Obituaries

Dorothy Lyon Harris

Dorothy Lyon Harris

Nov 5, 2010

Elkin, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Lyon Harris, age 91 of Elkin, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010. She was born October 12, 1919 in Wilkes County to Commie and Luray Hawkins Lyon. Mrs. Harris was a member of Knobbs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son James Harris. Survivors include her husband Raymond...

C. Rodney Wolfe

C. Rodney Wolfe

Nov 4, 2010

WOLFE, C. RODNEY January 17, 1925 - November 4, 2010 C. Rodney Wolfe 85 years old passed away peacefully on November 4, 2010 surrounded by his children at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital NIACH in Post Falls, Idaho. Rodney was involved in a single vehicle accident on the St. Joe River Road near St. Maries, Idaho October 18th. He was...

Bo Salley

Bo Salley

Nov 3, 2010

Mr. Steven "Bo" Salley, 62 of Jonesville, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Salley was born October 25, 1948 in Surry County to Robert and Elsie Vestal Salley. He was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and was the owner of Salley's Garage and Radiator Repair. Mr. Salley was well loved by all...

Donald Joseph "Butch" Vestal

Donald Joseph "Butch" Vestal

Nov 2, 2010

State Road, Mr. Donald Joseph "Butch" Vestal, age 65 of State Road, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010. He was born May 2, 1945 in Forsyth County to Joe David and Hortence Darnell Vestal. "Butch" owned and operated Donald Vestal Grocery and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. He was a mason and a member of Elkin Lodge...

Frances M. Heimark

Frances M. Heimark

Oct 31, 2010

Frances M. "Franny" Heimark 85 long time resident of St. Maries, ID died Oct. 31, 2010 at St. Maries following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 9, 1924 to Marvin and Leona Dorris Schwartz at Snoqualmie, WA She grew up in Coeur d' Alene, ID where she attended schools. She lived in Denver, CO and San Francisco, CA before...

Alton Columbus Woodruff

Alton Columbus Woodruff

Oct 28, 2010

Elkin, Mr. Alton Columbus Woodruff, age 78 of Elkin passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Woodruff was born June 26, 1932 in Surry County to Arvil and Lillie Dearman Woodruff. He was a member of Beulah Land Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Woodruff was the owner of 268...

Wilbert Altemueller

Wilbert Altemueller

Oct 25, 2010

Mr. W.F. "Phil" Altemueller, age 79, passed away October 25, 2010 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Altemueller was born March 25, 1931 in Washington, MO to Henry William and Irene Averback Altemueller. After graduating from St. Francis Borgia High School, he enlisted in the Navy for 4 years and served through the end of the Korean...

Barbara Pardue Wall

Barbara Pardue Wall

Oct 25, 2010

Barbara Pardue Wall, 87, of Elkin, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 25, 2010. After living independently up until recently, she died peacefully at the Hugh Chatham Nursing Center surrounded by her family. She was born to Mary A. Mae Etta Draughn and Houston Jones Carter. Later in her youth, she was adopted by Hattie Shore Pardue...

Babara Bingham Holmstrup

Babara Bingham Holmstrup

Oct 25, 2010

Jonesville, Mrs. Barbara Bingham Holmstrup passed away Monday, October 25, 2010 at the age of 77. Mrs. Holmstrup was born April 3, 1933 in Woden, Iowa to Oliver and Cora Fischer Bingham. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a school teacher. The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when Barbara was three years old because her father...

Eugenia Money Adams

Eugenia Money Adams

Oct 23, 2010

Mrs. Eugenia Money Adams, 86 of Elkin, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Adams was born March 6, 1924 in Wilkes County to Eugene and Lillian Lawrence Money. She attended Cool Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her husband, William "Red" Adams; two daughters, Patricia Jean Adams...

Rebecca Hemric Newman

Rebecca Hemric Newman

Oct 21, 2010

Mrs. Rebecca Hemric Newman, 59 of State Road, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Newman was born January 19, 1951 in Surry County to Ivan Hemric and Bernice Gentry Benton. She was a member of Fall Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Hemric was the most wonderful wife, mother, and Nana in the world....

Elizabeth M. Williams

Elizabeth M. Williams

Oct 19, 2010

Elizabeth M. Williams 95 long time St. Maries resident, died Oct. 19, 2010 at Coeur d' Alene, ID She was born September 4, 1915 to Mark and Elizabeth Grant DeMeritt at Gold Beach, OR When she was 6 years old, she moved with her family to Spray, OR. She graduated from Spray High School with the class of 1933. She...

Mickey L. Walker

Mickey L. Walker

Oct 18, 2010

Maude L. "Mickey" Walker was born October 21, 1907 to Asel and Evalena Cummins Burnap at Touchet, WA. She grew up there and attended school there and graduated from Touchet High School with the class of 1923. In the Fall of 1923, she enrolled in Secretarial Science course at State College of Washington Now W.S.U. She graduated in 1927 with...

Gladys Louise Cook

Gladys Louise Cook

Oct 18, 2010

Ronda, Mrs. Gladys Louise Cook, age 76 of Ronda, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010. Mrs. Cook was born March 4, 1934 in Surry County to Luther and Lucy Wyrick Wiles. She was a homemaker and a member of Ronda First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers Worth Wiles, Jake Wiles,...

Lena Yergler

Lena Yergler

Oct 16, 2010

Lena K. Yergler 90 resident of St. Maries, ID died Oct. 16, 2010 at St. Maries. She was born December 18, 1919 to John and Gertrude Grundhauser Kronberger at Ft. Yates, No. Dakota. She grew up in North Dakota and moved to California prior to World War II. During the War, she worked a "Rosie the Riveter" as well as...

Kimberley Marie Schierman

Kimberley Marie Schierman

Oct 15, 2010

Kimberley M. Schierman 38 resident of St. Maries, ID died Oct. 15, 2010 at St. Maries. She was born November 22, 1971 to Chuck and Diane Kachelmier Schierman at St. Maries. She grew up in St. Maries, Alaska and Kellogg, ID She received her GED in 2000. She had worked for Mutch Creek Tree Farm, Archies, IGA and the Warpath...

James Edward Jennings

James Edward Jennings

Oct 15, 2010

On Friday, October 15, 2010, one of God's faithful servants was called home. James Edward "Ed" Jennings, 93 of Yadkinville, passed away peacefully and is now rejoicing in heaven. Mr. Jennings was born September 23, 1917 in Wilkes County to Dolphus Leander and Josie Joines Jennings. He married Velma Hill Kennedy in September of 1927 and spent 74 loving years...

Maxine Wolfe Simmons

Maxine Wolfe Simmons

Oct 15, 2010

Elkin, Mrs. Maxine Wolfe Simmons, age 78, formerly of Waynesville, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Simmons was born September 15, 1932 in Yadkin County to Charles Lee and Hallie Mae Pardue Wolfe. She was retired from Dayco and was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains. In addition to her parents...

Wesly L. Sines

Wesly L. Sines

Oct 13, 2010

Life Long resident Wesly Sines passed away Oct. 13, 2010 after a hard fought battle with M.S. And Cancer. Wes was born at St. Joe City, ID Dec. 29, 1940 to Truman G. and Moreeta Banister Sines. He was a logger until illness forced him to retire. He loved the out doors, hunting and fishing until he was unable. He...

David L. Furrow

David L. Furrow

Oct 10, 2010

David L. Furrow 64 resident of Sanders Road , died Oct. 10, 2010 at St. Maries, ID. He was born Oct. 9, 1946 to William and Audrey Barney Furrow at Mountain Grove, MO. He grew up in Missouri. He moved with his family to Walla Walla, WA when he was a teenager. He graduated from Walla Walla High School with...