Obituaries
Mrs. Nelda Ilene Reynolds Martin
Dec 7, 2014
Mrs. Nelda Ilene Reynolds Martin, age 88 of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on April 19, 1926 to the late James Fred and Etta Roberson Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death...
Mrs. Alma faye Brintle Tolbert McMillian
Dec 7, 2014
Mrs. Alma Faye Brintle Tolbert McMillian age 76 of 176 Alicia Lane, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born November 4, 1938 in Surry County to the late John Jerry and Kate Kallam Brintle. She was retired from Cross Creek Apparel and attended Dover Baptist Church. Surviving...
Mr. James Andrew "Jim" Chappell
Dec 7, 2014
Mr. James Andrew Chappell, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Carroll County on August 2, 1937 to the late Andrew Alexander and Nancy Lou Tate Chappell. Mr. Chappell was a retired brick mason and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived...
Hazel Marie Ayers Dalton
Dec 6, 2014
Mrs. Hazel Marie Ayers Dalton, 89, of 137 Petunia Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday evening, December 6, 2014, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Dalton was born July 11, 1925, in Carroll County, VA, to the late David and Mary Horton Ayers. Hazel retired as an inspector from Bassett Furniture after many years of service. She is survived by her...
Mrs. Carrie H. Hiatt
Dec 6, 2014
Mrs. Carrie Susan Hiatt Hiatt, age 94 of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014. Mrs. Hiatt was born in Patrick County on June 16, 1920 to Isaac and Arminda Richardson Hiatt. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law,...
Sammie Donald Cornett
Dec 6, 2014
Mr. Sammie Donald Cornett, 58, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, December 6, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Cornett was born November 2, 1956, in Surry County, one of seven children born to J. Gleason and Oleane Bunn Cornett. Sammie graduated from North Surry High School in 1974 and attended Surry...
Mr. Dennis Gray Edwards
Dec 5, 2014
Mr. Dennis Gray Edwards, age 65 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Edwards was born in Surry County on April 6, 1949 to the late Garfield and Bertie Mae Pruitt Edwards. He served our country in the United States Army and was a self-employed auto dealer. Dennis will be dearly missed by...
Mrs. Loma Aileen Lynch Belcher
Dec 4, 2014
Mrs. Loma Aileen Lynch Belcher, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on January 16, 1930 to the late Floss and Donie Inman Lynch. She is survived by a son Greg Belcher; two grandchildren, Emma Belcher and John Blake Belcher; a step daughter, Ellen...
Mr. Billy Arnold Cockerham
Dec 4, 2014
Mr. Billy Arnold Cockerham, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Thorp, WV on April 30, 1948 to the late Jack and Sarah Jarrett Cockerham. Mr. Cockerham was retired from Smith Trucking and was a member of Genesis Full Gospel Church. Mr. Cockerham served our...
Mr. Franklin Lee "Frank" Davis
Dec 4, 2014
Mr. Franklin Lee Davis, age 61, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. He was born in Surry County on June 29, 1953 to the late Charlie and Ora Mae Fletcher Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of Double Creek Church of Christ and a self employed small engine repairman. He leaves to cherish his memory,...
Mrs. Ruth Brown Dobbins
Dec 3, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Brown Dobbins, 91, of Dobson passed away Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at Pruitt Health Elkin. Ruth (affectionately known as "Nannie" after the birth of her granddaughter) is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Susan Dobbins Dockery and Todd Dockery, granddaughter Kennedy Dockery of the home, daughter-in-law and husband Sandra Huffman Dobbins Snow and Tim Snow of Elkin, NC,...
Mr. Reginald Blaine "Reggie" Venable
Dec 3, 2014
Mr. Reginald Blaine "Reggie" Venable, Age 67, passed away Wednesday morning, December 3, 2014, at his home in White Plains, NC. Mr. Venable was born June 19, 1947, in Surry County in the home in which he died; to the late Rex Wayne and Stacy Watson Venable. Reggie was a retired executive from the company he founded with his loyal...
Mr. Steve Goins
Dec 2, 2014
Mr. Steve Goins, age 51 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday December 2, 2014 at Northern Hospital. Mr. Goins was born in Surry County on July 13, 1963 to Hubert and Mary Agnes Matthews Goins. He was a loving father, son and brother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law Amanda and John Romjue; sisters and brothers-in-law,...
Mrs. Mary Hazelwood Hazelwood
Dec 2, 2014
Mrs. Mary Becky "Katie" Hazelwood Hazelwood passed away peacefully on Tuesday. December 2, 2014 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Forsyth County on June 22, 1941 to the late Coy and Vora Childress Hazelwood. Mrs. Hazelwood was a homemaker and a member of Second Chance Church. Those left to cherish...
Ms. Joanne R. Lovill
Dec 2, 2014
Ms. Joanne Roten Lovill, age 61 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday December 2, 2014 at her home. Ms. Lovill was born in Alleghany County on June 17, 1953 to Coy Roten and Emma Lea Edwards Rector. She was a loving homemaker who dearly loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law Kimberly and Glenn Gilbert;...
Bobby Charles Willey
Dec 1, 2014
Mr. Bobby Charles Willey, 71, of 347 Taylor Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, December 1, 2014, at his home. Mr. Willey was born February 26, 1943, in Orange County, FL, to the late Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Wagoner Willey. Bobby served our country in the United States Navy during the early 1960s. He later retired as a salesman...
Mrs. Nettie Adams Parries
Dec 1, 2014
Mrs. Nettie Adams Parries, 93, of Mount Airy, died Monday afternoon, December 1, 2014 at Central Continuing Care nursing home. Nettie was born on October 21, 1921 in Pineville, WV. She was the daughter of the late Robert Moses Adams and Mary Etta Byrd Adams. Nettie was employed as a seamstress in her earlier years at Spencer's. In the 1960s,...
Mr. Charlie Neal Lawson
Dec 1, 2014
Mr. Charlie Neal Lawson, age 77 of Westfield, North Carolina passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Wake Forest North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Lawson was born in Lawsonville, North Carolina on April 21, 1937 to the late Samie and Ruby Woods Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Campbell, and...
Mrs. Lettie Mae Snow Tate
Dec 1, 2014
Mrs. Lettie Mae Snow Tate, age 70 of Lowgap, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at her home. She was born in Surry County on May 12, 1944 to Mal and Lisha Edwards Snow. Mrs. Tate was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and many friends. She is survived by daughters...
Mrs. Eunice Blanche Folger Hollingsworth
Dec 1, 2014
Mrs. Eunice Blanche Folger Hollingsworth, age 87, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away on Monday December 1, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on January 30, 1927 to the late Benjamin Franklin Folger, Sr. and the late Mabel Waugh Llewellyn Folger. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...


