Ms. Brenda Jane Venable Dunning
Aug 15, 2013
Ms. Brenda Jane Venable Dunning, 69 of Mt. Airy passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Thursday, August 15, 2013. She was born in Surry County on March 6, 1944 to the late Coy Elzephan and Lottie Sawyers Venable. Ms. Dunning retired from Moses Cone Behavioral Health Center and was a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Margie Mae Reece Norman
Aug 15, 2013
Mrs. Margie Mae Reece Norman Age 87 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Thursday August 15, 2013 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Norman was born June 22, 1926 in Surry County to the late George and Nina Reece, she was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County as a Nursing Assistant and was a member of Calvary...
Brenda Queen Howard
Aug 13, 2013
Mrs. Brenda Queen Howard, 56, of 318 Hunter Drive, Mount Airy, husband of Guy Steven Howard, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 13, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born February 3, 1957, in Patrick County, VA, to the late George Lee and Elsie Virginia Vipperman Queen. Brenda had worked at Central Continuing Care. She is survived by...
James Frederick Roorback
Aug 13, 2013
Mr. James Frederick Roorback, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Tyrone (Blair County), PA on November 23, 1930 to the late Donald Frederick and Thelma Cherry Roorback. Mr. Roorback was co-owner of Superior Furniture Gallery in Burlington, NC and was a member of Burlington Assembly of...
Hugh Turner Ammerman
Aug 11, 2013
Mr. Hugh Turner Ammerman, 77, of 1312 Crescent Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday night, August 11, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Ammerman was born April 14, 1936, in Hamilton County, TN, the son of the late Hugh Turner Ammerman, Sr. and Annie Craig Ammerman. Hugh was a graduate of the University of...
Mr. Douglas Leon Cockram
Aug 11, 2013
Mr. Douglas Leon Cockram, age 74 of Stuart, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Patrick County on November 22, 1938 to the late Edwin Wilson Cockram and Eva Wood Cockram. In addition to his parents, Mr. Cockram was preceded in death by one sister, Diane Doss....
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Sinecoff Beck
Aug 10, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Sinecoff Beck, age 52 of Stuart passed away Saturday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born on June 14, 1961 in Wyoming County, WV. She was a member of Firehouse Ministries in Mt. Airy, NC; she was sweet, giving, helpful, and devoted to her children. She loved clothes, shopping, and spending time with her kids...
William L. Nations
Aug 10, 2013
Mr. William L. "Billy" Nations, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born September 8, 1934, in Surry County, to the late John Robert Nations, Sr. and Lenora Wright Nations. Billy bravely served in the United States Army...
Charles Ray Payne, Sr
Aug 9, 2013
Mr. Charles Ray Payne, Sr., 68, of Cana, VA husband of Mrs. Gloria Hiatt Payne passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1945 in Carroll County, VA to the late Columbus H. "Lum" and Annetta Westmoreland Payne. Mr. Payne was owner and operator of Fashion Floors. He was a member...
Ms. Brenda Faye Edwards
Aug 8, 2013
Ms. Brenda Faye Dowell Edwards, age 66, of Lowgap, NC passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013. She was born in Surry County on July 29, 1947 to Dee Shinault and the late Hallie Deathridge Shinault. She was of the Baptist Faith and was retired from Oakdale Hosiery in Mt. Airy. In addition to her mother she was preceded in...
Mrs. Jonna Harwood Burtnett
Aug 7, 2013
Mrs. Jonna Jean Burtnett (Harwood) of Mt. Airy (formerly Eastlake, OH) passed away on 7 August 2013. Our wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to be with her Lord and Saviour. Her life verse was Hebrews 11:6 which states, in part, "... that he (God) is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Mrs. Burtnett was born in Cleveland,...
Colleen Rachelle Cail Johnson
Aug 7, 2013
Mrs. Colleen Rachelle Cail Johnson, 47, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in New Orleans, LA on May 21, 1966 to Sylvia Flanagan Cail and the late Larry Gene Cail, Sr. Mrs. Johnson worked in the textile business. She is survived by a son, Larry Johnson of Mt....
Elsie Lee Hiatt Taylor
Aug 7, 2013
On Wednesday, August 7, 2013, God called home his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Lee Hiatt Taylor, 85, of 138 Fresno Way, Mount Airy, from Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Taylor was born November 20, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Benjamin Franklin Hiatt and Bessie Lou Stephens Hiatt Ward. She was a homemaker and retired from Spencer's Inc....
Mr. Harvey Ellis Barnes
Aug 6, 2013
Mr. Harvey Ellis Barnes, 83 of Lowgap passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born on November 27, 1929 in Rockingham County, NC to the late Charlie and Lillian Whitt Barnes. Mr. Barnes was a friend to all he met. During his life he worked in farming, road construction and truck driving. He...
Mr. Troy Ryland Turner
Aug 6, 2013
Mr. Troy Ryland Turner, age 62 of Woolwine passed away Tuesday night at his home. He was born in Patrick County on Feb. 6, 1951 to the late Eugene B. Turner and Fannie Hall Turner. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Christeen Bowman and Hazel "Polly" Boothe. He was a member of...
Mr. John Ray Priest
Aug 4, 2013
John Ray Priest, 74, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at his home with his loving family. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to Robert and Dora Priest on February 1, 1939. John was a passionate man who worked as a carpet installer. He did carpet laying for 32 years and...
Sarah Elizabeth Brintle Hutchens
Aug 3, 2013
Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Brintle Hutchens, 53, of Johnston County, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at her home. She was born January 21, 1960, in Surry County, to the late Jacob Spencer and Betty Marie Atkins Brintle. She was a homemaker. Ms Hutchens is survived by two children, Joseph Paul Hutchens, Jr. of Dobson and Brandy Elizabeth Hutchens...
Bobby Ray Harold
Aug 2, 2013
Mr. Bobby Ray Harold, 79, of Mount Airy,NC, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Harold was born October 7, 1933, in Patrick County, VA, to Carlis Martin and Hassie Puckett Harold. He was co-founder of H & W Trucking of Mount Airy. Mr. Harold was a member and deacon of Mount Carmel Baptist...
Kathryn Otelia Collins Gates Capps
Aug 2, 2013
Mrs. Kathryn Otelia Collins Gates Capps, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Capps was born April 1, 1931, in Stokes County, to the late Walter Lee and Ruth Erna Collins. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and a friend to everyone who knew her. She was a devoted Christian and...
Mr. Lenwood Lee Bowers
Aug 1, 2013
Mr. Lenwood Lee Bowers, age 75 of Woolwine, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Pioneer Community Hospital. He was born in Augusta County, Virginia on October 6, 1937 to the late Hugh and Bertha Jeanniney Bowers. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bowers was preceded in death by one daughter, Brenda B. Puckett; one brother, Hugh "Sonny" Bowers;...