Mrs Betty Parks Easter
Nov 15, 2013
Mrs. Betty Lee Parks Easter, 82, of Cana, VA, entered into the Portals of Heaven in the comfort of her home on Friday, November 15, 2013 as her loving family gathered around her bedside in a circle of prayer. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 7, 1931 to the late Allen Lloyd and Hattie Thelma Leonard Parks....
Mrs. Myra Eva "Tootsie" Burcham Hawks
Nov 15, 2013
Mrs. Myra Eva "Tootsie" Burcham Hawks age 94 of 170 Greasy Run Road, Lowgap, NC widow of Mr. Wilburn Hawks passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at home. She was born June 13, 1919 in Surry County, NC to the late Wesley and Celia Jane Smith Burcham. She was a homemaker and was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church....
Mr. George Buren Adams
Nov 15, 2013
Mr. George Buren Adams, age 93 of Stuart, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 15, 2013. He was born in Patrick County on September 16, 1920 to the late George T. Adams and Rosa Anna Foley Adams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lloyd Adams, Lester Adams, and Noel...
Mr. Taylor Stuart Blankenship
Nov 14, 2013
Mr. Taylor Stuart Blankenship, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Henry County on October 6,1940 to the late Homer and Helen Cobler Blankenshilp. In addition to his parents, Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by four brothers, William H., J.D., Roosevelt and Charles Blankenship. Mr....
Mr. W.C. Dowell
Nov 14, 2013
Mr. W.C. Dowell, 84, of 56 Mainline Road, Cana, VA, passed away early Thursday morning, November 14, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dowell was born May 21, 1929, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late David Cleveland and Sarah Jane Richardson Dowell. He retired from Hennis Freight Line, Spector Red Ball...
Eloise Martin Nichols
Nov 14, 2013
Mrs. Eloise Martin Nichols, 92, formerly of Fairview Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, November 14, 2013, at Brighton Gardens of Raleigh. Mrs. Nichols was born August 11, 1921, in Yadkin County, the daughter of the late Isaac and Sally Bates Martin. Eloise lived in the Winston-Salem area the majority of her life. In 1994, she moved to Mount...
Mr. William E. Allen
Nov 13, 2013
Mr. William E. Allen, 98 of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. He was born in Habersham County, GA on June 5, 1915 to the late William Ernest Allen, Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Cash Allen. Mr. Allen was the owner and president of Barber-Allen Hosiery Mill, Allen Hosiery Mill,...
Mr. Richard "Dick" Dunkley Hudson
Nov 12, 2013
Mr. Richard "Dick" Dunkley Hudson, 87 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday evening at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Patrick County on January 28, 1926 to the late George Washington and Irene Dunkley Hudson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hudson was preceded in death by a brother, George Hudson. He was a member of Stuart...
Mrs. Roberta Joyce Patterson
Nov 12, 2013
Mrs. Roberta Joyce Patterson, age 93 of Ridgeway, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on May 21, 1920 to the late Thomas Green Joyce and Bertie Ann Martin Joyce. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Webster Patterson,...
Mrs. Frances Wood Jones
Nov 12, 2013
Mrs. Frances Wood Jones, 89, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday morning November 12, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on February 14, 1924 to the late Walter Earon and Mammie Amanda Poteat Wood. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...
Miss Josephine Flippen
Nov 11, 2013
Miss Josephine Flippen, age 79 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 at Northern Hospital. Miss Flippen was born in Surry County on September 13, 1934 to the James Odes and Nannie Bell Money Flippen. She was retired from Roses and was a faithful member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Magdalene "Maggie"...
Mr. Charles William Gates
Nov 10, 2013
Mr. Charles William Gates, age 56 of Ararat, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at his home. He was born in Surry County, North Carolina on November 5, 1957 to the late Kermit Edgar Gates and Lucille Nina Gates. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gates was preceded in death by a brother, Edgar Silas Gates. Mr. Gates is survived...
Mr. Malcolm "Red" Bowman
Nov 10, 2013
Mr. Malcolm Perry "Red" Bowman, age 72 of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. Mr. Bowman was born in Patrick County on December 12, 1940 to Perry and Alice Harrell Bowman. He proudly served our county in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Bowman was a member of Trinity Baptist...
Mrs. Betty Ring
Nov 9, 2013
Mrs. Betty Ring, 82, of 132 Hilda Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, November 9, 2013, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Ring was born May 4, 1931, in Stokes County, the daughter of the late Drew Manuel and Cordie Lee Roberts Collins. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are her...
Mr. John Walter Wood
Nov 8, 2013
Mr. John Walter Wood, 80 of Mount Airy passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born in Surry County on December 18, 1932 to the late Walter Erron and Mammie Amanda Poteat Wood. Mr. Wood was a retired barber and a member of Day Spring Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory are...
Mrs. Kay Hayden Noah
Nov 8, 2013
Kay Frances Hayden Noah of Winston Salem NC passed away Friday November 8, 2013. Mrs. Noah was born October 16, 1936 in Claudville VA to the late Fred and Bessie Hayden. Mrs. Noah was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was known for her laughter, great cooking, love for her family, love for her dogs, and having...
Mr. Guy Reece Tolbert
Nov 8, 2013
Mr. Guy Reece Tolbert of Traphill passed away on Nov. 7, 2013, at Richfield Recovery and Care Center in Salem, Va. He was born in Mount Airy on July 27, 1929, and was 84 years of age at the time of his passing. Mr. Tolbert was the son of the late Ed and Rena Tolbert of Mount Airy. He served...
Marcus Luke Crabtree
Nov 8, 2013
Mr. Marcus Luke Crabtree, 32, of 1767 Fancy Gap Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, November 8, 2013, in Hickman County, TN. Mr. Crabtree was born September 29, 1981, in Franklin, TN, to Marcus Frank Crabtree and Evelyn Joy Brown Serena. Luke was employed as a construction foreman at Innovation Design Construction Company. He is survived by his mother,...
Mr. Edward Sherman Isley
Nov 7, 2013
Mr. Edward Sherman Isley age 62, of Critz, Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina to the late Edward Vernon Isley, Jr. and Madeline Isley Walters. In addition to his parents Mr. Isley was preceded in death by a grandchild. Mr. Isley is survived by his wife, Wanda Faye Isley of...
"Capt." Donald Francis Phillips
Nov 7, 2013
Capt. Donald Francis Phillips, retired, 82, of Emerald Isle, NC passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He was born in Suffolk County, MA on May 29, 1931 to the late Ralph and Alice Everbeck Phillips. He is survived by his wife, Sara Ashby Phillips of the home; a daughter, Sandra Phillips of Raleigh; a son...