Obituaries
Rev. Ray Waddell
Apr 21, 2014
Rev. David Ray Waddell, Sr., age 73, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. Rev. Waddell was born November 18, 1940 in Wilkes County to Steve and Bertha Hemric Waddell. Rev. Waddell was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. He was ordained as a minister at Maple Springs Baptist Church by Rev. Cecil Hooper and served...
Cora Lee Dodson
Apr 21, 2014
Mrs. Cora Lee Brown Dodson, age 66, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014. Mrs. Dodson was born September 12, 1947 in Wilkes County to Burton Andrew and Minnie Barker Brown. Mrs. Dodson was a member of Charity Hill Baptist Church and was a past long time member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church. Cora Lee was a perfect example of a...
Clara Porter
Apr 14, 2014
Mrs. Clara Jean Stone Porter, age 71, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. Mrs. Porter was born June 2, 1942 in Yadkin County to Elmer Stone and Ethel Patton Brewer. Mrs. Porter was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and retired from Surry Community College. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, JoAnn...
Carolyn Olivia Brown
Apr 13, 2014
Mrs. Carolyn Olivia Gaither Brown, age 65, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014. Mrs. Brown was born in Surry County to Robert Clifton and Beatrice Layell Gaither. Mrs. Brown was a member of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Robert Dale Adams. Survivors include: husband, Burnice "Burnie" Brown...
Harold Gwyn Lawrence
Apr 12, 2014
Mr. Harold Gwyn Lawrence, age 83 of Elkin, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. He was born April 5, 1931 in Surry County to James F. Lawrence and Marjorie Jane Wall Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was active with the Boy Scouts of...
Ann Barker
Apr 7, 2014
Mrs. Anne Holbrook Barker, age 102, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014. Mrs. Barker was born May 31, 1911 in the Abshers Community of Wilkes County to Dennis L. Holbrook and Carrie Kennedy Holbrook. She married James Marcus Barker on December 20, 1930 and in 2005 celebrated 75 years together. In 1956 Anne and Marcus relocated to Flint Michigan. She...
Irene S. Ray
Apr 7, 2014
Mrs. Irene Sloop Ray, age 83 of Elkin, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. She was born January 18, 1931 in Surry County to Lester Sloop and Audrey McCoin Sloop. Mrs. Ray was the longtime face of Cash and Carry Supermarket in Elkin and later became the Marketing Director for Parkwood Retirement Community. She was...
Thomas E. Spicer
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Thomas Elbert Spicer, age 99, passed away Friday April 4, 2014 at Willowbrook Nursing Center. Mr. Spicer was born March 13, 1915 in Wilkes County to Alfred L. and Callie Spicer. Mr. Spicer was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and also retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a founding member of Benham Ruritan Club. Tom loved gardening and...
Albert Dean Stanley
Mar 27, 2014
Mr. Albert Dean Stanley, age 76 passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Stanley was born September 21, 1937 to Cecil and Lola Phillips Stanley. Mr. Stanley was a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Dare Stanley; brothers, Arvil Stanley and Arnold...
John David Steelman
Mar 23, 2014
Mr. John David "J.D." Steelman, age 74 passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014. Mr. Steelman was born April 21, 1939 in Yadkin County to Irvin and Lizzie Brown Steelman. Mr. Steelman was the owner of Dee Jay's Restaurant and was a chicken farmer for Tyson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Pearlie Vestal...
Carla Sue Brown
Mar 20, 2014
Carla Sue Darnell Brown, age 52 of Traphill, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. She was born September 30, 1961 in Surry County to Joseph Carl Darnell and Linda Sue Parks Darnell. She was a member of Open Arms Outreach Ministry. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by special aunts, Nancy Bauguess, Linda Parker, and Linda...
Richard D. Wilmoth
Mar 13, 2014
Richard D. Wilmoth, 82, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Sentara CarePlex in Hampton. He was born in Elkin, N.C. and was a resident of Hampton for 52 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and in 1986 retired from the Department of Defense as a HQTAC Comptroller. After retirement he loved to travel,...
Howard Tucker
Mar 11, 2014
Mr. William Howard Tucker, age 80 of Hamptonville, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 15, 1934 in Wilkes County to Carmel and Pauline Vanhoy Tucker. Mr. Tucker attended Elkin High School and was a member of First Baptist Church of Elkin. He...
Earnest Blevins
Mar 8, 2014
Mr. Earnest Jack Blevins, age 74, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Blevins was born January 12, 1940 in Raleigh, West Virginia to Harley Vaughn and Dema Lou Testerman Blevins. Mr. Blevins was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and a member of wise one's at St. Stephen Catholic Church. In addition to...
Christine Dianne Cosby
Mar 5, 2014
Christine Dianne Cosby, 45, of New York, NY, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Her Graveside service will be held Sunday, March 9, 2014 in Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road at 2:00 pm. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 McConnell Parkway. Chrysti was born November 21, 1968 in Charleston, SC, daughter...
Fred Milton Hincher
Feb 24, 2014
Mr. Fred Milton Hincher, age 74, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hincher was born June 24, 1939 in Wilkes County to Ambrose Milton and Maude Lyons Hincher. Mr. Hincher was a member of Roaring River Primitive Baptist Church and was the owner and operator of Fred's Auto Service & Sales in Benham. He...
George Billy Walters
Feb 23, 2014
Mr. George Billy Walters, age 88, passed away Sunday February 23, 2014. Mr. Walters was born November 8, 1925 in Surry County to George and Nettie Renegar Walters. Mr. Walters retired from B&E Wholesale and was a faithful and long-time member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where he served as Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher and was a member...
Reba Jane Norman
Feb 22, 2014
Sun City West, Arizona, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Psalms 116:15 Mrs. Reba Jane Callaway Norman , age 94, formerly of Thurmond, was called home to the Father on Saturday February 22, 2014. She was born September 15, 1919 to Wiley and Alza Vestal Callaway. Reba attended school at Roaring Gap through...
John Kenneth Ham
Feb 22, 2014
Ronda Mr. John Kenneth Ham, 84, passed away Saturday February 22, 2014. Mr. Ham was born in Wilkes County to Edgar A. and Jettie Sparks Ham. Mr. Ham retired from Coca-Cola -Northwest Vending and was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict. In addition...
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