Alma Oleane Bunn Cornett
Sep 12, 2017
Mrs. Alma Oleane Bunn Cornett, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Cornett was born February 26, 1922, in Carroll County, VA, one of three children born to the late David Ed and Lena Pearl Horton Bunn. Oleane retired from Spencer’s Inc. after many years of service and was a member of...
Mrs. Geneva Hilliard Jones
Sep 12, 2017
Mrs. Geneva Hilliard Jones, 79, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, September 12, 2017. She was born in Ryan County, GA on August 28, 1938 to the late William Herman and Beulah Mae Moon Hilliard. There are no formal services planned at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made...
Mr. Leonard Odell "Butch" Dalton
Sep 11, 2017
Mr. Leonard Odell “Butch” Dalton, age 68, of Stuart, passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Martinsville on July 9, 1949 to the late Charles H. Dalton and Ora Philpott Dalton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Arlene Dalton; and two brothers, Charles W....
Ms. Annie Elizabeth Montgomery
Sep 11, 2017
Ms. Annie Elizabeth Montgomery, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Baptist Hospital. Ms. Montgomery was born in Surry County on September 6, 1950 to Raymond Lester and Virgie Zelma Bowman Edwards. She was of the Baptist faith and will be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her memories are daughters, Marian...
Mrs. Annie Lee Hamby Gentry
Sep 11, 2017
Mrs. Annie Lee Hamby Gentry, age 94 of State Road, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born October 20, 1922 in Wake County to the late Claude M. and Annie Mary Lucy Nixon Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Andrew Hamby...
Elder James Stephen Moseley
Sep 11, 2017
Elder James Stephen Moseley, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, at his home. Elder Moseley was born September 9, 1940, in Surry County, the son of the late Lacy James and Virginia Wilson Moseley. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother and was a member of Round Peak Primitive Baptist Church. Elder Moseley owned...
Myrtle Foy Hennis
Sep 11, 2017
Mrs. Myrtle Foy “Sis” Hennis, 99, widow of Samuel Andrew Hennis, Jr., passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born June 12, 1918, in Mount Airy, the daughter of the late Herbert Miles and Emma Hines Foy. Mrs. Hennis was a faithful member and supporter of First Baptist Church...
Mrs. Vadis Myrna Sowers
Sep 10, 2017
Mrs. Vadis Myrna Sowers, 94, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Galax Nursing and Rehab. She was born June 1, 1923, to the late Bennie T. and Maude M Scott Vipperman. Mrs. Sowers is survived by a daughter, Zella Bellina; grandchildren, Brenda Morrison, Patricia Scott and Douglas Scott. In addition to her parents; Mrs. Sowers was...
Mrs. Viola Jane Wood Welch
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Viola Jane Wood Welch, age 95, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away on Saturday September 9, 2017. She was born on July 29, 1922 and was preceded in death by her parents. She was a retired Custodian from Dobson Elementary School with 28 years of service, she was a member of Dobson First Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Mrs. Nancy Louise Gunter Hazelwood
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Nancy Louise Gunter Hazelwood, age 81 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born on May 8, 1936 in Patrick County to the late Turner Walter Gunter and Mary Goard Gunter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Mr. Winfred Roy Goins
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Winfred Roy Goins, 88, of Mt. Airy passed away at Central Continuing Care Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Stokes County on June 11, 1929 to the late Roy and Earlie Goins. He bravely served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Goins was a brick mason and a member of Salem United Methodist Church....
Mr. James Hayden Smith
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. James Haden Smith, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on March 30, 1933 to the late Vella Wade and Elzy Reagin Smith. Mr. Smith was owner of B&J Hosiery and was a lifetime member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, a member...
Mr. Faron Matthew Jones
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Faron Matthew Jones, age 28, of Cana, passed away at his home on Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Forsyth County on March 21, 1989 to Faron Ray Jones and Myrtle Lorraine Edwards. Mr. Jones was a loving son, grandson, and friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. In addition to his parents,...
Mr. Charles Richard Smith
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Charles Richard Smith, age 80, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at Carolina’s Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born on April 23, 1937, to Hoke Edward Smith and Cecil Chambers Smith Shaw. He proudly served our country in the United States Army and was retired from the United States Postal Service. Mr. Smith was an avid golfer...
Mr. Timothy James Randall
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Timothy James Randall, age 49, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord from his home on Friday, September 8, 2017 after several years of declining health. He was born in Niskayuna NY on June 29, 1968, to George Harmond and Janyce Carol Brooks Randall. Mr. Randall was well known for his friendliness and sense of humor...
Mrs. Jane Wright Harbour Holliday
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Jane Wright Harbour Holliday, age 77 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born in Patrick County on January 15, 1940 to the late Edgar R. Wright and Vera Mae Harris Wright. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, Cecil Maynard...
Mrs. Pauline Frances Edwards McMickle
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Pauline Frances Edwards McMickle, 95, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on June 6, 1922 to the late Frank and Bertha Johnson Edwards. Mrs. McMickle was retired from Lynn Hosiery and was a member of Mt. Airy First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is survived...
Mr. James Alan Archer
Sep 6, 2017
Mr. James Alan Archer, 54 of Winston Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born January 8, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Nicholas Archer Sr. and Eva Starchok Archer. James was a musician and worked as a graphic artist. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his...
Mrs. Frances Bunker
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Frances Thomas Bunker, age 72, of Pilot Mountain, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Central Continuing Care surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Bunker was born on August 10, 1945 in Surry County to the late Calvin and Annie Mae Sprinkle Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and...
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawn “Beth” McCraw Bennett
Sep 5, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawn “Beth” McCraw Bennett, age 46, of Mount Airy, passed away on September 4, 2017 at her home. She was born on December 9, 1970 in Lorain County, Ohio to the late William Roby and Elizabeth Kay Cassell McCraw Marshall. “Beth loved the world and taking care of everyone in it.” She was a loving wife, mother and...