Obituaries

Dec 27, 2024

Carol Yarboro Bruce, age 83, passed away Friday December 27, 2024 at Hugh Chatham Health. Carol was born July 26, 1941 in Surry County to Talmadge and Louise Burcham Yarboro. 

Carol worked at Spainhours for many years and later retired from Pleasant Hill Daycare. She was a member of Grassy Creek United Methodist Church where she served as a youth leader...

Dec 26, 2024

Mary Ellen Bass Wood, age 73 passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Woltz Hospice Home.

Mary was born April 29, 1951, in Franklin County PA, to Walter Dudley Bass and Winifred Orlea Bass. She was a member of Community Fellowship Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Wood; two brothers, Frank Bass...

Dec 26, 2024

Joann Waddell Crouse, 66, of Elkin, passed away at her residence on Thursday, December 26, 2024. Joann was born January 12, 1958, in Alleghany County to Robert Waddell and Shirley Collins Combs. 

She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, crochet and also loved bird watching.

Survivors include her mother, Shirley Collins Combs of Elkin; daughters Thalassa Wilmoth and husband Adam of...

Dec 24, 2024

Mr. Charlie Reece Settle, age 98, of State Road moved to his eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Charlie was born March 23, 1926 in Wilkes County to Weaver and Ruth Shore Settle. He was the owner of Auto Parts and Service, Inc. in Jonesville and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church....

Dec 22, 2024

Lisa Mickle Johnson, age 55, of Jonesville passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Pruitt Health in Elkin. Lisa was born November 23, 1969, in Surry County to Grady and Doris Coe Mickle 

In addition to her parents, she was also survived by her husband William Johnson, two sisters, Eva Mickel Wood and Bobbie Mickle Madden; her special canine friend Little...

Dec 21, 2024

Dicy Frances Bauguess Lankford, age 81, of State Road, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Dicy was born in Surry County on January 8, 1943, to Curtis and Alice Greenwood Bauguess.

Dicy worked at Walmart in Elkin for several years and attended Central Full Gospel Church but was a Double Creek Baptist Church member...

Dec 20, 2024

William Charles Fletcher, Sr., age 92, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Betty Friday, December 20 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Charles was born October 9, 1932 in Elkin to Paul and Lucy Fletcher. He married the love of his life Betty Ellen Harris Fletcher in 1953. He graduated from Gardner Webb College with...

Dec 18, 2024

Teri Sue Varela, age 62 passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at her residence.

Teri was born August 20, 1962 in Jackson MI to Author “Sam” Smith and Paula Smith.

Teri was a member of Elkin Presbyterian Church. She loved gardening, her pets, hair styling, and her church family. Teri was also kind to everyone around her.

Teri was preceded in death by...

Dec 17, 2024

Mr. Loyd Donald “Don” Porter, age 90, of Hamptonville, peacefully entered heaven, Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at SECU Hospice Care Center in Yadkinville, surrounded by his family. Don was born on January 18, 1934, in Yadkin County to Loyd Horton and Carrie King Porter. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Don loved life, and...

Dec 17, 2024

Kathy Ann Sidden, age 68, of Traphill passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at her residence.

Kathy was born January 2, 1956, in Surry county to Raymond Sidden & Lucy Elizabeth Blackburn.

Kathy was a member of Traphill Baptist church. She was a graduate of Western Carolina University. Kathy loved reading and watching movies.

Dec 16, 2024

Gerald Max Combs, age 85, of Elkin, passed away Monday, December 16, 2024, at Hugh Chatham Health.

Gerald was born March 11, 1939, in Carroll County, Virginia, to Arnold Noah Combs and Josie Stoneman Combs.

Gerald was a member of First United Methodist Church of Elkin.  Most recently, he enjoyed spending time with his family,...

Dec 14, 2024

Toni Renee Moody Jones, age 59, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024, at her home in State Road.

Toni was born December 25, 1964, in Surry County to Don Roger and Peggy Joyner Moody.

In addition to her mother, Toni was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Sheldon Eckrote. Toni was a member of Pleasant...

Dec 14, 2024

Mr. Robert Charles Dryer Jr., age 88, formally of Hamptonville, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mocksville. Robert was born in Contra Costa County, California, on February 2, 1936, to Robert C. Dreyer Sr. and Irene Dreyer.

Survivors include his wife, Mabel Carrington Dreyer; his children, Tracy Dryer, Robbie Dreyer,...

Dec 11, 2024

Kathy Anderson Ward, age 60, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at her residence in Union Grove.

Kathy was born July 26, 1964, in Surry County to Odes Robert and Emma Beatrice Weatherman Anderson.  She was a member of New Light Baptist Church.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include...

Dec 2, 2024

Jo Ann Sidden Baker, age 83 of Thurmond, passed away Monday, December 2, 2024, at her son’s residence in State Road.

Jo Ann was born November 30, 1941, to Walter Connley and Annie Elizabeth Spicer Sidden.

Jo Ann was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church.  She loved solving word search puzzles, reading and listening...

Dec 1, 2024

Lowell Masell “Mace” Johnson, age 60, of Elkin passed away, Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Mace was born February 25, 1964, in Russell County, VA, to Harold and Alleta Johnson.

All services will be private.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Atrium Health Cancer Center,...

Nov 25, 2024

Barbara Jean Joines Wiles, age 79, of Traphill, passed away Monday, November 25, 2024 at her residence. Barbara, born on May 28, 1945, in Wilkes County to William Lynn Sr. and Beatrice Cleary Joines, was a woman of deep love and warmth. She was a cherished Piney Grove Baptist Church member, and her passion for gardening and canning her...

Nov 20, 2024

Patty Johnson Shores, age 90, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. She was born in Surry County on November 22, 1933, to Berry Martin Johnson and Vina Edwards Johnson. Patty was a retired Nurse after spending several years at San Jose Hospital in California; she was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, where...

Nov 13, 2024

Linda Robinson Grafton, age 78, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Dunmore Plantation.

Linda was born on October 18, 1946 in Massachusetts to Milton G. Robinson and Dorothy Louise McMenamin Robinson. Linda loved to design houses, read, watch British crime shows, and her pets. She was also an avid antique collector.

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Nov 13, 2024

Wendell Boyd Wiles, age 77 of Elkin passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at his residence.

Wendell was born August 7, 1947 in Surry County to Stacy and Beulah Couch Wiles.

Wendell retired from Rosenquest and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Wendell was a veteran of the US Army and served during...