Obituaries

Dec 25, 2015

Mr. Woodrow Oliver Crouse, 98, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015.  Mr. Crouse was born January 26, 1917 in Alleghany County to George and Pearl Andrews Crouse.

Mr. Crouse retired from Wayne Farms and was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church.  Mr. Crouse was also a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII.  In addition...

Dec 22, 2015

Mr. Lantz Patrick Gaffney, Sr., age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Mr. Gaffney was born March 8, 1923 in Bessemer City, NC to Carl and Carrie Stockton Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney was a Veteran of WWII from during January 1942 to January 1946 with the First Marine Division serving in three South Pacific campaigns Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester New...

Dec 21, 2015

Mr. Thomas Lee Carter, age 81, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. Mr. Carter was born December 26, 1933 in Wilkes County to Manley Lowell and Mammie Carter. Mr. Carter retired from the U.S. Navy with 21 years of service, serving during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and was...

Dec 16, 2015

Mr. Raymond Arlington Norman, age 86, of State Road, NC went to his heavenly home with Jesus on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born March 1, 1929 in Wilkes County to Lena Woodle Norman and Frederich Wilson Norman. Mr. Norman worked as a well driller when he was a young man and then...

Dec 15, 2015

Mrs. Edith Holcomb Wright, age 89, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Wright was born December 19, 1925 in Surry County to Wint C. and Dora B. Holcomb.

Mrs. Holcomb was a homemaker and member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

In addition to...

Dec 15, 2015

Ms. Penny Park Mastin, age 43, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Mastin was born April 23, 1972 in Surry County to Benny C. and Jewell Holcomb Park. Penny was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was employed by ECMD. She was the V.P. of NC Treasury Management Association and...

Dec 11, 2015

Mr. Ralph Martin, age 99, of Country Club Drive, State Road, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of December 11, 2015.  Mr. Martin was born April 18, 1916 in Surry County to John Clinton and Carrie Sparks Martin. Mr. Martin was a retiree of Chatham Manufacturing Company and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church.  Ralph was a...

Dec 4, 2015

Mr. Grafton Blaine Roberts, age 89, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mr. Roberts was born September 2, 1926 in Wilkes County to H.C. and Bessie Sparks Roberts Mr. Roberts was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a retired farmer and a member of...

Nov 29, 2015

Our loving mother and grandmother, Ruby Grace Smith Cox, 100 years old, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on November 29, 2015.  Ruby was born in Traphill, NC on May 27, 1915 to the late John and Eliza Lyon Smith.  She lived her life in Traphill, where she made her home and raised her family with her late husband,...

Nov 28, 2015

Mr. Steven Harold Barker, 66, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Barker was born November 8, 1949 in Surry County to Harold Timothy and Kathleen White Barker.  Mr. Barker was a veteran of the U.S. Marines Corp serving during the Vietnam War.  He worked as a Security Guard at Baptist Hospital before retiring.   In addition...

Nov 26, 2015

Mrs. Lucy Lawrence Wagoner, age 60, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Chatham Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. Wagoner was born May 17, 1955 in Surry County to Bud and Mildred Edmonds Lawrence. Mrs. Wagoner was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Jack Carter. Survivors...

Nov 24, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Reid Cheek, age 86, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cheek was born September 18, 1929 in Forsyth County to Cabel and Eleanor Reid Newsome. Mrs. Cheek was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sylvia Ann Walker and...

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Betty Dimmette Lyon, age 85, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. Mrs. Lyon was born November 5, 1930 in Wilkes County to Roger and Nellie Parks Dimmette. Mrs. Lyon was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church and retired after 23 years from the United States Postal Service. In addition to her parents...

Nov 17, 2015

Mr. Dicky Dale Barber , age 63, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Barber was born March 9, 1952 in Surry County to Richard and Thelma Cheek Barber. Mr. Barber was of the Baptist faith and a member of the NRA. Mr. Barber was retired from R.J. Reynolds and enjoyed riding motorcycles. Survivors include: his...

Nov 12, 2015

Mr. Bruce Ray Colbert, age 48, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015. Mr. Colbert was born October 23, 1967 in Surry County to Fred Ray and Blanche Durham Colbert. Survivors include: his son, Traeson Ray Colbert; brothers, Bobby Joe Colbert and wife Kathy of Traphill and Gary Dale Colbert of N. Wilkesboro and sister, Cindy Colbert of Elkin. Funeral services...

Nov 6, 2015

Mrs. Wilma Simmons Norman, age 84 of State Road, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at her residence while under hospice care. Mrs. Norman was born May 17, 1931 in Surry County to Phoy and Margie Wilmoth Simmons. Mrs. Norman was retired from Lucia and attended Zephyr Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Oct 25, 2015

Mr. Clarence Lee Davis, age 60 of Thurmond, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davis was born April 18, 1955 in Halifax County, NC. He was employed with Candle Corporation. Survivors include: son, Jason Davis and his wife Beth of Greenville, SC; wife and special friend, Jan Johnson of Thurmond; brothers, Johnny Davis, Wes...

Oct 25, 2015

Ms. Mary Lou Childress, age 80, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. Ms. Childress was born September 20, 1935 in Wilkes County to Matthew Quincy and Fannie Caroline Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sisters, Louise Childress, Bernice Byers and Maude Johnson; brothers, Quincy Childress, Robert Childress, Ed Childress, Richard Childress, James Childress,...

Oct 25, 2015

Mrs. Hallie Mae Osborne, age 92, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Osborne was born February 21, 1923 in Wilkes County to Claude and Ada Carter Newman. Mrs. Osborne was a faithful member of Ronda First Baptist and attended as long as she was able. She was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In...

Oct 24, 2015

Mr. Garvey Cleemon Brown, age 90, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Brown was born May 27, 1925 in Yadkin County to Bedford and Wavie Cheek Brown. He was retired from Chatham Manufacturing Co. and was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesville. Mr. Brown was well known in...