Obituaries

Apr 5, 2023

Mr. Odean Hughes Bryant, age 82, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center.  Mr. Bryant was born March 16, 1941 in Surry County to Ott and Esta Walters Bryant.

Odean was a member of Arlington First Baptist Church and retired from Pilot Trucking/Teamsters. He was an avid walker and enjoyed working...

Apr 3, 2023

Mr. Frank McKinley Duncan, age 82, of State Road, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023 at his residence.  Mr. Duncan was born November 16, 1940 in Wilkes County to Rushie Davis and Willie Dillard Duncan.

Frank was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War.  He was also a member of Mount...

Apr 2, 2023

Mr. Charles Ricky “Rick” Freeman, age 76, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Freeman was born February 2, 1947 in Surry County to Rev. Charles Robert and Dewitt Gentry Freeman.

In addition to his parents Rick was preceded in death by his daughter, Kelly Freeman Greer.

Rick...

Mar 31, 2023

Mercedes Nicole Wright, age 31, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 31, 2023 at her residence in Jonesville.

Mercedes was born January 2, 1992 at Northern Surry Hospital in Mt. Airy to Pebbles Evans and Calvin Wright Jr. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Clingman. Mercedes was a 2010 graduate of Starmount High School...

Mar 27, 2023

Mrs. Carolyn Wells Smith, age 86, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem.  Mrs. Smith was born September 3, 1936 in Yadkin County to Elijah and Sallie Adams Wells.

Mrs. Smith was a member of Elkin Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mar 26, 2023

Brittany Marie Hurt, age 36, of Ronda passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at her residence.  Brittany was born December 27, 1986 in Bell County, Texas to Paul Hurt and Cassandra Bowers Hurt.

Brittany loved to garden and she loved animals.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jim and Jane Triplette and Bill...

Mar 26, 2023

Mrs. Doris Sexton Sparks, age 81, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation in Elkin.

Mrs. Sparks was born September 16, 1941 in Wilkes County to McKinley Leff and Mamie Lyon Sexton.  She was a member of Swan Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Sparks was co-owner of the Jonesville Jackson-Hewitt office and was a...

Mar 25, 2023

Kelly Freeman Greer, age 48, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at her residence in Elkin.  Kelly was born May 16, 1974 in Surry County to Rick and Joyce Walls Freeman.

Kelly graduated from Elkin High School Class of 1992 and Surry Community College . She attended Lees McRae College ....

Mar 25, 2023

Larry Rector, USAF-Ret., age 84, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his residence in Thurmond.

Mr. Rector was born June 28, 1938 in Alleghany County to Durward and Reba Marsh Rector.

Mr. Rector was a twenty-three year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in the Vietnam War and retiring at the rank...

Mar 24, 2023

Wileta Marie Wurdeman, age 80, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at Chatham Nursing in Elkin, NC.

Mrs. Wurdeman was born May 15, 1942 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Tom and Lucille Sanders Tennery. Wileta was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and loved to quilt and crochet. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist...

Mar 16, 2023

Mr. Phillip Edward Royall, age 85, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Mr. Royall was born March 9, 1938 in Surry County to Joseph Berton and Jessie Collins Royall. Phil was a graduate of Western Carolina University where he played football and baseball.  He received Master of...

Mar 12, 2023

Mr. Julius Eugene Parks, Jr., age 81, passed away with his daughter by his side Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Mr. Parks was born February 7, 1942 in Iredell County to Julius “Eugene” Parks and Ruby Pruitt Parks. He was a member of Roaring River United...

Mar 12, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Johnson Simmons, age 93, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at PruittHealth in Elkin.

Mrs. Simmons was born November 9, 1929 in Surry County to John E. Johnson and Ida Irvin Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Jonesville.

In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Mar 10, 2023

Mrs. Georgia Jolley Transou, age 89, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Mrs. Transou was born December 12, 1933 in Wilkes County to Reece and Estelle Rose Jolley.

Mrs. Transou was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church; she enjoyed reading the Bible and read it through 14 times....

Mar 9, 2023

Mrs. Linda Faye Milan, age 72, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at her residence in Elkin.

Mrs. Milan was born June 12, 1950 in Surry County to Roy Lee Sparks and Vertie Faye Pardue Sparks. She was a member of East Elkin Baptist Church and loved reading, coloring, and her family.

In addition to...

Mar 7, 2023

Mrs. Eva Jean Warren Barker, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Trinity Place in Albemarle.  Eva was born on February 14, 1931 in Wilkes County to Vance Warren and Gladys Sidden Warren.

Eva had an infectious smile that warmed the heart of everyone she met.  She was a loving wife for 64 years. ...

Mar 6, 2023

Mrs. Patricia Schwab Betts, age 89, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at her residence in Elkin.  Mrs. Betts was born February 3, 1934 in Tuscola, Michigan to Victor George Schwab and Ruby Lucille Barnes Schwab.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include: daughter, Barbara Connon of Elkin; son, Everett Betts of...

Mar 6, 2023

Mrs. Gerette-Lynne “Geri” Gilliam, age 54, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at Hugh Chatham Health due to a cardiac event. Geri was born November 2, 1968 in Teaneck, New Jersey to Richard and Cecelia Jones.

Geri was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, aunt, teacher and friend. She...

Mar 5, 2023

Mrs. Annie Pearl Settle Bauguess, age 86, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at the SECU Hospice Care Center in Yadkinville.

Mrs. Bauguess was born January 20, 1937 in Surry County to William Henry Settle and Naomi Layell Settle.  She was a member of Stoney Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Bauguess was employed for nine years with Hanes...

Mar 5, 2023

Mr. Glenn Ray Rector, age 53, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home in State Road.

Mr. Rector was born March 26, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Larry and Daisy Wolfe Rector.

Glenn was a member of Today’s Harvest Church in N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was previously employed with the...