Obituaries
Marty A. Gravestock
Jul 3, 2011
Maresa A. "Marty" Gravestock was born March 2, 1939 to Robert and Gertrude Emerton Sherman at San Diego, CA. She grew up in San Diego and Ft. Bragg, CA. She graduated from San Diego High School with the class of 1957. She married Tommy Thomas after her graduation. They had two children. She received her Licensed Practical Nurse degree in...
Allen G. Harwood
Jul 1, 2011
Allan Gilbert Harwood 71 St. Maries, ID resident, died July 1, 2011 at his home near St. Maries following a sudden heart attack. He was born May 30, 1940 to Alf and Marion Tusten Gerdlund at Garibaldi, Oregon. Early in his life, the family moved to Blue Lake in Humboldt County, California. He graduated from Arcata High School with the...
Butch K. Hagen
Jun 30, 2011
HAGEN, Owen K. "Butch" 75 lifetime resident of Spokane, WA passed away June 30, 2011 at Spokane following a longtime courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 23, 1936 at Spokane. He grew up in Spokane Valley and attended Central Valley Schools. He served 2 years in the Washington National Guard. He was employed by Darigold Farms and worked...
Mary Ann Stanley
Jun 27, 2011
Mrs. Mary Ann Stanley, age 80 of Elkin, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Stanley was born April 15, 1931 in Surry County to Ulysses and Mary Fody Phillps. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and was a member of New Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to...
Jack Bernard Couch
Jun 27, 2011
Mr. Jack Bernard Couch, age 81 of State Road, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Couch was born January 30, 1930 in Surry County to King Voy and Cora Wall Couch. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve for 25 years. Mr. Couch was...
Rania Annette Darnell
Jun 26, 2011
Ms. Rania Annette Darnell, age 44 of Jonesville, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011. Ms. Darnell was born October 7, 1966 in Surry County to Ronnie Wayne and Katie Jeanette Garris Darnell. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Billy Wayne Hawkins of Virginia Beach, VA; her mother, Katie Jeanette Darnell of Jonesville; her...
Buttons Wolfe
Jun 25, 2011
Larene Rae "Buttons" Wolfe 63 longtime St. Maries resident, died June 25, 2011 at Coeur d' Alene, ID following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 26, 1948 to "Tude" and Josephine Harris Wolfe at St. Maries. She moved to the Sacramento California area when she was 14 years old. She attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento. While living...
Mary Emma Adams
Jun 25, 2011
Mrs. Mary Emma Adams, age 92, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Adams was born September 18, 1918 in Wilkes County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Sally Tucker Norman; husband, Gratis Ward Adams; son, Jimmy Dale Adams; daughter, Ruth A. Sloop; sister, Winifred Ross, and grandchildren, Rita...
Estaline Cockerham Draughn
Jun 22, 2011
Mrs. Estaline Cockerham Draughn, age 85, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Wilkes Senior Village. Mrs. Draughn was born February 10, 1926 in Wilkes County to Lester and Marie Tilley Cockerham. Mrs. Draughn was a homemaker and a member of Shoaly Branch Baptist Church and attended Pleasant Home Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and neighbor....
Brenda Patricia Ann Jeanblanc
Jun 16, 2011
Brenda Patricia Ann JeanBlanc 71 resident of Harrison, ID died June 16, 2011 at St. Maries following an apparent heart attack. She was born Feb. 22, 1940 to Matthew and Marie Sieverson Mehtala at Oulu, Wisconsin. She grew up in Kamiah, ID. She married Ferdinand JeanBlanc on August 28, 1954 at Orofino, ID. They made their home at Kamiah. They...
William B. Cook
Jun 16, 2011
William "Bill" Cook 76 long time St. Maries area resident died June 16, 2011 in St. Maries, ID following an extended illness. He was born October 16, 1934 to William and Irma Hassel Cook in Philadelphia, Penn. As a teenager, he moved to Sierra Madre, CA where his Uncle Ed Cook was living. Following his graduation from High School in...
Kenneth Terry Flinchum
Jun 15, 2011
Mr. Kenneth Terry Flinchum, age 58 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mr. Flinchum was born October 19, 1952 in Surry County to Raleigh William and Betty Jean Stanley Flinchum, Jr. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was retired from Surry Telephone Membership Corporation after 34 ½ years of service. Mr. Flinchum was preceded in...
Alger Clindon Bowers
Jun 13, 2011
Mr. Alger Clindon Bowers, age 83 of State Road, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. Mr. Bowers was born May 24, 1928 in Wilkes County to John and Dorothy Bowers. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and he enjoyed fishing and antiquing. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Walsh and...
Pauline Lyons Pike
Jun 12, 2011
Mrs. Pauline Lyons-Pike, age 89 of Jonesville, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. Pauline was born December 9, 1921 in Wilkes County to William Earl and Hessie Gentry Gant. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husbands, Robert H. Lyons and James W. Pike; brother, Fred Gant; and stepson Glen Pike. Survivors include: her son, Charles...
Warren Bell
Jun 11, 2011
G. Warren Bell 77 longtime St. Maries area resident, died June 11, 2011 at Coeur d' Alene , ID following a brief illness. He was born August 7, 1933 to George and Beatrice Smith Bell at Cle Elum, WA. He grew up in Fernwood, ID. Warren left s chool at an early age to work in the woods. He enlisted...
Betty Colleen Lambert
Jun 8, 2011
Betty Colleen Lambert, age 62 of Jonesville, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Betty was born September 20, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Vincenzo and Helen Maher Vespia. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy Vespia, Vincent Vespia, and Michael Vespia. Survivors include...
Frank W. Stratton
Jun 6, 2011
Frank W. Stratton 88 resident of Santa, ID died June 6, 2011 at his home from an apparent heart attack. He was born May 26, 1923 to Frank and Thelma Brockway Stratton at St. Maries, ID He grew up in St. Maries. As a young man, he worked in the woods. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to...
Grace Hurt Davis
Jun 6, 2011
Mrs. Grace Hurt Davis, age 91 of Elkin, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Villages of Wilkes. Mrs. Davis was born May 31, 1920 in Surry County to William Virgil and Emma Edwards Hurt. After graduating from Elkin High School in 1936 she worked at J.C. Penney and later as a dental assistant. She married Harold Clifton Davis...
Charles Evan Mccurdy
Jun 6, 2011
Charles "Chuck " McCurdy 90 died June 6, 2011 at his home on Sanders road after battling colon and liver cancer. He was born on November 13, 1920 in St. Joseph, MO. The only child of Salome Manila Moore and Evan William McCurdy. He was graduated from Benton High School in St. Joseph, Mo in 1937. He later received his...
Marie Jolly Johnson
Jun 4, 2011
Elkin Mrs. Marie Jolly Johnson, age 80, of Collins Road, passed away Saturday June 4, 2011 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born July 21, 1930 in Wilkes County to Paul and Beulah Morrison Jolly. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ray William Johnson. Survivors include a son, William Randle "Randy" Johnson,...
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