Obituaries
Dorothy Spillman Cash
May 11, 2017
YadkinvilleMrs. Dorothy Mae Spillman Cash, 88, formerly of Yadkinville, passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 at Springs of Catawba in Hickory. Dot, as she was called by family and friends, was the daughter of the late Neal Gray Spillman and Minnie Gough Spillman and was born April 2, 1929 in Yadkin County. Dot was preceded in death by her husband...
Dorothy Byrd Anderson
May 8, 2017
Boonville Mrs. Dorothy Jean Byrd Anderson, 76, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born August 22, 1940 in Surry County to Tildon Byrd and Lexie Wilmoth Byrd Hincher. She was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Anderson enjoyed playing cards & Bingo, watching wrestling & birds, camping, but most of all she...
Naomi White Salley
May 7, 2017
Salley Yadkinville- Mrs. Naomi White Salley, 89, of Old US Highway 421 West passed away peacefully Sunday May 7, 2017 at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was born in Surry County to the late Emory and Pearl Phillips White. Mrs. Salley was a member of Branon Friends Meeting, enjoyed crocheting, quilting, gardening, fishing, and loved doing things for others. In addition...
Billy Gray Bryant
May 5, 2017
Bryant Jonesville – Billy Gray Bryant, 83, passed away Friday, May 05, 2017. He was born August 6, 1933 in Yadkin County to the late Wiseman Sanford Bryant and Samantha Jane Adams Bryant. Billy enjoyed spending time with his family and farming. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his three sisters. Surviving are his...
Avelene Wagoner Hayes
May 4, 2017
Hayes Hamptonville- Mrs. Avelene Wagoner Hayes, 80, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Rosewood Assisted Living of Harmony. Mrs. Hayes was born on September 10, 1936 in Yadkin County to the late Rich and Valena Groce Wagoner. She was a lifetime member of Swaims Baptist Church. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John...
Betty Lee Long
May 3, 2017
Long Hamptonville – Betty Lee Long, 74, passed away Wednesday, May 03, 2017. She was born in Yadkin County on December 6, 1942 to Ernest Raymond “Pete” and Ivy Lee Long. She was a member of Longtown United Methodist Church. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her parents, a brother John Frank Long and a sister Brenda Anne Long....
Brenda Styers Davis
Apr 30, 2017
East Bend Mrs. Brenda Ann Styers Davis, 71, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born September 17, 1945 in Yadkin County to Paul and Neomi Shore Styers. She was a member of Rockford Baptist Church. Brenda enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed working...
Glenda Hunter Chambers
Apr 30, 2017
Mrs. Glenda Hunter Chambers, 66, passed away Sunday morning, April 30, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a brief illness. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Boonville Baptist Church in Boonville with Pastor Steve Walsh, Pastor James Gunter, and Pastor John Brown officiating. Burial will follow the service at Elkin...
Marietta Neely Lineberry
Apr 27, 2017
Boonville Mrs. Marietta Neely Lineberry, 57, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Lineberry was a loving wife, mother, and sister. She was born September 11, 1959 in Duvall County, Florida to William Neely and Blanche Lowe Moss. She worked as a CNA for Care South Senior Services for 15 years. In addition to her father,...
James "Jim" Woodrow Russell
Apr 25, 2017
Sparta Mr. James “Jim” Woodrow Russell, II, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Pruitt Healthcare. Mr. Russell was born September 4, 1944 in Forsyth County to James and Octavia Crotts Russell. He served as a Town Commissioner for Boonville for 10 years and retired from Cintas after 30 plus years of service. In addition to his parents, Mr....
David Lee Mabe
Apr 25, 2017
Mabe Yadkinville- Mr. David Lee Mabe, 69, of Pilot View Church Road passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 8, 1947 in Moore County to Clyde L. and Ruth Avis Tuttle Mabe. Mr. Mabe was retired with 36 years of service from the Austin Company, loved to go fishing, and was an...
Ben Lee Silvers
Apr 24, 2017
Silvers Boonville- Mr. Ben Lee Silvers, 68, of Blackhawk Drive passed away peacefully Monday April 24, 2017 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born October 10, 1948 in Burnsville, NC to the late Junior and Linda Hylemon Silvers. Mr. Silvers was retired from Johnson Controls, was a member of North Oak Ridge Baptist Church, and a veteran...
Kelly Lynn Jester
Apr 24, 2017
Jester Dobson --Miss Kelly Lynn Jester, 47, went to be with her Lord and Savior, and with her precious Daddy, Rev. Kenneth Jester. This Earth lost a precious Angel on Monday, April 24, 2017, but Heaven gained one. She was also predeceased by her grandparents, Mr. Herman and Wilsa Jester of East Bend, and by Mr. Henry and Roxie Speer...
Albert Sanford Marsh
Apr 23, 2017
Mr. Albert Sanford Marsh, 79, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Chatham Nursing Center. Mr. Marsh was born April 15, 1938 in Surry County to Joby and Nettie Hall Marsh. He loved bluegrass music and attended the fiddler’s conventions. In addition to his parents, Mr. Marsh was preceded in death by his wife, Joann Barker Marsh; two sisters, Lois...
Thomas Lewis Matthews
Apr 23, 2017
Boonville Mr. Thomas Lewis Matthews, 81, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mr. Matthews was born November 17, 1935 in Yadkin County to Roy Zeno and Missouri Lucinda Brown Matthews. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, RA Leader, and on several committees. Mr. Matthews...
James "Bobby" Hobson
Apr 22, 2017
Hobson Boonville – James Robertson “Bobby” Hobson, 91, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. He was born January 3, 1926 in Yadkin County to the late Alvis Bonson Hobson and Alice Moore Hobson. Bobby retired as an Insurance Agent and a Dairy and Tobacco Farmer. He was a member of Boonville Baptist Church for over 60 years and had served...
Doyle Eugene Sturdivant
Apr 22, 2017
Sturdivant Elkin - Mr. Doyle Eugene Sturdivant, 54, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his residence. Doyle was born May 3, 1962 to the late William Sturdivant and Elenor Adams Sturdivant. In addition to his parents, Doyle was preceded in death by one daughter, Ashley Brook Sturdivant. He is survived by his wife, Tona Sturdivant; daughter, Heather Sturdivant Collins...
Ted kenneth Reece
Apr 21, 2017
Ted Kenneth Reece, 79, passed away Friday April 21, 2017. He was born September 24, 1937 in Yadkin County to the late Rush Henry and Bessie Carlton Reece. He is survived by his wife Novella Brown Reece; a daughter Sharon Reece; grandchildren Jared (Casey) Brown, Lindsey B. Huttar; great grandchildren Alex Brown, Sophia Huttar, Liam Lopez; a sister Sara (Charles)...
Patricia Albea Spafford
Apr 21, 2017
Spafford Boonville - Mrs. Patricia Jane Albea Spafford, 55, passed away at her residence on Friday, April 21, 2017. She was born July 17, 1961 to the late Thomas and Janice Coe Albea in Iredell County. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Spafford was preceded in death by her husband Edward Dean Spafford; 2 brothers Robert and Ronald Albea. She...
Roy Allen Pinnix
Apr 20, 2017
Roy Allen Pinnix, 70, passed away Thursday April 20, 2017. He was born October 6, 1946 in Forsyth County to the late Richard “Dick” Pinnix and Annie Lee Williams Pinnix. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Dewey Pinnix and Richard Pinnix. Surviving are his wife Linda Caudle Pinnix; two daughters Ginger McCann, Alyson Pinnix; grandson Dakota...