Obituaries

Jun 15, 2022

Mrs. Vera Shore Swaim, age 88, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Swaim was born August 20, 1933 in Wilkes County to Dana Shore and Minnie Ladd Shore.

Mrs. Swaim was a member of Benham Baptist Church. She enjoyed working on the family farm with her children.

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Jun 15, 2022

Mrs. Ola Mae Billings Alexander, age 92, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Alexander was born October 21, 1929 in Iredell County to James Callaway Billings and Ada Elizabeth Billings.

Mrs. Alexander was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church and retired seamstress. She enjoyed cooking and baking.

In...

Jun 12, 2022

Mr. Byron Boyles Kirkman, Jr, age 71, of Ronda passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at his home. Mr. Kirkman was born April 18, 1951 in Guilford County to Byron Kirkman, Sr. and Rachel Viola Pinnix Kirkman.

Mr. Kirkman was a graduate of NC State and member of Dennyville Baptist Church. He retired from Weyerhauser; and was...

Jun 12, 2022

Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Sass, age 71, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at her home.  She was born June 20, 1950 in Glens Falls, NY to Sarah Mason Dickinson and Leander Dickinson.

Mrs. Sass was of the Quaker faith and retired from the Jonesville Police Department where she was loved and respected.  She was an avid animal...

Jun 12, 2022

Mrs. Cora Marie Cockerham Steele, age 94, passed away Sunday June 12, 2022 at her residence.  Mrs. Steele was born September 2, 1927 in Surry County to Robert Ervie and Eddis Willey Cockerham.

Marie was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church where she served as president of WOM #1 and also served as church treasurer for...

Jun 10, 2022

Mrs. Lois Reeves Elledge, age 92, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born December 30, 1929 in Wilkes County to Isaac Reeves and Mertie Elizabeth Royal Reeves.

Mrs. Elledge was an active member of First Baptist Church of Elkin, joining in 1950. She taught Sunday School...

Jun 8, 2022

Mrs. Wanda Dean Anderson Benge, age 74, of Ronda passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Benge was born April 29, 1948 in Surry County to Leonard Greenwood Anderson and Eva Joines Anderson.

Mrs. Benge was a member of Union Baptist Church and retired from Yadkin Valley Bank.

In addition to...

Jun 8, 2022

Polly Childress Prevette died peacefully at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC on June 8 th surrounded by her family. She was 90 years old.

Polly was the youngest of six children born in Ronda, NC during the height of the Great Depression, to Marshall and Lessie Sparks Childress on April 22 nd...

Jun 5, 2022

Mrs. Samantha Lyon Myers, age 96, of Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Myers was born June 21, 1925 in Wilkes County to William Granville Lyon and Manie McCann Lyon.

Mrs. Myers was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Wilkesboro.

In addition to her parents, she...

Jun 3, 2022

Ms. Sylvia Gay Holbrook, age 69, of Ronda, conquered her battle with cholangiocarcinoma on Friday, June 3, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones.  Sylvia was born December 4, 1952, in Surry County to Luther and Esther Settle Holbrook.

Sylvia was a loving grandmother and nana. She was an avid gardener, baker and woodworker, and she also enjoyed...

Jun 3, 2022

Mr. Frank Dee Young, age 89 of Elkin, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at his home. Mr. Young was born September 19, 1932 in Surry County to Columbus W. Young and Lula McBride Young. He was a graduate of Elkin High School class of 1952.  After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a...

May 30, 2022

Mr. Daniel Brett Somers, age 37, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin.

He was born May 8, 1985 in Iredell County to Daniel “Danny” Somers and Shelly Allen Somers.  Brett was a loving and devoted husband, father and son. He was caring and loving and always willing to help others....

May 27, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Everhart Holbrook, age 73, of Elkin passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. Mrs. Holbrook was born December 28, 1948 in Davidson County to Lester Hollis Everhart and Annie Estelle Pardue Everhart.

Mrs. Holbrook was led to the Lord by Pastor Ted Tuggle of Dutchman Creek Independent Baptist Church in...

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

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 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 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 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 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.