Obituaries

Charles Edward Moxley

Charles Edward Moxley

May 10, 2006

Boonville Mr. Charles Edward Moxley, age 62, of N. Oak Ridge Church Road, passed away, Wednesday May 10, 2006 at Hoots Memorial Hospital. Mr. Moxley was born September 14, 1943 in Yadkin County to Miles Edward & Margaret Pearl Long Moxley. Mr. Moxley was retired from Candle Corporation and was a member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church. He was...

Theron Odell Miller

Theron Odell Miller

May 7, 2006

Dobson Mr. Theron Odell Miller, Sr., age 86 of River Road, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2006 after an extended illness. Odell was born December 18, 1919, the second of six children to Junius A. & LaNora Hinson Miller. He was a WWII veteran having served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Army and he was a retired poultry...

William David Tharpe

William David Tharpe

Apr 25, 2006

Ronda Mr. William David Tharpe, age 82, of South Lomax Road, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Tharpe was born May 16, 1923 in Wilkes County to William Freeeland & Bretta Poplin Tharpe. Mr. Tharpe was retired from Ronda Chair Factory and the NC School Board and he was a farmer. Mr. Tharpe was a veteran...

Raymond Wilson Johnson

Raymond Wilson Johnson

Apr 21, 2006

State Road Mr. Raymond Wilson Johnson, age 89, of Grassy Creek Drive, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born December 20, 1916 in Forsyth County to John Foster & Annie Golden Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where he served as Deacon. He retired from Chatham Manufacturing...

Errametta Grace Furlow

Errametta Grace Furlow

Apr 19, 2006

Sparta Mrs. Errametta Grace Furlow, age 98, of Nile Road, Sparta, passed away at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Furlow was born in Reading, PA June 10, 1907 to Dr. Ira L. & Fannie Johnson Young Kepperling. Mrs. Furlow was a homemaker and was a member of United Church of Christ in Conestoga, PA. In addition to her parents, she...

Zelda Mae Barker

Zelda Mae Barker

Apr 14, 2006

Mrs. Zelda Mae Barker, age 84 of Johnson Ridge Road passed away Friday April 14, 2006 at Elkin Health Care. Mrs. Barker was born in Surry County May 29 1921 to Haywood and Vilener Wall Barker. Mrs. Barker was retired from Washington Mill and was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Jesse William Dowell, Jr.

Jesse William Dowell, Jr.

Apr 13, 2006

Roaring River Mr. Jesse William Dowell, Jr., age 78, of Austin Little Mountain Road, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dowell was born January 23, 1928 in Forsyth County to Jesse William & Bertha Mae Moffitt Dowell. Mr. Dowell was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and was an avid hunter, fisher and...

Daniel Bartley Creed

Daniel Bartley Creed

Apr 13, 2006

Elkin Mr. Daniel Bartley Creed, age 88, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Elkin Healthcare Center. Mr. Creed was born February 13, 1918 in Wilkes County to Daniel Morgan & Carrie Couch Creed. Mr. Creed was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was retired owner/operator of Green Leaf Nursery. In addition to his...

Nancy Ann Wagoner

Nancy Ann Wagoner

Apr 10, 2006

Traphill Mrs. Nancy Ann Absher Wagoner, age 97, of North Lomax Road, passed away Saturday April 8, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wagoner was born in Wilkes County May 17, 1908 to Daniel Alex and Sarah Melinda Jolly Absher. Mrs. Wagoner was a homemaker and was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church. In addition to her parents...

James Franklin Cantrell

James Franklin Cantrell

Apr 1, 2006

Mr. James Franklin Cantrell age 58, of Ronda passed away Saturday April 1, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Cantrell was born April 5, 1947 in Dudley Missouri to Louie A. and Patricia Bowers Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, Mr. Cantrell was employed by Dewitt Construction Company, and a member...

Ray Smith Church

Ray Smith Church

Mar 27, 2006

Elkin Mr. Ray Smith Church, age 90, of West Main Street, passed away Monday, March 27, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Church was born October 25, 1915 in Wilkes County to Rom & Ellen Watts Church. Mr. Church was a member of Elkin First Baptist Church and a past Deacon at West Elkin Baptist Church. Ray was past...

Clara Booker

Clara Booker

Mar 26, 2006

Elkin Mrs. Clara Easter Booker, age 77, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Booker was born August 10, 1928 in Cana, VA to Jasper & Ola Bryant Easter. Mrs. Booker was a homemaker and was a member of Elkin Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Wilda Mae Long

Wilda Mae Long

Mar 23, 2006

State Road Ms. Wilda Mae Jackson Long, age 65, of Logan Road, State Road, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Forsyth Medical Center. Ms. Long was born January 13, 1941 in Surry County to Joseph L. & Nevada Howard Jackson. Wilda was a member of Grassy Creek United Methodist Church where she was a former secretary and treasurer. Ms....

Kathryn Louise Erlandson

Kathryn Louise Erlandson

Mar 20, 2006

Charlotte Kathryn Louise Stuckey Erlandson departed this life on March 20, 2006. She was born on May 25, 1922 in Marion Ohio to Ella and Ernst Stuckey. After graduating summa cum laude from Ohio University, she married Ray S. Erlandson, Jr. In addition to raising three children, she taught piano before beginning her career as a special education teacher for...

Nancy Elizabeth Barker

Nancy Elizabeth Barker

Mar 16, 2006

Roaring River Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Woodward Barker, age 61, of Austin Little Mountain Road, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Grace Hospital. Mrs. Barker was born August 29, 1944 in Iredell County to J.V. & Martha Beckham Woodward. Mrs. Barker was a homemaker and was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and attended Benham Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Imogene Nixon Carter

Imogene Nixon Carter

Mar 15, 2006

Elkin Mrs. Imogene Nixon Stone Carter, age 91, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Carter was born October 9, 1914 in Surry County to James Patterson & Charlotte Snow Nixon. Mrs. Carter was retired from Washington Mills and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. In addition to her...

Florence Hayes Riner

Florence Hayes Riner

Mar 13, 2006

"Celebration of Life" Mrs. Florence Hayes Riner, age 80, of Elkin, NC passed away Monday, March 13, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. On October 6, 1925, God presented to John and Tressie Hayes a daughter, Florence, born in a log cabin at Benham, NC. Florence was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church of Elkin, NC and a retired...

Walter Dudley Bass

Walter Dudley Bass

Mar 11, 2006

Elkin Walter Dudley Bass, age 74, of Haywood Lane, passed away Saturday March 11, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Bass was born in Slocomb, Alabama July 19, 1931 to Lyman and Annie Mae Simmons Bass. Mr. Bass retired from the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam War. He was...

Cooper Jane Mcbride

Cooper Jane Mcbride

Mar 8, 2006

Winston-Salem Ms. Cooper Jane McBride, age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at the Oaks Nursing Home where she had resided for the past several years. She was born in Elkin on May 13, 1915 to Thomas M. & Sally Victoria Newman McBride. Cooper was a member of the Elkin Presbyterian Church and was active in the Women's Evening...

William Parmalee Byrd

William Parmalee Byrd

Mar 8, 2006

Ronda Mr. William Parmalee Byrd, age 71, of Factory Street, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Byrd was born March 21, 1934 in Wilkes County to Tyra Vaughn & Dinah Chambers Byrd. Mr. Byrd retired from Chatham Manufacturing after 32 ½ years of service. He was a member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle and he...