Obituaries

Rena Marlene Hemric

Rena Marlene Hemric

Jul 22, 2018

Hemric Yadkinville – Rena Marlene Hemric, 74, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was born June 21, 1944 in Surry County.  Rena loved life and always enjoyed the outdoors, flowers, and her special dog “Suri”.  She was a member of Deep Creek Friends Meeting.  She started working with Piedmont Airlines and retired from...

Roseleen Wooten Brandon

Roseleen Wooten Brandon

Jul 21, 2018

Yadkinville-  Mrs. Roseleen Wooten Brandon, 88, of Tom Lauren Road passed away peacefully Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her home.  She was born February 14, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Spencer and Rachel Hutchens Wooten.  Mrs. Brandon was retired as a secretary with Western Electric Inc. and AT&T. She enjoyed working with her crafts, in her flowers, cooking,...

Beulah Mae Collins Warden

Beulah Mae Collins Warden

Jul 20, 2018

Yadkinville Mrs. Beulah Mae Collins Warden, 91, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mrs. Warden was born January 12, 1927 in Yadkin County to Thomas and Cora Speer Collins. She was a member of Deep Creek Friends Meeting. Mrs. Warden enjoyed sewing, was an excellent cook, and she loved to read. She worked at Yadkinville in...

Charles Benjamin Jenkins

Charles Benjamin Jenkins

Jul 20, 2018

Dobson Mr. Charles “Pete” Benjamin Jenkins, 83, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Jenkins was born October 28, 1934 in Surry County to Claude and Sarah Childress Jenkins. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and Nascar racing. Mr. Jenkins had a great love for his family and his home....

Daniel Elijah Davis

Daniel Elijah Davis

Jul 17, 2018

Davis Mocksville – Daniel Elijah Davis, 30, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018. He was born December 11, 1987 in Surry County to Erik Grasen Davis and Crystal Burchette Davis.  In addition to his parents, he was also survived by his wife, Judith Kiger Davis; son, Isaac Sawyer Davis; sister, Elizabeth Davis; grandmother, Jessie Burchette; great grandmother, Mary Davis; uncles,...

Wanda Norman Taylor

Wanda Norman Taylor

Jul 17, 2018

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East Bend-  Wanda Norman Taylor, 66, was born August 22, 1951, to the late Rev. Warren David Norman and Stella Rachels Norman, and passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at her home. This little lady born in Elkin, North Carolina, is an artist through and through, having marketed her own artwork most of her life. Her art includes...

Claude "C.D." Dayton Spillman, Jr.

Claude "C.D." Dayton Spillman, Jr.

Jul 16, 2018

Claude Dayton “C.D.” Spillman, Jr., 89, passed away Monday July 16, 2018. He was born August 30, 1928 in Yadkin County to the late Claude Dayton Spillman, Sr. and Susan Willard Spillman. Mr. Spillman was a member of Forbush Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Hazel Greene. Surviving...

Bobby Kent Long

Bobby Kent Long

Jul 14, 2018

Bobby Kent Long 81, Boonville, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. Bobby was born in Yadkin County on July 18, 1936: son of the late Rev. Clayton R. Long and Vera Whitaker Long. He was a member of Longtown United Methodist Church. For most of his career, he was...

Cynthia "Robin" Stevens

Cynthia "Robin" Stevens

Jul 11, 2018

Cynthia “Robin” Miller Stevens, 58, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was born January 4, 1960 in Forsyth County to Billy Grant Miller and Mary Frances Matthews Miller. She was preceded in death by her mother Frances Miller, brother Steve Hamm, Aunt Dot Adams and Uncle Warren G. Adams. Mrs. Stevens is survived by her husband Mitch Stevens; children...

Minnie Bates Vestal

Minnie Bates Vestal

Jul 10, 2018

Minnie Bates Vestal, 78, of Yadkinville, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born in Yadkin County, NC on June 11, 1940; daughter of the late Roy Edgar Bates and Rhoda Casstevens Bates. Minnie was a member of Gospel Chapel Church and worked many years as a seamstress at...

James "Bobby" Windsor

James "Bobby" Windsor

Jul 9, 2018

James Robert “Bobby” Windsor, age 71, passed away July 9, 2018. He was born on October 30, 1946 in Surry County to the late Robert and Barbara Windsor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Betty Windsor. He is survived by Kathy G. Windsor; son Layne Windsor (Chelley) of Roanoke, VA; grandchildren Brady and...

Dorothy Benton Kimmer

Dorothy Benton Kimmer

Jul 9, 2018

Kimmer Jonesville – Dorothy Marie Benton Kimmer, 92, passed away Monday, July 09, 2018. She was born September 29, 1925 in Surry County to the late Rovy and Janie Swaim Benton.  Dorothy was a devoted member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Dorothy retired from Eva Corporation in Elkin.  Her passion was...

Debra Ann Harris Royal

Debra Ann Harris Royal

Jul 9, 2018

Debra Ann Harris Royal, 49, passed away Monday July 9, 2018. She was born in Surry County to the late Daniel and Rosie Cockerham Harris. Surviving are her daughter Brittany Hall; grandson Cain Hall; sister Janie (Jeff) Cox; two brothers Jimmy Harris and Jeff (Wendy) Harris. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Friday July 20, 2018...

April Dawn Bray

April Dawn Bray

Jul 6, 2018

Boonville Mrs. April Dawn Bray, 40, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Bray was born September 4, 1977 in Forsyth County to Donnie Hardy, Sr. and Donna Joyce Smith. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bray is survived by her husband, Clint Bray; her daughter, Bobbi Southard (Austin Chipman); three step daughters, Skye (Hector) Limon,...

Jimmy Joe Brown

Jimmy Joe Brown

Jul 5, 2018

Hamptonville Mr. Jimmy Joe Brown, 71, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his home. Mr. Brown was born March 9, 1947 in Surry County to John and Froza Wishon Brown. He was a veteran of the US Navy and retired from RJ Reynolds. Mr. Brown enjoyed fishing and racing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in...

James "Jay" Roy Collins, Sr.

James "Jay" Roy Collins, Sr.

Jul 1, 2018

James “Jay” Roy Collins, Sr., 79, of Boonville, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his home. Jay was born in Patrick County, VA on March 18, 1939: son of the late Joseph Gidden Collins and Mintoria Craddock Collins. He loved riding his grandchildren on his four-wheeler all over the farm, loved gardening and...

Stephen Eldon Crockett

Stephen Eldon Crockett

Jul 1, 2018

Stephen Eldon Crockett, 57, of Yadkinville passed away at his home on Sunday. he was born in Gloucester County, VA: son of the late Alfred Crockett and Eldine Rose Crockett of Yadkinville and was a Tile installer for many years. Stephen was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, two sisters and a brother. Arrangements...

Ralph David Nixon

Ralph David Nixon

Jul 1, 2018

Yadkinville Mr. Ralph David Nixon, 79, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Nixon was born June 20, 1939 in Surry County to the late John and Ethel Mosley Nixon. He served in the National Guard for 6 years, retired from RJ Reynolds, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Nixon served as Chairman...

Marian Edith Poindexter Miller

Marian Edith Poindexter Miller

Jun 30, 2018

Marian Edith Poindexter Miller, 89, of East Bend, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Yadkin County on January 4, 1929 to Jesse Lee and Hester Scott Poindexter. Mrs. Miller was a faithful member of Union Hill United Methodist Church for many years until the church closed, and then she became a member...

Korey Ethan Barber

Korey Ethan Barber

Jun 27, 2018

Boonville – Korey Ethan Barber, 15, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was born May 9, 2003 in Surry County to Candace Nicole Barber and Robert Paul Lopez.  Korey was fun loving and always had a smile on his face.  He was a member of Charity Baptist Church and a youth member; he was also an organ donor.  He...