Mrs. Barbara Jean Willard Bowman age 67 of Ararat, VA. passed Sunday May 10, 2015 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Bowman was born May 14, 1947 in Surry County to the late Jack and Nola Goins Willard, she was a homemaker and was a member of Unity Church Surviving are one sister Louise Willard Smith...
Mrs. Sandra Ann Goins Llewellyn, 64, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Golden Living-Surry Community. She was born in Surry County on June 23, 1950 to the late, Buddy Isacc and Ruth Horton Goins. Mrs. Llewellyn was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. She is survived by several cousins. A memorial graveside service will be...
Mr. Stephen Blackburn, 58, husband of Lynette McFarland Blackburn of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday morning, May 9, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Blackburn was born August 14, 1956, in Galax, VA, to Mary Ruth Spencer Blackburn and the late Roy Lee Blackburn. No formal services will be held at the funeral home....
Mr. Dee Lee Shinault, 79, of 157 Gravely Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, May 9, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Shinault was born April 15, 1936, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late James and Gracie Doby Shinault. Dee retired from Leonard Aluminum Utility Building Inc. and was a member of...
Mrs. Shelby Lee Nelson Steele, age 77 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Steele was born in Surry County on February 9, 1938 to Luther and Ethel Payne Nelson. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who not only raised her own children, but also loved and cared for...
Mr. Barnie Richard Everetts, age 67, of Low Gap, NC passed away on Saturday morning May 9th 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson NC. He was born in Greene Co. Arkansas on September 2, 1947 to the late John Earnest Everetts and Lilly Inez White. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Mrs. Thelma Blackburn Schumaker, 98, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 in Strasburg, VA. She was born in Surry County on April 20, 1917 to the late Harley and Charlotte Booker Blackburn. Mrs. Schumaker was a retired teacher and was of the Methodist Faith. She is survived by a son, Nyles Schumaker of Harrison, NY.; five...
Mrs. Leslie Arnder Snow, 48 of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Leslie was born in Surry County on December 25, 1966 to Shirley Pyles Arnder and the late Melvin Arnder. She was a day care provider and a member of North Elkin Church of Christ. Leslie was a wonderful wife,...
Mr. Barry Thomas Dockery
Mr. Barry Thomas Dockery, age 57, of Elkin passed away Friday, May 7, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Barry was born March 31, 1958 to the late Tommy Dean Dockery and Betty Jean Stewart Dockery, who survives. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Mr. Randolph Paul "Junior" Bryant, Jr. Age 66 of Lambsburg, VA. passed away Tuesday May 5, 2015 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Bryant was born January 31, 1949 in Carroll County to Ruth Hawks Bryant and the late Randolph Paul Bryant, Sr. Mr. Bryant was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a...
Mr. James Clyde Brown, age 90, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on June 18, 1924 to the late Wallar Robert and Nannie Sue Ore Brown. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Aaron Brown; a granddaughter, Katy Joyce...
Ms. Brenda Joan Rakes Myers, age 66 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on July 1, 1948. She was preceded in death by a son, Barry Gene Simmons and her father, Coy Rakes. She was a member of Harvest Worship Center, and had been...
Mrs. Jaynet Lynn Bandy Carter, age 67, of Siloam, NC passed away at her home on Tuesday morning May 5, 2015. She was born in Hartford, Maryland on November 10, 1947 to the late Lewis Melton Bandy and the late Ruth Rigsby Turner. She was a Homemaker loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. Surviving is her husband Carl Benny...
After a courageous battle, Mr. Thurmond Edward Midkiff won his final victory on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, with his wife, daughters, and grandson by his side. He was born to George W. Midkiff and Rosa Rakes Midkiff on July 17, 1924. Mr. Midkiff was a member of Westfield Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher for boys...
Mr. George William Patterson, age 99 of Stella, VA passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his home.
Mr. Patterson was born on June 10, 1915 in Stella, VA to the late David Sherman Patterson and Eliza Merriman Patterson. He served in World War II with the U.S. Navy with the rank of Seaman First Class. After leaving the military,...
Mr. Jerry Dee Snow, age 61 of Dobson passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Surry County on March 25, 1954 to Ruth King Snow and the late Wade Dee Snow. Mr. Snow was an outstanding carpenter who was formerly employed by Sexton Construction. Survivors include...
Mr. Leroy Snow, age 73 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, May 01, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Snow was born in Surry County on March 12, 1942 to James Clyde and Ila Mae Stanley Snow. He retired from Canteen Vending and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who...
Mr. Haywood Gates, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on August 23, 1925 to the late Isaac and Mary Flemings Gates. Mr. Gates was retired from the North Carolina Granite Quarry after 47 years of service and was a long time member of...
Mr. Thomas Reavis Lyons, 84, of 154 Paige Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, May 1, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Lyons was born July 20, 1930, in Carroll County, VA, one of eleven children born to the late Charles Lloyd and Julia Mary Jarrell Lyons. Reavis served our country as an airman first class in the United...