Obituaries
Mrs. Orea Lawless Scott
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Orea Lawless Scott, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 21, 1932 to the late Tommy Lee and Belle Lackey Lawless. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Scott was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Scott; four sisters, Verna...
Mrs. Eva Lou Wood Gillespie
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Eva Lou Wood Gillespie, 94, of Dobson passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on October 5, 1922 to the late, Elder Donnie Wood and Mattie Lawson Wood. Mrs. Gillespie retired from Tultex in Dobson and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Mrs. Barbara Gail Massey Collins
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Gail Massey Collins, age 53 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on March 7, 1963. She had been a CNA and was a member of Christian Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, William “Jim” Collins and...
Lisa Bryant Long
Feb 12, 2017
Lisa Bryant Long, 58 years of age, passed on Sunday, February 12, 2017 in her hometown of Stuart Virginia.
Lisa was born February 7, 1959 in Patrick County, Stuart Virginia, to Nellie Dorris (Shelton) Bryant and Bobby lee Bryant. Lisa was youngest sibling of three sisters, the late Susan (Saunders) Bryant and surviving sister, Katherine (Goard) Bryant. Lisa graduated...
Mrs. Mary Annice Hill Hall
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Mary Annice Hill Hall, age 90, of Stuart, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born on Nov. 13, 1926 to the late Jesse E. Hill and Henrietta Dollarhite Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Clyde Hall; four sisters, Marie Goad, Edith “Teeny”...
Ms. Betty Louise Bedsaul Jones
Feb 11, 2017
Ms. Betty Louise Bedsaul Jones, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Ms. Jones was born in Carroll County on December 21, 1951 to Dixie Robinson Bedsaul, Sr. and Thelma Louise Cox Bedsaul. She was a loving mother, grandmother and dear sister who will be dearly missed by...
Elizabeth Jean Collins Corns
Feb 11, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Jean Collins Corns, 86 of Lowgap, passed away Saturday morning February 11, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. She was born on August 5, 1930 in Patrick County. Mrs. Corns was retired from the evergreen business and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Corns is survived by her sister, Lucille Collins Robinson; several nieces and nephews;...
Crystal Ann Crouse Guynn
Feb 11, 2017
Mrs. Crystal Ann Crouse Guynn, 34 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday February 11, 2017 at her home. She was born in Surry County on September 21, 1982 to Robin Boyd and Roscoe Gene Crouse. Mrs. Guynn is survived by her husband David Ray Guynn; her two daughters, Brooke Leigh Davis and Kaytlyn Marie Davis; her mother, Robin Boyd; her...
Mr. Joseph Daniel Isaacs
Feb 11, 2017
Mr. Joseph Daniel Isaacs, age 64, of Elkin, NC passed away at his home on Saturday morning February 11, 2017. He was born in Surry Co. NC on December 30, 1952 to the late Joseph Wesley Isaacs and the late Flora Imogene Murphy Isaacs. He was a truck driver for Salem Carriers, and was of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. In...
Guy Thrasher Clark
Feb 11, 2017
Guy Thrasher Clark, age 63, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 11, 2017. Born on May 01,1953 in Chincoteague, VA. to the late Dennis Eugene Clark and Grace Marian Thrasher. He is survived by his wife, Valerie Mangum-Clark, his daughter Rachel Gercek and her husband Ersin, daughter Rebecca Clark, sister Patrice Smelser and her husband Rodney, his brother...
Ms. Margaret Williams Yates
Feb 11, 2017
Ms. Margaret Williams Yates, age 88, of Mount Airy, joined the more immediate presence of the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Ms. Yates was born in Surry County on September 26, 1928 to James Roma and Martha Flippin Williams. Ms. Yates retried from Cross Creek Apparel but worked until the age of 83 as the manager of Mayberry Apartments....
Mr. Robert Garland "Bob" Smith
Feb 11, 2017
Mr. Robert Garland “Bob” Smith, 89, of Mt. Airy husband of Nora Leftwich Smith passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Saturday, February 11, 2017. He was born in Pilot Mountain, NC on January 25, 1928 to the late Robert E. and Ester Emma Smith. Mr. Smith was drafted into the U.S. Army during Korean Conflict, serving two...
Mr. Roger Lee Easter
Feb 11, 2017
Mr. Roger Lee Easter, age 64, of Cana, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Easter was born in Surry County on May 2, 1952 to William Harvey and Hazel Virginia Vaughn Easter. He was the founding owner and operator of Easter Fencing, working along with his wife, son and daughter. Mr. Easter...
SGM Ret. Jimmy Carl Stamey
Feb 10, 2017
SGM Ret. Jimmy Carl Stamey age 75 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully at his home, after a lengthy illness on Friday, February 10, 2017. He was born in North Carolina on February 15, 1941 to the late Mary A. Honeycutt and James R. Stamey. He began his military service in 1958, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major....
Mr. Ralph "Kennon" Clark
Feb 10, 2017
Mr. Ralph “Kennon” Clark, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on June 6, 1934 to the late Ralph Garland Clark and Hattie Sue Clark. He graduated from Hardin Reynolds Memorial School in 1954 and attended Patrick Henry Community College and the University of Virginia....
Belle Chaney
Feb 10, 2017
Miss Belle Chaney, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born in Patrick County on May 2, 1934 to the late Lewis Steven Chaney and Ella Parker Chaney. In addition to her parents, Miss Chaney was preceded in death by five brothers, Raymond, Roscoe, Amon, Henry and Tom Chaney;...
Mr. Billy Jefferson Nelson Sr
Feb 10, 2017
Mr. Billy Jefferson Nelson Sr., age 87, of Elkin, NC, formerly of Spencer, Virginia, passed away on Friday February 10, 2017 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Patrick Co. Va. on February 16, 1929 to the late Willie Everette Nelson and the late Molly Tudor Nelson. In addition to his parents...
Mr. William Aaron Spencer
Feb 9, 2017
Mr. William Aaron Spencer, 92, of Lambsburg, VA passed away Thursday, February 09, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Forsyth County on November 30, 1924 to the late Reece and Mary Beshears Spencer. Mr. Spencer was retired from Vulcan Material and was a member of Bottom Road Tabernacle. He is survived...
Mr. Billy Joe Hitchings
Feb 9, 2017
Mr. Billy Joe Hitchings
Mr. Billy Joe Hitchings, age 52, of Dobson, passed away Thursday February 9, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Medical Center. He was born April, 30 1964 in Ohio, to the late Ronald and Hannah Hitchings. He was a truck driver for Cardinal Glass and a member of Copeland Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife,...
Adrianne Paige Combs
Feb 9, 2017
Adrianne Paige Combs, 15, of Cana, VA passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Thursday, February 9, 2017. She was born in Surry County on September 26, 2001 to Daniel Brett and Marian Paige Williams Combs. Adrianne was a precious daughter and truly a special blessing to all her family. In addition to her parents, Adrianne is...


