Obituaries
Mary Hope Smith Pardue
Sep 26, 2015
Mrs. Mary Hope Smith Pardue, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, September 26, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Pardue was born November 21, 1927 in Surry County, the daughter of the late Edgar and Carrie Mae Smith Smith. Mrs. Pardue retired from Surry County Schools after working from 1970 until 1991...
Mrs. Betty Etta Hodges White
Sep 26, 2015
Mrs. Betty Etta Hodges White, age 88, passed away on Saturday morning September 26, 2015 at the Pruitt Health Care in Elkin. She was born in Surry Co. on September 24, 1927 to the late Richard Pless Hodges and the late Elector Hodge Hodges. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Albert R. White;...
Mrs. Janie Darlene Beverly
Sep 26, 2015
Mrs. Janie Darlene Beverly, age 51, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Saturday morning September 26, 2015 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Forsyth Co. on December 15, 1963 to Buck Phillips and to Betty Thomas Edwards. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are her husband Curtis...
Mrs. Eunice Scott Synan
Sep 25, 2015
Mrs. Eunice Scott Synan, age 88 of Richmond, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home in Huntersville, NC. She was born on September 5, 1927 to the late Luther Scott and Anice Foley Scott. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Eunice Yvonne Branham; and a brother, Brewster...
Mr. William Thomas "Bill" Jolley, Jr
Sep 25, 2015
Mr. William Thomas (Bill) Jolley, Jr., age 84, of Mount Airy died at Twelve Oaks Nursing Center on Friday September 25, 2015. Mr. Jolley was born September 1, 1931 in Beaufort County, NC, the son of the late William Thomas Jolley, Sr. and Cora Lee Jackson Jolley. Mr. Jolley was the owner and operator of Jolley’s Beauty Shop for many...
Mr. Robert Lee Hensley, Sr
Sep 25, 2015
Mr. Robert L. Hensley, 66 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home on Friday, September 25, 2015. He was born in Surry County on January 15, 1949 to the late Willie Francis and Elsie Kirkman Hensley. Mr. Hensley enjoyed his career as a truck driver, and also his time spent as a volunteer fireman. He loved his family and...
Mr. Mitchel Preston Simpson
Sep 25, 2015
Mr. Mitchel Preston Simpson, age 73, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away on Friday morning at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry Co. on April 28, 1942 to the late James Simpson and the late Annie Tucker Simpson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Linda East...
Mr. Richard "Richie" Leon Queen
Sep 25, 2015
Mr. Richard “Richie” Leon Queen, 41 of Mt. Airy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 25, 2015. He leaves behind a wonderful loving wife, Bobbie Kay Queen of the home; four loving sons, Dakota Queen, Andrew Queen, and Kayleb Queen all of the home, and Tyler Garcia of Pinnacle; and a loving daughter, Hailey...
Martha "Mott" Rider Martin
Sep 24, 2015
Mrs. Martha “Mott” Rider Martin, age 83, of Stuart, Virginia passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County. She was born in Smyth County on December 17, 1931 and was the only daughter of the late Charles Rider and Lollie W. Rider of Marion, VA. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Mr. Raymond Edward Morris
Sep 24, 2015
Mr. Raymond Edward Morris, age 70, of Stuart passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on Jan. 10, 1945 in Roanoke to the late Joseph Warren Morris and Fannie Belle Robertson Morris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Morris. Mr. Morris served in the US Army during...
Mr. Samuel Augustus Nichols
Sep 24, 2015
Mr. Samuel Augustus Nichols, 76, of Mt. Airy and formerly of Sophia, WV, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Raleigh County, WV to the late Ulysses George and Edna Jane Ragle Nichols. Mr. Nichols was a Sophia High School graduate, attended Beckley Jr. College and served aboard the USS Plymouth Rock prior...
Mr. Jerry Lawrence Sapp Sr
Sep 24, 2015
Mr. Jerry Lawrence Sapp Sr.
Mr. Jerry L. Sapp Sr., age 69, of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy. Mr. Sapp was born January 28, 1946 in Anniston, Alabama to the late Henry Lawrence and Frances Clayton Sapp. He was retired from the shipping and receiving department at Kingsdown,...
Mr. Edgar (Ed) Ernest Powell, III
Sep 23, 2015
Edgar (Ed) Ernest Powell III passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the age of 72 following a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Cathy Essex Powell of Lowgap, NC, his son, Robby Powell, his wife Jan and his grandsons, Jake and Steven Powell of Cary, NC, his son Hanes Powell of...
Carolyn Estelle Douglas Norman
Sep 23, 2015
Mrs. Carolyn Estelle Douglas Norman, 69, of 1905 Park Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 23, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Norman was born June 12, 1946, in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late William Gorrell and Ruth Meyers Douglas. Carolyn was self-employed as a maintenance lawn care operator. She is survived by...
Rayvone Scott Cassady
Sep 23, 2015
Mr. Rayvone Scott Cassady, age 44, of Stuart passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. He was born in Martinsville on May 9, 1971. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, S. Curtis Rorrer; and his paternal grandparents, Bronzy and Wilma Inman Cassady. Scott was a 1989 graduate of Patrick County High School....
Larry Dale Moody, Sr
Sep 22, 2015
Mr. Larry Dale Moody, Sr., 68, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Mr. Moody was born December 11, 1946, in Haywood County, the son of the late Hillard Elijah Moody and Mary Helen Davis Fields. Larry served our country in the United State Navy during the Vietnam War. He later retired...
Mrs. Betty Nunn East
Sep 22, 2015
Mrs. Betty Nunn East, age 74 of Claudville, VA passed away Tuesday September 22, 2015 at her home. She was born on October 20, 1940 in Patrick County to the late Walter Lee Nunn and Elsie Pack Nunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Lee East, and four brothers, Floyd Nunn,...
Mr. Gurney Claude Hooker
Sep 21, 2015
Mr. Gurney Claude Hooker, age 74, of Lawsonville, NC passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on Jan. 3, 1941 in Patrick County to the late James Merritt Hooker and Dorothy Puckett Hooker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Mae Martin Hooker; three sisters, Eula Mae Hooker...
Mr. Thomas Wayne White
Sep 21, 2015
Mr. Thomas Wayne White, age 66, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Monday morning at his home after a short illness September 23, 2015. He was born in Madison Co. Alabama on May 10, 1949 to the late Lawrence White and the late Kattie Cowan White. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Donald...
Malinda Lowe Chaney
Sep 21, 2015
Ms. Malinda Lowe Chaney, 69, of 186 Fisher Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, September 21, 2015, at her home. Ms. Chaney was born December 12, 1945, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Newell Anderson Lowe, II and Vergie Atkins Lowe. Malinda retired as a juvenile case worker from the North Carolina Court System and was a...


