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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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Helen Jeanette Puckett Jarvis

Helen Jeanette Puckett Jarvis

Feb 16, 2009

Mrs. Helen Jeanette Puckett Jarvis, 61 of Winston-Salem died Monday, February 16, 2009. She was born August 13, 1947 in Forsyth County to the late John Archer and Dale Kiger Puckett. Mrs. Jarvis was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who retired from Food Lion Inc. after 24 years of service. Helen was an avid bowler and bowled every Thursday...

Woodrow Jerry Jay Bird" Flowers,  Jr.

Woodrow Jerry Jay Bird" Flowers, Jr.

Feb 16, 2009

Mr. Woodrow Jerry ""Jay Bird"" Flowers, Jr., 46, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, February 16, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1962 in Forsyth County to Woodrow Jerry Flowers, Sr. and Betty Rich Flowers. Mr. Flowers had a great sense of humor, a huge heart, and loved helping people. He worked at Forsyth Medical Center for...

Betty  Vance Cain

Betty Vance Cain

Feb 15, 2009

Kernersville - Betty Vance Cain, 80, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Betty was born May 19, 1928 in Guilford Co. to the late Elsie Smith and Crews LaGrande Vance. Mrs. Cain loved life and had a wonderful sense of humor. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, and retired from the...

Elizabeth  Copeland Carter

Elizabeth Copeland Carter

Feb 15, 2009

Kernersville - Elizabeth Copeland Carter died February 15, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Surry Co. to the late Jesse Thomas and Virgie Ada Smith Copeland. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. She had resided in Kernersville for many years. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruby Rose Osborne Flynt

Ruby Rose Osborne Flynt

Feb 15, 2009

Mrs. Ruby Osborne Flynt, 89, of Winston-Salem was taken home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 15, 2009. Born and raised in the mountains of Ashe County, N.C. to Richard Ira and Effie Osborne on September 28, 1919, Mrs. Flynt shined a light on God's green earth that has touched so many. She and her husband of 61...

Joseph  Cooper Johnson

Joseph Cooper Johnson

Feb 15, 2009

Mr. Joseph Cooper Johnson, 82, of Winston-Salem, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Johnson was born September 15, 1926 in McCreary County, Kentucky, a son of the late Joseph H. Johnson and the late Willie Lee DeLon Johnson. He grew up in Memphis, TN and served in the US Marine Corp. in the late...

Lester  Glenn Chapple

Lester Glenn Chapple

Feb 14, 2009

Mr. Lester Glenn Chapple, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully in his sleep at home February 14, 2009. He was born February 26, 1920 one of twelve children to Garfield Allen and Ellen Lentz Chapple. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army, where he was the recipient of the Purple Heart Award. Mr. Chapple...

Ruby  Perdue Shields

Ruby Perdue Shields

Feb 14, 2009

Kernersville - Ruby Perdue Shields,71, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009 at her residence. She was born October, 29, 1937 in Rockingham Co. to the late Ezra Odell and Lizzie Everett Perdue. Ruby attended Kernersville Wesleyan Church and worked at Kayser-Roth for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Richard Shields. Surviving are; a daughter Donna...

Ruby Faye Baynes Myers

Ruby Faye Baynes Myers

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Ruby Faye Baynes Myers, 90, of Winston-Salem passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on May 27, 1918 in Forsyth County to the late Perry and Virginia Sanders Burguess. Mrs. Myers was preceded in death by a sister Ruth Cigliano and a brother Rufus Burguess. She is survived by...

Winnie  Poindexter Morris

Winnie Poindexter Morris

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Winnie Poindexter Morris, 77, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born on November 22, 1931 to the late John B. and Alice Gilley Poindexter in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Morris was a long time...

Geneva  Holt Gentry

Geneva Holt Gentry

Feb 13, 2009

GENTRY Rural Hall - Mrs. Geneva Holt Gentry, 84, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009 at Oak Forrest. She was born September 16, 1924 in Surry County to the late Arthur David and Sallie Via Holt. Mrs. Gentry was an active member of Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church as long as her health permitted. She retired from Dewey's Bakery with over...

Pete  James Pappas

Pete James Pappas

Feb 13, 2009

Pete James Pappas of Winston-Salem, NC in the early morning hours of February 13th passed away after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on October 3rd 1949 in Winston-Salem, N.C. to James and Dena Pappas, which have both preceded him in death. He graduated from RJ Reynolds High School in 1969. He lived a full...

Jane  High Burnett

Jane High Burnett

Feb 13, 2009

Mrs. Jane High Burnett, 88, of Winston-Salem died Friday, February 13, 2009 at the Oaks at Forsyth. She was born October 7, 1920 in Wilmington, the daughter of the late Dr. D. P. High and Jeanette Poag High. Mrs. Burnett was a former member of Winter Park Baptist Church in Wilmington and was retired from Belk-Beery. She was presently a...

Mildred  L. Nance

Mildred L. Nance

Feb 13, 2009

Mildred L. Nance, 72, of Winston-Salem passed away February 13, 2009. She was born in Davie County to Henry Thomas and Ruth Lagle Nance. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, James Nance. Miss Nance was a member of Ardmore Christian Church and was owner of Jay-Deb's Beauty Salon for over 30 years. She is survived...

Calvin  Clark Owens

Calvin Clark Owens

Feb 13, 2009

Mr. Calvin Clark Owens, 83, of Winston-Salem died Friday, February 13, 2009. He was born on November 27, 1925 in Randolph County to the late Robert Marvin and Mattie R. Spivey Owens. He was a member of Crews United Methodist Church and retired from Carolina Steel with 40 years of service. Mr. Owens served in the U.S. Navy in World...

Ida  Knight Albert

Ida Knight Albert

Feb 13, 2009

Mrs. Ida Knight Albert, 86, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on October 18, 1922 in Rockingham County to the late William Edward Knight and Lucy Plummer Knight. Mrs. Albert was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Stokesdale and was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. In addition to her...

Robert  William Beesley

Robert William Beesley

Feb 12, 2009

Cemetery:Bunker Hill CemeteryService:Service at 04:00pm on February 15, 2009 at Bunker Hill United Methodist Church

Rutha  Sanderson Grisham

Rutha Sanderson Grisham

Feb 12, 2009

KERNERSVILLE-Mrs. Rutha Neal Sanderson Grisham, 82, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation. She was born September 11, 1926 in Robeson Co. to the late Martha Hunt and James Sanderson, Jr. Mrs. Grisham was a member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was...

Thelma  Vaden Priddy

Thelma Vaden Priddy

Feb 12, 2009

Thelma Vaden Priddy, 89, of Heritage Woods died February 12, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Stokes County August 1, 1919, to James Melvin Vaden and Hessie Stewart Vaden. Mrs. Priddy, a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church for 50 years, was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem. She was preceded in death by her...

Joseph  Dean Holt

Joseph Dean Holt

Feb 12, 2009

Mr. Joseph Dean Holt, 40, of Lewisville died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born August 21, 1968 in Winston-Salem. Mr. Holt was a member of Southfork Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Vickie Holt of the home; his grandmother, Nancy Whitlock of the home; his aunt, Linda McGrade of Kernersville; four uncles, Donald...

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