Obituaries

Hubert Lee Gregory

Hubert Lee Gregory

Mar 19, 2016

Yadkinville Mr. Hubert Lee Gregory, 85, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 19, 2016. Mr. Gregory was born March 10, 1931 in Wilkes County to Lee Gwyn and Vella Sparks Gregory. He served in the US Army in Berlin during the Korean Conflict. After returning home to Yadkin County, Hubert started working for Hanes Hosiery, and after retiring...

Danny Lee Beck, Sr.

Danny Lee Beck, Sr.

Mar 19, 2016

Hamptonville Mr. Danny Lee Beck, Sr., 59, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Beck was born February 23, 1957 in Forsyth County to John and Opal Bean Beck. He enjoyed gardening, sports and NASCAR. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beck was preceded in death by his son, Jason Beck. He is survived by four children,...

Alma Jane Brock

Alma Jane Brock

Mar 18, 2016

Brock Yadkinville- Mrs. Alma Jane Poindexter Brock, 86, of Brock Road passed away peacefully Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born January 30, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Posie Lester and Alice Caudle Poindexter. Mrs. Brock worked for several years with Yadkin Nursing Center. She was of the Holiness Faith, and...

Larry Gray Miller

Larry Gray Miller

Mar 17, 2016

Yadkinville Mr. Larry Gray Miller Sr., 84, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born in Winston-Salem July 23, 1931, he grew up on a dairy farm in Yadkin County and graduated from Yadkinville High School in 1949 and later from North Carolina State College with a B.S. in Animal Industry in...

Colton Rex Hart

Colton Rex Hart

Mar 16, 2016

Hart Hamptonville - Colton Rex Hart, 9, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was born July 23, 2006 in Surry County to Jared Rex Hart and Brittany Nicole Wood. Colton was a student at Boonville Elementary School. He never walked or talked, but he touched everyone's heart that knew him. Colton's bright eyes, long eye lashes and beautiful smile...

Nell Ray Hauser

Nell Ray Hauser

Mar 16, 2016

East Bend Mrs. Nell Ray Phillips Hauser, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Hauser was born August 9, 1928 in Yadkin County to Astor and Lillian Smitherman Phillips. She was a member of Baltimore UMC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hauser was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wallace Isaac Hauser; and three...

Rickie George Osborne

Rickie George Osborne

Mar 16, 2016

Rickie George Osborne, 60, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was born December 7, 1955 to the late Mason Lee Edward Osborne and Maude Jane brown Osborne. Surviving are his twin sister Vickie Osborne; cousins Sharon Osborne Richardson, Nancy Osborne, Tommy (June) Osborne, Murphy (Janice) Osborne, Jr.; Jean (Daniel) Wheeling, Donald (Helen) White, Margaretha Osborne Bullin, Ann Osborne Wells;...

Ethel Pauline Griffin

Ethel Pauline Griffin

Mar 15, 2016

"To Everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven" In the early hours of Tuesday, March 15, 2016 heaven gained an angel, Ethel Pauline Griffin, 100, of East Bend passed away peacefully at her home. Ethel was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Sanford Griffin. She was born January 17, 1916 in Yadkin County...

Mary Lee Wagoner

Mary Lee Wagoner

Mar 15, 2016

Hamptonville Mrs. Mary Lee Brown Wagoner, 83, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Chatham Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Wagoner was born April 17, 1932 in Yadkin County to James and Mary Belle Groce Brown. She was a member of Peacehaven Baptist Church. Mrs. Wagoner enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves play. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wagoner was preceded...

James "JD" David Prim

James "JD" David Prim

Mar 13, 2016

Prim Elkin - James "JD" David Prim, 76, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his home. He was born November 3, 1939 in Yadkin County to the late Hal Monroe Prim and Iris Shugart Prim. JD was a beloved husband, daddy, grandpa, and friend. Surviving are his wife, Dinah Collins Prim; children, Randy (Pat) Prim, Susan (Jerry) Mabe, Christy...

Randy Wayne Macemore

Randy Wayne Macemore

Mar 13, 2016

Randy Wayne Macemore, 58, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born August 3, 1957 to the late Rose Marie Macemore. He is survived by his wife Susan Crews Macemore; daughter Chandra Macemore; sisters-in-law Janice Schuyler, Judy Davis, Missie Flanagan, Barbara Turner; brothers-in-law Larry Crews, Jeff Crews. The family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Saturday March...

Mary Ruth Vanhoy Sink

Mary Ruth Vanhoy Sink

Mar 12, 2016

Mary Ruth Van Hoy Sink, 86, a native of the Branon Community of Yadkin County, life-long Quaker, and woman of independent mind, died peacefully March 12, 2016, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. She was born Nov. 27, 1929, to Wade Anderson and Ruby Thelma Ireland Van Hoy. As a child, she listened to her parents and relatives...

James Paul Gilley

James Paul Gilley

Mar 8, 2016

Gilley Jonesville - James Paul Gilley, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2016 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born June 17, 1929 in Surry County to the late James Albert Gilley and Frances Nixon Gilley. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Magdalene Cook Gilley; six sisters; four brothers; son-in-law,...

Linda Elizabteh Utt Parker

Linda Elizabteh Utt Parker

Mar 6, 2016

Linda Elizabeth Parker, 67, passed away Sunday March 6, 2016. Linda Elizabeth Parker was born August 2, 1948 in Houston Texas to Robert and Ruby Parker Utt. She grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated from North Forsyth High School. She married Ray Parker in 1968. To this union were born three children Gina Rae Parker, Joseph Michael Parker and...

Philip "Ray" Williams

Philip "Ray" Williams

Mar 5, 2016

Yadkinville Mr. Philip "Ray" Williams, 78, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. Mr. Williams was born April 26, 1937 in Chatham County to Herman and Ola Wrenn Williams. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served for 10 years. Mr. Williams coached little league baseball for several years, and many of his former players still call him "Coach"....

Minnie Ruth Wagoner Moxley

Minnie Ruth Wagoner Moxley

Mar 2, 2016

Moxley Boonville - Minnie Ruth Wagoner Moxley, 100, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born November 18, 1915 in Yadkin County to the late Hilary Wagoner and Gertrude Casstevens Wagoner. Minnie was a lifelong member of Mitchell's Chapel United Methodist Church. She was an avid quilter and loved to crochet, enjoyed gardening, and...

Susan Jane Bowman Wagoner

Susan Jane Bowman Wagoner

Mar 2, 2016

Susan Jane Bowman Wagoner, 68, passed away Wednesday March 2, 2016. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother she loved her family. She was born April 4, 1947 to the late Abner G. Bowman and Wyla Needham Bowman. She was a member of Yadkinville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters Louise...

Shirley Ann Reynolds Hutchens

Shirley Ann Reynolds Hutchens

Mar 1, 2016

Hutchens Yadkinville- Mrs. Shirley Ann Reynolds Hutchens, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 from complications associated with Alzheimer's Disease- a disease she battled for nearly ten years. Shirley was born in Yadkin County on April 18, 1940 in the Shacktown Community, where she lived her entire life. Shirley graduated from Yadkinville High School in 1958, Flora MacDonald College...

Archie Bell Groce

Archie Bell Groce

Feb 28, 2016

Yadkinville Mrs. Archie Bell Cave Groce, 91, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mrs. Groce was born May 1, 1924 in Surry County to Crawley and Phoebe Brindle Cave. She was a member of Peacehaven Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and needlepoint. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Groce was preceded in death by her husband,...

Pauline Shore Steelman

Pauline Shore Steelman

Feb 28, 2016

Yadkinville Mrs. Pauline Cranfill Shore Steelman, 91, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Willowbrook Healthcare. Mrs. Steelman was born April 26, 1924 in Yadkin County to James and Juanita Chamberlain Cranfill, Sr. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she started playing the piano when she was 13 years old. She was an active member as long...