Mr. Raymond Edward Morris, age 70, of Stuart passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on Jan. 10, 1945 in Roanoke to the late Joseph Warren Morris and Fannie Belle Robertson Morris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Morris. Mr. Morris served in the US Army during...
Mr. Samuel Augustus Nichols, 76, of Mt. Airy and formerly of Sophia, WV, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Raleigh County, WV to the late Ulysses George and Edna Jane Ragle Nichols. Mr. Nichols was a Sophia High School graduate, attended Beckley Jr. College and served aboard the USS Plymouth Rock prior...
Mr. Jerry Lawrence Sapp Sr.
Mr. Jerry L. Sapp Sr., age 69, of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy. Mr. Sapp was born January 28, 1946 in Anniston, Alabama to the late Henry Lawrence and Frances Clayton Sapp. He was retired from the shipping and receiving department at Kingsdown,...
Edgar (Ed) Ernest Powell III passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the age of 72 following a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Cathy Essex Powell of Lowgap, NC, his son, Robby Powell, his wife Jan and his grandsons, Jake and Steven Powell of Cary, NC, his son Hanes Powell of...
Mrs. Carolyn Estelle Douglas Norman, 69, of 1905 Park Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 23, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Norman was born June 12, 1946, in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late William Gorrell and Ruth Meyers Douglas. Carolyn was self-employed as a maintenance lawn care operator. She is survived by...
Mr. Rayvone Scott Cassady, age 44, of Stuart passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. He was born in Martinsville on May 9, 1971. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, S. Curtis Rorrer; and his paternal grandparents, Bronzy and Wilma Inman Cassady. Scott was a 1989 graduate of Patrick County High School....
Mr. Larry Dale Moody, Sr., 68, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Mr. Moody was born December 11, 1946, in Haywood County, the son of the late Hillard Elijah Moody and Mary Helen Davis Fields. Larry served our country in the United State Navy during the Vietnam War. He later retired...
Mrs. Betty Nunn East, age 74 of Claudville, VA passed away Tuesday September 22, 2015 at her home. She was born on October 20, 1940 in Patrick County to the late Walter Lee Nunn and Elsie Pack Nunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Lee East, and four brothers, Floyd Nunn,...
Mr. Gurney Claude Hooker, age 74, of Lawsonville, NC passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on Jan. 3, 1941 in Patrick County to the late James Merritt Hooker and Dorothy Puckett Hooker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Mae Martin Hooker; three sisters, Eula Mae Hooker...
Mr. Thomas Wayne White, age 66, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Monday morning at his home after a short illness September 23, 2015. He was born in Madison Co. Alabama on May 10, 1949 to the late Lawrence White and the late Kattie Cowan White. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Donald...
Ms. Malinda Lowe Chaney, 69, of 186 Fisher Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, September 21, 2015, at her home. Ms. Chaney was born December 12, 1945, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Newell Anderson Lowe, II and Vergie Atkins Lowe. Malinda retired as a juvenile case worker from the North Carolina Court System and was a...
Mrs. Margie Elizabeth Fulk McCreary age 89, widow of James Clarence McCreary, of Mt. Airy, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 20, 2015, at the Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. McCreary was born in Patrick County on September 7, 1926 to John William and Surilda Gabrielle Booth Fulk. Mrs. McCreary was a lifetime member of Mount Carmel...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wayne Parrish left his earthly body for his heavenly body on September 19, 2015 at the age of 35. Jeff suffered numerous injuries after a vehicle accident on September 2, 2015 that left him unresponsive. Jeff was born on July 1, 1980 to Jerry Parrish (Claudville, VA) and Pam Sellers (Rural Hall, NC). He was a funny...
Mr. Henry Tomlinson "Tom" Hart passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on September 19, 2015 after a period of declining health. Tom was a native of Wadesboro, NC and was born August 15, 1928 to the late L.S. and Daisy S. Hart. Tom was a graduate of Pfeiffer College and the Cincinnati College of...
Mrs. Ruby Irene Easter Hull, age 85 of Cana, VA, passed away at Trinity Mission in Hillsville on Friday, September 18, 2015. Ruby was the eldest of eight children born on August 30, 1930 in Carroll County to Carnis Elmer and Celestie Rigney Easter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Ruby married her devoted husband, Albert Donald...
Mrs. Roberta Glenn Springthorpe, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, September 18, 2015 at her home. Berta Glenn was born August 12, 1934 in Surry County. She graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1952 and attended Salem College. She married John Springthorpe, Jr. in 1953. Berta Glenn was a pioneering business woman, owning several businesses. She had...
Mr. William Leon Martin, age 76, of Stuart passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 at Carillion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. He was born in Patrick County on April 27, 1939 to the late Anderson Martin and Stacy Fain Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Nancy Law, Virginia Martin; and two brothers, Edward...
Mrs. Betty Jane Coggin Owens, 85, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Anson County on September 1, 1930 to the late, Hiram and Hallett Taylor Coggin. Mrs. Owens was retired from Town and Country Realty and was a member of White Plains Friends Meeting. She is...
Mr. Dwight McMillian, age 89, formerly of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Galax. Mr. McMillian was born in Surry County on January 2, 1926 to the late Samuel Cassell and Laura Dawson McMillian. He proudly served our country in the United States Army and was a retired farmer. Surviving are a daughter,...
Mrs. Margaret Jane "Polly" Short Fagg, age 93 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Fagg was born in Surry County on September 11, 1922 to Frank Jackson and Mary Maggie Midkiff Short. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and wonderful friend to so many in the community. Mrs. Fagg was a...