Obituaries

Dec 29, 2020

Mrs. Genie Greenwood Gambill, age 99, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Trinity Elms in Clemmons. Mrs. Gambill was born May 29, 1921 in Surry County to Joe and Delia Evans Greenwood.

Mrs. Gambill was a member of Little Richmond Baptist Church and retired from A New Leaf.

In addition to her parents, she...

Dec 29, 2020

Mrs. Rachel Ann Carpenter Howard, age 82, of State Road passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Howard was born September 18, 1938 in Surry County to Joshua and Lillie Bowles Carpenter.

Mrs. Howard was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and retired from Elkin City Schools. She was a...

Dec 28, 2020

Mrs. Marian Tiedeman, age 91, of Stuart, FL passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Treasure Coast Hospice. Mrs. Tiedeman was born July 12, 1929 in Detroit, MI to William Frederick and Lena Theresa Damaske Krenz.

Mrs. Tiedeman was a member of the Lutheran Church –Missouri Synod and retired from Michigan Bell Telephone Company. She loved the...

Dec 27, 2020

While known to many for her talented trade of sewing goods, Nancy Ann Branscome Simmons sewed much more than that. She was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother that proudly stitched together a strong and loving family, who will forever remember her for the selfless love she wove into each of them.

Nancy Ann Branscome Simmons passed away...

Dec 27, 2020

Mr. Eddie Howard Baugus, age 71, of Elkin passed away December 27, 2020 at his home. Mr. Baugus was born September 15, 1949 in Surry County to Howard and Helen Johnson Baugus.

Mr. Baugus was a member of Elkin Valley Valley Baptist Church and retired from Tri-County Motors. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during...

Dec 25, 2020

Mr. James “Jim” Francis Patton, Jr., age 89, formerly of Barnsboro, NJ passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. Mr. Patton was born May 28, 1931 in Camden, NJ to James Francis and Pearl Branin Patton, Sr.

Jim was a former teacher and principal at Delaware Valley Junior Academy in...

Dec 22, 2020

Mrs. Carolyn Wagoner Cooper, age 70, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Cooper was born January 25, 1950 in Surry County to Ransom and Dorethea Wagoner.

Mrs. Cooper was a member of Welcome Valley Baptist Church and retired from Walmart in Elkin. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother...

Dec 21, 2020

Mrs. Diane Faria Blevins, age 70, of Elkin passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Blevins was born August 27, 1950 in Springfield, MA to Charles and Georgette Faria.

Mrs. Blevins was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and retired from Watson’s Florist.

In addition...

Dec 19, 2020

Mr. Robbie Joe Gentry, age 63, of Traphill passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his home. Mr. Gentry was born February 4, 1957 in Surry County to Bobby Joe and Mary Jane Shore Gentry.

Mr. Gentry attended Mining Ridge Baptist Church, worked for Chatham Manufacturing, and was a hardworking man.

In addition to his...

Dec 17, 2020

Mrs. Mary Cornelia Taylor Harris, age 83, of Thurmond passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Harris was born November 22, 1937 in Jarretsville, MD to Luther Bryant and Bertha Jane Lyons Taylor.

Mrs. Harris was a member of Knobbs Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the choir and...

Dec 17, 2020

Mr. Samuel “Sammy” Lee Carrico, age 83, of Elkin passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Carrico was born November 15, 1937 in Surry County to Lesley and Sadie Hodge Carrico.

Mr. Carrico was of the Baptist faith and was the owner/operator of Sam’s Produce in Elkin. Sammy...

Dec 15, 2020

Mrs. Mildred Southard Medley, age 85, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Medley was born November 20, 1935 in Surry County to Clyde Swanson and Edith Key Southard.

Mrs. Medley attended Bessie’s Chapel Baptist Church; retired from Roaring Gap Club; and was a licensed real estate agent. She was a graduate...

Dec 14, 2020

Maj. Kenneth E. Metzger, USAF (Ret.), 85, of Jonesville, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home from complications of Alzheimer's.  Ken was born November 3, 1935 in Long Beach, CA to Strother W. Metzger and Kate Flowers Metzger.

Ken was born into a career Navy family and, during his childhood, lived in...

Dec 14, 2020

Mrs. Rosa Lee Propst Furr, age 105, of Elkin passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Furr was born May 17, 1915, one of nine daughters, to George Garland Propst and Emma Rosa Sigmon in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. Paternal grandparents were Davis Franklin Propst and Sarah Witherspoon and maternal grandparents were Emmanuel...

Dec 9, 2020

Mrs. Anne Pardue Harpe, age 74, of Ronda passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Harpe was born May 13, 1946 in Wilkes County to Major and Pauline Smith Pardue.

Mrs. Harpe was a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Ronda and retired legal secretary for attorneys Richard Randleman and...

Dec 9, 2020

Mr. Lee Roy “Bud” Combs, age 92, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Combs was born November 7, 1928 in Surry County to Earlie and Eva Burcham Combs.

Mr. Combs was the oldest member of Friendship Baptist Church where he was the longest serving deacon. He also served as church...

Dec 7, 2020

Mrs. Carol Walls Thompson, age 83, formerly of Ronda passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at her home in Fayetteville. Mrs. Thompson was born June 9, 1937 in Wilkes County to Ossie and Ruth Sale Walls.

Mrs. Thompson was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist Church and The Red Hat Society. She retired from Wilkes County...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Ray Wilhelm, age 85, of State Road passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. Mr. Wilhelm was born November 19, 1935 in Yadkin County to William Edward and Olivia White Wilhelm.

Mr. Wilhelm was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

To our family,...

Dec 2, 2020

Ms. Judy Alice Hall, age 54, of Lenoir passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1966 in Wilkes County. Ms. Hall was the daughter of the late Bob Hall and Judy Billings.

Ms. Hall was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church and house manager with Com-Serv, serving the...

Nov 30, 2020

Mrs. Walsie Cockerham Johnson Tharpe, age 91, of Traphill passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Tharpe was born November 7, 1929 in Wilkes County to Martin and Margaret Phipps Cockerham.

Mrs. Tharpe was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and a past member of Little Stone Mountain Baptist Church. She retired...