Obituaries
Mr. Jonathan Keith Hudson
May 4, 2014
Mr. Jonathan Keith Hudson, age 48 of Dobson, NC a loving husband, father, and son passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014. He was born in Surry County on January 21, 1966 to the late Page Hudson and the late Louise Hensley Hudson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law Jo Adams. Mr. Hudson...
Mr. Elmo Jackson Dalton
May 4, 2014
Mr. Elmo Jackson Dalton, age 67 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 28, 1946 to the late William Charlie Dalton and Ruby Boyd Dalton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dalton was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Joshua Leonard; and two brothers, Butch Dalton...
Mrs. Margaret Ann Yarbrough Peavy
May 4, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Ann Yarbrough Peavy, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, May 04, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Margaret was the dear matriarch of our family, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She showered love on her family and friends with devotion. She touched our lives and the joy of memories will live...
Mrs. Debe Lyn Dean
May 4, 2014
Mrs. Debe Lyn Dean, 58 of Leesville, SC passed away at her home on Sunday, May 4, 2014. She was born in Minneapolis, MN April 26, 1956 to the late Lewis Prickett and Dorothy Hill Berg. Mrs. Dean was a homemaker and a member of Still Waters Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Frank Harrison Dean; three daughters,...
Mr. Page Junior Hudson
May 4, 2014
Mr. Page Junior Hudson, age 86, of Dobson, NC passed away on Sunday May 4, 2014 unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Surry County on November 5, 1927 to the late John and Beulah Hicks Hudson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Louise Hensley Hudson; a son Jonathan Keith Hudson;...
Mr. Hobert Lee Wilmoth
May 3, 2014
Mr. Hobert Lee Wilmoth, 91, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Dunmore Plantation. He was born in Surry County on August 25, 1922 to the late William Jennings and Lillie Campbell Wilmoth. Mr. Wilmoth was formerly employed by Bassett Furniture and a self employed farmer. He was a veteran of the United States Army having...
Mr. Jonathan Samuel Spencer
May 1, 2014
Mr. Jonathan Samuel Spencer, 33, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at his home. He was born in Surry County on February 5, 1981 to Raymond Spencer and the late Roberta Florence Nixon Spencer. He was construction worker, Surviving are fiancée, Carolee Ann Lineberry of the home, a son, Skyler McMichael of the home, his father Raymond...
Mr. Edward Eugene Tickle
May 1, 2014
Mr. Edward Eugene Tickle age 76 of 218 Delaware Ave., Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Kathleen Holt Tickle passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 12, 1938 in Surry County to the late Claude and Doris Lee Brinkley Tickle. He was retired from United Plastics having worked there for over 40 years....
Robert Michael Vaughn
Apr 29, 2014
Mr. Robert Michael "Mike" Vaughn, 61, of 183 Great Dane Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Vaughn was born December 20, 1952, in Surry County, the son of the late Flavel France Vaughn and Alma Lou Hornaday Vaughn. Mike was a self-employed dump truck driver for many years. He...
Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Draughn Dezern
Apr 29, 2014
Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Draughn Dezern, age 84, of Dobson, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on September 26, 1929 to the late Daniel and Elizabeth Wood Draughn. In addition to her parents she was...
Mr. Marshall Taylor Overby
Apr 28, 2014
Mr. Marshall Taylor Overby, age 66 of Claudville, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was born in Patrick County on September 24, 1947 to the late Harry Overby and Mabel Lawson Overby. In addition to his parents, Mr. Marshall was preceded in death by his wife, Debra Cox Overby. He was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church in...
Ms. Ella Susan "Sue" Boyd
Apr 28, 2014
Ms. Ella Susan "Sue" Boyd, age 62 of Stuart, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Martinsville on December 19, 1951 to the late Robert Douglas Boyd and Dorothy Edna Reynolds Boyd. In addition to her parents, Ms. Boyd was preceded in death by a son, Matthew James...
Mr. Arthur Cleavis "A.C." Carter
Apr 27, 2014
Mr. Arthur Clevis "A.C." Carter, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on July 22, 1934 to the late Arthur and Vergie Hazelwood Carter. In addition to his parents, Mr. Carter was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Brittany Goad, and a sister, Margie Cooper. He was of...
Mrs. Margaret Selena Reeves Barker
Apr 27, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Selena Reeves Barker, 92 of Mt. Airy passed away at Central Continuing Care Sunday, April 27, 2014. She was born in Surry County on August 28, 1921 to the late Charlie and Eunice Haymore Reeves. She was a homemaker and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Together, Mrs. Barker and her husband owned and operated The Canteen...
Mrs. Elaine Koger Goard
Apr 27, 2014
Mrs. Elaine Koger Goard, age 89 of Patrick Springs, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Henry County on June 7, 1924 to the late Eulas Lee and Annie Mae Via Koger. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Goard was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Lee...
Onita Benge Riggs
Apr 27, 2014
Mrs. Onita Benge Riggs, 86, of Mount Airy, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Sunday morning, April 27, 2014, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born June 7, 1927 in Surry County, to the late Clarence C. and Ida Coe Benge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Tony Ray Riddle
Apr 26, 2014
Mr. Tony Ray Riddle, 55, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 2, 1959, in Surry County, to Lacy Ray Riddle and the late Husie Mae Pruitt Riddle. Tony retired from Henredon Furniture. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and David Herring of...
Stephen Donnas Flippin
Apr 26, 2014
Mr. Stephen Donnas "Steve" Flippin, 67, of 172 Forest View Drive, Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, April 26, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Flippin was born April 21, 1947, in Surry County, the son of the late Alexander Flippin, Jr. and Ava Marie Scott Hutchens. Steve graduated from Mount Airy High School in...
Mrs. Maurine Fender Allen
Apr 26, 2014
Mrs. Maurine Fender Allen, 91 of Winston-Salem, NC died Saturday, April 26. 2014. She was born to George and Maude Wright Fender, June 26, 1922, in Farina, IL. Maurine met her husband, William Gordon Allen while attending high school. After graduation she attended Southern Illinois University, before moving to St. Louis and going to work as a secretary for Grove...
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Chaney Hawks
Apr 25, 2014
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Chaney Hawks, 66, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on October 13, 1947 to the late Ray and Vestie Shelton Chaney. Mrs. Hawks was retired from Lynn Hosiery and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Hawks...


