Obituaries

Joyce Foster Pate

Joyce Foster Pate

Dec 31, 2022

Fayetteville, NC - Mrs. Joyce Foster Pate, 85, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully December 31, 2022 at her home in East Bend.  She was born February 20, 1937 in Sampson County to the late David Morgan and Selma Lureen Hudson Foster.  Mrs. Pate was a graduate of Meredith College where she received her degree in Education.  She was a...

Phyllis Mills Foster

Phyllis Mills Foster

Dec 31, 2022

Hamptonville Mrs. Mary “Phyllis” Mills Goforth Foster, 84, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Foster was born March 31, 1938 in Algoma, WV to David and Clara Painter Mills. She was a long-time member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Foster enjoyed classical music, reading, watching movies, and writing. In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Jettie Lucille Reavis Neal

Jettie Lucille Reavis Neal

Dec 30, 2022

Jettie Lucille Reavis Neal, 88, passed away Friday December 30, 2022. She was born February 11, 1934 in Yadkin County to the late Charlie Winfield Reavis and Ida Frances Macemore Reavis. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, needle point, loved working on the farm, also working at Yadkin Nursing Center. She was preceded in...

Dennis Clayborn Porter

Dennis Clayborn Porter

Dec 29, 2022

Boonville Mr. Dennis Clayborn Porter, 64, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Porter was born May 4, 1958 in Yadkin County to Chester Leo and Carolyn Dobson Porter. Mr. Porter enjoyed drag racing and mowing yards. In addition to his parents, Mr. Porter was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jamall Shepard and a brother-in-law,...

Billy Harold White

Billy Harold White

Dec 29, 2022

Harmony Mr. Billy Harold White, 79, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at his home. Mr. White was born March 13, 1943 in Forsyth County to Wilbur and Willie Shermer White. He was a member of Sandy Springs Baptist Church and worked as a farmer his entire life. In addition to his parents, Mr. White was preceded in death his...

Bobbie Pardue Booe

Bobbie Pardue Booe

Dec 28, 2022

Yadkinville Bobbie Jean Pardue Booe, 92 died Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at SECU Hospice Care Center. Bobbie was born April 3, 1930 in Yadkin County to Charlie Oscar and Geneva Norman Pardue. She has gone to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and spend eternity with her parents, siblings and so many of her family and friends that...

Delilah Rose Galyean

Delilah Rose Galyean

Dec 27, 2022

GalyeanJONESVILLE – Our sweet angel, infant Delilah Rose Galyean peacefully became a Heavenly Angel on December 27, 2022. She was born December 27, 2022 in Surry County to Wesley and Sable Freeman Galyean. In her short time with us, she entered several hearts and was loved by many. Those left to mourn her passing include her beloved parents, Wesley and...

Richard Raymond Baity

Richard Raymond Baity

Dec 27, 2022

Yadkinville

Richard Raymond Baity, 58, of Yadkinville, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on August 4, 1964 to Bobby Gray and Katie White Baity. Mr. Baity was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fresh water and salt water fishing and was an avid outdoorsman who like to hunt. In addition to his parents, he...

Maxie Brann Dixon

Maxie Brann Dixon

Dec 27, 2022

Dixon East Bend - Maxie Brann Dixon, 85, of Hennings Road passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at her home. She was born October 3, 1937 in Yadkin County to the late Wade Eugene and Margaret Elvina Speer Brann. Mrs. Dixon received her Bachelors Degree from Appalachian State Teachers College and her Masters Degree from Appalachian State University. She...

Thurman Conley Harvey

Thurman Conley Harvey

Dec 26, 2022

Thurman Conley Harvey, 82, of Yadkinville, died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Dickenson County, Virginia on July 15, 1940 to Bernard Conley and Lois McClain Harvey. He was the love of my life, the father of my children, and travel partner. My cup runneth over. Mr. Harvey loved spending time with his family....

Barbara Hutchens Hoover

Barbara Hutchens Hoover

Dec 25, 2022

Barbara Hutchens Hoover, 84, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Willowbrook Rehab and Care Center. She was born September 29, 1938, in Yadkin County to the late John Hutchens and Ida McCormick Hutchens. She was preceded in death by sisters Frances Moser, Margaret Dixon, Nell Salmons, Evelyn Loggins and Wilma Allgood; and by a brother, John Loyd Hutchens....

Mary Margaret Firenze

Mary Margaret Firenze

Dec 24, 2022

Mary Margaret Firenze, 33, passed away unexpectedly in a car accident on Saturday, December 24, 2022. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 25, 1989 to Paul Junior Firenze and Margaret Walton Bujtas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Ethel Walton. Mary is survived by her siblings, Joe Bujtas, Phillip Bujtas,...

Roxie Childress Allgood

Roxie Childress Allgood

Dec 23, 2022

Mrs. Roxie Childress Allgood, 88, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born in Yadkin County on October 14, 1934 to John Ervin Childress and Myrtle McCollum Childress. Roxie enjoyed gardening, sewing, playing music, and spending time with loved ones. She will be missed by all who had the special privilege to know her. In addition to her...

Vergie Mae Joyner Brown

Vergie Mae Joyner Brown

Dec 22, 2022

Winston – Salem – Vergie Mae Joyner Brown, 85, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022.  She was born March 4, 1937 in Yadkin County to the late Berlin Jasper Joyner and Ollie Steele Joyner.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her son, Mark Brown, Sr.; one great grandchild; sister, Mildred Haynes; brother, Junior Joyner. ...

Elaine Baity Norman

Elaine Baity Norman

Dec 21, 2022

Mrs. Elaine Baity Norman, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She was born July 9, 1944 in Forsyth County to the late Marlin Wade Baity and Dorothy Clodfelter Baity. Elaine loved helping with the tractor pulls in East Bend and was instrumental in organizing the pulling classes. She is survived by husband of 57 years,...

Jethro "J.C." Calvin Myers

Jethro "J.C." Calvin Myers

Dec 20, 2022

Mr. Jethro Calvin “J.C.” Myers, Jr. age 72, of Supply, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Born in Elkin, NC on September 22, 1950, J.C. was a son of the late Jethro C. Myers, Sr. and Ruby Elizabeth Cranfill Myers. He was a retired purchasing agent with the Chair City Supply Company and more recently worked with the Rigged...

Bonnie Mozelle Speer Harris

Bonnie Mozelle Speer Harris

Dec 20, 2022

Bonnie Mozelle Speer Harris, 96, passed away Tuesday December 20, 2022. She was born December 22, 1925 in Yadkin County to the late Eriv Speer and Myrtle Collins Speer. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Wilburn Dwight Harris; son Larry Harris; two sisters; four brothers. Surviving are her children Cecil (Trudy) Speer, Dwight (Jackie) Harris, Garry...

Charles Everette Collins

Charles Everette Collins

Dec 18, 2022

Jonesville Mr. Charles Everette Collins, 79, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Collins was born in Yadkin County to Farris and Helen Sizemore Collins. He was a member of Jonesville First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Collins was a veteran of the US Army, having...

Carolyn Owenby Kartes

Carolyn Owenby Kartes

Dec 18, 2022

East Bend

Carolyn Owenby Kartes, 70, of East Bend, NC passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with brain cancer on December 18, 2022, surrounded by her family and friends.  Carol built a wonderful life in East Bend. She loved her family and friends endlessly. She was always cooking, baking, and taking care of everyone. Carol will be dearly missed...

Perry Richard Wagoner

Perry Richard Wagoner

Dec 18, 2022

Hamptonville Perry Richard Wagoner, 79, passed away on December 18, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Perry was born to the late Richard David and Valena Groce Wagoner. He grew up in a farm family and learned how to work hard at a young age. In addition to farming most of his life, Perry was a long-haul trucker. He...