Obituaries

Carroll Joseph Sloan

Carroll Joseph Sloan

Mar 25, 2016

Carroll Joseph Sloan, 82, passed away Friday march 25, 2016. Mr. Sloan was born October 29, 1933 in Iredell County to the late Vander Sloan and Sallie Wooten Sloan. Mr. Sloan served in the US Navy. Carroll was a member of Zion Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and secretary. Mr. Sloan was a charter member of the...

Joe Clay Everidge

Joe Clay Everidge

Mar 25, 2016

Everidge Jonesville - Joe Clay Everidge, 82, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born September 17, 1933 in Yadkin County to the late James Edgar Everidge and Hazel Wilkins Everidge. Joe was a 32nd Degree Mason in the Elkin Masonic Lodge, a member of the Shriners, and he also served in the U.S. Army....

Marty Rayford Williams

Marty Rayford Williams

Mar 24, 2016

Williams Jonesville- Mr. Marty Rayford Williams, 41, formerly of Vestal Road passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 in Spartanburg, SC. He was born August 23, 1974 in Forsyth County to James and Rita Kimmer Williams. Mr. Williams worked with Unifi, Inc. for several years, was a 1992 graduate of Starmount High School, where he was on the honor roll all...

Larry Franklin Freeman

Larry Franklin Freeman

Mar 24, 2016

Freeman Jonesville - Larry Franklin "Fred" Freeman traded in his years of health issues for a brand new body and eternal life with Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 24, 2016. He was born in Elkin, NC on September 15, 1949 to the late Frank and Ruby Transou Freeman. Larry graduated from Starmount High School in the class of 1968. He...

Shirley Ray Bowen

Shirley Ray Bowen

Mar 23, 2016

Yadkinville Mrs. Shirley Myers Hutchens Bowen, 78, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Clemmons Village. Mrs. Bowen was born September 13, 1937 in Yadkin County to Lester and Annie Dixon Myers. She was a lifelong member of Forbush Baptist Church. Mrs. Bowen worked as a receptionist at RJ Reynolds, where she loved meeting new people and greeting visitors. She...

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Mar 21, 2016

Yadkinville Ms. Joan Collins, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Joan was born January 25, 1937 in Yadkin County to Robert Nelson and Gertie Flynn Collins. She was a wonderful cook and homemaker and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. In addition to her...

Hubert Lee Gregory

Hubert Lee Gregory

Mar 19, 2016

Yadkinville Mr. Hubert Lee Gregory, 85, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 19, 2016. Mr. Gregory was born March 10, 1931 in Wilkes County to Lee Gwyn and Vella Sparks Gregory. He served in the US Army in Berlin during the Korean Conflict. After returning home to Yadkin County, Hubert started working for Hanes Hosiery, and after retiring...

Danny Lee Beck, Sr.

Danny Lee Beck, Sr.

Mar 19, 2016

Hamptonville Mr. Danny Lee Beck, Sr., 59, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Beck was born February 23, 1957 in Forsyth County to John and Opal Bean Beck. He enjoyed gardening, sports and NASCAR. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beck was preceded in death by his son, Jason Beck. He is survived by four children,...

Alma Jane Brock

Alma Jane Brock

Mar 18, 2016

Brock Yadkinville- Mrs. Alma Jane Poindexter Brock, 86, of Brock Road passed away peacefully Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born January 30, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Posie Lester and Alice Caudle Poindexter. Mrs. Brock worked for several years with Yadkin Nursing Center. She was of the Holiness Faith, and...

Larry Gray Miller

Larry Gray Miller

Mar 17, 2016

Yadkinville Mr. Larry Gray Miller Sr., 84, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born in Winston-Salem July 23, 1931, he grew up on a dairy farm in Yadkin County and graduated from Yadkinville High School in 1949 and later from North Carolina State College with a B.S. in Animal Industry in...

Colton Rex Hart

Colton Rex Hart

Mar 16, 2016

Hart Hamptonville - Colton Rex Hart, 9, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was born July 23, 2006 in Surry County to Jared Rex Hart and Brittany Nicole Wood. Colton was a student at Boonville Elementary School. He never walked or talked, but he touched everyone's heart that knew him. Colton's bright eyes, long eye lashes and beautiful smile...

Nell Ray Hauser

Nell Ray Hauser

Mar 16, 2016

East Bend Mrs. Nell Ray Phillips Hauser, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Hauser was born August 9, 1928 in Yadkin County to Astor and Lillian Smitherman Phillips. She was a member of Baltimore UMC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hauser was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wallace Isaac Hauser; and three...

Rickie George Osborne

Rickie George Osborne

Mar 16, 2016

Rickie George Osborne, 60, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was born December 7, 1955 to the late Mason Lee Edward Osborne and Maude Jane brown Osborne. Surviving are his twin sister Vickie Osborne; cousins Sharon Osborne Richardson, Nancy Osborne, Tommy (June) Osborne, Murphy (Janice) Osborne, Jr.; Jean (Daniel) Wheeling, Donald (Helen) White, Margaretha Osborne Bullin, Ann Osborne Wells;...

Ethel Pauline Griffin

Ethel Pauline Griffin

Mar 15, 2016

"To Everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven" In the early hours of Tuesday, March 15, 2016 heaven gained an angel, Ethel Pauline Griffin, 100, of East Bend passed away peacefully at her home. Ethel was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Sanford Griffin. She was born January 17, 1916 in Yadkin County...

Mary Lee Wagoner

Mary Lee Wagoner

Mar 15, 2016

Hamptonville Mrs. Mary Lee Brown Wagoner, 83, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Chatham Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Wagoner was born April 17, 1932 in Yadkin County to James and Mary Belle Groce Brown. She was a member of Peacehaven Baptist Church. Mrs. Wagoner enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves play. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wagoner was preceded...

James "JD" David Prim

James "JD" David Prim

Mar 13, 2016

Prim Elkin - James "JD" David Prim, 76, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his home. He was born November 3, 1939 in Yadkin County to the late Hal Monroe Prim and Iris Shugart Prim. JD was a beloved husband, daddy, grandpa, and friend. Surviving are his wife, Dinah Collins Prim; children, Randy (Pat) Prim, Susan (Jerry) Mabe, Christy...

Randy Wayne Macemore

Randy Wayne Macemore

Mar 13, 2016

Randy Wayne Macemore, 58, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born August 3, 1957 to the late Rose Marie Macemore. He is survived by his wife Susan Crews Macemore; daughter Chandra Macemore; sisters-in-law Janice Schuyler, Judy Davis, Missie Flanagan, Barbara Turner; brothers-in-law Larry Crews, Jeff Crews. The family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Saturday March...

Mary Ruth Vanhoy Sink

Mary Ruth Vanhoy Sink

Mar 12, 2016

Mary Ruth Van Hoy Sink, 86, a native of the Branon Community of Yadkin County, life-long Quaker, and woman of independent mind, died peacefully March 12, 2016, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. She was born Nov. 27, 1929, to Wade Anderson and Ruby Thelma Ireland Van Hoy. As a child, she listened to her parents and relatives...

James Paul Gilley

James Paul Gilley

Mar 8, 2016

Gilley Jonesville - James Paul Gilley, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2016 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born June 17, 1929 in Surry County to the late James Albert Gilley and Frances Nixon Gilley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Magdalene Cook Gilley; six sisters; four brothers; son-in-law,...

Linda Elizabteh Utt Parker

Linda Elizabteh Utt Parker

Mar 6, 2016

Linda Elizabeth Parker, 67, passed away Sunday March 6, 2016. Linda Elizabeth Parker was born August 2, 1948 in Houston Texas to Robert and Ruby Parker Utt. She grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated from North Forsyth High School. She married Ray Parker in 1968. To this union were born three children Gina Rae Parker, Joseph Michael Parker and...