Mr. Charlie Richard Wilson

Mr. Charlie Richard Wilson

Mar 8, 2014

Mr. Charlie Richard Wilson, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, March 08, 2014 at the Howard and Joan Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Patrick County on April 9, 1923 to the late George Washington and Cova Rorrer Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a retired Brick Mason and attended Fellowship Baptist Church. He served our country in The United...

Margaret Virginia Walker Hetzer

Margaret Virginia Walker Hetzer

Mar 6, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Virginia Walker Hetzer, 96, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 6, 2014, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Hetzer was born July 15, 1917, in Covington, VA, the daughter of the late Clarence Emmett and Arsie Mae Robertson Walker. Margaret retired from National Security Agency in 1968 and was a member of Central United Methodist...

Mrs. Verona Victoria C. Quesinberry

Mrs. Verona Victoria C. Quesinberry

Mar 6, 2014

Mrs. Verona Victoria Culler Quesinberry, age 88, of Severna Park, MD and formerly of Mt. Airy, went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2014. Mrs. Quesinberry was born in Patrick County on August 7, 1925 to Emmett F. and Annie Maude Poore Culler. Mrs. Quesinberry was only sixteen when she graduated as Valedictorian from Blue Ridge High School...

Mr. Paul Dean Hawks

Mr. Paul Dean Hawks

Mar 6, 2014

Mr. Paul Dean Hawks, 72 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home, Wednesday, March 05, 2014. He was born in Surry County on November 14, 1941 to the late Ezeakiel Lee and Kate Watson Hawks. He retired from Proctor Silex and was a member of First Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his devoted wife, Janice Hamm Hawks; daughter...

Mrs. Madelene Ziegler Roberson

Mrs. Madelene Ziegler Roberson

Mar 6, 2014

Mrs. Madelene Ziegler Roberson, age 87 of Stuart passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 4, 1926. She was preceded in death by her mother, Edna Susan Ziegler; her husband, Ralph Roberson; a son, Mitchell Wray Tatum; and a brother, Gordon Ziegler. Mrs. Roberson was a longtime member of First...

Mrs. Alice Hickman Lockhart

Mrs. Alice Hickman Lockhart

Mar 4, 2014

Mrs. Alice Hickman Lockhart, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at her home. She was born in Horry County, SC on April 18, 1926 to the late Jesse Poe Hickman and Ruby Graham Hickman Fell. Mrs. Lockhart was a registered nurse, a homemaker and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. She is survived by...

Jocie Creola Hardy Watson

Jocie Creola Hardy Watson

Mar 4, 2014

Mrs. Jocie Creola Hardy Watson, 97, of Toast, widow of Robert Allen Watson, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Twelve Oaks Rest Home in Mount Airy. Mrs. Watson was born October 1, 1916, in Surry County, to the late Tildie Hardy Hudson. Jocie retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Earnest Howard Fleming

Earnest Howard Fleming

Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Earnest Howard "Bud" Fleming, 86, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at his home. Mr. Fleming was born January 12, 1928, in Surry County, to the late James Monroe and Daisy Belle Mayberry Fleming. He was a kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was a faithful and loving husband to his wonderful...

Mr. Freddy Lee Kennedy

Mr. Freddy Lee Kennedy

Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Freddy Lee Kennedy age 73, of Winston Salem, died at the Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin on Tuesday March 4, 2014. Mr. Kennedy was born in Surry County May 17, 1940 the son of the late Henry Dow and Pansy Jones Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was a retired carpenter and a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Winston...

Mrs. Ocie Goode Pullins

Mrs. Ocie Goode Pullins

Mar 3, 2014

Mrs. Ocie Goode Pullins, age 101 of Stuart passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born on Jan. 3, 1913 in Patrick County to the late Joseph William Goode and Mary Via Goode. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Millard Pullins; six...

Mr. James "Jim" Kirk West

Mr. James "Jim" Kirk West

Mar 3, 2014

Mr. James "Jim" Kirk West, age 81 of Stuart passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at the VA Center in Salem. He was born in Kentucky on Jan. 14, 1933 to the late Chester Foy West and Edith Kirk West. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 stationed at Fort Knox, KY and in Korea. He had retired as...

Mr. Wallace Britt "Toot" Norman

Mr. Wallace Britt "Toot" Norman

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. Wallace Britt "Toot" Norman age 76 of Mt. Airy, NC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, March 2, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Norman was born November 2, 1937 in Surry County to the late Arthur Edmond and Lettie Mosley Norman. Mr. Norman served honorably in the U.S. Airforce from...

Mr. Levi Randall Goad

Mr. Levi Randall Goad

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. Levi Randall Goad, age 22, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Baptist Hospital. Levi was born in Forsyth County on July 20, 1991 to Wiley and Angie White Goad. He was free spirited, kind and loving to everyone. Levi will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends. In addition to his parents,...

Mr. Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Billings

Mr. Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Billings

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. Ronald Dean Billings, age 70 of Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his home. Mr. Billings was born in Forsyth County on September 20, 1943 to Paul Dean and Eunice "Tootie" Shore Billings. Following graduation from Kernersville High, Ronnie was accepted as a "fire/police cadet" for Winston-Salem. He served as a Sargent in the Winston-Salem Police...

John Jefferson Draughn, Jr

John Jefferson Draughn, Jr

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. John Jefferson Draughn, Jr., 89, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday night, March 2, 2014, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Draughn was born November 22, 1924, in Surry County, the son of the late John Jefferson Draughn, Sr. and Daisy Mae Smith Draughn. Mr. Draughn was affectionately known as "Jay" to his family and friends. He was...

Mr. Ethan David Allen

Mr. Ethan David Allen

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. Ethan David Allen, 43, of Pilot Mountain went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 2, 2014. He was born in Athol, MA on December 22, 1970 to Anthony John and Sylvia Arlene Joslyn Allen. He is survived by his loving wife, Yvette Bales Allen of the home; two sons, Steven Craig Allen and Anthony Troy Allen; a daughter,...

Mrs. Barbara Sue Todd Beck

Mrs. Barbara Sue Todd Beck

Mar 2, 2014

Mrs. Barbara Sue Todd Beck age 70 of 304 Beck Lane, Pilot Mountain, NC wife of Mr. Bobby E. Beck passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home. She was born February 14, 1944 in Surry County, NC to the late Coy Claude Todd and Ruby Mae Moncus Todd Fortner. She was retired from Sara Lee and was a...

Mr. Donald Ray Rachels

Mr. Donald Ray Rachels

Mar 1, 2014

Mr. Donald Ray Rachels, age 76 of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Rachels was born in Surry County on November 22, 1937 to Earl Franklin and Celia Key Rachels. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force and Navy and was a former member of VFW Post 2019. He...

Mr. Roy N. Epperson

Mr. Roy N. Epperson

Mar 1, 2014

Mr. Roy Newton Epperson, 85, of Ararat, VA, went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of March 1st, 2014. He was born in Ararat, VA on March 10, 1928, son of the late Harry Arnold and Lula Ann Watson Epperson. Mr. Epperson is survived by a loving and devoted wife of 54 years, Josie Boyd...

Mrs. Joyce Love Maness

Mrs. Joyce Love Maness

Mar 1, 2014

Mrs. Joyce Love Maness, age 97 went to be with the Lord and to join her family and friends in Heaven on Saturday, March 1, 2014. She and her husband, C. Edwin "Ed" Maness, made their home in Stuart, Virginia for about 60 years. Because of failing health, Joyce had lived the past two years in the Yadkin Nursing Center...