Obituaries

Mrs. Sue Pauline Landes

Mrs. Sue Pauline Landes

Sep 7, 2015

Mrs. Sue Pauline Landes, age 83, of Stuart and formerly of Harrisonburg passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born on Feb. 1, 1932 in Needmore, West Virginia to the late Frank Link and Isadora Link Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Landes,...

Mrs. Louise Gray Rogers Davis

Mrs. Louise Gray Rogers Davis

Sep 7, 2015

Mrs. Louise Gray Rogers Davis, age 88 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on September 6, 2015 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Patrick County, on October 9, 1926 to the late Mr. Brockley Gray and Fanny Heath Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Vester Rogers;...

Franklin "Frank" Andrew Woodruff

Franklin "Frank" Andrew Woodruff

Sep 7, 2015

Mr. Franklin "Frank" Andrew Woodruff, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at his home. He was born in Surry County on July 25, 1942 to the late Click and Bessie Coe Woodruff. Mr. Woodruff was a retired painter and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Sheila Woodruff, Randy...

Julia Belle Nester Alderman

Julia Belle Nester Alderman

Sep 6, 2015

Mrs. Julia Belle Nester Alderman, age 93 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at her home. She was born in Carroll County on May 21, 1922 to the late Lewis Nester and Mary Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie H. Alderman and Eleven brothers and...

Theodore Randolph McGhee

Theodore Randolph McGhee

Sep 6, 2015

Mr. Theodore Randolph "T.R." McGhee, 82, of 2816 Meadowbrook Road, Cana, VA, passed away Sunday morning, September 6, 2015, at his home. Mr. McGhee was born August 6, 1933, in Williamson, WV, the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Nellie Allen McGhee. He served our country in the United States Navy during the early 1960s. He worked as a...

Mrs. Pinky Lee Hennis Shelton

Mrs. Pinky Lee Hennis Shelton

Sep 6, 2015

Mrs. Garnet Lee Hennis Shelton (Pinky) passed away September 6th at Northern Surry Hospitial. Mrs. Shelton was born 10th August 1942 in Surry County, North Carolina to the late Mrs. Elizabeth Fawcett Burke and the late Mr. Cecil Forrest Hennis Jr. Surviving to cherish her memory are her husband of 50 years, Mr. Denny Ray Shelton of the home. Sisters...

Mr. James Charles Kaelin

Mr. James Charles Kaelin

Sep 4, 2015

Mr. James Charles Kaelin, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Queens, NY on March 23, 1936 to the late Frank and Margaret Kaelin. Mr. Kaelin retired as CEO of Kaelin Incorporated and was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. He served our country in the...

Mrs. Betty Ward Holt

Mrs. Betty Ward Holt

Sep 4, 2015

Mrs. Betty Ward Holt, 77 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home Friday, September 4, 2015. She was born in Stokes County on January 12, 1938 to the late George and Maybell Nunn Ward. She retired from Sara Lee and was of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Holt is survived by her daughter, Vickey Faye Cooke Holden; three grandchildren, Wendy...

Mrs. Nancy Alice Banks Bobbitt

Mrs. Nancy Alice Banks Bobbitt

Sep 3, 2015

Mrs. Nancy Alice Banks Bobbitt, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Bobbitt was born in Surry County on January 31, 1944 to Harry Blaine Banks, Sr. and Bernice Kathleen Hill Banks. Mrs. Bobbitt leaves behind to cherish her memory, daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Derrick Hill; Tammy and Gregory Carpenter; sons...

Mrs. Mildred Inez Holt Overby

Mrs. Mildred Inez Holt Overby

Sep 3, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Inez Holt Overby, age 81 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 7, 1934 to the late Sherman and Ruby McHone Holt. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Overby was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Flinchum Overby; an infant son, Stephen Overby;...

Mrs. Marian Burgess Stephens

Mrs. Marian Burgess Stephens

Sep 2, 2015

Mrs. Marian Burgess Stephens, age 86, of Stuart passed away Sept. 2, 2015 at her home. She was born on July 4, 1929 in Greenwood, SC to the late William R. and Mary Jarrett Burgess. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil William Stephens, Sr, whom she married in June of 1946; two...

Mr. Bobby Joe Rippey

Mr. Bobby Joe Rippey

Sep 2, 2015

Mr. Bobby Joe Rippey, age 55 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Rippey was born in Surry County on March 30, 1960 to Rupert Joseph "Joe" Rippey and the late Virginia Smith Rippey. In addition to his father, Mr. Rippey leaves to cherish is memory, a daughter, Stephanie Wall; three precious...

Naomi Katherine Smith Marion

Naomi Katherine Smith Marion

Sep 2, 2015

Ms. Naomi Katherine Smith Marion, 78, of 221 Cedar Ridge Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, September 2, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Marion was born June 14, 1937, in Grayson County, VA, the daughter of the late Emmett McDaniel and Bessie Lee Bartlett Smith. Katherine worked as a waitress at Dianna's...

Mark Robertson Freeman

Mark Robertson Freeman

Sep 2, 2015

Mr. Mark Robertson Freeman, 56, of 244 Forest Knoll Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, September 2, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Freeman was born May 9, 1959, in Surry County, one of five sons born to Robert Eldridge and Georgia Johnson Freeman. Mark worked as a dispatcher at Hardy Brothers Inc....

Mr. Warren Harden Wimbush, Sr

Mr. Warren Harden Wimbush, Sr

Sep 2, 2015

Mr. Warren Harden Wimbush, Sr., age 94 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on April 21, 1921 to the late Abe and Adeline Via Wimbush. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wimbush was preceded in death by two daughters, Patricia Ann Wimbush and Constance Renee Wimbush; five sisters, Rosa...

Mrs. Mary Estelle Corder Vernon

Mrs. Mary Estelle Corder Vernon

Sep 1, 2015

Mrs. Mary Estelle Corder Vernon Mrs. Mary Estelle Vernon, age 92, of Dobson passed away, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Vernon was born January 20, 1923 in Surry County to the late Grady Clifton Corder and the late Cora Lee Corder. She was a retired homemaker and a member of Fairview Baptist...

Mr. Ray Gordon Hagwood, Sr

Mr. Ray Gordon Hagwood, Sr

Aug 31, 2015

Mr. Ray Gordon Hagwood, Sr., age 79, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015. He was born May 14, 1936 to Henry Kelly and Lillian Brown Hagwood. He was a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife, Iris Phillips Hagwood of the the home, three sons Ray (Bud) Hagwood, Jr. and wife, Kimberly, Henry (Sonny) Hagwood and wife...

Mrs. Lucy Linn Martin

Mrs. Lucy Linn Martin

Aug 31, 2015

Mrs. Lucy Linn Martin, age 62 of Stuart, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in California on October 5, 1952 to the late Richard Earl Detrick and Mary Linn Thomason Detrick.

Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, Jerry Martin of the home; four daughters, Chawn Foster of...

Mr. Glenn Scott

Mr. Glenn Scott

Aug 31, 2015

Mr. Glenn Scott, age 91, of Siloam passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, August 31, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Scott was born on July 4, 1924 in Stokes County to Samuel and Mattie Noah Scott. Mr. Scott was a lifelong farmer and attended Siloam Baptist Church. Mr. Scott is survived by his son and daughter-in-law,...

Mr. Terry Glen Ogle

Mr. Terry Glen Ogle

Aug 31, 2015

Mr. Terry Glen Ogle, 50 of Cana, VA passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, August 31, 2015. He was born in Surry County on February 5, 1965 to the late Henry and Lucy Gladys Guynn Ogle. He is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Louise and Clifton Thomas, Helen and Wade McMillian and twin sister and brother-in-law, Sherry and Stanley...