PINNACLE, N.C. -- A Stokes County man is accused of killing his wife.

The sheriff's office says 53-year-old Donnie Terry is charged with murder.

Officers say friends saw Terry's wife sitting in a chair with a towel over her head, apparently dead.

They left and called 911.

Investigators say Deborah Terry was apparently shot.

Donnie Terry is being held in the Stokes County jail without bond.