Obituaries
Mrs. Beatrice Fowler Anthony
Jan 19, 2015
Mrs. Beatrice Fowler Anthony, age 86, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday January 19, 2015 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on November 8, 1928 to the late Earnest Lee Fowler and the late Lula Adeline Cave Fowler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jesse...
Barbara Ann Sechrist Niten
Jan 19, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Ann Sechrist Niten, 67, of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born on March 9, 1947 to the late Robert Franklin and Laura Pack Sechrist. Mrs. Niten was a homemaker and was a member of Mt. Airy First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a loving Wife, Mother,...
Mr. Clarence Barber Adkins
Jan 19, 2015
Mr. Clarence Barber Adkins, 82 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Charleston, WV on December 23, 1932 to the late Phillip William and Violet Marie Cooper Adkins. Mr. Adkins bravely served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum after 32 years of service, where he...
Mrs. Stacie V. Holyfield Harlan
Jan 18, 2015
Mrs. Stacie V. Holyfield Harlan, age 92 of Siloam, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. Harlan was born in Surry County on August 22, 1922 to Eugene Asbury and Bertha Atkins Holyfield. She was a retired waitress and a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a son, James...
Bro. Tommy Edward Noah
Jan 17, 2015
Bro. Tommy Edward Noah, age 77 of Mt. Airy, went to be with his Lord on January 17, 2015. Bro. Noah was born in Surry County on March 6, 1937 to the late James Thomas and Etta Hunt Noah. He loved his family and was devoted to Lord being ordained as a Baptist Minister and was a member of Friendly...
Florence Irene Smith Coleson
Jan 17, 2015
Mrs. Florence Irene Smith Coleson, 77, of 430 York Thicket Road, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday morning, January 17, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Coleson was born September 8, 1937, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Roby and Sarah Golding Smith. Florence was a homemaker and a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by five...
Gene Dale Jones
Jan 16, 2015
Mr. Gene Dale Jones, 48 of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his home January 10, 2015. He was born in Surry County on February 3, 1966. Mr. Jones is survived by a daughter Tara Jones of Mt. Airy; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Ashley Jones; two granddaughters, Oceah Leann Smith and Ansley Madelynn Jones; sisters and brothers-in-law, Gail...
Martha Jane Edwards Newman
Jan 16, 2015
Mrs. Martha Jane Edwards Newman, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, January 16, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Newman was born September 16, 1923, in Surry County, the daughter of the late James and Annie Laura Watkins Edwards. She retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a member of Union Hill Friends Meeting. She is...
Mrs. Doris Mae Beamer Gwyn
Jan 16, 2015
Mrs. Doris Mae Beamer Gwyn, age 87 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Gwyn was born in Surry County on August 5, 1927 to Nellie Beamer. She was retired from Aladdin's Lamp of Mt. Airy. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Deborah Gwyn of Plantation, FL, Rodney and Nancy Gwyn of...
Mrs. Beulah Clark Rice Owens
Jan 16, 2015
Mrs. Beulah Clark Rice Owens, age 97 of Stuart, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia on March 28, 1917 to the late Asheil Clark Rice and Lena Mary Alice Harris Rice. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Owens; a...
Mrs. Enedina Yudith Pinzon Avalos
Jan 16, 2015
Mrs. Enedina Yudith Pinzon Avalos, age 42, of Dobson was carried away on Angels wings on Friday, January 16,2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Guasave, Mexico on June 13, 1972 to Fermina Leyva Cota Pinzon and the late Jose Pinzon. She was a wonderful beautiful lady who dedicated...
Clinton Woodrow Moseley
Jan 16, 2015
Mr. Clinton Woodrow Moseley, 98, of Mt. Airy, N.C. lived from July 31, 1916 until January 16, 2015. He was the son of Sidney Cassell Mosley and Lucy Davis Key Mosley and husband of Benny Johnson Moseley who preceded him in death in 2013, having celebrated their 75th anniversary before her passing. He faithfully attended White Plains Friends Meeting for...
Mary "Edith" Watson Vernon
Jan 16, 2015
Mrs. Mary "Edith" Watson Vernon, 74, of Mt. Airy went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 16, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on July 9, 1940 to the late Dixie Allen and Mary Jarvis Watson. Mrs. Vernon was a homemaker and a member of Blues Grove Baptist Church where she...
Mr. Terry Charles McCaslin
Jan 16, 2015
Mr. Terry Charles McCaslin, age 67, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home after a short illness. He was surrounded by his loving family as he took his Heavenly flight. Mr. McCaslin was born in Catawba County on November 27, 1947 to the late Charlie Jacob “C.J." and Leila Pearl...
Mrs. Penny Gail Lowe Ramey
Jan 15, 2015
Mrs. Penny Gail Lowe Ramey, 55 of Lowgap passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family at Forsyth Medical Center on Thursday, January 15, 2015. She was born in Surry County on June 27, 1959 to the late Alvin Alonzo and Betty Rae Hodges Lowe. Mrs. Ramey was employed as a registered nurse at Hugh Chatham Hospital where she...
William Robert Hylton
Jan 15, 2015
Mr. William Robert Hylton, age 86 of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. He was born in Princeton WV on February 8, 1928 to the late Charlie Green Hylton and Etta Meadows Hylton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hylton was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Odell Hylton; a son,...
Mary Evelyn Badgett Gardner
Jan 14, 2015
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Badgett Gardner, 95, of Dobson, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015, at Dunmore Plantation. Mrs. Gardner was born September 18, 1919, in Surry County, the daughter of the late E. Grover and Ida Savannah Jane Canter Badgett. Evelyn retired as a hairdresser after 60 years of service. She was a faithful member of Franklin Heights...
Mr. Lester Adam Jones
Jan 14, 2015
Mr. Lester Adam Jones of Cana, VA passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born in Carroll County, VA on October 6, 1931 to the late Webster and Cassie Berrier Jones. Lester proudly served our country in the U.S. Army and later became owner and operator of the family business, Jones Greenhouse and Nursery....
Mr. Dewey Laymon Armstrong
Jan 14, 2015
Mr. Dewey Laymon Armstrong, 64, of Pilot Mountain passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born in Surry County on August 7, 1950 to Eva Key Armstrong and the late James Laymon Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong was a retired teacher from Surry County Schools and continued to work as a Driver's Education Instructor. He was a...
Mrs. Sylvia Boyles Smith
Jan 14, 2015
Mrs. Sylvia Boyles Smith, 66, of Ararat, VA passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on July 3, 1948 to the late Sylvester Warren and Mary Margaret Chandler Boyles. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Dan Henry Smith of the home; sons...


