Mrs. Barbara Anne Clark Baughan
Feb 25, 2017
Barbara Anne Clark Baughan, age 86, of Stuart, VA., returned to her Lord and Savior on February 25, 2017.
She was born in Mt. Airy, NC on September 12, 1930 in the old Memorial Hospital, to the late J. Myron and Annie Sue Fulton Clark.
She graduated from Stuart High School in 1948, graduated valedictorian from Stratford Junior College in...
Mrs. Ruth Williams
Feb 25, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Williams, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday February 25, 2017 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Williams was born in Patrick County on June 23, 1937 to the late Benjamin Harrison Hensley and Bertie Mae Handy Hensley. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Williams is survived by two sons, Rocky Williams and Travis Williams and his fiancée,...
Mr. Michael Zane Hazelwood
Feb 25, 2017
Mr. Michael Zane Hazelwood, age 71 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. He was born in Henry County on April 11, 1945 to the late William Jackson Hazelwood and Edith Hall Hazelwood. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Craig. Mike was a...
Mrs. Edna Short Simmons
Feb 25, 2017
Mrs. Edna Short Simmons, 96, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday February 25, 2017. She was born October 15, 1920 in Surry County to the late Ida Short. She was retired from Renfro Hosiery and a member of Indian Grove Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband of 73 years, Orbie Raymond Simmons. Surviving is a daughter, Clara...
Mrs. Opal Lee Marion McCraw
Feb 25, 2017
Mrs. Opal Lee Marion McCraw, age 89, of Cana, passed away, Saturday, February 25, 2017, at her home. Mrs. McCraw was born in Carroll County, VA on September 17, 1927, to William Henry Marion, Jr. and Lela Mae Marion. She taught school in the Carroll County School System for many years and then later retired as a CNA. Surviving are...
William Frederick Liebenow
Feb 24, 2017
William Frederick “Bud” Liebenow, who captained the PT boat that rescued John F. Kennedy after a Japanese destroyer sank the future president’s now-legendary PT-109, died Friday, February 24, 2017, in Mount Airy. He was 97. He died of complications related to pneumonia, said his daughter, Susan T. Liebenow.
Mr. Liebenow joined the Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in...
Lottie Ruth Davis Griffith
Feb 24, 2017
Ms. Lottie Ruth Davis Griffith, 66, of Mount Airy passed away Friday evening at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born in Surry County on March 3, 1950 to the late Carl Junior Davis and Hattie Hiatt Davis Johnson. She was retired from Aunt Bea’s Restaurant and was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Griffith is survived by her two sons,...
Mr. Kenneth Ray "Doctor Ken" Johnson
Feb 24, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Ray “Doctor Ken” Johnson, 53, of Lowgap passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017. He was born in Surry County on June 12, 1963 to Bernie William and Mildred Ann Leftwich Johnson. “Doctor Ken” was a self-employed auto body repairman. He was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and the Junior Warden of Round Peak Masonic Lodge...
Mr. Mark Anthony Styers
Feb 24, 2017
Mr. Mark Anthony Styers age 57, of Ardmore, Oklahoma passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina on November 11, 1959 to Harold Walker Styers, Sr. and Mary Alice Frye Styers. Mark was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Rodney Styers; and a...
Mrs. Effie Mae Ayers Pruitt
Feb 24, 2017
Mrs. Effie Mae Ayers Pruitt, 89, of Hillsville, VA passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Friday, February 24, 2017. She was born in Carroll County, VA on January 26, 1928 to the late Robert “Bob” and Susie Collins Ayers. Mrs. Pruitt was co-owner with her husband of a country store and a member of Rome...
Mrs. Clara Etta Stanley
Feb 24, 2017
Mrs. Clara Etta Stanley, 88, , passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born November 5, 1928 to the late Perry and Mary Alice Harrell Bowman. Mrs. Stanley was a devoted and faithful member of Doe Run Baptist Church where she attended as long as her health would permit. Left to cherish...
Mr. Joseph Garnett Newman, Jr
Feb 24, 2017
Mr. Joseph Garnett Newman, Jr., age 57, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Newman was born in Surry County on July 12, 1959, to Garnett and Norma McCann Newman. He was a loving husband, father, brother and friend to so many. He will be dearly missed. Surviving is his wife, Angela Cagle...
Mr. L.C. Nunn
Feb 23, 2017
L. C. Nunn, 89, formerly of Ararat Va. and Mt. Airy, N.C, passed away in Atlanta, Georgia on February 23, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Jessup Nunn. He is survived by his son Donald R. Nunn, MD, DDS, and wife Laura Seidel, Esq. of Atlanta, Ga., and daughter Jewel Nunn Baldwin and...
Mrs. Esther Elaine Hiatt Dawson
Feb 22, 2017
Mrs. Esther Elaine Hiatt Dawson, 97, of Ararat, VA passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Born on November 30, 1919 one of six daughters to the late William Marion and Mimie Gwynn Hiatt in Patrick County, VA, Mrs. Dawson was a loving mother of five, working diligently to care for her family, cooking,...
Mr. Aubrey D. Newman
Feb 21, 2017
Mr. Aubrey D. Newman, age 81 of Daleville, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 26, 1935 to the late Eugene and Violet Clifton Newman. In addition to his parents, Mr. Newman was preceded in death by three sisters, Moncella Gray, Violet Paunee Rorrer and Betty Ruth Jenkins; a brother, Cecil Newman;...
Mary Ann Hutson Tolbert
Feb 21, 2017
Mrs. Mary Ann Hutson Tolbert, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday night, February 21, 2017, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Tolbert was born June 6, 1943, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late James Murphy “J.M.” and Mecie Etta Johnson Hutson. Mary Ann was a dedicated farmer’s wife, who worked alongside her...
Mr. Horace Dean "Bud" Surratt
Feb 21, 2017
Mr. Horace Dean “Bud” Surratt, age 80, of Ararat, NC passed away on Tuesday February 21, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Carroll Co. VA on May 12, 1936 to the late Ivy Olen Surratt and the late Ila Fay Hawks Surratt Cockerham. He was a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church and was retired...
Mr. George Wesley "Stant" Newman Jr
Feb 20, 2017
Mr. George Wesley “Stant” Newman Jr., age 82, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday February 20, 2017 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Surry Co. on August 30, 1934 to the late George Wesley Newman Sr. and the late Mary McIntyre Newman. He was a retired Sawmill operator, and attended Rocky Ford...
Mr. Bobby Dean Haynes
Feb 20, 2017
Mr. Bobby Dean Haynes, 47, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home on February 20, 2017. He was born in Surry County to Peggy Sue Goins Haynes and the late Robert Dean Haynes. Mr. Haynes worked as an IT Tech at Surry Community College and he was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his wife, Susan Hull...
Mr. Jeffrey Allen Parsons
Feb 20, 2017
Mr. Jeffrey Allen Parsons, age 52 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017. He was born in Sparta, North Carolina on January 21, 1965, and is preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Isaac Parsons. He was a special husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend who enjoyed helping in the community.
Mr. Parsons is survived by...