Mrs. Gladys Ray Spainhour Richardson, 93, of Pilot Mountain passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Stokes County on October 2, 1919 to the late Romey and Devada Chandler Spainhour Richardson. Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving...
Mr. Ernest Walter Chilton, Jr. was born on September 20, 1930 in Surry County to Ernest Walter Chilton, Sr. and Pearl Hutchens Chilton. He graduated White Plains High School in 1949, going on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning to the States, Walter completed a Bachelors of Science at High Point College, now called...
Mr. Stephen Matthew "Steve" Burton entered the portals of Heaven on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on April 22, 1952 to the late Matthew Martin and Annie Lee Hayes Burton. Mr. Burton was employed as a Correctional Officer for the Department of Public Safety...
Mrs. Ruby Helen Hiatt McMillian, 103, of Cana, VA, passed into heaven on Tuesday afternoon, December 18, 2012, at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork, VA. Mrs. McMillian was born November 9, 1909, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Ulysses S. and Ada Curtis Smith Hiatt. She enjoyed cooking and visiting with her family and many...
Jack Brady Brintle, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, December 16, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Jack was born on September 8, 1936 to the late Jacob Spencer and Hattie Pearl Nichols Brintle of the White Plains Community. He served in the United States Navy and worked at Proctor Silex and later at Vulcan Materials in...
Mr. Emil Weishaupt, 76, of 240 South Boyles Street, Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 16, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Weishaupt was born August 28, 1936, in Grayson, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of the late John Henry and Olga Weishaupt, formerly of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He is survived by a...
Mr. Moses Mac Worrell, age 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Worrell was born in Surry County on March 3, 1936 to Heath and Donna Frances McRoberts Worrell. He worked in construction for many years with Howard Love Construction; Donald Chandler Construction and made custom built cabinetry with Tony Rigney...
Mrs. Jessie Colleen Davis, 84 of Simpsonville, SC, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Capstone Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Davis was born in Surry County on December 26, 1927 to the late Jesse Richard and Mamie Draughn Jones. She was a retired bookkeeper from York Oil Company and a member of Calvary Baptist Church....
Mrs. Fannie Peele of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County to the late Percy and Euphrates Johnson. Mrs. Peele retired from Dowell Brothers and was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Jerry Newman of Mt. Airy; two grandchildren,...
Mr. Jimmy "Jim" Haynes age 82 of Wards Gap Rd. Cana, VA. passed away Friday December 14, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Haynes was born October 6, 1930 in Surry County to the late Garfield and Ester Hiatt Haynes, he was employed by Leonard Aluminum Company and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist...
Mrs. Pamela Lynne Wood Terry, age 60 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on February 17, 1952 to the late Esmond Lee and Ruby Cook Wood. She was a teacher at Meadows of Dan Elementary School for over 17 years, teaching...
Mr. Johnny Lee Bromfield, 54, of 134 Indian Grove Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, December 12, 2012, at his home. Mr. Bromfield was born February 24, 1958, in Washington, DC, the son of the late Robert Lee Bromfield, Sr. and Virginia Bell Hinkley Bromfield. Johnny was a self-employed diesel mechanic and general handyman for many years. He...
Mrs. Della Irene Williams Free, age 99, of 116 W. Oakdale St., Mt. Airy, made the transition to Heaven on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Mrs. Free was born in Colquitt County, GA on November 9, 1913 to Joseph Andrew and Nannie Belle Cochran Williams. She was retired from Belk/Hudson and was a devoted member of Salem United Methodist Church. She...
Mr. James Donald "Jim" Laster, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, after being in declining health for some time. He was born July 15, 1942, in Surry County, to the late Quillar and Thelma Swift Laster. Jim retired from R.J. Reynolds and was a member of...
Mr. James Wallace "J.W." Hill, formerly of Dobson, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C. He was born in Alleghany County on Jan. 8, 1928, to the late James Fred and Vena Belle Creed Hill. Mr. Hill retired from the Surry County School System, where he worked for 25 years in maintenance...
Lt. Col. James Stuart Love, age 82 of Stuart passed away Tuesday at Forsyth Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Patrick County on Aug. 31, 1930 to the late James G. Love and the late Delcie Bateman Love. Lt. Col. Love was a graduate of Blue Ridge High School, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the...
Mrs. Roxie Odella Bobbitt Blizard, age 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at her son's home. Mrs. Blizard was born in Surry County on May 1, 1928 to Royce Anderson Bobbitt, Sr. and Elizabeth Beck Bobbitt. She was retired from Kentucky Derby Hosiery and was a member of Rockford Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are a...
Mrs. Helen Peeling Olinger, age 101 of Stuart, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in Finksburg, Maryland on April 10, 1911 to the late James Albert Peeling and Estella Barnes Peeling. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Olinger was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Olinger (County Agent of Patrick...
Mr. James Lindsey Mustin, 95 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Forsyth County on April 17, 1917 to the late John Earl and Kate Middleton Mustin. Mr. Mustin was retired from Bassett Furniture Company. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Reba...
Mr. Clonie William Stanley, age 79 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born on October 23, 1933 in Floyd County, Virginia to the late Dewey Ebbert and Nancy Ada Dalton Stanley. He graduated from Willis High School in 1953. Mr. Stanley served in the U.S. Navy during...