Obituaries
Betty Ledford Parks
Jan 2, 2012
Betty Ledford Parks, age 74, passed away Monday January 2, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Ms. Parks was born August 19, 1937 in Swain County to Josh and Minnie Patterson Ledford. Betty retired from Sprint and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Johnny Parks, a grandson, Travis...
James Lee "Tip" Collins
Dec 30, 2011
Mr. James Lee "Tip" Collins, age 77 of Elkin, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Collins was born June 2, 1934 in Wilkes county to David Ralph Collins and Noma Dowell Collins. He was retired from Chatham Manufacturing Company. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Nyoaka...
Betty Ruth Sadberry
Dec 28, 2011
Mrs. Betty Ruth Sadberry, age 86, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Sadberry was born July 14, 1925 in Surry County to Curtis and Ina Couch Blackburn. Mrs. Sadberry was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel...
Gurney Thomas "Buck" Pardue
Dec 26, 2011
Mr. Gurney Thomas "Buck" Pardue, age 78 of Mooresville, passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at Brian Center Health & Rehab in Mooresville. Mr. Pardue was born January 17, 1933 in Wilkes County to Arthur and Onie Stanfield Pardue. Mr. Pardue was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
John Koontz Tharpe, Jr.
Dec 18, 2011
Mr. John Koontz Tharpe, Jr. age 86 of Ronda, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. He was born May 20, 1925 in Surry County to John Koontz Tharpe, Sr. and Pansy Byrd Tharpe. Mr. Tharpe was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and the VFW. Mr. Tharpe was a Navy...
Jeremy Dylan Spainhour
Dec 15, 2011
Mr. Jeremy Dylan Spainhour, age 24 of King, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011. He was born March 26, 1987 in Forsyth County to Donna Temple and Roy A. Spainhour. Survivors include: mother, Donna Temple and her husband Charles Hocamp; brother, Jesse Spainhour; maternal grandparents Dr. Don Temple and Melrose Temple; paternal grandmother, Betty Spainhour; uncles, Bruce Temple, Randy Spainhour,...
Robert Earl Gantt
Dec 14, 2011
Mr. Robert Earl Gantt, age 73, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Gantt was born May 3, 1938 in Harrisburg, PA to Bruce and Lizabeth Patton Gantt. Mr. Gantt retired from Amp Inc/Tyco and served in the Navy Reserve. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Basil Gantt and a...
James Franklin Peterson
Dec 7, 2011
Mr. James Franklin Peterson, Sr. age 78, passed away Wednesday December 7, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Peterson was born February 18, 1933 in Reno, Nevada to Phillip Leon and Helen Burns Peterson. Jim was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and a Past Master of the Mona...
Sidney Floyd Brendle
Dec 6, 2011
Mr. Sidney Floyd Brendle, age 81, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brendle was born June 16, 1930 in Surry County to James David and Edna Arnold Brendle. Mr. Brendle retired from Brendle's Inc. as executive vice president and was a member of First Baptist Church of Elkin. He was a member of Elkin...
Ralph John Reed
Dec 4, 2011
Mr. Ralph John "Buttermilk" Reed, age 82 of Elkin, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Reed was born November 22, 1929 in Yadkin County to William Evan and Carrie Flynn Reed. Ralph never met a stranger and loved playing golf. He worked many years as a salesman and manager in the milk business and...
Mary Edwards Holcomb
Dec 4, 2011
Mrs. Mary Edwards Holcomb, age 80, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center where she had resided the past year. She was born on February 14, 1931 in Webster Groves, Missouri to Charles Raner Edwards and Hazel Buck Edwards. Mrs. Holcomb graduated from Appalachian State Teacher's College and retired from Wilkes County Schools after 33 years...
Walton Clarence Green
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. Walton Clarence Green passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walton and Winifred Shankle Green; a sister, Ann Green Miller; and a daughter, Luann Green. Surviving are his wife Jeanne Reindollar Green of the home; a son, Mickey Walton Green of Rehoboth Beach, DE.; brother-in-law, Clarence Miller of Chattanooga, TN.; nephews, Alan...
Nancy Elizabeth Hinson
Nov 20, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Hamby Hinson, age 72 of Bermuda Run, formerly of State Road, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Hinson was born January 20, 1939 in Surry County to Tom Burnard Hamby and Verona Elva Key Hamby. Mrs. Hinson was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church for over 50 years. She...
Rebecca Russell Winebarger
Nov 15, 2011
Mrs. Rebecca Russell Winebarger, age 81 of Ronda, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Winebarger was born December 10, 1929 in Wilkes County to William and Lelia Ann Hudson Russell. Rebecca was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was retired and was a member of Maple Springs...
Frank Martin Wall
Nov 6, 2011
Mr. Frank Martin Wall, age 84 of Millers Creek, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Wall was born July, 29 1927 in Surry County to Guthrie Bryant "Buck" Wall and Hattie Flora Key Wall. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Mr. Wall was retired from US Fiber Corporation...
Arlen Hardin Money
Nov 3, 2011
Mr. Arlen Hardin Money, age 91 of Roaring Gap, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011. Mr. Money was born August 20, 1920 in Wilkes County to William Benson and Lou Ada Laster Money. He was a member of Forbush Baptist Church and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Grace Sparks Byrd
Nov 2, 2011
Mrs. grace Sparks Byrd, age 91 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Byrd was born February 16, 1920 in Wilkes County to Tyre Clifton and Viette Shephard Sparks. She was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents she was...
Albert Mckinley Handy
Oct 29, 2011
Mr. Albert McKinley Handy, age 69 of Hays, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011. Mr. Handy was born April 30, 1942 in Wilkes County to Morgan McKinley. and Della Rhodes Handy. He was retired from Holly Farms and was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, Coy Handy,...
Myrtle Osborne Byrd
Oct 26, 2011
Mrs. Myrtle Lee Osborne Byrd, age 69 of N. Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Byrd was born October 9, 1942 in Wilkes County to Samuel and Mary Ann Collins Byrd. She was a homemaker and a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Dorothy Simmons Pitts
Oct 25, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Simmons Pitts, age 82 of Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Pitts was born January 21, 1929 in Yadkin County to George Dewey Simmons and Lula Mae Luffman Simmons. She was retired from Lucia and was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to...
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