Mrs. Mary Bell Culler Jessup, age 91 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, December 08, 2013 at Trinity Mission in Hillsville. Mrs. Jessup was born in Patrick County on April 22, 1922 to Dalton and Valerie Stanley Culler. She was a loving mother, grandmother and caring neighbor. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Frieda Jessup of Hillsville;...
John Rasper Hamilton, Jr., 93, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2013. He was born on December 21, 1919, in Troy, NC, one of eight children of John and Alma Green Hamilton. He grew up in Thomasville and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II in the Pacific Theater. The day after he returned...
Mrs. Nancy Diane Carter Pride, age 56 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on June 1, 1957 to the late Willie Carter and Beatrice Webster France. Her husband of 34 years, Jimmy Lee Pride, Sr., 67 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Pioneer...
Mr. Jimmie Lewis Coe, age 66, of Dobson, NC, Beloved husband and cherished father and grandfather went home to be with the Lord at his home on Saturday night on December 7, 2013. He was born in Surry Co. on June 21, 1947 to the late Posey Coe and Estelle Calloway Coe. He was a self-employed Truck Driver, was a...
Mr. Grover Cleveland Davis, 76, of 463 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, in Fancy Gap, VA. Mr. Davis was born January 19, 1937, in Surry County, the son of the late Wiley and Mamie Lamb Davis. Grover owned and operated Grover Davis Landscaping for many years. He is survived by his wife...
Mrs. Virginia Smith Beck age 89 of 530 Old Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC widow of Mr. Earlie E. Beck passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1924 in Surry County to the late Grover Cleveland and Emma Susan Parker Smith. She was an insurance agent for Kanawah Insurance...
Mr. Edgar Hampton Draughn, Sr., 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, December 6, 2013, at his home. Mr. Draughn was born August 1, 1933, in Surry County, the son of the late Charlie Martin and Lillian Kidd Draughn. Edgar served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Sherman Simpson Construction Company...
Mr. William Bill Edmonds age 72 of 4489 Westfield Road, Mt. Airy, NC, husband of Mrs. Norma Cooke Edmonds passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 15, 1941 in Surry County to the late William Wade and Opal Felts Edmonds. Mr. Edmonds was a loving husband, father, grandfather...
Mr. Winfred Lester Montgomery, 71, of Ararat, VA, died Friday, December 6, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Montgomery was born in Patrick County on August 24, 1942 to the late Hie Maddison and Sallie Barnard Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Folger Lee Montgomery. Surviving are sisters and a brother-in-law,...
Mrs. Nancy Diane Carter Pride, age 56 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on June 1, 1957 to the late Willie Carter and Beatrice Webster France. Her husband of 34 years, Jimmy Lee Pride, Sr., 67 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Pioneer...
Mrs. Arlene Nichols Bingman, age 81 of Mt. Airy, passed into the peaceful presence of the Lord on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Mrs. Bingman was born in Surry County on May 18, 1932 to Charlie Lee and Ethel Hawks Nichols. She was retired from Renfro Corp. after thirty one years of service and was a member of Mt. Airy Church...
Mr. Gary Kent Clifton, age 81 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his home after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was born in Henry County on February 20, 1932 to the late Daniel F. and India Wood Clifton. He graduated in June, 1950 from Chicago Vocational School, and served proudly in the United...
Mrs. Doris Strickland Flowers, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Wayne County, North Carolina on July 22, 1928 to the late Louis L. Strickland, Sr. and Maggie Parham Strickland. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Flowers was preceded in death by...
Mr. George Wallace Holder, 62, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Washington DC on October 23, 1951 to the late Raymond and Margaret Belton Holder. Mr. Holder was retired from Speveco as an electrician. He is survived by the love of his life, Karen Rice Holder...
Mrs. Robin Ann Harrell Crigger Age 53 of 596 Quaker Rd. Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Tuesday December 3, 2013 at her home. Robin was born August 6, 1960 in Surry County to the late Joseph and Alice Fulp Harrell, she was a homemaker and member of Lighthouse Community Church. Robin was also the past president of the Four Way...
Mrs. Priscilla Ann Thomas, 59, of 2140 Haystack Road, Mount Airy, wife of the Rev. Arlis Thomas, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Thomas was born May 1, 1954, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Abe and Medie Esther Sawyers Craig. She was a retired waitress, a homemaker, and a member of...
Infant Robert William Graves Coburn passed away at birth on December 2, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He is survived by his parents, Richard Graves Coburn, Jr. and Stephanie Rene Allen of Claudville; a sister, Danielle Rene Coburn of the home; his maternal grandparents, Steve Allen of Claudville and Sherry Anderson of South...
Mr. Theodore Culbert Guynn, 86, of Ararat, VA, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2013, at his home. Mr. Guynn was born May 5, 1927, in Patrick County, VA, the son of the late George and Pearlie Martin Guynn. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II. Mr. Guynn retired from the United...
Mr. John Scott Sanders, 45, of Raleigh, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 2, 2013, at his home. Mr. Sanders was born October 17, 1968, in Surry County, the son of John and Sandra Inman Sanders. Scott graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1987, where he was a member of the golf team from 1984-1987. He attended North Carolina State...
Miss Brittany Nicole King age 22 0f 206 Catfish Trail, Lowgap, NC passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 10, 1991 in Surry County to John David King and Donna Ramey King. She was a waitress at Pizza Hut and attended Holly Springs Baptist Church. Surviving are her mother, Donna R. King of...