Mary Ann Childress Thomas
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Mary Ann Childress Thomas, age 85, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday morning November 13, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on July 21, 1929 to the late Harry Childress and the late Mallie Jackson Childress. in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law...
Mrs. Susie Lois Lawrence Brown
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Susie Lois Lawrence Brown, age 91, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Thursday evening November 13, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry Co. on December 12, 1922 to the late Henry Clay Lawrence III and to the late Mae Smith Lawrence. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Mrs. Lois Spencer Wood
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Lois Spencer Wood, age 89, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on July 28, 1925 to the late W. A. and Fannie Rorrer Spencer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by three brothers, Raymond, Harvey and Leonard Spencer; and...
Ms. Mary Virginia McRoberts Gwyn
Nov 13, 2014
Ms. Mary Virginia McRoberts Gwyn, age 85 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Golden Living. Ms. Gwyn was born in Surry County on April 12, 1929 to Joseph Daniel and Dorothy Copeland McRoberts. Her faith in God was great; as also was her love for her children. She enjoyed being with people and even completed a...
Mr. Jack Edward Tanner
Nov 13, 2014
Mr. Jack Edward Tanner, age 82 of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at his home. Mr. Tanner was born in Packs Branch, WV to Joseph Calvin and Cora Lee Suttle Tanner. Surviving are his wife, Betty Jane Bovaird Tanner; daughters and son-in-law, Karen Tanner Combs and husband John; Jennifer Tanner Wilson; sons and daughters-in-law, James Michael and Jan...
Mrs. Susie Lois Lawrence Brown
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Susie Lois Lawrence Brown, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday evening, November 13, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Brown was born December 12, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Henry Clay Lawrence, III and Mae Smith Lawrence. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Mrs. Agnes Frances Taylor Vernon
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Agnes Frances Taylor Vernon age 92 of Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Ulice Monroe "Bill" Vernon passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Willowbrook Healthcare Center in Yadkinville. She was born February 7, 1922 in Surry County, to the late Walter and Lelar Blanche Ball Taylor. She was a homemaker and was a member of Fellowship Baptist...
Mrs. Rosalie Medley Brown
Nov 12, 2014
Mrs. Rosalie Medley Brown, age 83, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday afternoon November 12, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry Co. on September 16, 1931 to the late Curtis Aaron Medley and the late Ima Etta Parsons Medley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by an...
William Grey Boyles
Nov 12, 2014
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, William Grey Boyles went home to be with the Lord. He passed away peacefully at home after a long battle with heart disease. Grey, also known as "Coach" Boyles, was born August 6, 1932, in Surry County, to Willie Isham and Emma Jane McGee Boyles. He served his country in the United States Army during...
Mrs. Mary Lou Puckett Jarrell Collins
Nov 12, 2014
Mrs. Mary Lou Puckett Jarrell Collins, Age 85, of Lowgap passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on October 4, 1929 to the late William Haston and Lena Davis Puckett. Mrs. Collins was retired from Perry Manufacturing after 47 years of employment and was a member of Blue...
Mr. Calvin Wade Wilson,Sr.
Nov 12, 2014
Mr. Calvin Wade Wilson,, Sr. age 58 o 1228 Brim Road, Mt. Airy, husband of Mrs. Shirley Ann Wilson Wilson passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home. Mr Wilson was born November 25, 1955 in Surry County to the late Robert Eugene Wilson and Mertice Irene Young Chandler. He was self-employed in the recyling business. Surviving are his...
Rodney Wayne Shore
Nov 11, 2014
Mr. Rodney Wayne Shore, 36, of Mount Airy, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Shore was born October 18, 1978, in Forsyth County, to Roger and Janet Carpenter Shore. He was employed at Cooke Trucking and was a member of Blues Grove Baptist Church. He loved spending time with...
Mr. Robert Hayes
Nov 11, 2014
Dobson Mr. Robert Hayes, age 79, of Thurmond passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born is Surry County on April 24, 1935 to the late Claude and Evia Watson Hayes. Mr. Hayes was retired from Chatham Manufacturing and a dedicated member of Charity Hill Baptist...
Mrs. Lucy Whitaker Westmoreland
Nov 11, 2014
Mrs. Lucy Louise Whitaker Westmoreland, age 77 of Elkin, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Willowbrook Rehabilitation and Care Center of Yadkinville. She was born in Surry County on May 18, 1937 to the late Grady Llewellyn and Wavie Lawson Whitaker. Mrs. Westmoreland was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Johnny Ray Whitaker...
Mrs. Lorraine Gladys McCreary Jones
Nov 10, 2014
Mrs. Lorraine Gladys McCreary Jones, age 73 of Cana, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. She was born in Carroll County on December 27, 1940 to the late Alonzo and Dorothy Gray McCreary. Mrs. Jones was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by her devoted family and friends. Surviving are sons,...
Thomas Jackson Greenwood, Sr
Nov 10, 2014
Mr. Thomas Jackson Greenwood, Sr., 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, November 10, 2014, at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, after a period of declining health from Parkinson's disease. Mr. Greenwood was born February 6, 1933, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Joseph Gordon and Martha Frances King Greenwood. Jack...
Mr. Donald Gene Shaw
Nov 10, 2014
Mr. Donald Gene Shaw age 74 of Lowgap, NC. passed away Monday November 10, 2014 at his home. Mr. Shaw was born August 5, 1940 in Chattanooga, TN. To the late Francis and Bertha Mae Davis Shaw, he was veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, was retired from American Tobacco Co. and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in...
Mrs. Kathy Marie Payne Haynes
Nov 9, 2014
Mrs. Kathy Marie Payne Haynes, age 62 of Ararat, passed away Sunday, November 09, 2014 at her home. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Ararat. Kathy was born on October 10, 1952 to the late Frances Collins and Virgil Payne. She was also preceded in death by a half-brother, Richard Gentry and his wife, Barbara. She is...
Mrs. Eulala H. Wolfe
Nov 9, 2014
Eulala H. Wolfe, who called Mt. Airy home for more than three quarters of a century, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Homestead Hills retirement community in Winston-Salem. She was 97. She came to Mt. Airy from southwest Virginia before World War II, looking for work in the midst of the Great Depression. She found a steady job, a loving husband,...
Mr. James Leroy Rippey
Nov 9, 2014
Mr. James Leroy Rippey, age 75 of Fancy Gap, passed away Sunday, November 09, 2014 at Twin County Hospital. Mr. Rippey was born in Surry County on June 23, 1939 to Ernest Lester and Maggie Mae Amburn Rippey. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Rippey Motteseard and husband Joe of Winston-Salem; nephews, Billy Evans...