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Leon Homer Spicer

Leon Homer Spicer

Dec 6, 2007

Traphill, NC Mr. Leon Homer Spicer, age 63, of N. Lomax Road, passed away Thursday, December 06, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Spicer was born May 15, 1944 in Wilkes County to Homer Tyre & Nellie Nelson Spicer. Mr. Spicer was owner of Spicer's Towing. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Coy...

Madelyn K. Thompson

Madelyn K. Thompson

Dec 3, 2007

Jonesville Miss Madelyn K. Thompson, age 87 of Jonesville, passed away Monday, December 3, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Miss Thompson was born July 22, 1920 in Yadkin County to Grover & Mabel Finney Thompson. Miss Thompson was a homemaker and was a member of Jonesville First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Buck Jarvis

Buck Jarvis

Dec 2, 2007

Elkin Francis Alonzo "Buck" Jarvis, age 93, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, he was of Winston Road, Jonesville for many years until July of 2004 when he moved to Parkwood Retirement Community. In recent months became a residence of Hugh Chatham Nursing Center because of declining health. Mr. Jarvis was born June 19, 1914...

Mary Louise Fowler

Mary Louise Fowler

Nov 25, 2007

Elkin Mrs. Mary Louise Yale Fowler, age 86 of Oakland Drive, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Fowler was born September 24, 1921 to Zack & Etta Mae Hinson Yale. Mrs. Fowler was the owner/operator of a beauty shop in the Elkin area for many years. She was a member of Charity United Methodist Church. In...

Cecil Allen Key

Cecil Allen Key

Nov 22, 2007

Jonesville Mr. Cecil Allen Key, age 83, of Westbrook Street, Jonesville, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Mr. Key was born May 3, 1924 in Surry County to Herbert Allen & Catherine Key. Mr. Key was a veteran of the United States Army and served during 1954-1956, he was a retired farmer and a member of...

Virginia Mcneil Snow

Virginia Mcneil Snow

Nov 19, 2007

VIRGINIA MCNEIL SNOW ELKIN- Virginia McNeil Snow, 90, of Elkin, died of natural causes at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Statesville on November 19, 2007. She was born at Bina, NC, on June 29, 1917, to James Calvin McNeil and Daisy Badger McNeil, who predeceased her. She was predeceased by her three siblings, Pauline McClister, Gaither McNeil and Billie Thompson....

Howard Monroe Casey

Howard Monroe Casey

Nov 17, 2007

Mr. Howard Monroe Casey, age 74, of C. B. Eller School Road, Elkin passed away Saturday, November 17, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Casey was born August 31, 1933 in Wilkes County to John Young and Zilly Tucker Casey. Mr. Casey was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was retired from the Fiber Woven department at Chatham...

Alvin Thomas Parks

Alvin Thomas Parks

Nov 16, 2007

Mr. Alvin Thomas Parks, age 72, of Reynolda Road, Pfafftown, passed away Friday, November 16, 2007 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center, Winston-Salem. Mr. Parks was born May 21, 1935 in Surry County to Merlin and Rachel Valley Belle Sturdivant Parks. Mr. Parks was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church . He was a retired painter and worked for...

Randy Joe Combs

Randy Joe Combs

Nov 16, 2007

Traphill Mr. Randy Joe Combs, age 38, of Hanks Street, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2007. Mr. Combs was born March 16, 1969 in Alleghany County to Otis & Iva Lyon Combs. Randy attended Old Roaring River Primitive Baptist Church and was employed by Wayne Farms. Survivors include: his wife, Wendy Mathis Combs of Traphill; two sons, Randel Joe Combs,...

Carl Powers

Carl Powers

Nov 15, 2007

Elkin Mr. Carl Durham Powers, age 82, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Powers was born October 20, 1925 in Surry County to Rev. Jesse L. & Annie Martin Powers. Mr. Powers was a veteran of the United States Army where he served with the 82nd Airborne during World War II....

Boyd A. Shores

Boyd A. Shores

Nov 6, 2007

Thurmond Mr. Boyd A. Shores, age 92 of Thurmond, passed away Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born May 13, 1915 in Surry County to Dan & Alice Calloway Shores. Boyd was retired from Elkin Furniture and he was a member of Charity Hill Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He loved his family...

Estelle Bertha Sloop

Estelle Bertha Sloop

Nov 2, 2007

Elkin Ms. Estelle Bertha Sloop, age 90, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Friday, November 02, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Sloop was born March 14, 1917 in Surry County to Walter Claude & Fannie Jane Turner Sloop. Ms. Sloop retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents,...

Larry Dean Cheek

Larry Dean Cheek

Nov 1, 2007

State Road Mr. Larry Dean Cheek, age 59, of Pleasant Ridge Road, passed away Thursday, November 01, 2007 at W.G. Bill Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Cheek was born April 17, 1948 in Surry County to Fred & Naomi Ruth Hoskins Cheek. Mr. Cheek was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Chruch and retired from Johnson Brothers. He...

Margaret Calloway Key

Margaret Calloway Key

Oct 30, 2007

Ronda Mrs. Margaret Calloway Key, age 82, of Clingman Road passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Key was born February 20, 1925 in Wilkes County to Tom & Sarepta Pardue Calloway. Margaret was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mabel Kathleen Sale

Mabel Kathleen Sale

Oct 22, 2007

Elkin Ms. Mabel Kathleen Sale, age 92 of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Monday, October 22, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Ms. Sale was born November 8, 1914 in Surry County to James Andrew & Navassa Dockery Sale. Mabel attended Elkin High School and Davenport College. She was the first librarian at Elkin Public Library. She retired as an...

Doris Snow Darnell

Doris Snow Darnell

Oct 21, 2007

Roaring River Mrs. Doris Snow Darnell, age 83, of Austin Little Mountain Road, passed away Sunday October 21, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Darnell was born January 31, 1924 in Randolph County to Robert Edward and Flossie Smith Snow. Mrs. Darnell retired from Wilkes County School System after 31 years as an elementary teacher at C.B. Eller Elementary...

Martha Walters Bryant

Martha Walters Bryant

Oct 19, 2007

State Road Mrs. Martha Walters Bryant, age 79, of Pat Nixon Road, passed away Friday October 19, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bryant was born in Surry County January 16, 1928 to Luther and Myrtle McCann Walters. Mrs. Bryant was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Ashton Michael Spicer

Ashton Michael Spicer

Oct 13, 2007

Jonesville Infant Ashton Michael Spicer, of Vestal Road, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born August 15, 2007 in Surry County to Marty Williams & Amy Spicer. Survivors include: his father and mother, Marty Williams & Amy Spicer of the home; two sisters, Emily Spicer and Shyann Vestal of the home; paternal grandparents,...

Franklin Delano Simmons

Franklin Delano Simmons

Oct 8, 2007

State Road Mr. Franklin Delano Simmons, age 75, of Snow Street, passed away Monday, October 8, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Simmons was born September 17, 1932 to Clarence V. & Emma Brown Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a Vocation Instructor at Surry Community College for 30 years, after his retirement he was a bus driver for Surry County Schools....

Evelyn Rae Mccann

Evelyn Rae Mccann

Oct 3, 2007

Thurmond Mrs. Evelyn Rae McCann, age 60, of HG Lewis Road, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. McCann was born May 24, 1947 in Surry County to Ray & Delaine Henley Burchette. Mrs. McCann was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and she was employed by Community Management Corporation as...

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