Rev. Newton Anders
Oct 16, 2015
Rev. Newton Anders born to Tom and Bessie Anders on August 21, 1926. He served 2 years in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 stationed in Hawaii. On June 28, 1946 he took for his wife Mary Lou Hamm, whom he loved dearly. In his later years he called her his “Jewel”. Born to this union where three sons, Billy,...
Sally Ann Venable Moser
Oct 16, 2015
Mrs. Sally Ann Venable Moser, 82, of 140 Cadle Knoll Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, October 16, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Moser was born July 8, 1933, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Jerry and Sarah Bowman Venable. Sally was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She is survived...
Mr. Homer Eugene Hooker
Oct 16, 2015
Mr. Homer Eugene Hooker, 78 of Claudville, VA passed away Friday October 16, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hooker was born July 2, 1937 in Stokes County to the late Giles and Myrtle Childress Hooker. Mr. Hooker along with his two brothers Gordon and Conley were well known brick masons for many years. Mr....
Earsley Alene Shinault
Oct 16, 2015
Miss Earsley Alene Shinault, 85, of Ararat, passed away early Friday morning, October 16, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Miss Shinault was born December 1, 1929, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Ben and Vader Poindexter Shinault. Alene retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after many years of service...
Mr. Otis Odell Marshall
Oct 16, 2015
Mr. Otis Odell Marshall, age 70 of Belle, West Virginia and formerly of Meadows of Dan, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 22, 1945 in Rockingham County, North Carolina to the late Alva Lee Marshall and Mary Bowman Marshall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Marshall was preceded in death by a...
Mrs. Patsy Ann Goard Hall
Oct 15, 2015
Mrs. Patsy Ann Goard Hall, age 79 of Stuart, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in West Virginia on February 11, 1936 to the late James Eligah Goard and Rettie Henderson Goard. Mrs. Hall had been a member of Peters Creek Baptist Church for over...
Miss Hattie Easter
Oct 15, 2015
Miss Hattie Easter, 96 of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Thursday, October 15, 2015. She was born in Carroll County, VA on October 4, 1919 to the late Hillary Michael and Sarah Esther Easter. She retired from Renfro Corporation, but she continued to work as an in home sitter for many years. Miss Easter...
Mrs. Stacy Marie Gwyn Lawrence
Oct 15, 2015
Mrs. Stacy Marie Gwyn Lawrence, age 84, our Godly mother, grandmother, teacher, friend, and faithful servant of God was taken to her eternal home in Heaven Thursday evening, October 15, 2015. She resided at 288 Pond Valley Rd., Ararat, NC, widow of Mr. Joseph Lee Royal Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Surry County, NC, April 3, 1931 to the...
Mr. William Henley "W.H. Rigney
Oct 14, 2015
Mr. William Henley “W.H.” Rigney, 62 of Cana, VA passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. W.H. was born on September 21, 1953 to the late Gifford Lee and Ruby Virginia Westmoreland Rigney. He retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a long time member of Epworth United Methodist Church. W.H. was...
Terry Ray McBride
Oct 14, 2015
Mr. Terry Ray McBride, 45, of Lambsburg, VA passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his home. He was born in Surry County on September 1, 1970 to Phillip Haywood and Mary Edwards McBride. Mr. McBride was of the Primitive Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, Mr. McBride is survived by a daughter, Amber Dawn McBride; a son, Brian...
Helen Epperson
Oct 14, 2015
Helen Epperson, 85, of Ararat, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. A visitation will be held Friday, October 16, 2015, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy. The funeral service will be held at Moody Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 2:00 PM, with Brother...
Mr. David "Dave" Wayne Irby
Oct 14, 2015
Mr. David “Dave” Wayne Irby 74, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday evening at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his loving wife and daughter. Dave was born in Danville, VA on August 10, 1941 to the late Ernest Francis Irby and Bessie Lee Tate Irby. Dave proudly served our country in the Army Special Forces as a Green Beret for...
Mr. Greene Wade Rue Jones
Oct 14, 2015
Mr. Greene Wade Rue Jones 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Mr. Jones was born in Cana, VA to the late Roy Rodney Rudolph Jones and Litha Ann Jones Jones. He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Barker Jones of the home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Wayne Bailey, Linda...
Ava Gretchen Taylor Parker
Oct 13, 2015
Ms. Ava Gretchen Taylor Parker, 65, of 149 Misty Meadow Trail, Mount Airy, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 13, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Parker was born August 1, 1950, in Surry County, one of two children born to the late Henry Anderson and Ethel Gretchen Booker Taylor. Gretchen was a homemaker...
Frederick Phipps (Freddy) Johnson
Oct 12, 2015
Mr. Frederick Phipps (Freddy) Johnson, age 60, of Mount Airy died at his home October 12, 2015. Mr. Johnson was born in Surry County, February 6, 1955 the son of the late William Henry and Ruby Phipps Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a truck driver and a member of the First Baptist Church of Mount Airy. Surviving are two sons, Joseph...
Madelyn Iris Wilkins
Oct 12, 2015
Madelyn Iris Wilkins was born Saturday, October 10, 2015, to Joseph Mason Wilkins and Amanda Horton Wilkins. She passed away Monday, October 12, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Madelyn was an absolutely beautiful and precious miracle that fought so hard. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Martha Wilkins; her great-grandparents, Bill Wilkins, Sr. and...
Mr. Gerardo Rubio "Shorty" Chavez
Oct 11, 2015
Mr. Gerardo “Shorty” Rubio Chavez, age 61, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Sunday morning October 11, 2015 at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. He was born in Temapach, San Luis Potosi, Mexico on October 30, 1953 to Rafael Rubio and the late Albina Chavez. Surviving is his wife Libby Noah, of Dobson; three daughters and son-in-law, Veronika Ruvio of Dobson,...
Mr. William "Bill" Melvin Gilbert
Oct 11, 2015
Mr. William “Bill” Melvin Gilbert, age 90, of Martinsville passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1925 in Patrick County to the late Clee O. Gilbert and Mary Ida Handy Gilbert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, David Mark Gilbert and seven sisters. Bill served...
Mrs. Ella Launa Marion White
Oct 11, 2015
Mrs. Ella Launa Marion White, age 87, of Ararat, NC entered the portals of Heaven on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on October 23, 1927 to the late Alford Jerry and Mittie Cave Marion. Her life was spent in service for her Lord and she...
Mr. Moses Leonard Durham
Oct 10, 2015
Mr. Moses Leonard Durham, age 96, of Elkin, NC, passed away on Saturday morning October 10, 2015 at Elkin Assisted Living. He was born in Stokes County on October 4, 1919 to the late James William Durham and the late Elizabeth Smith Durham. He was a farmer his whole life and in his retirement years he loved to ride around...