Mrs. Alice Marie Holt Hawks
Nov 29, 2016
Mrs. Alice Marie Holt Hawks, age 73, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Hawks was born in Patrick County on February 15, 1943 to David and Susie Gammons Holt. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a charter member of Dayspring Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her devoted...
George Cable Guynn
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. George Cable Guynn, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mr. Guynn was born November 26, 1938, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Andrew Franklin and Leathe Jane Hiatt Gwyn. George worked as a foreman at Mount Airy Furniture Company for many years, and then...
Mrs. Irma Ellington Hawkins Eaton
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Irma Ellington Hawkins Eaton, 88, of Mt Airy passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was born in Stokes County, NC on March 13, 1928 to the late James Hudson and Nellie Jane Martin Hawkins. She is survived by her daughter, Geneva Nelson Durham and husband, Lynn; sons, James Donald Nelson and Clyde Michael...
Mrs. Clara Catherine Melton Coalson
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Clara Catherine Melton Coalson, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Forsyth County on January 15, 1927 to the late Charlie Glenn and Ella Ayers Melton. Mrs. Coalson was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Sharrell and Angel Coalson;...
Mr. Murphy Franklin Bowman
Nov 26, 2016
Mr. Murphy Franklin Bowman, 89, of Cana VA passed away Saturday November 26, 2016 at the Senior Share Center in Galax. Mr. Bowman was born October 11, 1927 in Surry County to the late Ellis B. and Dossie Iroler Bowman. Mr Bowman retired from the Carroll County School System; he also was an orchardist and woodworker. He was a charter...
Mr. Jesse Lee Puckett
Nov 25, 2016
Mr. Jesse Lee Puckett, age 86 of Stuart, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born on Dec. 21, 1929 in Patrick County to the late Jeremiah and Florence Bowman Puckett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Odessa Turner; and two brothers, Lester and...
Mrs. Margaret Matilda Boyd
Nov 25, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Matilda Bowman Boyd, 82, of Ararat, VA passed away at her home Friday, November 25, 2016. She was born in Patrick County, VA on January 5, 1934 to the late Muncie Otis and Mildred Ola Montgomery Bowman. Mrs. Boyd retired from Sealy Mattress Company and was of the Baptist Faith. Left to cherish her memories are her daughters...
Mrs. Alta Marie Baldwin Carlson
Nov 24, 2016
Mrs. Alta Marie Baldwin Carlson, 93 of Mount Airy, passed away early Thursday morning at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on November 26, 1922 to the late John James “Jim” Baldwin and Leavie Midkiff Baldwin. She is survived by special nieces, Bridgett Pike of Mt. Airy, Sandra Richards of Pilot Mountain, Vicki Postlmayr of...
Mrs. Frances Cassell Chaney
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Frances Cassell Chaney, age 73 of Patrick Springs, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on May 1, 1943 to the late Otis and Geneva Craig Cassell. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chaney was preceded in...
Mrs. Ethel Irene Simpson Slate
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Ethel Irene Simpson Slate, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Slate was born in Surry County on July 9, 1935 to Ray Melvin and Mazie Sawyers Simpson. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Christy and Michael...
Ms. Gail Charlotte Ross
Nov 23, 2016
Ms. Gail Charlotte Ross, age 62 of Laurel Fork, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. She was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on February 2, 1954 to the late Herbert Ross and Virginia Bartle Ross. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Alexander Ross. Gail...
Mrs. Frances Simpson Bowman
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Frances Simpson Bowman, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 23, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Bowman was born April 3, 1927, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Sam and Mary Kidd Simpson. Frances retired from Mount Airy City Schools after 30 years of service. After her retirement, she volunteered countless hours...
Mr. Frank Albert Turner
Nov 22, 2016
Mr. Frank Albert Turner, age 92 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 22, 2016. He was born in Patrick County on November 21, 1924 to the late William Grover Cleveland Turner and Ada Foster Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Randall Lane Turner; seven brothers,...
Kevin Dean Draughon
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Kevin Dean Draughon, 33, of Pinnacle, passed away Monday afternoon, November 21, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Draughon was born October 18, 1983, in Surry County, to Ronald Dean “Ronnie” Draughon and the late Bonnie June Lowe Draughon. Kevin was a registered respiratory therapist and ECMO specialist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical...
Mr. Mitchell Hawks
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Mitchell Hawks, 94 of Lowgap, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Hawks was born in Lowgap on January 13, 1922 to the late Mr. Richard Carl Hawks and Mrs. Stella Lucinda Galyean Hawks. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII. He is survived by a...
Mary Melba Gentry Tate
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Mary Melba Gentry Tate, 85, of 1473 Simpson Mill Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, November 21, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tate was born December 19, 1930, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Claude Washington Gentry, Sr. and Ida Elizabeth Jarrell Gentry. Melba was a homemaker and a member of...
Mrs. Ludie Frances Neal Flinchum
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Ludie Frances Neal Flinchum, 91, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on March 3, 1925 to the late Jim and Sallie Southern Neal. Mrs. Flinchum was a homemaker and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She is survived...
Nancy Elizabeth Welch
Nov 21, 2016
Miss Nancy Elizabeth Welch, 74, of Lewisville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born May 3, 1942, in Surry County, to the late George H. and Jessie Belton Welch. Nancy retired from Forsyth County Child Support after 28 years of service and was a cheerful giver and a friend to all who...
Mr. Larry Dale Rakes
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Larry Dale Rakes, age 62, of Ararat, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at his home. Mr. Rakes was born in Surry County on November 28, 1953 to James and Bernice Sutphin Rakes. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Left to cherish his memory is his...
Mr. Bobby Joe Foster
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Bobby Joe Foster, age 37 of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville on July 27, 1979. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Ira J.P. Foster and Shirley Turner Moore; a sister, Sandra Smart Spangler; and a half-sister, Tammy Foster. He was a 1997...