Obituaries in North Wilkesboro, NC

Ms. Brenda Ann Blackburn age 84 of Millers Creek passed away Wednesday January 14 2026 at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 200 PM Wednesday January 21 2026 at Pleasant Home Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 100 un...

Mrs. Crystal Jennings Brenner age 51 formerly of Wilkesboro passed away December 20 2025 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 100 PM Friday January 30 2026 with Rev. David Welborn officiating. The family will receive friends from 1215 PM until 100 PM prior to the service at Lewis Fork Bapt...

Mrs. Willa Mae Smithey Waddell age 92 of North Wilkesboro passed away Monday January 5 2025 at Atrium HealthWake Forest BaptistWilkes Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 200 PM Thursday January 8 2025 at ReinsSturdivant Chapel with Rev. Joel Blevins officiating. Entombment will be in Sceni...

Mr. Garry Rayvaughn Spears age 82 of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday January 4 2026 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 100 p.m. Saturday January 10 2026 at Flint Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Souther and Rev. Mitchell Johnston officiating. Burial with Military Honors by the Un...

Mr. Lee Winfree Taylor age 82 of Wilkesboro passed away Tuesday December 30 2025 surrounded by his family at Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistWilkes Medical Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held 200 PM Saturday January 10 2026 at Arbor Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Susan Pillsbur...

Mr. Basil W. Walker age 86 of Charlottesville VA and Hilton Head Island SC passed peacefully in his sleep on January 8 2026 after a courageous journey with dementia. Basil was born on February 17 1939 in North Wilkesboro NC to Elisha Winfred Walker and Grace Curtis Walker. Basil is survived by his l...

Mrs. Doris Combs Gordon Cohen age 79 of Statesville formerly of Wilkes County passed away Monday January 12 2026 at Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. Funeral services will be held 200 PM Wednesday January 14 2026 at ReinsSturdivant Chapel with Rev. Boyce Cleary officiating. Burial will be ...

Mr. Jack Donald Lunsford age 90 of Union Grove passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 200 PM Thursday January 15 2026 at Lewis Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Rhoades Rev. Allen Lunsford and Rev. Carl Ray ...

Ms. Carole Jean Johnson Lovette age 80 of Wilkesboro passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at Rose Glen Manor. Funeral services will be held at 1100 AM Thursday January 8 2026 at ReinsSturdivant Chapel with Pastor Joey Moore Mr. Austin Lovette and Mr. Matt Lovette officiating. The family will receive ...

Malakai Worth Davis went to be with Jesus one week after he graced this earth, on 12/29/25. In such a short life, he had a massive impact. In a sudden, tragic event, on the 26th, Malakai stopped breathing and due to the lack of oxygen, passed away on the 29th. He was in no pain, he was made as comfo...

Barry Douglas Mitchell, age 71, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Woltz Hospice Home. Born March 19, 1954, in Wilkes County to Steve White and Texi Combs Mitchell. He was a member of Fishing Creek Arbor Baptist Church. Barry loved dogs, racing, and working with his hands d...

Rhoda Jean Bryan Billings, 88, of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Lewisville, North Carolina and Wilkesboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on December 29, 2025.Rhoda was born the fourth of six siblings on September 30, 1937, in Wilkesboro to Thomas...