Obituaries

Jan 18, 2016

Mr. Ralph M. Shoemaker Jr., age 79, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Monday, January 18, 2016 after a brief illness.  Ralph loved life and enjoyed the company of others and good dogs. Known for his sense of humor and quick wit, he was constantly joking and enjoyed laughing. Ralph was born on May 29th, 1936 and was...

Jan 18, 2016

Mr. Ira Eugene “Gene” Smith, age 80, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family and his constant companion Sally. Mr. Smith was born February 1, 1935 in Wilkes County to George W. and Rosan Hayes Smith.

Mr. Smith was a longtime farmer in the Shoaley Branch Community and...

Jan 18, 2016

Mr. Dexter R. King, age 68, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. All funeral services for Mr. King will be private.

Jan 17, 2016

Mr. James Bradford Luffman, Jr., age 85, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. Mr. Luffman was born March 8, 1930 in Wilkes County to James Bradford and Mammie Love Luffman.

Mr. Luffman was a member of Little Elkin Baptist Church and retired from Elkin Furniture.

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

Jan 17, 2016

Mr. Charles Dean Owens, age 73, passed way Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Owens was born April 2, 1942 in Surry County to Charlie L. and Hessie Colvard Owens.

Mr. Owens retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was of the Baptist Faith. Charles was an avid golfer and loved being a member of...

Jan 12, 2016

Mrs. Katherine Nixon Wilmoth, age 80, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilmoth was born May 30, 1935 in Surry County to Harvey and Ethel Shores Carter.

Mrs. Wilmoth was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

In addition to her parents she was...

Jan 9, 2016

Danna Hutchison Ledbetter of Prince William County, VA passed away on January 9, 2016 at her home.

Danna was born on August 28, 1959 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, the only child of Robert “Bob” Hutchison and Jessie Foster Hutchison.

She was preceded in death by her parents.  Danna, like her mother, was a life...

Jan 9, 2016

Mrs. Pearl Hinson Luffman, 94, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mrs. Luffman was born April 7, 1921 in Surry County to Claude and Laura Smoot Hinson

Mrs. Luffman was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Luffman; a...

Jan 7, 2016

Mr. Clyde Richard Shook, age 89, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Mr. Shook was born February 4, 1926 in Catawba County to Lester and Inez Moose Shook.

Mr. Shook was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force serving during WWII from 1944 to 1945 and retired from the U.S. Army Reserves in 1986 with the...

Jan 1, 2016

Mrs. Ruth Weatherman Adams, age 89, passed away Friday, January 01, 2016. Mrs. Adams was born December 10, 1926 in Yadkin County to Johnny and Millie Jenkins Weatherman.

Mrs. Adams was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Manufacturing.

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

Dec 26, 2015

Mrs. Joan Marie Walker, 80, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015.  Mrs. Walker was born November 26,1935 in Bangor, Maine to Fernald and Beatrice Duprey Bailey.

In addition to her parents Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Walker and a brother, Sonny Bailey.

Survivors include, three sons, Robert Fernald Walker and...

Dec 26, 2015

Mrs. Mary Hayes Golden, 92, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015.  Mrs. Golden was born September 24, 1923 in Surry County to Joe and Lelia Wilmoth Hayes.

Mrs. Golden was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garvey Golden and eight brothers and sisters....

Dec 25, 2015

Mr. Woodrow Oliver Crouse, 98, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015.  Mr. Crouse was born January 26, 1917 in Alleghany County to George and Pearl Andrews Crouse.

Mr. Crouse retired from Wayne Farms and was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church.  Mr. Crouse was also a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII.  In addition...

Dec 22, 2015

Mr. Lantz Patrick Gaffney, Sr., age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Mr. Gaffney was born March 8, 1923 in Bessemer City, NC to Carl and Carrie Stockton Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney was a Veteran of WWII from during January 1942 to January 1946 with the First Marine Division serving in three South Pacific campaigns Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester New...

Dec 21, 2015

Mr. Thomas Lee Carter, age 81, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. Mr. Carter was born December 26, 1933 in Wilkes County to Manley Lowell and Mammie Carter. Mr. Carter retired from the U.S. Navy with 21 years of service, serving during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and was...

Dec 16, 2015

Mr. Raymond Arlington Norman, age 86, of State Road, NC went to his heavenly home with Jesus on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born March 1, 1929 in Wilkes County to Lena Woodle Norman and Frederich Wilson Norman. Mr. Norman worked as a well driller when he was a young man and then...

Dec 15, 2015

Mrs. Edith Holcomb Wright, age 89, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Wright was born December 19, 1925 in Surry County to Wint C. and Dora B. Holcomb.

Mrs. Holcomb was a homemaker and member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

In addition to...

Dec 15, 2015

Ms. Penny Park Mastin, age 43, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Mastin was born April 23, 1972 in Surry County to Benny C. and Jewell Holcomb Park. Penny was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was employed by ECMD. She was the V.P. of NC Treasury Management Association and...

Dec 11, 2015

Mr. Ralph Martin, age 99, of Country Club Drive, State Road, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of December 11, 2015.  Mr. Martin was born April 18, 1916 in Surry County to John Clinton and Carrie Sparks Martin. Mr. Martin was a retiree of Chatham Manufacturing Company and was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church.  Ralph was a...

Dec 4, 2015

Mr. Grafton Blaine Roberts, age 89, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mr. Roberts was born September 2, 1926 in Wilkes County to H.C. and Bessie Sparks Roberts Mr. Roberts was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a retired farmer and a member of...