Mr. Robert Shane Stevens age 39 of 410 Wandering Walk Trail, Lowgap, NC passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born May 27, 1975 in Surry County, NC to Janice Marlene Edwards Stevens and the late Robert Stanley Stevens. He was employed by the North Carolina Granite Corporation. Surviving are his mother,...
Mr. J.D. Bartley, 84, of Mount Airy, a true and devout community servant, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at his home. Mr. Bartley was born December 27, 1929, in Surry County, the only child born to the late George R. and Mary Mayes Bartley. J.D. was reared in Lowgap and graduated from Lowgap High School. Following his...
Mrs. Martha Alda Pilson Doby, Age 77 of Dobson, passed away on Tuesday August 5, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Brady Pilson and Bessie Pilson. Mrs. Doby worked as a legal secretary and a substitute teacher at Copeland Elementary. She was a proud member of North Main Church of Christ, Mt.Airy. She leaves...
Mr. Garry Dean Harriman, 57 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Forsyth County on January 10, 1957 to Barbara Jean Goad Harriman and the late Everett Merrill Harriman. Mr. Harriman was a dedicated member and Deacon of Believers Baptist Church in Ararat, VA,...
Mr. Charles Autumn Talley, 58, of Lowgap passed away Monday, August 04, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Washington County, Missouri on July 6, 1956 to Lowayne Eye Talley and the late Leonard Talley. Mr. Talley served our country proudly and retired from the US Army, and was a member of Holy Angels Catholic...
Mr. Gilbert Lee Humphries age 83 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Golden Living Center. He was born April 25, 1931 in Surry County to the late Crawford Lee and Lillie Mae Tickle Humphries. Mr. Humphries served his country in the U.S. Army and retired as a stone cutter from the N.C. Granite Corporation after...
Mr. Edward Gray Stevens, 85, of 191 McBride Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday evening, August 2, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Stevens was born September 5, 1928, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late John Edward and Annie Irene Short Stevens. Edward served our country in the United States Army...
Mr. Billy Cleve Dobbins, Sr., age 83, of Elkin, NC passed away on Friday August 1, 2014 at Pruitt Health in Elkin, NC. He was born on November 23, 1930 to the late Joseph Sheppard Dobbins and the late Cora Stanley Dobbins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Flinchum Dobbins. Mr. Dobbins...
Mr. Jesse Bruno "J. B." Schmidt, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014. Mr. Schmidt was born in Surry County on December 5, 1938 to Bruno and Eunice Epperson Schmidt. He proudly served our country in the United States Army. Mr. Schmidt was a well-known musician in the area having talent to play several instruments and...
Mrs. Maria Julieta Romero Mendoza, 55, of 188 Meadow Land Circle, Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, August 1, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Mendoza was born April 12, 1959, in Mexico City, Mexico, to Eustolia Mendoza Aris and the late Ismael Romero. She is survived by her husband, Herculano Bueno Ortega; three sons and...
Mr. Jack Doby, age 86, of Dobson, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County on October 4, 1927 to the late Charles Edgar and Etta Badgett Doby. Mr. Doby was a retired farmer and carpenter. He was a dedicated member of New Home Church of Christ,...
Mr. Mont Herbert Byrd, Jr., 81 of Mt. Airy went to his Heavenly Home Thursday, July 31, 2014. He was born in Grayson County on March 18, 1933 to the late Mont Herbert Byrd, Sr. and Eunice Rose Delp Byrd. Mr. Byrd retired from management in the textile industry and was a member of the Mount Airy Wesleyan Church. He...
Mrs. Jacqueline Annette "Jackie" Tesh Montgomery, 49 of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014. She was born in Surry County on November 15, 1964, the cherished daughter of Oscar Moorefield and Rachel Hall Tesh. Mrs. Montgomery was a teacher's assistant for Westfield Elementary and a member of Shining Light Baptist Church. She loved people and always greeted everyone...
Mrs. Margaret Jean Bennett Young, age 83, of St. Johns, Fl., passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Florida. Mrs. Young was born in Ellerbe, NC on March 1, 1931 to Roscoe and Lillian Blackburn Bennett. Mrs. Young was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her devoted family and friends. Surviving are...
Mrs. Gaynell Barr Thompson Age 71 of Hillsville Va. passed away Thursday July 31, 2014 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Thompson was born May 15, 1943 in Carroll County to the late Elmer and Fannie Barr, she retired from the furniture Industry and was a member of Rome Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter Bonnie Sizemore...
Mr. Ryan Nicholas Harrison, age 42, of Dobson, NC passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday July 30, 2014. He was born on April 30, 1972 to the late William Calvin Harrison and Scarlett White Chaney. He was a disabled electrician, and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his parents Scarlett White Chaney and Larry Joe Chaney of Elkin;...
Ms. Barbara Ann Robertson Hunter, age 59, of Willis, Virginia passed away on July 30, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Forsyth County on June 21, 1955 to Imogene Mae Robertson Reeves and the late Lonnie Robertson. Ms. Hunter worked as a Nurses Aide at Colonial Care Rest Home and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...
Mr. Norris Nixon Age 83 of Mt. Airy, NC. walked into the gates of heaven Thursday July 30, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mr. Nixon was born January 6, 1931 in Surry County to the late Elwood and Rena Calloway Nixon. Mr. Nixon was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving during the...
Mr. Claude Everett Thompson age 86 of Ararat, VA widower of Mrs. Ethel Hazel Willis Thompson passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Central Continuing Care. He was born January 21, 1928 in Patrick County, VA to the late John Henry and Notie Alice Puckett Thompson. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Thompson was...
Mr. Hansel Johnny Bowling, age 66 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on May 23, 1948 to the late Johnny Bowling and Opal Martin Bowling Conner. Mr. Bowling is survived by his wife, Ann Bowling of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Stephanie Bowling...