Obituaries

Fred Carter

Fred Carter

Jan 6, 2008

Mr. Fred Carter, age 78 of Pleasant Ridge Road, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Carter was born December 25, 1929 in Wilkes County to Bramlet Worth and Omie Bauguess Carter. Mr. Carter was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where he served as Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and was a member of...

Lillie Yarboro Couch

Lillie Yarboro Couch

Jan 6, 2008

Dobson Mrs. Lillie Yarboro Couch, age 89, of Dunmore Plantation, passed away, Sunday, January 6, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Couch was born July 15, 1918 in Wilkes County to Evie F. & Bertie Carter Yarboro. Mrs. Couch was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Butrice Johnson Luffman

Butrice Johnson Luffman

Jan 1, 2008

State Road Mrs. Butrice J. Luffman of State Road was born January 3, 1911 to Isaac C. and Laura Ann Handy Johnson in North Wilkesboro, NC. Mrs. Luffman passed away January 1, 2008 in Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. In 1929 she came to Mountain Park Institute and Junior College as secretary to the President. Here she met V....

Donald A. Anderson

Donald A. Anderson

Jan 1, 2008

Jonesville Mr. Donald A. Anderson, age 89, of Hwy. 67, Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at his home. He was born in Wilkes County, May 3, 1918 to William Edward and Roxie Nance Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the US Army and a retired auto body repairman and businessman. He served and gave much to the...

Nan Elizabeth Norman

Nan Elizabeth Norman

Dec 30, 2007

Nan Norman Nan Elizabeth Johnson Norman was born in Winston-Salem on September 24, 1923. She passed away surrounded by her family at home in Elkin on December 30, 2007 and leaves behind her loving family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell Coston and Margaret Click Johnson and her brother Russell Coston Johnson, Jr. She...

William Ricky Steele

William Ricky Steele

Dec 24, 2007

State Road Mr. William "Ricky" Steele, age 58, of Poplar Springs Road, passed away Monday, December 24, 2007 at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Mr. Steele was born February 14, 1949 in Surry County to Kenny Winfield & Alma Cockerham Steele. Mr. Steele was a member of Bessie's Chapel Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Robert A. Gilliam

Robert A. Gilliam

Dec 23, 2007

Jonesville Mr. Robert A. "Bob" Gilliam, age 74, of Shaffner Road Jonesville passed away Sunday December 23, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Gilliam was born January 20, 1933 to Don S. and Myrtle Harris Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam was a graduate of Ronda High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Gilliam retired from Chatham...

Minnie Ruth Anthony

Minnie Ruth Anthony

Dec 22, 2007

Mrs. Minnie Ruth Anthony, age 82 of Austin Traphill Road passed away Saturday December 22, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Anthony was born June 4, 1925 in Yadkin County to Sanford G. and Rosa Hutchens Ashley. She was a homemaker and a member of East Elkin Full Gospel Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Alda Adkins Cox

Alda Adkins Cox

Dec 20, 2007

Traphill Mrs. Alda Adkins Cox, age 65, of Traphill Union Road, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cox was born November 17, 1942 in Yadkin County to Claude McKinley & Grace Myers Adkins. Mrs. Cox was retired from Lucia and was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Ernest Odean Groce

Ernest Odean Groce

Dec 19, 2007

Elkin Mr. Ernest Odean Groce, age 82 of Johnson Ridge Road, formerly of Ingram Drive, King, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at Heritage Care of Elkin. Mr. Groce was born in Yadkin County September 9, 1925 to Sam Drake & Nellie Wagoner Groce. Mr. Groce was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a veteran of the United States Army...

Mozelle Oliver Couch

Mozelle Oliver Couch

Dec 16, 2007

Elkin Mrs. Mozelle Oliver Couch, age 80, of Ancle Couch Drive, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Couch was born August 29, 1927 in Yadkin County to Claude & Cora Smith Oliver. Mrs. Couch was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years and was...

Johnny Carroll Williams

Johnny Carroll Williams

Dec 14, 2007

Traphill, Mr. Johnny Carroll Williams, age 62 of Traphill Road passed away Friday December 14, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Williams was born April 25, 1945 in Surry County to John Oscar and Myrtle Cole Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired auto salesman, and was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: two sons, John Williams and wife Deborah...

Johnny Carroll Williams

Johnny Carroll Williams

Dec 14, 2007

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Willie Sue Sebastian

Willie Sue Sebastian

Dec 11, 2007

Ronda Mrs. Zenith "Willie Sue" Byrd Sebastian, age 71, of Blackburn Road, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Sebastian was born August 7, 1936 in Wilkes County to Willie Wake & Dewanna Hemric Byrd. Willie Sue was a member of Briar Creek Baptist Church in Roaring River and she retired from Elkin Furniture. In addition to...

Bobby Dean Crouse

Bobby Dean Crouse

Dec 10, 2007

Thurmond Mr. Bobby Dean Crouse, age 50, of Union Hill Road, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Crouse was born December 3, 1957 in Surry County to Woodrow Oliver & Lilla Maude Norman Crouse. Mr. Crouse was of the Baptist faith and was employed by Surry County EMS. Bobby loved his family, friends and country who...

James Bradley Mathis

James Bradley Mathis

Dec 8, 2007

Mathis- James Bradley "J.B." Mathis, age 89, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. He was born March 29, 1918 in Yadkin County to the late Everette and Fay Evans Mathis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Hemric Myers Mathis, a brother, Raymer Mathis and a sister, Susie...

Leon Homer Spicer

Leon Homer Spicer

Dec 6, 2007

Traphill, NC Mr. Leon Homer Spicer, age 63, of N. Lomax Road, passed away Thursday, December 06, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Spicer was born May 15, 1944 in Wilkes County to Homer Tyre & Nellie Nelson Spicer. Mr. Spicer was owner of Spicer's Towing. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Coy...

Madelyn K. Thompson

Madelyn K. Thompson

Dec 3, 2007

Jonesville Miss Madelyn K. Thompson, age 87 of Jonesville, passed away Monday, December 3, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Miss Thompson was born July 22, 1920 in Yadkin County to Grover & Mabel Finney Thompson. Miss Thompson was a homemaker and was a member of Jonesville First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Buck Jarvis

Buck Jarvis

Dec 2, 2007

Elkin Francis Alonzo "Buck" Jarvis, age 93, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, he was of Winston Road, Jonesville for many years until July of 2004 when he moved to Parkwood Retirement Community. In recent months became a residence of Hugh Chatham Nursing Center because of declining health. Mr. Jarvis was born June 19, 1914...

Mary Louise Fowler

Mary Louise Fowler

Nov 25, 2007

Elkin Mrs. Mary Louise Yale Fowler, age 86 of Oakland Drive, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Fowler was born September 24, 1921 to Zack & Etta Mae Hinson Yale. Mrs. Fowler was the owner/operator of a beauty shop in the Elkin area for many years. She was a member of Charity United Methodist Church. In...