Obituaries
Wesley Albert Gregory
Jul 7, 2007
Elkin Wesley Albert Gregory, age 90, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Saturday July 7, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Gregory was born June 15, 1917 in Iredell County to Wesley Arms and Lena Journey Gregory. Mr. Gregory retired from Chatham Manufacturing Company and was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church. He was a past member of...
Elsie Mae Welborn
Jul 7, 2007
Elkin Elsie Mae Welborn, age 89, of Harris Ave passed away Saturday July 7, 2007 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Welborn was born January 20, 1918 in Wilkes County to John Dennis and Merkie Waddell Cockerham. Mrs. Welborn had been in declining health for the past two years. She loved her family and friends deeply. She took pride...
Dixie Brown Freeman
Jul 7, 2007
Mrs. Dixie Brown Freeman, age 92 of Church Street passed away Wednesday July 4, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Freeman was born October 29, 1914 in Yadkin County to William Jones and Texie Price Brown. Mrs. Freeman was retired from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, she was a member Elkin First United Methodist Church where she had served as...
Archie Dale Barker
Jul 6, 2007
Mr. Archie Dale Barker, age 48 of Roaring River passed away Friday July 6, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barker was born August 19, 1958 in Surry County to Reba Barker Haynes. Mr. Barker attended Fall Creek Baptist Church. In addition to his mother Mr. Barker was preceded in death by his step father Landan Haynes, step grand...
Joseph Eddie Shermer
Jul 6, 2007
Mr. Joseph Eddie Shermer, age 51, passed away Friday July 6, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Shermer was born August 28, 1955 in Surry County to Luther Jackson and Margie Ledbetter Shermer. Mr. Shermer was employed by Weyerhaeuser, he was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church; he enjoyed playing golf and he was a man that loved God, and...
Esther Pinnix Reece
Jul 4, 2007
Elkin Mrs. Esther Pinnix Reece, age 91, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Reece was born May 22, 1916 in Yadkin County to John D. & Kate Swaim Pinnix. Mrs. Reece was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents,...
Judy W. Wiles
Jul 3, 2007
Elkin Mrs. Judy W. Wiles, age 60, of Ancle Couch Drive, passed away, Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Wiles was born October 27, 1946 in Surry County to Jake & Sarah Garris Wiles. Mrs. Wiles was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: her...
Willie A. Alexander
Jul 2, 2007
Elkin Ms. Willie A. Alexander, age 95, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Monday, July 2, 2007 at Elkin Healthcare Center. Ms. Alexander was born May 28, 1912 in Surry County to Richard Franklin & Media Mastin Alexander. Ms. Alexander was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and retried from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents, she was...
Doris Ingool Kennedy
Jun 30, 2007
Harmony Doris Louise Ingool Kennedy, age 71, of Cranfield Road, passed away Saturday June 30, 2007 at Rosewood Assisted Living. Mrs. Kennedy was born in Surry County December 23, 1935 to Walter and Irene Rogers Ingool. Mrs. Kennedy retired from Guilistand Carpet and was a member of Barkers Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Kennedy was preceded in death by her father...
Justin Dwayne Osborne
Jun 28, 2007
State Road Mr. Justin Dwayne Osborne, age 16, of Mining School Road, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007. Mr. Osborne was born January 27, 1991 in Surry County to Ronald Dwayne & Shannon Couch Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a student at East Wilkes High School where he was a member of the Madrigals, Tennis Team, Key Club and Tar Heel...
Brenda Kay Lyon
Jun 27, 2007
Traphill Mrs. Brenda Kay Cook Lyon, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, age 59, of Cook Lyon Road, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Lyon was born May 8, 1948 in Surry County to Garvey and Hazel Irene Luffman Cook. Mrs. Lyon was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
Mable Oleene Gentry
Jun 23, 2007
Roaring River Mrs. Mable Oleene Gentry, age 69, of Austin Little Mountain Road passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Gentry was born November 13, 1937 in Wilkes County to Lonnie William and Berchie Tucker Billings. Mrs. Gentry was a homemaker and a member of Benham Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Arvil James Whitaker
Jun 20, 2007
Elkin On Wednesday, June 20, 2007, Arvil James "Frog" Whitaker went to meet his Lord after an extended illness. He was born on March 2, 1917 to the late James Elbert and Mamie Clementine Whitaker of Surry County. Arvil or "Frog", as he was known by his friends, was a mechanic all his life and retired after 29 years of...
Gary Wayne Childress
Jun 18, 2007
Elkin Mr. Gary Wayne Childress, age 41, of C. B. Eller School Road, was unexpectedly called home to be with the Lord while at Carolina Beach, Monday, June 18, 2007. Mr. Childress was born October 2, 1965 in Iredell County to James Melton & Martha Ford Childress. Mr. Childress was a member of Fall Creek Full Gospel Church. Gary was...
Russell Spencer Allred
Jun 17, 2007
Thurmond Mr. Russell Spencer Allred, age 84, of Oscar Callaway Road, passed away, Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Allred was born March 30, 1923 in Forsyth County to John Ralph & Lillian Lolene Smitherman Allred. Mr. Allred was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, American Legion, NALC and NARFE. He was a veteran of the United...
Benjamin Claude Oliver
Jun 16, 2007
Elkin Mr. Benjamin Claude Oliver, age 50, of ½ mile road, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Oliver was born March 24, 1957 at Fort Bragg, NC to Eli Ben Oliver and the late Bonnie Absher Oliver Mr. Oliver was a department manager at the Elkin Wal-Mart and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist...
Lottie Mae Swift
Jun 16, 2007
State Road Mrs. Lottie Mae Hemric Swift, age 69, of Noah Hayes Road, passed away, Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Kindred Care of Greensboro. To know her was to love her, to live with her was a gift from God. Mrs. Swift was born February 25, 1938 in Surry County to James Henry and Vergie Eva Bryant Hemric. Mrs. Swift...
Priscilla Jane Keller
Jun 7, 2007
Boonville Priscilla Jane Keller, age 61, of Sunset Drive, passed away, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Keller was born June 27, 1945 in Schenectady, New York to Harold & Betty Smith Hiley. Priscilla retired from General Electric and was a member of Healing Waters First Assembly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Wayne Waddell
Jun 4, 2007
Elkin Mr. G. Wayne Waddell, age 60, of Austin Traphill Road, passed away Monday, June 4, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Waddell was born July 26, 1946 in Iredell County to Steve & Bertha Hemric Waddell. Mr. Waddell was a retired insurance agent and an active member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church where he was...
Ella Barnette Thompson
Jun 1, 2007
State Road Mrs. Ella Barnette Thompson, age 94, of Pleasant Ridge Road, State Road, passed away Friday, June 1, 2007 at Hoots Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Thompson was born February 1, 1913 in Surry County to Pinkney F. & Mattie L. Osborne Barnette. Mrs. Thompson was retired from Chatham Manufacturing where she worked for over 50 years and was a member...
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