Obituaries
Mr. Sanders Lane Shelton
Nov 26, 2013
Mr. Sanders Lane Shelton, age 62 of Chesapeake and formerly of Patrick County passed away Nov. 26, 2013 at his home. He was born on Dec. 23, 1950 in Patrick County to the late Claude Sanders Shelton and Audrey Hazelwood Shelton. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era; and was a Hospital Laboratory Manager. He is survived...
Ernestine Moser Tilley
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Ernestine "Teen" Moser Tilley, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tilley was born March 28, 1918, in Surry County, to the late Henry and Titia Doss Moser. She was a homemaker and a dedicated pastor's wife. Ernestine was a member of the Mountain View Pentecostal...
Mrs. Ina Sue Willard Hunter
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Ina Sue Willard Hunter, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. She was born in Stokes County on December 5, 1922 to the late Jim and Sally Goins Willard. Mrs. Hunter was retired from Hanes Manufacturing. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda Hunter, and Nancy Anderson...
William Carlis Lawson
Nov 25, 2013
Mr. William Carlis Lawson, 64 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday November 25, 2013 at the Joan and Howards Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mr. Lawson was born July 5, 1949 in Surry County to the late William Cleo and Mary Evelyn Brown Lawson. Surviving are one sister and brother-in-law Judy and Gary Martin of the home, one brother...
Frances Smith Simmons
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Frances Smith Simmons, 87, of Mount Airy, widow of Gray Simmons, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Simmons was born March 8, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Bert and Mary Midkiff Smith. She assisted her husband in the State Farm Insurance Agency in Mount Airy and was a faithful member...
Mrs. Frances Smith Simmons
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Frances Smith Simmons, 87, of Mount Airy, widow of Gray Simmons, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Simmons was born March 8, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Bert and Mary Midkiff Smith. She assisted her husband in the State Farm Insurance Agency in Mount Airy and was a faithful member...
Mr. Henry Otis Martin
Nov 24, 2013
Mr. Henry Otis Martin, age 92 of Stuart passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Patrick County on January 1, 1921 to the late Thomas and Fannie Vernon Martin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Martin was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Martin; five...
Debra Denise Partridge Nuhfer
Nov 24, 2013
Mrs. Debra Denise Partridge Nuhfer, 58, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on November 10, 1955 to Haskel Partridge and the late Wanda Lou Barker Partridge. Mrs. Nuhfer was a homemaker, and loved taking care of her family. She is survived by her husband, Robert...
Mr. Eldon Watson Shough
Nov 24, 2013
Mr. Eldon Watson Shough, 88, of Patrick Springs passed peacefully from this life into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, November 24, 2013. Eldon was a son of the late R. Luther Shough and Annie M. Shough. His sister, Pauline Plaster and his brother, Raymond Shough, also preceded him in death. A Hardin Reynolds High School graduate, Eldon enlisted...
Justin "J.Hop" Dale Hopkins
Nov 24, 2013
Mr. Justin Dale "J. Hop" Hopkins, age 25 of Stuart, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Martinsville on March 10, 1988, and was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Keith Hopkins; his maternal grandmother, Lelia Mae Blackard; his paternal grandmother, Reva Hopkins; and his uncle, Charles Henry...
Roger Lee Crissman
Nov 23, 2013
Mr. Roger Lee Crissman, 64, of 281 Community Building Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday morning, November 23, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Crissman was born August 31, 1949, in Surry County, the son of the late Fletcher Kenley and Minnie Mae Doss Crissman. Roger worked as a lead installer at Tafco Refrigeration in Matthews for many...
Mr. Alton Wilfred "Bo" Clement
Nov 23, 2013
Mr. Alton Wilfred "Bo" Clement, age 73 of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Clement was born in Patrick County on September 12, 1940 to Woodrow Wilson and Ila Martin Clement. Mr. Clement retired from Pike Electric after forty-five years of service and was a deeply devoted husband, faithfully caring for his precious...
Max John David Grosz
Nov 23, 2013
Mr. Max John David Grosz, 56, of 927 Green Spring Road, Ararat, VA, husband of Krystal Anderson Grosz, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his home. He was born February 14, 1957, in Sodus, NY, to Mildred Keffer Grosz and the late Stanley Grosz. He had worked for H&W Trucking and was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are his...
Anna Ruth Miller Golding
Nov 23, 2013
Ms. Anna Ruth Miller Golding, 81, of 923 Miller Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, November 23, 2013, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Ms. Golding was born May 13, 1932, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Ed and Hattie Davis Miller. Ruth retired from Wachovia Corporation after 26 years of service and was a member of...
Mr. Donald Gene Culler
Nov 22, 2013
Mr. Donald Gene Culler, 74 originally from Mt. Airy passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 in Niceville, FL. He was born in Surry County on May 20, 1939 to the late Gene Beamer and Irene Doss Culler. Donald graduated from Copeland High School in 1957. As a high school student, Donald was very proud of being a bus driver from...
Michael L.King
Nov 22, 2013
Mr. Michael Lowndes King, 70, of Mount Airy lived from February 22, 1943 until November 23, 2013. He was born in Charleston, SC to the late Mary Lynn Carlson King and the late Huger Sinkler King of Greensboro. Mr. King graduated from Page High School and then Guilford College with a BA degree in History. He was a veteran of...
Mr. Malcolm "Mack" Harris
Nov 22, 2013
Mr. Malcolm Andrew "Mack" Harris, 72, went peacefully to be with his heavenly father on November 22, 2013 at his home. He was born in Eden, N.C. on May 31, 1941 to the late William Parson and Nora Belcher Harris. Other than his parents, a brother, Joe Harris, also preceded Mr. Harris in death. He was retired from Dupont with...
Mr. Darrell Leroy Oakley
Nov 21, 2013
Mr. Darrell Leroy Oakley, 86, of Dobson passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Surry County on September 6, 1927 to the late Claude and Effie Isaacs Oakley. Mr. Oakley worked in Management for various textile companies until his retirement. He was a veteran of the United States...
Miss Nancy Eloise Gammons
Nov 21, 2013
Miss Nancy Eloise Gammons age85 of 372 Mt. Herman Church Road, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Central Continuing Care. She was born December 31, 1927 in Surry County, NC to the late Willie and Atheline Hiatt Gammons. She was a farmer and Homemaker. Miss Gammons was a lifelong member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church....
Mr. Ray Clifton "R.C." Prim
Nov 20, 2013
Mr. Ray Clifton "R.C." Prim age 76 of 171 Hedge Pin Lane, Mt .Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born September 6, 1937 in Surry County, NC to the late Ervin Theodore Prim, Sr. and Janie Atkins Prim. He was retired from Greenwood and Charles Enterprize and was...


