Obituaries
Linda Jean Livengood
Apr 5, 2013
Yadkinville Ms. Linda Jean Livengood, 73, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at her home. Ms. Livengood was born January 8, 1940 in Forsyth County to Herbert and Catherine Brown Livengood. In addition to her parents, Ms. Livengood was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Livengood. She is survived by her son, Steve Cline; two grandsons, Ray and Aaron...
James Allen Dinkins
Apr 5, 2013
Dinkins Yadkinville- Mr. James Allen Dinkins, 87, of Courtney Huntsville road passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at Yadkin Nursing Center. He was born April 15, 1925 in Yadkin County to the late James "Jimmy" and Mary Whitlock Dinkins. Mr. Dinkins was a veteran of World War II serving with the US Army in the 3rd Battalion, 110th Infantry Division...
Max Allen Parker
Apr 4, 2013
YADKINVIILLE Mr. Max Allen Parker, 80, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. Mr. Parker was born August 31, 1932 in Surry County, NC to the late Samuel Dillard Parker and Ola Peele Parker. He served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. In 2007, Mr. Parker retired from the family-owned business, Parker Tire...
Harvey Lee Bates
Apr 4, 2013
Harvey Lee Bates, 62, passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at Woltz Hospice Home. Harvey was born October 15, 1950 to Cleo Bates & Martha Davis Anderson. Mr. Bates retired from R J Reynolds with 30 years of service. He was a charter member of the Yadkin Valley Cruisers; and loved playing bluegrass music with his bluegrass friends. He was...
Edith Williams Dinkins
Apr 3, 2013
Dinkins Yadkinville - Edith Irene Williams Dinkins, 98, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at WIllowbrook Nursing Care Center. She was born October 5, 1914 in Iowa, one of sixteen children, to the late William Columbus Williams and Sarah North Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Wade Dinkins; several brothers and...
Jack Moss
Apr 3, 2013
Moss Huntsville - Jack Solomon Moss died Wednesday night, April 3, 2013, of complications from chronic illness. Universally beloved, Jack embodied the portrait of the honorable man found in Psalm 15, of one who lives with integrity, even when it is hard, and who sees the best in those around him. From his oldest friends to the caregivers of his...
Mastin Carroll Singleton
Mar 29, 2013
Singleton Boonville- Mastin Carroll Singleton, 80, passed away Friday March 29, 2013 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Singleton was born in Shelby, N.C. on February 14, 1933 to the late Guy & Vernie Southard Singleton. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout despite having polio at the age of 4. After graduating from N.C. State University, he worked as a...
Robert Glenn Ratledge
Mar 29, 2013
Ratledge Yadkinville - Robert Glenn Ratledge, 74, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 23, 1939 in Forsyth County to Paul Glenn and Elizabeth Brendle Ratledge. Mr. Ratledge retired from First Union National Bank. He was a member of Stony Knoll United Methodist Church in East Bend, NC. He graduated from Yadkinville High...
Portia Blake Welch
Mar 28, 2013
Welch Mocksville - Portia Ann Blake Welch, 55, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 17, 1958 in Davie County to Hubert Arbor Blake and Pauline Hutchins Blake. She was preceded in death by her father, Hubert Blake. Surviving are her mother, Pauline Blake; sons, Chris Burgess, Eric (Lisa) Burgess; special...
Roby Cornelius Brown
Mar 24, 2013
Brown Hamptonville - Roby Cornelius Brown, 85, he was born December 14, 1927, the year the Babe hit 60 and Lindbergh flew the Atlantic. Devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many, left us to be with his Lord and Savior on March 24, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Son of Solomon and Novella Shore Brown, Roby was raised by...
Toras Dennis Waloven
Mar 21, 2013
Elkin Mr. Toras Dennis Waloven, 74, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013. Mr. Waloven was born July 4, 1938 in Oswego County, NY to Toras and Mary Collette Waloven. He served in the US Army and served as a minister for many years. In addition to his parents, Mr. Waloven was preceded in death by two sons, Toras James Waloven...
Sara Louise Holcomb
Mar 21, 2013
Holcomb Yadkinville- Miss Sara Louise Holcomb, 103, of Elm Street passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Yadkin Valley Community Hospital. She was born August 26, 1909 in Eufaula, Alabama to the late John D. Holcomb Sr., and Eleanor Nora Hamlin Holcomb. Miss Holcomb was a graduate of Appalachain State Teachers College, and retired with 29 years of service teaching...
Heather Danyale Matthews
Mar 17, 2013
Matthews Yadkinville- Ms Heather Danyale Matthews, 24, of Hollow Trail Road passed away peacefully Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Brenner's Children's Hospital at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born November 27, 1988 in Forsyth County. Heather was attached to and loved pencils, Diet Coke, and watching her movies. She enjoyed music and loved listening to the Black...
Louise Laffoon Walker
Mar 15, 2013
Walker Yadkinville - Mrs. Louise Laffoon Walker, 89, of Brookridge Retirement Community, passed away on Friday, March 15 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Elkin, North Carolina on March 26, 1923 to Harvey F. Laffoon and Lillian Laffoon who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Grace Laffoon. Mrs. Walker...
Mary Lou Dobbins Shore
Mar 15, 2013
Shore Boonville - Mary Lou Dobbins Shore, 84, passed away at home on March 15, 2013. She was born in Winston-Salem on February 3, 1929 to the late Gwynie N. and Stella H. Dobbins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, William J. Dobbins and wife, Nancy. She was married to Henry Fleming...
Earlie Jay Wagoner
Mar 15, 2013
Wagoner Hamptonville - Earlie Jay Wagoner, 68, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born September 18, 1944 in Yadkin County to the late R J Wagoner and Mozelle Salmon Wagoner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Anna Lou Wagoner; brother, Shirley Wagoner. Surviving are his children, Debra (Randy) Childress, Earlie Thomas...
Katie Etta Cranfill Douglas
Mar 14, 2013
Katie Etta Cranfill Douglas, 88, passed away Thursday March 14, 2013 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born July 16, 1924 in Surry County to the late David Manliss and Lucinda Doss Cranfill. Mrs. Douglas was a member of Courtney Baptist Church. Mrs. Douglas was a wonderful mother, grandmother, homemaker who was a wonderful caregiver to her husband, a good...
Bernie Edward Clifton
Mar 11, 2013
Clifton State Road - Bernie Edward Clifton, 61, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013. He was born July 11, 1951 in Surry County to the late Marlin Isaac Clifton and Mae Ruth Creed Clifton. Surviving are his children, Chad Clifton, Kimberley (Rex) Lawson, Jason (Amber) Midkiff; grandchildren, Garrett Lawson, Schae Lawson, Bradley Midkiff, Isaac Midkiff; great grandson, Terrance Anderson; sister,...
Diane Sharpe Crissman Marshall
Mar 10, 2013
Mrs. Diane Sharpe Crissman Marshall, 79, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Willowbrook Healthcare. Mrs. Marshall was born March 6, 1934 in Forsyth County to David and Marion Sharpe Crissman. She was a member of Ardmore United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by a son, Kent Marshall. She is survived by...
Ola May Tate Bovender
Mar 9, 2013
After a full and beautiful life, Ola May Tate Bovender, 88, of Boonville, NC, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Dobson, NC. She was born in Rural Hall on April 12, 1924, the fourth daughter of Charles E. and Agnes Chadwick Tate. In addition to her parents, her husband, Howard E. Bovender;...