Obituaries

Catherine Revels Gentry

Catherine Revels Gentry

Jul 5, 2020

Mocksville – Catherine Revels Gentry, 75, passed away Sunday July 5, 2020. She was born September 3, 1944 in Richmond County, Georgia to the late William Leroy Revels and Annie Mae Turner Revels. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Hilrey Gentry; sister, Mary Lou Hampton; brothers, Clarence Revels, Thomas Revels. Surviving...

Vicky Dixon Snow

Vicky Dixon Snow

Jul 4, 2020

Yadkinville – Vicky Dixon Snow, 70, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend of Fish Brandon Road in Yadkinville passed away peacefully at home on July 4, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends. Vicky was born in Iredell County on July 6, 1949 to Tom Dixon and Lois Hanes Dixon. Vicky grew up in the Deep Creek Community and...

Jane Madison Bowers

Jane Madison Bowers

Jul 1, 2020

Lewisville Mrs. Mary “Jane” Madison Bowers, 83, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Forysth Medical Center. Mrs. Bowers was born December 22, 1936 in Yadkin County to the late Ray and Mary Hazel Smith Madison. She was a member of Huntsville Baptist Church and a member of Yadkin County Historical Society. Mrs. Bowers enjoyed being outdoors, cooking, playing the...

Irene Prim Casstevens

Irene Prim Casstevens

Jul 1, 2020

Boonville

Mrs. Bertha “Irene” Prim Casstevens, 68, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Woltz Hospice Care Center.  Mrs. Casstevens was born September 13, 1951 in Surry County to Billy Joe and Bertha Hodge Prim.  She enjoyed fishing at the coast and camping.  Irene grew breeder chickens for Perdue for 25 years.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and...

Nancy Lineberry Cleary

Nancy Lineberry Cleary

Jun 28, 2020

Nancy Lee Lineberry Cleary, 70, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020. She was born August 2, 1949 in Yadkin County to the late Clark Lineberry and Bonnie Peele Lineberry. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Jimmy Lineberry; niece, Bobbie Sue Lineberry; nephew, Jamie Lineberry. Surviving is her husband, Claude James Cleary; daughter,...

James Ralph Hamby

James Ralph Hamby

Jun 26, 2020

Hamby

Boonville-  Mr. James Ralph Hamby, 86, of Ashburn Mill Road passed away peacefully Friday, June 26, 2020.  He was born March 25, 1934 in Surry County to the late Ephraim Otis and Essie Holyfield Hamby.  Mr. Hamby was owner and operator of Hamby Custom Cabinets, was a member of Boonville Volunteer Fire Department for over 25 years, and was...

Joseph Scott Billings

Joseph Scott Billings

Jun 26, 2020

Joseph Scott Billings, 57, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020. He was born September 21, 1962 in Forsyth County, to the late Stephen McCoy Billings Sr., and Sharon McMillian Billings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law Cliff Long. He is survived by his wife of 38 years of marriage, Christine Long Billings; daughter,...

Doris Marie Shugart Norman

Doris Marie Shugart Norman

Jun 26, 2020

A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Doris Marie Shugart Norman, 93, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020.

Doris was born December 19, 1926 in Surry County, N.C. to Dallas and Clyde Reece Shugart. In addition to her husband, Richard Sr. (Dick), Doris was preceded in death by her son Richard Jr. (David), and her brother Reece (Mary Kate) Shugart. She...

Margaret Chambers Swaim

Margaret Chambers Swaim

Jun 25, 2020

Margaret Pauline Chambers Chambers Swaim, 82, of Hamptonville passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on October 8, 1937 in Wilkes County to Wintfield Chambers and Virginia Pauline Lowman Chambers. She was a homemaker, retired from Tyson Foods, and a member of Dennyville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first...

Bessie Lena Speer Hutchens

Bessie Lena Speer Hutchens

Jun 24, 2020

Bessie Lena Speer Hutchens, 86, passed away Wednesday June 24, 2020. She was born January 1, 1934 in Yadkin County to the late Lester Vasic Speer and Martha Alice Brown Speer. She was a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Calvin Garfield Hutchens; two sisters Viola Hyatt, Etta Lee Speer; a...

Wayne Curtis Matthews

Wayne Curtis Matthews

Jun 23, 2020

Dr Wayne Curtis Matthews of East Bend was born on February 21, 1957 to Charles Wesley and Ruby Huie Matthews. He grew up with three brothers Hoke, Clint and John. He graduated from Forbush High school in 1975 and continued his educational journey at Appalachian State University where we received his Bachelor's in Chemistry and Physics in 1980. Along the...

Velma Amanda Church Royall

Velma Amanda Church Royall

Jun 22, 2020

Velma Amanda Church Royall, 77, passed away Monday June 22, 2020. She was born March 13, 1943 in Yadkin County to the late Matthew Church and Lula Joines Church. The family said she was the Strongest Mother in the World she raised seven kids. She was preceded in death by her parents. Her husband James Hubert Royall; four sisters Mildred...

Kent Hawkins Stinson

Kent Hawkins Stinson

Jun 20, 2020

Mr. Kent Hawkins Stinson, 63, formerly of Boonville, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his home in Gibsonville, NC. He was born February 28, 1957 in Surry County to the late E. Graham and Pauline Cockerham Stinson. Mr. Stinson was a graduate of Surry Community College with a Culinary Arts Degree, was retired from the U.S. Postal Service with...

Arlen Gayle Money

Arlen Gayle Money

Jun 20, 2020

Mr. Arlen (Al) Gayle Money, age 73 of Yadkinville, passed away Thursday, June 20th, 2020. Mr. Money was born April 8th, 1947, in Elkin, NC, to Arlen Hardin Money and Vadie Luffman Money. He was a member of East Elkin Baptist Church and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He attended East Wilkes High School and...

Billy Hugh Myers

Billy Hugh Myers

Jun 18, 2020

East Bend Mr. Billy Hugh Myers, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at SECU Hospice Care Center. Mr. Myers was born September 13, 1946 in Yadkin County to Charlie and Delia Hutchens Myers. He was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church and had many hobbies. In addition to his parents, Mr. Myers was preceded in death by his...

Nancy Carol Long Gentry

Nancy Carol Long Gentry

Jun 18, 2020

Nancy Carol Long Gentry, 86, was received into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, June 18th, 2020 at her home in Concord, NC while surrounded by her family.  She was born December 15th, 1933 in Yadkin County as the last of four children to the late Phillip H. Long and Joyce Holcomb Long where she lived until moving to Concord...

Robert "Bob" Thompson Bost

Robert "Bob" Thompson Bost

Jun 17, 2020

Hamptonville Mr. Robert “Bob” Thompson Bost, Sr., 80, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mr. Bost was born July 20, 1939 in Yadkin County to Robert Bost and Pauline Shermer Wiles. He was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. Mr. Bost retired from RJ Reynolds and was an instructor for truck driver training for several years....

Carrye "Leon" Shore

Carrye "Leon" Shore

Jun 17, 2020

On June 17, 2020 Carrye Leon Shore, of Yadkinville North Carolina went home to be with his Heavenly Father.A private graveside service will be will be conducted at Salem Fork Baptist Church on Sunday June 21, 2020 at 3:00 PM with Reverend Sean Joplin officiating. Leon was born in Elkin, North Carolina on June 2, 1952 to John Benjamin Shore...

Helen Martin Dent

Helen Martin Dent

Jun 16, 2020

Winston-Salem Helen Martin Dent, 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. She was born in Pulaski, Va. On June 5, 1935 to the late Jess and Ruby Smith Martin. She was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, a member of the International Association of the Rebekah Assemblies, and was an artist. She was a supervisor in...

Betty Hoots Renegar

Betty Hoots Renegar

Jun 14, 2020

Yadkinville Mrs. Betty Hoots Renegar, 90, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 14, 1929 in Yadkin County to Fletcher and Mucie Allgood Hoots. Mrs. Renegar was a member of Sandy Springs Baptist Church and loved to watch westerns and spend time with her family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Renegar was...