Obituaries

Mary Hope Smith Pardue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...