Obituaries
Mr. Fred Eugene Burkhart
Feb 10, 2015
Mr. Fred Eugene Burkhart, 86, of Claudville, VA passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Patrick County on January 13, 1929 to the late John Wesley and Alice Pell Burkhart. Mr. Burkhart was retired from Mt. Airy Memorial and was a member of The Fellowship Church in Ararat, VA. He proudly...
Mrs. Lena Velna Wilson Lowe Branch
Feb 9, 2015
Mrs. Lena Velna Wilson Lowe Branch, 93 of Lowgap passed away at her home on Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born in Surry County on November 3, 1921 to the late George Washington and Martha Jane Wilson. Left to cherish her precious memories are her daughter and son-in-law, Norma and Virgil Crouse; a son, Lewis Lowe; grandchildren, Rhonda Cochran,...
Ms. Priscilla Estelle Standridge
Feb 9, 2015
Ms. Priscilla Estelle Standridge, age 58 of Stuart, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at her home. She was born in Portsmouth on December 22, 1956, and was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Todd Jarecke, and a brother, Ben Helmulth, Jr. She was a member of Faith Community Church.
Ms. Standridge is survived by one daughter and son-in-law,...
Mrs. Annie Hubbard Tatum
Feb 9, 2015
Mrs. Annie Hubbard Tatum, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at Fork Mountain Rest Home in Rocky Mount. She was born in Patrick County on February 25, 1941 to the late Samuel Robert and Rosa Eanes Hubbard. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tatum was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Tatum; three sisters, Vergie...
Mrs. Mary Margaret Bitting
Feb 8, 2015
Mary Margaret Holyfield Bitting, 93, formerly of Dobson, passed away on February 8, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Elkin.
Mrs. Bitting was born on January 12, 1922 in Rutherford County North Carolina. She was the daughter of Raleigh Gilmer and Alma Burrus Holyfield and she grew up in Rockford, North Carolina. She graduated from Copeland High School in...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


