Obituaries
Dr. Sheff Daniel Olinger Jr.
Oct 19, 2013
Sheff Daniel Olinger, veteran, doctor, farmer and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 19, 2013. He was born to Sheff Daniel Olinger, Sr. and Ada Yeary Olinger on October 23, 1930 in Lee County, Virginia. He grew up and attended school there prior to entering Virginia Military Institute at the age of fifteen....
Barbara Jean Goforth
Oct 18, 2013
Barbara Jean Goforth, 67, passed away Friday October 18, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Goforth was born in Wilkes County November 28, 1945 to Dewey and Grace Richardson Byrd. Mrs. Goforth retired from Forsyth Medical Center and was a member of Hickory Ridge United Methodist Church. She was a dear and loving sister to all her siblings and loved...
Azelyne Miller Collins
Oct 16, 2013
Mrs. Azelyne Miller Collins, age 83 passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Mrs. Collins was born November 10, 1929 in Yadkin County to Sidney and Beulah Shore Miller. Mrs. Collins was an active member of Flat Rock Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Hickory. She had a love of life, people, and her family .Mrs. Collins had a very...
Rev. Roby Floyd Wilcox
Oct 11, 2013
Rev. Roby Floyd Wilcox, age 91 of Elkin, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born January 1, 1922 in Todd, NC to Floyd Roby Wilcox and Bessie Grogan Wilcox. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII. Rev. Wilcox was retired from Chatham Manufacturing with 38 years of service and...
Chandler Ellis Williams
Oct 7, 2013
Mr. Chandler Ellis Williams, age 48 of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013. He was born November 11, 1964 in Virginia. All services are private.
Esther W. Steele
Oct 7, 2013
Mrs. Esther Williams Steele of Elkin, passed away Monday, October 07, 2013, on her 86th birthday, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on October 7, 1927 in Dobson, NC to the late Walter and Grace Love Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Cockerham Steele and a sister, Evie Williams Thompson. She is survived...
Lee Roy Hayes
Oct 4, 2013
Mr. Lee Roy Hayes, age 98, went to be with The Lord on Friday, October 4, 2013 at UniHealth Post-Acute Care, Elkin, NC. Mr. Hayes was born in Surry County on May 8, 1915 to Granville Webster and Edith Masten Hayes. Mr. Hayes was the first employee to retire from Chatham Manufacturing Company of Elkin with over 50 years of...
Herman Clarence Darnell
Oct 1, 2013
Mr. Herman Clarence Darnell, age 88 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was born September 6, 1925 in Wilkes County to Dossie Couch Darnell and Peter Clarence Darnell. Mr. Darnell retired from Chatham Manufacturing with 45 years of Service and Wilkes County Ambulance Service with 15 years of service. He was a veteran of the US Navy...
Perry Neal Garris
Sep 30, 2013
Mr. Perry Neal Garris, age 70 passed away, Monday, September 30, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1943 in Yadkin County to Beulah and Luther Garris. Mr. Garris was retired from Wilkes Electric Armature. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Ann Garris, two brothers and three sisters. Survivors...
Billy Mccann
Sep 30, 2013
Mr. Billy Ray McCann, age 77 passed away Monday, September 30, 2013. Mr. McCann was born May 2, 1936 in Wilkes County to Jim and Maude Burcham McCann. Mr. McCann was a member of Rachel Baptist Church where he served as Trustee and was a Barber for 40 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Mary Linda Anderson
Sep 27, 2013
Mrs. Mary Linda Anderson, age 79 of Jonesville, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1934 in Surry County to Bertha and Hillary Spann. She was a homemaker and a member of East Elkin Full Gospel Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Anderson;...
Nancy Teague
Sep 23, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Cockerham Teague, age70 passed away Monday, September 23, 2013. Mrs. Teague was born February 28, 1943 in Surry County to Ervie and Eddis Willey Cockerham. Mrs. Teague was a member of East Elkin Baptist Church and also served on the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Auxillary. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her stepmother,...
Hoyland Harris Walls
Sep 22, 2013
Mrs. Hoyland Harris Walls, age 95, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Glenbridge Health and Rehab in Boone. She was born June 23, 1918 in Surry County to Henry Grady Harris and Mamie Johnson Harris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrance Walls. Mrs. Walls was a member of First Baptist Church...
Roy Carter
Sep 22, 2013
Jonesville, Mr. Roy Wilborn Carter, age 83, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013. Mr. Carter was born November 27, 1929 in Surry County to Hugh Jones Carter and Nettie Ann Carter. Mr. Carter was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a member of DAV of Traphill. In...
Mildred Dixon
Sep 18, 2013
Ms. Mildred Poole Dixon, age 97 passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at UniHealth Post-Acute Care of Elkin. Ms. Dixon was born January 23, 1916 in Bridgeport Washington to Fred and Eva Green Poole. She was a long time member of First United Methodist Church of Elkin and head of the alter committee for many years. She was also an...
Pauline H. Pardue
Sep 14, 2013
Mrs. Pauline H. Pardue, age 89, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab. She was born September 23, 1923 in Wilkes County to Jesse Steve Hemric and Flora Almita Brown Hemric. Mrs. Pardue was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church and was retired from Lucia and John Boy's BBQ. In addition to her parents...
Thomas Nelson Davis
Sep 13, 2013
Mr. Thomas Nelson Davis, age 87 of Elkin, found the loving arms of Christ open to receive him on Friday, September 13, 2013. He was born December 5, 1925 in Yadkin County to John Henry Davis and Lula Cranfill Davis. Mr. Davis was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946. He accepted...
Toby Butcher
Sep 6, 2013
Mr. Toby Allen Butcher, age 29, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013. Mr. Butcher was born February 13, 1984 in Forsyth County to Richard Manning and Gaynell Wilmoth Anderson. Mr. Butcher attended Gid Branch Baptist Church He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Homer and Pauline Wilmoth. Survivors include: his wife, Kristina H. Butcher of the home...
Wilma Sale Welborn
Sep 3, 2013
Mrs. Wilma Sale Welborn, age 87 of Ronda, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Welborn was born August 30, 1926 in Forsyth County to Claude Watkins Sale and Nancy Cooke Sale. She was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was an active member of Temple Hill United Methodist Church, having served...
Tommy Stimpson
Sep 2, 2013
Mr. Tommy Ray Stimpson , age 71 passed away Monday, September 2, 2013. Mr. Stimpson was born July 31, 1942 in Surry County to Glenn and Ann Ray Baker Stimpson. Mr. Stimpson was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church. He was also a member of Elkin Masonic Lodge # 454 and served as Master Mason in 2011. Mr....
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