Mr. Jimmy Lee Marion

Mr. Jimmy Lee Marion

Jan 25, 2015

Mr. Jimmie Lee Marion, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on February 20, 1958 to the late John and Opal Dean Marion. Mr. Marion was a welder. He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Marion; two sons, John Marion, and Justin Marion; sisters...

Rev. Jesse Franklin Edwards

Rev. Jesse Franklin Edwards

Jan 25, 2015

The Rev. Jesse Franklin Edwards, 90, of 1722 Fancy Gap Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 25, 2015, at his home. The Rev. Edwards was born October 5, 1924, in Sylvatus, VA, the son of the late Thomas Jefferson Edwards, Sr. and Rebecca Elizabeth Tate Edwards. Jesse was a self-employed auto body repairman for many years. He also...

Mrs. Melba Ocia Freeman Holder

Mrs. Melba Ocia Freeman Holder

Jan 24, 2015

Mrs. Melba Ocia Freeman Holder, age 93, of Dobson went home to be with Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on April 14, 1921 to the late Sherman and Nettie Mitchell Freeman. Mrs. Holder was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to serving...

Mr. James Ronald "Baby Boy" Webster

Mr. James Ronald "Baby Boy" Webster

Jan 22, 2015

Mr. James Ronald "Baby Boy" Webster, age 54 of Stuart died Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a short illness. He was born in Rockingham County, NC on Aug. 31, 1960. He was employed for a number of years by Steven Jessup Farms of Francisco, NC. James was a humble, loving, and...

Beulah Berrier Leonard

Beulah Berrier Leonard

Jan 22, 2015

Mrs. Beulah Berrier Leonard, 96, of 1936 Pipers Gap Road, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2015, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Leonard was born August 28, 1918, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late George and Nancy Jones Berrier. Beulah was a homemaker and farmer, alongside her late husband, Thomas Kermit Leonard. She is survived...

Mrs. Thelma Irene "Pat" Jones

Mrs. Thelma Irene "Pat" Jones

Jan 22, 2015

Mrs. Thelma Irene "Pat" Jones, age 79 of 15273 Fancy Gap Highway, Cana, VA widow of Mr. Fred Arnold Jones passed away at her home Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was born December 4, 1935 in Carroll County to the late Robert Edwin and Susie Hiatt Towe. She retired from Sara Lee Hosiery Mill after 40 years of service. Mrs....

Mr. John Clark Hutchens

Mr. John Clark Hutchens

Jan 22, 2015

Mr. John Clark Hutchens, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Hutchens was born in Surry County on August 16, 1939 to John Clinton and Mary Lawrence Hutchens. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed by his devoted family and friends. Surviving are sons...

Brenda Joyce Chappell

Brenda Joyce Chappell

Jan 22, 2015

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Chappell, 72, of 2853 Wards Gap Road, Ararat, VA, passed away early Thursday morning, January 22, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Chappell was born July 30, 1942, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late William Cecil and Rachel Joyce Hall Chappell. Brenda was a homemaker and a member of Ararat Church of the Living God....

Kenneth Carroll Dixon

Kenneth Carroll Dixon

Jan 19, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Carroll Dixon Age 74 of Pinnacle, NC. passed away Sunday January 18, 2015 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Dixon was born February 9, 1940 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Garvie Roe and Nellie Jane Lowe Dixon, he was owner and operator of Dixon's Lawn Care and Tree Service and was of the...

Mrs. Beatrice Fowler Anthony

Mrs. Beatrice Fowler Anthony

Jan 19, 2015

Mrs. Beatrice Fowler Anthony, age 86, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday January 19, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on November 8, 1928 to the late Earnest Lee Fowler and the late Lula Adeline Cave Fowler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jesse...

Barbara Ann Sechrist Niten

Barbara Ann Sechrist Niten

Jan 19, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Ann Sechrist Niten, 67, of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born on March 9, 1947 to the late Robert Franklin and Laura Pack Sechrist. Mrs. Niten was a homemaker and was a member of Mt. Airy First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a loving Wife, Mother,...

Mr. Clarence Barber Adkins

Mr. Clarence Barber Adkins

Jan 19, 2015

Mr. Clarence Barber Adkins, 82 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Charleston, WV on December 23, 1932 to the late Phillip William and Violet Marie Cooper Adkins. Mr. Adkins bravely served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum after 32 years of service, where he...

Mrs. Stacie V. Holyfield Harlan

Mrs. Stacie V. Holyfield Harlan

Jan 18, 2015

Mrs. Stacie V. Holyfield Harlan, age 92 of Siloam, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. Harlan was born in Surry County on August 22, 1922 to Eugene Asbury and Bertha Atkins Holyfield. She was a retired waitress and a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a son, James...

Bro. Tommy Edward Noah

Bro. Tommy Edward Noah

Jan 17, 2015

Bro. Tommy Edward Noah, age 77 of Mt. Airy, went to be with his Lord on January 17, 2015. Bro. Noah was born in Surry County on March 6, 1937 to the late James Thomas and Etta Hunt Noah. He loved his family and was devoted to Lord being ordained as a Baptist Minister and was a member of Friendly...

Florence Irene Smith Coleson

Florence Irene Smith Coleson

Jan 17, 2015

Mrs. Florence Irene Smith Coleson, 77, of 430 York Thicket Road, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday morning, January 17, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Coleson was born September 8, 1937, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Roby and Sarah Golding Smith. Florence was a homemaker and a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by five...

Gene Dale Jones

Gene Dale Jones

Jan 16, 2015

Mr. Gene Dale Jones, 48 of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his home January 10, 2015. He was born in Surry County on February 3, 1966. Mr. Jones is survived by a daughter Tara Jones of Mt. Airy; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Ashley Jones; two granddaughters, Oceah Leann Smith and Ansley Madelynn Jones; sisters and brothers-in-law, Gail...

Martha Jane Edwards Newman

Martha Jane Edwards Newman

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Martha Jane Edwards Newman, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, January 16, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Newman was born September 16, 1923, in Surry County, the daughter of the late James and Annie Laura Watkins Edwards. She retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a member of Union Hill Friends Meeting. She is...

Mrs. Doris Mae Beamer Gwyn

Mrs. Doris Mae Beamer Gwyn

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Doris Mae Beamer Gwyn, age 87 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Gwyn was born in Surry County on August 5, 1927 to Nellie Beamer. She was retired from Aladdin's Lamp of Mt. Airy. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Deborah Gwyn of Plantation, FL, Rodney and Nancy Gwyn of...

Mrs. Beulah Clark Rice Owens

Mrs. Beulah Clark Rice Owens

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Beulah Clark Rice Owens, age 97 of Stuart, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia on March 28, 1917 to the late Asheil Clark Rice and Lena Mary Alice Harris Rice. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Owens; a...

Mrs. Enedina Yudith Pinzon Avalos

Mrs. Enedina Yudith Pinzon Avalos

Jan 16, 2015

Mrs. Enedina Yudith Pinzon Avalos, age 42, of Dobson was carried away on Angels wings on Friday, January 16,2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Guasave, Mexico on June 13, 1972 to Fermina Leyva Cota Pinzon and the late Jose Pinzon. She was a wonderful beautiful lady who dedicated...