Obituaries
Mrs. Lola Mae Martin Childress
Jul 2, 2015
Mrs. Lola Mae Martin Childress age 94 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Thursday July 2, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Childress was born January 15, 1921 in Stokes County to the late Willie Vestal and Maggie Harrison Martin; she was retired from Spencer's Inc. and worked in many other positions in Mt. Airy until the...
Mr. Ray Samuel Southern
Jul 2, 2015
Mr. Ray Southern, 76 of Dobson, passed away Thursday, July 02, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Stokes County on February 26, 1939 to the late Harvey Samuel and Nellie Nerine Tucker Southern. Mr. Southern worked for over 40 years in grading and paving. He was a devoted husband and father. He is...
Mr. William Thomas "Tommy" Roberts
Jul 1, 2015
Mr. William Thomas "Tommy" Roberts, age 66 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Henry County on March 28, 1949 to the late William Guy and Margaret Elizabeth Woolwine Roberts. In addition to his parents, Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip Dean Roberts. He was a member of...
Mrs. Wilma Wright Craig
Jul 1, 2015
Mrs. Wilma Wright Craig, age 63 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born on Nov. 9, 1951 in Patrick County to the late Edgar Rudolph Wright and Vera Mae Harris Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Barry Willard Craig; and...
William Foster Booker
Jun 30, 2015
Mr. William Foster "Bill" Booker, 85, of Mount Airy, husband of Ima Lee Martin Booker, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Booker was born April 1, 1930, in Surry County, the son of the late Edward and Arbell Jackson Booker. He was a well-respected local fixture in the window...
Margie Orene Hawks Carter
Jun 29, 2015
Mrs. Margie Orene Hawks Carter, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. She was born August 10, 1925, in Surry County, to the late John Jefferson Hawks and Lula Frances Cagle Hawks King. Mrs. Carter was a homemaker and a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Mr. Elbert Crite Fulcher
Jun 29, 2015
Mr. Elbert Crite Fulcher, age 92 of Stuart, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on November 21, 1922 to the late Robert Lee Fulcher, Sr. and Nancy Elizabeth Dalton Fulcher. In addition to his parents, Mr. Fulcher was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Martin Fulcher;...
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...


