All Obituaries

Mr. Jackie Earl Hunter, age 77, of King, NC, passed away on September 17, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center.   He was born on January 15, 1941, to the late Fred Eugene Hunter and Agnes Pulliam Hunter.  Mr. Hunter is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Teresa Wilkins and husband, Jerry; Michael Hunter and wife, Tammy; Mitchell Hunter and wife, Tammy; three sisters, Betty Tucker, Norma Tucker and husband, J. L., and Patricia Niten and friend, Donnie.; a brother, Bobby Wayne...

FOREST WAYNE CRIGLER OBITUARY                                                     April 2, 1933 – September 13, 2018 Forest Wayne Crigler, 85, of Emerald Isle, NC, died peacefully in his daughter’s home in Pinnacle, NC on...

Mrs. Ruth Jewel Chilton Snow, age 84, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Pruitt Health Care at Elkin, NC.  She was born on October 26, 1933, to the late John Lester Chilton and Zilpha Jackson Chilton. She is survived by a daughter, Marilyn Johnson and husband, Garland; two sons, John Thomas Snow and wife, Shannon and Timothy Matthew Snow and wife, Teresa; daughter-in-law, Teresa Snow Mashburn; eleven grandchildren,  Cole Johnson, Kelli Johnson Lickliter,...

Leona (Lea) Mary Melhern Hancock, age 81, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born in New Orleans, LA, on August 30, 1937, to the late Harold Melvin Melhern and Josephine Cecilia DiMagro Melhern. She is survived by a son, Vincent Hancock (and wife Dee) of Pilot Mountain, and daughter, Jo Ellen Hancock (and husband Steve) of Woodstock, GA; grandchildren, Aislinn Kindle (and husband Jeff) of Lexington, SC, Nick Hancock, Drew...

Ms. Julia Levon Kahn of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.   She was born to the late James Thomas West and Mary Elizabeth Boyce West.  She will always be Forever 39. She was in nursing for 40 years to make a difference. She is survived by four sons, Thomas Kahn, Charles Kahn, Jeremy Kahn and Corey Kahn; fifteen grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Thomas...

Mrs. Jettie Elizabeth Beck Manring, age 79, of  Pilot Mountain, NC, passed away on September 11, 2018, at Forsyth Medical Center.   She was born on June 27, 1939, to the late Emmett Roosevelt Beck and Mary Madgeline Jackson Beck. Mrs. Manring is survived by her loving husband, Carl; two sons and daughters-in-law, William Clark Manring and wife, Debbie and Mark Anthony Manring and wife, Anita; four sisters, Rachel Charpiat and husband, Larry, Dot George and husband, Willie,...

Mrs. Mary Alma Danley, age 73, of Ararat, NC, walked into heaven to be reunited with her husband, daughter, grandson, and many other loved ones who passed before her on September 05, 2018, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on April 22, 1945, to Robert Milton and Mary Juanita Reeves Johnson. Mrs. Danley was a faithful member of Blackwater Community Church as long as her health permitted. She loved gardening, sewing, and making quilts. Among the many who were privileged to receive one...

Mrs. Joy Lynn Smith Durham, age 44, of Stoneville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at her home.  She was born on September 2, 1974, to the late Samuel Ray Smith and Nancy Belle Joyce Smith. She is survived by her loving husband, Ricky Durham of the home; two daughters, Emily Marie Vernon and Autumn Joan Trent of Eden, NC; step-daughter, Rita May Martin; step-son, Rickey Wayne Durham; brother, Michael Ray Smith and wife, Dorothy of King, NC; two sisters, Rhonda Shelton...

Ms. Barbara Ann Webster Moore, age 78, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Universal Healthcare, King, NC.   She was born on October 15, 1939, to the late Zacharius “Jack” Webster and Gladys Melissa Bennett Webster. She is survived by a daughter, Daphney Bullins and husband, Wayne and Teresa Wallace and husband, Henry; two grandchildren, Jessica Marie Bullins and Christopher “Chris” Wayne Bullins; and a great-grandchild, Brayden Glenn...

Mr. Ray Earnest Nelson, age 88, of Whitsett, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington, NC. He was born November 5, 1929, to the late Lerty Jerdon Nelson and Alice Bowman Nelson. Mr. Nelson is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Joan Gray and husband, Joe and Teresa Jan Rimmer and husband, Roy; a son and daughter-in-law, Ray Earnest Nelson, Jr. and wife, Michelle; ten grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and...