Obituaries

James Eugene Tillie

James Eugene Tillie

Nov 22, 2012

Mr. James Eugene Tillie, age 88, of Elkin passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Hospice Home at High Point. Mr. Tillie was born April 5, 1924 in Wilkes County to James Luther and Minerva McCann Tilley. Mr. Tillie was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and a veteran of US Navy serving during WWII . In addition to...

Charles Clayton Alexander

Charles Clayton Alexander

Nov 17, 2012

Mr. Charles Clayton Alexander, 81, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Alexander was born April 20, 1931 in Elwood, Indiana to Sanford S. "Coon" and Sarah Jane Sparks Alexander. Mr. Alexander was a member of White Plains Baptist Church and retired from Tyson. He was a veteran of the United States Marines serving during the Korean...

Rev. Roscoe Armfield Hager

Rev. Roscoe Armfield Hager

Nov 10, 2012

Rev. Roscoe Armfield Hager, age 92 of Yadkinville, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Willowbrook Healthcare Center. Rev. Hager was born August 1, 1920 in Wilkes County to John H. Hager and Dinah Adams Hager. He was a veteran of the US Army during WWII serving in Pearl Harbor. Rev. Hager became an ordained minister May 4, 1955. After...

Brady A Lowe

Brady A Lowe

Nov 5, 2012

Mr. Brady "Brad" Alexander Lowe, age 37, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Brad was born April 25, 1975 in Surry County to Lonnie David and Amanda Billings Lowe. Brad was a resident of Spring Street Group Home in Mt. Airy and loved attending college, playing golf, family events and activities and...

Odessa S Luffman

Odessa S Luffman

Nov 4, 2012

Odessa Luffman, age 99, went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning, Nov. 4, 2012, while at Woltz Hospice Home of Dobson, NC. She is survived by three daughters and one son-in-law - Rebecca Calloway of Garner, Nancy Davenport of Winston-Salem, Glenda White (Jack) of Concord; seven grandchildren - Reba Calloway Bowman (Joe) of Sanford, John Calloway, Jr (Carol)...

Wyman Lee Cothren

Wyman Lee Cothren

Oct 31, 2012

Mr. Wyman Lee Cothren, age 63 of Thurmond, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Cothren was born January 16, 1949 in Surry County to Bonson & Callie Burchette Cothren. Mr. Cothren was a member of the VFW Post at Mountain Park. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother,...

Blanche C Brown

Blanche C Brown

Oct 30, 2012

Mrs. Blanche Cox Brown, age 88 of Elkin, passed away, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin. She was born March 17, 1924 in Bluefield County, WV to Guy and Annie Bateman Cox. Mrs. Brown was a member of Austin Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and mother-in-law. In addition...

Ralph Gray Colvard

Ralph Gray Colvard

Oct 27, 2012

Mr. Ralph Gray Colvard, age 98 of Jonesville, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Colvard was born October 6, 1914 in Wilkes County to Carrie Finney Colvard and Wiley J. Colvard In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Vestal Colvard; sister, Carrie Clay,...

Verlie Shores Haynes

Verlie Shores Haynes

Oct 22, 2012

Mrs. Verlie May Shores Haynes, age 90, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Heritage Health Care of Elkin. Mrs. Haynes was born September 12, 1922 in Surry County to Christopher Columbus & Lillie May Tucker Shores. She was raised on River Road in Jonesville, lived in Daytona Beach, FL, Winston-Salem, Hamptonville and Elkin. Mrs. Haynes was a faithful...

Noah James Settle

Noah James Settle

Oct 21, 2012

Noah James Settle "Uncle Jim", 92 Jim Settle of Okeechobee passed away October 21, 2012. He was born in Hays (Mt. View), North Carolina. He served in the US Navy during WWII as a sonar teacher. He moved to Florida in 1957 and to Indiantown, FL in 1970. He retired from a long insurance career in 1985. Jim was an...

Alfred Ray Rogers

Alfred Ray Rogers

Oct 19, 2012

Elkin Alfred Ray Rogers, 57, of Elkin, died Friday, October 19, 2012 in his home. Beloved Husband, Father, Son, and "Papa", Al was born November 9, 1954 to Jack and Marie (Mickel) Rogers. He graduated from East Wilkes High School in 1972 and continued his education at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he earned his Bachelor...

Emma Ernestin Browne

Emma Ernestin Browne

Oct 18, 2012

Mrs. Emma E. Browne passed away, Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Browne was a volunteer with meals on wheels for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Beuford Browne and her brother, Bobby Crouse. Survivors include: son, Douglas Browne and his wife, Judy of Gastonia; step-father, Woodrow Crouse of Union Hill; grandchildren, Matthew...

Gail Sizemore

Gail Sizemore

Oct 18, 2012

Heaven's stars are shining more brightly as another earthly angel has traveled home to join the angel choir on fluttering angel wings as of October 18, 2012; Gail Smith Sizemore is now singing for her Lord and Savior. Born May 30, 1948 to Lloyd and Mary Alice Harris Smith, she leaves behind to cherish many wonderful memories her husband of...

Edward Patterson Ridgell

Edward Patterson Ridgell

Oct 14, 2012

Elkin, Edward Patterson Ridgell, 67, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. Born August 23, 1945 in Riverside, CA, he was the son of the late James McLaurin Ridgell, Jr. and Virginia Shellie Patterson. Mr. Ridgell was a retired teacher with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and taught from 1974 to 1993...

Phillip David Gail

Phillip David Gail

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Phillip David Gail,age 36 of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 2 P.M. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Elkin, NC with burial following in the church cemetery. His family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5 to 8 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home,...

Lula Caudle

Lula Caudle

Oct 8, 2012

Mrs. Lula Mae White Caudle, age 72, passed away, Monday, October 8, 2012. Mrs. Caudle was born February 7, 1940 in Surry County to John Emory and Cindy Lou Cave White. Mrs. Caudle was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star. Mrs. Caudle was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a...

Randy Spencer Royall

Randy Spencer Royall

Oct 6, 2012

Randy Spencer Royall, age 56, passed away suddenly October 6, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from complications after a long illness. Randy was born February 28, 1956, in Elkin and was graduated from Elkin High School where he excelled on the football field earning a scholarship to Elon College in Burlington. He played several seasons there before beginning...

Gregory Dean Mathis

Gregory Dean Mathis

Oct 5, 2012

Mr. Gregory Dean Mathis, age 56 of Elkin, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012. He was born November 5, 1955 in Columbus, GA to Margie Ailene and Tony Gayle Mathis. Mr. Mathis was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Mathis was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: his...

Banner Vestal Sparks

Banner Vestal Sparks

Oct 4, 2012

Mr. Banner Vestal Sparks, age 86, passed away, Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mr. Sparks was born February 9, 1926 in Wilkes County to Walter Grover and Emma Billings Sparks. Mr. Sparks was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII. Mr. Sparks retired from Proctor-Silex in Mt. Airy; he was also a member of...

Howard Franklin Golden

Howard Franklin Golden

Oct 3, 2012

Mr. Howard Franklin Golden, age 93 passed away peacefully at his residence at Parkwood Place, Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Mr. Golden was born March 30, 1919 in Elkin to Thomas H. and Annice Lee Golden. He was retired from Chatham Mfg. Co. in Elkin after 40 years of service and was a member of First Baptist Church of Elkin. In...