Obituaries

Shelby Jean Wood

Shelby Jean Wood

Jan 31, 2006

Roaring River Mrs. Shelby Jean Wood, age 68, of Peoples Tabernacle Road, passed away, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Wilkes Senior Village. Mrs. Wood was born April 8, 1937 in Wilkes County to Buster & Valley Wood Porter. Mrs. Wood was a homemaker and a member of Peoples Baptist Tabernacle in Roaring River. In addition to her parents, she was...

Alden Roscoe Gentry

Alden Roscoe Gentry

Jan 27, 2006

State Road Mr. Alden Roscoe Gentry, age 53, of Mill Road, passed away Friday, January 27, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gentry was born May 16, 1952 in Surry County to David & Mary Elizabeth Adams Gentry. Mr. Gentry was a devoted husband and father who was very proud of his children. He was employed by Piedmont Sheet...

Eunice Bullington Hinson

Eunice Bullington Hinson

Jan 24, 2006

State Road Mrs. Eunice Bullington Hinson, age 77, of Country Club Drive, State Road, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hinson was born September 6, 1928 in Surry County to Calvin & Pearl Mayes Bullington. Mrs. Hinson was a homemaker and attended New Bethel Baptist Church in Dobson. In addition to her parents, she...

Nellie Parks Dimmette

Nellie Parks Dimmette

Jan 20, 2006

Mrs. Nellie Parks Dimmette age 94, passed away Friday January 20, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Dimmette was born in Wilkes County, July 14, 1911 to Edmond and Claudia Shepherd Parks. Mrs. Dimmette was of the Baptist faith and a lifetime member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Mohea Tucker Caudill

Mohea Tucker Caudill

Jan 20, 2006

State Road Mrs. Mohea Tucker Caudill, age 90, of Pleasant Ridge Road, passed away Friday, January 20, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Caudill was born February 16, 1915 in Surry County to Eric Watson &Susan Letitia Bryant Tucker. Mrs. Caudill was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and she retired from Wilkes County School System where she...

Sara Jane Nance

Sara Jane Nance

Jan 13, 2006

Jonesville Mrs. Sara Jane Nance, age 71, of Cedar Brook Road, Jonesville, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Nance was born March 23, 1934 in Wilkes County to McKenley & Martha Harold Griffin. Mrs. Nance was retired from Jordan's Restaurant and attended Zion Baptist Church in Wilkesboro. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Laura Marie Mccann

Laura Marie Mccann

Jan 12, 2006

Thurmond Mrs. Laura Marie Thompson McCann, age 85, of Haystack Road, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Willowbrook Healthcare. Mrs. McCann was born September 15, 1920 in Arlington, W.Va. to Elihu P. & Viola Cook Thompson. Mrs. McCann was retired from Lucia and was a member of White Rock United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Louise Danner Gentry

Louise Danner Gentry

Jan 7, 2006

State Road Mrs. Louise Danner Gentry, age 87 of Klondike Road passed away Saturday January 7, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Gentry was born September 18, 1918 in Davie County to Jonah D. and Meadie Hunter Danner. Mrs. Gentry was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. In addition to her parents Mrs. Gentry was preceded in death by her...

Opal Childress Jolly

Opal Childress Jolly

Jan 4, 2006

Wilkesboro Mrs. Opal Childress Jolly, age 84, of Wilkes Senior Village, passed away, Wednesday, January 04, 2006. Mrs. Jolly was born February 19, 1921 in Wilkes County to Marshall Brian & Lessie Mae Sparks Childress. Mrs. Jolly was a homemaker and was a member of Ronda First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Annie Shore Shumaker

Annie Shore Shumaker

Dec 31, 2005

Jonesville For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2Timothy 4:6-7 Annie Shore Shoemaker, age 93, of South Jonesville Blvd, passed away Saturday December 31, 2005 at Elkin Healthcare Center. Mrs. Shoemaker was born in...

Grover Marshall Durham

Grover Marshall Durham

Dec 30, 2005

Elkin Mr. Grover Marshall Durham, age 89, of Austin Traphill Road, passed away Friday December 30, 2005 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Durham was born March 18, 1916 in Alleghany County to Charles Watson and Annie McCann Durham. Mr. Durham retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Austin Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was...

Talmage Paul Triplett

Talmage Paul Triplett

Dec 28, 2005

Elkin Mr. Talmage Paul Triplett, age 81, of Barker Road, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Triplett was born July 4, 1924 in Wilkes County to Link & Fannie Baldwin Triplett. Mr. Triplett was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was...

Doris Poplin

Doris Poplin

Dec 21, 2005

Elkin Mrs. Doris Maybel Bauguess Poplin, age 78, of Greenhorn Road, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Poplin was born February 24, 1927 in Surry County to Lloyd & Tessie Hodge Bauguess. Mrs. Poplin was a homemaker and a member of Benham Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

George Anna Sales

George Anna Sales

Dec 19, 2005

Elkin Mrs. George Anna Sales, age 96, of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away, Monday, December 19, 2005 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Sales was born September 4, 1909 In Yadkin County to George & Alice Cundiff Cropps. Mrs. Sales was a homemaker and was a member of Damascus Baptist Church in N. Wilkesboro. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

James Elmer Morrison

James Elmer Morrison

Dec 17, 2005

Jonesville James Elmer Morrison of Bethel Road, passed away at the age of 89 at Countryside Village in Stokesdale, NC on Saturday December 17, 2005. He was born on September 5, 1916 in Yadkin County and was the son of William and Lillie Morrison. Elmer served in the United States Navy during WW II and retired from Chatham Manufacturing Company....

Sammy Clay Harris

Sammy Clay Harris

Dec 14, 2005

Thurmond Mr. Sammy Clay Harris, age 55, of Possum Trot Valley Road, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at Northern Surry Hospital. Mr. Harris was born February 4, 1950 in Surry County to Grady W. & Olene Perry Harris. Mr. Harris was a Department Manager of Shipping at Chatham Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran...

Thelma Nixon Chatman

Thelma Nixon Chatman

Dec 10, 2005

Elkin Mrs. Thelma Nixon Chatman, age 94, of Little Arcadia Drive, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2005 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Chatman was born April 14, 1911 in Rockingham County to Wesley Thomas and Lillie Mae Hall Nixon. Mrs. Chatman was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. In addition to her parents, she...

Opie W. White

Opie W. White

Dec 10, 2005

State Road Mr. Opie W. White, age 88, of Adams Ridge Road, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2005 at Elkin Healthcare. Mr. White was born March 4, 1917 in Surry County to Ike & Fanny Snow White. Mr. White was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing after 42 years of service. He was...

Max Porter Carter

Max Porter Carter

Dec 9, 2005

State Road Mr. Max Porter Carter, age 85, of Grassy Creek Drive, passed away Friday, December 09, 2005 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Carter was born December 6, 1920 in Wilkes County to Dallas & Myrtle Gilliam Carter. Mr. Carter was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher. Mr. Carter...

Velna Johnson

Velna Johnson

Dec 9, 2005

Traphill Mrs. Velna M. Johnson, age 82, of Longbottom Road, passed away Friday, December 9, 2005 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was born April 15, 1923 in Wilkes County to Quincy & Pearl Brown McBride. Mr. Johnson was a homemaker and a member of Old Roaring River Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...