Obituaries
Opal Imogene Hodge Reece
Apr 28, 2022
Boonville – Opal Imogene Hodge Reece, 85, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022. She was born February 3, 1937 in Yadkin County to the late Walter and Ticy Hodge. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Franklin Reece; sister, Verlie Vestal; brothers, Dewitt Hodge, James “Shorty” Hodge. Surviving are her children, Lynn...
Jessie Ruth Walker Dobbins
Apr 28, 2022
Jessie Ruth Walker Dobbins, 97, passed away April 28, 2022. She was born October 6, 1924 to the late William S. Walker and Rosa Lee Renegar Walker. She graduated from Yadkinville High School, class of ’44. She also attended Elkin Business College. She was active in Civic Affairs in her younger years and helped to start the Yadkin Country Club,...
Katherine Tutterow Shugart
Apr 27, 2022
Katherine Tutterow Shugart, 94, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2022. She was born July 4, 1927 in Davie County to the late Lee Tutterow and Sallie Ann Cleary Tutterow. Katherine was a firecracker baby. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Leslie Shugart. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted 2:00 PM...
Carol Jane Hoots Gregory
Apr 27, 2022
Carol Jane Hoots Gregory, 80, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2022. She was born September 30, 1941 in Yadkin County to the late Pride Henry Hoots and Estelle Garrison. She was a member of Brannon Friends Church. She enjoyed the Yadkin Valley Cruiser events, watching her grandkids play sports, and spending time doing yard work. She was preceded in death...
Tony James Sapp.Sr.
Apr 25, 2022
East Bend
Tony James Sapp, Sr. passed away Monday April 25, 2022 at his home. He was born in Forsyth County, NC on December 15, 1955; son of the late Roscoe Gray Sapp and Earlene Fletcher Sapp. He worked in Construction and loved fishing. Tony was preceded in death other than his parents, two sons, Thomas James Sapp and...
Melissa Ann Hardy
Apr 25, 2022
Melissa Ann Hardy, 51 of Boonville passed away at home on April 25, 2022. She was born December 9, 1970 in Forsyth County; daughter of Anderson Duncan and Mary Fulk McCormick. She was of the Baptist faith. Melissa was the most loving and caring woman you could have had the privilege of knowing. She was a loving girlfriend to the...
Mack Benny Smith
Apr 25, 2022
Mack Benny Smith, 74, passed away Monday April 25, 2022. He was born July 31, 1947 to the late Benny R. Smith and Ila Whitesides Smith. He was an active member of Hunting Creek Friends Church. Mr. Smith served in the US Army during Vietnam War and was a Purple Heart recipient. He was skilled in many trades. He was...
Rev. Grover Cleo Holder
Apr 23, 2022
Reverend Grover C. Holder of Reidsville passed away on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at the home of his daughter, Deborah Lawson of Boonville, NC. A funeral service will be held 1 pm Thursday, April 28th at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church on 1611 Ashley Loop Road. He will be buried in the church cemetery with Full Military Honors. A visitation will...
Judith Turner Adams
Apr 23, 2022
Adams Ms. Judith Ann Turner Adams, 75, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home. Ms. Adams was born February 17, 1947 in Shawnee, OK to the late Boyd Landrum and Katherine Ely Turner. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and baking. Ms. Adams attended Peace Haven Baptist Church before her health declined. Ms. Adams is survived by her three daughters,...
Avonelle Dinkins Vestal
Apr 23, 2022
Vestal
EAST BEND - Mrs. Avonelle Dinkins Vestal, 92, passed away at Yadkin Nursing Center on Saturday April 23, 2022. She was born May 13, 1929 and was the daughter of Delbert and Vera Dinkins. Avonelle retired from the Yadkin Valley Economic Development District (YVEDDI) as Finance Officer, she served as Secretary/Treasurer of Richmond Hill Law School. She was a...
Billy Ray Wyatt
Apr 21, 2022
East Bend Mr. Billy Ray Wyatt, 63, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Billy was born June 18, 1958 in Yadkin County to Billy and Julia Hutchens Wyatt. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, having joined in 1980 and was stationed at the ICBM Missile Silo in Kansas. Billy graduated from...
Henry Lee Hutchens, Sr.
Apr 20, 2022
Boonville Mr. Henry Lee Hutchens, Sr., 75, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at his home. Mr. Hutchens was born October 30, 1946 in Yadkin County to James and Cora Lee Myers Hutchens. He was a member of Believers Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hutchens was preceded in death by a son, Henry Lee Hutchens, Jr.; two...
John Travis Angell
Apr 19, 2022
East Bend Mr. John Travis Angell, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home. Mr. Angell was born June 19, 1940 in Yadkin County to the late Travis Angell and Mary Johnson Angell North. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the 82nd Airborne. He retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. after 33 years...
JoAnn Smith Gilliam
Apr 19, 2022
Hamptonville Mrs. JoAnn Smith Gilliam, 72, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. JoAnn was born March 16, 1950 in Hoke County to John and Rosa Tyler Smith. She was a long-standing faithful member of Mtn. View Baptist Church, where she practiced being the hands and feet of Jesus. She...
Pansy Louise Nations
Apr 18, 2022
Nations
Jonesville- Mrs. Pansy Vestal Nations, 91, of Armstrong Road passed away peacefully while surrounded by loving family and friends on Monday, April 18, 2022 at the SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin. She was born December 7, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Harrison and Charity Pinnix Vestal. Mrs. Nations worked with her husband on their family farm,...
Claude Gray Wiseman
Apr 17, 2022
Wiseman
YADKINVILLE- Mr. Claude Gray Wiseman, 81, passed away unexpectedly on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, and went home to be with His Lord. He was born May 30, 1940 in Yadkin County to the late Clyde Hauser and Goldie Carter Wiseman. “Claudie Gray” as he was lovingly known, retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Archer Plant 604 in 1992 with...
Freddie Davis Wall
Apr 17, 2022
Wall
EAST BEND- Freddie Davis Wall, 86, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday Morning, April 17, 2022. She was born in Yadkin County on June 2, 1935 daughter of the late Fred and Goldie Hobson Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Robert Wall. She is survived by her son, Curtis...
Maria Reyes Ledezma Delaserna
Apr 17, 2022
María Reyes Delaserna quien vivía en Hamptonville, NC, falleció el domingo, 17 de abril, 2022 a la edad de 83 años. Ella nació el 6 de enero, 1939 en el Rancho Los Nogales en Tamaulipas México, hija de Arnulfo Ledezma y Verónica Camacho. Aparte de sus padres, ella fue precedida en muerte por su hermano, Napoleón Ledezma y 9 otros...
Richard "Dick" Howard Wilson
Apr 16, 2022
Jonesville Mr. Richard “Dick” Howard Wilson, 86, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 with his wife and step daughter by his side. He was born March 9, 1936 in Burlington Vermont to Howard and Hazel Aunchmun Wilson. Dick graduated from Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, VT in 1956. He retired from the Vermont Army National Guard after 30 years...
Adeline Grace Hall
Apr 16, 2022
Jonesville
Little Adeline Grace Hall went home to be with her Jesus Saturday, April 16, 2022. Adeline was born April 2, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to Jeffery “Erik” Hall and Christi Stricker Hall. Grandparents are Cari & Dan Stricker and Jeff & Anita Hall; great grandparents, Phil & Libby Stricker; uncles, Alex Stricker, Aaron (Katelyn) Stricker, and...