Mrs. Myrtle Tilley Branch
Jan 6, 2013
Mrs. Myrtle Tilley Branch, 80, of Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Thomas Norman Branch passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 into the arms of Jesus at Forsyth Medical Center with her loving family by her side. She was born August 5, 1932 in Surry County to the late Roland and Daisy Whitaker Tilley. She was the former owner of...
Robert Lee "Bob" Knight
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Robert Lee "Bob" Knight, 78 of Stuart passed away Saturday evening at his home. He was born in Lawsonville, N.C. on December 25, 1934 to the late Russell Valentine and Frances Grace Doss Knight. Mr. Knight was an active member of Concord Church of Christ. He was Commander of the Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard and V.F.W Post...
Bobby Greene Johnson
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Bobby Greene "Bob" Johnson, 77, of Mount Airy, husband of Barbara Harriman Johnson, passed away Sunday morning, January 6, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Johnson was born February 23, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Harvey Andrew and Estelle Gunnell Johnson. Bob attended Westfield High School and ASU at Boone. He...
Mr. Arthur Gentry Patton
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Arthur Gentry Patton, age 81 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 06, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Patton was born in Charleston, WV on October 31, 1931 to Lawrence and Alice Royal Patton. He was a retired roofer. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Judy Glass of Galax and Barbara and Bryant Utt of Mt....
Bruce Wayne Hiatt
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Bruce Wayne Hiatt age 58 of Pfafftown, NC. passed away Sunday January 6, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Hiatt was born April 6, 1954 in Surry County to Elizabeth Puckett Hiatt and the late Albert Reid Hiatt, Jr.; he was employed in retail sales and was a member of Old 52...
Mrs. Dorothy Whitaker Speer
Jan 5, 2013
Dorothy April Whitaker Speer On January 5, 2013, an angel came and relieved Dorothy April Whitaker Speer of all of her earthly pain; she had been called home to Heaven. Mrs. Dorothy Speer was born on April 27, 1930 in Surry County and passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, NC after a sudden illness. Dorothy...
Mrs. Annie Lala H. Hylton
Jan 4, 2013
Mrs. Annie Lala H. Hylton, age 93 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on November 28, 1919 to the late David and Mamie Rorrer Hylton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hylton was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Howard Hylton; a grandson,...
Mildred Lyons Edwards Carr
Jan 4, 2013
Mrs. Mildred Lyons Edwards Carr Age 91 of 205 Cedar Knoll Rd. Mt. Airy passed away Friday January 4, 2013 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mrs. Carr was born September 8, 1921 in Surry County to the late James E. and Amie Watkins Edwards, she was a homemaker and member of Trinity Episcopal Church....
Mrs. Earnestine Nola Cassell Venable
Jan 3, 2013
Mrs. Earnestine Nola Cassell Venable, 81, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 24, 1931 to the late Samuel and Luna Atkins Cassell. Mrs. Venable was a homemaker and was a member of Blackwater United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Margie Lee Bond Jessup
Dec 31, 2012
Mrs. Margie Lee Bond Jessup, 84, wife of 63 years to the late Warren R. Jessup, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Central Continuing Care after a short illness. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late John C. and Gracie E. Bond on August 7, 1928. Margie was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister....
James Franklin Hammond, Jr
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. James Franklin Hammond, Jr., 61 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hammond was born August 8, 1951. He served in the United States Army and retired from the Veteran's Administration. He is survived by his wife, Linda Sue Lester Hammond; children, James Hammond, III, Mathew Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, and...
Mr. Robert Glen Morris
Dec 29, 2012
Mr. Robert Glen Morris, age 102 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Golden Living Surry Community in Mt. Airy. He was born in Douglas County MO. on May 31, 1910 to the late Jon Cleveland and Martha Lou Helmstutler Morris. Mr. Morris served under the leadership of General George. S. Patton's 3rd Army during World War...
Mrs. Pauline Jessup Phipps-Evans
Dec 28, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Jessup Phipps-Evans, age 75 of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Phipps-Evans was born in Patrick County on May 21, 1937 to Charlie and Eunice Jessup. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. She is survived by her husband, Robert Evans of the home; sons and a daughter-in-law,...
Miss Lisa Gaye Smith
Dec 28, 2012
Miss Lisa Gaye Smith, age 48 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at Baptist Hospital. Miss Smith was born in Newport News, VA on April 21, 1964 to the late Louis Dexter Smith, Sr. and Gaye Loftis Patterson. She was a loving sister, aunt and friend to so many. Surviving are her grandmother, Lettie Patterson of Mt....
Mr. Joseph Washington Callahan, Sr
Dec 28, 2012
Mr. Joseph Washington Callahan, Sr., age 72 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012, at his home. Mr. Callahan was born in Surry County on December 15, 1940 to Joe Bailey and Lucille Barnard Callahan. He served our country in the United States Air Force and was retired from Safe Light Auto Glass. Mr. Callahan was a loving...
Mrs. Irene Wimbish Taylor
Dec 27, 2012
Mrs. Irene Wimbish Taylor, age 92 of Patrick Springs, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on September 8, 1920 to the late Howard and Lucy Shough Wimbish. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Benjamin Taylor; one grandson,...
Mr. Nathaniel Frazier
Dec 27, 2012
Mr. Nathaniel Frazier, age 65 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at his home. He was born on July 23, 1947 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to the late Paul and Effer Shough Frazier. In addition to his parents, Mr. Frazier was preceded in death by one son, Jonathan Wesley Frazier and one sister, Mildred Frazier Holiday. He served...
Mr. Wayne Adam Jessup
Dec 26, 2012
Mr. Wayne Adam Jessup age 87 of 1115 Josh Road, Mt. Airy, NC widower of Mrs. Mary Inez Martin Jessup passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born November 30, 1925 in Surry County to the late Adam Reid and Martha Lee Anderson Jessup. He was retired from Armtex and attended Albion Baptist...
Ms. Carolyn Denise Pell Warren
Dec 26, 2012
Ms. Carolyn Denise Pell Warren, 53 of Dobson passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on September 30, 1959 to the late Rev. Willis Pell, II and Fenten McBride Pell. She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Deborah Lynn and Jerry Poteat of Mt....
Connie Jean Etnire Miller
Dec 26, 2012
Mrs. Connie Jean Etnire Miller, 61, of 173 Badgett Road, Ararat, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 26, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Miller was born September 18, 1951, in Coles County, IL, to the late Orpha Jean Cassady. Connie was a devoted and loving housewife. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Charles Carlton Miller of the...