Obituaries

Feb 10, 2023

Mrs. Sherry Smith Wood, age 76, of State Road, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Sherry was born November 19, 1946 in Surry County to James Smith and Helen Sebastian Smith.

Sherry was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. She worked for many years in the used car business...

Feb 10, 2023

Mr. Phillip Richard Darnell, age 83, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Darnell was born December 11, 1939.

Mr. Darnell was a member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle and was the owner of Cool Springs Meat Processing.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Darnell was preceded in death by his brother,...

Feb 9, 2023

Mr. John Moir Hall, Jr., age 73, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Accordius Health at Wilkesboro.  Mr. Hall was born July 5, 1949 to Dr. John M Hall, Sr. and Frances Hall.

John was a member of First United Methodist Church of Elkin and was a veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam.  He...

Feb 3, 2023

Mrs. Mae Adams Castevens, age 76, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.

Mae was born December 2, 1946 in Yadkin County to Allen Elwood Adams and Lelia Mae York Adams. She was a long-time member of White Plain Baptist Church and a loving and devoted mother and grandmother.

In addition...

Feb 1, 2023

Bonnie Sue Luffman, age 81, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at her residence in State Road.  Ms. Luffman was born August 31, 1941 in Wilkes County to Troy Alexander Luffman and Tiny Jane Couch Luffman.

Bonnie was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death...

Jan 31, 2023

Teresa Sale Martin, age 74, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her residence in Mooresville surrounded by family. She was born September 25, 1948 in Wilkes County to the late Hugh Danner Sale and Elouise White Sale.

Teresa was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved everyone she met, but most importantly, God and...

Jan 29, 2023

Mr. James “Jim” Stevens Holmes III, age 66, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mr. Holmes was born December 21, 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky to James Stevens Holmes, Jr. and Dorothy Singletary Holmes.

Mr. Holmes attended Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Southern Polytechnic State University in...

Jan 27, 2023

Sister Patricia Ann Kennedy went home to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon, January 27, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.  She was a hard worker, working forty years at Vaughn-Bassett and several years at Kentucky Fried Chicken until retiring.  She was a member of Pleasant Union Baptist Church in Dobson, NC.

Sister Pat loved her...

Jan 25, 2023

Mr. Herbert Henry Settle, age 90, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Settle was born October 19, 1932 in Surry County to William Henry and Naomi Layell Settle.

Herb was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 336.  He was active in the Republican Party and...

Jan 24, 2023

Rev. Charles Leslie Talley, age 88, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville.

Rev. Talley was born September 26, 1934 in Highlands, North Carolina to Lynn Talley and Charlotte Keener Talley. Rev. Talley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a graduate of Fruitland Bible College. He was an ordained minister...

Jan 23, 2023

Mr. Charles Delaney Nichols, Jr. age 71, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 23, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Nichols was born January 2, 1952 in Caldwell County to Charles D. Nichols and Mildred Beatrice McCowan Nichols. He retired from Merchant Metals and was an avid fisherman and star gazer and loved his family.

In...

Jan 22, 2023

Rev. Dennis Ray Ball, age 76, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Wilkes Regional Hospital.

Rev. Ball was born August 20, 1946 in Highcoal, West Virginia to Roman Franklin and Bertha Ethel Ellison Ball. Rev. Ball began his 40-year ministry in 1980 at Castalia Baptist Church in Castalia, NC. Rev. Ball served locally as interim pastor...

Jan 22, 2023

Mr. Donny Lee Harris, age 65, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at his home in Elkin.

Mr. Harris was born April 11, 1957 in Surry County to Hubert Lee and Peggy Sparks Harris. He was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church and enjoyed wrestling, Carolina basketball, cars, and spending time with his family and grandchildren....

Jan 19, 2023

Mr. Robert Lloyd Owen, age 78, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his residence in Elkin.  Mr. Owen was born August 9, 1944 in St. Augustine, Florida.

Mr. Owen was a graduate of Florida State University at age 18.  After graduation he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and was a fighter pilot in the...

Jan 16, 2023

Mrs. Sybil Somers Thomasson, age 76, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at PruittHealth in Elkin.  Sybil was born September 6, 1946 in Wilkes County to John D.  Somers and Ollie Williams Somers.

Sybil was a 1964 graduate of East Wilkes High School and retired from CCB Bank.  She was an avid gardener and loved to cook...

Jan 15, 2023

Mrs. Claudia Rose Spicer Combs, age 75, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Combs was born July 21, 1947 in Surry County to Ronald and Rosa Lee Absher Spicer. Mrs. Combs retired from National Mt. Airy and was an active member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle as long as her health permitted....

Jan 14, 2023

Edelita ‘Hydee’ Dangoy Go went peacefully to the Lord on January 14, 2023 in NC, her three daughters by her side. Born on June 8, 1942 in Manila, Philippines to Milagros and Petronilo Dangoy, Hydee was the eldest of 5 children who all survive her: Sisters Mercy, Merly, Veronica and brother Jun. As a young woman, she dreamed to...

Jan 4, 2023

Betty Sue Harris, age 80, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Betty was born on February 10, 1942 in Surry County to Curtis Odell Carter and Betty Mozelle Combs Carter. Betty Sue began attending Elkin West Activity Center in June 1975 and continued there until its closing. She...

Jan 3, 2023

Mrs. Helen Billings Phillips Cockerham, age 93, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson.  Mrs. Cockerham was born February 28, 1929 in Wilkes County to Chester B. Billings and Maye Absher Billings.

Mrs. Cockerham was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and retired from Lucia. In the 1960’s she started her own...

Jan 1, 2023

Mr. Thomas John Lux, age 88, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at his home. Tom was born August 4, 1934 in Butler County, Nebraska to Herman Joseph Lux and Clara Josephine Sieverding Lux. Tom retired after a long career from Weyerhaeuser and was a veteran of the US Army serving in Korea during the Korean Conflict.  He graduated...