Gail R. Williams

Gail R. Williams passed away at Haywood Regional Medical Center on Sept. 4, 2026. Her brothers were present as well as Dez, her grandson. Gail was the daughter of Alan and Rowena Roberson of Louisiana. Gail went to school in Colorado Springs before moving to Tucson,...

Ernest Ronnie Watkins

Ernest “Ronnie” Watkins, 90, formerly of Mayodan, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kernersville.   Ronnie was born in Rockingham County on July 28, 1936, the son of the late James Walter Watkins and Ola...

Eileen K. Smith

RALEIGH, N.C. – Born Jan. 26, 1943, to Paul and Theyra Smith in Harrisburg, Pa., Eileen transitioned into Heaven from her home in Raleigh on Aug. 31, 2026.She came into this world with a smile and spirit as big as the sky, and became the light of every room she...

David “Skip” Owen Pearce

David Owen Pearce passed away peacefully at home on September 6th, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old.   Born October 18,1935, in Providence, Rhode Island, Skip was the son of Charles Arthur and Margaret McCullough Pearce. He earned the nickname...

Leslie Ellen Greer

Evans Funeral Home of Jefferson announces the death of Leslie Ellen Greer, age 58 of Duluth, Georgia who entered rest Friday, September 4, 2026.  Leslie was born in Danville, Kentucky a daughter of the late James Patrick “Jim” Greer and the late Patricia Cress...

Chauncey “Chip” Depew Stroup, III

Chauncey (Chip) Depew Stroup III, lifelong resident of Lincolnton, NC, died peacefully in his sleep on August 9. He was 11 days shy of his 80th birthday. Chip was born in Lincolnton, NC, on August 20, 1946, to Chauncey Depew Stroup Jr. and Mary Nette Link Stroup. He...