Obituaries
Billy Joe Sams
Aug 17, 2015
Yadkinville Mr. Billy Joe Sams, 75, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. Mr. Sams was born May 7, 1940 in Surry County to Raleigh and Nina Shelton Sams. He was a veteran of the US Army. Mr. Sams retired from Old Dominion Trucking Company in 2006 after working in the motor carrier transport industry for 42 years. He enjoyed spending...
H B Oxendine
Aug 16, 2015
H B "BB" Oxendine, 77, passed away Sunday August 16, 2015. He was born December 14, 1937 to the late Wiley and Ethel Jacob Oxendine. Surviving are three sisters Loshia (Raymond) Marsan, Helen (Jim) Young, Myrtle Jones; one brother French (Loraine) Oxendine. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday August 19, 2015 at Boonville Cemetery by Rev....
Gregory Thomas Wheeley
Aug 15, 2015
Wheeley East Bend- Mr. Gregory Thomas Wheeley, 58, formerly of East Bend passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015. He was born March 30, 1957 in Orange County to the late Calvines Casper Wheeley and Mary Cox Wheeley. Mr. Wheeley enjoyed working as a diesel mechanic and truck driver, and loved working outside as a farm boy. In addition to his...
Calvin Baxter Smith
Aug 15, 2015
Calvin Baxter Smith passed away Saturday August 15, 2015. He was born October 18, 1924 to the late Thomas Dewey and Edna Isaacs Smith. Mr. Smith served with the US Navy during World War II. He was retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Surviving are his children Douglas (Ann) Smith, Debbie (Lacy) Walthall, Terri Hudson; seven grandchildren; eleven great...
John Calvin Durham
Aug 14, 2015
John Calvin Durham, 83, passed away Friday August 14, 2015. Mr. Durham was born February 3, 1932 to the late Walter and Lou Vettie Jolly Durham. Mr. Durham served in the US Army during the Korean War; he was a member of Union Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Martha Raye Howard Durham. Mr....
James Junior Vestal
Aug 11, 2015
Vestal Jonesville - James "Junior" Vestal, 92, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born February 15, 1923 in Yadkin County to the late James Vestal and Flora Haynes Vestal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ivey Vestal; sisters, Lillian Groce, Miner Marshall, Mallie Weatherman, Angie Groce, Myrtle...
Stella "Marie" Wagoner
Aug 8, 2015
Winston Salem Stella "Marie" Wagoner, 85, was surrounded by her loving family when she went home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2015. Marie was born April 28, 1930 to Jones and Jettie Moxley Adams. She grew up in Boonville, NC and attended Boonville High School. She worked many years at Duplan and Lucia. Marie finished out her...
Miles "Clifford" Royall
Aug 7, 2015
Yadkinville Mr. Miles "Clifford" Royall, 89, passed away Friday, August 07, 2015 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Royall was born October 24, 1925 in Yadkin County to Miles Shelah and Flora Shore Royall. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served during WWII. Mr. Royall was a member of Gospel Way Baptist Church. He enjoyed buying and selling,...
Robert Eddie Martin
Aug 7, 2015
Boonville Mr. Robert Eddie Martin, 70, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Martin was born October 29, 1944 in Surry County to Carl and Ola Baity Martin. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Martin was a member of the Patriot Guard and had...
Sheila Kay Hardison
Aug 6, 2015
Sheila Kay Heeb Hardison, 37, wife of Scotty Hardison, passed Thursday, August 6, 2015. Shelia was born on June 23, 1978 in Lake Wales, Florida to Bruce Robert and Vivian Boyd Heeb. She was a teacher at Tabernacle Christian Academy and was a missionary in the Rock of Ages Prison Ministry. She and her husband also worked with the youth...
Jack Donald Current
Aug 4, 2015
Hamptonville Mr. Jack Donald Current, 87, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 04, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Mr. Current was born October 16, 1927 in Yadkin County to John Elmer and Mary Selena Bovender Current. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served during WWII. In addition to his parents, Mr. Current...
Brooke Nichole Wolfe
Aug 4, 2015
Wolfe Hickory- Brooke Nicole Wolfe, 32, was surrounded by family and friends when she went home to be with the Lord on August 4, 2015. Brooke was born on June 20, 1983 to Michael Wolfe and Tracy Sprinkle Riazzi. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 2001, where she was an avid ball player and made many life-long friends....
Bobby Gene Murray
Aug 3, 2015
Murray Boonville - Bobby Gene Murray, 81, passed away Monday, August 03, 2015 at his home. He was born April 6, 1934 in Illinois by the late Glenn Murray and Edith McKenzie Murray. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Cindy Vars; grandson, David. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Eppler Murray; children, Robert...
Clyde Elbert Holman
Jul 31, 2015
HOLMAN East Bend - Clyde Elbert Holman, age 87, passed away peacefully at his home on July 31, 2015. He was born in Davie County to the late Guy Boone Holman and Ella Witherspoon Holman. He was also preceded in death by all of his siblings: Hanes, Johnny, Charlie, Helen, and Camilla, by his 5-year-old son Stephen Eugene Holman, and...
Dorothy Jean Bryant Flynn
Jul 30, 2015
Dorothy Jean Bryant Flynn, 76, passed away Thursday July 30, 2015. She was born March 9, 1939 in Yadkin County to the late Raymon Charles and Mildred Martin Bryant. Surviving are three daughters Cathy (David) Cox, Brenda Groce, Lisa McQueen; grandchildren Christy (Chad) Laughter, Megan parks, Kandis Parks, Bradley Parks, Alli (Austin) Pope; nine great grandchildren; two sisters Ann (David)...
Tammy Annette Mastin
Jul 29, 2015
Mastin Elkin- Mrs. Tammy Walker Mastin, 48, of Highway 268 passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her home. She was born January 12, 1967 in Wilkes County. Mrs. Mastin was the former owner and operator of Glamour Time Day Spa, former teachers aide in the Wilkes County Schools, and enjoyed the time she spent shopping, camping with friends, and...
Darrel Wayne Cales
Jul 26, 2015
Cales Mr. Darrel Wayne Cales, 48, formerly of Hinton, West Virginia passed away in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born December 1, 1966 in Baltimore, Md to the late Darrell Bryant and Patricia Barbara Davis Cales. Mr. Cales worked with construction for several years and was a veteran of the US Army National Guard. Surviving are his wife, Bonnie Sue...
Randy Witt
Jul 24, 2015
Hamptonville Mr. S. Randy Witt, 65, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 in an accident. Mr. Witt was born March 3, 1950 to the late Joseph and Vivian Nichols Witt. He is survived by a special friend, Iris Rumley; a long-time friend, Larry Brooks and wife Jessie; and several cousins. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, July 29, 2015...
William Edward Holleman
Jul 21, 2015
William Edward Holleman, 90, passed away Tuesday July 21, 2015. He was born October 15, 1924 in Davie County to the late Bennett and Sencie Swaim Holleman. Mr. Holleman served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lena Gregory Holleman;...
Ella Pruitt Wilson
Jul 20, 2015
Ella Pruitt Wilson, 80, passed away Monday July 20, 2015 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Wilson was born August 25, 1934 to the late Howard and Ruby Sparks Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Odell Wilson, a daughter Patricia Ann Wilson. Surviving are her daughter Kathy Wilson; a sister Doris Pruitt Wooten; several nieces and...