Betty Jean Burkhart
Dec 15, 2015
Mrs. Betty Jean Burkhart, 75 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was born in Surry County on September 4, 1940 to the late Victor James and Jodie Violet Goins Burkhart. Mrs. Burkhart a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Friel Austin Burkhart; a daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Larry Padgett; sons and...
Mrs. Janet Martin Harbour
Dec 15, 2015
Mrs. Janet Martin Harbour, age 72, of Patrick Springs passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born on Dec. 25, 1942 in Patrick County to the late James Raleigh Martin and Viola Lawson Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Harbour; and a brother-in-law, Henderson...
Mrs. Magdalene Turpin Comer
Dec 14, 2015
Magdalene Turpin Comer, 90, of Mt. Airy died peacefully December 14, 2015 with her children by her side. She was born to the late Charles and Mallie Turpin August 1, 1925, in Mount Airy. Magdalene graduated from White Plains High School and Appalachian State. She married the late Louis H. Comer and they lived together until his death in 1993....
Don Pearl Brintle
Dec 12, 2015
Mr. Don Pearl Brintle, 74, of Cocoa, FL, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Brintle was born March 22, 1941, in Surry County, the son of the late Jacob Spencer and Hattie Pearl Nichols Brintle. Don worked as an electrician for many years at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He moved...
Jack Bernard Overby
Dec 12, 2015
Jack Bernard Overby, 87, died Saturday December 12th at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Jack was born on January 20, 1928 in Mt. Airy to the late McKinley and Merlie Overby. He was a 1948 graduate of Mt. Airy H.S. Jack served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. He retired in 1976 as a USAF Technical...
Mrs. Virginia Dare Holder Collins
Dec 11, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Dare Holder Collins, age 90 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. She was born in Surry County on February 13, 1925 to Benjamin Franklin and Fannie Lou Golding Holder. Mrs. Collins worked at Spencers Inc., in Food Services at Bannertown and Tharrington Schools until retirement, was a hostess at Hardees until...
Mr. John Grover Stanley
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. John Grover Stanley, age 87, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Friday morning December 11, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Yadkin County on January 15, 1928 to the late Harrison and Magdalene Davis Stanley. He was retired from Wayne Farms in Dobson and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his...
Mrs. Betty Sue Edwards Scott
Dec 11, 2015
Mrs. Betty Sue Edwards Scott, age 98, of Mt. Airy, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 11, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Scott was born in Carroll County on April 7, 1917 to William Jordan and Easter Leftwich Edwards. She was so loving and giving that she spent her whole life working so she would...
Mrs. Elizabeth Dorothy Hicks Wilson
Dec 11, 2015
Mrs. Elizabeth Dorothy Hicks Wilson age 92 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away on Friday December 11, 2015 at the home of her son. Mrs. Wilson was born March 14, 1923 in Surry County to the late Luther Herbert and Mallie Creed Hicks. Mrs. Wilson was retired from Perry Manufacturing and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are one daughter...
Zane Samuel Cox
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. Zane Samuel Cox, 86, of Pfafftown, NC passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patrick County, VA on February 3, 1929 to the late Samuel and Mattie Anderson Cox. Mr. Cox was retired from Allied Freight System. He is survived by his loving wife, Mycleta Reynolds Cox of...
Ms. Vernell Stevens
Dec 10, 2015
Ms. Vernell Stevens, age 84 of Pinnacle, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on March 24, 1931 to Edd and Annie Short Stevens. Ms. Stevens was such a beautiful lady, not only outside but especially on the inside. She will always be remembered for her kind...
Mr. Thomas Stearn Harrill
Dec 10, 2015
Dr. Thomas (Tom) Stearn Harrill passed away on Thursday morning, December 10th, surrounded by his family at the Woltz Hospice Home. He is preceded in death by his parents Guy and Elsie Harrill. He is survived by his wife Pamela, son Brock, daughter Laura Harrill-Liner, son-in-law Matthew Liner, granddaughters Ashely and Erin Harrill, sisters Bettie Wilson and Susan Stanley, and...
Mrs. Essie Marie Handy Lawless
Dec 9, 2015
Mr. Gerald A.C. Lawless, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. His wife, Mrs. Essie Marie Handy Lawless, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. Mr. Lawless was born in Patrick County on March 15, 1930 to the late Abe Chap...
Mr. Allen Grey Beasley
Dec 8, 2015
Mr. Allen Grey Beasley, 51, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on December 29, 1963 to C. Ralph and Ruby Hall Beasley. Mr. Beasley was a dedicated driver for Ralph Beasley Trucking and a motorcycle enthusiast. He loved spending time with his grandchildren...
Mr. Gerald "A.C." Lawless
Dec 8, 2015
Mr. Gerald A.C. Lawless, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. His wife, Mrs. Essie Marie Handy Lawless, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. Mr. Lawless was born in Patrick County on March 15, 1930 to the late Abe Chap...
Paul Folger Whitaker
Dec 8, 2015
Mr. Paul Folger Whitaker, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 8, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Whitaker was born August 18, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Emery Marvin and Ellen Hudson Whitaker. Paul retired as a night watchman and was a member of Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church in Dobson. He is survived by two...
Ms. Bertie Mae Goodman
Dec 8, 2015
Ms. Bertie Mae Goodman, age 63 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick in Stuart. She was born in Carroll County on August 19, 1952 to the late Eden Walker Goad and Della Quesinberry Goad. In addition to her parents, Ms. Goodman was preceded in death by two brothers, Dorsie Goad and Sidney...
Mrs. Mary Ann Rector Steele
Dec 7, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ann Rector Steele, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, December 7, 2015, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Steele was born January 20, 1932, in Guilford County, the daughter of the late Tony and Nell Byrd Rector. Mrs. Steele was a retired real estate broker, an avid golfer, and a member of the Mount Airy...
Mr. Kenneth Aaron "Pepa" Rogers
Dec 7, 2015
Mr. Kenneth Aaron "Pepa" Rogers 72, of Westfield, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home. Mr. Rogers was born in Stokes County on April 3, 1943 to Clidie Jessup Rogers and the late Ralph Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a lifelong farmer and an avid Duke Basketball fan, fisherman and deer hunter. Mr. Rogers is survived by his...
Rev. R. Stuart Baliles
Dec 7, 2015
Rev. R. Stuart Baliles, 71, formerly of Stuart, VA, died December 7, 2015 in Sebring, Florida, having fought a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. He was an exceptional man who loved and served the Lord Jesus Christ with all his heart.
He was born in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 1944 to the late Syrus and Lottie...