Obituaries

Aug 14, 2018

Mr. Ezra Mack Byrd, Sr., age 90, of Ronda passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Rose Glen Manor in North Wilkesboro. He was born March 30, 1928 in Wilkes County to H. Eugene and Willie Agnes Blackburn Byrd.

Mr. Byrd was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a...

Aug 13, 2018

Mrs. Marie Anderson Horn, age 91, of East Bend passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Southfork Senior Living Center in Winston-Salem. She was born June 8, 1927 in Alleghany County to Burt and Verti Adams Anderson.

Mrs. Horn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother and extended that same love to each...

Aug 13, 2018

Martha Benge Adams, age 82, of Jonesville passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Wilkes County April 10, 1936 to William Bascom and Bessie Harris Benge.

Mrs. Adams was a member of Knobbs Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

In addition to...

Aug 7, 2018

Mrs. Shirley Helton Walters, age 83, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, August 07, 2018 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born in Buncombe County April 17, 1935 to Miles and Emma Swaim Helton.

Mrs. Walters was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher and Women’s Missionary Union Leader....

Aug 1, 2018

Ms. Emma Jean Cockerham, age 81, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in her home. She was born November 7, 1936 in Wilkes County to Paul and Myrtle Pearl Simmons Wood.

She was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and retired from Village Hair Design where she was a hair dresser.

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Judy Carol Bauguess, age 72, of Ronda passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Wilkes Regional Medical Center. She was born February 8, 1946 in Wilkes County to Lytle and Pauline Hemric Pardue.

She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and secretary for Zeno’s Used Cars.

Mrs. Bauguess was preceded in death...

Aug 1, 2018

Jo Alice Pleasant, age 73, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Forsyth Medical Center.

She was born July 6, 1945 in Surry County to Everette and Juanita Ruth Blackburn Vestal.

Mrs. Pleasant was a member of Mountain Park United Methodist Church.

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

Jul 28, 2018

Mrs. Edith Sprinkle Nelson, age 96, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Pruitt Health of Elkin.  Mrs. Nelson was born April 22, 1922, in Wilkes County to Shirley and Dossie Sebastian Gentry.  She was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. She was a loving wife and 5th generation matriarch and avid...

Jul 24, 2018

Mr. William Dewitt “Dub” Blackburn, age 80, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Blackburn was born June 2, 1938 in Wilkes County to William C. and Ruth Simmons Blackburn.

Mr. Blackburn was a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

Mr. Blackburn was preceded in death by...

Jul 22, 2018

Mrs. Alanna Blevins Hedrick, age 51, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Curis at Wilkesboro.  Mrs. Hedrick was born July 27, 1966 in Surry County to Troy Otis and Pauline Simmons Blevins.

Mrs. Hedrick was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church and employed by Phillips Van Heusen.

Mrs. Hedrick was preceded in death...

Jul 12, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ruth Holbrook, age 94, of Elkin passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Pruitt Health. She was born December 22, 1923 in Surry County to Claude and Viola Burcham Davis.

Mrs. Holbrook was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who welcomed everyone with an...

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Earl Franklin Drennen, age 79, of Millers Creek passed away July11, 2018 in his home. He was born June 16, 1939 in Rainelle, WV to Lee Andrew and Glenda K. Littlepaige Drennen.

Mr. Drennen was a veteran of the United States Army and Marine Corps. He retired as Master Sergeant from the Marine Corps after 22...

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Paul William Royall, Jr., age 64, of Jonesville passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in his home. He was born on May 26, 1954 to Paul William and Frances Louise Leer Royall.

Mr. Royall was preceded in death by his mother.

Survivors include: wife, Rosa Royall of Elkin; step-sons, Mickey Joe Smith; Tim Odean...

Jul 10, 2018

Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” Diane Spicer, age 57, of Jonesville passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in her home following a long illness. She was born April 23, 1961 in Surry County to Bill and Ella Mae Prevette Anderson.

Mrs. Spicer was employed with Yadkin County Schools for over 20 years and a member of Jonesville Church of...

Jul 9, 2018

Mrs. Chloe Rosemary Holland Johnson, age 97, of Elkin passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 in her home. She was born March 19, 1921 in Washington County, Tennessee to James Edward and Anna Mae Duncan Holland.

She was a homemaker and member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Jul 5, 2018

Mrs. Marie Simmons Robinson, age 93, of Yadkinville passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born on April 6, 1925 in Yadkin County to Dewey and Lula Luffman Simmons.

Mrs. Robinson was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

In addition to her parents she...

Jul 5, 2018

Mr. David Hugh Hudspeth, age 78, of State Road passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born on November 18, 1939 in Surry County to Clyde Taylor and Violet Maude Piercy Hudspeth.

Mr. Hudspeth enjoyed helping family and friends, woodworking, playing golf, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was also a...

Jul 4, 2018

Mr. Terry Lynn Julian of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 peacefully at his home on the mountain in Devotion, NC, following a long illness. Terry was born March 20, 1942 in Avery County, North Carolina to Adrian and Ruby Julian of Elk Park, NC. In addition to his parents Terry was preceded in death by his...

Jun 29, 2018

Mr. Eric Seth Lyons, age 46, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born February 20, 1972 in Alleghany County to Billy Charles Lyons and Elizabeth Jane Masten Lyons.  Eric was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and an avid racing fan. He was a loving father and...

Jun 25, 2018

Mrs. Lucille Jean Gibeault, age 91, of Elkin passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at Pruitt Health. She was born on November 1, 1926 in Central Falls, Rhode Island to Ernest and Eva Arseneault Moreau.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Gibeault; brothers, Gerard Moreau, Joseph Moreau, Simone Messier,...