Obituaries
Thomas Allen Cranfill
Jan 18, 2016
Yadkinville Mr. Thomas Allen Cranfill, 82, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Cranfill was born February 21, 1933 in Yadkin County to Henry and Lois Cockerham Cranfill. He was a member of South Oak Ridge Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and trustee. Mr. Cranfill was a veteran of the US Army, having served...
Mary Lou Martin Williams
Jan 18, 2016
Hamptonville Mrs. Mary Lou King Martin Williams of Hamptonville passed away Monday, 18 Jan 2016. She was born Nov 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Miles W & DeEtte Riley King. Eighty-five years, a full life of service to God and caring love to family and friends. Found great happiness in caring for others and undertaking craft projects. Mary...
Diane Meadows
Jan 18, 2016
Yadkinville Mrs. Linda "Diane" Allen Meadows, 58, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Meadows was born October 16, 1957 in Yadkin County to Aldean and Bonnie Dinkins Allen. Diane enjoyed playing softball when she was younger. Diane was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her mother; Bonnie Allen; two brothers, Ricky (Kathy)...
Thelma Melissa Renegar Norman
Jan 14, 2016
Thelma Melissa Renegar Norman, 95, passed away Thursday January 14, 2016. Mrs. Norman was born December 20, 1920 in Yadkin County to the late Lonnie Marvin Renegar and Lula Moxley Renegar. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother who will be missed by all. Mrs. Norman loved working in her yard and she was also a wonderful cook....
Mary Eleanor Sprouse Hayes
Jan 12, 2016
Mary Eleanor Sprouse Hayes (103 ½)passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mary was born on July 5, 1912 to the late Will and Fannie Wagoner Sprouse. She married William Kenney Hayes on July 5, 1930. They farmed together for 42 years until Kenney passed away of a heart attack on April 16,...
Georgie Kathleen Shermer
Jan 12, 2016
Yadkinville Ms. Georgie Kathleen Shermer, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Willowbrook Health Care. Ms. Shermer was born January 22, 1928 in Forsyth County to Alvin and Mamie Hutchens Shermer. Georgie was saved at age 18 and had read the bible over 30 times. Her and her mother called Willowbrook home in November 1994. She blossomed with the...
Pauline Hobson
Jan 10, 2016
East Bend Mrs. Pauline Hicks Hobson, 84, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mrs. Hobson was born July 28, 1931 in Yadkin County to Allen and Maude Spillman Hicks. She was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church where she played the piano for many years. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hobson was preceded in...
Ralph Jerry Neal
Jan 10, 2016
Yadkinville Mr. Ralph Jerry Neal, 81, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mr. Neal was born May 21, 1934 in Yadkin County to James and Jettie Parker Neal. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for 40 years. Mr. Neal was a charter member of Lone Hickory Fire Dept....
Janet Delores Ratledge
Jan 8, 2016
Mocksville Mrs. Janet Delores Carter Ratledge, 75, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Regency Care of Clemmons. Mrs. Ratledge was born August 22, 1940 in Surry County to Dewitt and Ida Mae Bowers Carter. She was a member of Courtney Baptist Church. Mrs. Ratledge enjoyed gardening, music and cooking. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ratledge was preceded in...
Ben Williams
Jan 8, 2016
Yadkinville Mr. Ben Williams, 86, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born February 13, 1929 in Yadkin County to Robert Fred and Lula Casstevens Williams. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict where he received a Purple Heart. Mr. Williams enjoyed farming, gardening, and fishing, but most of all, he...
Carl Leber Underwood
Jan 7, 2016
Carl Leber Underwood, 86, passed away Thursday January 7, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Carl was born February 16, 1929 in Yadkin County to the late Marion Webster and Adelia Melinda Whitaker Underwood. He graduated from Yadkinville High School in the class of 1945, and attended High Point College. Carl married Caroline Brown on May 5,...
Virginia Price Kelly
Jan 4, 2016
HENDERSON- Mrs. Virginia Price Kelly, age 100, a resident of Oakdale Circle died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born May 2, 1915 in Ashe County she was the daughter of the late William Joseph Price and Clyde K. Hamilton Price. She was a homemaker and longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Henderson where she was...
Frankie Viola Seagraves Brooks
Jan 3, 2016
Frankie Viola Seagraves Brooks, 83, passed away Sunday January 3, 2016. She was born January 29, 1932 in Yadkin County to the late Neat and Ruby Wagoner Seagraves. She was a member of West Yadkin Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joseph Allen Brooks, daughter Pamela Brooks, a sister Georgia Dickerson, two brothers Tommy...
Katie Lee Renegar
Jan 3, 2016
East Bend Mrs. Katie Lee Lineberry Renegar, 80, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Renegar was born June 3, 1935 in Yadkin County to John and Viola Davis Lineberry. She was a member of Richmond Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Renegar was preceded in death bytwo sisters, Mary Ruth Spillman and Freddie...
Annie Ruth Reeves Mayhall
Jan 2, 2016
Annie Ruth Reeves Mayhall, 89, passed away Saturday January 2, 2016. She was born July 7 1926 to the late Claude G. and Jewel Wade Reeves. She was a member of Boonville Baptist Church. Annie Ruth is remembered by her family as a wife and mother interested and involved in all areas of family life. A talented homemaker, she was...
Carl Nelson Woodyard
Dec 31, 2015
CARL WOODYARD - Carl Nelson Woodyard, 87, of Johnson City, TN, passed away Thursday, December 31 from cancer surrounded by loved ones at his daughter's home in Yadkinville, NC. He was born on July 11, 1928, in Thessalia, VA, to Fred Woodyard and Elizabeth Henderson Woodyard. He was a graduate of Giles County High School in Pearisburg, VA. While still...
George Kenneth Shore
Dec 30, 2015
Hamptonville Mr. George Kenneth Shore, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Shore was born February 10, 1934 in Yadkin County to Lester and Nora Brooks Shore. He was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Shore retired from the Dept. of Transportation after many years of service, and also worked all his life...
Steve Aire Stanley
Dec 29, 2015
Stanley Hamptonville - "Thanks to Calvary, I don't live here anymore" - Mr. Stevie Aire Stanley, went home to be with his Lord and Savior unexpectedly Tuesday December 29, 2015. If ever a man left an impact on this world, he did, but he would want you to know it was ALL GOD. He was born May 20, 1959 to...
Gurney Andrew Benton
Dec 26, 2015
Gurney Andrew Benton, 95, passed away Saturday December 26, 2015. He was born August 1, 1920 in Yadkin County to the late Homer Tack and Rhetta Haynes Benton. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary Jane Spainhour Benton, a sister Flossie Carter, a brother Gaither Benton. Surviving are his daughter Carol Jean Benton Bryant; step children...
George Monroe Hobson
Dec 24, 2015
Boonville Mr. George Monroe Hobson, 85, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 from complications of Parkinson's disease and Diabetes. Mr. Hobson was born August 30, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Theodore and BettyOakley Hobson. He was a member of Boonville United Methodist Church. Mr. Hobson is survived by his wife of 30 years, Peggy Brown Hobson; stepchildren, Joey...