Mr. Alan Russell Howard
Nov 20, 2016
Mr. Alan Russell Howard, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Northern Hospital. Mr. Howard was born in Hillsboro County, FL on December 2, 1950 to the late Fred Russell Howard and Bonita Jean Babcock Howard. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. Surviving...
Sharon Renee Marsh Sawyers
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Sharon Renee Marsh Sawyers, 49, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 19, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Sawyers was born February 1, 1967, in Guilford County, the daughter of Linda Tolbert Guynn and the late James William Marsh. Sharon worked at Mayes Wholesale Tack and Cana Service Center for many years. She...
Gail Faye Holden Hawks
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Gail Faye Holden Hawks, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, November 19, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hawks was born July 24, 1955, in Surry County, the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Hattie Tolbert Holden. Gail worked at Kentucky Derby Hosiery for many years. She is survived by...
Mrs. Betty Jane Leinart Plowman
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jane Leinart Plowman, age 93 of Ferrum, Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center. She was born in York County, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1922 to the late Ervin Leinart and Bertha Altland Leinart. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth William Plowman, and...
Mr. Robert Lee "Tobe" Shelton
Nov 19, 2016
Mr. Robert Lee "Tobe" Shelton, age 72 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center. He was born in Henry County on December 29, 1943 to the late Bud Shelton and Nellie Hubbard Shelton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Shelton; a sister, Mary...
Carson Wayne Haden
Nov 18, 2016
Carson Wayne Haden, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016. He was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina on May 16, 2016. While he was only with us a short time, it felt like a lifetime. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Wendy Martin and paternal great great grandmother, Brooxie Ingle. Carson was a happy, outgoing, and...
Johnny Wade Taylor
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Johnny Wade Taylor, age 52, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Taylor was born in Surry County on June 18, 1964 to Wade and Cheryl Barker Taylor. He was a loving husband and father who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Left to cherish his memory is...
Mrs. Anna Mae Robertson Dowell Thomas
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Anna Mae Robertson Dowell Thomas, 92, of Cana, VA, passed away at her home on Friday, November 18, 2016. She was born in Carroll County on May 21, 1924 to the late Floyd Anderson and Jessie Lee Chappell Robertson. Mrs. Thomas retired from Salem Knitting in Martinsville. She was a hard worker and enjoyed working in her flowers and...
Mrs. Dorothy June Klutz Hodges
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy June Klutz Hodges, 88, passed away at her home, Friday, November 18, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Forsyth County on June 16, 1928 to the late Paul and Mary Safrit Klutz. Mrs. Hodges was co-owner of Carolina Dixie Warehouse and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and will be dearly missed...
Mr. Raymond Lee Swanbeck
Nov 17, 2016
Mr. Raymond Lee Swanbeck, age 71 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016. He was born in Spokane, Washington on June 29, 1945. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Swanbeck his mother, Mattie Remour Feak, and his step-father, Richard Feak.
Mr. Swanbeck is survived by his wife, Geraldine Dalton Swanbeck of the home;...
Mrs. Margie Etta "Red" Boyd Dawson
Nov 16, 2016
Mrs. Margie Etta “Red” Boyd Dawson, age 88, of Cana, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Dawson was born in Carroll County on November 9, 1928 to Roy and Rose McMillian Boyd. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be sorely missed. Mrs. Dawson was a faithful member and servant...
Mrs. Peggy Jean Edwards Crawford
Nov 16, 2016
Mrs. Peggy Jean Edwards Crawford, 74, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016. She was born in Surry County on September 2, 1942 to the late Foy Lee and Stella Mayes Edwards. Mrs. Crawford retired from Henredon Furniture and was a faithful member of Ladonia Baptist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Denise Johnson; a granddaughter,...
Mr. Gates Saunders Montgomery
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Gates Saunders Montgomery, age 83, of Ararat, VA., passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2016, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center. Mr. Montgomery was born in Patrick County on November 24, 1932 to Claude Wilson and Rebecca Bowman Montgomery. He was retired from Armtex and was also well known as the co-owner/operator of Montgomery Greenhouses. Mr. Montgomery was a loving husband,...
Mrs. Lee Anna Cole George
Nov 15, 2016
Mrs. Lee Anna Cole George, 48 of Mount Airy, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Mrs. George was born on May 7, 1968 in Macomb County, MI to the late Jesse Cole and Sharon Ray Mitchell Cole. Mrs. George was a loving wife, mother, and friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew. She...
Richard Rutherford Blews, Jr
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Richard Rutherford Blews, Jr., 99, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday night, November 15, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Blews was born January 9, 1917, in Evansville, WI, the son of the Rev. Dr. Richard Rutherford Blews, Sr. and Iva Ostrander Blews. Richard earned his associate’s degree at Greenville College in Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Science degree from...
Nancy Turpin Chandler
Nov 15, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Turpin Chandler, 69, of Carrollton, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. Mrs. Chandler was born February 4, 1947, in McDowell County, NC, to the late William Leonard and Hessie Waters Turpin. Nancy worked at Newport News Shipbuilding for many years and was member of the Christian faith....
Billie Louis Baker
Nov 14, 2016
On November 14, 2016, Billie Louis Baker, Lt. Colonel USAF retired, took his final flight. He passed away at his home with his wife at his bedside. Billie was born January 5, 1930, to the late Earl Baker and the late Lola Cox Baker in Lilburn MO. He grew up Shipman, IL and graduated school there. In 1952 he joined...
Mrs. Reba Fulk Williamson
Nov 14, 2016
Mrs. Reba Fulk Williamson, age 96 of Elkin passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016. She was born in Surry County on October 10, 1920 to the late Jesse and Myrtle Cockerham Fulk. Mrs. Williamson was a retired Substitute Teacher for both Surry and Stokes County and a dedicated member of Salem Fork Christian Church, and was so proud to...
Mrs. Tamara Alene Davis
Nov 13, 2016
Mrs. Tamara Alene Davis, 64, of Mt Airy, passed away Sunday November 13, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on December 8, 1951 to Bobby Eugene Thompson, and the late Doris Belle Nichols Thompson. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and was a member of Country Baptist Church. In addition...
Ms. Lora Jean Schuyler
Nov 13, 2016
Ms. Lora Jean Schuyler, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Hillsville Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in Surry County to the late John Daniel and Eva Hodges Hawks. She is survived by her daughter, Pam Nale; her grandson, Nick Riffey; a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Richard Clifton; a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby Gray and Nancy...