Mrs. Judy Bowman Angel
Apr 21, 2014
Mrs. Judy Myrtle Bowman Angel, age 83 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Angel was born in Patrick County on September 28, 1930 to Pet Rangeley and Gertha Collins Bowman. She taught school in several one rooms schools in Virginia including Critz and Woolwine areas. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed...
Ms. Margaret Reynolds Penn
Apr 21, 2014
Ms. Margaret Reynolds Penn, Age 71 of Patrick Springs, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on January 31, 1943 to the late Edward and Lillie Cobb Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Ms. Penn was preceded in death by one sister, Dora Tatum: four brothers Richard Reynolds, Randolph Reynolds, Douglas...
Mrs. Margaret Sumner Nichols
Apr 21, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Sumner Nichols, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, April, 21 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Carroll County on August 2, 1921 to the late Wilford and Cora Elizabeth Thomas Sumner. Mrs. Nichols was retired from Smart Top Knitware and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived...
Danny Ray Childress
Apr 21, 2014
Mr. Danny Ray Childress, 47, of 354 Maple Grove Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, April 21, 2014, at his home. Mr. Childress was born March 22, 1967, in Forsyth County, to Billy Childress and Linda Jean McCormick Childress Poff. Danny was an automotive mechanic at Poff's Garage. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Linda...
Mrs. Shirley Jean Aller Zimmerman
Apr 20, 2014
Mrs. Shirley Jean Aller Zimmerman, 66, of Mt. airy passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Blair County, PA on January 5, 1948 to the late Harry and Margaret McNeal Aller. Mrs. Zimmerman was a fast food manager and was a member of Flippen Memorial Baptist Church. She...
Herbert Franklin Lawrence
Apr 20, 2014
Mr. Herbert Franklin Lawrence, 93, of Mount Airy, passed peacefully through the veil into eternal life surrounded by his wife and children. His honored request was to spend his last days, at home, with his loving and devoted wife and sweetheart of 70 plus years, without a hospital or life extending support and to die at Heavenly Father's own appointed...
Bobby Dale "Buck" Goins
Apr 20, 2014
Bobby "Buck" Goins, 52, of Mount Airy, NC. Passed from life on Sunday, April 20th, 2014. Mr. Goins was born on November 22, 1961, and was one of eight children. He was known by many from owning the Busy Bee and being a hard working, loving, caring family man. His selfless, caring traits will be sorely missed by all. He...
Mr. Dillard Ray Hylton
Apr 19, 2014
Mr. Dillard Ray Hylton, age 71 of Woolwine passed away Saturday, Apr. 19, 2014. He was born in Rockingham County, NC on Apr. 2, 1943 to the late Willie Ray Hylton and Virginia Conner Hylton. Dillard served the the U.S. Army; was a Foreman and Purchasing Agent for Bassett Superior Lines; was a member of Community Primitive Baptist Church; and...
Mr. Jeffrey Don Hodges
Apr 18, 2014
Mr. Jeffrey Don Hodges, 53 of Claudville, VA passed away at his home Friday, April 18, 2014. He was born in Surry County to Harley Hughes and Maxine Coe Hodges. Mr. Hodges worked at Proctor-Silex for 22 years prior to working at the waste treatment plant. He was a member of Central View Baptist Church in Dobson. Left to cherish...
Naomi "Nanny" Ruth Brooks Hawks
Apr 18, 2014
Mrs. Naomi "Nanny" Ruth Brooks Hawks, 88, of Lowgap passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Bermuda Commons Nursing and Rehab in Advance where she had lived for the past two years. She was born in Surry County on January 23, 1926 to the late William Calvin and Dora Bolt Brooks. Mrs. Hawks was retired from Bassett Furniture Company and...
Mr. Jimmy Wayne Lawson
Apr 17, 2014
Dobson, NC 04-17-2014 Mr. Jimmy Wayne Lawson, age 65, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday evening April 17, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry Co. on August 18, 1948 to the late Escar Claven Lawson and the late Ruth Price Childress Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was...
Mr. Robert Eugene Laws
Apr 17, 2014
04-17-2014 Mr. Robert Eugene Laws, age 66, of Elkin, NC passed away on Thursday evening April 17, 2014 at Salisbury VA Medical Center. He was born on October 16, 1947 to the late Robert Bob Laws and to Mattie Virginia Hall Laws. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by one daughter Bridget Renea Laws Tickel; one...
Mr. Samuel Joe "Sammy" Holder
Apr 16, 2014
Mr. Samuel Joe "Sammy" Holder age 71 of 1844 Maple Grove Church Road, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Margaritta Hiatt Holder passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at his home. Mr. Holder was born January 24, 1943 in Surry County to the late Chester and Ola Dobson Holder. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and after...
Mr. Oscar Marvin Hutchens
Apr 15, 2014
Mr. Oscar Marvin Hutchens, age 87, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Center with his loving family by his bedside. He was born in Surry County on March 13, 1927 to the late Charlie O. and Roxie S. Hutchens. He was a retired from the Pilot Mountain Police Department, where he...
Lucille Ray Jessup
Apr 15, 2014
Miss Lucille Ray Jessup age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Lucille was born in Stokes County on August 9, 1927 the only child of Randolph D. and Ollie Lynch Jessup. She was a member of Unity Church in Claudville, VA. and was retired from Renfro Hosiery Mill in...
Mr. Kelvin Dean Snow
Apr 14, 2014
Mr. Kelvin Dean Snow, 43 of Lowgap passed away at his home Monday, April 14, 2014. He was born in Surry County on June 18, 1970 to Marvin Dean and Evelyn Juanita "Lynn" Cockerham Snow. In addition to his parents Mr. Snow is survived by his wife, Yvonne Michele Dalton Snow of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Brooke and Josh...
Mr. Martin Valentine Easter
Apr 14, 2014
Mr. Martin Valentine Easter, age 86 of Cana, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Easter was born in Carroll County on November 5, 1927 to Thomas Garland and Hattie Dowell Easter. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed. Mr. Easter was retired from Bassett Furniture. Surviving are...
Early Wise Bowman
Apr 13, 2014
Mr. Early Wise Bowman, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at his home. He was born in Patrick County, VA on May 20, 1935 to the late Hobart and Ruth "Renie" Niten Bowman. Mr. Bowman was retired from D and H Railroad and was a member of First Reform Church in NY. He is survived by...
Alfred Smith Holcomb, Sr
Apr 13, 2014
Mr. Alfred Smith Holcomb, Sr., 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2014, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mr. Holcomb was born November 28, 1936, in Surry County, the son of the late Hugh Lindsay Holcomb, Sr. and Helen Smith Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb retired from Pine State Knitwear, where he and his brother were co-owners and...
Mr. Joe Vance Thompson
Apr 13, 2014
Mr. Joe Vance Thompson, 79, of Elkin, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Surry County on Oct. 2, 1934, to the late Zebulon and Claudine Hanks Thompson. Mr. Thompson was retired from BB&T where he worked...