Obituaries
Marjorie Ruth Brooks Hutchens
Jul 28, 2016
Mrs. Marjorie Ruth Brooks Hutchens, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Mt. Airy. She was born in Alleghany County on March 14, 1927 to the late Arthur and Mable Brooks. Mrs. Hutchens was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a member of Haymore Baptist Church. She served...
Mr. Homer Neal Keen, Sr
Jul 27, 2016
Mr. Homer Neal Keen, Sr., age 85 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Short Gap, Virginia on February 28, 1931 to the late William David Keen and Mary Cantrell Keen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Keen was preceded in death by one son, Joseph David...
Mr. James Randolph Shelor
Jul 27, 2016
Mr. James Randolph Shelor, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Meadows of Dan on July 30, 1937 to the late Jesse Judson Shelor and Clarice Blackard Shelor. In addition to his parents, Mr. Shelor was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe...
Mrs. Linda Nowlin Clark
Jul 25, 2016
Mrs. Linda Nowlin Clark, age 65 of Martinsville, was set free from the need to flee from or flight against our own mortality on Monday, July 25, 2016 at her home. We are able to live the present precious moments to the fullest. Tomorrow, the future and our own eternal destiny, all lie in God’s hands. She was born in...
Mrs. Colleen Gregory Barham
Jul 25, 2016
Mrs. Colleen Gregory Barham, age 89, of Temple, Texas, formerly of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Arbor House in Temple with her daughter by her side. Mrs. Barham was born on May 25, 1927, in Surry County to the late James Elmer and Mary Ann Atkins Gregory. She grew up on a tobacco farm...
Nellie Coe Miller
Jul 24, 2016
Mrs. Nellie Coe Miller, age 75, of Dobson, Passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice home in Dobson. She was born October 12, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Willie Louis and Mary Reece Coe. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition...
Michael Jeffrey Vanderburg
Jul 24, 2016
Mr. Michael Jeffrey Vanderburg, 50, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at his home. He was born in Mecklenburg County on May 24, 1966 to Norma Vanderburg. Mr. Vanderburg was employed at T & T Carport and was a member of The Salvation Army. He is survived by his wife, Marquia Leake Vanderburg; a daughter, Kateria Allen;...
Harrison Jay Brooks
Jul 23, 2016
Mr. Harrison Jay Brooks, 64, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Carroll County, VA. He was born in Harford County on October 5, 1951 to the late James Harrison and Ruby Grace Brooks. He is survived by a son, Reginald James Brooks; sisters, Linda Griffith, Ruth Tibbs, Rose Woodworth, Nancy Greer, and Martha Gullet; brothers, Tom...
Mr. Dennis Wade Patterson
Jul 23, 2016
Mr. Dennis Wade Patterson, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on June 19, 1943 to the late Oscar and Loraine Midkiff Patterson. Mr. Patterson was retired from US Postal Service and was a member of Union Hill Friends Church. He...
Dr. Robert Wesley Wrenn
Jul 21, 2016
Dr. Robert Wesley Wrenn, 68, passed away unexpectedly on vacation in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 21, 2016. Bob was born on May 6, 1948 in Mount Airy, NC to the late Aubrey Miller and Estelle York Wrenn. After moving to several towns in VA, SC, NC, and AL as a child, he and his family moved to Augusta, Georgia...
Mrs. Catherine Louise Scarlett Walker
Jul 21, 2016
Mrs. Catherine Louise Scarlett Walker, age 89, of Mt. Airy, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Mrs. Walker was born in Davidson County on January 1, 1927 to Levi and Bertie Myers Scarlett. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her loving family. Mrs. Walker...
Mr. Lawrence Elmer Quesenberry
Jul 20, 2016
Mr. Lawrence Elmer Quesenberry, Sr. age 71 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. He was born in Floyd, Virginia on May 20, 1945 to the late Parker Davis Quesenberry and Mary DeHart Quesenberry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Odell Quesenberry and Ronnie Quesenberry.
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Mrs. Pauline Hall Turner
Jul 19, 2016
Pauline Estelle Turner (nee Hall) of Stuart, passed away on July 19, 2016 in her ninety fourth year. She was the loving wife of James Kermit Turner who preceded her in death on April 26, 1999, and the beloved mother of Priscilla Turner Tucker and son-in-law William J. Tucker of Purcellville, VA.
Pauline was the proud grandmother of Christopher Andrew...
Mr. David Osborne, Jr
Jul 19, 2016
Mr. David Jackson Osborne, Jr age 49 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He was born in Welch, West Virginia on June 19, 1967. He was preceded in death by his father, David Jackson Osborne, Sr. David enjoyed playing guitar and singing. He had traveled with several gospel groups in West Virginia. His passion in life...
Mrs. Hallie Mae Dockery O'Shea
Jul 19, 2016
Mrs. Hallie Mae Dockery O’Shea, 90 years young and born in Zephyr, NC, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, July 19, 2016. She was born April 13, 1926 to the late Alvin and Monnie Shinault Dockery. Hallie was one of seven children brought up on a small farm that raised tobacco and anything they needed to sustain their family. From...
Mr. Early James Eaton
Jul 18, 2016
Mr. Early James Eaton, age 88, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Hinkle House in Lexington, NC after an extended illness. He was born in Surry County on March 11, 1928 to the late Rufus and Belva Caroline Towe Eaton. Mr. Eaton was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist where he attended as long as...
Mrs. Ruth Irene Bennett Pike
Jul 17, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Irene Bennett Pike, 89, of Edgewater, FL, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Pike was born in Surry County on January 30, 1927, to Jay and Jennie Goad Bennett. She was raised in Mt. Airy and worked in the car dealership business before her retirement. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She...
Mrs. Margaret Oleen Graham
Jul 17, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Oleen Graham, age 90 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Swain County, North Carolina on April 8, 1926 to the late Fred and Alice Cochran Burnette. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by a sister, Imogene Freeman...
Mr. Warren Garlan Beasley
Jul 16, 2016
Mr. Warren Garlan Beasley, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Beasley was born in Surry County on November 20, 1935 to Fletcher and Lucy Beasley. He was retired from Mount Airy Police Department after 26 years of dedicated service and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather...
Justin Robert Helms
Jul 15, 2016
Justin Robert Helms, 29, of Chesapeake, passed away suddenly Friday, July 15, 2016 in North Carolina. He was a born on December 18, 1986 to Clayton L. Helms and Jodee E. McMillen.
Justin graduated Valedictorian from WT Sampson High School, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2005. In 2011 he graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering...
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