Obituaries

Mar 30, 2020

Mrs. Dottie Swaim Hall, age 77, of Jonesville passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Mrs. Hall was born December 2, 1942 in Surry County to Vern Wade and Marie Casey Swaim.

Mrs. Hall was a member of Jonesville First Baptist Church.

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

Mar 29, 2020

Mr. Bill Anderson, age 85, of Jonesville passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Anderson was born June 11, 1934 in Yadkin County to Will and Ruby Whitaker Anderson.

Mr. Anderson was the owner of Bill’s Package Store and Cedarbrook Golf Course in Jonesville.

In addition to his parents, he was...

Mar 28, 2020

Mrs. Mattie Sue Blevins Smith, age 78, of Wilkesboro passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born August 28, 1941 in Wilkes County to Sanford and Cora Day Blevins.

Mrs. Smith was a loving mother and grandmother.

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

Mar 24, 2020

Cyrus Jackson Smith, age 16, of Roaring River passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Cyrus was born January 1, 2004 in Onslow County to Mitchell and Kimberly Ketchum Smith.

Cyrus was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where he was a member of the youth group and Baptist Men. He enjoyed going to the Baptist Men’s...

Mar 18, 2020

Mr. Howard W. Burchette, age 90, of Thurmond passed away March 18, 2020 at Pruitt Health. He was born February 17, 1930 in McDowell County, WV to E.D. and Carrie Poe Burchette.

Mr. Burchette was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years, and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

Mar 15, 2020

Harley Dale Hincher, age 70, of Thurmond, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 15 th at his residence. He was born in Surry County on May 7, 1949 to Samuel Washington Hincher and Mabel Adams Hincher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Brent Allen Hincher; a sister, Sue...

Mar 15, 2020

Mr. Richard Andre Charette, age 61, of Elkin passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born June 11, 1958 in Buffalo, NY.

Mr. Charette was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and a United States Marine Corps veteran. He was an avid gardener and fisherman and enjoyed reading...

Mar 14, 2020

Mr. Jerry Lee Vestal, age 72, of State Road passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born December 1, 1947 in Surry County to Joseph David and Hartence Lovie Darnell Vestal.

Mr. Vestal was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and retired from R.J. Reynolds. He was a United States Army...

Mar 11, 2020

Mr. Donald Gray Mann, age 84, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Mann was born December 17, 1935 in Yadkin County to Paul and Martha Vestal Mann.

Mr. Mann was a member of Fall Creek Baptist Church; Jonesville High School graduate; and a United States Navy veteran. Donald had a...

Mar 9, 2020

Mr. Fred Eugene Pack, age 82, of Elkin passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mr. Pack was born November 6, 1937 in Stuart, VA to James and Bertha Stevens Pack.

Mr. Pack was a retired truck driver with Southland Trucking of Boonville.

In addition to his parents, he was...

Mar 9, 2020

Mr. Frank D. Gall, Sr., age 90, went to be with his Lord on March 9, 2020. He was born in Manhattan, NY on September 27, 1929 to Frank and Enes Maria Grosso Gall.

Mr. Gall was a United States Airforce veteran and a retired sales rep with Sears. Frank was cherished by all of his family...

Mar 3, 2020

Mrs. Betsy Lewis Brendle, age 62, of State Road passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born May 14, 1957 in Salem, VA to James W. and Lois Lloyd Sheppherd Lewis.

Betsy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of...

Feb 28, 2020

The battle is over, the victory has been won. Mrs. Muriel Johnson Golden was born March 14, 1928 in Surry County to S.W. and Dona Simpson Johnson. She left this earth for her heavenly home on February 28, 2020. She would have been 92 years old on March 14. Muriel was married to Robey Golden for 58 years before...

Feb 28, 2020

Mrs. Christa Lee transou, age 93, of Roaring River, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, February 28, 2020. She passed away in her home where she had lived for 73 years with her husband, Turner. Mrs. Transou was born October 12, 1926 in Wilkes County to Walter and Viola Wiles Gentry.

Mrs. Transou was a...

Feb 27, 2020

Mr. Julian Edward “G” Greene, age 60, of Lenoir passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Julian was born January 11, 1960 in Caldwell County to Paul Edward and Vera Mae Adams Greene.

Julian was known to many of his friends as G and to his grandchildren...

Feb 22, 2020

Mrs. Barbara Haynes Swaim, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Chatham Nursing and Rehab.  She was born August 13, 1935 in Yadkin County to James T. Haynes and Alma Bray Haynes. Mrs. Swaim was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and retired from Vaughn-Basset Furniture Company.

In addition to her parents she was...

Feb 22, 2020

Mrs. Julia Frances Bigler, age 97, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020. She was born January 7, 1923 in Arkansas to Paul James David and Sulu McGill David.  Mrs. Bigler grew up in Memphis, TN and worked as a teller for National Bank of Memphis where she met her husband. She married Lt. John H. Bigler on February 7,...

Feb 20, 2020

Ms. Phyllis Ann Lowe, age 80, of Elkin passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Ms. Lowe was born April 6, 1939 in Surry County to James Livingston and Lorene Shores Lowe.

Ms. Lowe was a graduated of Elkin High School class of 1957 where she was an outstanding student and basketball player. She went...

Feb 18, 2020

John Jeffery Lyon, Jr., age 46, of Berlin, NJ passed away on February 18, 2020. Beloved son of Pastor Jeffery and Joyce (née Locklin) Lyon, Sr. Dear brother of Linda (Michael) Lyon-Wright, Elaine (Jeffrey) Lyon-Smith, Joel L. (Jennifer) Lyon, Steffy Kuruvilla and Sairah Kuruvilla. Proud uncle of Noah, Micah, Luke, Kylie, Caleb, Colin, Kelah, Taylor, Joelle, Violet, Nina and...

Feb 18, 2020

Dixie Clara “Tinker” Transou, 90, of Pleasant Hill passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at PruittHealth. Tinker was born on June 17, 1929 in Surry County to Howard and Beautious Burchette Transou.

Ms. Transou loved to sew, garden, and was very fond of Dove chocolates. She was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and...