Obituaries

Mrs. Ginger Alechia Newman Utley

Mrs. Ginger Alechia Newman Utley

Feb 8, 2015

Mrs. Ginger Alechia Newman Utley, age 59 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 08, 2015. Mrs. Utley was born in Surry County on September 16, 1955 to the late Troy Edgar and Charlotte Elaine Wood Newman. She was the Chairman of the Cosmetology Dept. at Surry Community College. Surviving are her husband, Jimmy Utley; a son and daughter-in-law, Garth...

Ethel Jean Freeman Raith

Ethel Jean Freeman Raith

Feb 7, 2015

Mrs. Ethel Jean Freeman Raith, age 89 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday February 7, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Raith was born in April 29, 1925 in Surry County to the late Charlie Wade and Beatrice Vernon Freeman and was retired as owner and operator of Ethel's Beauty Shop. Surviving are one daughter Jeanne Dorsette...

Mrs. Mabel Corn

Mrs. Mabel Corn

Feb 6, 2015

Mrs. Mabel F. Corn, widow of Reverend Dewey Preston Corn, entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, February 6 at Forsyth Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Corn was a dedicated pastor's wife and mother. She retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County where she worked in the newborn nursery. She was a member of the...

Roger Marion

Roger Marion

Feb 5, 2015

Mr. Roger Marion, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away early Thursday morning, February 5, 2015, at Rose Tara Plantation in King. Mr. Marion was born July 19, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, one of nine children born to the late Christopher Columbus Marion, Sr. and Lottie Rogers Short Marion. Roger proudly served our country in the United States Army as...

Wanda Gammons Rogers

Wanda Gammons Rogers

Feb 5, 2015

Mrs. Wanda Gammons Rogers, 78, of 324 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday evening, February 5, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Rogers was born February 16, 1936, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Ralph and Bernice Jessup Gammons. Wanda graduated from Flat Rock High School in 1954, and she...

Miss Maxine Trent Collins

Miss Maxine Trent Collins

Feb 5, 2015

Maxine Trent Collins, age 76 of Vesta, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on April 5, 1938 to the late Bruce and Eliza Trent Collins.

Maxine was a long time participant of the Patrick County Developmental Center and resident of Little Ivy Group Home in...

Dr. John Robert Clark, Jr

Dr. John Robert Clark, Jr

Feb 4, 2015

Dr. John Robert Clark, Jr., age 97 of Martinsville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, Virginia. He was born in Patrick County on September 10, 1917 to the late John Robert Clark and Viola Massey Clark. In addition to his parents, Dr. Clark was preceded in death by his first...

Mrs. Fay Lindamood Hooker

Mrs. Fay Lindamood Hooker

Feb 4, 2015

Mrs. Fay Lindamood Hooker, age 44, went to her heavenly home winning her battle with ovarian cancer on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Fay lived in Mount Airy, where she actively attended Shelton Church of the Brethren and worked as the safety and human resources coordinator at Hardy Brothers Trucking Company. Survivors include her husband Jon...

Mrs. Mary Fern Williams Baldwin

Mrs. Mary Fern Williams Baldwin

Feb 3, 2015

Mrs. Mary Fern Williams Baldwin, age 89 of Hillsville, Virginia went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. She was born on June 21, 1925 to the late John P. and Grace Rorrer Williams in Stuart, Virginia. She was one of eleven children who grew up in the depression era. She met her late husband,...

Mrs. Elsie Priest Seaver

Mrs. Elsie Priest Seaver

Feb 3, 2015

Mrs. Elsie Priest Seaver, age 82, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away on Tuesday morning February 3, 2015 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. She was born on February 17, 1932 to the late John Granville Priest and the late Thelma Scroggie Priest. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one son Earl Martin...

Mr. Cebron Joseph Wilson

Mr. Cebron Joseph Wilson

Feb 3, 2015

Mr. Cebron Joseph Wilson, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Golden Living in Mt. Airy. He was born in Surry County on September 16, 1922 to the late Cebron Joseph Wilson and Martha Alice Nunn Wilson. He retired after 40 years of service as Manager of Century Link in Mocksville. He proudly served our country...

Mr. Robert "Thomas" Holt

Mr. Robert "Thomas" Holt

Feb 3, 2015

Mr. Robert "Thomas" Holt, 69, of Pilot Mountain passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Patrick County on April 26, 1945 to the late Jessie and Lillie "Lelia" Holt. After 45 years of service, Mr. Holt retired from S & H Lumber Company as a heavy equipment operator. He...

Mrs. Tassie Baker Jolley

Mrs. Tassie Baker Jolley

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Tassie Baker Jolley age 86, of Mount Airy and wife of Mr. William (Bill) Jolley, Jr. passed away on Monday February 2, 2015, at the Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Jolley was born in Nash County, North Carolina on January 5, 1929 the daughter of the late Willie Cleveland and Lula Alice Winstead Baker. Surviving are her husband,...

Mrs. Treva Rose Inscore Marshall

Mrs. Treva Rose Inscore Marshall

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Treva Rose Inscore Marshall age 78 of 3157 Willis Gap Road, Ararat, VA wife of Mr. Kenneth Marshall passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home. She was born May 7, 1936 in Patrick County to the late George Dewey and Carrie Elizabeth Huff Inscore. She was retired from Cross Creek and was a member of Willis Gap...

Mr. Lazarus Dwain Light

Mr. Lazarus Dwain Light

Feb 2, 2015

Mr. Lazarus Dwain Light, age 93 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on April 16, 1921 to the late William Madison "Matt" Light and Irena Smith Light. In addition to his parents, Mr. Light was preceded in death by four sisters, Lina Dalton, Tillie Bowman, Cordie Terry...

Mrs. Marie Martin Turman

Mrs. Marie Martin Turman

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Marie Martin Turman, age 87 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 in Carroll County. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina on February 15, 1927. She was preceded in death by her husband, Silas Conduff Turman; a daughter, Antoinette Turman Mustard; her parents, James D. Martin and Ada Barnard Martin Shelor; and her step-father,...

Mrs. Alice Mae Simmons Mills

Mrs. Alice Mae Simmons Mills

Feb 1, 2015

Mrs. Alice Mae Simmons Mills, age 69 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, February 01, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Mills was born in Surry County on December 10, 1945 to Roy Johnny Simmons and Lolean Wilson Simmons Adams. She was a retired detention officer for Forsyth County Sheriff's Department and attended Peoples Church. Surviving are a daughter and...

Miss Margaret Louise Hooker

Miss Margaret Louise Hooker

Feb 1, 2015

Miss Margaret Louise Hooker, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 1, 2015, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born August 13, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Lester and Rosa Jessup Hooker. Miss Hooker was a member of Mount Herman United Methodist Church. She is survived by four brothers and sisters-in-law, Melvin and Janie...

Hubert Garland Marion

Hubert Garland Marion

Jan 31, 2015



Mr. Hubert Garland Marion, 89, of 335 Hadley Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, January 31, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Marion was born December 25, 1925, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Daniel Jesse and Sarah Combs Marion. Hubert served our country as a corporal in the United States Army during World War...

Mr. Harry Robert Horton

Mr. Harry Robert Horton

Jan 31, 2015

Mr. Harry Robert Horton, age 86 of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Horton was born in Hartford County, MD on August 30, 1928 to William and Beatrice Burchette Horton. He proudly served our country in the United States Army and was retired from Chrysler Corporation. Surviving is his loving wife, Judith Evans...