Obituaries
Tommy Leroy Benton
Aug 13, 2012
State Road, Mr. Tommy Leroy Benton, age 67 of State Road, passed away, Monday, August 13, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 16, 1945 in Forsyth County to Farries Benton and Hazel Johnson Benton. Mr. Benton was a longtime employee of Chatham Manufacturing and was currently employed with NuCare. He attended Mt....
Joyce Ann Jenkins
Aug 4, 2012
Elkin Mrs. Joyce Ann Jenkins, 56, passed away Saturday, August 04, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Jenkins was born April, 16, 1956 in Surry County to Glenn Richard and Peggy Groce Wilmoth. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of Little Richmond Baptist Church and retired from Price Power Equipment and long time employee of former Elmore's of Elkin. She was preceded...
Rufus Ray Combs
Aug 3, 2012
Ronda Mr. Rufus Ray Combs, 69, passed away Friday, August 3, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Combs was born in Wilkes County September 20, 1942 to Arlis Ray and Dorothy Blevins Combs. Mr. Combs retired from Bassett Furniture and attended Ronda Baptist Tabernacle. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard Combs, Raymond Combs,...
William Arthur Barker
Jul 22, 2012
Mr. William Arthur Barker, 73, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Barker was born September 23, 1938 in Alleghany County to Marshall and Mary Belle Brown Barker. Mr. Barker retired from Wayne's Farms and attended Rocky Ford Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a great grandson, Malaki Swaim...
Virginia Mary Lee Martin
Jul 19, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Mary Lee Martin, age 74 of State Road, passed away, Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1938 in Carroll County, VA to Sadie Rosella Shouse Beck and Esker Franklin Beck. Mrs. Martin attended Redeeming Grace Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Graham...
Ozell Billings
Jul 16, 2012
Mrs. Ozell Billings, age 73 of Harmony, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 at Serenity House in Mooresville. She was born November 13, 1938 in Wilkes County to Martha Sheets Billings and Jonah Billings. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, R.J. Billings. Survivors include: sons, Hayden Billings and his wife Irene of Elkin,...
James Darron Holbrook
Jul 15, 2012
Mr. James Darron Holbrook, age 41 of Elkin, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012. He was born June 3, 1971 in Surry County to Wilda Jean Baldwin Holbrook and James Norris Holbrook. Mr. Holbrook was a member of Traphill Baptist Church and employed with Sheets Welding. Survivors include his wife, Mamie Holbrook of the home; son, Dillon Holbrook of the...
Marian Elliott O'Neal
Jul 15, 2012
Mrs. Marian Elliott O'Neal, age 87, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at High Point Regional Medical Center. She was born March 30, 1925 in Anderson County, SC to Mary Ida Tatum Elliott and Boyce Cleveland Elliott. Mrs. O'Neal was a former, longtime member of Peace Haven Baptist Church in N. Wilkesboro and a current member of South Elm...
Josephine Stonestreet Hutchinson
Jul 10, 2012
Mrs. Josephine Stonestreet Hutchinson, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Mrs. Hutchinson was born May 5, 1922 in Surry County to Joseph Harding and Carolyn "Molly" Hamby Stonestreet. Mrs. Hutchinson was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Hugh Hutchinson...
Joyce W. Porner
Jul 7, 2012
Mrs. Joyce Winifred Porner, age 86 of Thurmond, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. Mrs. Porner was born March 17, 1926 in Kent, England to Ada and Cyril Ferguson. She married her husband, Frederick Ernest Porner on November 23, 1948. Mrs. Porner's hobbies included singing in community chorus, teaching children's church, baking, knitting, and spending...
Faye C. Couch
Jul 6, 2012
Mrs. Faye Cockerham Couch of Elkin, died on Friday, July 6, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Couch was a native of Wilkes County. Her career in food service began in 1958 with Elkin City Schools. She worked in both Elkin Elementary and Elkin High School becoming manager of the high school cafeteria and later food service director for...
Winnie Frances Luffman
Jul 5, 2012
Winnie Frances Luffman, age 80 of State Road, NC, died July 5, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin, NC. Winnie was born October 18, 1931, the daughter of Butrice and Winfrey Luffman of State Road. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Lucy Luffman Dearing and her husband, John Proctor Dearing, both of Ocracoke,...
Zane Bell Fisher
Jul 4, 2012
Mr. Zane Bell Fisher, age 74 of Sparta, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in his home surrounded by the people he loved. Zane was born in Hamilton, NC August 7, 1937 to Joseph R. & Sally Willey Fisher. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Fisher, Sr. his mother, Sally Willey Fisher and a brother, J.R....
William Mckinley Nance
Jun 25, 2012
Mr. William McKinley Nance, age 87 of State Road, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1924 in Surry County to Sara Jane Hayes Nance and J.V. Nance. Mr. Nance was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and the Senior Adult Sunday school...
Perry Eugene Mckesson
Jun 22, 2012
Mr. Perry Eugene McKesson, age 53 of Jonesville, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born October 19, 1958 in Burke County to Mary Corpening McKesson and Marvin McKesson. Mr. McKesson was a member of New Covenant Christian Church in Wilkesboro. Survivors include his wife, Donna P. McKesson of the home, parents, Mary...
Carol Maria Collins
Jun 21, 2012
Mrs. Carol Maria Collins, age 66 of Elkin passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Collins was born February 24, 1946 in Wilkes County to Clide Combs Parsons and Albert Parsons. She was a member of Round Mountain Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harldene Collins and three...
Ruth Ann Brown
Jun 17, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Ann W. Brown, age 69 of State Road, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born October 18, 1942 in Surry County to Ruth Jackson Wampler and Charles William Wampler. Mrs. Brown was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother,...
Carol Billings Williams
Jun 15, 2012
Mrs. Carol Billings Williams, age 66 of State Road, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012. She was born October 17, 1945 in Surry County to Sarah "Sally" Smoot Billings and Sherman Billings. Mrs. Williams was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Stoney Ridge Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a...
Gladys Cheek Prevette
Jun 12, 2012
Mrs. Gladys Cheek Prevette, age 80 of Roaring River, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She was born February 9, 1932 in Wilkes County to Lessie Bauguess Cheek and Barney Cheek. Mrs. Prevette was retired from Wilkes County school system and was a member of New Light Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: daughter,...
Mark Avery Pardue
Jun 10, 2012
Mark Avery Pardue, age 53 of Elkin passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mark is the son of Avery and Dixie Blackburn Pardue of Elkin, born May 22, 1959. He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Pardue Williams. In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters,...
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