Obituaries
Robert Cotton Harris
Oct 27, 2008
Elkin Mr. Robert C. Harris, age 80, of East Manor Ridge Road, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. He was born on August 25, 1928 in Wilkes County to Samuel C. and Geneva Adams Harris. After 43 years he retired from Chatham Manufacturing Company in 1993. Beginning in the Worsted department, he later moved to...
Milford Billings
Oct 26, 2008
State Road, Mrs. Milford Jean "Butch" Garris Billings, age 73, of Old Hwy 21, passed away Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born April 22, 1935, in Alleghany County, to Guilford Erastus, and Mary Ann Benge Garris. Mrs. Billings was retired from Chatham Mfg. after 35 years of service, and was a member of Roaring Gap...
Mack Allan Gentry
Oct 22, 2008
Elkin Mr. Mack Allan Gentry, age 70, of Preacher Field Road, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Gentry was born August 4, 1938 in Surry County to Herman & Bertie Rose Gentry. Mr. Gentry was a home builder and was very involved in the Boy Scouts of America where he was a Boy Scout Master of...
Julia Martin Proveaux
Oct 21, 2008
State Road Mrs. Julia Martin Proveaux, age 65, of Pleasant Ridge Road, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Proveaux was born April 1, 1943 in Surry County to Howard & Desseree Carter Martin. Julia was a homemaker and a devoted grandmother. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her father,...
William Day
Oct 21, 2008
The family will accept flowers or memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church Cemetery Fund 13893 Traphill Road, Traphill, NC 28685.
Evelyn Vickers Brown
Oct 19, 2008
Ronda Mrs. Evelyn Vickers Brown, age 86 of Clingman Road, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2008 at Willowbrook Health Care. Mrs. Brown was born May 23, 1922 in Wilkes County to Curtis & Gracie Simpson Sparks. Mrs. Brown was a member of Brier Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham after 40 years of service. In addition to her...
Molly Jolly Nixon
Oct 19, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Molly Jolly Nixon, age 87, of Arnold Avenue passed away Sunday October 19, 2008 at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. Mrs. Nixon was born January 22, 1921 in Wilkes County to Milton Beamer and Sarah Jane Cheek Jolly. Mrs. Nixon retired from AT&T and was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church in Winston Salem. In addition to her...
Hazel Jarvis Mathis
Oct 16, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Hazel Jarvis Mathis, age 93, formerly from Victoria Street Elkin, passed away October 16, 2008 at Wilkes Senior Village. Mrs. Mathis was born January 21, 1915 in Winston Salem to Grover and Lona Jarvis. Mrs. Mathis graduated from Clemmons High School. She married Fleet Mathis on April 9, 1939 and was married for 68 years until he passed...
James Albert Gentry
Oct 13, 2008
Ronda Mr. James Albert Gentry, age 87, of Elkin Hwy. 268, Ronda passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Gentry was born September 13, 1921 in Yadkin County to Clarke & Murlie Pendry Gentry. Mr. Gentry was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. He was a veteran of...
James Marvin Lewis
Oct 11, 2008
Elkin Mr. James Marvin Lewis, age 94 of Greenhorn road, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born April 14, 1914 in Wilkes County to Brady and Sally Gambill Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a retired farmer, and a member of Benham Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death, by...
Edna Josephine Ward
Sep 25, 2008
Josephine Johnson Ward Edna Josephine Johnson Ward passed away at her home in Santa Rosa, California on Thursday, September 25 at the age of 82 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Dana Ward, Jr, second husband Bernard Roth, sisters Ollie Mae Johnson, Joann Gray, Hazel Benton and brothers Roy Johnson and...
Nannie Beatrice Spicer
Sep 11, 2008
State Road Mrs. Nannie B. Spicer, age 83 of Pat Nixon Road, passed away at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center on September 10, 2008 to go home to be with the Lord. She was born November 4, 1924 in Surry County to Rufus Doughton "Buck" & Mammie Mae White Dodson. Mrs. Spicer was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her...
Paul Jones Barr
Sep 4, 2008
Mr. Paul Jones "PJ" Barr, age 81, of old US HWY 421W passed away Thursday September 4, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Barr was born December 13, 1926 in Ashe County to Roger Felix and Stella Jones Barr. Mr. Barr was a graduate of Lansing High School and Clevenger Business College. He was a Veteran of the US...
Fredrick Samuel Burcham
Sep 2, 2008
State Road Mr. Fredrick Samuel Burcham, age 88, of Old Hwy. 21 passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Burcham was born December 21, 1919 in Wilkes County to Fred Devon & Grace Poplin Burcham. Mr. Burcham was a veteran of the United States Army where he served during World War II and retired from...
Ida Mae Stanley
Sep 1, 2008
Winston-Salem Mrs. Ida Mae Stanley, age 91 of West End Boulevard passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Stanley was born May 3, 1917 in Wilkes County to Orville & Lucy Childress Garris. Ida Mae was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse A....
Irene Shore Jones
Aug 31, 2008
Mrs. Irene Shore Jones, age 86 of Bagley Springs Rd. passed away Sunday August 31, 2008 at Elkin Health Care. Mrs. Jones was born December 28, 1921 in Surry County to John Wesley and Mary Ella Whitaker Shore. Mrs. Shore was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Fred Otis Hamby
Aug 30, 2008
Mr. Fred Otis Hamby age 78, of Twin Oaks Road passed away Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mr. Hamby was born July 12, 1930 in Surry County to Ephraim Otis and Essie Holyfield Hamby. Mr. Hamby was a Veteran of the United States Army; he was a retired Auto Body Specialist and attended Christ Lutheran Church in...
James Trent Gilmore
Aug 29, 2008
State Road Mr. James Trent Gilmore, age 67, of Forest Lane, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Gilmore was born June 6, 1941 in Surry County to Raymond Ray & Lucille Sprinkle Gilmore. Trent retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Shelby Jeane Martin
Aug 27, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Shelby Jeane Weatherman Martin, age 71, of Preacher Field Road passed away August 27, 2008 at the Sticht Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Martin was born February 27, 1937 in Yadkin County to Thurmond Odell "T.O." & Marshall Atkins Bryant Weatherman. Jeane was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and retired from the...
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