Obituaries

Lowell Martin Blackburn

Lowell Martin Blackburn

May 7, 2015

Mr. Lowell Martin Blackburn, age 75, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Blackburn was born September 16, 1939 in Wilkes County to Nathaniel and Hallie Darnell Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn retired from Sprint Telephone and was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...

Irene Lewis Durham

Irene Lewis Durham

May 7, 2015

Mrs. Irene Lewis Durham, age 83, passed away, Thursday, May 7, 2015. Mrs. Durham was born November 8, 1931 in Yadkin County to Tom E. and Zetta Shore Lewis. Mrs. Durham was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Auto Parts Supply. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, James Lewis....

Walter "Frank" Petree, Sr.

Walter "Frank" Petree, Sr.

May 2, 2015

Mr. Walter Franklin "Frank" Petree, Sr., age 80, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Petree was born in Forsyth County to Lewis Henry and Edith Pitts Petree. Mr. Petree was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death sister, Peggy Couch. Survivors include...

Isabelle Harrell

Isabelle Harrell

May 2, 2015

Mrs. Isabel Jane Gibbs Harrell, 93, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015. Mrs. Harrell was born October 28, 1921 in Asheboro, NC to Rev. A.C. and Myrtle Crabtree Gibbs. Mrs. Harrell received her undergraduate degree in Christian Education from Greensboro College, and did her graduate studies in Art and Religion at Columbia University in New York where she studied under...

Rev. Vernon Ball

Rev. Vernon Ball

May 1, 2015

Rev. Vernon Franklin Ball, age 90 went to his heavenly home May 1, 2015. Rev. Ball was born in Elkin November 30, 1924 to John Virdle and Beulah Hudson Ball. Rev. Ball was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII and stationed in Panama. He was a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and worked for the state of...

Mary Maxine Tuttle

Mary Maxine Tuttle

May 1, 2015

Mrs. Mary Maxine Tuttle, age 83, passed away Friday, May 01, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Tuttle was born March 21, 1932 in Yadkin County to Richard and Ethel Sale Swaim. Mrs. Tuttle was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hamptonville and retired from Vaughn Bassett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Charles Ray Billings

Charles Ray Billings

Apr 26, 2015

Mr. Charles Raymond Billings, age 65, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. Mr. Billings was born October 29, 1949 in Wilkes County to Gene and Ollie Billings. Mr. Billings was a member of Gum Orchard Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Billings. He is survived by several cousins. A...

Juanita Warren Gentry

Juanita Warren Gentry

Apr 25, 2015

Mrs. Juanita Warren Gentry, age 87, formerly of Lomax, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. Mrs. Gentry was born October 8, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to Walter and Alice Lipps Warren. She was a homemaker, a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church, a past member of the Grange, and a hospice volunteer...

Leo Martin Garris

Leo Martin Garris

Apr 22, 2015

Mr. Leo Martin Garris, age 84, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Garris was born October 1, 1930 in Yadkin County to Luther M. and Bulah Johnson Garris. Mr. Garris was retired from Wilkes Electric and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

Vetreal Hinson Masten

Vetreal Hinson Masten

Apr 20, 2015

Mrs. Vetreal Hinson Masten, age 82, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home after a brief battle with cancer. Vetreal, affectionately known as Veat, Dede or Nana by those who loved her. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a kind soul that had a passion for life and her...

Betty Jane Edwards

Betty Jane Edwards

Apr 17, 2015

Mrs. Betty Jane Edwards, age 79, passed away, Friday, April 17, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Edwards was born August 27, 1935 in Cleveland County to William and Lelia Self Fitch. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and was a retired cafeteria manager for Elkin City Schools and was a retired greeter for...

Jeremy Matthew Darnell

Jeremy Matthew Darnell

Apr 17, 2015

Mr. Jeremy Matthew Darnell, age 37, passed away, Friday, April 17, 2015. Mr. Darnell was born November 7, 1977 in Surry County to Edward and Patricia Luffman Darnell. Jeremy was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chester and Lois Darnell. Survivors include: his parents, Edward and Patricia Darnell of State Road;...

Walter Karol Cockerham

Walter Karol Cockerham

Apr 17, 2015

Mr. Walter Karol Cockerham, age 86, passed away, Friday, April 17, 2015. Mr. Cockerham was born October 4, 1928 in Wilkes County to Berlie and Ina Durham Cockerham. Mr. Cockerham was a retired farmer and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Carter Cockerham; brothers, Virgil...

Wray Brittain

Wray Brittain

Apr 16, 2015

Mrs. Wray Chappell Brittain, age 72, passed away, Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Brittain was born January 24, 1943 in Surry County to Roy and Connie Sparks Chappell. Mrs. Brittain was a member of Harkers Island United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Appalachian State University. Mrs. Brittain was a member of...

Flora Carter

Flora Carter

Apr 14, 2015

Mrs. Flora Elizabeth Carter, age 89, passed away, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Mrs. Carter was born August 23, 1925 in Wilkes County to Luther and Mettie Shore Darnell. Mrs. Carter was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Foley Carter; son, Stuart Carter; two brothers and five...

Louise Nicks

Louise Nicks

Apr 5, 2015

Mrs. Louise Morton Nicks, age 91 of Elkin, N.C., beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away, on the evening of Sunday, April 5, 2015. Louise was the daughter of Gordon W. Morton and Mary Belle S. Morton of Greensboro, N.C. Louise was born in Columbus, G.A. on January 21, 1924. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Hallie Lyon

Hallie Lyon

Apr 2, 2015

Mrs. Hallie Brown Lyon, age 99, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Lyon was born March 14, 1916 in Wilkes County to Luther and Frownie Scott Brown. Mrs. Lyon was a member of Austin Baptist Church and was an avid gardener, sewer and cook. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Mozelle D. Cooper

Mozelle D. Cooper

Apr 2, 2015

Mrs. Mozelle Darnell Cooper, age 93, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Mrs. Cooper was born April 28, 1921 in Surry County to Charles R. and Mary Couch Darnell. Mrs. Cooper was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher for 30 years. Mrs. Cooper was an avid...

Jael Jesus Rodriguez

Jael Jesus Rodriguez

Mar 31, 2015

Infant Jael Jesus Rodriguez, passed away, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Jael was survived by his parents,Jesus Rodrigues Aldva and Crystal Lynn Hernandez. A graveside service will be conducted Monday, April 6, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Hollywood Cemetery with Ft. John Hanic officiating.

Virginia Pierson Somers

Virginia Pierson Somers

Mar 29, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Pierson Somers, age 80, passed away, Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Somers was born in Grafton County, New Hampshire to William Andrew and Muriel Helen Pierson. All funeral services will be private.