Obituaries
Gerald Renner
Dec 16, 2009
Gerald W. Renner 79 resident of Carlin Bay, ID died Dec. 16, 2009 at Coeur d' Alene, ID. He was born October 16, 1930 to Floyd and Gertrude Smith Renner at Miller, S.D. He moved to Carlin Bay in the mid 1930's. As a young man, he worked for Russell and Pugh Lumber Co. at Springston, ID. He enlisted in...
Mary Ellen Rushing
Dec 15, 2009
Mary Ellen Rushing, 82 of Roaring River, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Rushing was born August 9, 1927 in Stanley, NC to James and Cora Sites Matheny. She attended Beulah Land Baptist Church. Mrs. Rushing is survived by a son, David Albright of Goldsboro; daughters, Mary Ann Curry of Roaring River,...
Dolores Church Fasanella
Dec 15, 2009
Dolores Church Fasanella, 86, passed away peacefully December 15, 2009. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC to Flora Jordan Church and Thomas Mitchell Church and lived in the Lomax Community of Wilkes County for most of her life. She is survived by her former husband, Anthony E. Fasanella of Cincinnati, OH. Surviving family members include her brother Max P. Church...
Winifred Groth Hodel
Dec 11, 2009
Winifred Hodel, 96, formerly of 137 Westover Drive in Elkin, passed away Friday December 11, 2009 at Carol Woods Retirement Center in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Hodel was born February 28, 1913 in Fairfield, Minnesota to Fred and Elsie Groth. She married Earl M. Hodel in 1936 and moved from Minneapolis Minnesota to Elkin in 1937, where he assumed a position...
Otis Buster Combs
Dec 11, 2009
Otis Jordan "Buster" Combs, 68 of Traphill, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009 at his home. Mr. Combs was born February 14, 1941 in Alleghany County to Wayne Alley and Annie Combs. He attended Old Roaring River Primitive Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Combs was preceded in death by a son,...
Mary Marthaleen Vanhoy
Dec 11, 2009
Mary Marthaleen Sneed Vanhoy, 79 of Elkin, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Vanhoy was born September 16, 1930 in Surry County to Andrew Jackson and Eliza Jane Brannock Sneed. In addition to her parents, Ms. Vanhoy was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Sneed and Arthur Sneed. She is survived by two...
Louise Warren Billings
Dec 10, 2009
Louise Warren Billings, a devoted wife and mother, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Billings was born January 16, 1928 in Wilkes County to Henry Harrison & Nannie Shaver Warren. She was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Billings...
Johnie Evert Absher
Dec 8, 2009
Johnie Evert Absher, 84 of State Road, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his home. Mr. Absher was born September 2, 1925 in Wilkes County to William & Charity Gamble Absher. He was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church and was a retired logger. In addition to his parents, Mr. Absher was preceded in death by first wife,...
Mary Miller Holder
Dec 6, 2009
Mary M. Miller Holder, 85 of Elkin, passed away December 5, 2009 in her home with her family by her side. Mrs. Holder was born February 3, 1924 in Watauga County to Jones Dixon and Meady Ray Miller. She graduated from Mountain Park High School in 1943 and attended National Business College in Roanoke, VA. On October 14, 1945, she...
William Clyde Brown
Dec 6, 2009
William Clyde Brown, 82 of Traphill, passed away Sunday December 6, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Brown was born February 24, 1927 in Wilkes County to Avery and Martha Jane Holbrook Brown. He was a member of Round Hill Baptist Church and attended Briar's Creek Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by...
Charles Franklin Evans
Dec 5, 2009
Charles Franklin Evans, 71 of State Road, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Center. Mr. Evans was born December 4, 1938 in Yadkin County to Fred & Ruth Ingool Evans. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and retired from the US Navy after 22 years of service as a Petty Officer...
Dorothy Mae Barnes
Dec 4, 2009
Elkin, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Barnes, age 72, passed away Friday, December 4, 2009. She was born April 23, 1937 in Surry County to Henry and Gertie Marion Harris. Mrs. Barnes was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband John Frank Barnes, Sr., son John Frank Barnes, Jr., and wife Martha...
William Hunt Dinkins
Dec 4, 2009
William Hunt Dinkins, 48 of Elkin, passed away Friday, December 4, 2009. Mr. Dinkins was born April 15, 1961 in Surry County to Burton and Frances Hunt Dinkins. He was a member of Grace Moravian Church and served as a Speedway Children's Charity volunteer. He was also a member of the SCCA Racing Club. In addition to his parents, Mr....
David Charles Bauguess
Dec 1, 2009
David Charles Bauguess, 81 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Bauguess was born March 12, 1928 to Armfield and Mamie Hanks Bauguess. He was a member of Traphill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bauguess was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Bauguess and a step-son, Artie Hinton. He is...
Myrtle W Newman
Dec 1, 2009
Myrtle Walters Newman, 82 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Newman was born April 9, 1927 in Surry County to George and Netti Renegar Walters. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Newman was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Doyle Newman and...
Freda Draughn Nixon
Nov 29, 2009
Freda Nixon, our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Nixon was born December 18, 1915 in Surry County to George Washington & Margie Mae Wolfe Draughn. She worked side by side with her husband Charlie, in his auto garage...
Gene Aldon Harris
Nov 29, 2009
Gene Aldon Harris, 68 of Jonesville, stepped from one side of eternity to the other on Sunday, November 29, 2009. There, he was greeted by the many family members and loved ones already home. Our daddy didn't have much here on earth, but one thing we can say, he loved the Lord and tried to live for Him, and today,...
Eleanor Teschler Mcculloch
Nov 27, 2009
Eleanor Ann Teschler McCulloch of Durham was born November 4, 1926, and passed away on November 27, 2009. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James E. McCulloch. She is survived by her brother, William Teschler of Carolina Shores Lois; sons, Jeffrey McCulloch of Wilmington Adelaide, and Joseph McCulloch of Elkin Cicely; and grandchildren, Diana and Coley McCulloch....
Ed Sparks
Nov 26, 2009
Ezra "Ed" Sparks, 92, of Elkin, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Elkin Healthcare. Mr. Sparks was born April 27, 1917 in Wilkes County to Walter and Emma Billings Sparks. He was a member of State Road Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was owner and operator of Ed's Cafeteria in...
Jack Herbert Parrish
Nov 26, 2009
Jack Herbert Parrish, 75, of Jonesville, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Parrish was born February 15, 1934 in Guilford County to Howard and Margaret Saunders Parrish. He was a member of Faith Way Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Parrish was retired from the...
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