Obituaries

Mrs. Ruby Lee Shelton Welch

Mrs. Ruby Lee Shelton Welch

Oct 26, 2014

Mrs. Ruby Lee Shelton Welch, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on January 24, 1937 to the late Grover and Sadie Stephens Shelton. Mrs. Welch was a retired seamstress and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Vicky...

Mae Johnson Riggs

Mae Johnson Riggs

Oct 25, 2014

Mrs. Mae Johnson Riggs, 89, of Dobson, passed away Saturday morning, October 25, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Riggs was born August 13, 1925, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late David Lee and Nelia Whitaker Johnson. Mae was a homemaker and a member of Stony Knoll United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters...

Mr. Kenneth Lane Hall

Mr. Kenneth Lane Hall

Oct 25, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Lane Hall, age 60 of Mt, Airy, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home. Mr. Hall was born in Surry County on March 12, 1954 to the late Charles and Margie Puckett Hall. He was a devoted and loving brother and uncle who will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends. Surviving are...

Mr. John wesley Davis

Mr. John wesley Davis

Oct 25, 2014

Mr. John Wesley "Johnny Ray" Davis, age 57, of 1041 Barton St. Greensboro, passed away Saturday October 25, 2014. Mr. Davis was born February 19, 1957 in Surry County to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Bette Dearmin Davis. John was a well-known car salesman for several dealerships in the area. Surviving are one daughter Ashley Davis of Greenville, two sons...

Mr. Jason Wayne Fain

Mr. Jason Wayne Fain

Oct 25, 2014

Mr. Jason Wayne Fain, age 34 of Stuart passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014. He was born on February 4, 1980 in Patrick County. Jason was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Junior Fain. Mr. Fain is survived by his daughter, Mackenzie Rea Fain of the home; his mother, Sue Holt Fain of Stuart, Virginia, a sister and brother-in-law,...

Bertha Hunt Willard

Bertha Hunt Willard

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Bertha Hunt Willard, age 78 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Henry County on May 16, 1936 to the late Floyd Willis Hunt and Minnie Wyatt Hunt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles Hunt, Tyron Hunt, and Bobby Hunt. Mrs. Willard is...

Mr. Walter Wynn Wilson

Mr. Walter Wynn Wilson

Oct 23, 2014

WALTERBORO - Mr. Walter Wynn Wilson, Jr., 89, entered into rest Thursday afternoon, October 23, 2014, at his home on Lynnwood Road in the Forest Hill Subdivision of Walterboro surrounded by his loving family and while under the care of Hospice Care of South Carolina. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 o'clock AM Monday at the New Home Church...

George Goad, Jr

George Goad, Jr

Oct 23, 2014

Mr. George Goad, Jr Age 84 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Thursday October 23, 2014 at the N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. Mr. Goad was born February 7, 1930 in Surry County to the late George Goad, Sr. and Dora Sutphin Goad. Mr. Goad was a veteran of U.S. Army retired farmer and was a member of Community...

Mr. Henry Reid Holt, Sr

Mr. Henry Reid Holt, Sr

Oct 22, 2014

Mr. Henry Reid Holt, Sr., age 63 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Patrick County on August 27, 1951 to the late Harvey Lester Holt and Rachel Virginia Lawson Holt. In addition to his parents, Mr. Holt was preceded in death by a brother, Benny Holt. Mr....

Mrs. Marie Nunn Hodges

Mrs. Marie Nunn Hodges

Oct 21, 2014

Mrs. Marie Nunn Hodges, age 81 of Meadows of Dan passed away Tuesday at the Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. She was born on Feb. 26, 1933 to the late Clarence Nunn and Dossie Mae Metts Wyatt. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Marshall Hodges; a daughter, Joyce Marie Hodges; and one...

Ms. Sonya Lynn Lewis

Ms. Sonya Lynn Lewis

Oct 21, 2014

Ms. Sonya Lynn Lewis, age 58 of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014, in Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on January 17, 1956, and was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Lewis. She was an active member of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and had...

Anne Gentry O’Neal

Anne Gentry O’Neal

Oct 21, 2014

Mrs. Anne Gentry O'Neal passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. O'Neal was born October 24, 1929, in Winston-Salem, to Joseph A. and Eva Bumgardner Gentry. Anne was raised in the Mineral Springs community and attended Mineral Springs School. She and her late husband, John H. O'Neal, Sr., lived in...

Mrs. Virginia Clara Dunkley Gammons

Mrs. Virginia Clara Dunkley Gammons

Oct 20, 2014

Mrs. Virginia Clara Dunkley Gammons age 79 of 369 Mt. Herman Church Road, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Gilmer H. Gammons passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at her home. She was born November 15, 1934 in Stokes County to the late Dewey and Lettie Overby Dunkley. She was a devoted grandmother to her grandchildren and loved working in...

Jimmy Merle Wilson

Jimmy Merle Wilson

Oct 19, 2014

Mr. Jimmy Merle Wilson, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 19, 2014, at Universal Healthcare in King. Mr. Wilson was born May 12, 1948, in Surry County, one of eight children born to Floyd Harding and Eva Mae Haymore Wilson. He is survived by his father, Floyd Harding Wilson of Mount Airy; two sisters and a brother-in-law,...

Mrs. Eva Burnett Marsh

Mrs. Eva Burnett Marsh

Oct 19, 2014

Mrs. Eva Burnett Marsh, 89 of Cana passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County Sunday, October 19, 2014. Last surviving child of 13 born to the late Floyd Washington and Amelia Catherine Hall Burnett, Mrs. Marsh was born in Carroll County on May 14, 1925. She was a homemaker and a member of Rocky Ford Christian Church, also serving...

Mrs. Juanita Combs Hawks

Mrs. Juanita Combs Hawks

Oct 18, 2014

Mrs. Juanita Combs Hawks, 76 of Cana, VA passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 18, 2014. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late William Raleigh and Annie Mae Edwards Combs. Mrs. Hawks was known for her kindness and compassion. She retired as cafeteria manager from St. Paul School, making sure...

Carrie Ruth Creed Martin

Carrie Ruth Creed Martin

Oct 18, 2014

Mrs. Carrie Ruth Creed Martin Age 84 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Saturday October 18, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Martin was born May 29, 1930 in Surry County to the late Daniel Morgan and Ronnie Spivey Creed. Carrie Ruth was a homemaker and retired from Perry Manufacturing and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Surviving are one...

Mrs. Christy Lynn Shumate Curiel

Mrs. Christy Lynn Shumate Curiel

Oct 18, 2014

Mrs. Christy Lynn Shumate Curiel, age 38 of Dobson, passed away at the home on Friday. October 17, 2014. She was born in Surry County on July 22, 1976 to Bobby Dean and Linda Stanley Shumate. Mrs. Curial was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her loving husband, Juan Gerardo Curiel, of the home; two daughters, Hannah...

Mrs. Nancy Louise Booker Schwab

Mrs. Nancy Louise Booker Schwab

Oct 18, 2014

Mrs. Nancy Louise Booker Schwab, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on September 18, 1937 to the late Gaetana D'Amico and Irene Nester D'Amico Crews. Mrs. Schwab was a homemaker and was a member of...

Miss Mary Esther Vernon

Miss Mary Esther Vernon

Oct 17, 2014

Miss Mary Esther Vernon age 85 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Friday October 17, 2014 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Miss Vernon was born January 18, 1929 in Carroll County, VA. to the late Wiley Garland and Mary Edith McCraw Vernon, she was retired from Spencer Corporation and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are one niece...