Obituaries
Butch A. Anderson
May 31, 2010
Lawrence "Butch" Anderson 70 a resident of St. Maries died May 31, 2010 in Coeur d'Alene. He was born January 12, 1940 to Willard and Elizabeth Kilwein Anderson at Coeur d'Alene ID. He spent his first few years growing up in Spirit Lake, ID. His later years in Coeur d'Alene ID, where he attended IHM Academy and graduated from IHM...
Clara Couch Shaffner
May 27, 2010
Elkin Mrs. Clara Couch Shaffner, age 82, of Carter Mill Road, Elkin, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shaffner was born January 28, 1928 in Wilkes County to Meshack & Susie Transou Couch. Mrs. Shaffner was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was...
Harvie Sanford Wagoner
May 25, 2010
Elkin, Mr. Harvie Sanford Wagoner, age 77, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Mr. Wagoner was born January 13, 1933 in Wilkes County to Gordon and Nan Absher Wagoner. He was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and was a past sunday school teacher. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five siblings. Survivors include...
Derie Cheek Reece
May 25, 2010
Ronda Mrs. Derie Cheek Reece, age 33, of Factory Street, Ronda, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Reece was born August 3, 1976 in Surry County to Larry & Julia Wiles Cheek. Mrs. Reece was a member of Swaims Baptist Church and was a volunteer for many charitable organizations. She was preceded...
Howard Claude Hinson
May 24, 2010
Howard C. Hinson, 82 of Elkin, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Hinson was born May 31, 1927 in Surry County to Claude and Laura Smoot Hinson. He served in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Hinson was the owner and operator of Elkin Amoco Super Service in Elkin for many years. After moving...
Mary Nell Morrison
May 21, 2010
Mary Nell Morrison, 89 of Jonesville, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at Britthaven of Kernersville. Mrs. Morrison was born January 20, 1920 in Wilkes County to Bryant and Gertie Pardue Gray. She was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church and had a deep love for her family and her community. Mrs. Morrison was preceded in death by...
Mary Lib Hawks
May 21, 2010
Mrs. Mary Lib Collins Hawks, age 67, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 in Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1942 in Surry County to Millard Houston and Leona Cooper Collins. Mrs. Hawks was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and was retired from Greentree Financial. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Edith Brooks Maines
May 21, 2010
Mrs. Edith Brooks Maines, 96 of State Road, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at her home. She was born April 20, 1914 in Alleghany County to Rev. Mack T. and Effie Billings Brooks. Mrs. Maines became a member of Mtn. View Baptist Church at an early age. In recent years, she attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was a...
Avery Norman Watson
May 21, 2010
Mr. Avery Norman Watson, age 85, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 in Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1924 in Surry County to Ambrose P. and Kate Mills Watson. Mr. Watson retired from Central Telephone Company in 1982 after 31 years of service. He was an Army veteran of WWII serving in the 389th AAA division in...
Nora Couch Campbell
May 19, 2010
Nora Couch Campbell, 100, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Mrs. Campbell was born November 11, 1909 in Wilkes County to Silas Houston and Sarah Jane Harpe Couch. She was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Campbell was a wonderful cook who loved people and enjoyed gardening and flowers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Campbell was preceded...
Dwight Victor Arrhenius
May 13, 2010
Dwight "Dewey" Victor Arrhenius, 76, passed away from injuries received in a car accident in Montana while on vacation. Dewey was born and raised in Benewah County and graduated from St. Maries High School. He was one of six children born to the late Al and Margaret Laverdure Arrhenius. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie and will be forever...
Janie Elizabeth Sherrill
May 13, 2010
Janie Elizabeth Sherrill, 90 of Elkin, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Sherrill was born February 25, 1920 in Iredell County to John Lawrence and Della Cavin Sherrill. She was an active member of Elkin Presbyterian Church where she was a choir member for over 40 years. Ms. Sherrill was also a member of...
James Edgar Smith
May 8, 2010
James Edgar J.E. Smith, Jr., 84 of Ronda, passed away May 8, 2010 in the Pallitive Care Unit at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born August 9, 1925 in Wilkes County to James Edgar and Nina Walker Smith. He served in the US Army during WWII and served in the Battle of the Buldge where he...
Eddie Dewitt Osborne
May 8, 2010
Elkin, Mr. Eddie Dewitt Osborne, age 76, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1933 in Wilkes County to Samuel and Mary Ann Collins Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and was an avid golfer and fisherman. He retired from Elkin Furniture Company with 33 years of...
Ronald E. Pentland
May 6, 2010
Ronald E. Pentland 57 resident of St. Maries, ID, died May 6, 2010 at his mothers residence following a short term battle with cancer. He was born June 4, 1952 to William and Arlene Guenther Pentland Jr. at St. Maries, ID. He lived in Libby, MT with his family from 1955 until they moved to St. Maries in 1964. He...
Henriette Marian Mueller
May 5, 2010
Longtime St. Maries resident Henriette Marian Mueller 98 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 5, 2010, at her home in St. Maries, ID. She was born February 9, 1912 to Louis and Frida von Grunigen Verbarg in San Francisco, CA. Her father died when she was one year old and her mother raised three...
William Norman Jones
Apr 28, 2010
William Norman Jones, 87 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Jones was born October 8, 1922 in Ashe County to Frank and Clyde Beulah Winebarger Jones. He served in the US Army during WWII and was co-owner of Winebarger Tractor. Mr. Jones was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist Church. He...
Donald Gene Kennedy
Apr 27, 2010
Donald "Gene" Kennedy, 62 of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. He was born May 17, 1947 in Wilkes County to Foy & Maude Johnson Kennedy and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by his wife Mabel Kennedy and a brother Jasper Kennedy. He...
Marjory Ann Ray
Apr 25, 2010
Marge Swift Ray, 77 of State Road, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born November 6, 1932 in Whitman County, Washington to Alvin & Gladys Gillespie Swift. She was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher of the Encouragers Class. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Carolyn Joann Mahan
Apr 20, 2010
Carolyn Joann Mahan, 62 of State Road, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mahan was born December 10, 1947 in Wilkes County to Johnnie and Annie Ruth Blevins Absher. She was a member of Way of Life Full Gospel Tabernacle and was self employed as a seamstress. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mahan...
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