Obituaries

Mar 5, 2024

Lucille Mackie Moseley, 94, died March 5, 2024 at Hugh Chatham Health.  She was born in Yadkin County Nov 6, 1929 to Dallas and Ethel Bryant Mackie. She graduated from Yadkinville High School.  She attended High Point College until she met her future  husband,  John Moseley with which she spent forty seven wonderful years. She supported  John as he...

Feb 18, 2024

Bessie Jean Brown York, 92, passed away peacefully after an extended illness at Chatham Nursing and Rehab Center in Elkin.

Jean was born in Surry County March 25, 1931 to Theodore (Ted) and Avis Booker Brown.  She graduated from Elkin High School and attended Pfeiffer College. She married Dewey J. York in 1950. They lived in High...

Jan 24, 2024

Dana Michelle Kennedy, born on October 9th, 1966, at Davie County Hospital to Lloyd Glenn Kennedy and Wanda Kennedy, passed away at the age of 57. She attended North Forsyth High School and dedicated 27 years of her life to nursing, specializing in both ICU and Home Healthcare. Dana, a devoted mother, grandmother, and sister, was also the family's...

Jan 19, 2024

MaryAnne (Dow) Babbitt-Dixon passed away with her family by her side on Friday January 19,2024 at the age of 71.

MaryAnne was a devoted Mom, Gram and GG who gave selflessly of herself and often prioritized the needs of others over her own. When she had moments to herself, she loved to read and take trips to...

Jan 13, 2024

Louise Haynes was born February 10, 1926 to Claude W. and Pearl McCoin Simmons of Surry County, NC.  She grew up on a farm with brothers, Garvey W. Simmons, Dewey Lee Simmons , John W. Simmons and a sister Lorena Simmons Freeman

Louise attended North Elkin Elementary School, Elkin HS and Draughn Business College in Winston Salem.  ...

Dec 9, 2023

Sarah Dillon Atwood died Saturday, December 9, 2023 at her home in Greensboro. Her mind was sharp to the end, and until the final hour she remained cognizant of her lifetime's commitment to the welfare of the world's creatures. Sally was born in Elkin on November 26, 1949 to Henry Edward and Nancy Click Dillon. Her's was...

Aug 21, 2023

Scottie Sue Vanhoy passed away August 21, 2023 at her home.  Scottie was born October 20, 1946 the daughter of Lincoln and Dorothy Key Hanks. She attended Mountain Park School and Graduated from Surry Central High school with the class of 1964.  She enrolled at House of Charm Beauty College where she began her 56 year career as a...

Jul 9, 2023

Stephen Michael Holloway, 80, of Bristol, Virginia, passed away July 9, 2023. Steve was born in Elkin, North Carolina, on May 4, 1943. He was a graduate of Elkin High School, class of 1961. In high school, Steve was a varsity baseball, basketball, and football player. He received a degree in Sociology from Duke University in 1965 where he...

Jun 19, 2023

.

David Hutchins Gray, 75, of the Arbor Ridge of Stanleyville independent living community passed away Monday June 19th following a brief illness.

David was born in Elkin, NC to the late Marie Hutchins Gray and the late James Sheridan Gray.  David is survived by his brother, James S. Gray and his wife Frances of...

May 2, 2023

Cathleen Banks Smith Hartness died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, following a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia, on offset of Parkinson's Disease.

Cathie was born to Jim and Helen (Banks) Smith on October 27, 1944 in Bakersfield, California. She attended Lowell Elementary...

Mar 24, 2023

ELKIN —Hal Martin Stuart, M.D. passed away March 24, 2023, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Stuart was born June 5, 1931, in Surry County to Luther Martin and Hallie Mae Gilliam Stuart. He married Bonnie Jane Hall Stuart in 1955. He graduated  from Wake Forrest University Cum Laude in 1953 and Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1956. ...

Mar 12, 2023

Terry James Byrd, 78, passed away Sunday March, 12 2023 after a long illness. He was born in Elkin July 16, 1944 to Dolly and Bessie Byrd.

Terry graduated from Elkin High School, class of 1962 after which he joined the US Air Force, serving in Viet Nam.  Following his service commitment he attended Wingate College and...

Dec 12, 2022

Barbara Folger Chatham, age 95, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family on December 12, 2022.  She was born in Mount Airy North Carolina, on October 16, 1927, daughter of Congressman Fred Folger, Sr. and Mary Mills Fawcett Folger, and younger sister of her beloved brother, Fred Folger, Jr.  Fred and Barbara would be inseparable for the next...

Dec 3, 2022

On Saturday, Dec 3, Marjorie Jean Dana, beloved mother and grandmother passed away at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville.  She was 93 years old.  Born to Margaret and Walter Woessner, she graduated from Perrysville High School in Perrysville, Pa.  and later in life obtained an Associate RN degree from Kent State University in Ohio.  She worked at several physician...

Sep 21, 2022

Daniel (Dan) Joseph Park, of Elkin, North Carolina, passed away at his home on September 21, 2022.  He was 88 years old.  Dan was born in Elkin on February 23, 1934, to the late Ruth Edwards Park and John Addison Park.  Dan graduated from Elkin High School in 1952, Duke University with a BA in 1956 and Duke Law...

Jul 20, 2022

Bob Lankford died on July 20, 2022 after a battle with cancer, which he faced with grace and dignity. He was born in Elkin, North Carolina to Robert Hamilton Lankford, Jr. and Elizabeth Church Lankford.. Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1963 with a BA in English.  He worked as a copy...

May 20, 2022

Jack Thedford Sloop was reunited with his wife Dolly and son Chip in heaven on Friday morning, May 20. When friends and acquaintances spoke of Jack they spoke of a kind, generous man who loved God and his family. Jack and his beloved Dolly, who passed in January of this year, had three children and built a beautiful life...

Mar 15, 2022

Bill L. Blackburn, 77, of State Road, NC passed away March 15, 2022 at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem.

Bill was born in Elkin on  August 1, 1944 to Raymond and Irene Miles Blackburn.  He graduated from Elkin High School class of 1962 and attended Gardner-Webb College.

Bill was a great lover...

Feb 2, 2022

LARRY DWAYNE JOHNSON

Our tender-hearted, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 2. 2022.

Larry was born in Elkin, October 8, 1943 to John Wesley and Chloe Dell Byrd Johnson. He grew up in a loving home in Ronda, NC with grandparents, mother,...

Jan 22, 2022

Annie Guyer Sloop (Dolly) was surrounded by her family as she left this world on January 22, 2022 to be reunited in heaven with her beloved son, mother, father, three brothers and two sisters.

Dolly is known for her kind heart, gentle spirit and beautiful smile. In 1958, she married Jack Sloop and together they had three...