Obituaries
Ginger Parks
Sep 12, 2015
Mrs. Virginia "Ginger" Parks, age 79, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015. Mrs. Parks was born November 11, 1935 in the Bronx, NY to John Wellenreiter and Margaret Smola. She was a long time resident of Miami, FL. and for the last 35 years a resident of Wilkes county. Mrs. Parks was a member of Roaring River United Methodist Church...
Shirley Key Lyon
Sep 12, 2015
Mrs. Shirley Key Lyon, age 69, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lyon was born July 8, 1946 in Surry County to the late Junior and Margaret Calloway Key. She was retired from Yadkin Bank and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she sang in the...
Evelyn Holbrook Parks Jolly
Sep 9, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Holbrook Parks Jolly, age 80, entered Heaven triumphantly to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Westwood Hills Nursing & Rehab. Mrs. Jolly was born October 18, 1934 in Yadkin County to Earl and Lillie Luffman Holbrook. Mrs. Jolly was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Lucille Alexander Hayes
Sep 4, 2015
Mrs. Lucille Alexander Hayes, age 93, passed away Friday, September 04, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Hayes was born October 9, 1921 in Wilkes County to Marcus and Amy Phillips Alexander. She was retired from Chatham Manufacturing with over 40 years of service. Mrs. Hayes was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the Friends of Faith Sunday School...
Lillian Southard Holder
Aug 31, 2015
Mrs. Lillian Truly Southard Holder, age 97, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Holder was born April 4, 1918 to Surry County to Alvin Dixie and Mildred Wall Southard. Mrs. Holder was a member of Bessie's Chapel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Naomi Davis Mclean
Aug 29, 2015
Mrs. Naomi Davis McLean, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. Mrs. McLean was born May 26, 1922 in Durham County to John and Lulu Dunn Davis. No services are planned at this time.
Clifton Deborde
Aug 27, 2015
Mr. Thomas Clifton DeBorde, age 80, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Joan and Howard Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. DeBorde was born June 13, 1935 in Surry County to Edgar Dallas DeBorde and Leota Walls Deborde. He was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and was owner of Clifton DeBorde Distributing. In addition to his parents he...
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Blackburn
Aug 26, 2015
Mr. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Blackburn, age 73, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Mr. Blackburn was born June 14, 1942 in Surry County to John and Ola Hart Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn attended Charity United Methodist Church and was a Charter Member of Benham Ruritan Club. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by eleven brothers and sisters....
Reba Pauline White Hayes
Aug 26, 2015
Mrs. Reba Pauline White Hayes went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 just two hours before her 101 birthday! She was in declining health for six years and moved from Woltz Hospice House in Dobson, North Carolina to receive full time nursing care at Pruitt Health in Elkin, North Carolina in May of 2013. Mrs. Hayes...
Phyllis Maines Carter
Aug 21, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis Maines Carter, 79, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Carter was born April 2, 1936 in Surry County to Glenn and Edith Brooks Maines. Mrs. Carter retired from Lucia and enjoyed assisting the elderly in finding employment as Job Coordinator for Experience Works, Inc. and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church....
John Arvel Holsclaw
Aug 20, 2015
Mr. John Arvel Holsclaw, age 74, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. Mr. Holsclaw was born July 1, 1941 in Wilkes County to Lenny and Maggie Nelson Holsclaw. Mr. Holsclaw was a member of Central Full Gospel Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He enjoyed horeshoe pitching and was an avid fisherman and nascar fan. He was a loving husband,...
Hannah "Becky" Riggs
Aug 20, 2015
Ms. Hannah Rebecca "Becky" Riggs, age 69, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Gordon's Hospice House. Ms. Riggs was born February 10, 1946 in Miami, FL to Lewis Edward and Dorothy Elizabeth Parker Riggs. Ms. Riggs was a member of The Salvation Army Eden, NC Corps. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother,...
Peggy Sue Willey
Aug 18, 2015
Mrs. Peggy Sue Parks Willey, age 63, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Willey was born August 27, 1951 in Wilkes County to Amy and Connie Hinson Parks. Mrs. Willey was a member of Center Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Bobbie Ann Gilliam
Aug 17, 2015
Mrs. Bobbie Ann Greene Gilliam, age 80, of Ronda, wife of Charles Avery Gilliam, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Gilliam was born to Robert "Bob" Glenn Greene of Clingman and Anna Mae Mathis Greene Brown of Roaring River on May 5, 1935. Mrs. Gilliam was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Ronda. She...
Dalford Glen Pinnix
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Dalford Glen Pinnix, age 72, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Pinnix was born August 13, 1943 in Surry County to Ralph Glen and Mae AnnaLee Johnson Pinnix. Mr. Pinnix was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife...
Angelene Holcomb Collins
Aug 16, 2015
Mrs. Angelene Holcomb Collins, age 87, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Collins was born February 7, 1928 in Yadkin County to Jones and Cora Swaim Holcomb. Mrs. Holcomb was a member of West Elkin Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Collins and brothers,...
Mae Money Billings
Aug 14, 2015
Mrs. Caroline "Mae" Money Billings, age 84 of Elkin, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. She was born April 15, 1931 in Wilkes County to Edgar and Effie Van Hoy Money. Mrs. Billings was retired from Chatham Manufacturing, a member of Austin Baptist Church and a foster grandparent for the Wilkes County School system. In addition to her parents she...
Imogene Pardue
Aug 10, 2015
Miss Mattie Imogene Sale Pardue, age 90 passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare of Elkin. She was the third child of Duran Hill and Mattie Sale Pardue. She was employed in the Binding department of Chatham Manufacturing Company and retired in 1987. She was an active member of "The Binding Club" and enjoyed the fellowship for many...
Kay Cheek Hurt
Aug 4, 2015
Mrs. Kay Cheek Hurt, age 84, passed away Tuesday, August 04, 2015 and Chatham Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. Hurt was born January 1, 1931 in Simcoe Ontario, Canada to Sherman Asbury and Stella Isaacs Cheek. Mrs. Hurt was a teacher for Elkin City Schools and a member of The First United Methodist Church of Elkin. In addition to her...
Dixie Blackburn Pardue
Jul 29, 2015
Mrs. Mary "Dixie" Blackburn Pardue, age 82, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her home on her 65th wedding anniversary. As she expressed so many times during her declining health "I'm so ready to see Jesus" and now her faith has become sight. She was born August 24, 1932 in Wilkes County to Curtis G. and Ina Couch Blackburn....
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