Obituaries
Shirley Anne Hutchens Carter
Aug 29, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Anne Hutchens Carter of Yadkinville passed away Monday, August 29, 2022. She was deeply loved by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed. She was born August 9, 1942 to the late Edgar and Eula Shore Hutchens in Yadkinville, NC.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Shirley found the most joy...
Kenneth Douglas Smith
Aug 28, 2022
Kenneth Douglas Smith Kenneth went home to be with the lord Aug 28th 2022. He was born in Yadkin County Dec 24 1965 to the late Wiley Douglas Smith and Caroyln Jean Carter Smith. He was preceded in death by one infant brother Timothy Dale Smith. Kenneth is survived by one brother Keith E. Smith (Angela); one nephew Tyler E....
Scott Mitchel Stout
Aug 27, 2022
Jonesville Mr. Scott Mitchel Stout, 30, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022 at his home. Scott was born April 18, 1992 in Virginia Beach, VA to Wayne Allen Stout and Lou-Jean King Stout. He enjoyed cooking, hiking, music, and Dragon Ball Z. Scott had a brilliant mind and loved to read. He had a wonderful sense of humor and could...
Robert "Bob" Edward Noble
Aug 27, 2022
Yadkinville – Robert “Bob” Edward Noble, 82, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. He was born March 11, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Leo Hershell Nobile and Mary Sherve Noble. Surviving is his wife, Sandra Noble; Children, Tammy Lovejoy, Robby Noble, Tommy Noble, Kevin Noble; grandchildren, Christy Lovejoy, Brandon Lovejoy, Grant Noble, Derek Noble, Tyler Noble; sister, Phyliss...
Norman Alfred Marlow
Aug 26, 2022
East Bend Mr. Norman Alfred Marlow, 84, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022 at his home. Mr. Marlow was born March 1, 1938 in Wilkes County to Sherman and Oma Johnson Marlow. Mr. Marlow is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Elizabeth “Libby” Russell Marlow; daughters, Brenda (Tim) Allen and Gitana Marlow; step daughter, Linette Hyatt; grandchildren, Joshua...
Talmadge "Tal" Paige Blackburn
Aug 23, 2022
Jonesville
Mr. Talmadge “Tal” Paige Blackburn, age 49, went on to be with the Lord on August 23, 2022. Talmadge was born in Surry County on February 9, 1973 to Terry D. and Judy Cook Blackburn. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bill and Mary Blackburn; maternal grandparents, Jimmy Lee and Lucille Cook.
Tal was an...
Lois Hobson Brendle
Aug 23, 2022
Lois Nell Hobson Brendle
Yadkinville- Our precious Aunt Mutt entered the immediate presence of the Lord in the early afternoon of Tuesday, August 23, 2022, with Terry and Sherry by her side. She was born May 30, 1933, in Yadkin County to the late Thad William and Lucy Sizemore Hobson. Mrs. Brendle retired from Sara Lee Corporation and was...
Daniel Gray Spillman, Sr.
Aug 22, 2022
Spillman
Yadkinville- Mr. Daniel Gray “Fly” Spillman, Sr., 65, of Old Stage Road passed away peacefully Monday, August 22, 2022 at Atrium Health Baptist Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1956 in Yadkin County to the late Sam and Hazel Jones Spillman. Mr. Spillman worked for several years with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, then worked with VF Jeans Brands...
Aladene Stinson Norman
Aug 21, 2022
Edith Aladene Stinson Norman passed in the morning hours on Sunday August 21, 2022 at the home of her son and ending her earthly battle with dementia. She was born in Yadkin County to the late Gillus Varner Stinson Sr., and Bessie Combs Stinson. Mrs. Norman was retired from the Postal Service with over 30 years of service. She loved...
Gerald Eugene Hutchens
Aug 21, 2022
Gerald Eugene Hutchens, age 75, passed away August 21, 2022. He was born January 7, 1947 in Forsyth County to the late Martin Eugene Hutchens, and Annie Adams Hutchens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeff. Gerald loved bluegrass music, and shooting pool. He retired from CommScope Trucking Company. He loved truck driving...
Tammy Renee Musick
Aug 19, 2022
Tammy Renee Musick, 53, passed away Friday August 19, 2022 at the Woltz Hospice Home. She was born September 17, 1968 to Wanda Lyons Belcher. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Paul and Cleo Lyons; aunts Patricia Fields, Elizabeth Davis; uncles James Lyons, and Gerald Lyons. Left to cherish her memory is her mother Wanda Belcher; step father...
John Wesley Shore, Jr.
Aug 19, 2022
John Wesley Shore, Jr., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends on August 19, 2022.
John Wesley, as he was affectionately known, was born on February 11, 1965, in Elkin, North Carolina, to Johnny and Carolyn Shore.
He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny, as well as grandparents, Fletcher Shore and Parks & Nell Henderson.
John...
Diane Beamer Stanley
Aug 18, 2022
Diane Beamer Stanley, 66, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022. She was born November 17, 1955 in Yadkin County, to the late John Henry Beamer and Ethel Marie Church Beamer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Larry Dollinger; sisters Debbie Shepard, Emma Lou Church; brother Johnny Beamer. Diane enjoyed being in nature, especially...
John Shoffner Collins
Aug 17, 2022
Mr. John Shoffner Collins, age 85, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022. He was born December 24, 1936 in Wayne County to the late Plato Collins and Vivian Wiggins Goudy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Lee Taylor Collins, a grandson, Gabriel James Aquilano, and John’s dear Aunt, Julia Wiggins Reynolds. John...
Anthony Michael Laskus
Aug 16, 2022
Anthony Michael Laskus (1/17/1932 – 8/16/2022)
Anthony left us peacefully on August 16, 2022 to once again embrace his loving wife Margaret, whom he’d been married to for forty years. We all called him Tony.
Born in 1932 in New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of immigrants, the late Joseph and Dora Mitskus Laskus. Tony was the “baby” and...
Hugh Miller Bell
Aug 15, 2022
Hamptonville - Mr. Hugh Miller Bell, 87, passed away peacefully at the Yadkin Nursing Care Center, on August 15, 2022. He was born in Hamptonville, NC on April 26, 1935, to the late Hugh S. Bell and Lillian Miller Bell. In addition to his parents, Hugh Miller was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Clanton Bell, and niece, Dawn...
Jane Messick Kepple
Aug 15, 2022
Kepple
Elkin - Mrs. Jane Messick Kepple, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin. She was born July 30, 1947 in Forsyth County to the late Charles and Betty Lou Messick. Mrs. Kepple retired from Hanes Knitware in Winston-Salem, and loved reading, traveling, going to the beach, shopping, and enjoying good food...
Hilda Gay Hemric Swaim
Aug 15, 2022
Hilda Gay Hemric Swaim, 79, passed away Monday August 15, 2022. She was born September 17,1942 to the late Mack Hemric and Geraldine Nichols Hemric. She loved her family , crafts, sewing and decorating her home, but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Tommy Clayton...
Annie Oliver Joyner
Aug 15, 2022
Joyner
Yadkinville- Mrs. Annie Oliver Joyner, 78, of Rome Anthony Road passed away peacefully Monday, August 15, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1944 in Yadkin County to the late David Reece and Minnie Grace Dudley Oliver. Mrs. Joyner was retired with 32 years of service from Unifi, Inc. She then worked for over 10 years...
Nancy Jane Poindexter Fields
Aug 15, 2022
Mrs. Nancy Jane Poindexter Fields, 57, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022.
She was born in Yadkin County on April 3, 1965 to Lester Poindexter and Betty Salmons Poindexter.
Nancy was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling and shopping. Nancy especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in...