Mrs. Brenda Ann Bowman Brady Edwards, age 64 of Mt. Airy, passed away on August 26, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Edwards was born in Forsyth County on April 2, 1952 to the late Mae Bowman. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all that knew her. Mrs. Edwards is survived by a daughter and a son-in-law,...
Mr. Earl Eden McMillan, 72, of Cana, passed away at his home, Friday, August 26, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Carroll County, VA on August 6, 1944 to the late Samuel Cassell and Laura Elizabeth Dawson McMillan. He was a farmer and an auctioneer for Garson McMillian Real Estate for many years. Mr. McMillan is survived...
Mrs. Margaret “Faye” Davenport Jarrell, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Jarrell was born March 18, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Joseph Glen and Emma McCraw Davenport. Faye was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she served in...
Mr. Bobby Dean Love, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Love was born March 22, 1941, in Surry County, to the late Hal Madison and Essie Hull Love. He retired from Renfro Hosiery Mill and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, and...
Jordan Nicole Paquette, age 17 of Penhook, died on Thursday morning, August 25, 2016. She was born on November 11, 1998. She was a 2016, one year early, graduate of Franklin County High School, and inductee of the U.S. Navy where she had planned to become an air traffic controller. She was a Red Cross Blood Donor. Jordan was a...
Mrs. Eunice Lee Clanton Cobb, age 89 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She was born in Patrick County on April 11, 1927 to the late Julius Alexander Clanton and Lucy Bell Reynolds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Harvey Cobb; a...
Mrs. Dovie Elizabeth Watson Marsh, age 93 of Ararat, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 24, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on January 22, 1923 to the late Joseph Herman Watson and Etta Flippin Watson. Mrs. Marsh retired from J.C. Penney’s and was the oldest living member of...
Mr. Stephen Kent Reynolds, age 55, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday evening August 21, 2016 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Surry Co. NC on January 2, 1961 to the late Clyde “Slim” Reynolds and the late Bonnie Jean Edwards Lowe. He was a self-employed Marine Mechanic, and the newest member of Pilot...
Mr. Jimmy Clayton Snow, age 50, of Lowgap, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Mr. Snow was born in Surry County on November 22, 1965 to the late Donald Clayton and Shelvia Martha Robertson Snow. Left to cherish his sweet memory is his life-long girlfriend, Carol Robertson; his children, Christy Robertson and Sharon Robertson; his granddaughter, Madison...
Mr. Osiel “Chelo” Martinez Velasquez
Mr. Osiel “Chelo” Martinez Velasquez, age 31, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1984 in Ajuchitlan, Guerro, Mexico to Pedro Martinez Reyna and Maria Velasquez Antunez. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Laritza Galindrez Alpizar; his son, Jonathan Martinez...
Mr. Sam Warren Belcher, age 92, of Woolwine passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 27, 1924 to the late Robert Belcher and India Boyd Belcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Wreathie Hylton, Winnie Hylton; six brothers, Winfred, Wayne, Lester, Wesley, Waller,...
Mr. Tony Gray Holt, Sr., 63, of 136 Parable Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, August 19, 2016, at his home. Mr. Holt was born December 20, 1952, in Surry County, the son of the late Rufus and Lillian Marie Hawks Holt. Tony retired as a route salesman from Snyder’s Lance after many years of service. He is survived...
Mr. Algie Lewis Spencer, age 93, of Woolwine passed away Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 at The Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born on June 22, 1923 to the late George C. Spencer and Alice Shough Spencer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Ann Clark Spencer; a sister, Louise Hall; and seven...
Mr. William “Bill” Douglas Doss, age 72, of Collinsville passed away Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 14, 1944 to the late William Elmer Doss and Mable Knight Doss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Hall and Sceney Boyd. Mr. Doss had retired...
Mr. Junior Lee Chaney, age 84 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on April 6, 1932 to the late Fred Lee Chaney and Bertha Craig Chaney. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Chaney. Mr. Chaney had...
Mr. George Washington Carson, 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on February 18, 1927 to the late David Columbus and Letitia Bell McCraw Carson. He bravely served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Carson was as a farmer...
Mrs. Dora Marie Wright Sykes, age 72, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2016 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Grayson Co. VA on March 27, 1944 to the late Perry and Maude Holder Wright. She was retired from Tultex, and a member of East Side Baptist Church. In addition to...
Mr. Dale Harmon Wade, age 53, of Stuart passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born on May 4, 1963 in Patrick County to Waitman and Linda Harbour Wade of Stuart. Dale loved hunting, fishing, pitching horseshoes, riding his Harley, racing, and Dale Earnhardt.
Surviving in addition to his parents are...
Mrs. Rosa Lee Moncus Goins, 80, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. She was born in Surry County on August 27, 1935 to the late John Luther and Myrtle Hall Moncus. Mrs. Goins is survived by her special friend of 27 years, Roger Cooper; sons and daughter-in-law, Gene Goins, Mike...
Mr. Bobby Ray “Bob” Jurney, age 76, of Mt. Airy, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Jurney was born in Surry County on June 23, 1940 to William and Esther Mae Harold Jurney. He was a devoted member of Bannertown Baptist Church as long as his health permitted. Mr. Jurney had served as President of the...