Obituaries
Brian Castrellon
Jun 28, 2015
June 28, 2015
Brian Braulio Castrellon, age 22 of Winston-Salem, NC. A loving son and brother passed away on Sunday unexpectedly in Forsyth Co. He was born in Guilford Co. on August 7, 1992 to Stephanie Kendrick and Jose Hugo Castrellon. Surviving is his mother Stephanie Kendrick of the home; his father Jose Hugo and Rosalinda Castrellon of Thomasville;...
Mrs. Metta Lucille Draughn Wood
Jun 28, 2015
Mrs. Metta Lucille Draughn Wood, age 87, of Dobson, NC passed away on Sunday morning June 28, 2015 at Clemmons Village II, in Clemmons, NC. She was born in Surry County on February 3, 1928 to the late Sidney Raymond Draughn and the late Maggie Viola Jones Draughn. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
James Arthur Marion
Jun 28, 2015
Mr. James Arthur "Sonny" Marion, 68, of 143 Mayes Haven Lane, Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at PruittHealth of Elkin. Mr. Marion was born October 12, 1946, in Columbus, OH, one of five children born to the late Melvin James and Mary Louise Tourangeau Marion. Sonny worked as a general laborer at Dobson Bag Company,...
John William Hawks, Sr
Jun 28, 2015
Mr. John William "J.W." Hawks, Sr., 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at his home. Mr. Hawks was born December 23, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Paul Hawks, Sr. and Ruby Willey Hawks. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and retired owner and operator of his own HVAC business. He...
Mr. Richard Thomas Lawson
Jun 28, 2015
Mr. Richard Thomas Lawson, age 73 of Stuart, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Wooster Ohio while on his way home from pursuing one of his life's passions which was missions to help American Indians. He was born in Patrick County on May 11, 1942 to the late William David Lawson and Nannie Woods Lawson. In addition to...
Mrs. Elena Margarita Pinto Spivey
Jun 28, 2015
Mrs. Elena Margarita Pinto Spivey age 83 of Mount Airy, NC passed away on Sunday June 28, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Spivey was born in Miranda, Venezuela, February 16, 1932, the daughter of the late Gonzalo and Paya Arocha Pinto. Mrs. Spivey was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and a member of Holy Angels...
Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons
Jun 27, 2015
Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons
Mr. Floyd "Jibo" Sammons, age 50 of Mount Airy, passed away, Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 10, 1965 in Mingo County, West Virginia to the late Floyd Copley and the late Maxine Sammons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons
Jun 27, 2015
Mr. Floyd Eugene "Jibo" Sammons Mr. Floyd "Jibo" Sammons, age 50 of Mount Airy, passed away, Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 10, 1965 in Mingo County, West Virginia to the late Floyd Copley and the late Maxine Sammons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Mrs. Judy Ann Hicks Goad
Jun 26, 2015
Mrs. Judy Ann Hicks Goad, 63 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home Friday, June 28, 2015. She was born in Washington, DC on May 11, 1952 to Bertie Hiatt Hicks and the late Howard Lee Hicks. Mrs. Goad was employed at B B&T with over twenty years of service. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Goad is survived...
Mr. Johnny Lee Pilson
Jun 26, 2015
Mr. Johnny Lee Pilson, age 54 of Stuart, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 in Columbus, GA. He was born in Patrick County on Dec. 27, 1960. He was a former member of the Fairystone Fishing Club and the Fairystone Vol. Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Leon Pilson; and a brother, William Ray Pilson....
Mr. Hobert Clinton Simpson
Jun 26, 2015
Mr. Hobert Clinton Simpson, age 76, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Friday, June 26, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Simpson was born in Surry County on June 6, 1939 to the late Floyd and Myrtle Draughn Simpson. He was a self-employed painter and a dedicated member of Liberty Baptist Church...
Janet Olivia Jordan Fox
Jun 25, 2015
Ms. Janet Olivia Jordan Fox, 69, of 137 Hawkeye Lane, Ararat, passed away Thursday night, June 25, 2015, at Genesis Health Care in Sparta. Ms. Fox was born April 4, 1946, in Guilford County, one of four children born to the late Perry Lee and Augusta Ellen Carter Jordan. She is survived by two daughters, Randy Lynn Fox of Mount...
Sallie Mae Rigney Amstutz
Jun 25, 2015
Ms. Sallie Mae Rigney Amstutz, 70, of Galax, VA passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County on July 20, 1944 to the late Bruce and Margaret Tate Rigney. Ms. Amstutz was employed at Walmart and was a member of Blue Ridge Fellowship Church. She is survived by a...
Mrs. Fredna Lois Lineville Potts
Jun 24, 2015
Mrs. Fredna Lois Linville Potts, age 68, of Mt. Airy, NC a loving wife, mother and grandmother has gone home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ. She was born in Carroll Co. VA on April 10, 1947 to the late Richard Linville and the late Artha Lineberry Linville. In addition to her parents she was preceded by one son...
Mrs. Martha Ethelean Largen
Jun 24, 2015
Mrs. Martha Ethelean Largen, age 82 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork. She was born in Floyd County on May 28, 1933 to the late Chris and Goldie Thompson McAlexander. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Largen was preceded in death by one sister, Elois Hall. She was...
George Milton Johnson
Jun 24, 2015
Mr. George Milton Johnson, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on November 19, 1941 to the late Robert Milton and Juanita Reeves Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Culler Johnson; a...
Mrs. Louise Clark Simpson
Jun 23, 2015
Louise Simpson, 84, of Rockford died Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2015 at Novant Health Care Winston-Salem, NC. Born September 27, 1930, in Rockford she was the only child of Robert Monroe Clark and Mauzy Holyfield Clark Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of Rockford Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Ellis Charles Goins
Jun 22, 2015
Mr. Ellis Charles Goins, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his Home. He was born in Surry County on July 5, 1931 to the late J.E. Vaughn and Lena Goins. Mr. Goins was retired from Surry Well Drilling Company after 40 years of service, and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his...
Mrs. Mary Lou Wood Hamm
Jun 22, 2015
Mrs. Mary Lou Hamm
Mrs.. Mary Lou Hamm, age 72, of Dobson, received her permanent angel wings on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 2:50 AM at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Family and friends were her passion, and they were loved. She went dancing on the shore, then to a beautiful garden to smell the flowers and watch her...
Duke Collins, Sr
Jun 22, 2015
Mr. Duke Collins, Sr., 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, June 22, 2015, at LewisGale Hospital in Pulaski, VA. Mr. Collins was born June 18, 1937, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Jesse Willard and Lillie Gray Boyd Collins. Duke was the owner and operator of Foothills Furniture for many years. He is...


