Obituaries
Gladys Patricia Holcomb
Aug 21, 2008
Jonesville Mrs. Gladys Patricia Holcomb, age 61, of N. Mineral Springs Drive, Jonesville, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Holcomb was born June 2, 1947 in Mechlenburg Co. Virginia to Levi Lee & Ella Mae Simmons Propst. Mrs. Holcomb was a member of Welcome Home Missionary Baptist Church and retired from Guardian Care. In addition to...
Dessie Virginia Poplin
Aug 21, 2008
Ronda Mrs. Dessie Virginia Reeves Poplin, age 98, of Elkin Hwy. 268, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Poplin was born June 10, 1910 in Wilkes County to Charles and Nan Morrison Reeves. Dessie was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist Church and retired from Spainhour's Department Store. In addition to her parents,...
George Andrew Hart, Jr
Aug 17, 2008
Huntersville Mr. George Andrew Hart, Jr., age 67, of Kane Alexander Drive, Huntersville, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Mr. Hart was born December 18, 1940 in Wilkes County to George Andrew & Cleo Mayberry Hart, Sr. George was a veteran of the United States Navy and was employed by Lowe's Companies He was a...
Sarah Nell Eidson
Aug 15, 2008
Elkin Ms. Sarah Nell Eidson, age 82, of Oakland Drive, passed away Friday, August 15, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Ms. Eidson was born March 16, 1926 in Surry County to Robert Paul & Jettie Hampton Eidson. Ms. Eidson was retired after 41 years from Chatham Manufacturing, and she was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church. She was...
Robert Craig Stewart
Aug 13, 2008
Yadkinville Mr. Robert Craig Stewart, age 42, of W. Main Street, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Stewart was born October 3, 1965 in Gaston County to Junior Elmer & Jeanette Watonia Mitchell Stewart. Mr. Stewart was employed at Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. In addition to his father, he...
Marie Johnson Cleary
Aug 9, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Marie Johnson Cleary, age 67, of Shore Street, Elkin, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Carolina's Medical Center. Mrs. Cleary was born April 23, 1941 in Surry County to Reginald & Dorothy Hampton Gambill. Mrs. Cleary was employed by East Coasts Mill Works and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where she enjoyed working in...
Lawrence William Watson
Aug 6, 2008
Dobson Mr. Lawrence William Watson, age 77, of NC 268, passed away Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Watson was born January 11, 1931 in Gramby, CT to Clair Stuart & Alice Ryan Watson. Mr. Watson was retired from Pilch Poultry Breeders and was co-owner of Watson's Florist and Garden Center. He was a veteran of the...
Ina Lou Buelin
Aug 4, 2008
Ina Lou Buelin, known to many, even outside her family as "Aunt Ina" died Monday, August 4 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Home where she had resided since 2001. Ina was born September 26, 1912 to Jesse and Fannie Martin Buelin. Having had to lie about her age, she began working at Chatham Mfg. at the age of 12, helping to...
James Harold Cheek
Jul 28, 2008
Elkin Mr. James Harold "Buby" Cheek age 72, passed away Monday, July 28, 2008 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Mr. Cheek was born March 3, 1936 in Wilkes County to James Franklin & Lexie Ann Colbert Cheek. Mr. Cheek was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Iredell County and retired from Century Furniture Company. In addition to...
Gregory Lynn Nixon
Jul 26, 2008
Elkin Mr. Gregory Lynn Nixon, age 47, of Byrd's Curve Road, passed away Saturday, Julu 26, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Nixon was born December 27, 1960 in Surry County to Roy & Estelle Lyons Nixon. Mr. Nixon was of the Methodist Faith. Survivors include: His mother, Estelle Lyons and her husband Homer Collins of the home; four brothers, Dwayne...
Charlie Parks
Jul 24, 2008
Traphill Mr. Charlie Parks, age 92, of Roundhill Church Road, Traphill, passed away, Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Elkin Healthcare. Mr. Parks was born October 30, 1915 in Wilkes County to Walter Lee & Emma Holbrook Parks. He was a poultry farmer and a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Blanche Adams Key
Jul 20, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Blanche A. Key, age 90 of Roxie Clark Road, passed away July 20, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Key was born August 27, 1917 in Surry County to Zebedee & Lula Jane Chipman Adams. Mrs. Key was a homemaker and a member of Austin Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Wayne Furches Thomasson
Jul 17, 2008
Hamptonville Mr. Wayne Furches Thomasson, age 62, passed away Thursday July 17, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Thomasson was born February 9, 1946 in Surry County to Leon Furches and Beatrice Dickerson Thomasson. Mr. Thomasson spent most of his life working in the family business at Farm Service Center and a brief time in auto sales. Most recently the...
Robert Ervin Tharpe
Jul 13, 2008
Ronda Mr. Robert Ervin Tharpe, age 81, of Tharpes Mill Road, passed away Sunday July 13, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Tharpe was born March 1, 1927 in Wilkes County to John Koontz and Pansy May Byrd Tharpe. Mr. Tharpe retired from R.J. Reynolds and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he...
Virgie Pauline Marshall
Jul 12, 2008
Elkin Mrs. Virgie Pauline Hayes Marshall, age 86, of Wayne Marshall Road, passed away Saturday July 12, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Marshall was born in December 28, 1921 in Wilkes County to Tom and Docia Scott Hayes. Mrs. Marshall was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded by her husband,...
Vermell Byrd Tulbert
Jul 10, 2008
Elkin, Mrs. Vermell Byrd Tulbert, age 76 of Lyles Street, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Tulbert was born April 29, 1932 in Wilkes County to Brady & Vesti Wood Byrd. Mrs. Tulbert was retired from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hosptial and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Donna Raechelle Kelley-Rash
Jul 7, 2008
Thurmond Mrs. Donna Raechelle Kelley-Rash, age 43, of Thurmond Road, Thurmond, passed away Monday, July 7, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Rash was born October 7, 1964 in Harford County Maryland to John & Emily Marshall who preceded her in death. Mrs. Rash was President/CEO of Carolina Companions, Inc in Jonesville. She previously worked for Easter Seal of Delaware...
David Dale Church
Jul 4, 2008
Elkin Mr. David Dale Church, age 74, of Forest Hill Drive, passed away Friday July 4, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Church was born August 6, 1933 in Surry County to Terry Eugene "Ted" and Connie Holloway Church. Mr. Church was an electronics sales clerk at Wal-Mart and was a member of Union Baptist Church. David loved to sing and...
Eulah Lee Hanes
Jul 4, 2008
State Road Mrs. Eulah Lee Hanes, age 94, of Old Hwy 21, passed away Friday July 4, 2008 at Elkin Health Care. Mrs. Hanes was born November 27, 1913 in Surry County to John and Flossie Cook Wood. Mrs. Hanes was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
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