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 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, 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, 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 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, 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 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...
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, 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 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, 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 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, 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...
Mr. Donald Trenton Walker, 79, of 129 Cole Street, Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, March 1, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Walker was born November 12, 1934, in Surry County, the only child born to the late Harvey Roscoe and Bessie McHone Walker. Donald served our country in the United States...
Violette Wolfe Reece March 13, 1922 - February 28, 2014 Dobson Mrs. Violette Wolfe Reece passed away peacefully at Ridgecrest Assisted Living Center in Mount Airy, NC on Friday, February 28, 2014 with Hospice in attendance. She was born on March 13, 1922, in Surry County to the late Raymond and Maude Wolfe. She graduated from Boonville High School with...
The Rev. Thomas Benjamin "Tom" Bagnal, Jr., 87, of Mount Airy, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. The Rev. Bagnal was born March 16, 1926, in Forsyth County, the son of the late Thomas Benjamin and Phonsa Perry Bagnal. The Rev. Bagnal graduated from Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem in 1944, and then he attended...
Mr. Joseph Elijah Wimbush, age 57 of Stuart, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 19, 1956 to the late Lester and Nannie Conner Wimbush. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wimbush was preceded in death by four brothers, Curtis, Alfred, Warren and Bernard Wimbush; two sisters, Annie Hairston and...
Mr. Arless Monroe Long, 82, of Greensboro, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014, at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Long was born December 19, 1931, in Surry County, to Meggs Fentrice and Kate Ann Davenport Long. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy and was retired from Triad Freightliner. Mr. Long also worked for McLean...
Mrs. Lonie Bryant Rorrer age 95 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 15, 1918. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Chester Columbus Bryant and Cephus Rorrer and a son-in-law, G. W. Thomas. She was a member of Sycamore Baptist...
Miss. Melza Ann France, 81, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Universal Health Care in King. She was born in Surry County on August 10, 1932 to the late John Austin and Bessie Vera Moser France. Miss. France was retired from Perry Manufacturing and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. She is survived by...