Obituaries

Aug 29, 2020

Mr. Walter “Walt” Lee Welborn, age 54, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mr. Welborn was born October 26, 1965 in Wilkes County to Lee and Mary Louise Martin Welborn, Jr. He was retired from LP in Roaring River and attended First United Presbyterian Church in Boonville.  Mr. Welborn was a dedicated and...

Aug 28, 2020

Mrs. Theresa Marie Watson, age 55, of Statesville passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Watson was born August 25, 1965 in San Francisco, California to Larry and Mary Boe Prosser.

Theresa was member of Living Word Ministries in Statesville and a former sales associate for K-mart. She was preceded in...

Aug 25, 2020

Mrs. Ann Pardue Woodruff, age 82, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Mrs. Woodruff was born March 1, 1938 in Wilkes County to Robert and Dare Myers Pardue.

Mrs. Woodruff was a member of Friendship Baptist Church of Elkin, where she served as Primary Class Sunday School Teacher for over 30 years....

Aug 22, 2020

Mrs. Jocelyn “Jo” W. Couch, age 88, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilkesboro.  Mrs. Couch was born January 26, 1932 in Wilkes County to Metta Walls Blackburn.  She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

In addition to her mother she was preceded in...

Aug 21, 2020

Mr. James Wesley McKnight, age 85, of Lowgap passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. McKnight was born May 4, 1935 in Stokes County to John Wesley and Lela James McKnight.

Mr. McKnight attended Bible Baptist Church in Lowgap.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Aug 19, 2020

Mr. Ervin Rufus Dodson, age 75, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at his home. Mr. Dodson was born July 17, 1945 in Surry County to Rufus D. and Mamie Mae White Dodson.

Mr. Dodson was a member of Charity Hill Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

In addition to his parents,...

Aug 17, 2020

Mr. Harold “Doodlebug” Dean Pardue, age 60, of Elkin passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville as the result of an accident. Mr. Pardue was born May 7, 1960 in Surry County to Ralph and Minnie Lee Pardue.

Mr. Pardue was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church and...

Aug 17, 2020

Mr. Curtis Levi Burcham, age 72, of Jonesville passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Burcham was born March 18, 1948 in Forsyth County to Lance and Martha Wagoner Burcham.

Mr. Burcham was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church. He moved to St. Charles, IL in 1990 and retired from P &...

Aug 17, 2020

Reverend John Jeffery Lyon, 73 years, of Berlin, NJ passed away on August 17, 2020. Beloved husband of Joyce (née Locklin) Lyon. Loving father of Linda (Michael) Lyon-Wright, Elaine (Jeffrey) Lyon-Smith, Joel L. (Jennifer) Lyon, and the late John Jeffery Lyon, Jr. Cherished grandfather of Noah, Micah, Luke, Kylie, Caleb (Haley), Colin, Kelah, Taylor, Joelle, Violet, Cienna and Nina....

Aug 16, 2020

Mrs. Nancy Chipman Key, age 82, of Jonesville passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Key was born May 24, 1938 in Yadkin County, the second daughter of Romie and Myrtle Bryant Chipman and sister to Frankie C. Ketner.

Mrs. Key was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church and retired from The...

Aug 15, 2020

Mr. Gilmer Watson Hinson, age 93, of Jonesville passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020. Mr. Hinson was born April 19, 1927 in Yadkin County to Weaver Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Morrison Hinson.

Mr. Hinson was a member of First Baptist Church of Elkin and retired from Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

In addition to his parents, he...

Aug 15, 2020

Mrs. Margie Anne Moody, age 72, of Thurmond passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Woltz Hospice in Dobson. Mrs. Moody was born January 10, 1948 to Earl and Bessie Jones Royal.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Charles Moody; Sons, Kip Moody and Randy Moody, and a daughter Dora...

Aug 14, 2020

Mrs. Jean Walsh Creed, age 85, of Jonesville passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Creed was born November 4, 1934 in Wilkes County to Luther Walsh and Marie Bauguess Sparks.

Mrs. Creed was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesville where she served as a Sunday School teacher for many years.

Aug 12, 2020

Mrs. Polly Ann Eller Dimmette, age 76, of Hamptonville passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Dimmette was born May 4, 1944 in Rowan County to Albert and Pauline Jackson Eller.

Mrs. Dimmette was a lifelong member of West Elkin Baptist Church and retired from Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation, formerly,...

Aug 11, 2020

Mr. David Ray Caudill, age 81, of State Road passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Caudill was born February 24, 1939 in Wilkes County to Earlie and Mohea Tucker Caudill.

Mr. Caudill was a veteran of the United States Air Force; member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church; Broken Arrow Archery Club; and...

Aug 9, 2020

Mrs. Nonnie Mae Swaim Luffman, age 92, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Mrs. Luffman was born October 24, 1927 in Wilkes County to Enoch and Elizabeth Swaim.

Mrs. Luffman was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James...

Jul 28, 2020

Mr. Marty Ray Layell, age 59, of Hamptonville passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at his home. Mr. Layell was born November 24, 1960 in Iredell County to Fred David and Mary Reavis Layell.

Mr. Layell was preceded in death by his father.

Survivors include: his mother, Mary R. Layell of Hamptonville; son, Daniel of...

Jul 21, 2020

Mrs. Linda Faye Hicks Stanley, age 64, of Thurmond passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Stanley was born June 28, 1956 in Forsyth County to John Wesley and Lillie Mae Mabe Hicks.

Mrs. Stanley attended Community Fellowship Church and was a bus driver for Wilkes County Schools.

In addition to...

Jul 20, 2020

Mr. Roger David Mink, age 73, of Ronda passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Mink was born November 3, 1946 in Wilkes County to Bud and Rose Handy Mink.

Mr. Mink was a long-time member of Macedonia Baptist Church and owner of Roger’s Used Cars. He was a veteran...

Jul 17, 2020

Mrs. Ila Bowers Layell, age 95, of Elkin passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Mrs. Layell was born December 28, 1924 in Surry County to John S. and Ida Mayes Bowers.

Mrs. Layell was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and retired from Centel.

In addition to her parents, she was...