 69 of Winston-Salem, died Friday, June 4, 2010. He was born June 4, 1941 in Asheville to the late Frank and Mildred Troutman McCarson. Mr. McCarson was a member of Knollwood Baptist Church, assistant Scout Master in Welcome, Troop #238, loved and collected old western movies and especially John Wayne. He had a charismatic personality and...

Joe  Franklin Foster

Joe Franklin Foster

Jun 4, 2010

Mr. Joe Franklin Foster, 89 of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Friday, June 4, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Foster was born November 19, 1920 in Davie County to William ""Munch"" and Kathleen Cope Foster. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII and was a member of New Eden/Immanuel Moravian Church. Mr. Foster was retired from Hanes Hosiery after...

Ronald  Willard Benton

Ronald Willard Benton

Jun 3, 2010

Mr. Ronald Willard Benton, 77, of Clemmons passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at his home. He was born September 4, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to Willard Elwood and Emily Margerum Benton. Mr. Benton was a wonderful husband and father. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, and was retired from McDonnell Douglas after 20 years of...

Robert  Wayne Godwin

Robert Wayne Godwin

Jun 3, 2010

Service:Service at 11:00am on June 7, 2010 at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church

Lottie Mae Hepler Childress

Lottie Mae Hepler Childress

Jun 3, 2010

Mrs. Lottie Mae Hepler Childress, 87, of Winston-Salem passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 26, 1923 in Forsyth County to Zebulon and Rosa Bodfort Hepler. Mrs. Childress was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Childress; two sons, Steven and Jerry Childress; one brother, Frank Hepler; three sisters, Maxine,...

Buford  Lee Jones

Buford Lee Jones

Jun 3, 2010

Mr. Buford Lee Jones, 64, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at his home. He was born in Danville, VA on February 14, 1946. Buford was an accomplished carpenter who loved to hunt and fish. He was a loving father, husband, brother and friend that will be missed by all who knew him. Buford was preceded in death by his...

John  Herbert Bodford

John Herbert Bodford

Jun 2, 2010

Mr. John Herbert Bodford, 80, of Clemmons passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at his home. He was born July 12, 1929 in Forsyth County to John William and Mary Everhart Bodford. Mr. Bodford was a member of Bethesda Moravian Church. He was retired from Piedmont/US Air with 26 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Dorothy  Gray Grimes

Dorothy Gray Grimes

Jun 1, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Gray Grimes, 65, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC after a long battle with breast cancer. Mrs. Grimes was preceded in death by her mother Laura Viola Evans Gray. She is survived by her loving husband, Carlton Dean Grimes of Winston-Salem; her children Laura Broome Harris of Alpharetta,...

Hazel  Harper Sweet

Hazel Harper Sweet

Jun 1, 2010

Mrs. Hazel Harper Sweet, 87, of Lewisville passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 9, 1922 in Forsyth County to George W. and Margaret Hauser Harper. Mrs. Sweet was a member of Warners Chapel Church of Christ. She loved gardening and flowers. She was a loving and caring person to all...

Eula Jean Hockaday Dillon

Eula Jean Hockaday Dillon

Jun 1, 2010

Winston-Salem-Eula Jean Hockaday Dillon 71, died June 1, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born September 15, 1938 in Forsyth Co to the late Amanda Isabelle Hockaday. Jean retired from Adams Millis after many years of service. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her husband Reece Dillon Sr. She is survived by a son...

Virginia  Craze Hendricks

Virginia Craze Hendricks

Jun 1, 2010

Mrs. Virginia Craze Hendricks, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away June 1, 2010 at her residence. She was born November 6, 1921 in Charleston, WV to the late Harry Vernon and Margaret Jenkins Craze. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Hendricks and a brother, Robert Craze. Mrs. Hendricks was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Anthony  Joseph Trapani,  Sr.

Anthony Joseph Trapani, Sr.

Jun 1, 2010

Anthony Joseph Trapani, Sr., 64, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Manakin Sabot, VA passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Marilyn Trapani; two sons, Anthony, Jr. (Tammy) and Michael (Mary); his two granddaughters, Stephanie and Taylor; his father, Ben (Viola); two sisters, Josephine Trapani and Dorothy Moran; and a stepson, Dale. He...

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