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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Nelson  Reed Joyce

Nelson Reed Joyce

Dec 1, 2009

Mr. Nelson Reed Joyce, 85, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home December 1, 2009. He was born November 7, 1924 , the son of the late Charlie and Edna Turner Joyce. Met and married Betty Lou McGee while attending the University of Wisconsin. They were married for 65 years. Of this union were two children...

Wanda  Ball Tussey

Wanda Ball Tussey

Dec 1, 2009

Wanda Ruth Ball Tussey, 52 of Four Oaks died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mrs. Tussey was born May 9, 1957 in Bristol, TN. a daughter of the late Charles ""Tom"" Ball and Molly Plank Ball who survives of Winston-Salem. She was a very talented artist who participated in local area arts and craft shows....

Arnold  Garland Brown

Arnold Garland Brown

Nov 30, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM - Arnold Garland Brown, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 at his home. He was born September 26, 1921 in Forsyth County to Earlie Elmer and Letha Dezern Brown. Mr. Brown was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 37 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma Myers Brown;...

Thomas  Edward Sink

Thomas Edward Sink

Nov 30, 2009

Mr. Thomas Edward Sink, 85, of Clemmons, NC, a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Monday, November 30, 2009. Mr. Sink was born July 16, 1924 in Davidson County to the late Charles Harrison and Luna Myers Sink. He was retired from RJR Tobacco Co. and was a US Army Veteran of WWII. During the...

Charles  Raymond Bullins,  Sr.

Charles Raymond Bullins, Sr.

Nov 30, 2009

Mr. Charles Raymond Bullins, Sr., 83, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 12, 1926 in Rockingham County to Henry and Harriett Mabe Bullins. Mr. Bullins was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during WWII. He was retired from Pike Electric Corporation with 42 years of service. He was an...

Rev. John Charles Foltz

Rev. John Charles Foltz

Nov 30, 2009

Rev. John Charles Foltz, 85, of Clemmons climbed the stairway to heaven to be with his Lord and Saviour on Monday, November 30, 2009. Poppa fought a brave long battle with cancer, but praised the Lord daily for his loving grace. John was born October 27, 1924 in Davidson County, the son of the late Alva Eugene and Bertha Caroline...

Ann  Cockrell Davis

Ann Cockrell Davis

Nov 29, 2009

Ann Cockrell Davis, who taught English for more than 20 years at schools in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Durham, N.C., and Auburn, Ala., died Sunday, Nov. 29 in Clemmons. She was 62. Mrs. Davis, a native of Decatur, Ala., lived from Alaska to France while growing up in an Army family. She earned a bachelor's degree at the University of North...

David  Lee Sloan

David Lee Sloan

Nov 29, 2009

David Lee Sloan, 73, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1936 in Forsyth County to Joseph and Callie Brinkley Sloan. Mr. Sloan was retired from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Bernice Sloan; and his parents. Surviving is one son, David V. Sloan...

Kathryn  Sue Peatross

Kathryn Sue Peatross

Nov 29, 2009

Kathryn Sue Wilson Peatross, died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Sue was born April 20, 1934 in Forsyth County to the late Thomas Reuben Wilson and Nell Hunter Wilson. Sue attended Rural Hall Elementary School, Rural Hall High School and after graduating from Meredith College in 1956 she married Thomas Edgar Peatross on August 25, 1956. Sue...

Mary McCollum

Mary McCollum

Nov 29, 2009

Mrs. Mary Atkins McCollum, 92, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Heritage Woods. She was born March 12, 1917 in Surry County to Thomas and Ann Bray Atkins. She was a lifelong member of First Christian Church, where she sang in the church choir for over forty years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gurnie...

Henry Lindsay Ike" Raker

Henry Lindsay Ike" Raker

Nov 29, 2009

Henry Lindsay ""Ike""Raker, 88, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday, November 29th, 2009. A native and life long resident of Winston-Salem, Ike was a loving husband, father and brother and a devoted servant to his family, his church and his community. He grew up in Christ Moravian Church and played in the Salem Band for 71 years. He served in...

Deborah  Sue Walker

Deborah Sue Walker

Nov 28, 2009

WALKERTOWN - Deborah ""Debbie"" Sue Walker, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at her home. Deborah was born January 29, 1962, in Forsyth County to Charlie Reed and Mary Donathan Walker. She was a loving person, devoted to her family and friends. Having fought cancer since February 2009, she was a trooper to the end and is now in heaven with...

Samuel Black

Samuel Black

Nov 28, 2009

Mr. Samuel Harrison ""Sam"" Black, Jr., 86, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Black was born August 18, 1923 in Forstyth County to the late Samuel Harrison Black, Sr. and Stella Pope Black. He was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and served in the US Navy during WWII and was...

Betty Lou Meadows Eggen

Betty Lou Meadows Eggen

Nov 28, 2009

KERNERSVILLE-Betty Lou Meadows Eggen,79, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at The Evergreens Inc. High Point. She was born December 12, 1929 in Guilford Co. to the late Colonel Davis and Ruby Pearl Warren Meadows. Mrs. Eggen retired after 26 years of employment with Avis Car Rental. In addition to her parents she was...

Noelle  Elizabeth Thorpe

Noelle Elizabeth Thorpe

Nov 28, 2009

Noelle Elizabeth Thorpe, 21, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born October 24, 1988 in Forsyth County to Randolph Gray and Susan Kerr Thorpe. Noelle was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. She was a graduate of North Davidson High School in 2007, attended UNC-Charlotte, and was a Registered CNA. Surviving...

James  Douglas Hicks

James Douglas Hicks

Nov 28, 2009

WALKERTOWN - James Douglas Hicks, 80, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1929 to the late Terry and Rose Lee Lawson Hicks. James served in the US Army and retired from Kayser Roth after 40 years of service. He was a faithful member of Believer's Baptist Church. James is survived by his...

William  Steven Rivers

William Steven Rivers

Nov 28, 2009

On November 28, 2009, William Steven ""Steve"" Rivers went to join the love of his life Brenda Phelps Rivers in heaven. He was born November 5, 1948 in Forsyth County, to the late William and Myrtle Rivers. Steve is survived by his daughter, Vickie Lynn Rivers; his son, Robert Steven Rivers; his sister, Margie Zimmerman, all of Winston-Salem; his brother,...

Gerald  Garnett Cope

Gerald Garnett Cope

Nov 28, 2009

Gerald Garnett Cope, 65, of Oak Ridge passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009. He was born November 12, 1944 in Winston-Salem to the late Inez Mitchell Cope and Nollie Cope. After high school he went on to serve in the United States Army for three years. At the time of his death he was the owner of Mechanical Air,...

Vincent  Thomas Gordon

Vincent Thomas Gordon

Nov 28, 2009

KERNERSVILLE-Vincent Thomas Gordon, 63, passed away peacefully with family present Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 30, 1946 in Norfolk, VA to the late Herbert Coke Gordon, Jr. and Lillie Henderson Gordon. Mr. Gordon was employed with AdPlex Imaging Solutions for over 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Jan G. Gordon; two daughters, Tiffany...

James  Monroe McGee,  Jr.

James Monroe McGee, Jr.

Nov 27, 2009

WALNUT COVE - James Monroe McGee, Jr., 59, loving father and husband, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 27, 2009. James was born March 19, 1950, in Forsyth County to the late James Monroe, Sr. and Inez Moser McGee. He was a retired truck driver with 45 years of service and a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. In...

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