Obituaries
Nellie Gray Todd Hall
Feb 4, 2019
Hall Yadkinville- Nellie Gray Todd Hall, 85, of Yadkinville, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born on January 21, 1934 in Yadkin County to William D. “Bill” and Louisa Shermer Todd, Sr. She was a member of Maplewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Hall was a beautiful, loving, and caring person to all who came in contact with her. She...
Joel Claude Pinnix
Feb 3, 2019
Joel Claude Pinnix (88), passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019. He was born on April 9, 1930 to Evelyn Hudspeth Pinnix and Claude Byron Pinnix in Brooks Crossroads (now Hamptonville), Yadkin County, the eighth of nine children. Joe graduated from West Yadkin School in 1948 where he was a star basketball player. He matriculated at Appalachian State Teacher's...
Lewis Shore Brumfield
Feb 1, 2019
Lewis Shore Brumfield, 85, of Yadkinville, NC, passed away of natural causes on Friday, February 1, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home of Yadkin. He was one of North Carolina’s leading folk historians. He was interested in the people, places, and events that made local, state, and national history, and published books about them. He was known locally for pedaling his...
Dwight Loval Matthews
Feb 1, 2019
Matthews
Boonville- Mr. Dwight Loval Matthews, 89, was born December 9, 1929 in Yadkin County to the late Robert “Bob” Columbus and Nina Lucindia Prim Matthews. He was a veteran of the US Army serving from 1954-1956. Mr. Matthews was a retired farmer and faithful member of Forbush Friends Meeting. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
Donna Kay Hobson
Feb 1, 2019
Yadkinville Ms. Donna Kay Hobson, 64, passed away peacefully Friday, February 1, 2019. Ms. Hobson was born October 11, 1954 in Yadkin County to James and Beatrice Williams Hobson. She was a member of Pilot View Friends Church. Donna was a dear sister, daughter, and friend. She dearly loved her family and was loved in return by so many. The...
Mary Childress Hawks
Jan 30, 2019
Hawks Yadkinville – Mary Childress Hawks, 85, passed to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. She was born February 22, 1933 in Surry County to the late Willie Monroe Childress and Maude Jester Childress. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Junior Hawks; sisters, Velma Hutchens, Laura Allgood; brother, Melvin...
Ronald "Ron" Roland Jones
Jan 30, 2019
Ronald “Ron” Roland Jones, 72, passed away Wednesday January 30, 2019. He was born November 19, 1946 in Surry County to the late John Thomas Jones and Billie Rycroft Jones. As the owner of Jones & Jones Jewelers for 42 years Ron was proud to play a part in innumerable celebrations. While in the US Air Force, Mr. Jones spent...
Allen Hauser
Jan 30, 2019
Allen Hauser, 80, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019. He was born September 18, 1938 in Yadkin County to the late Walter Clyde Hauser and Ida Maude Draughn Hauser. In addition to his parents Mr. Hauser was proceeded in death by his wife Violet Lee Cranfill Hauser after 56 years of marriage; sister Minnie Wooten; brother W.C. Hauser; daughter-in-law Nancy...
James David Caudill
Jan 26, 2019
James “David” Caudill, 77, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019. He was born September 28, 1941 in Surry County to the late James Robert Caudill and Leona Gregory Caudill. David was retired from the United States Coast Guard where he served as a Chief Warrant Officer CWO3, he also served in the United States Navy, where he served on a...
Mark L. Everhart
Jan 25, 2019
Everhart Tobaccoville – Mark L. Everhart, 49, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 25, 2019. He was born June 26, 1969 in Forsyth County to Tony and Carol Sue Everhart. In addition to his parents, he was also survived by a brother, Chris (Cindy) Everhart of Texas; niece, Tiffany (Mila); nephews, Tyler (Kristy) Everhart of Texas,...
James Walter Ingool
Jan 24, 2019
James Walter Ingool, 81 of King, passed away January 24, 2019. He was born to parents Walter James Ingool and Irene Rogers Ingool on October 10, 1937 in (Pleasant Hill Community) Elkin, NC. James worked at Bloomer Wear in Elkin, JP Stevens in Turnersburg, and Unifi in Yadkinville. James (Jay or JW as some called him) enjoyed attending classic car...
Joseph Ray Hobson
Jan 24, 2019
Boonville Mr. Joseph Ray Hobson, 91, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at his home. Mr. Hobson was born March 29, 1927 in Yadkin County to Luther and Emma Brown Hobson. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served during WWII, was a member of the Yadkin VFW Post, and a member of the American Legion Post 336...
Danny Lee Williams
Jan 23, 2019
Pfafftown Mr. Danny Lee Williams, 68, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born December 30, 1950 in Dunbar, WV to the late Oris Lee and Iris Byrnside Williams. He enjoyed woodworking and making furniture. Mr. Williams is survived by his loving wife of 19 years, Jacqulyn Perkins Williams; two children, Stephany Taylor and...
Lorene Smitherman Lineberry
Jan 21, 2019
Lorene Smitherman Lineberry, 89, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at Winston-Salem Nursing Center. She was born in Yadkin County, NC on June 11, 1929; daughter of the late Fred Smitherman and Pearl Octavia Hobson Smitherman and was the widow of Ervin William Lineberry, Sr. and was a member of Baltimore United Methodist Church. She loved sitting with the elderly...
Mitchell James Chandler
Jan 21, 2019
Mitchell James Chandler, 56, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019. He was born February 14, 1962 in Yadkin County to James Franklin Chandler and Avon Hudson Chandler. He was preceded in death by his father James Chandler; sister Pamela Hoots; brother Tim Chandler. Mr. Chandler was a member of Believer’s Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Barbara Chandler;...
Edward "Eddie" Crawley Cave, Jr.
Jan 21, 2019
Edward “Eddie” Crawley Cave, Jr., 69, passed away Monday January 21, 2019. Mr. Cave was born July 9, 1949 in Surry County to Edward Crawley Cave, Sr. and Marie Vestal Cave. He was preceded in death by his father; wife Karen Burton Cave. Surviving are his mother; daughter Sharon Cave (Marshall) Spillman; son Preston Cave; grandchildren Austin Aldridge, Ashlyn Cave,...
Ben Oliver Martin, Sr.
Jan 20, 2019
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” 2nd Timothy 4:7
Mr. Ben Oliver Martin, Sr., a wonderful and loving husband, father and grandfather passed on to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Mr. Martin was born June 28, 1936 in Yadkin County. He was a true “Gentle...
Janet Irene Vestal
Jan 18, 2019
Vestal East Bend- Janet Irene Vestal, 56, of East Bend, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. She was born in Yadkin County on March 8, 1962 to Winfred Elbert and Pearlie Steelman Vestal. Janet was very happy, kind, and loving. She loved her family, church, friends at New Horizons Adult Day Services, and the Boonville group home (That her parents...
Ozell Brown Muncus
Jan 18, 2019
Muncus
Jonesville- Mrs. Ozell B. Muncus, 95, of Messick Road passed away peacefully Friday, January 18, 2019 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born October 19, 1923 in Yadkin County to the late Raymond O. and Minnie Spainhour Brown. Mrs. Muncus worked for 31 years as owner and operator of Wendell’s Grocery Store and loved making all the “Best Bologna...
Demarie Earley Nix
Jan 12, 2019
Yadkinville Mrs. Demarie Earley Nix, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Demarie was born in Rutherford County, the youngest daughter of the late Claude D. and Della Harris Earley. After graduating from Central High School in Rutherfordton, she married her late husband, Billy Jay Nix. They moved to Yadkinville in...