Obituaries

Lonnie James Garris

Lonnie James Garris

Jan 21, 2009

Elkin Mr. Lonnie James Garris, age 81, of Blackburn Avenue, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hosptial. Mr. Garris was born December 11, 1927 in Wilkes County to Richard & Mamie Higgins Garris. Mr. Garris was retired from Elkin Sheet Metal Company and was a charter member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church where he was...

Lorraine Short Hudson

Lorraine Short Hudson

Jan 19, 2009

Elkin Mrs. Lorraine Short Hudson, age 84, of Wisconsin Ave. passed away Monday, January 19, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hudson was born December 26, 1924 in Cleveland County to Phillip Frances & Laura Pryor Short. Mrs. Hudson was retired from Sunbeam and was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church where she was formerly active in her...

John Wesley Tucker

John Wesley Tucker

Jan 16, 2009

Mr. John Wesley "J.W." Tucker, age 75 of Pleasant Ridge Road passed away Friday, January 16, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Tucker was born in Surry County December 22, 1933 to John Walter and Pearl Eva White Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a retired truck driver from Cash & Carry Wholesale, and he was a member of Mining Ridge...

Opal Blackburn Layell

Opal Blackburn Layell

Jan 16, 2009

Mrs. Opal Blackburn Layell, age 84, of Presnell Road, passed away Friday January 16, 2009 at Randolph Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Layell was born in Alleghany County July 14, 1924 to Charles Glenn and Bessie Hanks Blackburn. Mrs. Layell retired from Elkin First Baptist Church. Mrs. Layell was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church and was a member...

Erma Hemric Greene

Erma Hemric Greene

Jan 13, 2009

Ronda Mrs. Erma Velinda Hemric Greene, age 89, of Clingman Road, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Greene was born May 7, 1919 in Yadkin County to John Foy & Ada Victoria Brown Hemric. Mrs. Greene was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for more than 50 years where...

Eva Joines Anderson

Eva Joines Anderson

Jan 13, 2009

Elkin Mrs. Eva Joines Anderson, age 85, of Lyles Street, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Anderson was born January 3, 1924 in Wilkes County to William & Pearl Nickelson. Mrs. Anderson was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Harold Timothy Barker

Harold Timothy Barker

Jan 5, 2009

Jonesville Mr. Harold Timothy Barker, age 82, of S. Center Street, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Barker was born June 22, 1926 in Wilkes County to Noah & Maude Cockerham Barker. Mr. Barker was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during WWII. He retired in 1984 from McClean Trucking after serving...

Louvena Charlene Thomas

Louvena Charlene Thomas

Jan 3, 2009

Louvena Charlene Oden Thomas, age 92, ofRonda, passed away Saturday morning, January 3, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin after a short illness. Mrs. Thomas was bom on October 7, 1916 in Franklin County, Alabama, to Wardie Hardin Oden and Sally Gibson Oden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Preston Thomas; and infant son, Edwin...

Michael Jesse Allen

Michael Jesse Allen

Dec 31, 2008

Philippians 4:4-"Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice!" The family of Michael Jesse Allen, age 50, born June 3, 1958, rejoices in the Lord that he is free from the 34 years of pain he has endured. Mike and his brother Fred were in a near fatal car accident July 5, 1974. Mike sustained multiple injuries and...

Mabel Thompson Wilmoth

Mabel Thompson Wilmoth

Dec 29, 2008

Thurmond Mrs. Mabel Thompson Wilmoth, age 92, of Union Hill Road, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at Heritage Healthcare. Mrs. Wilmoth was born October 24, 1916 in Surry County to Eli & Marinda Viola Cook Thompson. Mrs. Wilmoth was a homemaker and a member of White Rock Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Mabel Reves Sparks

Mabel Reves Sparks

Dec 29, 2008

Roanoke, VA Mrs. Nellie Mabel Reves Sparks, a very caring loving mother, age 96, of 2415 Broadway Ave., formerly of Elkin, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at Springtree Health and Rehab in Roanoke, Va. She was born May 4, 1912 in Wilkes County to Charlie Mae & Nancy Morrison Reves. Mrs. Sparks retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a...

Raymond Warren Hodges

Raymond Warren Hodges

Dec 28, 2008

State Road Mr. Raymond Warren Hodges, age 88 of Wall Road, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hodges was born July 11, 1920 in Surry County to William David & Mary Ollie Johnson Hodges. Mr. Hodges married the late Lucy Lorina Church on December 24, 1949 in the city of...

Luther Gentry Park

Luther Gentry Park

Dec 27, 2008

Elkin Mr. Luther Gentry Park, age 95, of Parks Road, passed away Saturday December 27, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Park was born November 4, 1913 in Surry County to Luther C. and Laura Gentry Park. Mr. Park retired from Wayne's Farm Hatchery and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Robert Garland Tucker

Robert Garland Tucker

Dec 25, 2008

Elkin Mr. Robert Garland Tucker, age 81, of Tucker Drive, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Tucker was born April 29, 1927 in Wilkes County to Haston & Elsie Norman Tucker. Mr. Tucker was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States...

Faye Marie Mathis

Faye Marie Mathis

Dec 22, 2008

Jonesville Faye Marie Mathis, age 87, of South Main Street, passed away Monday December 22, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Mathis was born May 10, 1921 in Surry County to Everette and Faye Evans Mathis. Ms. Mathis retired from Centel Telephone Company and was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was...

Jackie Ray Hayes

Jackie Ray Hayes

Dec 20, 2008

Elkin Mr. Jackie Ray Hayes, age 46, of Grassy Fork Rd. passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Hayes was born November 20, 1962 in Surry County to Denver and Martha Hincher Hayes. Mr. Hayes was an Auto Mechanic and a member of Thanks To Calvary Baptist Church. In addition to his parents...

Nellie Barker Allison

Nellie Barker Allison

Dec 20, 2008

Selma, California Mrs. Nellie Barker Allison, age 94, of Hicks Road, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Selma Hospital. Mrs. Allison was born in Wilkes County to Ambrose & Eva Cockerham Barker. Mrs. Allison was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: two sons, Roy Michael Clark of Miss., Stephen Clark of MO; a...

Elizabeth Estelle Billings

Elizabeth Estelle Billings

Dec 19, 2008

Traphill Ms. Elizabeth Estelle Billings, age 30, of Billings Hill Church Road, passed away Friday, December 19, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Ms. Billings was born May 30, 1978 in Surry County to William Lester and Alice Lee Brown. Ms. Billings was employed at Jordan's Restaurant and was a member of Billings Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include:...

Helen Wall Dudley

Helen Wall Dudley

Dec 18, 2008

Jonesville Mrs. Helen Wall Dudley, age 83, of Williams Street passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Dudley was born March 23, 1925 in Surry County to Edward Thurmond & Sallie Carlton Wall. Mrs. Dudley retired from Jonesville Elementary School and was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church where she devoted 70 years of...

James Winford Spann

James Winford Spann

Dec 17, 2008

Mount Airy Mr. James Winford Spann, age 66, of Apex Lane, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Spann was born March 1, 1942 in Surry County to Charlie Andrew and Veora Milan Spann. Mr. Spann was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dana Spann....