Obituaries
Wade Edward Mounce
Aug 21, 2026
Mr. Wade Edward Mounce, age 78, of Elkin, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, at his home. Mr. Mounce was born on March 22, 1948, in Surry County to Kearney and Nell Wall Mounce.
Mr. Mounce attended Shield of Faith Baptist Church and served as a Sunday School Teacher. He retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a retired firefighter and...
Tony Gray Couch
Aug 20, 2026
Mr. Tony Gray Couch, 63, of Dobson, passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Tony was born on May 31, 1963, and was the adopted son of Jimmie Couch and Dorothy Howell Couch.
Tony enjoyed building model cars, playing video games, Star Trek, paintball, and spending time with his beloved cat, Gracie. He was a past volunteer for...
Maybel Louise Carrington Dreyer
Aug 19, 2026
Mrs. Maybel Louise Carrington Dreyer, age 88, of Hamptonville, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Woltz Hospice Home. She was born on October 26, 1937, in Kent County, Rhode Island, to Fred and Ruth Burgress Carrington.
Mrs. Dreyer was a member of Phoenix Baptist Church in West Warwick, Rhode Island, and a member of the Yadkinville Quilters Guild.
In addition...
Evelyn Owens Norman
Aug 18, 2026
Mrs. Evelyn "Ev" Owens Norman, age 101, of Traphill passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center.
Evelyn was born December 10, 1924, in Surry County to Murphy “Vess” Sylvester and Alice Billings Owens.
In addition to her parents, Evelyn is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis “Skeet” Norman; brothers, Murphy Owens, Brock Owens...
Journee Lenn Wagner
Aug 15, 2026
Journee Lenn Wagner, age 2, of State Road, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026 , at her residence.
Journee was born July 9th, 2024, in Mecklenburg County to Brandone Wagner and Juanita Elizabeth Mendoza-Dezha .
Journee started each day with joy, happiness, & spunk. Journee will be remembered for the impact she made on the hearts of those around her, for her...
Scott Dale Hinson
Aug 14, 2026
Mr. Scott Dale Hinson, age 77, of State Road, passed away August 16, 2026 at Woltz Hospice Home. Scott was born June 24, 1949 in Surry County, to Esker and Margaret Carter Hinson.
Scott was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, spending time with his family, farming and growing strawberries. Scott loved baseball and still played in...
Lillian Cox Newman
Aug 14, 2026
Lillian Cox Newman, age 86, of Elkin, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin.
Lillian was born July 11th, 1940, in Wilkes County to Alvin and Maude Cox.
Mrs. Newman was a kind hearted soul and enjoyed staying busy. In her younger years she loved being on the farm with her husband Jimmy, fishing, crocheting, and...
Melissa "Missy" Carter White
Aug 14, 2026
It is with indescribable sadness that we share with you the passing of Melissa Dawn Carter White.
Missy’s unwavering faith in our Heavenly Father was the most important part of her life. She was deeply grateful for her salvation and found great comfort in knowing that, through her faith, she would spend eternity with Him. Her faith was not simply something...
Lloyd Junior Spicer
Aug 12, 2026
Lloyd Junior Spicer, age 83, of Hamptonville, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.
Lloyd was born May 1, 1943, in Surry County to Lloyd Turner and Ruby Wood Spicer.
Lloyd was a simple man and tried to live a simple life. He believed in working hard and living life to its fullest. Like many people, as...
Kathryn Finney Parks
Aug 12, 2026
Mrs. Kathryn Finney Parks, age 71, of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by her family. Kathryn was born in Surry County on December 24, 1954, to Grady Gambill Finney and Olene Cooper Finney.
Kathryn was very creative and enjoyed crafting, leather and metal work, making jewelry, and painting. She loved her...
Elsie Pauline Parks Barker
Aug 10, 2026
Mrs. Elsie Pauline Parks Barker, age 100, of Elkin, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at PruittHealth-Elkin. She was born on February 25, 1926, in Wilkes County to Ed and Pearl Byrd Parks.
Pauline was a lifelong member of Oak Level Baptist Church and a forty-plus-year employee of Chatham Manufacturing Company. She was a wonderful mother and Nanny who found...
Vernon Paul Medley
Aug 10, 2026
Mr. Vernon Paul Medley, age 92, of Elkin, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born on June 26, 1934, in Surry County to Lucian Ray and Nora Royal Medley.
Mr. Medley was a member of Bessie’s Chapel Baptist Church. He was also a 60-plus-year member of Copeland Masonic Lodge No. 390 AF&AM, Oasis Temple...
Edna Lee Holleman
Aug 9, 2026
Edna Lee Holleman, age 83, of Jonesville, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026 at Pruitt Health in Elkin.
Ms. Holleman was born September 28, 1942 in Yadkin County to Emma Lee Holleman.
Edna enjoyed many things in her life like working in her yard and animals. But she was most passionate about baking and giving away her baked good to her friends.
In...
Joyce Lee Cave Nance
Aug 8, 2026
Mrs. Joyce Lee Cave Nance, age 90, of State Road, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 10, 1936, in Surry County to Grady and Martha Poteat Cave.
Mrs. Nance was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and was active when she was able.
In addition to her parents,...
Harold Wilson Tilley
Aug 3, 2026
Mr. Harold Wilson Tilley, age 89, passed away Monday, August 3, 2026 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Tilley was born May 16, 1937 in Wilkes County to Clyde Wilson and Ruby Hemric Tilley.
Harold retired from the NC National Guard, serving from July 1960 through June 1983 as Staff Sargent, Mortar Platoon Section Leader of the 120th Infantry and Rifle Sharpshooter....
Nancy Louise Darnell
Aug 2, 2026
Mrs. Nancy Barker Darnell, age 86, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Woltz Hospice Home. Nancy was born in Surry County to Cornice Paul “Pete” and Ruby Ferguson Barker.
In addition to her parents, she as was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Darnell; sister, Shirley Porter and a brother, Ray Barker.
Nancy was a member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle....
Nancy "Carol" Hanes Long
Jul 29, 2026
Nancy "Carol" Hanes Long was born on December 25, 1940, in Elkin, North Carolina to Harvey Edgar Hanes and Edna Earlene Childress Hanes. She was raised and lived in the Elkin and State Road area all of her youth. As an adult, she loved to travel and therefore lived in many places.
She graduated from Mountain Park High School where she...
Betty Jean Blackburn
Jul 26, 2026
Betty Jean Blackburn, age 86, of Ronda, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 , at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Betty was born on September 8,1939, in Wilkes County to Solomon Ray and Charmie Combs Hawkins.
Betty was a true member of the Ronda community, where she was loved and respected by everyone who knew her. When she wasn't...
Carol Steele Andrews
Jul 25, 2026
Mrs. Carol Steele Andrews of Elkin, passed away, Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Atrium Health. Mrs. Andrews was born January 27, 1952 in Surry County to Jarvis Posey Lee and Marie Cockerham Steele.
Carol was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and served many years singing in the Choir and being involved with Women on Mission. She...
Lucky Steve Wilmoth
Jul 24, 2026
Lucky Steve Wilmoth, age 83, of Elkin, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.
Lucky was born April 10th, 1943, in Baltimore, MD to Charles Sr. and Mary Ann Hayes Wilmoth.
Mr. Wilmoth was a man of many talents. He loved to golf, was a skilled craftsman, but his greatest passions were church and his family.
Lucky was...
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