Deaths — July 24

• Walter R. Lewis, 88, passed away July 20, 2025.

• Mr. Billy Ray Parrish, 87, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Friday, July 18, 2025.

• Clarissa Dorothea Nicol Jackson, 71, passed away July 18, 2025.

• Drema Leigh Tyler Choplin, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

• Wallace James Hayes, 76, passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation Center.

• Mrs. Kathleen Olivia Brewer Aydogdu, 41, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.

• Mary “Tootsie” Ruth Ridge Stone, 98, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

• Wanda Miller Atkins, 87, of Advance, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 18, 2025, with family by her side.

• Lois Alene Brown Myers, 95, passed away July 16, 2025.

• Mr. Vincent John Gallo, 81, of Advance, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

• Joseph Robert Steen, 26, passed away on July 17, 2025.

• Elizabeth Johnson Wade, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 14, 2025.

• Joseph “Joe” Charles Johnson, 60, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at his residence.

• Thomas “Tom” H. Edwards, 89, passed away on July 11, 2025, surrounded by his children.

• Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Johnson Sykes, 74, of Lewisville, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 14, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center.