Obituaries

May 26, 2022

Mrs. Nancy Juanita Money Dzubur, age 81, of Elkin passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Brockford Inn Assisted Living in Granite Falls, NC. Mrs. Dzubur was born October 31, 1940 in Surry County to Thomas Otto Money and Mary Belle Vestal Money.

Mrs. Dzubur was a member of Community Fellowship Church and retired from Lydall.

May 24, 2022

Mr. James Maurice "Jim" Weavil, age 90, of Boonville passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at his home. Mr. Weavil was born August 29, 1931 in Forsyth County to Raymond and Geneva Weavil.

Mr. Weavil was of the Moravian Faith. He was a United States Navy Veteran and retired with 20 years of service, having served in...

May 22, 2022

Mr. Jerry Kent Rabenau, age 80, of Elkin passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his home. Mr. Rabenau was born August 31, 1941 in Eugene, OR to Harry Samuel Rabenau and Geneva Leota Myers Rabenau.

Mr. Rabenau was a retired United States Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the...

May 22, 2022

Colleen Gentry Kennedy, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, passed away Sunday May 22, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Mooresville, North Carolina. Mrs. Kennedy was born October 8, 1930, in Surry County North Carolina to Manleth and Beatrice Mae Gentry.

During her 91 years, Mrs. Kennedy (Colleen, Granny) was a...

May 21, 2022

Mr. Charles Leon Phillips, age 87, of Morrisville, formerly of Twin Oaks, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh.

Mr. Phillips was born August 4, 1934 in Surry County to Oscar and Ruth Anthony Phillips.

Mr. Phillips retired from the NC Highway Patrol after 28 years of service and was...

May 21, 2022

Ms. Shelly Lynn Pritchard, age 54, of Elkin passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at her home. Shelly was born January 23, 1968 in Lancaster, CA to Billy Allen Pritchard and Lois Cook Pritchard.

Shelly was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed being a hairstylist.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in...

May 18, 2022

Mr. George Robert Martin, age 75, of State Road passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Martin was born April 9, 1947 in Smith County, VA to Oscar Martin and Laruie Taylor Martin.

Mr. Martin was a United State Marines Corps veteran, serving during the Vietnam War, and retired from Walmart.

May 17, 2022

Mrs. Peggy Jo Southard Crouse, age 82, of Thurmond passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Crouse was born June 29, 1939 in Surry County to Spurgeon and Alma Stanley Southard.

Mrs. Crouse was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church and owner of Foothills Grocery. She was a loving and devoted mother...

May 11, 2022

Mr. Dennis Nathan Royal, age 67, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Dennis was born January 1, 1955 in Alleghany County to Clay Royal and Juanita Mae Peck Royal.

Dennis was a member of Liberty Knob Baptist Church, retired from Spectrum Communications, and an organ donor.

In addition to...

May 9, 2022

Mrs. Janie Southard Hudspeth, age 88, of State Road passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Hudspeth was born January 17, 1934 in Surry County to Ervie V. Southard and Elva B. Southard.

Mrs. Hudspeth was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. She retired from the office of Dr. Jim Harrell, Sr. D.D.S...

May 5, 2022

Mrs. Hettie Jenkins Wood, age 87, of Jonesville passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wood was born December 14, 1934 in Yancy County to Fred and Mae Robinson Jenkins.

Mrs. Wood was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church and retired from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.

In addition to...

May 4, 2022

Mrs. Betty Lou Evans Brown, age 86, of State Road passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brown was born May 18, 1935 in Alleghany County to Roy Wayne Evans and Etta Lowe Evans.

Mrs. Brown was a member of Elk Spur Baptist Church and retired from Lucia.

In addition...

May 2, 2022

Mrs. Betty Mae Blevins Sizemore, age 76, of Jonesville passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Sizemore was born December 18, 1945 in Alleghany County to Major Blevins and Lou Caudill Blevins.

Mrs. Blevins was of the Baptist faith and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

In addition to her parents, she was...

Apr 28, 2022

Mrs. Judy Ann Ledbetter Curry, age 73, of Elkin passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Curry was born May 29, 1948 in Surry County to Lonnie Ledbetter and Mable Brown Ledbetter.

Mrs. Curry retired from AT&T and was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Apr 28, 2022

Mr. Gary Harris, age 66, of Yadkinville passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Gary was born July 7, 1955 in Yadkin County to Charles Norman Harris and Shirley Wagoner Harris.

Gary attended Wake Forest University and retired from UNIFI in research and development. He was well versed in music, aviation history,...

Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Gilbert Melton Anthony, Jr., age 79, of Charlotte passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at The Retreat of Gaffney in Gaffney, SC. Mr. Anthony was born September 1, 1942 in Baltimore, MD to Gilbert M. Anthony, Sr. and Opal Church Anthony.

Mr. Anthony was a United States Army veteran and retired from SunTrust Mortgage. He was...

Apr 24, 2022

Mr. James David Collins, age 60, of Elkin passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. David was born December 17, 1961 in Yadkin County to James Russell Collins and Carolyn Shore Collins.

David was a member of Community Fellowship Church. He was a gifted jack of all trades and an avid animal lover....

Apr 21, 2022

Mrs. Peggy Ruth Shore Money, age 91, of Sherrills Ford passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Money was born October 20, 1930 in Wilkes County to John Wiley Shore and Mozelle Tucker Shore.

Mrs. Money was a member of Mount Anderson Baptist Church in Maiden, NC and spent most of...

Apr 19, 2022

Mrs. Elsie Swaim Peacock, age 78, of Jonesville passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Peacock was born February 12, 1944 in Yadkin County to Lytle Winfield Swaim and Agnes Irene Anderson.

Mrs. Peacock was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and an avid traveler in addition to being a loving and devoted...

Apr 15, 2022

Mr. Claude Harrison Anderson, age 96, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at Chatham Nursing and Rehab Center in Elkin. Mr. Anderson was born October 3, 1925 in Wilkes County to Robert Steve Anderson and Kizzie Jane Wilson Anderson.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, James Anderson, John Henry Anderson, Odes...