Obituaries
Nancy Arlene Tucker Hawks Tolbert
Jul 31, 2015
Mrs. Nancy Arlene Tucker Hawks Tolbert, 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Friday, July 31, 2015. She was born on April 29, 1939 in Stokes County to James Otto and Rebecca Ann "Annie" Shelton Tucker. Mrs. Tolbert was a retired inspector from Proctor-Silex after 39 years of service and many years at Swift...
Dorothy "Mildred" Hiatt Bondurant
Jul 28, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy "Mildred" Hiatt Bondurant, age 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at her home. Mildred was born in Patrick County on April 12, 1926, to Edward and Jo Earsley Boyd Hiatt. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Gail B. and Jimmy Cox and Neina B. Withers; sons and a daughter-in-law, Clark Bondurant and Robert and Penny...
Jamie Lee France, Jr
Jul 28, 2015
Jamie Lee France, Jr., 10 of Mt. Airy passed away at Brenner Hospital in Winston Salem on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. He was the loving son of Timeka Nicole Dobson and Jamie Lee France, Sr., born in Surry County July 5, 2005. He enjoyed the game of football; whether he was watching the Seahawks or Panthers or having the chance...
Miss Virginia Kathleen Martin
Jul 28, 2015
Miss Virginia Kathleen Martin, age 80 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born in Patrick County on November 11, 1934 to the late Anderson Martin and Stacy Fain Martin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward Martin and Albert Martin; and...
Mrs. Marie Dean Whitaker
Jul 28, 2015
Mrs. Marie Dean Whitaker, 87 passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Central Continuing Care. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 10, 1928 to the late John Efrin and Zula Easter Dean. Mrs. Whitaker is survived by her husband, Robert Wood Whitaker; two daughters and son-in-law, Brenda and Larry Jones and Beulah and Charles Blalock; grandchildren, Crystal...
Mr. Donald Blake Fulk
Jul 27, 2015
On July 27th, 2015, after 55 years of loving marriage, Donald Blake Fulk was laid in the arms of Jesus by his loving wife, Joyce Smith Fulk. Mr. Fulk, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Fulk was born September 29, 1938 in Surry County, one of three sons born to the...
Dennis Junior Sechrist
Jul 27, 2015
Our beloved Superman and Super Hero, Dennis Junior Sechrist, entered into Heaven July 27, 2015 after a long illness. Dennis was born on May 4, 1963 to Corina Faye Linville Sechrist and the late Robert Junior Sechrist. He leaves behind to cherish his loving memory, his mother, Corina Faye Sechrist; a sister and brother-in-law, Melissa and Gary L. Storms; his...
Mr. Mark Anthony Culler
Jul 27, 2015
Mr. Mark Anthony Culler, age 56 of Greensboro, passed away at his home on July 27, 2015. Mr. Culler was born in Surry County on December 12, 1958 to the late Hansel and Ima Lee McBride Culler. He was an Analytical Chemist at Syngenta for the past twenty five years. Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Iva C. and Akers...
Mrs. Sarah Njambi Kimani Hiatt
Jul 26, 2015
Mrs. Sarah Njambi Kimani Hiatt, age 66, of Winston Salem, NC, passed away Sunday July 26, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Hiatt was born April 1, 1949 in Nairobi, Kenya to the late Patrick Kimani Waweru and Lucy Wanjiru Nganga. She was a home healthcare worker for several organizations. Surviving is her husband Howard Arthur Hiatt of...
Mrs. Phyllis Sue "Susie" Ladd Worrell
Jul 26, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis Sue "Susie" Ladd Worrell, 59, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on May 22, 1956 to the late Alfred Lee Ladd, Sr. and Ellen Frances Edwards Ladd. Mrs. Worrell was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She...
Mrs.Hazel Mae Harris Martin Bennett
Jul 26, 2015
Mrs. Hazel Mae Harris Martin Bennett, 99, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday morning, July 26, 2015 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on July 3, 1916 to the late Floyd and Minnie Arnder Harris. Mrs. Bennett was retired from Spencer's Incorporated, and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She is survived...
Mr. James Carrol Martin
Jul 25, 2015
Mr. James Carrol Martin, 55 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Iredell County on June 28, 1960. He served in the U. S. Army and worked in construction. He is survived by his sons, Jed and Zack Martin; his parents, Carol Smith and John Martin, Sr.; a...
Brenton Lee Hall
Jul 25, 2015
Brenton Lee Hall, age 2 of Ararat, went to be in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Duke University Hospital. He was born in Mt. Airy, NC on Aug. 21, 2012. He was preceded in death by two Uncles, Jamie Hall and Calvin Bowman, Jr. Brenton loved NASCAR and everything to do with racing. He...
Mr. Auburn Allen Pedigo
Jul 24, 2015
Mr. Auburn Allen Pedigo, 78, of Welcome passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Brookstone Retirement Center in Lexington, NC. He was born in Patrick County on February 17, 1937 to the late Joseph L. and Bessie Ellen Noah Pedigo. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Arnder Pedigo of the home; a daughter, Ranae Leonard of Lexington. There will...
Mr. Bruce Charles Pettus
Jul 23, 2015
Mr. Bruce Charles Pettus, 76, of Pinnacle passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Mecklenburg County on April 7, 1939 to the late Hugh Francis and Della Leach Pettus. Mr. Pettus was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He served as a leader with Boy Scout Troop 545...
Ida Gwynn Edwards
Jul 23, 2015
Miss Ida Gwynn Edwards, 94, of 377 Old Dominion Road, Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, July 23, 2015, at her home. Miss Edwards was born August 27, 1920, in Carroll County, VA, one of five children born to the late Tom and Hassie Gwynn Edwards. Ida retired from Spencer's Inc. after 52 years of dedicated service. She...
Eunice Barbara Nunn Thore
Jul 22, 2015
Mrs. Eunice Barbara Nunn Thore, 85, of 1079 Collins Farm Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, July 22, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Thore was born November 27, 1929, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Willie Hamon and Donie Emerline Hiatt Nunn. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith and Gospel Church....
Mr. S.C. Hamlin
Jul 20, 2015
Mr. S.C. Hamlin
Mr. S.C. Hamlin, age 77, of Dobson, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Hamlin was born August 12, 1937 in Surry County to the late Wiley Braxton Hamlin and Virginia Mally Coe Hamlin. He was a farmer and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Mr. Hamlin is survived by his loving wife, Mrs....
Garry James Surratt
Jul 20, 2015
Mr. Garry James Surratt, 70, of 331 Surratt Drive, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Monday evening, July 20, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Surratt was born September 7, 1944, in Surry County, the son of the late Homer James and Iva Beasley Surratt. Garry worked at Bassett Furniture Company for many years and attended...
Opal Cleo Bean Beck
Jul 20, 2015
Mrs. Opal Cleo Bean Beck, 77, of 2813 Moxley Road, Boonville, passed away Monday afternoon, July 20, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Beck was born May 8, 1938, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Maggie Bennett Beck Shouse. Opal was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and will be missed by all her family and many friends....


