Obituaries
Dallas Ather Newman
Jul 7, 2009
Elkin Mr. Dallas Ather Newman, age 93 of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Newman was born September 10, 1915 in Surry County to Andrew Ather & Bertie Nixon Newman. Mr. Newman retired after 44 years of service from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a member of the United States Army and...
Cpt. Mark A. Garner
Jul 6, 2009
Captain Mark Andess Garner, 30, was the Commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Hohenfels, Germany. He was killed 6 July 2009 from injuries sustained in an IED blast in the Agrandab District of Afghanistan. A native of State Road, North Carolina and a graduate of Elkin High School and the U.S. Military Academy at West...
Frederik Ernest Porner
Jul 2, 2009
Thurmond Mr. Frederik Ernest Porner, age 82 of Possum Trot Road, passed away, July 2, 2009. Mr. Porner was born June 3, 1927 in Czechoslovakia to Anton Friedrich "Fritz" & Berta Runge Porner. Mr. Porner was a food packaging engineer and employed with Frito Lay, Hershey and Planter's and was a member of the plastics institute, being one of the...
Walter Brady Osborne
Jun 27, 2009
Elkin, Mr. Walter Brady Osborne, age 89, of Graham St. passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his residence. He was born Oct. 30, 1919 in Yadkin County, to Walter and Carrie Bell Cheek Osborne. Mr. Osborne was retired from Chatham Mfg., and attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in WW II.....
Vadie Luffman Money
Jun 26, 2009
Elkin Mrs. Vadie Louise Luffman Money, age 88, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away June 26, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Money was born April 12, 1921 in Wilkes County to James Bradford & Mamie Love Luffman. Mrs. Money was a hairdresser and was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Virginia Dare Billings
Jun 16, 2009
Elkin Mrs. Virginia Dare Ross Billings, age 82, of Elkin passed away Monday, June 15, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Billings was born February 3, 1927 in Wilkes County to Calvin Alexander & Myrtle Harris Ross. Mrs. Billings was a member of Benham Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Mae Emma Haley
Jun 14, 2009
Roaring River Mrs. Mae Emma Haley, age 73 of Roaring River, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Haley was born May 4, 1936 in Burke County, GA to Roger & Marie Elmore Jones. Mrs. Haley was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Bonnie Sue Clayton
Jun 14, 2009
Hamptonville Mrs. Bonnie Sue Pardue Hemric Clayton, age 83, of Hamptonville passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Clayton was born January 31, 1926 in New Castle, NC to Robert & Dare Myers Pardue. Mrs. Clayton was a homemaker and was a member of Union Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school. She loved writing...
Roby Clay Pardue
Jun 12, 2009
Ronda Mr. Roby Clay Pardue, age 82 of Ronda, passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Pardue was born December 19, 1926 in Yadkin County to James W. & Alice Porter Pardue. Mr. Pardue was a retired truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a wife, Ruth...
Grace Flora Barker
Jun 11, 2009
Roaring River Miss Grace Flora Barker, age 94, of Roaring River, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2009 at her residence. Miss Barker was born December 19, 1914 in Wilkes County to Rev. Benjamin Harrison & Bertha Angeline Pruitt Barker. Miss Barker was a member of Benham Baptist Church and was a unique person with a sharp mind. She was a...
Nancy Crouse
Jun 1, 2009
Hays Mrs. Nancy Billings Crouse, age 70 of Hays, went to be with her Lord & Savior, Monday, June 1, 2009 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Crouse was born November 28, 1938 in Surry County to Clarence & Ruth Pruitt Billings. Mrs. Crouse was employed with Big Lots. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Tracy Rene Parker
May 27, 2009
Moravian Falls, Ms. Tracy Rene Parker, age 47, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009. She was born October 1, 1961 in Alamance County to Tom and Peggy Hart Parker. She was a loving mother, homemaker and attended the Artistic Beauty School. Ms. Parker was preceded in death by her mother Peggy Hart Parker, sister Robin Parker Daniel, and sister Sandra...
Christine Swaim Burchette
May 22, 2009
Ronda, Mrs. Dovie Christine Burchette, age 68, of Hidden Acres Drive passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Burchette was born June 18, 1940 in Yadkin County to Atlas Hugh and Helen Kathleen Inscore Swaim. A beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and sister-in-law she was a member of First Baptist church of Ronda, and was a...
Garry Lee Gentry
May 21, 2009
Thurmond Mr. Garry Lee Gentry, age 51, of Sylvan Road, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Gentry was born March 8, 1958 in Surry County to Bobby Joe & Mary Jane Shores Gentry. Mr. Gentry was a dedicated employee of Piedmont Sheet Metal and attended Mining Ridge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...
Jay L. Johnson
May 17, 2009
Ronda Mr. Jay L. Johnson age 70, of Cardinal Lane, passed away Sunday May 17, 2009 at his residence. He was born April 14, 1939 in Wilkes County, to Jarvie and Myrtle Mathis Johnson. Mr. Johnson was employed with Chatham Mfg., and was a member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Edith Key Lyon
May 14, 2009
Elkin Mrs. Edith Key Lyon, age 89, of Somersault Lane, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Lyon was born February 29, 1920 in Wilkes County to Walter & Bessie Key. Mrs. Lyon was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Conrad Gambill
May 14, 2009
State Road Mr. Conrad L. Gambill, age 90, of Country Club Road, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gambill was born October 4, 1918 in Keysville, VA to Samuel & Phoebe Handy Gambill. Mr. Gambill was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a veteran of...
Dorothy Jane Combs
May 10, 2009
Ronda Mrs. Dorothy Jane Blevins Combs, age 90, of Cemetery Street, Ronda, passed away, Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Combs was born June 11, 1918 in Wilkes County to Barthalow & Mertie Walker Blevins. Mrs. Combs was a homemaker and was a member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Harold George Cooper
May 5, 2009
Thurmond Mr. Harold George Cooper, age 83 of Roaring Gap Church Road, passed away May 5, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Cooper was born July 28, 1925 in Wilkes County to George T. & Vaude Scott Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a veteran of the United States Navy from 1944-46 and retired from the United States Postal Service. He was...
Bud Harris
May 4, 2009
Ronda Mr. Carl Donald "Bud" Harris, Jr. age 71, of Gwyn Street, Ronda, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Harris was born March 14, 1938 in Wilkes County to Carl Walter & Flossie Mae Myers Harris. Mr. Harris was a farmer and was a member at Ronda Baptist Tabernacle. He was preceded in death by his...
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