Obituaries

Mrs. Jeanne Vada Skidmore Hall

Mrs. Jeanne Vada Skidmore Hall

Mar 3, 2015

Mrs. Jeanne Vada Skidmore Hall, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her home. She was born in Detroit, Mi. on December 17, 1931. Mrs. Hall was a homemaker and was of the Wesleyan faith. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Daryl Johnson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene and Kathy Gossett, Gary...

Mr. Richard Dale Guynn

Mr. Richard Dale Guynn

Mar 3, 2015

Mr. Richard Dale Guynn age 44 0f 1779 Sparger Road, Mt. airy, NC husband of Mrs. Tammy Ann Coalson Guynn passed away at his home on March 3, 2015 . He was born on January 26, 1971 in Surry County to Carolyn Gwyn Guynn and the late Gary Franklin Guynn. He was a roofer. Surviving are his wife, Tammy Guynn...

Mrs. Clorine Humphries Bass

Mrs. Clorine Humphries Bass

Mar 3, 2015

Mrs. Clorine Humphries Bass age 87 of 1010 Forest Drive, Mt. Airy, NC wife of Mr. Jack Bass passed away March 3, 2015 at Central Continuing Care. She was born February 3, 1928 in Surry County to thelate Crawford Lee And Lillie May Tickle Humphries. She was retired from Spencer's Incorporated and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are a...

Dennis Larry Martin

Dennis Larry Martin

Mar 2, 2015

Mr. Dennis Larry Martin, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday evening, March 2, 2015, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Martin was born August 12, 1941, in Surry County, to Wilma Harvey Sutphin and the late Leroy Martin. Dennis proudly served our country in the United States Air Force for 20 years, retiring as senior master...

Mr. David Junior Haynes

Mr. David Junior Haynes

Mar 1, 2015

Mr. David Junior Haynes, age 82 of Cana, VA, passed away Sunday, March 01, 2015 at his home. Mr. Haynes was born in Carroll County on May 19, 1932 to David and Lucy Guynn Haynes. He was a lifetime orchardist, working for himself and also other orchardist throughout the community while he continued to work as a mechanic for Levering...

Mr. Gerald Franklin Blevins

Mr. Gerald Franklin Blevins

Mar 1, 2015

Mr. Gerald Franklin Blevins, age 53 of Pilot Mountain passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from injuries sustained in a home fire. He was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on May 12, 1961 to Shirley Eaton Blevins and the late Ben Blevins. Mr. Blevins owned and operated his own floor covering business and...

Rada Belle Noah Bowman

Rada Belle Noah Bowman

Mar 1, 2015

Mrs. Rada Belle Noah Bowman, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Bowman was born March 24, 1928, in Surry County, to the late William Walter and Jenney Alice Gammons Noah. She retired from Sara-Lee Hosiery after 26 years of service and was a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church....

Mrs. Susan Naomi Nichols Walker

Mrs. Susan Naomi Nichols Walker

Mar 1, 2015

Mrs. Susan Naomi Walker, 92 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on January 25, 1923 to the late Alexander Leonard and Mary Jane Creed Nichols. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and attended Westside Baptist Church as long as her health permitted. She was known by everyone as...

Mrs. Willie Mae Bateman Billings

Mrs. Willie Mae Bateman Billings

Mar 1, 2015

Mrs. Willie Mae Bateman Billings, age 76, of State Road, NC, passed away on Sunday morning March 1, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born February 11, 1939 to the late Lizzie Mae Bateman. She was a retired CNA and a member of Gum Orchard Baptist Church. In addition to her mother she...

Frances Ruth Ramey Smith

Frances Ruth Ramey Smith

Mar 1, 2015

Mrs. Frances Ruth Ramey Smith, 72, of 167 Salem Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, March 1, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Smith was born October 25, 1942, in West Virginia, one of six children born to the late Jay and Dannie Harmon Ramey. Frances retired from Henredon Furniture Company after many years of service...

Mrs. Mary Ruth Pittillo Jessee

Mrs. Mary Ruth Pittillo Jessee

Feb 28, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Pittillo Jessee, age 97 of Mount Airy, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at the Skilled Nursing Facility at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born January 7th, 1918 to the late William J. and Margaret Haws Pittillo in Knoxville, TN. She is a graduate of Knoxville Senior High School, Knoxville TN and East...

Mr. Cecil Alan Handy

Mr. Cecil Alan Handy

Feb 28, 2015

Mr. Cecil A. Handy, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on June 8, 1927 to the late Samuel Anderson Handy and Elizabeth Boyd Handy. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Light; a step daughter, Lula Lankford; two step sons,...

Mr. Fred Roger Snow Sr

Mr. Fred Roger Snow Sr

Feb 28, 2015

Mr. Fred Roger Snow, Sr. age 88, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday morning February 28, 2015 at the Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin. He was born in Surry County on January 1, 1927 to the late C.R. and Eva Adams Snow. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lois Johnson Snow; daughter...

Mr. James William Hudson

Mr. James William Hudson

Feb 28, 2015

Mr. James William Hudson age 87 of 832 Willow Street, Mt. Airy, NC widower of Mrs. Ethel Bottoms Hudson passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born June 11, 1927 in Yadkin County to the late Ambrose Jackson and Mallie Lorene Creed Hudson. He was a retired farmer and had worked...

Mr. Jackie Gray Atkins

Mr. Jackie Gray Atkins

Feb 27, 2015

Mr. Jackie Gray Atkins, age 67, of East Bend, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at his home. Mr. Atkins was born in Surry County on August 7, 1947, to Edward and Garnett Mae Cassell Atkins. He will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends. Surviving are a daughter, Hope Edwards; a son, Dale Atkins; six grandchildren;...

Evelyn Blaylock Baugh

Evelyn Blaylock Baugh

Feb 27, 2015

Evelyn Blaylock Baugh of Stuart, VA passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. She was born January 5, 1936 in Patrick County, VA. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Jeremiah Wesley Blaylock and Frances Harris Blaylock; her husband, Charles Robert Baugh; four brothers, Fred, James, Paul and Ralph Blaylock; and one sister, Dora Alice Blaylock. Evelyn was a graduate...

Carl McKinley Edwards

Carl McKinley Edwards

Feb 27, 2015

Mr. Carl McKinley Edwards, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on October 7, 1947 to the late William McKinley and Flossie Brooks Edwards. Mr. Edwards proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He is...

Mrs. Patricia Ann "Patsy" Mullins Felts Partridge

Mrs. Patricia Ann "Patsy" Mullins Felts Partridge

Feb 27, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Ann "Patsy" Mullins Felts Partridge age 72 of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Forsyth Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1942 in Botetourt County, VA to Coy Owen and Clara Elizabeth Owens Mullins. "Our mother had a Big Spirit, full of life and energy. She loved yard selling and junking, working circle...

Mr. Jack Emerson Ward

Mr. Jack Emerson Ward

Feb 26, 2015

Jack Emerson Ward, age 80 of Stuart, Virginia went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 26, 2015. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia on November 14, 1934 to the late Ralph Emerson and Eleanor Kennedy Ward. He graduated from Beaver High School in 1952, attended McLains Business School and completed ABA Advanced Banking Training at the...

Mrs. Mary Lee Bobbit Wood

Mrs. Mary Lee Bobbit Wood

Feb 25, 2015

Mrs. Mary Lee Bobbit Wood, age 82 of Lynchburg, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at her home. She was born in Galax on August 9, 1932 to the late Anderson A. and Rosa Mae Weatherman Bobbit. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Eden Wood; three brothers, Jack, John and Joe...