Mrs. Blondell Matthews Jones, 80, of Ennice, NC passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Vienna Village in Pfafftown. She was born on December 15, 1932 in Surry County to the late John Thomas and Lydia Patterson Matthews. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and was a member of Sparta Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Hobart...
Mrs. Cynthia Diane Young Rumley Age 58 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Monday February 18, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Rumley was born March 14, 1954 in Surry County. Surviving are her husband Gregory Rumley of the home, a son and daughter-in-law Jerry Lee and Melissa Felts of Claudville, VA., one step daughter Samantha Wilson of Mt. Airy, six...
Mrs. Connie Lee Collins Smitherman, 60 of Dobson passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rockingham County on April 21, 1952 to the late Clarence Harvey and Betty Griffin Collins. Mrs. Smitherman was a dedicated homemaker and a member of The Rock Church in King. She leaves to...
Ms. Shona Sheryl Felts Dawson Age 38 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Sunday February 17, 2013 at her home. Ms. Dawson was born July 28, 1974 in Forsyth County. Surviving are her step father Gregory Rumley of the home, one brother and sister-in-law Jerry Lee and Melissa Felts, Jr of Claudville, VA., one step sister Samantha Wilson of Mt....
Ms. Tina Renee Goad-Tatum, age 42 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at her home. She was born on June 28, 1970 in Martinsville, and was preceded in death by her father, Claude Marion Goad. She served in the United States Army during Desert Storm, and was a longtime member of Mary Horner Walker Presbyterian Church where she...
Havelock - Viola White Corder, 94, passed away Saturday, February 16 at Cherry Point Bay Nursing & Rehab Center. She was retired from Civil Service at Cherry Point where she was a Supervisor Material Specialist. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Havelock, a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, a member and past president...
Mrs. Rosie Annie Bowman Haymore, 84, of 195 Marigold Lane, Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday night, February 16, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Haymore was born April 21, 1928, in Patrick County, VA, one of eight children born to the late Dewey Lee and Martha Ann Hall Bowman. Rosie was a homemaker and a member of Flat...
Mr. John Cabel "J.C." Combs, 67 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home on Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born in Carroll County, VA on October 24, 1945 to the late Fred and Mary Edith Strickland Combs. He worked for Pike Electric for many years and he was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Combs is survived by two...
Mrs. Hallie Custer Kendrick, age 96 of Patrick Springs and most recently of the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 25, 1916 to the late Charlie J. and Lucy Martin Custer. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Mrs. Minnie Morrison Mangrum, age 89 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on November 15, 1923 to the late Henry Lee and Myrtle Hash Morrison. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mangrum was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Mangrum; three sisters,...
Mr. Thomas Anthony Childress, 32 of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 14, 2013. He was born in Forsyth County on January 31, 1981. He is survived by his wife, Shannon Denise Childress; three children, Grant Gray Snow, Anthony Tucker Childress and Evan Thomas Childress; parents, June Bowman and Mike Nelson; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Dana Childress, Jason...
Mr. Harvey Henry Goad Age 82 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Thursday February 14, 2013 at the Dunmore Plantation in Dobson, NC. Mr. Goad was born October 3, 1930 in Surry County to the late Ernest H. and Pearl Bennett Goad. Mr. Goad was a florist for Cockerham's Florist for many years. Surviving is his wife Gaynor Moles Goad...
Mrs. Opal Lee Ashburn Parker, 89, of 2026 Woodland Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 13, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Parker was born January 3, 1924, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Luther and Beatrice Morton Ashburn. Opal was a dedicated Christian and a charter member of...
Mr. Dudley McMillian, 84, of Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. Mr. McMillian was born November 22, 1928, in Carroll County, VA, to James Walter and Mary McMillian. He was retired from Bassett Furniture and enjoyed working in his garden and yard. Surviving are his wife, Ila Haynes McMillian of...
Miss Trudy Faye Creed, 82 of Mt. Airy passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Monday, February 11, 2013. Miss Creed was born on April 4, 1930 to the late Johnny B. and Hazel Davis Creed. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Bobbie Creed of Mt. Airy and several nieces and nephews. In addition to...
Little Miss Jenna Lynn Gammons, age 0 returned home to her Father in Heaven on Monday February 11, 2013. She was born on Monday February 11, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Surviving are her parents Brian and Andi Gammons of the home; a sister Layla Belle Gammons of the home; her maternal grandmother and step grandfather...
Mrs. Mozelle Rilely Crotts Jones age 79 of 542 Allred Mil Road, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Ivan Monroe Jones passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Golden Living Nursing Center. She was born April 22, 1933 in Carroll County, VA to the late Greely Edgar and Stella Myrtle Spencer Crotts. She was retired from Mt. Airy Mantle and...
Mrs. Myrtle Fulk Noonkester age 85 of Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Foy Leonard Noonkester passed away peacefully Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Noonkester was born January 7, 1928 in Surry County to the late Charlie Clayburn and Amelia Elizabeth Marion Fulk, she was a homemaker and was a member of...
Mrs. Dula Mae Sawyers Wilson, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Patrick County on July 18, 1926 to the late Columbus and Ila Mae Hawks Sawyers. Mrs. Wilson was retired from Quality Mills Inc. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Betty...
Mrs. Mary Frances Badgett Atkins, 80, of Dobson passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Sunday, February 10, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on April 14, 1932 to the late Jesse Albert and Lillie Mae Chilton Badgett. In addition to her parents Mrs. Atkins was preceded in death by her...