Obituaries

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.

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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.

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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

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 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 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...

Apr 11, 2022

Mrs. Barbara “Bobbie” Nance Couch, age 92, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center.

The daughter of Henry Vernon and Annie Mitchell Nance, she grew up in Greensboro, NC where she graduated Greensboro High School. After her marriage to Coney Couch she made her home in Elkin for 59 years. She loved her work...

Apr 3, 2022

Mrs. Mary Lee Durham Layell, age 87, of Elkin passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Layell was born August 17, 1934 in Wilkes County to John Everett Durham and Effie Jane Hanks Durham.

Mrs. Layell was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and retired from Lucia.

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Mar 28, 2022

Mrs. Ruth Jackson Davis, age 85, of Elkin passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born August 3, 1936 in Surry County to Joseph and Nevada Howard Jackson.

Mrs. Davis was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. During her life she was employed with the Department of the Navy, FBI, and...

Mar 27, 2022

Mr. James Robert “Moonpie” Viles, Sr, age 67, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at UNC Medical Center at Chapel Hill. Moonpie was born January 26, 1955 in France to John Robert Viles and Bertha Lou Blevins Viles.

Moonpie was a United States Army National Guard veteran and was honorably discharged in 1981. He was a truck...

Mar 27, 2022

Mrs. Nora Bowers Carter, age 83, of Elkin passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. Mrs. Carter was born June 19, 1938 in Wilkes County to Glen and Lois Tucker Bowers.

Mrs. Carter was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and retired from Brendle’s. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Mar 24, 2022

Ms. Phyllis Lynn Blevins, age 62, of Elkin passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Phyllis was born May 23, 1959 in Surry County to Miles Vernon Collins and Millie Freeman Smoot.

Phyllis worked for Lowes in Statesville for over 25 years.

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

Mar 22, 2022

Mrs. Peggy Phillips Carter, age 67, of Jonesville passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Peggy was born July 31, 1954, in Surry County to Eugene Gwyn Phillips, Jr. and Ruth Reece Phillips.

Peggy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. Peggy was...