Obituaries

Howard Claude Hinson

Howard Claude Hinson

May 24, 2010

Howard C. Hinson, 82 of Elkin, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Hinson was born May 31, 1927 in Surry County to Claude and Laura Smoot Hinson. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Hinson was the owner and operator of Elkin Amoco Super Service in Elkin for many years. After moving...

Mary Nell Morrison

Mary Nell Morrison

May 21, 2010

Mary Nell Morrison, 89 of Jonesville, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at Britthaven of Kernersville. Mrs. Morrison was born January 20, 1920 in Wilkes County to Bryant and Gertie Pardue Gray. She was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church and had a deep love for her family and her community. Mrs. Morrison was preceded in death by...

Mary Lib Hawks

Mary Lib Hawks

May 21, 2010

Mrs. Mary Lib Collins Hawks, age 67, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 in Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1942 in Surry County to Millard Houston and Leona Cooper Collins. Mrs. Hawks was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and was retired from Greentree Financial. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Edith Brooks Maines

Edith Brooks Maines

May 21, 2010

Mrs. Edith Brooks Maines, 96 of State Road, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at her home. She was born April 20, 1914 in Alleghany County to Rev. Mack T. and Effie Billings Brooks. Mrs. Maines became a member of Mtn. View Baptist Church at an early age. In recent years, she attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was a...

Avery Norman Watson

Avery Norman Watson

May 21, 2010

Mr. Avery Norman Watson, age 85, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 in Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1924 in Surry County to Ambrose P. and Kate Mills Watson. Mr. Watson retired from Central Telephone Company in 1982 after 31 years of service. He was an Army veteran of WWII serving in the 389th AAA division in...

Nora Couch Campbell

Nora Couch Campbell

May 19, 2010

Nora Couch Campbell, 100, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Mrs. Campbell was born November 11, 1909 in Wilkes County to Silas Houston and Sarah Jane Harpe Couch. She was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Campbell was a wonderful cook who loved people and enjoyed gardening and flowers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Campbell was preceded...

Dwight Victor Arrhenius

Dwight Victor Arrhenius

May 13, 2010

Dwight "Dewey" Victor Arrhenius, 76, passed away from injuries received in a car accident in Montana while on vacation. Dewey was born and raised in Benewah County and graduated from St. Maries High School. He was one of six children born to the late Al and Margaret Laverdure Arrhenius. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie and will be forever...

Janie Elizabeth Sherrill

Janie Elizabeth Sherrill

May 13, 2010

Janie Elizabeth Sherrill, 90 of Elkin, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Sherrill was born February 25, 1920 in Iredell County to John Lawrence and Della Cavin Sherrill. She was an active member of Elkin Presbyterian Church where she was a choir member for over 40 years. Ms. Sherrill was also a member of...

James Edgar Smith

James Edgar Smith

May 8, 2010

James Edgar J.E. Smith, Jr., 84 of Ronda, passed away May 8, 2010 in the Pallitive Care Unit at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born August 9, 1925 in Wilkes County to James Edgar and Nina Walker Smith. He served in the US Army during WWII and served in the Battle of the Buldge where he...

Eddie Dewitt Osborne

Eddie Dewitt Osborne

May 8, 2010

Elkin, Mr. Eddie Dewitt Osborne, age 76, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1933 in Wilkes County to Samuel and Mary Ann Collins Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and was an avid golfer and fisherman. He retired from Elkin Furniture Company with 33 years of...

Ronald E. Pentland

Ronald E. Pentland

May 6, 2010

Ronald E. Pentland 57 resident of St. Maries, ID, died May 6, 2010 at his mothers residence following a short term battle with cancer. He was born June 4, 1952 to William and Arlene Guenther Pentland Jr. at St. Maries, ID. He lived in Libby, MT with his family from 1955 until they moved to St. Maries in 1964. He...

Henriette Marian Mueller

Henriette Marian Mueller

May 5, 2010

Longtime St. Maries resident Henriette Marian Mueller 98 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 5, 2010, at her home in St. Maries, ID. She was born February 9, 1912 to Louis and Frida von Grunigen Verbarg in San Francisco, CA. Her father died when she was one year old and her mother raised three...

William Norman Jones

William Norman Jones

Apr 28, 2010

William Norman Jones, 87 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Jones was born October 8, 1922 in Ashe County to Frank and Clyde Beulah Winebarger Jones. He served in the US Army during WWII and was co-owner of Winebarger Tractor. Mr. Jones was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist Church. He...

Donald Gene Kennedy

Donald Gene Kennedy

Apr 27, 2010

Donald "Gene" Kennedy, 62 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. He was born May 17, 1947 in Wilkes County to Foy & Maude Johnson Kennedy and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by his wife Mabel Kennedy and a brother Jasper Kennedy. He...

Marjory Ann Ray

Marjory Ann Ray

Apr 25, 2010

Marge Swift Ray, 77 of State Road, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born November 6, 1932 in Whitman County, Washington to Alvin & Gladys Gillespie Swift. She was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher of the Encouragers Class. In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Carolyn Joann Mahan

Carolyn Joann Mahan

Apr 20, 2010

Carolyn Joann Mahan, 62 of State Road, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mahan was born December 10, 1947 in Wilkes County to Johnnie and Annie Ruth Blevins Absher. She was a member of Way of Life Full Gospel Tabernacle and was self employed as a seamstress. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mahan...

Clyde Mckinley Key

Clyde Mckinley Key

Apr 20, 2010

Clyde McKinley Key, 91 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Key was born May 12, 1918 in Surry County to Millard and Sara Walters Key. He served in the United States Army during World War II. In addition to his parents, Mr. Key was preceded in death by four brothers and four...

Archie C. Sorenson

Archie C. Sorenson

Apr 19, 2010

Archie C. Sorenson 94 lifetime resident of St. Maries, died peacefully at his home on April 19th following an extended illness. He was born September 20, 1915 to Barnhart and Louise Hanson Sorenson in the home he currently resided in at St. Maries. He grew up in St. Maries and graduated from St. Maries High School with the class of...

Paul A. Reimann

Paul A. Reimann

Apr 15, 2010

Paul Reimann, age 82, was born in Soda Springs, Idaho on March 2, 1928 to his parents, August and Emma Reimann. He was the youngest of seven children. Paul passed away in the house he built in St. Maries, ID surrounded by his family on April 15, 2010. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Son, Ronnie, Brothers, Herman,...

Mary Ellen Sharp-Michael

Mary Ellen Sharp-Michael

Apr 13, 2010

Mary Ellen Sharp Michael 93 long time St. Maries area resident, died April 13, 2010 at Spokane, WA She was born October 15, 1916 to Albert and Winifred Harman Erickson at Riverdale, Nebraska. She grew up at Riverdale and graduated from High School there with the class of 1934. As a young woman, she worked as a " hired girl"...