John William Hawks, Sr

John William Hawks, Sr

Jun 28, 2015

Mr. John William "J.W." Hawks, Sr., 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at his home. Mr. Hawks was born December 23, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Paul Hawks, Sr. and Ruby Willey Hawks. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and retired owner and operator of his own HVAC business. He...

Mr. Richard Thomas Lawson

Mr. Richard Thomas Lawson

Jun 28, 2015

Mr. Richard Thomas Lawson, age 73 of Stuart, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Wooster Ohio while on his way home from pursuing one of his life's passions which was missions to help American Indians. He was born in Patrick County on May 11, 1942 to the late William David Lawson and Nannie Woods Lawson. In addition to...

Mrs. Elena Margarita Pinto Spivey

Mrs. Elena Margarita Pinto Spivey

Jun 28, 2015

Mrs. Elena Margarita Pinto Spivey age 83 of Mount Airy, NC passed away on Sunday June 28, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Spivey was born in Miranda, Venezuela, February 16, 1932, the daughter of the late Gonzalo and Paya Arocha Pinto. Mrs. Spivey was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and a member of Holy Angels...

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons

Jun 27, 2015

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons

Mr. Floyd "Jibo" Sammons, age 50 of Mount Airy, passed away, Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 10, 1965 in Mingo County, West Virginia to the late Floyd Copley and the late Maxine Sammons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons

Jun 27, 2015

Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons Mr. Floyd "Jibo" Sammons, age 50 of Mount Airy, passed away, Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 10, 1965 in Mingo County, West Virginia to the late Floyd Copley and the late Maxine Sammons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Mrs. Judy Ann Hicks Goad

Mrs. Judy Ann Hicks Goad

Jun 26, 2015

Mrs. Judy Ann Hicks Goad, 63 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home Friday, June 28, 2015. She was born in Washington, DC on May 11, 1952 to Bertie Hiatt Hicks and the late Howard Lee Hicks. Mrs. Goad was employed at B B&T with over twenty years of service. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Goad is survived...

Mr. Johnny Lee Pilson

Mr. Johnny Lee Pilson

Jun 26, 2015

Mr. Johnny Lee Pilson, age 54 of Stuart, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 in Columbus, GA. He was born in Patrick County on Dec. 27, 1960. He was a former member of the Fairystone Fishing Club and the Fairystone Vol. Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Leon Pilson; and a brother, William Ray Pilson....

Mr. Hobert Clinton Simpson

Mr. Hobert Clinton Simpson

Jun 26, 2015

Mr. Hobert Clinton Simpson, age 76, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Friday, June 26, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Simpson was born in Surry County on June 6, 1939 to the late Floyd and Myrtle Draughn Simpson. He was a self-employed painter and a dedicated member of Liberty Baptist Church...

Janet Olivia Jordan Fox

Janet Olivia Jordan Fox

Jun 25, 2015

Ms. Janet Olivia Jordan Fox, 69, of 137 Hawkeye Lane, Ararat, passed away Thursday night, June 25, 2015, at Genesis Health Care in Sparta. Ms. Fox was born April 4, 1946, in Guilford County, one of four children born to the late Perry Lee and Augusta Ellen Carter Jordan. She is survived by two daughters, Randy Lynn Fox of Mount...

Sallie Mae Rigney Amstutz

Sallie Mae Rigney Amstutz

Jun 25, 2015

Ms. Sallie Mae Rigney Amstutz, 70, of Galax, VA passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County on July 20, 1944 to the late Bruce and Margaret Tate Rigney. Ms. Amstutz was employed at Walmart and was a member of Blue Ridge Fellowship Church. She is survived by a...

Mrs. Fredna Lois Lineville Potts

Mrs. Fredna Lois Lineville Potts

Jun 24, 2015

Mrs. Fredna Lois Linville Potts, age 68, of Mt. Airy, NC a loving wife, mother and grandmother has gone home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ. She was born in Carroll Co. VA on April 10, 1947 to the late Richard Linville and the late Artha Lineberry Linville. In addition to her parents she was preceded by one son...

Mrs. Martha Ethelean Largen

Mrs. Martha Ethelean Largen

Jun 24, 2015

Mrs. Martha Ethelean Largen, age 82 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork. She was born in Floyd County on May 28, 1933 to the late Chris and Goldie Thompson McAlexander. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Largen was preceded in death by one sister, Elois Hall. She was...

George Milton Johnson

George Milton Johnson

Jun 24, 2015

Mr. George Milton Johnson, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on November 19, 1941 to the late Robert Milton and Juanita Reeves Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Culler Johnson; a...

Mrs. Louise Clark Simpson

Mrs. Louise Clark Simpson

Jun 23, 2015

Louise Simpson, 84, of Rockford died Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2015 at Novant Health Care Winston-Salem, NC. Born September 27, 1930, in Rockford she was the only child of Robert Monroe Clark and Mauzy Holyfield Clark Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of Rockford Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Ellis Charles Goins

Ellis Charles Goins

Jun 22, 2015

Mr. Ellis Charles Goins, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his Home. He was born in Surry County on July 5, 1931 to the late J.E. Vaughn and Lena Goins. Mr. Goins was retired from Surry Well Drilling Company after 40 years of service, and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his...

Mrs. Mary Lou Wood Hamm

Mrs. Mary Lou Wood Hamm

Jun 22, 2015

Mrs. Mary Lou Hamm

Mrs.. Mary Lou Hamm, age 72, of Dobson, received her permanent angel wings on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 2:50 AM at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Family and friends were her passion, and they were loved. She went dancing on the shore, then to a beautiful garden to smell the flowers and watch her...

Duke Collins, Sr

Duke Collins, Sr

Jun 22, 2015

Mr. Duke Collins, Sr., 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, June 22, 2015, at LewisGale Hospital in Pulaski, VA. Mr. Collins was born June 18, 1937, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Jesse Willard and Lillie Gray Boyd Collins. Duke was the owner and operator of Foothills Furniture for many years. He is...

Mr. Donald Elbert Hiatt

Mr. Donald Elbert Hiatt

Jun 22, 2015

Mr. Donald Elbert Hiatt, 77 , of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 15, 1938 to the late Curtis Lee and Hattie Gurtis Hiatt Hiatt. Mr. Hiatt was a retired farmer and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Neldia White Hiatt of...

Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Morgan

Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Morgan

Jun 21, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Morgan, age 96 of Patrick Springs passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. She was born in Peckville, PA on Sept. 7, 1918 to the late William J. Morgan and Mabel Ketchum Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Marion Egroff; and a brother, William F. Morgan.

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Mr. Franklin Thomas Jessup

Mr. Franklin Thomas Jessup

Jun 20, 2015

Mr. Franklin Thomas Jessup, age 55, of Mt. Airy, NC died on Saturday evening unexpectedly. He was born in Surry Co. on May 26, 1960 to Florence Smith Jessup and to the late Alvin Cecil Jessup. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by three brothers Gary Jessup, Wayne Jessup and Junior Lee Jessup. He attended Salvation...