Obituaries
J. Paris Couch
Apr 2, 2009
Elkin Mr. J. Paris Couch, age 85 of Blue Ridge Ave. passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Elkin Healthcare. Mr. Couch was born November 20, 1923 in Wilkes County to Gilvin & Hulda Wall Couch. Mr. Couch was retired from Couch's Dairy Farm and member Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Veora Church Johnson
Apr 2, 2009
Wilkesboro Mrs. Veora Mae Church Johnson, age 84, has joined her beloved husband Rex, daughter Judy, brother, D.A. and sister Leola who preceded her in death on Thursday, April 2, 2009. She passed away at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Veora was born March 18, 1925 in Wilkes County to Dolphus & Bessie Eller Church. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and was...
Alice Smith Presnell
Apr 1, 2009
State Road Mrs. Alice Smith Presnell, age 88, of Ambrose Creek Road, State Road, passed away from declining health as a result of a car accident in 2003, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Presnell was born November 28, 1921 in Elizabethton, Tenn. to Hamilton & Mary Angel Smith. Mrs. Presnell was a homemaker and was a...
Florence Kathleen Harris
Mar 31, 2009
Elkin Mrs. Florence Kathleen Cheek Harris, age 80, of Austin Little Mountain Road, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Harris was born July 28, 1928 in Wilkes County to Roy & Ruby Masten Cheek. Mrs. Harris was a homemaker and attended Knobbs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Roger Swaim
Mar 30, 2009
Elkin Former prominent Elkin businessman Mr. Roger "R.G." Garland Swaim, age 91 of S. Wall Street, Elkin, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. Mr. Swaim was born December 30, 1917 in Yadkin County to Ernest L. & Julia Nicholson Swaim. Mr. Swaim was owner of R.G. Swaim Decorating Company and was a member of Pleasant...
Nancy Greenwood
Mar 29, 2009
On March 29, 2009, Nancy E. nee Anthony Greenwood; beloved wife of the late Noah J. Greenwood; devoted mother of James Greenwood, Sr. and his wife Margaret, Joy Katz and her husband Eugene; loving grandmother of James Greenwood, Jr., Corrinne Georg, Lindsay and Michael Katz; loving great-grandmother of Travis and Jordan Greenwood. A graveside service will be held Saturday, April...
Betty Joe Haynes
Mar 26, 2009
Jonesville Mrs. Betty Joe Day Haynes, age 80, of Messick Road, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Haynes was born in Forsyth County, December 26, 1928 to Joe & Marybell Deal Day. Mrs. Haynes was retired from Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. She was a member of Jonesville First Baptist Church and The...
Betty Evans Freed
Mar 20, 2009
State Road Mrs. Betty Evans Freed, 87, passed away Friday March 20, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Freed was born March 2, 1922 in Yadkin County to Carl Evans and Hoby Evans Bailey. She graduated from Elkin High School and Draughn's Business College in Winston Salem, NC. Upon graduation she worked for GMAC in Winston Salem where she...
Kali Brekia Martin
Mar 18, 2009
Elkin Miss Kali Brekia Martin, age 4, of Cockerham Road, passed away Wednesday March 18, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Kali was born January 1, 2005 in Surry County to Shannon Veronica Martin. Kali attended Pleasant Union Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include; Her mother, Shannon Veronica Martin. Two Brothers, Kenyon Martin and Zion Martin. A sister, Alasha Martin....
Mary Harris Smith
Mar 16, 2009
Jonesville God has one more angel today. Mary Alice Harris Smith joined heaven on March 16, 2009 from her home in Jonesville. She started her journey on February 16, 1931 born to Hiram and Margie Shores Harris of Surry County. Later married to Loyd Smith she was the mother to seven children. Preceding her on this journey were her parents,...
Ruby May Cheek
Mar 14, 2009
Mrs. Ruby May Cheek, age 84, of White Plains Rd. passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Cheek was born February 23, 1925 in Wilkes County to Dallas and Lessie Cothren Billings. Mrs. Cheek attended Rachel Baptist Church; she was a homemaker and a wonderful loving mother. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Olin Kenneth Harris
Mar 13, 2009
Elkin Mr. Olin Kenneth Harris, age 87 of Jack Holbrook Rd., passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Harris was born March 3, 1922 in Wilkes County to Conard and Beatrice Adams Harris. Mr. Harris was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church and a retired heavy equipment operator. In addition to his parents he...
Doris Lee Tharpe
Mar 12, 2009
Ronda Mrs. Doris Lee McCann Tharpe, age 79, of Tharpes Mill Road, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Tharpe was born July 5, 1929 in Wilkes County to James E. & Maude Burcham McCann. Mrs. Tharpe was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...
Earnest Theodore Dobson
Mar 9, 2009
Elkin Mr. Earnest Theodore Lawrance Dobson, age 69, of Veneer Street, Elkin, passed away Monday, March 9, 2009 at his home after an extended illness. He was born on February 5, 1940 to Harvey & Ada Dobson. He was a devoted husband, father and loved by all who knew him. Earnest was a member of Pleasant Union Baptist Church, where...
Charlotte Ruth Jennings
Mar 8, 2009
Jonesville Mrs. Charlotte Ruth Hale Jennings, age 57, of N. River Ridge Road, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Jennings was born October 23, 1951 in Escambia County, Fla. to Elmer Cleo & Dorothy Joan Miller Hale. Mrs. Jennings was employed at Wachovia in North Wilkesboro and was a member of Bethel...
Johnny Wade Foster
Mar 8, 2009
Roaring River Mr. Johnny Wade Foster, Sr., age 60, of North Ridge Road, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Mr. Foster was born March 15, 1948 in Wilkes County to John Royal & Sarah Higgins Foster. Mr. Foster was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam Era. He attended Ronda Church...
Macie Dodson Carter
Mar 5, 2009
Morrisville, NC Mrs. Macie Ellen Dodson Carter, age 103, of Slater Road, formerly of State Road, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Durham Regional Hospital. Mrs. Carter was born April 21, 1905 in Patrick County, VA to Charlie & Martha Quinn Dodson. Mrs. Carter was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. In...
Mccree Worth Ray, Jr.
Mar 5, 2009
State Road Mr. McCree Worth Ray, Jr. age 82, of Poplar Springs Road, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Ray was born May 3, 1926 in Surry County to Mr. McCree Worth & Fannie Cooper Ray, Sr. Mr. Ray was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. In...
Nona Henley Fowler
Mar 5, 2009
Jonesville Mrs. Nona Henley Fowler, age 95, of Park Circle Drive, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Fowler was born June 4, 1913 in Eupora, Mississippi to Lewis Hardy & Lelon Rosie Hood Henley. Mrs. Fowler was retired from Naval Air Station in Millington Tennessee. She was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church....
Virginia S. Minton
Feb 27, 2009
Mrs. Virginia S. Minton, age 75, of C.C. Camp Road, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Minton was born August 17, 1933 in Surry County to Aubrey Lee and Ruby Gentry Sloop. Mrs. Minton was a member of Friendship Baptist Church; she was a member of the church choir and Womens Mission; she was also a...
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