Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.

Nov 2, 2008

Dee Speer Holt went to join her daughter, Erica Nicole Wyatt, in Heaven on November 2, 2008. She was born in Yadkin County to Charles Speer and Susanne Smith. Dee is survived by her parents; her son, Wesley Ferrell Martin, Jr. and his fianc郩e Tonya Prater, and her daughter, Lynzie Prater; a grandson, Nickolas Michael Martin; a brother, Thomas Speer;...

Nov 2, 2008

Mrs. Lucy Grubbs Davis, 84, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 2 at Village Care of King. She was born in Forsyth County on December 1, 1923 to the late Ezra Franklin and Gladys Stirewalt Grubbs. Mrs. Davis retired from Hanes Hosiery in 1987 with 14 years of service and was a devoted member of Lighthouse Baptist...

Nov 1, 2008

Mr. Larry Eugene Walser, 67, of Lexington passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1941 in Forsyth County to Lester and Gladys Hicks Walser. Mr. Walser was retired from E. I. Dupont in Charleston, S.C., where the family still has a home. He loved the outdoors and was an...

Nov 1, 2008

Mrs. Anna Willet Mock, 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Mock was born March 1, 1923 in Fancy Farm, Kentucky and was retired from the W-S/Forsyth County School System, She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church and was a Volunteer for the Hospice Grief Team...

Oct 31, 2008

Mr. John Charles Davis, 66, of Clemmons, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008 at his home. He was born November 8, 1941 to the late James and Esther Pearce Davis. Mr. Davis served in the United States Marine Corp. from March 3, 1959 - July 31, 1979 with 20 years of service where he served a tour in Vietnam. He...

Oct 31, 2008

KERNERSVILLE-William Hoover Mabe, 79, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born August 23, 1929 in Stokes Co. to the late James Columbus and Etta Elizabeth Lawson Mabe. Hoover worked over 40 years in construction, and loved to operate heavy equipment. He was an avid outdoorsman; he enjoyed gardening, deep sea fishing, riding motorcycles,...

Oct 30, 2008

Mr. Richard ""Dick"" Rogerson, 93, of Winston-Salem, died Thursday afternoon at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Rogerson was born October 1, 1915, in Chowan County to Henry S. Rogerson and Emma Gertude Rogerson. He attended and played football at Duke University and Appalachian State teachers college, graduating in 1939. He spent 1969-1982 in Atlantic Beach as the proprietor...

Oct 30, 2008

Mrs. Edith Billings Scott, 88, of Winston-Salem passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1920 in Forsyth County to Robert Alexander and Lelia Craver Billings. Mrs. Scott was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W. Scott; two brothers, Odell and Bobby Billings; and...

Oct 30, 2008

Dr. Christine Angela ""Chris"" Rouse, PhD. 50 of Winston-Salem, died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at her home. Dr. Rouse was born July 7, 1958 in LeMars, Iowa the daughter of Thomas Rouse and Bonnie Biggerstaff Rouse both of Vermilion, SD. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of South Dakota and her master's degree from The University of Kansas....

Oct 30, 2008

Mr. Leslie Elmer Payne, 90 of Homestead Hills, died Thursday evening, October 30, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Payne was born September 22, 1918 in Forsyth County, a son of the late Rober Earl Payne and the late Cora Love Frazier Payne. Mr. Payne was well known for his craftsmanship in woodworking, and he was a retired...

Oct 29, 2008

Mr. Samuel Linville Reich, 71, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1937 in Forsyth County to John Ralph Reich and Mary Linville Reich. Most of his life he was a dairy farmer in Forsyth County and for the past 21 years he owned Church Road Trucking Company. Mr. Reich...

Oct 29, 2008

Oct 29, 2008

Mr. Cecil Richard Lawson, Sr., 80, passed away Wednesday, October 29 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 12, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late Sam Richard and Etta Davis Lawson. Mr. Lawson retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 30 years of service and was a member of Believers Baptist Church. Mr. Lawson is survived by his...

Oct 29, 2008

Lee Monroe Safrit, 85, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008. A lifelong resident of Winston-Salem, he was born on March 26, 1923, the son of the late Lollie Emiline Powell and Henderson Monroe Safrit. He was a graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School and Lenoir Rhyne College. Mr. Safrit served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the...

Oct 29, 2008

Mr. Clifford James Krites of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008. He was born on March 30, 1913 to James and Cora Myers Krites in the Griffith community of Forsyth County where he attended the old Pleasant Fork School and attended Griffith School the first year it opened. He had a brother, Virona (Mac) Krites and two sisters, Edna...

Oct 29, 2008

Mr. Melvin Harold DeHart, 56, of Mocksville passed away Wednesday October 29, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. DeHart was born in Rutherford County to the late Thomas Jacob and Mary Lou Calloway DeHart on September 7, 1952. Mr. DeHart was an avid fisherman who also loved growing beautiful roses. He was a kind and helpful man to many. Mr....

Oct 28, 2008

Mr. Gilbert George Sofley, 84, of Advance, NC passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at his home. Mr. Sofley was born January 28, 1924 in Davie County to the late, Jim and Margie Foster Sofley. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII and was retired from I. L. Long Construction Company. Mr. Sofley was a member of Bethlehem United...

Oct 28, 2008

ETZLER - Rural Hall Ms. Mary Ellen Etzler, 77, passed away Tuesday, October 28 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born February 16, 1931 in Elkhart, IL to the late Lowell Brestel and Stella Tombaugh Hazard. She is survived by two sons, Robert J. Etzler and Stephen T. Etzler; and one daughter, Rebecca J. Etzler. The family requests...

Oct 27, 2008

Mr. Harry Lee Joyce, 67, died Monday, October 27 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1941 in Stokes County to the late Joseph Reid and Rhumell Nance Joyce. Harry graduated Embry Riddle School of Aviation in Miami, FL and retired from Piedmont Airlines/U.S. Airways with 34+ years of service. Harry was a free spirit and loved racing,...

Oct 27, 2008

SMITH RURAL HALL, Mr. Thomas Gordon ""Tommy"" Smith, 59 of Tobaccoville Rd. died unexpectedly at his home Monday, October 27, 2008. Tommy was born in Forsyth County on May 11, 1949 the son of Thomas ""Mac"" and Ina Gordon Smith. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Rural Hall and was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force...