Obituaries

Desree Carter Martin

Desree Carter Martin

Nov 10, 2008

State Road Mrs. Desree Carter Martin, age 87 of Pleasant Ridge Road, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Martin was born in Surry County to James Daniel & Alice Layell Carter. Mrs. Martin was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Joseph Parks Younger

Joseph Parks Younger

Nov 9, 2008

Ronda Mr. Joseph Parks Younger, age 69 of Old Hwy. 60, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Younger was born January 22, 1939 in Wilkes County to Parks & Arizona Macy Younger. Mr. Younger was a member of Dennyville Baptist Church and was retired from Home Beneficial Insurance. He was preceded in death by...

Edith Mae Garris

Edith Mae Garris

Nov 7, 2008

Mrs. Edith Mae Garris age 83, of Balckburn Ave, passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Garris was born September 14, 1925 in Wilkes County to Edgar and Gena Burchette Taylor. Mrs. Garris was a member of Thanks To Calvary Baptist Church and was a former employe of Elkin Dry Cleaner. In addition to her parents...

Alan Dale Lassiter

Alan Dale Lassiter

Nov 6, 2008

Jonesville Mr. Alan Dale Lassiter, age 57, of N. Arlington Ave., passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Lassiter was born July 2, 1951 in Randolph County to James O. & Alma Burkhart Lassiter. Mr. Lassiter was retired from Interface Fabrics. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: his wife, Bonnie Lassiter of...

Mae Creed Clifton

Mae Creed Clifton

Nov 5, 2008

State Road Mrs. Mae Creed Clifton, our loving mother, age 87, of Logun Road while sleeping in her rocking chair, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Clifton was born October 4, 1921 in Surry County to Johnny & Hazel Davis Creed. Mrs. Clifton was a homemaker and enjoyed her family and...

Jerry Lee Nance

Jerry Lee Nance

Nov 5, 2008

Elkin Mr. Jerry Lee Nance, age 57, of Joe Layne Mill Road, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Nance was born March 16, 1951 in Surry County to Vernel & Irene White Nance. Mr. Nance was retired from Wayne Farms and was a member of Welcome View Baptist Church. In addition to...

Patsy E. Dudley

Patsy E. Dudley

Nov 4, 2008

State Road Mrs. Patsy E. Dudley, age 76, of Mount Pleasant Road passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Dudley was born May 22, 1932 in Johnson City, TN to Clyde & Hazel Tucker Gross Evans. Mrs. Dudley was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her...

Linda Kay Nance

Linda Kay Nance

Oct 31, 2008

Linda Kay Nance, age 54, of Joe Lane Mill Road passed away Friday October 31, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Nance was born February 13, 1954 in McDowell County West Virginia to Jimmy and Mary Bailey Henley. Mrs. Nance was employed by Wayne's Farm Hatchery and was a member of Welcome View Baptist Church. In addition...

Bobby Lindon Spicer

Bobby Lindon Spicer

Oct 28, 2008

Elkin Mr. Bobby Lindon Spicer, age 63, of Roaring Gap Church Road, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Spicer was born July 1, 1945 in Wilkes County to Garland & Elsie Tucker Spicer. Mr. Spicer was a farmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Spicer and William "Bud"...

Robert Cotton Harris

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

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

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

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

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.

Molly Jolly Nixon

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...

Evelyn Vickers Brown

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...

Hazel Jarvis Mathis

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

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

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...

Ethel Mae Cunningham

Ethel Mae Cunningham

Oct 7, 2008

Services Private