Obituaries

Sep 16, 2016

Mr. Dwight Alan Stevenson, age 62, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan to William and Donna Tatro Stevenson.

Survivors include: his wife: Karen M. Stevenson of the home; and sons, William Stevenson (Andrea) of...

Sep 15, 2016

Mr. John Gregory Collins Sr. (Greg), age 92, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 after two months of declining health.

Greg was born December 23, 1923 in Trenton NC to Fay Roy and Agnes Monk Collins.

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Sep 14, 2016

Mrs. Mary Margaret Patterson Wheeler, age 65, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016.  Mrs. Wheeler was born in Surry County on January 10, 1951 to Wade Odell and Kathlene Simpson Patterson.

Margaret retired from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital and was a member of Elkin Presbyterian Church.  Margaret was active in the church choir and sang in the...

Sep 13, 2016

Mrs. Selma Bauguess Golden, age 87, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Chatham Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Golden was born June 14, 1929 in Wilkes County to John and Verna Ingool Bauguess. Mrs. Golden was a member of Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey H....

Sep 11, 2016

Kristi Renee Hemrick, age 46, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. She was born November 6, 1969 in Surry County to C.W. Hemrick and Christine Hemric Bumgarner. Kristie was employed with Phillips Van Heusen and attended Faith Highway Ministries in Hamptonville.

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Sep 8, 2016

Dr. Judith Wright Wolfe, age 73, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Dr. Wolfe was born January 11, 1943 in Surry County to James Roger, Sr. and Lorene Wright Wolfe. Dr. Wolfe was a member of Jonesville United Methodist Church. She served in the USO/Special services from 1968-1969 in Vietnam where she...

Sep 7, 2016

Mr. Jake Guyer, 85, of State Road, NC passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Guyer was born February 26, 1931 as one of eight children born to the late Robert and Gertrude Guyer. Jake was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Wilma Newman Guyer; brothers, Walton and...

Sep 4, 2016

Johnny Callaway of Statesville, formally from Ronda, passed away September 4, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Johnny was born January 14, 1949 to Buddy and Ann Callaway; married to his wife of 46 years Judy Martin Callaway. He served in the US Navy during Vietnam and retired from...

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Glen Sanford Roberts, age 81, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. Mr. Roberts was born December 11, 1934 in Yadkin County to Samuel Monroe and Isadora Ireland Roberts.

Mr. Roberts was of the Baptist faith and a school teacher for Surry County.

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

Aug 31, 2016

Mrs. Debbie Lynn Simmons Ring, age 57, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ring was born October 14, 1958 in Surry County to Boyd Franklin and Frankie Lee Hawkins Simmons.

Mrs. Ring was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church of Hamptonville.

In addition to her mother she was...

Aug 30, 2016

Mrs. Kathy Sue Warren Hayes, age 71, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Hayes was born November 10, 1944 in Wilkes County to Sam William and Mary Doris Sidden Warren.

Mrs. Hayes was a member of Union Baptist Church where she was the youth leader and Christmas play director....

Aug 30, 2016

Dr. John Milton Gambill, 92, passed peacefully on the morning of August 30 2016, after an extended decline in health.

He was born in Surry County in 1924 to Dr. Ira S. Gambill and Nancy Gentry Gambill. The third of four siblings, he was preceded in death by brothers Ira Samuel and William Gentry Gambill and sister,...

Aug 29, 2016

Mr. Roy Alton Pardue, age 72, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Pardue was born May 15, 1943 in Wilkes County to George and Etta Pardue.

Mr. Pardue was a loving husband and a classic car enthusiast. He was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church.

In addition...

Aug 27, 2016

Mr. Joey Clark Wilson, age 58, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Wilson was born September 14, 1957 in Beaufort County N.C. to Robert L. and Jean Clark Wilson.

Joey was a senior master technician for Winebarger Ford and was of the Christian Faith. He was preceded...

Aug 27, 2016

Jeanne Harring formerly of Saugus, Massachusetts went ‘home’ to be with our Lord, on August 27, 2016 after a life­long illness.  She leaves behind two sisters, Ann Murzin of Ronda, NC, Nance I. Am of Concord, N.H., two brothers, Paul Harring of Beverly, Mass and Michael Harring of Saugus, Mass., several nieces and nephews, a great niece...

Aug 26, 2016

Mrs. Carol Shores Swaim, age 82, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Swaim was born November 11, 1933 in Alleghany County, to Dennis Raymond and Bessie Medley Norman.

Mrs. Swaim was retired from Perry and Turner trucking in Greensboro.

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

Aug 22, 2016

Mr. Hubert C. Norman, age 88, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Norman was born November 29, 1927 in Surry County to Dixie Eli and Laura Belle Murphy Norman.

Mr. Norman was a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII with the 24th Infantry Division at camp Wood in...

Aug 22, 2016

Mrs. Teresa Diane Woodle, age 53, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Woodle was born January 22, 1963 in Iredell County to Doughton MacArthur and Carol Childress Woodle. Mrs. Woodle was of the Christian faith. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her sister, Marie Swaim. Survivors...

Aug 8, 2016

Mr. Rex Oliver Stanley, age 57, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016. Mr. Stanley was born December 29, 1958 in Wilkes County to Albert Dean and Virginia Dare Richardson Stanley. Rex was a member of Deliverance Baptist Church. He worked as a prison guard at Wilkes County Correctional Center and was a retired officer for the North Wilkesboro Police...

Aug 8, 2016

Mrs. Annie Davis Holbrook, age 94, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Holbrook was born April 5, 1922 in Surry County to Claude and Viola Burcham Holbrook. Mrs. Holbrook was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lauren Holbrook; son, Bill Holbrook;...