Obituaries
Rubye Wanda Lankford
May 24, 2012
Mrs. Rubye Wanda Lankford passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. She was born in Yadkin County to Jesse Beulin and Fannie Martin Beulin. Mrs. Lankford was retired from Lucia and was a member of Elkin Presbyterian Church. The joys in her life were her family, friends, and church. She took pleasure in cooking...
James William Chappell, Sr.
May 22, 2012
Mr. James William Chappell, Sr., age 84 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. He was born June 25, 1927 in Surry County to E.C. Chappell and Lela Grace Goins Chappell. Mr. Chappell was a veteran of the US Army and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Ira S. Mallory
May 21, 2012
CHESAPEAKE, VA Ira S. Mallory, 85, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Thurmond, NC, he was the son of the late Walter and Meadie Mallory and was predeceased by two brothers, Ernest G. Mallory and Robert Colidge Mallory. Ira had a long career in construction, working for City Roofing and Construction and...
Henry "Shorty" Brown
May 21, 2012
Mr. Henry "Shorty" Brown, age 83 of Elkin, slid into home plate to join his wife Jo on Monday, May 21, 2012. Shorty will be remembered for his quick wit, his easy laugh, and his great love for baseball, his wife, and his family. Many in the community remember how this star outfielder for the Chatham Blanketeers married the "peach...
Lillian Collins Mendenhall
May 20, 2012
Elkin, Mrs. Lillian Collins Mendenhall, age 86 of Elkin, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born August 30, 1925 in Surry County to Esker Collins and Lena Key Collins. Mrs. Mendenhall was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 62...
James Michael Draughn
May 19, 2012
Mr. James Michael Draughn, age 55 of Ronda, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012. He was born March 14, 1957 in Surry County to Jesse C. Draughn and Barbara "Annie" Pike Draughn. Mr. Draughn was a program coordinator with Project Challenge and was a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church. He was also an active volunteer with Offering Hope Ministry....
Linville Eugene Hincher
May 9, 2012
Linville Eugene Hincher, age 69 of Ronda, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born July 16, 1942 in Wilkes County to Linville Osco Hincher and Doreen Rash Hincher. Mr. Hincher was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the US Air Force. He was retired from Sunbeam Corporation and was a member of Maple Springs...
Pauline Morrison Ellis
May 6, 2012
Pauline Morrison Ellis, age 90, of Arlington, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2012. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and cherished friend. She was born on June 26, 1921 in Wilkes County to William T. and Lillie Morrison. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Anna Brandon and Louise Caudle, and her brother, Elmer Morrison,...
Christopher Carl Cox
May 4, 2012
Mr. Christopher Carl Cox, age 41 of Elkin, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012. He was born July 18, 1970 in Surry County to Carl Ira Cox and Alda Adkins Cox. He was employed with Phillips-Van Heusen. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his daughters, Sloane Cox of Traphill and Ashley Cox of Traphill; fiancée, Melissa...
Tammy Rutledge Devall
May 1, 2012
Elkin Mrs. Tammy Rutledge Devall, 47, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Devall was born April 2, 1965 in Woodbury, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Patsy Rutledge. Survivors include; her husband, Harry Hooker of Elkin, two brothers, Mike Rutledge of Elkin, Jay Barrett and wife Lanie of Ashland...
William Glenn Wright
Apr 28, 2012
Mr. William "Bill" Glenn Wright, age 88 of Elkin, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born near Dobson, NC on August 31, 1923 to Rev. Joe and Pearl Wood Wright. Bill and Edith Holcomb were married in June 1941 and attended Mountain Park High School after marriage. They later moved to Newport News,...
Raymond David Combs
Apr 26, 2012
Mr. Raymond David Combs, age 65 of N. Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born August 31, 1947 in Surry County to Arlis Ray Combs and Dorothy Blevins Combs. Mr. Combs was a member of Middle Cross Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...
Herbert Hoover Southern
Apr 24, 2012
Mr. Herbert Hoover Southern, age 86 of Jonesville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at his home. Mr. Southern was born February 23, 1926 in Stokes County to Wakefield Roosevelt Southern and Myrtle Tilley Southern. Herb was retired from American Efird Mills of Maiden and was a member of Ronda First Baptist Church and the senior adult Sunday school...
Andrew Thomas Drennen
Apr 21, 2012
Mr. Thomas Andrew Drennen, age 40, of Escondido, CA, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Traphill, NC. He was born July 27, 1971 in Laguna Beach, CA to Earl Franklin Drennen and Nelda Ruth Gunn Drennen. Mr. Drennen was a member of Little Creek Baptist Church in Rainelle, WV. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia K, Drennen of the home;...
Harvey Franklin Hayes, Sr.
Apr 20, 2012
Mr. Harvey Franklin Hayes, Sr., age 85 of Elkin, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center in Aiken, SC. He was born November 23, 1926 in Wilkes County to Thomas Jesse Hayes and Docia Scott Hayes. Mr. Hayes was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition...
Daniel Edward Hudson
Apr 18, 2012
Mr. Daniel Edward Hudson, age 94 of Elkin, passed away, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. He was born February 9, 1918 in Gaston County, NC to William and Luara Hudson. Mr. Hudson was an Army veteran serving during WWII. He was a past member and president of the Elkin Lions Club and a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Mr. Hudson was...
Charles Jackson Burcham
Apr 18, 2012
Elkin, Mr. Charles Jackson Burcham, age 72 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Burcham was born January 23, 1940 in Yadkin County to Jack Lewis and Caldonia Hunter Burcham. Mr. Burcham retired from Sprint Telephone Company and was an active member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church where he served as a deacon,...
Ralph Brent Stanley
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. Ralph Brent Stanley, age 56 of Dobson (formerly of Raleigh), passed away on April 17, 2012. He was born on May 24, 1955 to Ralph F. Stanley and Maxine Dockery Stanley. Brent was preceded in death by his father, Ralph F. Stanley. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Dockery Stanley of Dobson; one sister Karen S. Haynes and...
Archie Mae James
Apr 14, 2012
Mrs. Archie Mae James, age 95, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born April 5, 1917 in Avery County to John Mack Staton and Donna Betsy Buchannon Staton. Mrs. James was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Newland, NC. She was a prize winning quilt maker, having...
Claude Foster Hicks
Apr 6, 2012
Mr. Claude Foster Hicks, age 93 of Traphill, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin where he had been for several months. Mr. Hicks was born August 1, 1918 to John and Loula Hicks of Yadkin County. He joined the US Army during WWII where he received a Purple Heart for his service. Mr. Hicks was...
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