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Recent obituaries in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The obituaries in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Winston-Salem's history and identity.

Agnes Gaddy

Agnes Gaddy

Nov 4, 2013

Mrs. Agnes Lorraine Ferguson Gaddy was born Oct. 16, 1929. She was called to her heavenly home on Nov. 04, 2013 in Columbia, MD. Mrs. Gaddy was a member of Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was preceded in death by a very loving husband of 55 years, James W. Gaddy. She is survived by four children, Walter, Delphine, Othello...

Josie Goodwin

Josie Goodwin

Nov 3, 2013

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7" Mrs. Josie B. Goodwin, 87, passed on November 3, 2013 at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on January 26, 1926 in Chesterfield County, SC to the late Waddell Melton and Shady Mae Wolfe. She was a graduate of the...

Michael Terry Woods

Michael Terry Woods

Nov 2, 2013

Mr. Michael Terry Woods made a peaceful transition to Glory on November 2, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born December 16, 1955 to Mary Frances Woods and Earl Neal of Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Woods was educated in the Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools and a Class of 1974 graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School. Upon...

Bernita Edmond Mack

Bernita Edmond Mack

Nov 1, 2013

Bernita Jean Edmond Mack, 60, daughter of the late Ernest Gwyn, Jr. and Mary Dendy was born September 28, 1953 in W-S, NC. On Friday, November 1, 2013 she stepped out the sunshine of life into eternal life. Mrs. Mack attended the public schools of Forsyth County. After 37 years of service, she retired from Hanes Brand. In addition to...

Eugene Moyer, Jr.

Eugene Moyer, Jr.

Nov 1, 2013

Mr. Eugene Moyer, Jr. 78, husband of Rebecca McCullough Moyer, was born October 16, 1935. He departed this earthly life November 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1:45pm Friday, November 8, 2013 at Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church with Reverend William C. Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the Nat Watkins Cemetery, Walkertown, NC. The family visitation will be...

Bobby Crawford

Bobby Crawford

Oct 31, 2013

Mr. Bobby Lee Crawford, 75, passed away October 31, 2013 following a brief illness. He was born July 26, 1938 to the late Shug Crawford and Janie Bell Hall Crawford. He was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church where he served faithfully in the Ushers Ministry. He was a 1956 graduate of Atkins High School. He retired from Brewer...

Cranston Hargrove

Cranston Hargrove

Oct 31, 2013

On Thursday, October 31, 2013, God in his infinite wisdom chose to call home to eternal rest our beloved brother, father, son, uncle, and friend, Cranston Maurice Hargrove. He was born on September 17, 1974 in Queens, NY. In 1987 he moved to W-S, NC. He was a 1992 graduate of Carver High School, he attended Winston-Salem State University, and...

Sarah Lee Barnes

Sarah Lee Barnes

Oct 31, 2013

On Thursday, October 31, 2013, God in His infinite wisdom chose to call home to eternal rest our beloved mother, sister, and aunt, Sarah Lee Barnes. Born on November 19, 1944 in North Wilkesboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Barnes and Mable Howell Barnes. She devoted 23 years as a bus driver for the W-S/Forsyth...

Marie Ervin Mitchell

Marie Ervin Mitchell

Oct 29, 2013

Mrs. Marie Ervin Mitchell "Ms. Marie", 107 years young, of Rural Hall, NC, made a peaceful transition to glory on Oct. 29, 2013 from The Kate Bitting Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born April 2, 1906 in York County, SC to the late George Butler and Emma Ervin. She was united in marriage to Herbert Mitchell, which produced 5 children:...

Antoine Tolliver

Antoine Tolliver

Oct 28, 2013

Mr. Antoine Denard Tolliver, 34, was born August 27, 1979 in Winston Salem, NC to Albert Wardlow and Arlene Tolliver. He departed this life early due to his fight with Cerebral Palsy at the Murdoch Center in Butner, NC on October 28, 2013. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Lilly Wood Toliver. In addition to his parents, he...

Bernice Robinson

Bernice Robinson

Oct 25, 2013

"…for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8)" And so it is with Bernice T. Robinson who departed this life on October 25, 2013. Bernice T. Robinson was born April 4, 1918, in Williams County, South Carolina. She was one of six children born to the late William and Hattie Lewis...

Toni Mcdade Williams

Toni Mcdade Williams

Oct 25, 2013

Toni Marie McDade-Williams departed this life on Friday, October 25, 2013. She was born in Alabaster, AL, on April 2, 1956 to John Allen McDade, Sr. and Jessie Mae Sawyer. She was a teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Public School System. She was preceded in death by her parents; and Godmother, Dr. Marian H. Whitson; and two brothers, John McDade,...

Wilford Thompson

Wilford Thompson

Oct 23, 2013

Mr. Wilford Thompson, known as "Peter Man", of 117 N. Cleveland Ave. was born on September 16, 1942 and departed his life on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. He was a native and resident of Forsyth County who was a member of Union Baptist Church, a 1962 graduate of Paisley High School, and a retiree of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. Funeral...

Sharon Campbell Terry

Sharon Campbell Terry

Oct 22, 2013

Minister Sharon Campbell Terry was born March 10, 1949 to the late Isaac Aldridge and Rachael Campbell. After a lengthy illness, Minister Terry entered into eternal rest to be with the Lord on October 22, 2013. She was a graduate of Anderson High School class of 1967, of Winston-Salem City Schools. After high school, Minister Terry went on to a...

Paul Durham, Sr.

Paul Durham, Sr.

Oct 20, 2013

Paul Nathaniel Durham Sr. was born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 26, 1941. He was called home to glory on October 20, 2013. Mr. Durham retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after forty years of service. He is a graduate from Atkins High School where he played multiple sports. Mr. Durham was an avid golfer and a huge fan...

John Bryan, Iii

John Bryan, Iii

Oct 19, 2013

John Lewis Bryan, III "JB", was born September 24, 1948 to Melven and John L. Bryan, II. He departed this life on October 19, 2013. He is survived by his mother; daughter, Angela Bryan-Withers; son, Terrick D. Bryan; sisters, Darlene and Mary; brothers, DeWitt, Herman, Donald, and Timothy; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and...

Corey Robinson

Corey Robinson

Oct 17, 2013

God sent one of his little angels, Corey Robinson, born June 4, 2004. He passed away October 17, 2013. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Amber Marie Robinson; father, Allen Robertson; grandparents, Sonny (Bridgett) Robinson and Grace Robertson; great grandma Marie Robinson known to Corey as "Big Granny"; his uncle, Jeffery, Jr.; aunties, Tiffany Robinson and Shenicka Witherspoon;...

William Spaulding

William Spaulding

Oct 14, 2013

Mr. William Francis Spaulding formerly of 2042 Temple Street was born August 17, 1943 in Springfield, Kentucky, to Thomas Joseph Spaulding and Mary Hazel Coleman-Nichols. He passed away Monday, October 14, 2013. Mr. Spaulding was preceded in death by his father; wife, Karen Arnett Spaulding; and step-father, Alfred Nichols. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, October 17, 2013...

Lillie Gibert

Lillie Gibert

Oct 13, 2013

Lillie Mae Walton Gibert, 73, was born in Anderson, SC on February 24, 1940. She passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 7:30pm at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. Lillie Mae was a great stay-at-home wife to James Gibert; mother of six children, James, Hattie, Roger, Alice, Alvin, and Lena; mother-in-law of Christopher Franklin, Mattie Gibert, Ronnie...

Timothy Mitchell

Timothy Mitchell

Oct 10, 2013

Mr. Timothy "Jazz" Mitchell, 53, died, Oct. 10, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Winston-Salem to Ella M. Speaks. He was preceded in death by his sister, Cheryl Lynn Wisley; and nephew, Calvin Mitchell. He is survived by his mother, Ella M. Speaks of Yadkinville, NC; daughter, Jasmine and son, Desmond Mitchell of the home; two granddaughters,...

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