Obituaries
Lee Cornatzer
May 26, 2017
Walter Lee Cornatzer, 73, passed away Friday May 26, 2017. He was born July 10, 1943 to the late Dillard Lee Cornatzer and Opal Wooten Wehner. Surviving are his daughter Shannon (Kendall) Lankford; grandchildren Zelan Anderson, Hailey and Graham Lankford; step sister Lynn Maginnis; step brother Tim Wehner. A memorial service will be conducted 2:00 PM Wednesday May 31, 2017...
Roy Cosby Nixon
May 25, 2017
Boonville Mr. Roy Cosby Nixon, 90, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Nixon was born September 10, 1926 in Surry County to Caleb and Mamie Williamson Nixon. He was a member of East Elkin Full Gospel Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nixon was preceded in death by second wife, Frances Lear Nixon; his...
Bobby Lee Steelman
May 24, 2017
Steelman Yadkinville- Mr. Bobby Lee Steelman, 85, of Yadkinville, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home. He was born in Yadkin County on September 15, 1931 to William Thomas and Rose Asylee Brandon Steelman. Mr. Steelman was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Lone Hickory. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict where he...
Jack "Tootie" Davis Hutchens, Jr.
May 23, 2017
Jack Davis “Tootie” Hutchens, Jr., 65, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday May 23, 2017. He is at peace in God’s hands. He was born January 7, 1952 in Surry County to the late Jack Davis Hutchens, Sr. and Nancy Brandon Hutchens. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved the outdoors; he...
Linda Marie Colbert Whitaker
May 22, 2017
Yadkinville Mrs. Linda Marie Colbert Whitaker, 65, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Whitaker was born January 31, 1952 in Forsyth County to the late Arthur and Lynn Lane Colbert. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Mrs. Whitaker is survived by her husband of 38 years, Jerry Ray Whitaker; three daughters, Linda Gail Barry, Patricia...
Betty Ellen Hutchens Wooten
May 22, 2017
Wooten East Bend- Mrs. Betty Ellen Hutchens Wooten, 83, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Wooten was born January 18, 1934 to the late Evan and Sarah Smitherman Hutchens. She lived all her life in the Quaker Forbush area where she always called it the Garden Spot of the World. Mrs. Wooten was a lifelong...
Randy Michael Dancy, Jr.
May 20, 2017
Randy Michael Dancy, Jr., 42, passed away Saturday may 20, 2017. He was born December 31, 1974 to Randy Dancy Sr. and Libby Mae Spillman. Surviving are his wife Jennifer Casstevens Dancy; children Brandon (Fiancée Payshants) Dancy, James Dancy, Lucas Dancy, Adrianna Dancy, Bella Dancy; mother Libby Mae Spillman; father Randy Michael (Roberta) Dancy, Sr.; grandfather Curt Dancy; sisters Mary...
Loretta Wood Pack
May 20, 2017
Pack State Road – Sara Loretta Wood Pack, 75, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1942 in Yadkin County to the late Charles Lloyd Wood and Eva Mae Wishon Wood. Loretta lost her battle, but our lose was Heaven’s gain and now she is walking the streets of gold. In...
Betty Jean Gough Spillman
May 17, 2017
Betty Jean Gough Spillman, 84, passed away Wednesday May 17, 2017. Mrs. Spillman was born September 15, 1932 in Yadkin County to the late Lawrence and Turney Vestal Gough. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter LuAnn Spillman Hinshaw. She is survived by her husband of 67 years Odell Spillman; granddaughter Nikki (Nicholas) Adams, great granddaughter...
Stella Baity Hutchens
May 12, 2017
Yadkinville Mrs. Stella Leigh Baity Hutchens, 81, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hutchens was born December 8, 1935 in Yadkin County to Dewey and Sarah Shore Baity. She was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. Stella enjoyed cooking for her family, flowers, and canning, but most of all, she adored her grandchildren. In addition...
Ruby Mae Vestal
May 12, 2017
Boonville Mrs. Ruby Mae Matthews Vestal, 90, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Vestal was born July 11, 1926 in Yadkin County to William and Ada Belle Hutchens Matthews. She was a member of Mt. Caramel Friends Church. Mrs. Vestal was a loving mother and grandmother who never met a stranger, and who loved to garden,...
Sandy Miller Martin
May 11, 2017
Yadkinville Mrs. Sandy Lynn Miller Martin, 48, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Martin was born December 10, 1968 in Yadkin County to Jerry and Della Groce Miller. In addition to her father, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband, Lanny Wayne Martin; grandparents, Miller and Leona Groce and Paul and Stella Miller;...
Johnny Milford Matthews
May 11, 2017
On May 11th, 2017, the world lost a man, a man of many titles but a simple man to some. Johnny Milford Matthews of East Bend, born October 11, 1936 to John Ed and Creole Matthews, joined hands with his beloved wife, Shirley Jean Martin Matthews, at the gates of heaven in the presence of our Almighty Lord and Savior....
Dorothy Spillman Cash
May 11, 2017
YadkinvilleMrs. Dorothy Mae Spillman Cash, 88, formerly of Yadkinville, passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 at Springs of Catawba in Hickory. Dot, as she was called by family and friends, was the daughter of the late Neal Gray Spillman and Minnie Gough Spillman and was born April 2, 1929 in Yadkin County. Dot was preceded in death by her husband...
Dorothy Byrd Anderson
May 8, 2017
Boonville Mrs. Dorothy Jean Byrd Anderson, 76, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born August 22, 1940 in Surry County to Tildon Byrd and Lexie Wilmoth Byrd Hincher. She was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Anderson enjoyed playing cards & Bingo, watching wrestling & birds, camping, but most of all she...
Naomi White Salley
May 7, 2017
Salley Yadkinville- Mrs. Naomi White Salley, 89, of Old US Highway 421 West passed away peacefully Sunday May 7, 2017 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born in Surry County to the late Emory and Pearl Phillips White. Mrs. Salley was a member of Branon Friends Meeting, enjoyed crocheting, quilting, gardening, fishing, and loved doing things for others. In addition...
Billy Gray Bryant
May 5, 2017
Bryant Jonesville – Billy Gray Bryant, 83, passed away Friday, May 05, 2017. He was born August 6, 1933 in Yadkin County to the late Wiseman Sanford Bryant and Samantha Jane Adams Bryant. Billy enjoyed spending time with his family and farming. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his three sisters. Surviving are his...
Avelene Wagoner Hayes
May 4, 2017
Hayes Hamptonville- Mrs. Avelene Wagoner Hayes, 80, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Rosewood Assisted Living of Harmony. Mrs. Hayes was born on September 10, 1936 in Yadkin County to the late Rich and Valena Groce Wagoner. She was a lifetime member of Swaims Baptist Church. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John...
Betty Lee Long
May 3, 2017
Long Hamptonville – Betty Lee Long, 74, passed away Wednesday, May 03, 2017. She was born in Yadkin County on December 6, 1942 to Ernest Raymond “Pete” and Ivy Lee Long. She was a member of Longtown United Methodist Church. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her parents, a brother John Frank Long and a sister Brenda Anne Long....
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