Obituaries
Grady Gambill Finney
Oct 1, 2006
Elkin Mr. Grady Gambill Finney, age 82, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Finney was born March 3, 1924 in Yadkin County to Ernest & Marie Colbert Finney. Mr. Finney was retired from Beroth Oil Company and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was...
Cora Lee Norman
Aug 26, 2006
Mrs. Cora Lee Bates Norman, age 73, of Wayne Marshall Road, passed away Saturday August 26, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Norman was born in Surry County July 29, 1933 to Johnny and Fannie Adams Bates. Mrs. Norman was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Stella Cothern Hooper
Aug 22, 2006
Elkin Mrs. Stella Cothern Hooper, age 78, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Elkin HealthCare. Mrs. Hooper was born August, 22, 1927 in Surry County to Paul & Lura Collins. Mrs. Hooper was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and was retired from the Wilkes County Library. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jody Lee Helton
Aug 10, 2006
State Road Mr. Jody Lee Ellis Helton, age 36, of Old Hwy. 21, State Road, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2006 as a result of an automobile accident. Mr. Helton was born August 15, 2006 in Radford, Va. to James Walter & Mary Ellis Helton. Mr. Helton was a mechanic. He was preceded in death by a sister Angela Wyatt....
Arthur Dixon Hayes
Aug 7, 2006
Elkin Mr. Arthur Dixon Hayes, age 85, of N. Wall Street, Elkin, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Hayes was born May 17, 1921 in Ashe County to Horace & Jenny Phillips Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a veteran of the United States Army and served during WWII. He was a member of Pleasant Hill...
Jaqueline Bates Holbrook
Aug 3, 2006
Jonesville, NC Mrs. Tommie Jacqueline "Jackie" Bates Holbrook, age 64, of Briarwood Lane, Jonesville, passed away in her home August 3, 2006. She was born in Surry County on July 30, 1942 to Tommy "Peg" & Nellie Eldridge Bates. Jackie was a cook and worked at several different area restaurants and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her...
Frankie Pardue
Aug 3, 2006
Jonesville Mr. Frankie "Lightning" Edward Pardue, age 57, of Cathrine Lane, of Jonesville, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2006 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pardue was born December 29, 1949 in Surry County to Rex & Ruby Layell Pardue. Mr. Pardue worked at Wal-Mart and at East Wilkes High School and was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed old...
Mabel Gaither
Aug 3, 2006
Elkin Mrs. Mabel Catherine Spencer Gaither, age 88, of Victoria Street, Elkin, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2006 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Gaither was born April 7, 1918 in Surry County to Marvin Paul & Ohna Eidson Spencer. Mrs. Gaither was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...
Rose Gentry
Aug 2, 2006
Elkin Mrs. Rose "Molly" Alexander Gentry, age 99, of Austin Traphill Road, Elkin, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Gentry was born April 25, 1907 in Surry County to Richard Franklin & Media Mastin Alexander. Mrs. Gentry was a homemaker and was a life long member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Junior Lester Key
Aug 2, 2006
Ronda Mr. Junior Lester Key, age 81, of Clingman Road, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Key was born June 20, 1925 in Surry County to Cudger & Verna Ray Key. Mr. Key was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Gilbert Andrew Slawter
Aug 1, 2006
State Road Mr. Gilbert Andrew Slawter, age 83, of State Road, passed away, Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Mr. Slawter was born December 4, 1922 in Surry County to Emory Ellis & Nevada Collins Slawter. Mr. Slawter was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. Gilbert was a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather and...
Martha Elizabeth Yarboro
Jul 31, 2006
Hickory Miss Martha Elizabeth Yarboro, born to Kapp and Gertha Rose Yarboro, on January 14, 1927, died on July 31, 2006. She was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Tommy. She is survived by three sisters, Margaret Darnell, Emelene Miller and Gemmie Key; three brothers, Felix, Windle and Benny; in-laws, Ruther Cockerham Yarboro, Helen Graham Yarboro, Sandra Drane...
Mary Maguire Harris
Jul 28, 2006
Elkin Mrs. Mary Maguire Harris, age 93 of Victoria Street, Elkin, passed away Friday, July 28, 2006 at Autumn Care of Drexel. Mrs. Harris was born February 16, 1913 in Surry County to Samuel Oscar & Rebecca Emaline Bray Maguire. Mrs. Harris was a school teacher and taught for 38 years at Elkin City and Jonesville City Schools. She was...
James Robert Burley
Jul 26, 2006
Mount Pleasant, Michigan James Robert Burley, Ph.D., age 60, of Hiawatha Drive, Mount Pleasant, MI, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2006 unexpectedly at his home in Roaring Gap, NC. Dr. Burley was born September 7, 1945 in Kalamazoo, MI to Harold Lester & Dorothy Jean Housel Burley. Dr. Burley was a Professor of Marketing & Logistics at Central Michigan University....
Paul Edward Hughes
Jul 25, 2006
Jonesville Mr. Paul Edward Hughes, age 38, of Bethel Road Jonesville, passed away, Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hughes was born January 20, 1968 in Forsyth County to William Bailey & Geraldine McCormick Hughes, Sr. Mr. Hughes was employed by Interface Fabric and was a member of the Compass Worship Church where he was a...
Eunice Marie Ledbetter
Jul 23, 2006
Mrs. Eunice Marie Holcomb Ledbetter, age 90, of Byrd's Curve Road, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. Mrs. Ledbetter was born May 22, 1916 in Wilkes County to Bina Bell Holcomb. Mrs. Ledbetter was a homemaker and was a member of Charity United Methodist Church. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...
Cora Jane Moore
Jul 12, 2006
Traphill Mrs. Cora Jane Moore, age 99, of Traphill, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Avante of Wilkes. Mrs. Moore was born April 8, 1907 in Wilkes County to Jim & Jane Hoosier. Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Judy Minton
Jul 5, 2006
Mrs. Judy Darlene Cheek Minton, age 55 of Beckley, WV, departed her life on July 5, 2006 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Virginia. She was born January 11, 1951 to the late Fred and Ruth Hoskins Cheek. Judy was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. She was a lover of Horses and had won a lot...
Clyde Chester Lyon, Sr.
Jul 4, 2006
Mr. Clyde Chester Lyon, Sr., age 80, of Hwy. 21, Thurmond, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Lyon was born July 9, 1925 in Wilkes County to Toliver Joshua & Parthenia Cheek Lyon. Mr. Lyon was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and attended Old State Road Primitive Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was...
Betty Jo Cooper
Jul 4, 2006
Mrs. Betty Jo Cooper, age 77, of Roaring Gap Church Road, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Cooper was born March 10, 1929 in Wilkes County to Clifton & Connie Lewis Smith. Mrs. Cooper was retired from Sunbeam and was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
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