Joseph Iven McMillian
Mar 24, 2014
Mr. Joseph Iven McMillian age 66 of Cana, VA passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 in Radford, VA. He was born June 3, 1947 in Carroll County, VA to the late Roy and Edie McMillian. He was a orchardist and produce handler. Surviving are a daughter, Jennifer Wall and husband, Greg of Mt. Airy, NC, two sons, Richard McMillian and...
Christine Hinkley Nelson
Mar 24, 2014
Mrs. Christine Hinkley Nelson, 74, of Cana, VA, passed away early Monday morning, March 24, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Nelson was born August 21, 1939, in Montgomery County, VA, the daughter of the late Doc Kent and Willie Mae Newby Hinkley. Christine retired from Pine State Knitwear and was a member of Mount Airy Church of God. She is...
Ms. Karen L. Monday
Mar 23, 2014
Ms. Karen Lorraine Monday, age 53 of Pilot Mountain, went to be with Jesus and her life-long best friend Vicky Hawks on Sunday, March 23, 2014. Ms. Monday was born in Surry County on December 10, 1960 to Gertrude Marie Warren Monday and the late Harry Oscar Monday. She was retired Post Master of the Pilot Mountain Post Office. Karen...
Mr. James Alvin Handy
Mar 23, 2014
Mr. James Alvin Handy, age 85 of Woolwine, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Roanoke on January 26, 1929 to the late Walter Harmon and Dolly Maude Brammer Handy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Handy was preceded in death by his wife, Lou Ella Hubbard Handy, and...
Ms. Susan Rae Horton
Mar 22, 2014
Ms. Susan Rae Horton, age 40 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Hillsville, VA. She was born in Patrick County on November 6, 1973. Susan was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Horton and her maternal grandfather, Mr. Lee Young. She was a member of Main Street Pentecostal Holiness Church...
Mr. George Edward Phelps
Mar 22, 2014
Dobson George Edward Phelps: George was born in Rye, N.Y. on June 5, 1927 and died on March 22, 2014 from complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis. He grew up in Rye and graduated from Rye High School. He graduated from N.Y. State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, (it is now known as Westchester Community College) with a degree in Building...
Janice Lovelene Combs Semones
Mar 21, 2014
Mrs. Janice Lovelene Combs Semones Age 71 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Friday March 21, 2014 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Semones was born August 30, 1942 in Carroll County, VA. to the late Howard and Goldie Jones Combs, she was a homemaker and was a member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church....
Miss Audrey Juanita Embert
Mar 21, 2014
Miss Audrey Juanita Embert, age 63 of Mt. Airy, died peacefully on March 21, 2014. Miss Embert was born in Wilmington, DE on October 25, 1950 to Robert Lee and Bernice Amelia Beck Embert. She was so loving and kind to all her family and friends and she will be dearly missed. Her devoted sister and caregiver, Bonnie Smith will...
Mr. Jack Maynard Dowell
Mar 21, 2014
Mr. Jack Maynard Dowell age 82 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Center in Mt. Airy. He was born December 6, 1931 in Surry County to the late Ambrose Lafayette and Lessie Deatherage Dowell. He was co-owner of A.L. Dowell and Sons and was owner of Virginia 500, and worked for Jim...
Ronnie Gray Jessup, Sr
Mar 20, 2014
Mr. Ronnie Gray Jessup, Sr., 62, of 1202 Newsome Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, March 20, 2014, at his home. Mr. Jessup was born October 2, 1951, in Surry County, to Naomi Hornaday Jessup and the late James Sidney Jessup. Ronnie was formerly employed at Brady's Furniture Company in Rural Hall. He is survived by his wife of...
Mrs.Lena Bell Easter Hooper
Mar 20, 2014
Mrs. Lena Bell Easter Hooper age 94 of 1744 Surry Ave., Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. James Nelson Hooper passed away Thursday morning, March 20, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 27, 1919 in Carroll County, VA to the late William and Justin Allen Easter. She was retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a...
Mary Bethel Lineberry Phillips
Mar 20, 2014
Mrs. Mary Bethel Lineberry Phillips, 81, of 103 Garden Terrace Apartments, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 20, 2014, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Phillips was born February 15, 1933, in Grayson County, VA, the daughter of the late Floyd Thomas and Celia Ellen Davis Lineberry. Mary retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. after many years of service. She...
Mr. Denny Edward East
Mar 20, 2014
Mr. Denny Edward East age 81 of 1760 Little Mountain Church Road, Ararat, NC widower of Mrs. Mattie Evelyn O'Neal East passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born August 5, 1932 to the late Wilburn and Inez McMillian East. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and...
Mr. Bruce Clark Boyd, Sr
Mar 19, 2014
Mr. Bruce Clark Boyd, Sr., age 66 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Boyd was born in Surry County on September 12, 1947 to Robert Lee Boyd, Sr. and Helena Joyce Tesh Boyd. He was a loving husband, father and brother who will be dearly missed by all his family and many...
Mr. David Hampton Hagwood
Mar 19, 2014
Mr. David Hampton "David Hamm" Hagwood, age 68 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on February 20, 1946 to the late Howard B. and Minnie Reynolds Hagwood. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hagwood was preceded in death by two...
Mrs. Helen Watson Hylton
Mar 18, 2014
Helen Hylton, 87, a longtime resident of Martinsville, VA, passed away on March 18, 2014 of complications from a stroke. Mrs. Hylton was born Helen Ruth Watson in Patrick County, VA, on July 13, 1926. She graduated from Blue Ridge High School in Patrick County, where she was a star basketball player. After high school, she studied at Radford College...
Craig Jay McCracken
Mar 18, 2014
It's amazing how long it took to get here to 2014 but when we look back it's like a flash in time. I've got one lil Grandson, Nathan- 4, and when I retired(sorta) last January I thought I would be taking it easy and all but don't kid yourself you'll be actually as busy as working but just in different...
Mr. Ray William "Bill" Sawyers
Mar 18, 2014
Mr. Ray William "Bill" Sawyers, 74 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, March 18, 2014. He was born in Surry County on October 11, 1939 to the late Fred William and Mandy Ellen Tolbert Sawyers. Mr. Sawyers ran a heating and air conditioning company as long as his health permitted. He enjoyed...
Mr. Kenneth Franklin Thomas
Mar 17, 2014
Mr. Kenneth Franklin Thomas, 73 of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County Monday, March 17, 2014. He was born in Surry County on September 8, 1940 to the late George Ellis Thomas and Trusty Emmaline Bryant Thomas. Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army during 1964 and 1965. He retired from Westinghouse and was of the...
Mrs. Zinnia Smith Chrissman
Mar 16, 2014
Mrs. Zinnia Smith Chrissman, 89 of Winston Salem formally of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on April 9, 1924 to the late Charles and Virginia Smith. Mrs. Chrissman was a homemaker and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is...