Mr. Timothy Cleve "TC" Wall, 21, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on December 22, 1991 to Barbara Ann Wiggington Hall and Ronald Conn Walls. Mr. Wall is survived by his mother and step-father, Barbara Ann and Dale Hall of Mt. Airy;...
Mr. James Ray Wood, 78, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice home. He was born in Surry County on September 5, 1935 to the late Howard and Eliza Stanley Wood. Mr. Wood was a retired farmer and a dedicated member of Liberty Baptist Church as long as his health permitted....
Mr. Herman Strickland, Sr. was born on May 25, 1921 to the late James Monroe Strickland and Sarah Jane Smith Strickland in Patrick County. The family moved to Long Island, NY where Herman accepted Jesus Christ and was baptized by the late Rev. Joseph of The First Baptist Church of Riverhead. He received his formal education at Mattituck High School...
Mrs. Phyllis Vipperman Clement, 77 of Ararat, VA passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Mrs. Clement was born February 16, 1936 in Stokes County to the late Arlis Wendell and Pauline Cook Vipperman. She attended Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA, and loved her work as a Home Health...
Miss Margaret Fayetta Niten, 61, of 276 Duplex Lane, Ararat, VA, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Miss Niten was born August 4, 1952, in Patrick County, VA, to the late William Lawrence and Eunice Marie Bowman Niten. Margaret served our country in the United States Army. She is survived by five...
Mr. Jeffrey Alan Goard, age 66 of Patrick Springs passed away Friday at his home. He was born in Patrick County on July 7, 1947 to the late Earvin G. Goard and Freda Rutter Goard Davies. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his step father, Bernard Davies. He served in the US Army during...
Mr. Johnny Henderson Cain, Jr., 74 of Ararat, VA passed away at his home Friday, November 29, 2013. He was born in Stokes County on May 26, 1939 to the late Johnny Henderson Cain, Sr. and Edna Moorefield Cain. Mr. Cain was a farmer and a member of Willis Gap Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Carlene Bowman...
Mrs. Bonnie Phillips Van Gorder, age 82 of Vesta passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. She was born in Carthage, NC on April 3, 1931. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Van Gorder of the home; two daughters, Judy Benrud of Cary, NC, Becky Young of Raleigh, NC; three grandchildren; one great grandchildren; one...
Mr. Clarence Ray Flippin, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, November 27, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 1, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Edna Edwards Flippin and Preacher Grover Flippin. Mr. Flippin retired from Pike Electric and was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. He is survived by three...
Mr. Harold Andrew (Hal) Brownfield, Jr., age 75, of Mount Airy and husband of Sue Gatchell Brownfield died at his home surrounded by his family and friends on Wednesday November 27, 2013. Mr. Brownfield was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan the son of the late Harold Andrew Brownfield, Sr. and Merle Pearson Brownfield. Mr. Brownfield was a graduate of...
Mrs. Betty Sue Brooks Martin age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Martin was born in Surry County on April 28, 1943 to General Harrison and Lillie Viola Whittington Brooks. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and many friends. Those who will forever...
Mr. Danny Wayne Atkins, 59, of Dobson passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born in Forsyth County on September 2, 1954 to the late Otis William and Marie Jones Atkins. Mr. Atkins was formerly employed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Survivors include three daughters, Jeanifer and husband Ricky Marion, Kimberly Childress...
Mr. James Dallas Moser, Jr., 78, Kernersville, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Trinity Glen Assisted Living. Mr. Moser was born October 27, 1935, in Surry County, to the late James Dallas Moser, Sr. and Effie Haymore Moser. He served our country in the United States Army, having served as a military policeman. He retired after 35 years from...
Mr. Sanders Lane Shelton, age 62 of Chesapeake and formerly of Patrick County passed away Nov. 26, 2013 at his home. He was born on Dec. 23, 1950 in Patrick County to the late Claude Sanders Shelton and Audrey Hazelwood Shelton. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era; and was a Hospital Laboratory Manager. He is survived...
Mrs. Ernestine "Teen" Moser Tilley, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tilley was born March 28, 1918, in Surry County, to the late Henry and Titia Doss Moser. She was a homemaker and a dedicated pastor's wife. Ernestine was a member of the Mountain View Pentecostal...
Mrs. Ina Sue Willard Hunter, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. She was born in Stokes County on December 5, 1922 to the late Jim and Sally Goins Willard. Mrs. Hunter was retired from Hanes Manufacturing. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda Hunter, and Nancy Anderson...
Mr. William Carlis Lawson, 64 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday November 25, 2013 at the Joan and Howards Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mr. Lawson was born July 5, 1949 in Surry County to the late William Cleo and Mary Evelyn Brown Lawson. Surviving are one sister and brother-in-law Judy and Gary Martin of the home, one brother...
Mrs. Frances Smith Simmons, 87, of Mount Airy, widow of Gray Simmons, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Simmons was born March 8, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Bert and Mary Midkiff Smith. She assisted her husband in the State Farm Insurance Agency in Mount Airy and was a faithful member...
Mrs. Frances Smith Simmons, 87, of Mount Airy, widow of Gray Simmons, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Simmons was born March 8, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Bert and Mary Midkiff Smith. She assisted her husband in the State Farm Insurance Agency in Mount Airy and was a faithful member...
Mr. Henry Otis Martin, age 92 of Stuart passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Patrick County on January 1, 1921 to the late Thomas and Fannie Vernon Martin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Martin was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Martin; five...