Obituaries

Ralph Gray Colvard

Ralph Gray Colvard

Oct 27, 2012

Mr. Ralph Gray Colvard, age 98 of Jonesville, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Colvard was born October 6, 1914 in Wilkes County to Carrie Finney Colvard and Wiley J. Colvard In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Vestal Colvard; sister, Carrie Clay,...

Verlie Shores Haynes

Verlie Shores Haynes

Oct 22, 2012

Mrs. Verlie May Shores Haynes, age 90, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Heritage Health Care of Elkin. Mrs. Haynes was born September 12, 1922 in Surry County to Christopher Columbus & Lillie May Tucker Shores. She was raised on River Road in Jonesville, lived in Daytona Beach, FL, Winston-Salem, Hamptonville and Elkin. Mrs. Haynes was a faithful...

Noah James Settle

Noah James Settle

Oct 21, 2012

Noah James Settle "Uncle Jim", 92 Jim Settle of Okeechobee passed away October 21, 2012. He was born in Hays (Mt. View), North Carolina. He served in the US Navy during WWII as a sonar teacher. He moved to Florida in 1957 and to Indiantown, FL in 1970. He retired from a long insurance career in 1985. Jim was an...

Alfred Ray Rogers

Alfred Ray Rogers

Oct 19, 2012

Elkin Alfred Ray Rogers, 57, of Elkin, died Friday, October 19, 2012 in his home. Beloved Husband, Father, Son, and "Papa", Al was born November 9, 1954 to Jack and Marie (Mickel) Rogers. He graduated from East Wilkes High School in 1972 and continued his education at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he earned his Bachelor...

Emma Ernestin Browne

Emma Ernestin Browne

Oct 18, 2012

Mrs. Emma E. Browne passed away, Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Browne was a volunteer with meals on wheels for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Beuford Browne and her brother, Bobby Crouse. Survivors include: son, Douglas Browne and his wife, Judy of Gastonia; step-father, Woodrow Crouse of Union Hill; grandchildren, Matthew...

Gail Sizemore

Gail Sizemore

Oct 18, 2012

Heaven's stars are shining more brightly as another earthly angel has traveled home to join the angel choir on fluttering angel wings as of October 18, 2012; Gail Smith Sizemore is now singing for her Lord and Savior. Born May 30, 1948 to Lloyd and Mary Alice Harris Smith, she leaves behind to cherish many wonderful memories her husband of...

Edward Patterson Ridgell

Edward Patterson Ridgell

Oct 14, 2012

Elkin, Edward Patterson Ridgell, 67, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. Born August 23, 1945 in Riverside, CA, he was the son of the late James McLaurin Ridgell, Jr. and Virginia Shellie Patterson. Mr. Ridgell was a retired teacher with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and taught from 1974 to 1993...

Phillip David Gail

Phillip David Gail

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Phillip David Gail,age 36 of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 2 P.M. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Elkin, NC with burial following in the church cemetery. His family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5 to 8 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home,...

Lula Caudle

Lula Caudle

Oct 8, 2012

Mrs. Lula Mae White Caudle, age 72, passed away, Monday, October 8, 2012. Mrs. Caudle was born February 7, 1940 in Surry County to John Emory and Cindy Lou Cave White. Mrs. Caudle was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star. Mrs. Caudle was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a...

Randy Spencer Royall

Randy Spencer Royall

Oct 6, 2012

Randy Spencer Royall, age 56, passed away suddenly October 6, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from complications after a long illness. Randy was born February 28, 1956, in Elkin and was graduated from Elkin High School where he excelled on the football field earning a scholarship to Elon College in Burlington. He played several seasons there before beginning...

Gregory Dean Mathis

Gregory Dean Mathis

Oct 5, 2012

Mr. Gregory Dean Mathis, age 56 of Elkin, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012. He was born November 5, 1955 in Columbus, GA to Margie Ailene and Tony Gayle Mathis. Mr. Mathis was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Mathis was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: his...

Banner Vestal Sparks

Banner Vestal Sparks

Oct 4, 2012

Mr. Banner Vestal Sparks, age 86, passed away, Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Sparks was born February 9, 1926 in Wilkes County to Walter Grover and Emma Billings Sparks. Mr. Sparks was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII. Mr. Sparks retired from Proctor-Silex in Mt. Airy; he was also a member of...

Howard Franklin Golden

Howard Franklin Golden

Oct 3, 2012

Mr. Howard Franklin Golden, age 93 passed away peacefully at his residence at Parkwood Place, Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Mr. Golden was born March 30, 1919 in Elkin to Thomas H. and Annice Lee Golden. He was retired from Chatham Mfg. Co. in Elkin after 40 years of service and was a member of First Baptist Church of Elkin. In...

Bretta Money Luffman

Bretta Money Luffman

Sep 26, 2012

Mrs. Bretta Money Luffman, age 99, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Mrs. Luffman was born February 28, 1913 in Wilkes County to Willie B and LuAda Laster Money. Mrs. Luffman was a faithful member of Little Elkin Baptist Church. In addition to her parents Mrs. Luffman was preceded in death by her first husband, Thurman Luffman, her second...

Tommy Hampton Sprinkle, Jr.

Tommy Hampton Sprinkle, Jr.

Sep 17, 2012

Mr. Thomas Hampton Sprinkle, Jr., age 77 of Elkin, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012. He was born September 20, 1934 in Surry County to Thomas Hampton Sprinkle, Sr. and Retta Chapman Sprinkle. Mr. Sprinkle was retired from Centel Telephone Company and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where he served on several committees. He was also active...

Martha Kathleen "Kaye" Holt

Martha Kathleen "Kaye" Holt

Sep 14, 2012

Mrs. Martha Kathleen "Kaye" Holt, age 83, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. Kaye was born February 19, 1929 in Wilkes County to Gaither Crabbe and Emma Blevins Crabbe. She was a member of Stony Ridge Baptist Church. Kaye had a generous spirit, loved God, family and many friends, was a wise and thoughtful listener and never raised her voice...

Faye Gooch Myers

Faye Gooch Myers

Sep 7, 2012

Mrs. Faye Gooch Myers, age 72 of Elkin N.C., entered into eternal rest on September 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Myers was born July 6, 1940, in Durham, NC, to Roy Eugene and Mamie Flowers Gooch. She attended Durham High School where...

James Dwight Barker

James Dwight Barker

Sep 6, 2012

Mr. James Dwight Barker, a legacy from the Greatest Generation, passed away September 6, 2012. He was 89 years old. Although Dwight travelled to the ends of the earth in military and business exploits, he always called Wilkes County home. Dwight courageously served his country in the navy aboard the USS Slater witnessing the surrender of Japan at the end...

Carl Edward Nelson

Carl Edward Nelson

Sep 4, 2012

Mr. Carl Edward Nelson, age 62, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, September 04, 2012. Mr. Nelson was born February 26, 1950 in Wilkes County to Johnsie Freeman and Imogene Wilmoth Nelson. Mr. Nelson was a member of Peoples Baptist Tabernacle. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sister-in-law Janet Osborne Durham, brother-in-law, Claude Ralph Durham and...

Bonnie Gentry Knight

Bonnie Gentry Knight

Sep 2, 2012

Hays Mrs. Bonnie Gentry Knight, 61, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Knight was born in Surry County November 17, 1950 to Paul and Blanche Snow Gentry. Mrs. Gentry retired from Wilkes Senior Village and was a member of Shoaly Branch Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...