Obituaries

Annie Ruth Reeves Mayhall

Annie Ruth Reeves Mayhall

Jan 2, 2016

Annie Ruth Reeves Mayhall, 89, passed away Saturday January 2, 2016. She was born July 7 1926 to the late Claude G. and Jewel Wade Reeves. She was a member of Boonville Baptist Church. Annie Ruth is remembered by her family as a wife and mother interested and involved in all areas of family life. A talented homemaker, she was...

Carl Nelson Woodyard

Carl Nelson Woodyard

Dec 31, 2015

CARL WOODYARD - Carl Nelson Woodyard, 87, of Johnson City, TN, passed away Thursday, December 31 from cancer surrounded by loved ones at his daughter's home in Yadkinville, NC. He was born on July 11, 1928, in Thessalia, VA, to Fred Woodyard and Elizabeth Henderson Woodyard. He was a graduate of Giles County High School in Pearisburg, VA. While still...

George Kenneth Shore

George Kenneth Shore

Dec 30, 2015

Hamptonville Mr. George Kenneth Shore, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Shore was born February 10, 1934 in Yadkin County to Lester and Nora Brooks Shore. He was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Shore retired from the Dept. of Transportation after many years of service, and also worked all his life...

Steve Aire Stanley

Steve Aire Stanley

Dec 29, 2015

Stanley Hamptonville - "Thanks to Calvary, I don't live here anymore" - Mr. Stevie Aire Stanley, went home to be with his Lord and Savior unexpectedly Tuesday December 29, 2015. If ever a man left an impact on this world, he did, but he would want you to know it was ALL GOD. He was born May 20, 1959 to...

Gurney Andrew Benton

Gurney Andrew Benton

Dec 26, 2015

Gurney Andrew Benton, 95, passed away Saturday December 26, 2015. He was born August 1, 1920 in Yadkin County to the late Homer Tack and Rhetta Haynes Benton. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary Jane Spainhour Benton, a sister Flossie Carter, a brother Gaither Benton. Surviving are his daughter Carol Jean Benton Bryant; step children...

George Monroe Hobson

George Monroe Hobson

Dec 24, 2015

Boonville Mr. George Monroe Hobson, 85, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 from complications of Parkinson's disease and Diabetes. Mr. Hobson was born August 30, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Theodore and BettyOakley Hobson. He was a member of Boonville United Methodist Church. Mr. Hobson is survived by his wife of 30 years, Peggy Brown Hobson; stepchildren, Joey...

Judy Everidge Mauldin

Judy Everidge Mauldin

Dec 24, 2015

Mauldin Hamptonville- Mrs. Judy Everidge Mauldin, 72, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2015 at her home. She was born April 12, 1943 in Surry County to the late James Edgar and Retha Thompson Everidge. Mrs. Mauldin was a graduate of West Yadkin High School where she achieved perfect attendance through her elementary and high school years. She was blessed...

Shirley Faye Billings

Shirley Faye Billings

Dec 23, 2015

Yadkinville Mrs. Shirley Faye Beamon Billings, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Billings was born September 19, 1946 in Yadkin County to Luther and Ina Mae Allgood Beamon. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Billings was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Shore; a brother, Johnny Beamon; and a brother-in-law, Mike Ratledge. She...

James Henry "Clay" Riley

James Henry "Clay" Riley

Dec 21, 2015

James Henry "Clay" Riley, 84, passed away Monday December 21, 2015. He was born March 11, 1931 to the late Claude and Alice Stokes Riley. He graduated from West Yadkin High School and served with the US Army during the Korean War. Mr. Riley was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Clay was part owner of Riley Oil Company...

Glyn Edward Holcomb

Glyn Edward Holcomb

Dec 20, 2015

Glyn Edward Holcomb, 89, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at his home. He was born May 21, 1926 in Yadkin County to the late Everette Edison Holcomb and Grace Dudley Holcomb. Glyn was a member of Center United Methodist Church and also a life member of the VFW Post 10346. He graduated from Yadkinville High School and then joined...

Mabel Williams Carter

Mabel Williams Carter

Dec 19, 2015

Mabel Williams Carter, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born January 11, 1932 in Yadkin County to the late Joy Clinton Williams and Sally Hobson Williams. Mabel was a member of Mt. Carmel Friends Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a loving Christian woman. In addition to...

Anne Vanhoy

Anne Vanhoy

Dec 18, 2015

Jonesville Mrs. Margaret "Anne" Lyon Vanhoy, 69, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Vanhoy was born December 12, 1946 in Surry County to Henry and Norma Caudill Lyon. She retired from Chatham Manufacturing after 25 years of service. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Vanhoy was preceded in death by her first husband, Thurmond Tilley;...

Martha Jane Long Matthews

Martha Jane Long Matthews

Dec 18, 2015

Mrs. Martha Jane Long Matthews, 93, passed away Friday December 18, 2015. She was born March 12, 1922 in Forsyth County to the late Thomas Rossevelt and Maggie Stout Long. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. She was retired from AT&T, she loved to visit with friends and family, playing Bridge, and working word puzzles. She was...

J E Gardner

J E Gardner

Dec 17, 2015

JE Gardner, 80, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his home. He was born June 25, 1935 in Yadkin County to the late Charles Clifford Gardner and Husie Adams Gardner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Eddie Dean Gardner; granddaughters, Amelia Cleary, Ava Cleary; sister, Alyce Muncus. Surviving are is his wife, Mary...

Harold Wesley Norman

Harold Wesley Norman

Dec 16, 2015

Boonville - Harold Wesley Norman, 76, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born January 1, 1939 in Yadkin County to the late Noah Monroe Norman and Ivory Lucille Steelman Norman. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley Norman; son, Jason Norman; sisters, Jenny Norman, June Hamlin; brothers, Sherman Norman, J.C....

Coy Blain Crabb

Coy Blain Crabb

Dec 16, 2015

Boonville Mr. Coy Blain Crabb, 79, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mr. Crabb was born August 25, 1936 in Surry County to Willie and Ruby McCann Crabb. In addition to his parents, Mr. Crabb was preceded in death by his first wife, Bertha Everhart Crabb; four children, Ann Crabb, Jimmy Crabb, Penny Crabb, and Wayne...

Benjamin Charlie Spillman, Sr.

Benjamin Charlie Spillman, Sr.

Dec 15, 2015

Benjamin Charlie Spillman, Sr., 83, passed away Tuesday December 15, 2015. Mr. Spillman was born April 30, 1932 in Yadkin County to the late Benjamin and Josephine Goldie Adams Spillman. He was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Violet Ruth Deszern Spillman; two sons Judson Spillman and Michael Spillman. Survivng...

Bonnie Frye Holman

Bonnie Frye Holman

Dec 14, 2015

Bonnie Bryce Frye Holman, age 84, passed away on December 14, 2015 at the home of her beloved grandson, Anthony Bricolo. She was born in Yadkin County to the late John Harrison Frye and Sally Clark Sears Frye. She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Linville, Harold Lloyd, Pete, Bob, June, Betty Ruth, and Anna Mae Frye. She...

Hubert Brunell Wise

Hubert Brunell Wise

Dec 13, 2015

WiseTrinity - Loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, Hubert Brunell Wise, passed away on December 13, 2015 after a long illness with dementia. He was 73. Brunell was born November 1, 1942 in Lexington, NC to proud parents Hubert and Ethel Wise who are both deceased.Brunell graduated from High Point Central in 1961. He also attended High Point University prior...

Christina Marie Miller

Christina Marie Miller

Dec 13, 2015

Christina Marie Miller Miller June 15, 1922 - December 13, 2015 Marie Miller passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 15, 1922, in Yadkin County to the late Grady Wilson and Beatrice Reavis Miller, the fifth of ten children. Marie graduated Nurses Training in Banner Elk, NC, at Grace...