All Obituaries

Mrs. Jennie Lee Lineberry Thacker, age 79, of Tobaccoville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Hospice & Palliative Care in Winston Salem. She was born to Swarton Greenleak Lineberry and Mary Josephine Hicks Lineberry. Mrs. Thacker is loved and missed by all of her surviving family; sons; Tony Gray Whitt, Robert Nelson (Dovy) Whitt, daughters; Deborah Whitt (Tony) Dinkins, brother; James (Jametta) Lineberry, sisters; Louise Whitt, Betty (Glenn) Bottoms, Linda Sechrist,...

Mr. Roger Allen Wright, age 72, of Westfield, NC passed away on Saturday January 12, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was bon to Cleave Hal Wright and Frances Nanny Martin Wright. Mr. Wright was a loving husband, daddy, and papa who truly loved his family, and will be greatly missed. He loved fishing, camping, woodworking, and splitting wood. He leaves cherished memories with his wife; Sheila Wright, daughters; Rogene Eads, Susan (Jeff) Medley, and Carrie (Brad) Nichols,...

Mr. Delbert Eugene Bledsoe, age 76, of Siloam, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at his residence. He was born to Monroe Delbert Bledsoe and Vera Marie Galyean Bledsoe. Mr. Bledsoe will be missed by his loving family; one son; Dale and wife Christi Bledsoe, daughter; Tina and husband Jason Leach, daughter; Deborah and fiancée’ Johnny Snow, grandchildren; Ashley, Selena , Brandon, Trinity, Michael, Leelee and Taylor, also surviving, one brother; Tommy (Doris)...

Mr. William Roger Deal, age 77, of King, formally from Pilot Mountain, NC passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born on to the late Clyde James Deal and Virginia Lemons Deal. Mr. Deal will be truly missed by the love of his life and hers as well, his wife of 57 years Barbara Ann Sandra Guilmette Deal. They meet in 1957 and he was her first and only love. He will be missed by his children, son; James Kenneth Deal, Michael Deal, William...

  Mr. James “Jimmy” Henry Craddock, age 76, of East Bend,  formally from King, NC passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on to Alvis Craddock and Josephine Collins Craddock. Mr. Craddock is survived by two daughters; Melinda (Fred Alfred, Jr.) Hughes, and Betty Collins, one sister; Faye Fulk, four grandchildren; Jenny Howell, Brian Schanavel, Jessie Klupp, Justin Klupp and thirteen great-grandchildren He was...

Florence Beasley Brannon passed away peacefully after a brief illness in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.  She was born to the late John William and Pearl Forkner Beasley on September 29, 1921 in Chesterfield, VA. Florence grew up in Pilot Mountain, graduating from Pilot Mountain High School in 1938. She attended RPI, now known as VCU in Richmond, VA, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1942.  After graduating, she embarked on a life of adventure. During...

Roger Kimble Bryant was born February 27, 1938 to Sanford Ray Bryant and Lessie Simmons Bryant. He passed away at Forsyth Hospital on January 8, 2019. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years to Gloria Calloway Bryant and two sons; Dwayne (Cindy) Bryant of Madison and Daryl (Amy) Bryant of Pilot Mountain, three grand kids; Kevin Bryant, Cassidy Bryant, and Megan Bryant, three brothers; Bobby (Mildred) Bryant, Don Bryant of Pilot Mountain, and Arthur (Becky) Bryant of Stokesdale, one...

  We lost Lois Jessup Tilley on January 4, 2019 and she will be missed dearly.  She enjoyed life and was a hard worker.  She was born 1925 on a farm in Surry County to Robert L. and Drucilla Cook Jessup.  She was a Farmer, retired from Armtex Inc. and retired Stokes County Election Officer.  Lois was the loving mother to seven children.  She is preceded in death by her two children Debra Tilley Spillman and Michael G Tilley, her siblings Ruth Jessup...

     James Oliver (J.O.) Joyce. 91, Johnson City, TN passed peacefully into the presence of God on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, while surrounded by family and friends.  He was a Stokes County, NC, native and a son of the late William A. Joyce and Blanche Rogers Joyce.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Joyce was preceded in death by his true love, very best friend, and wife of 67 years, Betty Sue Clement Joyce (May, 2016).  He was also preceded in death by his...

Mrs. Lillie Newman Fowler 103 years old, of King North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Universal Health Care. She was born on March 13, 1915 to Dock Fernando Newman and Minerva Katherine Hudson Newman. She will be loved and missed by all her family; one daughter; Rebecca (Bob) Walkup, two daughters-in-law; Mona Fowler, Richmond VA, and Gay Fowler of Blacksburg, VA, seven grandchildren; Gary (Rachel) Walkup, Lisa (Kevin) Sisk, Robert (Dana) Fowler, Mike (Angie) Fowler,...