Obituaries

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....

Jun 12, 2018

Betty Jane Mickey, age 79, went home to Heaven on June 12, 2018, at the Elizabeth House, Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock NC, Hendersonville. She was born August 11, 1938 in Surry County to Vonda and Clyde McBride. Mrs. Mickey was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesville. She was a graduate of Jonesville High School and attended...

Jun 7, 2018

Forrest “Pete” Keith Davis, age 60, of Elkin passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at his home. Mr. Davis was born on June 7, 1958 in Rockingham County to Albert and Ruth Jackson Davis.

Mr. Davis was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired groundskeeper for Vulcan. Pete graduated from Elkin High School ,...

May 31, 2018

Mary Lee Wagoner Mathis Spicer, age 87, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Pruitt Health of Elkin. She was born January 27, 1931 in Wilkes County to Noah Gordon and Nancy Ann Absher Wagoner.

Mrs. Spicer was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and retired from Lucia.

She was preceded in death by...

May 28, 2018

Jonesville, North Carolina

John Wesley Mathis, 91, teacher, coach, principal, and athletic director passed away May 28, 2018.  His wife, the former Jean Payne, a Jonesville teacher, preceded him in death on August 30, 1986.

Surviving are two daughters and a son in law, Janie and Tom Westra of State Road and Joy Mathis of...