All Obituaries

Ernest Lowell “Dick” Prater, Jr., age 92, of Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at his home. Mr. Prater was born January 23, 1931 in Floyd County, Kentucky to Ernest Lowell Prater, Sr. and Effie Gayhart Prater. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Patty Adkins. Dickie was one of the best set shot shooters of our time. He played his high school basketball for the Pikeville Panthers where he was an All-State Honorable Mention player in 1948. In 1949...

Mrs. Kathy Ann Kohlhaas Borkowski, age 63 of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist- Wilkes Medical Center.  A Memorial service will be held 1:00 PM April 8,2023 at Scenic Memorial Gardens in the Mausoleum. Kathy was born April 3, 1959, in Fairfax, Virginia to Robert and Charlotte Zirkle Kohlhaas.  She was preceded in death by her father; Robert Kohlhaas, and her husband; David Borkowski.  She is survived by a...

Mr. Kenneth Holland, age 79 of North Wilkesboro, husband of Judy Brewer Holland, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Winston-Salem.Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, August 12, 2019 at Bethel Branch Church of Christ with Brother Steve Johnson and Brother Lawrence Warden officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service at the church from 11:45 AM until 12:45 PM.Mr. Holland was born October 19,...

Mrs. Carolyn Jane Sweezy Love, age 78 of Boomer, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Little Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Livingston and Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial will be in Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:45 until 10:45 prior to the service at the church. Mrs. Love was born November 27, 1940 in Cleveland County...

Mrs. Tandy Annette Walker, age 41 of Roaring River passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at home.Funeral services will be held Friday 2:00 PM, August 9, 2019 at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Poole, Rev. Robert Hill, Jr., Overseer Francis Scott, and Rev. Casey Walker officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the church prior to the service.Mrs. Walker was born July 26, 1978 in Wilkes...

Mrs. Regina Sloop Pierce, age 57 of Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, July, 31, 2019 at her home.Private family services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Pierce was born January 30, 1962 in Wilkes County to John Ralph Sloop and Ruth Perry Sloop. She graduated ASU with a BS Degree in Information Systems and worked in the IT Department of Hickory Chair Company. She was a Partner in Statesville Pallet Company which her father started in 1988 and played an integral part of its success. ...

Mr. Fred Harold Absher, age 82 of McGrady, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte.Graveside services will be held 1:00 PM Monday July 29, 2019 at Mountlawn Memorial Park with Dr. Bert Young officiating. Mr. Absher was born July 17, 1937 in Wilkes County to Fred William Absher and Lotus Williams Absher. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Absher was retired from Tyson Foods where he worked as Operations Manager and MIS...

Mr. Hardin Claude (H.C.) Kennedy Jr., age 79 passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Village.Private Graveside services will be held at Kennedy Family Cemetery with Pastor Seth Siceloff officiating. Mr. Kennedy was born September 28, 1939 in Wilkes County to Hardin Claude Kennedy Sr. and Maude Warren Kennedy. He was a member of Little Stone Mountain Baptist Church. He was the owner of an automotive shop, loved his pets and was a friend to all, an avid outdoorsman and...

Mary Ruth Rounds Hanville, age 91, lately of Moravian Falls, NC passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 16, 1927 in Schulyer County in the town of Montour Falls, New York to Coleman Judson Rounds and Nellie Merchant Rounds. Mary Ruth was preceded in death by her parents and her former husband, Rexford R. Hanville. She was the surviving sibling inclusive of a sister, Janice R. Wright and two brothers, Keith C. Rounds and Clifford...

Ms. Juanita Clanton Shew, age 60 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Village. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday July 20, 2019 at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Pardue, Bro. Craig Shew and Bro. Larry Adams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 PM prior to the service at the church. Ms. Shew was born May 21, 1959 in Alexander County to Mary Ruth Clanton and William...