Obituaries
George David Casstevens
Sep 2, 2013
Jonesville Mr. George David Casstevens, 85, of Jonesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 2, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was born May 27, 1928 in Yadkin County to Tom and Bessie Caudle Casstevens. George was a retired State Highway Department Superintendent and a veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his parents,...
Charles Buford Wallace
Aug 31, 2013
Wallace Harmony - Charles Buford Wallace, 84 of Harmony, NC passed away Saturday, August 31 at Gordan Hospice House. Mr. Wallace was born September 5, 1928 in Iredell County to the late Thomas Binkley Wallace and Lora Harris Wallace. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Maude Current Wallace, one brother,...
Gladys Miller Greene
Aug 30, 2013
Hamptonville Mrs. Gladys Ruth Miller Greene, 81, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Greene was born November 11, 1931 in Watauga County to Oscar and Ruth Tester Miller. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Greene was preceded in death by a son, Allen Greene; a daughter, Deborah Couch; brother, Dean Miller; sister, Virginia Burnett. She is...
Robert Garvey Burchette, Sr.
Aug 28, 2013
Burchette Yadkinville - Robert Garvey Burchette, Sr., 89, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born December 1, 1923 in Wilkes County to the late Dewitt and Julia Mathis Burchette. Garvey and his wife Nell owed Casstevens Hardware and he also was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. In addition to...
James Doug Newsome
Aug 28, 2013
Newsome Yadkinville- Mr. James "Doug" Newsome, 79, of Styers Mill Road passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Willowbrook Healthcare Center in Yadkinville. He was born November 4, 1933 in Forsyth County to the late Cable and Eleanora Newsome. Mr. Newsome was retired from McLean's Trucking Company with several years of service. He loved sports, and was an avid New...
Jeanette Money Hedgecock
Aug 26, 2013
Hedgecock Kernersville - Ila Jeanette Money Hedgecock, 80, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1933 in Forsyth County to the late Raymond Cornelius Money and Betty Hester Money. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Eugene Hedgecock; a grandson, Robert Brewer; great grandchildren, Sowards...
Sharon Lynn Adkins Royall
Aug 26, 2013
Sharon Lynn Adkins Royall, 55, passed away Monday August 26, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born September 25, 1957 to the late Logan Mirl and Helen Louise Mourey Adkins. She was a member of Faith Fellowship Church. Surviving are her husband Tony Royall, her children Toni (Marty) Crater, Rocky (April) Royall, and Jonathan (Jamie) Royall; grandchildren Laken Haynes,...
Robert "Bob" Franklin Crook
Aug 25, 2013
Dobson Mr. Robert "Bob" Franklin Crook, 69, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Crook was born October 18, 1943 in Davie County to Bryce and Gertie Bracken Crook. He was a member of Charity Baptist Church. Mr. Crook enjoyed raising his draft horses and spending time with his grandson. In addition to his...
Maxine Cheek "Nanny" Thomasson
Aug 25, 2013
Maxine Cheek "Nanny" Thomasson, 82, Hamptonville, passed away peacefully at her cherished home on August 25, 2013. She was born April 29, 1931 in Yadkin County to Sallie Money Cheek and Lon Cheek. She was married to Zane Grey Thomasson on June 6, 1950, the same year she graduated from West Yadkin High School. Mrs. Thomasson enjoyed playing basketball in...
James "Jimmy" L. Ashburn
Aug 23, 2013
Clemmons James L. Ashburn (Jimmy), 68, passed away on August 23rd at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was born on October 12, 1944, in Yadkin County to Ms. Dottie C. Ashburn and Edgar W. Ashburn. He is survived by a son, Brian K. Ashburn (Jenny) and granddaughter Ellie of Woodstock Ga., a brother Tony Ashburn of Cary NC, several...
Henry Francis Saylor
Aug 22, 2013
Henry Francis Saylor passed away August 22nd, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Born August 5th, 1931 to his parents, Benjamin E. Saylor and Maud Garner Saylor. Preceding him in death were his parents, daughter Jane Saylor Reavis and daughter-in-law Frazier R. Saylor. He is survived by these people who were his world and he was theirs; wife Betty Ratledge Saylor,...
Shelbie Jean Snow McKnight
Aug 21, 2013
Shelbie Jean Snow McKnight, 75, passed away Wednesday August 21, 2013 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McKnight was born November 30, 1937 to the late Fredrick Jackson and Gladys Hemric Snow. She was a member of Charity Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 57 years C. L. McKnight, Jr.; her children Michael and Susan McKnight, Mark and...
Estie Jones
Aug 19, 2013
Winston Salem Mrs. Millie Estlene "Estie" Jones, 83, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She made the world a better place. Always wanting to care for others, with a beautiful smile on her face. Mrs. Jones was born July 18, 1930 in Yadkin County to the late Ulysses...
Floyd Allen Wilmoth
Aug 15, 2013
Wilmoth Boonville - Floyd Allen Wilmoth, 78, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born September 4, 1934 in Surry County to the late Cletus Grover Wilmoth and Edith Pardue Wilmoth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, J.C. Wilmoth and Thomas Ray Wilmoth. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Poll Wilmoth; children, Timothy...
Sammy "Sam" Lee Allred
Aug 15, 2013
Sammy Lee Allred "Sam" (8/17/43-8/15/13) passed away On 8/15/13 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, where his only daughter Amy Elizabeth Allred resides. He is survived by his daughter and two grandchildren Katherine Bullard and Jack Leonard; and survived by his mother Olav Myers Allred and brothers Larry Allred (Judy) and C. Lynn Allred (Laura) all residing in Yadkin County....
Lorene Davis Taylor
Aug 15, 2013
Mrs. Lorene Davis Taylor, 86, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 19, 1926 in Yadkin County to the late James Lee and Lily Almana Petree Davis. She was a member of New Home United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Glenn E. Taylor on May 16, 2013,...
Dixie Marie McNary Moncus
Aug 12, 2013
Mrs. Dixie Marie McNary Moncus, 42 of Tabor Road, a devoted wife and loving mother, passed away peacefully Monday, August 12, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at the Gordon Hospice Home in Statesville after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 13, 1971 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Donald and Cheryl Powers McNary. Mrs. Moncus worked with...
Jerry Dean Adams
Aug 11, 2013
Hamptonville Mr. Jerry Dean Adams, 69, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Yadkin Valley Community Hospital with his loving family by his side. Mr. Adams was born September 30, 1943 in Yadkin County to Ellis and Lucy Hutchens Adams. He was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Adams loved to farm and enjoyed riding his horses and...
James "Jim" Willie Ellis
Aug 11, 2013
Mr. James "Jim" Ellis, 80, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. He was born February 10, 1933 in Wilkes County to the late Paul and Dossie Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a retired Truck Driver for Holly Farms and Tyson Foods. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Larry...
Linda Darnell Parker
Aug 10, 2013
Jonesville Mrs. Linda Lee Darnell Parker, 70, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Parker was born December 13, 1942 in Surry County to Kermit and Ruby Casey Darnell. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Sanford Ivan Parker; three sons, James Kenneth Parker...