Obituaries
Loraine Park Richards
Apr 9, 2014
Mrs. Loraine Park Richards age 94 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born June 11, 1919 in Surry County daughter of the late Lloyd Caldwell Park and Mary Eliza Jones Park. Mrs. Richards was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church where she had...
Mr. Arthur Rex Gordon
Apr 9, 2014
Mr. Arthur Rex Gordon, age 75 of Pilot Mountain, died April 9, 2014, from complications of Dementia. Mr. Gordon was born to Vester and Thelma Gordon on March 19, 1939. He was a retired farmer and truck driver, a Lifetime member of Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church and a charter member of South Westfield Ruritan Club. Surviving are his wife of...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Hardy Poindexter
Apr 9, 2014
Mrs. Barbara Ann Hardy Poindexter, age 73, of Thomasville passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. She was born in Surry County on August 12, 1940 to the late Archie and Eula Key Hardy. Mrs. Poindexter was a self employed Merchant and well known for her beautiful artwork and poetry. Survivors include her loving children, Sandra...
Clara Delores Cash McCullough
Apr 9, 2014
Mrs. Clara Delores "Dee" Cash McCullough, 77, of 1513 West Wensley Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 9, 2014, at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin. Mrs. McCullough was born November 28, 1936, in Allen County, OH, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Bertha Faulkner Cash. Dee was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Mrs. Leona B. Vohs
Apr 7, 2014
Mrs. Leona B. Vohs, age 94 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born on October 10, 1919 in Seneca, New Mexico to the late Leo Bernard Broadstreet and Joanna Eunice Munday Broadstreet. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Vohs was preceded in death...
Ms. Cynthia Lynn Johnson
Apr 6, 2014
Ms. Cynthia Lynn Johnson age 49 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home She was born August 3, 1964 in Surry County to George and Betty Culler Johnson. Ms. Johnson was a member of Indian Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Andrew Johnson and wife, Brandi of Mt. Airy, two grandchildren, Caleb Johnson...
Mrs. Ruth Coalson Hamlin
Apr 6, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Coalson Hamlin, age 76 , of Elkin entered the Portals of Heaven on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Surry County on March 31, 1938 to the late Clifford and Susie Puckett Coalson. Mrs. Hamlin was retired from Surry Central High School cafeteria...
Bill "Ricky" Jones
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Bill "Ricky" Jones, 55, of 205 City View Drive, Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord and Savior and his "Mom and Dad" Friday morning, April 4, 2014, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mr. Jones was born March 9, 1959, in Surry County, the son of the late Billy Frank Jones and Shirley Corn Jones. Every person...
Mrs. Frances Shelor Morse
Apr 4, 2014
Mrs. Frances Shelor Morse, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on March 5, 1931 to the late James Sandy "Jim" Shelor and Hattie Jefferson Shelor. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Morse was preceded in death by an infant son...
Mrs. Ethel Moore Frazier
Apr 4, 2014
Mrs. Ethel Moore Frazier, age 72 of Stuart departed this life on Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on June 8, 1941 to the late Roland and Beatrice Joyce Moore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Frazier; a son, Jonathan W. Frazier; a sister, Mildred...
Mr. Gary Paul Mahan II
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Gary Paul Mahan II, age 42, of Elkin, NC passed away on Friday Morning April 4, 2014 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson. He was born in Alleghany Co. on October 12, 1971 to Gary Mahan and Patricia Wells Mahan. He was employed by Carolina Heritage Cabinetry. Surviving are his wife Ashley Davis Mahan of...
Mrs. Mary Fellows McNamee
Apr 3, 2014
Mrs. Mary Fellows McNamee, age 96 of Martinsville passed away Thursday, Apr. 3, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Tuscaloosa, AL on March 23, 1918 to the late John James Fellows and Gertrude McAlpine Fellows. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edwin Thomas McNamee,...
Mr. Jacob Chance Beck
Apr 2, 2014
Mr. Jacob Chance Beck, age 19, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday evening April 2, 2014. He was born in Surry County on December 26, 1994 to Nick Beck and to Tracy Simpson Lindsey. He graduated from Surry Central High School, and was employed by Beck Trucking. Surviving are his father Nick Beck of the home; his mother and...
Mr. James "Todd" Handy
Apr 1, 2014
James Talmadge "Todd" Handy, Jr., age 40, of Woolwine passed from this life Tuesday night, April 1, 2014 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Beloved son of Jimmy and Regena Haden Handy of Woolwine, he is also survived by brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Stephannie Handy, and nephew, Riley James Handy, all of Roanoke; aunt and uncle,...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Hodge Walden
Apr 1, 2014
Mrs. Mary Ruth Hodge Walden, age 78 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Walden was born in Surry County on December 15, 1935 to Dewey and Nell Holyfield Hodge. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving is her devoted son, Joseph Walden Peacock and girlfriend Monica Belt;...
Mr. Billy Odell "Ba" Hardy
Apr 1, 2014
Billy Odell Hardy, affectionately known Ba", age 74 of Dobson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center with his loving family by his side. The cause of death was a stroke. He was born in Surry County on January 1, 1940 to the late Monroe Odell and Daisy Mallie Wood Hardy. Bill retired as a...
Mr. Selben W. Snow
Apr 1, 2014
Mr. Selben Wilbert Snow age 76 of 148 Freetown Lane, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born June 15, 1937 in Surry County, NC to the late Benjamin and Ruby Mosley Snow. He was a self employed sawmill operator and carpenter. Mr. Snow was...
Harry Dean Poindexter
Mar 31, 2014
Mr. Harry Dean Poindexter, 75, of 1017 White Dirt Road, Dobson, passed away Monday night, March 31, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Poindexter was born November 10, 1938, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Ralph and Callie Mae Brendle Poindexter. Dean worked at Proctor-Silex Inc. for many years and later...
Mrs. Isa Leah Luffman
Mar 31, 2014
Mrs. Isa Leah Luffman, age 104, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2014 at Dunmore Plantation. She was born in Pike County, Kentucky on September 24, 1909 to the late Patton and Alice Hylton Taylor. Mrs. Luffman was a homemaker and of the Holiness faith. Survivors include her devoted step-son Willie and wife Mona Luffman, of Mount...
William MacArthur Bobbitt
Mar 30, 2014
Mr. William MacArthur "Mac" Bobbitt, 71, of 3277 Lambsburg Road, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Sunday morning, March 30, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Bobbitt was born October 21, 1942, in Grayson County, VA, the son of the late Edgar Emmett and Ollie Gertrude Beck Bobbitt. Mac retired from the shipping department at National...


