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Jack McGee Gallimore

Jack McGee Gallimore

Dec 5, 2019

Hamptonville Jack McGee Gallimore passed away peacefully on December 5, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a short acute illness. He was born on September 14, 1941 in New Jersey. He served in the US Air Force, mostly in Germany and Turkey. After his military service he joined the space program in the 60ʼs and flew on a...

Harvey Dale White, Sr.

Harvey Dale White, Sr.

Dec 5, 2019

Yadkinville

Harvey Dale White Sr., 52, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was born November 16, 1967 in Decatur, Alabama to the Melvin Edward White and Margaret Nell South Gross. Mr. White was proceeded in death by his father Melvin Edward White. He attended Courtney Elementary School and Forbush High School.  Mr. White worked for several years as a...

Thurmond Howard Ratledge

Thurmond Howard Ratledge

Dec 4, 2019

Thurmond Howard Ratledge, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was born September 5, 1936 in Forsyth County to the late Cletus Howard Ratledge and Ruby Baity Ratledge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Porter Ratledge; brother Kerman Ratledge. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He...

Roy Franklin Goss

Roy Franklin Goss

Dec 4, 2019

Roy Franklin Goss, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 4, 2019. He was born January 14, 1933 in Ashe County to the late Wiley Leonard Goss and Nannie Taylor Goss. He was married to the late Carolyn Brown Goss.  They were both members of Northwood Baptist Church. He was a veteran and retired from...

Kelly Lucas Hall

Kelly Lucas Hall

Nov 28, 2019

Yadkinville Mrs. Kelly Dawn Lucas Hall, 48, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019. Mrs. Hall was born July 18, 1971 in Mullens, W.V to Thomas and Brenda McMillion Lucas. Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her son, Zach Hall. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hall is survived by her husband, Melvin Hall; a daughter, Tiffany Hall; granddaughter, Bryelle...

Virgil Aldene Wooten

Virgil Aldene Wooten

Nov 27, 2019

Wooten

East Bend-  Virgil Aldene Wooten passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the age of 90. He was born February 25, 1929 in Yadkin County to the late Thomas Leo and Jewel Marie Wall Wooten. Aldene was a lifelong member of Forbush Friends Meeting and faithfully attended as long as his health permitted. He was retired from R...

James "Jim" Thomas Crutchfield

James "Jim" Thomas Crutchfield

Nov 26, 2019

Jonesville

Mr. James “Jim” Thomas Crutchfield, 66, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin.  Mr. Crutchfield was born December 9, 1952 in Carthage, Missouri to Thomas and Marcella Blackford Crutchfield.  He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served during the Vietnam War.  Mr. Crutchfield served for over 17 years and ended his...

Herbert Hoover Shore

Herbert Hoover Shore

Nov 25, 2019

Yadkinville – Herbert Hoover Shore, 90, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born June 5, 1929 in Yadkin County to the late French Shore and Maggie Reynolds Shore.  Herbert enjoyed the outdoors, farming, and spending time with his family, but his pride and joy was his grandchildren. Mr. Shore was a...

Donald "Don" Eugene Gillenwater

Donald "Don" Eugene Gillenwater

Nov 25, 2019

Rev. Donald “Don” Eugene Gillenwater, age 83, passed away November 25, 2019. He was born February 14, 1936 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late James Arthur Gillenwater and Elsie Irene Sparks Gillenwater. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Linda Anthony Gillenwater; brother Jim Gillenwater; sisters Phyllis Linkous, Rita...

Wayne Archie Marlow

Wayne Archie Marlow

Nov 25, 2019

Wayne Archie Marlow, 89, passed away Monday November 25, 2019. He was born December 3, 1929 in Wilkes County to the late Archie and Ethel Livingston Marlow. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Pauline Cleary; brothers Floyd Marlow, Leroy Marlow, David Lee Marlow. Surviving are his wife of...

Tina Cheek Blake

Tina Cheek Blake

Nov 24, 2019

Yadkinville Mrs. Tina Cheek Blake, 51, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Forysth Medical Center. Mrs. Blake was born October 6, 1968 in Forsyth County to Cromer and Patricia Beale Cheek. She enjoyed reading books, writing her prayers in her journal and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blake was preceded in death by...

Mildred Ann Gentry Cheek

Mildred Ann Gentry Cheek

Nov 24, 2019

  Mildred Ann Gentry Cheek, 72, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019. She was born in Yadkin county on January 6, 1947, the daughter to the late Roy Gentry and Clara Hawkins Gentry, Mrs. Cheek was a member of Cornerstone Ministries. She loved cooking and feeding everyone that came by. She never met a stranger, strong in her faith and a...

Aaron Gwyn Blevins

Aaron Gwyn Blevins

Nov 21, 2019

Yadkinville Mr. Aaron Gwyn Blevins, 54, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Mr. Blevins was born July 19, 1965 in Forsyth County to Norris Lee and Hilda Heath Blevins. He enjoyed his cows and hunting. Mr. Blevins was employed with Wishon-Carter Construction as a carpenter. In addition to his parents, Mr. Blevins was preceded in death by a sister, Nadine...

Dorothy Dull Norman

Dorothy Dull Norman

Nov 21, 2019

Dorothy Dull Norman, 93, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. She was born in Yadkin County on February 15, 1926 to the late Shufford and Florence Adams Dull, Mrs. Norman a was a charter member of Shallowford Baptist Church. She grew up helping her father Shufford Dull farm the bottomland of the Yadkin River known as the Watkin’s Place. She...

Luther "Timothy" Smith

Luther "Timothy" Smith

Nov 20, 2019

Mr. Luther “Timothy” Smith, 53, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mr. Smith was born February 28, 1966 in Forsyth County to Luther Ray Smith and Carolyn Hampton Katz.  He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his best buddy, Tucker.  He worked for Quality Oil/Reliable Tanklines as a diesel mechanic.  In addition to his...

James Howard McKnight

James Howard McKnight

Nov 19, 2019

Boonville – James Howard McKnight, 76, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019.  He was born May 3, 1943 in Yadkin County to the late Willie Hardin McKnight and Ruth Davis McKnight.  Howard graduated from Boonville High School in 1961 and taught his first year at Reidsville High School.  He then taught at Forbush High School from 1966 to 2000, where...

Walker Eugene Boone

Walker Eugene Boone

Nov 18, 2019

Boone

Yadkinville-  Mr. Walker Eugene “Gene” Boone, 73, of Hartman Road passed away peacefully Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.  Mr. Hartman was born January 10, 1946 in Haywood County to the late Everette Orrell Boone and Bertha Presnell Boone.  He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the US Army...

Regina Lawson Martin

Regina Lawson Martin

Nov 18, 2019

Martin East Bend- Regina Lawson Martin, 68, of East Bend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends,  Monday, November 18, 2019. She was born in Surry County on February 10. 1951 to Escar and Ruth Childress Lawson. Regina was a member of East Bend Baptist Church and the East Bend Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxillary for many years. She...

Ola Ellen Baity Martin

Ola Ellen Baity Martin

Nov 18, 2019

Ola Ellen Baity Martin, 98, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. She was born May 16, 1921 in Yadkin County to the late Raymond Dozier Baity and Cora Hutchens Baity. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Carl Russell Martin; son Robert Eddie Martin; sisters Ethel Brown, Flora Bovender, Molly Smitherman, Faye Miller, Ollie Smith; brother Sanford...

David Edward Norman

David Edward Norman

Nov 18, 2019

Hamptonville Mr. David Edward Norman, 78, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin. Mr. Norman was born July 22, 1941 in Surry County to Rev. Warren and Stella Rachels Norman. He was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church and a loyal member of Teamster #391. He had a true admiration for nature and...

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