Obituaries

May 17, 2018

State Road, NC

Rev. Paul H. McCauley, 95, of State Road passed away peacefully May 17, 2018 from heart failure.  He was born in Fredonia, PA on July 26, 1922 to Frank Howard McCauley and Mabel Hester McCauley. He graduated from Linesville High School in Linesville, PA.  In January 1942 Paul and two of his brothers enlisted...

May 12, 2018

ELKIN

Kathleen Cochrane Snyder, 92, of Elkin died Saturday, May 12, 2018. at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 5, 1926 to Donald W. and Cornelia Carter Cochrane. She was a graduate of Elkin High School and was a merchant in Elkin for many years as owner of Ed Snyder's and Elk Car Wash. ...

Feb 1, 2018

Mr. Dewey James York , Jr. 90, died peacefully February 1, 2018. Dewey was born August 31, 1927 to the late Dewey James and Verta Harris York. He graduated from Ronda High School and attended Appalachian State Teachers College. His working career was spent in Human Resources in High Point, Thomasville and North Wilkesboro prior to his retirement from Brendle's...

Jan 31, 2018

Myrtle Catherine Mathis Hayes, widow of John Buford Hayes, Sr. died Thursday evening at Pruitt Health Care Center in Elkin.  She was the last survivor of 14 children of Jones and Kate Mathis.

Surviving are, Son, Johnny Hayes and wife Janice of Thomasville, daughters, Ann Aldridge and husband Wade of Morganton and Katie Hayes of Elkin and...

Jan 30, 2018

Henry Allen Laxton, age 76, peacefully passed away on January 30, 2018 in Jacksonville FL.

Allen was born in Elkin, North Carolina on April 27, 1941 to Lawrence and Katherine Laxton. He was the youngest of three. He graduated from Elkin High School and Atlantic Christian College with a bachelors degree in 1962 and he spent the...

Dec 6, 2017

Evelyn Swaim Dobbins, age 97, of Parkwood Place, Elkin, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Evelyn was born June 25, 1920 to the late Robert and Mamie Stroud Swaim. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, M.C. Dobbins Jr, her son-in-law and dear friend, Ken Holcomb, and her...

Dec 4, 2017

Mrs. Frances McBride Harris, 94, of Pfafftown, North Carolina, formerly of Elkin, died December 4, 2017. Mrs. Harris was born March 19, 1923 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to William Walter and Nancy Money McBride. She was graduated from Lewisville High School and then employed by Bowman Gray School of Medicine. An avid basketball player, she played for Hanes Hosiery and...

Oct 22, 2017

Mr. James Vance Cockerham, 87, passed away, October 22, 2017, at Chatham Nursing and Rehab Center after an extended illness. He was born in Elkin, NC April 6, 1930 to the late Luther and Laura Layne Cockerham. Jim attended Elkin City Schools, Pfeiffer College and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a...

Oct 5, 2017

Barbara Bennett Hawkins McNeill, 95, of Elkin and High Meadows passed away October 5, 2017, after a long illness. She had been a resident of Elkin for 70 years, moving there when her husband Dr. Claude A. McNeill, Jr., began the practice of medicine in his hometown. Barbara served her community generously, helping found the Hugh Chatham Hospital Auxiliary and...

Jan 17, 2017

Mr. Charles Louis Neaves, 82, of Asheville NC, formerly of Elkin NC, died peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Solace Center of Asheville. Mr. Neaves was born in Elkin Oct. 13, 1934 to Fred and Francis Lineberry Neaves. He attended Elkin City Schools and was a graduate of the University of North...

Nov 11, 2016

ELKIN Mr. Gilmer Reich Caudle, 92, died Friday, November 11, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital . He was born in Surry County to James Henry Caudle and Margaret Reich Caudle. He retired from Chatham Manufacturing Co. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Army Air Force, and was an active member of Elkin Valley...

Oct 18, 2016

Mr. Corbet Walters, 91, of Parkwood Place Elkin died Tuesday morning at Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Walters was born in Surry Co. Aug 30, 1925 to William Luther and Myrtle McCann Walters. He was a Veteran of World War II. He attended New Orleans Bible College, Gardner Webb College and Carson Newman College. He retired from...

Sep 30, 2016

Mr. Matthew Chatham Mayberry, 87, died Friday September 30, 2016 at Woltz Hospice Home after an extended illness. Mr. Mayberry was born in Winston Salem, Jan 14, 1929 to Theodore P. and Louise Chatham Mayberry. He attended Elkin City Schools and graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in geology. He began his professional...

Aug 7, 2016

Mildred Williams ELKIN — Mildred Brantley Williams, 66, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Elkin. She was born on Oct. 10, 1949, at Hugh Chatham Hospital in Elkin to John Livingston and Natalie Purdom Williams. Mildred graduated in 1967 from Elkin High School as an honor student and also graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro in 1971 with a...

Jul 24, 2016

Mr. Thomas R. Dent, Jr. 70, died Sunday July 24, 2016 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Dent was born in Bloomington, IN. to Thomas R. and Phyllis Tomlinson Dent.   He was a graduate of University of Texas at El Paso and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Elkin.

Mr....

Jul 16, 2016

Robert "Bob" Greer Holloway passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Morehead City, North Carolina. Bob was born in Elkin, North Carolina on May 10, 1935, to Lester Holloway and Emily Lyon Holloway. He graduated from Elkin High School, then entered the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. After being discharged, he completed his education at Guilford College, Greensboro,...

Jun 24, 2016

Mrs. Aniva Scott Casstevens, 88, widow of Ralph C. Casstevens, died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Casstevens was born in Person Co., NC on August 20, 1927 to Walter M. and Aniva Wells Scott, the youngest of eight children. Ann graduated from Roxboro High School and trained with Western Union. After working for Western...

May 9, 2016

Judson Dawsey (Judd) Taylor, Jr.,75, of State Road died unexpectedly Monday May 9, 2016.

Mr. Taylor was born in Eufaula AL. to Judson Dawsey and Wallace Willis Taylor.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Elkin.  He was a graduate of Auburn University. He was a proud...