Obituaries

Mr. Melvin Wesley McMillian

Mr. Melvin Wesley McMillian

Jan 10, 2014

Mr. Melvin Wesley McMillian, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Carroll County on March 23, 1946 to Hazel Ayers McMillian and the late Wayne McMillian. Mr. McMillian was retired from Renfro and was a member of Fancy Gap United Methodist Church. He bravely served three...

Mrs. Lillian Gertrude Hall Doss

Mrs. Lillian Gertrude Hall Doss

Jan 9, 2014

Mrs. Lillian Gertrude Hall Doss age 90 of 156 Trickle Branch Trail, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Harry Doss passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Central Continuing Care. She was born November 7, 1923 in Surry County to the late Charlie and Mamie Gravley Hall. Mrs. Doss was retired from Spencer's Inc. and was of the Methodist faith....

Mr. Roy Davis Willard

Mr. Roy Davis Willard

Jan 9, 2014

Mr. Roy Davis Willard, age 70 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on October 24, 1943 to the late Dave and Hettie Cole Willard. In addition to his parents, Mr. Willard was preceded in death by one brother, Grady Willard. He was...

Mr. Kenneth H. Lawrence

Mr. Kenneth H. Lawrence

Jan 8, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Henry Lawrence, age 78 of Mt. Airy, passed away, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Silas Creek Manor. Mr. Lawrence was born in Surry County on July 1, 1935 to Walford Lawrence and Lila Boyd Lawrence Riddle. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy and was retried from Neighbors Stores. Surviving are his devoted wife, Hazel Goins...

Mrs. Catherine C. Fulk

Mrs. Catherine C. Fulk

Jan 7, 2014

Mrs. Catherine Cook Fulk age 84 of North Franklin Rd. Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Tuesday January 7, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Fulk was born May 13, 1929 in Surry County to the late Bernie Dee and Ola Marie Inman Cook, she was a homemaker and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband Jesse Lee...

Mr. James Maury Roberson

Mr. James Maury Roberson

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. James Maury Roberson, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on July 7, 1928 to the late John W. and Audrey Reynolds Roberson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Roberson was preceded in death by his step-mother, Crystal Fain Roberson, and two brothers, Gilmer C. Roberson...

Mrs. Nelma Upchurch Robinson

Mrs. Nelma Upchurch Robinson

Jan 7, 2014

Mrs. Nelma Upchurch Robinson, 63 of Lambsburg, VA, loving wife of John Alexander Robinson for 45 years passed away at her home Monday, January 06, 2014. Nelma was born in Carroll County, VA on July 27, 1950. She was the seventh child of the late William Jasper and Eliza Rebecca Faulkner Upchurch. She lived in Lambsburg and in Galax all...

William Douglas Whittington

William Douglas Whittington

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. William Douglas Whittington, 68, of Dobson passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on September 3, 1945 to the late John William and Pricilla Rose Watson Whittington; Mr. Whittington was a self-employed long haul trucker and a veteran of the United States Navy. Surviving are his loving...

Mr. Howard W. Carpenter

Mr. Howard W. Carpenter

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. Howard "Dinky" Wilford Carpenter, age 69 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Carpenter was born in Surry County on December 18, 1944 to Howard V. and Velma Creed Carpenter. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be dearly missed by all his dear family and friends. Surviving are...

Mr. Jackie Rudolph Hawks

Mr. Jackie Rudolph Hawks

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. Jackie Rudolph Hawks, age 72 of Cana passed away at his home Tuesday, January 7, 2014. He was born in Carroll County, VA on February 8, 1941 to the late Cleaver Clifton and Emaline Ward Tate Hawks. Mr. Hawks retired from the U.S. Postal service and was a dedicated member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. He was a man...

Marion Louise Heald

Marion Louise Heald

Jan 6, 2014

Mrs. Marion Louise Heald, 86, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Monday, January 6, 2014, in Chesapeake, VA. Mrs. Heald was a longtime resident of Mount Airy, NC. Mrs. Heald was born January 25, 1927, in Aurora, IL, the daughter of the late William and Sophia Ross. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Lolean Wilson Simmons Adams

Lolean Wilson Simmons Adams

Jan 6, 2014

Mrs. Lolean Wilson Simmons Adams, affectionately known as Mama Lolean, 99, of 513 Orchard Street, Mount Airy, took her final journey on Monday night, January 6, 2014. Mrs. Adams was born November 5, 1914, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Zeb Dee and Daisy East Wilson. Lolean worked as a certified nursing assistant for many years and was...

Mr. Jerry Gray Worrell

Mr. Jerry Gray Worrell

Jan 6, 2014

Mr. Jerry Gray Worrell, 54 of Dobson passed away Monday, January 6, 2014. He was born on December 11, 1959 to the Late Eugene "Buck" Worrell and Ludie Gaye Epperson Worrell. He is survived by a sister, Eugenia Gay Worrell of Mt. Airy; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Mark Worrell and Allen and Frankie Diane Worrell both of Mt. Airy....

Dennis Lynn Chambers

Dennis Lynn Chambers

Jan 6, 2014

Mr. Dennis Lynn Chambers, 63, of Ararat passed away peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice after a brief illness. Mr. Chambers was a diesel mechanic for Ryder Trucking and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife, Linda Troxler Chambers, of the home; his mother and step-father, Pat Chambers...

Mrs. Geneva Lettie Wood Todd

Mrs. Geneva Lettie Wood Todd

Jan 5, 2014

Mrs. Geneva Lettie Wood Todd, age 88, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away on Sunday morning January 5, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Carroll County VA on August 16, 1925 to the late Hillary Wood and the late Lucy Amburn Wood. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Mr. Johnie Ray Davis

Mr. Johnie Ray Davis

Jan 5, 2014

Mr. Johnie Ray Davis, age 68 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 05, 2014 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Davis was born in Randolph County on February 10, 1945 to John Henry and Daisy Mae Reeves Davis. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy and was a truck driver. Surviving are his devoted wife, Metha...

Baby Tobias Corban Futch

Baby Tobias Corban Futch

Jan 5, 2014

Baby Tobias Corban Futch age 11 days of 2246 Mountain View Road, Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born December 25, 2013 in Forsyth County to Mark and Jessica Futch. Surviving are his parents, Mark and Jessica of the home, two sisters, Amber Futch and Tia Futch both of the home...

Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Martin

Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Martin

Jan 4, 2014

Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Martin, 73, of Stuart, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014. He was born in Stokes County on September 8, 1940 to the late Andrew Jackson and Gladis Clark Martin. He was a member of Friendly Christian Church; he had served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and had made...

Mrs. Ruby Mae Corns Smith

Mrs. Ruby Mae Corns Smith

Jan 3, 2014

Mrs. Ruby Mae Corns Smith, age 93, of Lawsonville, North Carolina, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 31, 1920 in Stokes County, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Samuel Edward Corns and Lennis Hundley Corns. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith was preceded in...

Mr. Joe Edward Johnson

Mr. Joe Edward Johnson

Jan 3, 2014

Joe Edward Johnson passed from this world and into God's Presence on January 3, 2014. He was born to the late Gurney William, Sr. and Stella Bennett Johnson on February 9, 1943 in Mt. Airy, NC. He leaves behind the love of his life and wife of 52 years Belle Utt Johnson, three daughters and a son who loved him...