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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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John Pisko

John Pisko

Oct 21, 2008

Mr. John Pisko passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 from Mesothelioma. He was born June 5, 1923 in Gouldsboro, PA to the late John and Anastasia Pisko. He lived in Havertown, PA before moving to Winston-Salem. Mr. Pisko was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Michael. Surviving are his wife, Rita Pisko of the home; one son,...

Charline  Eller Kyle

Charline Eller Kyle

Oct 21, 2008

Mrs. Charline Eller Kyle, 86, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Brookridge Retirement Community. She was born March 17, 1922 in Macon County, Tennessee to Irvin David and Violet King Eller. Mrs. Kyle worked as a civilian packing parachutes for the military and that was how she met her husband, Alvin Thomas Kyle Sr., a pilot. She...

David  Lonnie Hodges

David Lonnie Hodges

Oct 21, 2008

David Lonnie Hodges, 67 of Winston-Salem died Tuesday October 21, 2008 at his home. Mr. Hodges was born June 17, 1941 in Forsyth County, the son of the late David Hodges and the late Beulah Faw Hodges Lawson. Mr. Hodges was a veteran of the US Navy and the US Air Force, and was a retired correctional office in Kentucky....

Ola  Jean Wilson

Ola Jean Wilson

Oct 21, 2008

Mrs. Ola Jean Cheek Wilson, 70, of Mocksville passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1938 in Forsyth County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wilson in 2001 and by a son, Gary Wilson. Surviving are a son, Danny Wilson (Leean); three daughters, Pam Paige (Mike),...

Barbara  Born Miller

Barbara Born Miller

Oct 21, 2008

Mrs. Barbara Born Miller, 50, passed away in her home on the morning of October 21, 2008. She was born in Winston-Salem on June 16, 1958 to Sallie Long and Thomas Jacob Born. As an active member of Pinedale Christian Church, she enjoyed attending Bible study groups with her friends. As well as being a hardworking mother of her three...

Grace Herb

Grace Herb

Oct 20, 2008

Mrs. Grace Rabuck Herb, 85, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 9, 1923 in Dauphin County, PA to Walter Grover and Jennie Daniels Rabuck. Mrs. Herb was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania. She has been a resident of Winston-Salem for 39 years, and was a member of...

Hobert  Eugene Lawson

Hobert Eugene Lawson

Oct 20, 2008

GERMANTON Mr. Hobert Eugene Lawson, 90, passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born in Stokes County on June 6, 1918 to the late Thomas Blaine Lawson and Delzen Tuttle Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a member of Corinth Church of Christ and was a retired carpenter and general contractor. In his...

Margaret  Ann Lortie

Margaret Ann Lortie

Oct 19, 2008

Miss Margaret Ann Lortie, 51, of Winston-Salem, passed away October 19, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born August 5, 1957 to Dick and Mary Alice Lortie. Miss Lortie was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1975 and North Carolina State University in 1979. She...

Laurette  Smith Hensley

Laurette Smith Hensley

Oct 19, 2008

Mrs. Laurette Elizabeth (Smith) Hensley, 86, of 332 Burkewood Dr. Winston-Salem, NC. passed away Sunday, October 20, 2008, at The Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Hensley was born Aug, 2, 1922, to the late George and Sally Markland of Davie County. She married the late Robert Edward Hensley (known as; Floss or Curley) of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Hensley...

Gladys  Apple Stinson

Gladys Apple Stinson

Oct 19, 2008

Mrs. Gladys Apple Stinson, 90, left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on October 19, 2008 at her home. She was born in Rockingham County to the late Robert Hester and Ella Mae Dye Apple. Mrs. Stinson was preceded in death by her adoring husband, Gorrell Robert Stinson; three brothers, Cleo, Clyde, and Curtis Apple; and a...

Willard  Gray Speaks

Willard Gray Speaks

Oct 18, 2008

Willard Gray Speaks, 88, of Winston-Salem, NC was called to heaven on Oct. 18, 2008. Willard was born July 30, 1920 in Winston-Salem and passed away at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ada Speaks, a brother Ralph Speaks, a sister Lou Long, and his loving wife Ruth Davis Speaks. He is survived by his...

Earl  Michael Henderson

Earl Michael Henderson

Oct 18, 2008

Mr. Earl Michael Henderson, 59, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born September 15, 1949 in Surry County, the son of the late, Earl and Anna Henderson. For 35 years Mike traveled around North Carolina and Virginia as a Whole Sale Parts Representative; the last few years have been a joy to...

Rexford Rex Earl Collins

Rexford Rex Earl Collins

Oct 18, 2008

Mr. Rexford ""Rex"" Earl Collins, 57, of Kernersville, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1951 in Mecklenburg County to Dewey W. and Mary Boone Collins. Mr. Collins was a member of Pine Chapel Moravian Church and was employed with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather...

Sylvia  Smith Saylor

Sylvia Smith Saylor

Oct 17, 2008

KERNERSVILLE--Mrs. Sylvia Smith Saylor, 74 of Atlantic Beach, formerly a long time resident of Kernersville, passed away October 17, 2008. She was born in Spencer, NC to the late Elva and Adrian Smith. She graduated with honors from Boyden High School in 1951, and from business college in Salisbury. She was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, and friend to...

Bernard Bernie Thomas King

Bernard Bernie Thomas King

Oct 17, 2008

KING WINSTON-SALEM, Mr. Bernard Thomas ""Bernie"" King, 96, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Bernie was born in the Westfield Community on May 12, 1912 the son of the late Thomas and Kate Atkinson King. Mr. King was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for 54 years. A member of the Forsyth Lions Club....

William  Lee Wright,  Jr.

William Lee Wright, Jr.

Oct 16, 2008

KERNERSVILLE - William Lee Wright, Jr., 46, a loving husband, father, and son, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, October 16, 2008. He was born November 26, 1961 in Davidson County. Lee was a member of Kerwin Baptist Church. He was owner and operator of Wright Plumbing. Surviving are his wife, Michelle Bradley Wright of the home; three...

John Jack Richard Krogh

John Jack Richard Krogh

Oct 16, 2008

Mr. John ""Jack"" Richard Krogh, 67, of Clemmons passed away Sunday, October 16, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November, 24 1940 in Omaha Nebraska to Richard and Bernice Kelley Krogh. Mr. Krogh graduated from the University of Nebraska in Omaha with a B.S. in Engineering. He retired from the Continental Can/Imperial Bondware after many years of service....

Mabel  Peoples Beam

Mabel Peoples Beam

Oct 16, 2008

KERNERSVILLE - Mabel Peoples Beam, 82, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1926 in Forsyth Co. Mrs. Beam was employed by Hooker Furniture for 24 years, then worked for Angela's Grill and Pub for 5 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Raymond Beam and...

Hellen Marie Mullins Short

Hellen Marie Mullins Short

Oct 16, 2008

SHORT - Winston-Salem Mrs. Helen Marie Mullins Short, 79, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital Palliative Care Unit. She was born August 17, 1929 in Sullivan County, TN to the late Melvin Roy and Hazel Marie Estelle Orfield Mullins. Helen was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and participated in Meals on Wheels and...

Nellie  Gunnell Lawson

Nellie Gunnell Lawson

Oct 15, 2008

KERNERSVILLE - Nellie Gunnell Lawson, 91, a loving, caring mother and grandmother went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, October 15, 2008. She was born September 3, 1917 in Patrick Co., Virginia to the late Dixie and Alice Greenwood Gunnell. Mrs. Lawson formerly resided on Adams St. in Kernersville. She retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. after 33 years of...

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