Obituaries

Jul 28, 2018

Mrs. Edith Sprinkle Nelson, age 96, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Pruitt Health of Elkin.  Mrs. Nelson was born April 22, 1922, in Wilkes County to Shirley and Dossie Sebastian Gentry.  She was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing. She was a loving wife and 5th generation matriarch and avid...

Jul 24, 2018

Mr. William Dewitt “Dub” Blackburn, age 80, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Blackburn was born June 2, 1938 in Wilkes County to William C. and Ruth Simmons Blackburn.

Mr. Blackburn was a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

Mr. Blackburn was preceded in death by...

Jul 22, 2018

Mrs. Alanna Blevins Hedrick, age 51, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Curis at Wilkesboro.  Mrs. Hedrick was born July 27, 1966 in Surry County to Troy Otis and Pauline Simmons Blevins.

Mrs. Hedrick was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church and employed by Phillips Van Heusen.

Mrs. Hedrick was preceded in death...

Jul 12, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ruth Holbrook, age 94, of Elkin passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Pruitt Health. She was born December 22, 1923 in Surry County to Claude and Viola Burcham Davis.

Mrs. Holbrook was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who welcomed everyone with an...

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Paul William Royall, Jr., age 64, of Jonesville passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in his home. He was born on May 26, 1954 to Paul William and Frances Louise Leer Royall.

Mr. Royall was preceded in death by his mother.

Survivors include: wife, Rosa Royall of Elkin; step-sons, Mickey Joe Smith; Tim Odean...

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Earl Franklin Drennen, age 79, of Millers Creek passed away July11, 2018 in his home. He was born June 16, 1939 in Rainelle, WV to Lee Andrew and Glenda K. Littlepaige Drennen.

Mr. Drennen was a veteran of the United States Army and Marine Corps. He retired as Master Sergeant from the Marine Corps after 22...

Jul 10, 2018

Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” Diane Spicer, age 57, of Jonesville passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in her home following a long illness. She was born April 23, 1961 in Surry County to Bill and Ella Mae Prevette Anderson.

Mrs. Spicer was employed with Yadkin County Schools for over 20 years and a member of Jonesville Church of...

Jul 9, 2018

Mrs. Chloe Rosemary Holland Johnson, age 97, of Elkin passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 in her home. She was born March 19, 1921 in Washington County, Tennessee to James Edward and Anna Mae Duncan Holland.

She was a homemaker and member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Jul 5, 2018

Mr. David Hugh Hudspeth, age 78, of State Road passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born on November 18, 1939 in Surry County to Clyde Taylor and Violet Maude Piercy Hudspeth.

Mr. Hudspeth enjoyed helping family and friends, woodworking, playing golf, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was also a...

Jul 5, 2018

Mrs. Marie Simmons Robinson, age 93, of Yadkinville passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born on April 6, 1925 in Yadkin County to Dewey and Lula Luffman Simmons.

Mrs. Robinson was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

In addition to her parents she...

Jul 4, 2018

Mr. Terry Lynn Julian of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 peacefully at his home on the mountain in Devotion, NC, following a long illness. Terry was born March 20, 1942 in Avery County, North Carolina to Adrian and Ruby Julian of Elk Park, NC. In addition to his parents Terry was preceded in death by his...

Jun 29, 2018

Mr. Eric Seth Lyons, age 46, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born February 20, 1972 in Alleghany County to Billy Charles Lyons and Elizabeth Jane Masten Lyons.  Eric was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and an avid racing fan. He was a loving father and...

Jun 25, 2018

Mrs. Lucille Jean Gibeault, age 91, of Elkin passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at Pruitt Health. She was born on November 1, 1926 in Central Falls, Rhode Island to Ernest and Eva Arseneault Moreau.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Gibeault; brothers, Gerard Moreau, Joseph Moreau, Simone Messier,...

Jun 22, 2018

Mr. Roland Caudill, age 77, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at his residence in Walnut Cove.  Mr. Caudill was born April 23, 1941 in Wilkes County to Mason and Ruth Sanders Caudill.

Survivors include: brothers, Johnny Caudill and wife Judy of Walnut Cove; Alton R. Caudill and wife Mae of Traphill, Rev. Walter G. Caudill and...

Jun 19, 2018

Mrs. Virginia Ewilda Stevenson, age 76, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Southfork Senior Living in Winston-Salem. She was born on June 5, 1942 in Mercer County, WV to Julius and Fanny Pennington Stassin.

Mrs. Stevenson was a member of Grassy Creek United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was...

Jun 18, 2018

Mrs. Anna Jean Darnell, age 76, of Elkin passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at home. She was born on April 25, 1942 in Wilkes County to Archie and Ruby Soots Ellis.

Mrs. Darnell was saved in June 1954 at the age of 12 and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

In addition...

Jun 14, 2018

Mrs. Sara Reece Miller, age 86, of Elkin passed way Thursday, June 14, 2018 at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville. She was born in Surry County on July 23, 1931 to Reverend D. G. and Lela Davis Reece.

Mrs. Miller graduated from Jonesville High School in 1949 where she was an honor student and member of the...

Jun 14, 2018

Mrs. Faye Marion Duenkel, age 90, of Elkin passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on April 8, 1928 to Daniel and Dellie Johnson Marion.

Mrs. Duenkel was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Dobson.

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

Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Jim Roy Bell, age 81, of Thurmond passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Avante at Wilkesboro. He was born in Alleghany County on August 6, 1936 to W.P. and Effie Poe Bell.

Mr. Bell was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, a farmer, and the former owner operator of Bell Lumber Company.

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Jun 12, 2018

Mrs. Ann Hartman Graham, age 94, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. She was born November 15, 1923 in Brookhaven, MS to Oscar Henry and Marie Jackson Hartman.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Elkin.

Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Herbert P. Graham....