Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

May 4, 2009

KING Mrs. Lucille Garwood King formerly of Faircloth Dr., Winston-Salem passed away Monday, May 04, 2009. She was born November 2, 1917 in Davidson County to the late Samuel Anderson Garwood and Mamie Cope Garwood. Mrs. King graduated from Old Town High School and was a charter member of Messiah Moravian Church. She worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for...

May 4, 2009

DATELINE: King Ms. Patricia Groce Ellis, age 63 of King died Monday evening, May 4, 2009 at her home. Patricia was born January 12, 1946 in Forsyth County to the late Thad Teague, Sr. and Lorraine Alice Marley Groce. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Patricia loved her family and grandchildren very much and was an...

May 3, 2009

Dennis David Savage, 52, a native of Winston-Salem passed away on May 3, 2009. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa Brooke Savage. He was the son of the late Robert Savage, MD and survived by his mother, Mrs. Minerva Savage of Chapel Hill; his sister, Carmen Savage Dixon and husband, Grady of Richmond, VA; brothers, R. Thomas Savage and...

May 3, 2009

WINSTON SALEM-Harold Dean Hicks, 64, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1944 in Forsyth Co. to the late Raleigh and Rachel Smith Hicks. Harold was known as Shorty, Canman or Pop. He retired after 34 years of employment from VP Building. Surviving are his wife, Blanche Lee Hicks of the home;...

May 2, 2009

Kernersville - Jason Don Lemar, 21, of Kernersville, NC, loving son, brother, grandson and nephew went to be with his Lord Saturday, May 2, 2009. He was born in Forsyth County. He loved his family, his dog Boomer, fishing with his relatives in the mountains, going to turkey shoots with his father and grandfather, and he loved to play practical...

May 2, 2009

Kernersville - Dorothy Dew Gray Money, 78, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at High Point Regional Hospital. Dorothy was born May 29, 1930, in Forsyth County to the late Edward and Ruby Bargoil Gray. Surviving are her husband, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted on 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Linville Forrest Church...

May 2, 2009

Mrs. Kay B. Fleeman, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. A memorial service will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 11, 2009 at First Christian Church in Winston-Salem. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 377 Hospital Street, Mocksville, NC 27028 or First...

May 1, 2009

May 1, 2009

Mr. Jack Wingate Spoon, Sr., 82, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at Britthaven of Kernersville. He was born March 31, 1927 in Forsyth County to Riley Eugene and Esther Cobel Spoon. Mr. Spoon was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy and was retired Circulation District Manager with the Winston-Salem Journal. He was preceded in...

May 1, 2009

COLLINS WINSTON-SALEM, Mr. Wade Leon ""Sonny"" Collins, 66, of Old Hollow Rd. passed away Friday May 1, 2009 at Universal Health Care in King. We return our precious Daddy back to the glories of heaven where he suffers no longer from the debilitation of Huntington's Disease. Mr. Collins was born in Pilot Mountain on August 20, 1942 the son of...

May 1, 2009

Mrs. Betty Lou James Fearrington, known by many as ""Tootie,"" 61, went to her home in heaven on Friday, May 1, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 12, 1948, in Forsyth County, to David Matthew James and Ethel Culler James. She was a former employee of Amp Inc. and Lab Corp. She was preceded in...

May 1, 2009

Mrs. Camilla Ramsey Baker, 75, of Winston-Salem, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Baker was born January 8, 2009 in York County, S.C. to the late Leroy and Pauline Ramsey. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Eldred G. Baker. Those left...

May 1, 2009

Johnny W. Landingham was born April 25, 1915 to Grover C. Landingham and Nellie Pike Landingham. He passed on May 1, 2009 at Brookridge Health Center. He was a lifelong resident of Winston-Salem where he was a member of Ogburn Memorial Methodist Church and a graduate of Mineral Springs High School. Johnny served in the US Army during WWII in...

May 1, 2009

Winston-Salem- Elmer Albert ""Al"" Wolf, 84, formally of Lullington Dr., died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born December 15, 1924 in Wellston, Oklahoma to the late Fritz and Emma Wolf. During WWII, he served in the Merchant Marines. Retired from Western Electric, he volunteered at Forsyth Medical Center. He was a member of...

Apr 30, 2009

Larry Blaine Wagoner, 65, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ALS. Larry was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was an avid fisherman and loved the outdoors. He owned Wagoner Landscaping after being employed with Sears for 25 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth C. Wagoner and sister, Betty Jane. He is survived...

Apr 30, 2009

Mrs. Ruby C. Dillon passed away Friday May 1, 2009 at the age of 93 at home in Winston-Salem, NC. Mrs. Dillon was born May 31, 1915 in Siler City, NC. She was on e of eleven children born to Charles and Dora Hudson Crutchfield. She attended Salem Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...

Apr 30, 2009

Mrs. Frances Louise Robertson Gibson, 69, of Winston-Salem, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 30, 2009 from Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Gibson was born July 10, 1939 in Forsyth County, a daughter of the late Harmon T. Robertson and the late Esther Williams Robertson. She retired as Vice-President of Harold Gibson Appliance, loved...

Apr 29, 2009

WALKERTOWN-Betty Freeman Hughes, 73, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1935 in Forsyth Co. to the late Arthur Stanley and Maggie Goode Freeman. Mrs. Hughes was a charter member of White Road Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hughes, Sr.; a great-grandson,...

Apr 29, 2009

Mrs. Betty ""Jo"" Tucker Soots, 71, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Jo was a daughter of the South. That Southern pride was manifested in her love for her hometown of Winston-Salem. Born in New Hanover to Carl and Mary Tucker, she moved to Winston-Salem as a young adult with her family taking a...

Apr 29, 2009

WALKER - Winston-Salem Mrs. Pauline Mohea Darnell Walker, 79, passed away Wednesday, April 29 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Surry County on November 8, 1929 to the late Ernest Wade Darnell and Beulah Poindexter Darnell. Mrs. Walker was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. She was a devoted mother, faithful friend and active caregiver to...