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Dorothy Cruthirds Todd

Dorothy Cruthirds Todd

Dec 13, 2024

Mrs. Dorothy Cruthirds Todd was born March 26, 1925, in Gulfport, Mississippi to Douglas and Willie King Cruthirds. She passed away Friday, December 13, 2024 at Hugh Chatham Hospital. Dorothy graduated from Orange Grove High School where she played basketball. She met David Woodrow Todd in 1941 at Kessler Air Force Base. They were married on February 27, 1942. Dorothy...

Jimmy Grant Presnell

Jimmy Grant Presnell

Dec 13, 2024

Mr. Jimmy Grant Presnell, 60, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024 after a long courageous battle with liver cancer. Jimmy was born in Watauga County on February 10, 1964. 

Jimmy moved to Yadkinville in 1988 following the love of his life that he met in Boone. Living there, they built a life together for the next 36 years. Jimmy was...

Jessie Williams Vestal

Jessie Williams Vestal

Dec 13, 2024

Mrs. Jessie Williams Vestal, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024 at the SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville. She was born in Yadkin County on November 30, 1932 to Luther Williams and Susie McCormick Williams. Jessie was a member of Pilot View Friends Meeting. She attended Pilot View her entire life, even walking through the woods to church...

Harold Hugh Willard

Harold Hugh Willard

Dec 12, 2024

Willard

YADKINVILLE- Mr. Harold “Hozzy” Hugh Willard, 56, of Union Cross Church Road passed away peacefully Thursday, December 12, 2024 at his home. He was born September 25, 1968 in Surry County to Harold Dean and Peggy Jean Myers Willard. Mr. Willard worked several years as a Team Leader at Sam’s Club in Winston-Salem. He was of the Baptist Faith and...

Ravon Ezra Davis

Ravon Ezra Davis

Dec 11, 2024

Mr. Ravon Ezra Davis, 73, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. He was born in Forsyth County on September 18, 1951 to Ezra and Maude Davis of East Bend, NC. Ravon graduated from Forbush High School in 1969. He later went on to study Electronics Engineering and graduated from Surry Community College in 1988. Ravon was a tobacco farmer...

William "Bill" Charles Crowson, Sr.

William "Bill" Charles Crowson, Sr.

Dec 10, 2024

William “Bill” Charles Crowson, Sr., 90, passed away Tuesday December 10, 2024. He was born June 6, 1934 in Randolph County to the late Paul Thaddeus Crowson and Gladys Staley Crowson. Bill was a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church in East Bend. He loved spending time with his family, fishing, and eating at Bojangles with friends. He is preceded...

Vivian Kay Dinkins Lawson

Vivian Kay Dinkins Lawson

Dec 8, 2024

Faith to light the darkest sky, 

Strength to carry on,

Love to touch and heal the soul,

Hope to Grace the Dawn.

Vivian Dinkins Lawson lived by those words until she left this earth to be with her heavenly father on December 8, 2024.

Vivian was known as daughter, wife, sister, Mama, Grammie, Aunt Vivie, Ma Viv, Sista, and friend to many. 

Known first as daughter,...

Stephanie Margaret Goforth

Stephanie Margaret Goforth

Dec 8, 2024

Stephanie Margart Goforth, 62, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024. She was born May 22, 1962 in Iredell County to the late Hubert Eugene Goforth and Phyllis Mills Goforth Foster. Stephanie was inspired by art and crafts, having a passion for coloring. She also enjoyed working in her yard, kayaking and tubbing down the river and being in nature. Her...

Madelyn Collins Gilmore

Madelyn Collins Gilmore

Dec 8, 2024

Mrs. Madelyn Ruth Collins Gilmore, 97, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024. She was born March 12, 1927 in Yadkin County to the late Miles Zeno Collins and Annie Ruth Burchette Collins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Gaston Gilmore Sr.; a son, Larry Michael Gilmore; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Gilmore; and her...

Ateree Hanes Evans

Ateree Hanes Evans

Dec 8, 2024

Mrs. Ateree Hanes Evans, 88, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024. She was born October 7, 1936 in Surry County to the late Ernest Graham Hanes and Eulah Lee Wood Hanes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Davis Evans; brothers, Windell Hanes, Bobby Hanes; and her sister, Rose Emma Hanes Baugess. Mrs....

David Alfred Sowards

David Alfred Sowards

Dec 6, 2024

David Alfred Sowards, 71, a beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend was called home to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Novant Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. David was born May 22, 1953 in Pound, Virginia to the late David Burley “Doyle “ and Cordelia Rose Sowards. In...

Belinda Sue Matthews Pendry

Belinda Sue Matthews Pendry

Dec 6, 2024

Belinda Sue Matthews Pendry, 57, passed away Friday December 6, 2024. She was born January 13, 1967 in Yadkin County to Jackie Ray Matthews and Linda Joyce Matthews. Belinda loved doing crafts and fishing. She was preceded in death by her father Jackie Ray Matthews. Surviving are her husband Bentley Pendry; her mother Linda Matthews; children Trevin (Katie) Pendry, McKenna...

Velma "Violet" Woods Moxley

Velma "Violet" Woods Moxley

Dec 5, 2024

Boonville – Velma “Violet” Woods Moxley, 87, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was born March 3, 1937 to the late James and Velma Woods. Violet loved spending time with her family and also her church family. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters, Mozelle...

Charles "Randy" Randall Hauser

Charles "Randy" Randall Hauser

Dec 3, 2024

Charles Randall Hauser (Randy) passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday December 3, 2024. He was preceded in death by the love of his life his wife Marcia Hauser of 48 years; his mother Mary Lee Hepler Hauser; brother Michael Hauser. He worked for 42 years for Duke Power in  Charlotte and Belews Creek started at the bottom and...

Richard Anthony O'Donnell, Sr.

Richard Anthony O'Donnell, Sr.

Dec 3, 2024

Richard Anthony O’Donnell, Sr., 82, passed away December 3, 2024. He was born December 3, 1942 in New Jersey to the late Michael Henry O’Donnell and Angelina Ficarra O’Donnell. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Jean Marie Bates O’Donnell. Surviving are his two sons Richard Anthony (Johanna Judge) O’Donnell, Jr., Griffith (Vicky McCann) O’Donnell; grandchildren Kolton Eugene...

Jewell LeFaye Wilkins Welborn

Jewell LeFaye Wilkins Welborn

Dec 2, 2024

 Jewell LeFaye Wilkins Welborn passed away Monday, December 2, 2024 at her home. She was born August 22, 1942 to the late Gurney Grant Wilkins and Ruby Oliver Wilkins Sizemore. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers, James D. Wilkins and Jerald Paige Wilkins, stepfather, Shady Sizemore and half-sister, Mary Ruth Sparks. Surviving...

Sarah Frances Pardue Benton

Sarah Frances Pardue Benton

Dec 2, 2024

Jonesville – Sarah Frances Pardue Benton, 82, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, December 2, 2024. She was born November 10, 1942 in Yadkin County to the late Gathis Lee Pardue and Ruby Sprinkle Pardue. Sarah was a member at Fall Creek Baptist Church. She was a joy to everyone she came across. She enjoyed...

Christyn Burzynksi Coleman

Christyn Burzynksi Coleman

Nov 30, 2024

Coleman

JONESVILLE- Mrs. Christyn Lucille Burzynski Coleman, 74, of Triplett Street passed away peacefully Saturday, November 30, 2024 at the SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin. She was born April 22, 1950 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin to the late Leo and Margaret Snowden Burzynski. Mrs. Coleman was a graduate of Appleton High School and a faithful member of Shady Grove Baptist...

Nellie Branon Stewart

Nellie Branon Stewart

Nov 30, 2024

Yadkinville – Nellie Branon Stewart, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 30, after an extended illness. Born in Yadkin County on May 8, 1933, to the late Troy Hendren Branon and Mary Hutchens Branon, she was 91 at her passing. She was a very strong and independent woman, who always managed to find a way to make...

Charles Alfred Wagoner

Charles Alfred Wagoner

Nov 28, 2024

Mr. Charles Alfred Wagoner, 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 28, 2024, following a brief illness. Alfred was born in Forsyth County, NC on May 2, 1935, to the late Harvey Mitchell Wagoner and Vetral Bryant Wagoner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife,...

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