Mrs. Elizabeth J. Ramey
Jul 8, 2014
Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Hawks Ramey, age 79 of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Center. Mrs. Ramey was born in Surry County on March 6, 1935 to Robert McCoy and Gladys Wood Hawks. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a member of Ladonia Baptist Church. She will be dearly...
Mrs. Runelle Evans Cagle
Jul 8, 2014
Mrs. Runelle Payne Evans Cagle, 86 of Mt. Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center Tuesday, July 8, 2014. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late Columbus H. "Lum" and Annetta Westmoreland Payne. Mrs. Cagle retired from Mt. Airy City Schools and was a dedicated member of Epworth United Methodist Church for over 70 years. During those...
Mr. Clifford Alvis Custer
Jul 6, 2014
Mr. Clifford Alvis Custer, age 70 of Patrick Springs passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on November 10, 1943. He was the son of the late Margaret Ratliff Hatcher and Roy Jackson Custer, and was also preceded in death by a son, Kyle Roy Custer. He...
Leonora Delores Cantu
Jul 6, 2014
Leonora Delores Cantu, of Kernersville, passed away Sunday morning, July 6, 2014, sadly due to stage 4 brain cancer. She leaves behind two daughters, Michele and Vanessa, as well as many other loving family and friends. She was a lover of nature and animals. She believed in positive nature, balance, and peace, and was always willing to help others. She...
Johnny Lee Childress
Jul 6, 2014
Mr. Johnny Lee Childress, 49, of King, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Universal Health Care in King. He was born in Surry County on June 23, 1965 to Linda Jean McCormick Poff and to Billy Gray Childress. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Linda and Ronnie Poff of Mt. Airy; his father Billy Gray Childress of...
Mr. William Franklin Withers
Jul 6, 2014
William Franklin "Motor" Withers, age 74 of Fancy Gap, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at the Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Henry County, VA, grew up in Mt. Airy where he would meet his first wife, C. Kay Huffman Withers. Bill attended Eastern Carolina University. They moved to Winston-Salem where Bill worked for R.J. Reynolds Company. He...
Mr. Ray Woodrow Cockerham
Jul 5, 2014
Mr. Ray Woodrow Cockerham age 84 of 631 Factory Street, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Lucille Johnson Cockerham passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born February 22, 1930 in Surry County, NC to the late Boggie Cleveland and Maggie Jarrell Cockerham. He was a lead person in the home...
Mr. Posie Maynard Dawson
Jul 5, 2014
Mr. Posie Maynard Dawson, 72 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Saturday, July 5, 2014. He was born in Carroll County, VA on March 14, 1942 to the late Winfred Nelson and Nellie Clementine Tate Dawson. He retired from Henredon Furniture and attended Crooked Oak Moravian Church. Mr. Dawson is survived by three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Jack...
Russell Eugene Knott
Jul 5, 2014
Mr. Russell Eugene Knott, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Knott was born February 13, 1943, in Surry County, to Sarah Johnson Knott and the late Hobert Reece Knott. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Tracey and Dan Speight and Kim and Jackie Mears,...
Tommy World Boyd, Jr
Jul 5, 2014
Mr. Tommy World Boyd, Jr., 61, of 333 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at his home. Mr. Boyd was born June 25, 1953, in Forsyth County, the son of the late Tommy World Boyd, Sr. and Rosa Lee Gwyn Johnson. Tommy was formerly employed at H and W Trucking Company and was...
Mr. Richard William Rogers
Jul 3, 2014
Mr. Richard William Rogers, 73, of Mt. Airy went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Patrick County on January 3, 1941 to the late Claude Robert and Sally Ann Anderson Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a fireman with the Mt. Airy Fire Department before...
Mr. Foy Rice Owens
Jul 1, 2014
Mr. Foy Rice Owens, age 68 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Pioneer Community Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on January 23, 1946. Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Oliver Owens; his paternal grandparents, John Elzie and Mary Dalton Owens; and his maternal grandparents, Achel Clark and Lena Harris Rice. He...
Mrs. Delores Faye Manuel
Jul 1, 2014
Mrs. Delores Faye Manuel, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Galax, VA on August 17, 1948 to the late John Henry and Roberta Lee Price Manuel. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and David Robertson of Lowgap; two sons and a daughter-in-law,...
Nannie Marie Hiatt
Jun 30, 2014
Miss Nannie Marie Hiatt Age 82 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Monday June 30, 2014 at her home. Miss Hiatt was born February 25, 1932 in Surry County to the late George and Ida Boyd Hiatt, she was a nannie for the Samet Family for many years and was a member of Welcome Baptist Church. Surviving are one sister...
Mr. Glenn Ellis Turner
Jun 30, 2014
Mr. Glenn Ellis Turner, age 77 of Meadows of Dan, and formerly of Woodbridge, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at his home. He was born in Carroll County on August 11, 1936 to the late Ellis and Janie Knighten Turner. In addition to his parents, Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Wood Turner; three brothers,...
Mrs. Margaret Virginia Pruitt Smith
Jun 30, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Virginia Pruitt Smith, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. She was born in Patrick County, VA on March 10, 1927 to the late Joseph and Nannie Rogers Pruitt. Mrs. Smith was owner and operator of a dress shop and owner of a laundry and...
Bobby Lee Hicks
Jun 29, 2014
Mr. Bobby Lee Hicks, 87, of Turkey Ford Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at his home. Mr. Hicks was born April 1, 1927, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Pete and Alma Jane Sutphin Hicks. Bobby served our country in the United States Navy during World War II. He retired as...
Mrs. Hazel Haynes Watson Johnson
Jun 28, 2014
Mrs. Hazel Haynes Watson Johnson, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on March 6, 1922 to the late John Watson and Hattie Haynes Watson Hiatt. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and was a member of Union Hill Friends Meeting. She...
Hazel Virginia Bowman King
Jun 28, 2014
Mrs. Hazel Virginia Bowman King age 95 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday June 28, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. King was born May 7, 1919 in Surry County to the late Walter and Mara Phillips Bowman; she was a homemaker and attended Joy Light Baptist Church until her health declined. Surviving are...
Foy (Junior) McPeak
Jun 27, 2014
Mr. Foy (Junior) McPeak age 86 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Friday June 27, 2014 at his home. Mr. McPeak was born January 24, 1928 in Surry County to William Bennett and Lina Easter McPeak, he was a veteran of the US AirForce serving during WWII and was retired from Cross Creek Apparel Co. Surviving are two daughters and...