Obituaries

Apr 24, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Spencer Edmonds Lawrence, age 86, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Chatham Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. Lawrence was born March 9, 1930 in Surry County to Rufus Samuel and Ada Kidd Edmonds. Mrs. Lawrence was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Dobson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Apr 24, 2016

Mrs. Oma Kathryn Sloop, age 84, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Chatham Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. Sloop was born June 20, 1931 in Surry County to Charlie Wilson and Dorothy Jean Swaim Haynes. Mrs. Sloop was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Alexander Sloop;...

Apr 23, 2016

Miss Pamela Ann Simmons, age 63, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. Pamela was born November 24, 1952 in Surry County to Harold and Peggy Wolfe Simmons. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Simmons. Survivors include: her mother, Peggy Simmons of Jonesville; sisters, Sandra Banner and husband Alan of Statesville, Debbie Collins and husband Ronald of...

Apr 23, 2016

Mr. William Sidney “Sid” Brendle, age 61, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. He was born August 11, 1954 in Surry County to Sidney Floyd and Kathryn Cranford Brendle. Sid was an avid outdoorsman, animal lover, family man and was known for his artistic and culinary abilities. He was preceded in death by his father, Sidney Floyd Brendle. Survivors...

Apr 22, 2016

Mrs. Cathy Ellen Toop, age 64, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1951 in New Jersey to Doris Jean Olsen Murphy and Dennis Murphy. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.

Apr 18, 2016

Mr. John Henry Steele, age 82, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016. Mr. Steele was born June 10, 1933 in Surry County to Henry J. and Emma Crouse Steele.

John was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church in State Road. He loved his church and church family and...

Apr 17, 2016

John James Cahill , a resident of State Road, NC, age 73 died peacefully on April 17, 2016. He was born in Manhattan, NY on October 1st 1944, the son of John Joseph and Elizabeth Vaugh Cahill.  He graduated St Joseph’s High School in Barrytown NY, a novitiate for the Christian Brothers, and from Manhattan College as...

Apr 10, 2016

Mr. Sammy Edward Layell, age 60, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Elkin Funeral Service Chapel with Pastor Tim McCann and Pastor Philip Moore officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family requests memorials be...

Apr 5, 2016

Mr. Leo Joshua Darnell, age 92, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Darnell was born January 16, 1924 in Wilkes County to Clarence P. and Doris Ann Couch Darnell. Mr. Darnell was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII and the Korean War. He was an avid woodworker and a retired...

Mar 29, 2016

Mr. Dennis Neil McDonald, age 59, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. McDonald was born July 22, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan to Everett and Geraldine Gant McDonald. All services for Mr. McDonald will be private.

Mar 25, 2016

Mr. Robert Eugene Linquist, Jr., age 72, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Linquist was born October 20, 1943 in Tennessee to Robert Eugene and Aliece Roberts Linquist.  Survivors include: his sons, Robert Eugene Linquist II of Georgia and Walter Kenneth Linquist and his wife Holly of Jonesville; daughter, Alexis Ponce-de-Leon and her husband Matty...

Mar 21, 2016

Mr. Teddy Gene White, age 75, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. Mr. White was born November 9, 1940 in Surry County to John Clarence and Selma Coe White. Mr. White retired from Carolina-Pacific and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Wagoner...

Mar 21, 2016

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants” – Psalm 116: 15 Late on Monday night, March 21st 2016, the Lord rejoiced at the homecoming of His faithful servant, Major James Eddie Blackburn.  While Eddie left this earth at the young age of 56, he used the years given to him in impactful...

Mar 21, 2016

Mrs. Deloris Varner Gray Welborn of 108 Welborn Street, Jonesville, N.C. was called to her eternal reward of March 21, 2016 following a brief illness. Mrs. Welborn was born March 28, 1942 in Summerville, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Lewis David Emmanuel Varner and Eloise Shannon Varner. Deloris was a 1959 graduate of Summerville High School,...

Mar 18, 2016

Mr. Tony Gray Snow, age 76, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Snow was born November 9, 1939 in Wilkes County to George Raymond and Ruby Helen White Snow.

Mr. Snow retired from Farmer’s Home Administration as the county supervisor. He actively served his community, being a member of the Yadkin...

Mar 15, 2016

Mr. Samuel Lee Foster, age 46, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Foster was born November 15, 1969 in Forsyth County to Jimmy Lester and Shirley Ann Waddell Foster. Mr. Foster was a member of Ronda Church of God and was a member of The Gospel Four Quartet for 22 years. In...

Mar 12, 2016

Mr. Ira Samuel “Sam: Lloyd, age 74, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Lloyd was born January 26, 1942 in Surry County to Frank and Ruby Shores Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd was a member of Charity Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Mar 12, 2016

Mr. Max Soots, age 82, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Soots was born April 17, 1933 in Wilkes County to Charlie and Lessie Harris Soots. Mr. Soots was a charter member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was...

Mar 9, 2016

Mrs. Rita Faye White, age 58, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Genesis Healthcare of Sparta. Mrs. White was born June 29, 1957 in Yadkin County to Dewey Franklin and Perchie Mae Macemore Reed. Survivors include: her brothers, Dewey Reed and wife Sarah of Jonesville and David Reed and wife Lisa of Moravian Falls; sister, Hilda Brewer of...

Mar 8, 2016

Mrs. Nancy Cynthia Wallo Burley, age 69, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Sunrise Assisted Living in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Mrs. Burley was born September 12, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to Clark J. and Hilda Hanks Wallo. Mrs. Burley was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and an avid needle worker. She enjoyed...