Obituaries

Sep 19, 2021

Mrs. Una Kaye Wardell Toney, age 80, of State Road, formerly of Raymond, MS, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Toney was born July 8, 1941 in Pelahatchie, MS to Thomas and Raba Moulder Wardell.

Mrs. Toney was a member of Learned Baptist Church in Learned, MS; a graduate...

Sep 18, 2021

Mrs. Donna Settle Davis, age 77, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Donna was born August 12, 1944 in Surry County to Garvey and June Lyon Settle.

She was a 1962 graduate of East Wilkes High School and an active member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church. Donna...

Sep 16, 2021

Mr. Darrell Gene Blackburn, age 84, of Tobaccoville passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Blackburn was born in Virginia on August 2, 1937.

Mr. Blackburn was a retired civil engineer with Site Consultants in South Carolina. He was a hard worker and loving husband, father, and grandfather.

In addition to...

Sep 12, 2021

Mrs. Shari Bowers Billings, age 51, of Roaring River passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Shari was born December 10, 1969 in Wilkes County to Robert “Buck” and Mary McCloud Bowers.

Anyone lucky enough to know Shari was truly blessed. Her love for God and her family shined through all else. She loved...

Sep 12, 2021

Mr. John Elbert Billings, age 89, of Elkin passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his home. Mr. Billings was born January 10, 1932 in Wilkes County to Chester and Maye Elizabeth Absher Billings.

Mr. Billings attended Macedonia Baptist Church as long as his health permitted and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a loving husband and...

Sep 10, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Baldwin McCann, age 81, of Roaring River passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McCann was born November 25, 1939 in Surry County to John Franklin and Alice Mae Mounce Baldwin.

Mrs. McCann was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church where she served in the choir. She was a...

Sep 8, 2021

Mr. James Michael “Jimmy” Joines, age 61, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Jimmy was born November 15, 1959 in Wilkes County to Hardin Bruce and Vivian Sechrist Joines.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Joines and sister, Diane Ray....

Sep 7, 2021

Mrs. Mary Martin Gentry, 86, of State Road passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Gentry was born in Elkin on October 20, 1934 to Ralph and Ruth Thompson Martin.

She was a graduate of Mars Hill College and University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she majored in...

Sep 6, 2021

Mrs. Mattie Lou Collins Wall, age 93, formerly of Austin Traphill Rd passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Wall was born June 30, 1928 in Surry County to Samuel Russell and Rosa Renegar Collins.

Mrs. Wall was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Cash & Carry.

Sep 5, 2021

Mr. George Calvin Pinkleton, age 65, of Gainesville, FL passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. George was born December 10, 1955 in Guilford County to Vernon Lee and Delfina “Gladys” Lopaz Pinkleton.

Mr. Pinkleton was a United States Army Veteran and self-employed carpet installer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Sep 1, 2021

Mrs. Laura Marian Craven Overbey, age 66, of State Road passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Laura was born March 11, 1955 in Guilford County to Carrol Ray “C.R.” Craven and Linda Bolard Brumfield.

Laura was an active member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and an instructor at Surry Community College. She...

Aug 26, 2021

Mrs. Pamela Diane Phillips Caudill, age 59, of Roaring River passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Caudill was born June 7, 1962 in Wilkes County to Charlie McClain Phillips and Helen Billings Phillips Cockerham.

Mrs. Caudill was a faithful member of Oak Level Baptist Church, employed with Yadkin Valley Bank, and...

Aug 26, 2021

Jerry Wayne Mitchell, age 55, of Ronda passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mr. Mitchell was born June 13, 1966 in Forsyth County to Rayford Gray and Marie Solomon Mitchell. Jerry was preceded in death by his father Rayford Gray Mitchell and step-father David Holbrook.

Jerry was a veteran of the...

Aug 25, 2021

John Billie Lawrence, born December 28, 1930, passed from his body into the Great Mystery on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson at the age of 90. Bill was the fourth of nine children born to John Wesley and Bertha Carter Lawrence. Bertha was a daughter of Charlie Carter, who was...

Aug 25, 2021

Gerald Gene Evans, 89 of Jonesville, was born Oct. 14, 1931, at his grandparents’ home in Surry Co., NC, the second son of Hubert and Ila Layne Evans of Center Road.  He retired from Hanes Knitting (Sara Lee) in 1993 after 41 years of service.  After his retirement, he could be found most mornings at either McDonald’s or Terry’s...

Aug 25, 2021

Mrs. Sara Ferris Poplin, age 75 of Ronda passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at her home after battling cancer and COPD for over six years. Mrs. Poplin was born July 20, 1946 in Forsyth County to Thomas Wootsen and Frances Evelyn Elliott Ferris.

Mrs. Poplin was a retiree of RJ Reynolds who enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening,...

Aug 24, 2021

Mrs. Lisa Rena Cothren Royal, age 52, of State Road passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Royal was born August 16, 1969 in Surry County to Ira Grant Cothren and Shirley Brown Grubbs.

Mrs. Royal was a member of White Rock United Methodist Church, past employee of Yveddi, and worked for...

Aug 24, 2021

Mr. Thomas Harold Baldridge, age 68, of Dobson passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Baldridge was born August 22, 1953 in Seattle, WA to Harold E. and Anne Fuller Baldridge. Mr. Baldridge was a United States Army veteran, serving during Vietnam and driver for Yveddi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Aug 22, 2021

Mr. Lavorn Dewey Salley (Poppy), age 74, of Southport, NC formally of Elkin passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Lower Cape Fear Lifecare in Bolivia after a brief illness. Mr. Salley was born October 2, 1946 in Surry County to Robert Edward and Elsie Vestal Salley. Mr. Salley was a 1965 graduate of Elkin High School. He served in...

Aug 21, 2021

Ms. Ashley Nichole Farmer, age 28, of Dobson passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. Ashley was born February 5, 1993 in Wilkes County to William Thomas Greer and Cynthia Mitchell.

Ashley was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include: her fiancé, Edvin Barrera of the home; son, Marcus Farmer of Wilkesboro;...