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Robert "Bob" Franklin Crook

Robert "Bob" Franklin Crook

Aug 25, 2013

Dobson Mr. Robert "Bob" Franklin Crook, 69, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Crook was born October 18, 1943 in Davie County to Bryce and Gertie Bracken Crook. He was a member of Charity Baptist Church. Mr. Crook enjoyed raising his draft horses and spending time with his grandson. In addition to his...

Maxine Cheek "Nanny" Thomasson

Maxine Cheek "Nanny" Thomasson

Aug 25, 2013

Maxine Cheek "Nanny" Thomasson, 82, Hamptonville, passed away peacefully at her cherished home on August 25, 2013. She was born April 29, 1931 in Yadkin County to Sallie Money Cheek and Lon Cheek. She was married to Zane Grey Thomasson on June 6, 1950, the same year she graduated from West Yadkin High School. Mrs. Thomasson enjoyed playing basketball in...

James "Jimmy" L. Ashburn

James "Jimmy" L. Ashburn

Aug 23, 2013

Clemmons James L. Ashburn (Jimmy), 68, passed away on August 23rd at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was born on October 12, 1944, in Yadkin County to Ms. Dottie C. Ashburn and Edgar W. Ashburn. He is survived by a son, Brian K. Ashburn (Jenny) and granddaughter Ellie of Woodstock Ga., a brother Tony Ashburn of Cary NC, several...

Henry Francis Saylor

Henry Francis Saylor

Aug 22, 2013

Henry Francis Saylor passed away August 22nd, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Born August 5th, 1931 to his parents, Benjamin E. Saylor and Maud Garner Saylor. Preceding him in death were his parents, daughter Jane Saylor Reavis and daughter-in-law Frazier R. Saylor. He is survived by these people who were his world and he was theirs; wife Betty Ratledge Saylor,...

Shelbie Jean Snow McKnight

Shelbie Jean Snow McKnight

Aug 21, 2013

Shelbie Jean Snow McKnight, 75, passed away Wednesday August 21, 2013 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McKnight was born November 30, 1937 to the late Fredrick Jackson and Gladys Hemric Snow. She was a member of Charity Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 57 years C. L. McKnight, Jr.; her children Michael and Susan McKnight, Mark and...

Estie Jones

Estie Jones

Aug 19, 2013

Winston Salem Mrs. Millie Estlene "Estie" Jones, 83, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She made the world a better place. Always wanting to care for others, with a beautiful smile on her face. Mrs. Jones was born July 18, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Ulysses...

Floyd Allen Wilmoth

Floyd Allen Wilmoth

Aug 15, 2013

Wilmoth Boonville - Floyd Allen Wilmoth, 78, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born September 4, 1934 in Surry County to the late Cletus Grover Wilmoth and Edith Pardue Wilmoth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, J.C. Wilmoth and Thomas Ray Wilmoth. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Poll Wilmoth; children, Timothy...

Lorene Davis Taylor

Lorene Davis Taylor

Aug 15, 2013

Mrs. Lorene Davis Taylor, 86, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 19, 1926 in Yadkin County to the late James Lee and Lily Almana Petree Davis. She was a member of New Home United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Glenn E. Taylor on May 16, 2013,...

Sammy "Sam" Lee Allred

Sammy "Sam" Lee Allred

Aug 15, 2013

Sammy Lee Allred "Sam" (8/17/43-8/15/13) passed away On 8/15/13 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, where his only daughter Amy Elizabeth Allred resides. He is survived by his daughter and two grandchildren Katherine Bullard and Jack Leonard; and survived by his mother Olav Myers Allred and brothers Larry Allred (Judy) and C. Lynn Allred (Laura) all residing in Yadkin County....

Dixie Marie McNary Moncus

Dixie Marie McNary Moncus

Aug 12, 2013

Mrs. Dixie Marie McNary Moncus, 42 of Tabor Road, a devoted wife and loving mother, passed away peacefully Monday, August 12, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at the Gordon Hospice Home in Statesville after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 13, 1971 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Donald and Cheryl Powers McNary. Mrs. Moncus worked with...

Jerry Dean Adams

Jerry Dean Adams

Aug 11, 2013

Hamptonville Mr. Jerry Dean Adams, 69, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Yadkin Valley Community Hospital with his loving family by his side. Mr. Adams was born September 30, 1943 in Yadkin County to Ellis and Lucy Hutchens Adams. He was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Adams loved to farm and enjoyed riding his horses and...

James "Jim" Willie Ellis

James "Jim" Willie Ellis

Aug 11, 2013

Mr. James "Jim" Ellis, 80, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. He was born February 10, 1933 in Wilkes County to the late Paul and Dossie Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a retired Truck Driver for Holly Farms and Tyson Foods. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Larry...

Linda Darnell Parker

Linda Darnell Parker

Aug 10, 2013

Jonesville Mrs. Linda Lee Darnell Parker, 70, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Parker was born December 13, 1942 in Surry County to Kermit and Ruby Casey Darnell. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Sanford Ivan Parker; three sons, James Kenneth Parker...

Worth Macemore

Worth Macemore

Aug 9, 2013

Yadkinville Mr. Worth Macemore, 87, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Macemore was born August 27, 1925 in Yadkin County to John and Louise Reece Macemore. He was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. Mr. Macemore loved to mess with his honey bees and piddle. In addition to his parents, Mr. Macemore was preceded in...

Mary Heller

Mary Heller

Aug 8, 2013

Mrs. Mary Margaret "Peggy" Heller, 53, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Mrs. Heller was born October 3, 1959 in Toledo, Ohio. Peggy was a loving and devoted wife and mother that lived life to the fullest. First and foremost, Peggy was a devout Christian woman that truly lived her faith and her...

Daniel Junior Hostetler

Daniel Junior Hostetler

Aug 8, 2013

- Mr. Daniel Junior Hostetler, 6, of Windsor Road passed away August 8, 2013 at his home from kidney failure while surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 11, 2006 in Yadkin County to his parents, Daniel and Lavina Byler Hostetler. He was preceded in death by a sister. Surviving are his beloved parents, Daniel and Lavina Hostetler...

Frankie King

Frankie King

Aug 7, 2013

- Mr. Frankie King, 78, of Yadkinville passed away peacefully on August 7, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice House in Dobson, NC surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 24, 1935 in Yadkin County to the late Isom King and Vertie Groce King. Mr. King was a retired farmer and Brick Mason. He was also a faithful...

William Carlyle Doub

William Carlyle Doub

Aug 4, 2013

William Carlyle Doub, 83, passed away Sunday August 4, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1929 to the late William Grady and Mattie Wagoner Doub. Mr. Doub was a retired Carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ila Johnson Doub, two sons William Doub and Andrew Doub, two sisters Sussie Adams and...

Gurney Edison Hollar

Gurney Edison Hollar

Aug 4, 2013

Gurney Edison Hollar, 90, passed away Sunday August 4, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Hollar was born February 8, 1923, in Yadkin County to the late Arthur Joel and Jecholiah Dinkins Hollar. Mr. Hollar was a retired livestock farmer; he also served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a gunner on a B24 serving...

Judy Marlene Walters

Judy Marlene Walters

Aug 1, 2013

Judy Marlene Walters, 61 passed away at her residence. She was born February 9, 1952 in Surry County to the late Elliott Dale and Mary Bell Walters. She was retired from Phillip-Morris. Surviving are her brother Oscar Dale Walters; sister Grace Cynthia Walters Harris; nieces Tracy Walters (Kevin) O'Neill, and Nikki Walters (Colen) Warren; grandnieces Killin Warren, Rowan O'Neill, and...

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