Obituaries

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...

Della Swaim Osborne

Della Swaim Osborne

Dec 8, 2005

Jonesville Mrs. Della Swaim Osborne, age 92, of Swan Creek Road, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005 at Yadkin Nursing Care Center. Mrs. Osborne was born May 27, 1913 in Yadkin County to Rufus "Robert" & Mamie Stroud Swaim. Mrs. Osborne was retired after 47 years of service from Chatham Manufacturing and was a member of Swan Creek Baptist Church....

Arthur Buxton Hutchins

Arthur Buxton Hutchins

Dec 8, 2005

State Road Mr. Arthur Buxton Hutchins, age 86, of Mtn. Park Road, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Hutchins was born March 14, 1919 in Surry County to Calvin Byrd & Ella Mitchell Hutchins. Mr. Hutchins was retired from the Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures division and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church....

Ancle Monroe Couch

Ancle Monroe Couch

Dec 3, 2005

Elkin Mr. Ancle Monroe Couch, age 81, of Ancle Couch Drive passed away Saturday December 3, 2005 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Couch was born February 22, 1924 in Wilkes County to Milas Monroe and Jossie Day Couch. Mr. Couch retired from NC Department of Transportation and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he had 30...

Gilbert Wood

Gilbert Wood

Dec 1, 2005

Roaring River Mr. Gilbert Wood, age 69, of White Plains Road, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2005 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Wood was born, January 22, 1936 in Wilkes County to William Marshall "Jack" & Ozie Sparks Wood. Mr. Wood was retired from Duke Power and was affiliated with Rachel Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was...

William Ernest Franklin

William Ernest Franklin

Nov 27, 2005

Roaring River Mr. William Ernest Franklin, age 70, of Byrd Road, passed away peacefully at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Franklin was born in Swaim County, Proctor, NC to Ernest and Hattie Wilson Franklin. He was a graduate of Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC with a Masters Degree of Arts in Education. While working on his Masters Degree...

Gertie Mae Hemric

Gertie Mae Hemric

Nov 26, 2005

Mrs. Gertie Mae Hemric , age 89 of Macedonia Church Road passed away Saturday November 26, 2005 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hemric was born in Wilkes County May 20, 1916 to Solomon and Matilda Harris Sparks. She was retired from Lucia, and was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hemric was preceded...

Virginia Brooks Wilson

Virginia Brooks Wilson

Nov 25, 2005

Mrs. Virginia Brooks Wilson, age 74, passed away Friday November 25, 2005 at Hoots Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilson was born December 4, 1930 in Allegheny County to Walter Samuel and Carrie Spicer Brooks. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Yadkinville. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Burnette...