Obituaries
Tommy Anderson Chipman
Dec 26, 2017
Boonville Mr. Tommy Anderson Chipman, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at SECU Hospice Home. Mr. Chipman was born May 11, 1942 in Surry County to Willie and Daisy Brown Chipman. He was a member of Longtown Methodist Church where he was a former Sunday school teacher and sang in the choir. Mr. Chipman was a veteran of the...
Betty Baity Groce
Dec 26, 2017
Betty Jane McBride Baity Groce, 90, of Huntsville, North Carolina, passed away on December 26, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born on December 25, 1927, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to William Walter and Nancy Money McBride. She grew up in the West Bend community where she loved playing in the river with her brothers and sisters. Betty...
Charles H. Mathis
Dec 23, 2017
N. WilkesboroMr. Charles H. Mathis, 80, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Mathis was born October 14, 1937 in Wilkes County to Commie and Mettie Somers Mathis. He was a member of Union Baptist Church. Mr. Mathis enjoyed playing golf, talking to people, but most of all, his children and grandchildren.In addition to his...
Anna May Porter
Dec 22, 2017
Porter
Yadkinville- Mrs. Anna May Ellis Porter, 61, of Adams Street passed away peacefully Friday, December 22, 2017 at her home. She was born March 3, 1956 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Acie Robert and Carrie Ellis. Mrs. Porter worked as a C.N.A. for 30 years and was a member of Northwood Baptist Church. She was a loving...
Patricia Lorene Riley Adams
Dec 22, 2017
Adams Lexington- Patricia R. Fleming Adams, 86 passed away at Yadkinville Skilled Nursing Facility Friday, December 22, 2017 at 12:35 am. A native of Frederick County Virginia, she was born August 28, 1931, the daughter of the late Lorin Holt Riley and Patty Genevieve (Huddleston) Riley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred...
Donald Harry Hutchens
Dec 21, 2017
Hutchens
Yadkinville- Mr. Donald Harry Hutchens, 91, of Yadkinville, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017. He was born in Yadkin County on June 22, 1926 to Ray M. and Blanche Davis Hutchens. He was retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company after 33 years of service. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he served as a deacon...
DeEtte Wooten Renegar
Dec 19, 2017
Renegar Hamptonville- Mrs. DeEtte W. Renegar, 94, of Key Street passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at her home. She was born May 14, 1923, in Iredell County to the late Pearl and Annie Keller Wooten. Mrs. Renegar worked for several years at West Yadkin Elementary School and Starmount High School cafeteria and was a faithful member of Flat...
Melvin "Mel" Hughes Sharp, Sr.
Dec 18, 2017
Melvin “Mel” Hughes Sharp, Sr., 81, passed away Monday December 18, 2017. Mr. Sharp was born December 2, 1936 to the late Alfred and Alma Mears Sharp. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister and one brother. Surviving are his wife Shelby Parsons Sharp; children Lisa (Jody) Jones,...
Andrea Vargas Torres
Dec 17, 2017
Torres Yadkinville – Andrea Vargas Torres, 81, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Gentry Family Chapel in Yadkinville. Burial will follow at Loflin Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2017 at Gentry Family Funeral...
Nadine Haynes Grant
Dec 16, 2017
Nadine Haynes Grant, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was born July 27, 1934 in Wilkes County to the late Floyd and Dorothy Caudill Haynes. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister Reba Idol; a brother Joe Haynes. Surviving is her loving husband of 58 years Ralph...
Nancy McGinty Neely
Dec 16, 2017
Nancy McGinty Neely, born November 4th 1952, was called home to her heavenly father on Saturday, December 16th. Although born and raised in Westbrook, Maine; Nancy lived the last 37 years in North Carolina. Nancy was a devoted wife for the last 43 years, loving mother to her two daughters, and an amazing Nana to her 5 beautiful grandchildren. Anyone...
Darrell "Pal" Lee Powell
Dec 15, 2017
Mr. Darrell “Pal” Lee Powell, 44, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 15, 2017 in East Bend, NC. He was born November 10, 1973 in Forsyth County to the Clifford and Carol Powell. He is survived by his parents; sister Jeanna Powell (Cat); girlfriend Debbie Starling and special friend Janice Stevens. Pal loved riding 4 wheelers and spending time at...
Astor Vance "A. V." Phillips, Jr.
Dec 13, 2017
Astor Vance “A. V.” Phillips, Jr., 87, passed away Wednesday December 13, 2017. He was born December 16, 1929 in Forsyth County to the late Vance and Lillian Smitherman Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a member of Baltimore United Methodist Church. He served in the US Army based in Panama, came back home to the family farm. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Larry Davis Shoffner
Dec 12, 2017
Larry Davis Shoffner, 70, passed away Tuesday December 12, 2017. Mr. Shoffner was born August 26, 1947 in Davie County to the late Hubert and Mannie Harris Shoffner. Mr. Shoffner loved rabbit hunting and crappie fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Jeanette Green; a brother Commie Lee Shoffner. Surviving are his wife Amy Gray Shoffner...
James Charles "Jimmy" Matthews
Dec 11, 2017
James Charles “Jimmy” Matthews, 65, passed away Monday December 11, 2017. Jimmy was born May 7, 1952 in Yadkin County to the late Charlie and Hazel Wooten Matthews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Rachel Matthews; nephew Tommy Rodchester. Survived by nephew Wayne (Mary) Rochester; great nephews Rodney Rochester II, Jonathan Rochester, and Steven Rochester. A...
Charles Gwyn Rhyne
Dec 11, 2017
Rhyne Hamptonville- Mr. Charles Gwyn Rhyne, 77, of Marler Road, and formerly of Conover, NC, passed away peacefully Monday, December 11, 2017 at Yadkin Nursing Center. He was born November 21, 1940 in Yadkin County to the late Glenn Wyatt and Sarah Mae Martin Rhyne. Mr. Rhyne was a veteran of the US Air Force and served during the Vietnam...
Harry Robert Houston, Sr
Dec 10, 2017
Houston East Bend- Mr. Harry Robert Houston, Sr., 85, of East Bend, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017. He was born in Tazewell County, Virginia on June 3, 1932 to the late Joseph Manan and Emily Walk Houston. Mr. Houston was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a truck driver for Pilot Freight Lines for 30 years. Mr....
Hilda Marlene Pardue Holcomb
Dec 7, 2017
Hilda Marlene Pardue Holcomb, 71, passed away Thursday December 7, 2017. She was born November 15, 1946 in Iredell County to the late Tom and Fuschia Bell Pardue. Mrs. Holcomb was a member of Union Baptist Church. She graduated from Bowman Gray School of Nursing and retired from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Lowell "Toby" Allen Shore
Dec 7, 2017
Hamptonville Mr. Lowell “Toby” Allen Shore, 71, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. Mr. Shore was born June 25, 1946 in Surry County to the late Calvin Rufus and Pauline Vestal Shore. He enjoyed collecting old tractors, gardening and spending time with his family. Mr. Shore attended West Yadkin Baptist Church. Mr. Shore is survived by one son, John Paul...
Gladys Marie Wishon McDessy
Dec 7, 2017
Gladys Marie Wishon McDessy, 104, passed away on December 7, 2017, at KBR Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was born in Yadkin County on March 15, 1913, to William Edward and Fanny Etta Warden Wishon. When she was a few months old, the family moved to Mitchell County, Iowa, where she and her brother grew up. She graduated from Orchard...
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