Obituaries

Hiram Aldon Harris

Hiram Aldon Harris

Mar 7, 2010

Hiram Aldon Harris, 91 of Jonesville, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Harris was born June 7, 1918 in Carroll County, VA to Hiram Archie and Margie Alice Shores Harris. He was a member of Central Full Gospel Church and was a member of numerous gospel groups, including, Hymntyme and The Trio. He also...

Erik Scott Andersen

Erik Scott Andersen

Mar 6, 2010

Erik Scott Andersen 40 resident of Medimont, ID died March 6th 2010 from injuries he received in an automobile accident at Dickinson, N.D. Where he was working in the oil fields for Eagle Well Co. He was born January 9, 1970 to Ralph and Mary Lou Kamp Andersen at St. Maries, ID He was raised in the Black Lake and...

Billy James Calloway

Billy James Calloway

Mar 2, 2010

Billy James Calloway, 79 of Ronda, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Calloway was born November 24, 1930 in Wilkes County to Tom and Sarepta Pardue Calloway. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Calloway was preceded in death...

Billy James Calloway

Billy James Calloway

Mar 2, 2010

Billy James Calloway, 79 of Ronda, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Calloway was born November 24, 1930 in Wilkes County to Tom and Sarepta Pardue Calloway. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Calloway was preceded in death...

Mamie Katherine Resor

Mamie Katherine Resor

Feb 25, 2010

Mamie K. Resor 95 lifetime resident of St. Maries, ID died Feb. 25, 2010 at her daughter's home at St. Maries following an extended illness. She was born August 7, 1914 to Edwin and Ella Cavanaugh Mottern at Plummer, ID She moved from Plummer with her family to Seattle, WA in 1919 where she attended kindergarten. The family returned to...

Mona Jean Tweedy

Mona Jean Tweedy

Feb 24, 2010

Mona J. Tweedy 71 resident of St. Maries, ID died Feb. 24, 2010 at her home at St. Maries following a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. She was born May 16, 1938 to Harvey and Nellie Marlett Skeels at Colville, WA She grew up in Colville and was a graduate of Colville High School. She married Joseph R. Tweedy...

William Garvey Billings

William Garvey Billings

Feb 24, 2010

Mr. William Garvey Billings, 86 of Thurmond, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Britthaven Nursing Home. Mr. Billings was born June 2, 1923 in Wilkes County to William McKinley and Tessie Pruitt Billings. He was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church and was a retired Elkin businessman. Mr. Billings enjoyed his animals and the outdoors where he spent...

Stephen Martin Darnell

Stephen Martin Darnell

Feb 19, 2010

Elkin, Mr. Stephen Martin Darnell age 68, of Decatur Ave., passed away Friday February 19, 2010 at his residence. He was born November 12, 1941 in Surry County, to Russell and Mary Myers Darnell. Mr. Darnell was retired from Cool Springs Meat Processing Co. and a long time member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was a dedicated husband, father,...

Ola Troy Cooper

Ola Troy Cooper

Feb 19, 2010

Ola Troy Holloway Cooper, 88 of Elkin, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at Heritage Health Care. Mrs. Cooper was born August 6, 1921 in Wilkes County to John and Mattie Walker Hollaway. She was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Frost Cooper; sisters...

Grace Benge Couch

Grace Benge Couch

Feb 17, 2010

Grace Benge Couch, 92 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Couch was born May 31, 1917 in Surry County to Gordon and Maggie Maulding Benge. She was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Couch was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence R. Couch; two brothers,...

Dorothy Riggs Casey

Dorothy Riggs Casey

Feb 17, 2010

Dorothy Riggs Casey, 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday February 17, 2010 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Casey was born September 25, 1934 in Surry County to Brady and Lila Mae Snow Riggs. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Casey was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Monroe Casey;...

Ralph J. Andersen

Ralph J. Andersen

Feb 17, 2010

Ralph Joseph Andersen 87 passed away from heart failure at is home on Cave Lake near Medimont, ID on February 17, 2010. A long-time independent logger in the St. Maries area, he was born in Gopher, South Dakota on June 10, 1922 to Andrew and Mildred Holmes Andersen, the oldest of five sons and one daughter. The family migrated to...

Curtis Blane Settle

Curtis Blane Settle

Feb 14, 2010

Curtis Blane Settle, 51 of Elkin, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010. Mr. Settle was born December 3, 1958 in Surry County to Lawrence Clifton and Bessie Absher Settle. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and was self employed as a construction worker. In addition to his father, Mr. Settle was preceded in death by a sister,...

Marie Gentry Wagoner

Marie Gentry Wagoner

Feb 12, 2010

Elkin, Mrs. Marie Gentry Wagoner, age 80, passed away Friday, February 12, 2010. Mrs. Gentry was born June 24, 1929 in Surry County to Decator and Annie Mounce Gentry. She was a homemaker and a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Taylor Thomas Wagoner, a son Larry...

Michael Patrick Jensen

Michael Patrick Jensen

Feb 11, 2010

Michael P. Jensen 50 resident of St.Maries, died February 11 at St .Maries, ID following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 21, 1959 at St.Maries ID. His parents were James and Joann Angelo Jensen. He grew up at St.Maries, ID. He graduated from St.Maries High School with the class of 1978. After High School he want to...

Lois Genevieve Parks

Lois Genevieve Parks

Feb 10, 2010

Mrs. Lois Genevieve Teague Parks went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 10, 2010. Mrs. Parks was born May 21, 1943 in Surry County to James Howard "Chunk" and Madalyne Cusick Teague. She was a member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church in Elkin and is a retiree of Chatham Manufacturing Company. She loved her...

Victor A. Neff

Victor A. Neff

Feb 6, 2010

Victor Arnold Neff 96 died Feb. 6, 2010 at Valley Vista where he had resided for the past few months. The family would like everyone to know that there was a right way and a wrong way and a Vic Neffs way and that's just the way it was! Vic was born July 22, 1913 in Nickwall, Montana, To Floyd...

Dorothy Barker Adams

Dorothy Barker Adams

Feb 5, 2010

Elkin, Mrs. Dorothy Barker Adams, age 85, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Villages of Wilkes. Mrs. Adams was born May 5, 1924 in Wilkes County to Thomas and Mollie Wilmoth Barker. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jessie Monroe Adams,...

J.L. Mccann

J.L. Mccann

Feb 4, 2010

Roaring River Mr. John "J.L." Levi McCann, age 87 of Greenhorn Road, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. McCann was born November 17, 1922 in Wilkes County to James & Maude Edna Burcham McCann. Mr. McCann was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during WWII. He was self-employed and was a member...

Lucille Blackburn Luffman

Lucille Blackburn Luffman

Feb 2, 2010

Lucille Garris Blackburn Luffman, 93 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Mrs. Luffman was born July 30, 1916 at the old A. Durham home place in Wilkes County to Rayvon & Rosa Durham Garris. She was a dedicated member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and loved gardening, crocheting, and spending time with her family. In addition to her...