Mrs. Shirley Jane York King Simmons
Jul 25, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Jane York King Simmons, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on September 25, 1935 to the late Willie Cornelius and Myrtle Suzanne Hemmings York. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She...
Roger Lewis Berrier
Jul 24, 2012
Mr. Roger Lewis Berrier, 57, of 134 West Elm Street, Mount Airy, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 24, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Berrier was born February 20, 1955, in Surry County, the son of Lewis Roger Berrier and the late Mazie Madgelene Edwards Berrier. Roger was a truck driver at Mabe...
Mrs. Doris Redfern Ashton
Jul 24, 2012
Mrs. Doris Redfern Ashton, age 90, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday morning July 24, 2012 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Thomas County Ga. on April 12, 1922 to the late Joseph and Florence Wood Redfern. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Burton...
Mrs. Elsie Mae Martin Lawson
Jul 24, 2012
Mrs. Elsie Mae Martin Lawson, age 77 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her home. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on January 6, 1935 to the late Coley T. and Carrie Marie Hutchens Martin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lawson was preceded in death by her husband, Billie Akers Lawson. Mrs. Lawson is...
Mrs. Betty Louise Coake Atkins Weddle
Jul 24, 2012
Mrs. Betty Louise Coake Atkins Weddle Age 75 of Mt. Airy passed away July 24, 2012 at the home of her son Jeff Weddle. Mrs. Weddle was born April 29, 1937 in Surry County to the late Edward Theopliss and Susan "Ellen" Smith Collins Coake, Betty accepted Jesus as her savior around 1955 and was a member of Little Mountain...
Mr. Lonnie Gray Badgett
Jul 23, 2012
Lonnie Gray Badgett, 60, born to Ivan and Ella Badgett of Dobson, NC, went home to be with his Lord on July 23, 2012. As he entered into heaven there was his father and nephew waiting to greet him and lead him to his two precious babies who were waiting to give their daddy a hug. He was the wonderful...
Mrs. Cynthia Myrl Boan Winters
Jul 23, 2012
Mrs. Cynthia Myrl Boan Winters, age 73 of Stuart, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born in South Carolina on June 15, 1939 to the late George and Joan Campbell Boan. Mrs. Winters is survived by her husband, Donald P. Winters of the home; one son, Peter Timothy Smith of...
Mr. Garry Scearce
Jul 22, 2012
Mr. Garry Emerson Scearce, age 52 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Scearce was born in Surry County February 15, 1960 the son of the late George and Ella Sue Scearce. Mr. Scearce was retired from Surry County Emergency Medical Service after 30 years of service. Mr. Scearce...
Mr. Harvey Leon Walker
Jul 22, 2012
Mr. Harvey Leon Walker, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 19, 1934 to the late Ervin and Gertrude Hill Walker. In addition to his parents, Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene King Walker; one son, James Walker; and one infant grandchild,...
Wiley Martin "Booker" King, Jr
Jul 21, 2012
Mr. Wiley Martin "Booker" King, Jr. age 80 of Winston-Salem, NC formerly of Ararat, VA passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012. He was born May 12, 1932 in Patrick County, VA to the late Wiley Martin King, Sr. and Lois May Epperson King. He was a retired saw miller and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are a sister and...
Keith Laine Byerly
Jul 21, 2012
Mr. Keith Laine Byerly, 40, of 1225 Kindley Road, Thomasville, passed away Saturday morning, July 21, 2012, at Thomasville Medical Center. Mr. Byerly was born January 6, 1972, in Surry County, to Kenneth Wayne Byerly and Brenda Kaye Faulkner Byerly Stokes. He was self-employed for the majority of his adult life. He is survived by his children, Chasity Yvonne Byerly...
Mrs. Alpha Jane "Mimi" Spaulding
Jul 20, 2012
Mrs. Alpha Jane "Mimi" Roberts Spaulding, age 59 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away Friday nigth at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Patrick County on June 6, 1953 to the Late Jessie Herbert Roberts and Elma Jewel Fulcher Roberts Gilley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Clarence "Babo"...
Mr. Owen Isaacs
Jul 20, 2012
Owen Isaacs, age 72 of Ararat, VA, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, July 20, 2012. He was born December 6, 1939 in Foxtown, KY, the son of Elijah and Dora Fox Isaacs. In 1977 he retired from the United States Army having served his country in Korea and Vietnam. Owen was among the first Sky Marshalls and...
Mrs. Cora Rebecca "Kitty" Hall Edwards
Jul 18, 2012
Mrs. Cora Rebecca "Kitty" Hall Edwards, age 84 of Cana, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Edwards was born in Carroll County, VA on February 25, 1928 to Vance and Nancy Tate Hall. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Mrs. Edwards was co-owner and operator of Edwards Grocery in...
Mrs. Naomi Edwards Lindsay
Jul 18, 2012
Mrs. Naomi Edwards Lindsay, 54 of Lambsburg, VA passed away at North Carolina Baptist Hospital Wednesday, July 18, 2012. She was born on June 16, 1958 to the late Elder Alex and Annie Edwards. She was a site manager for Sunstates Security at the Turbocare/Leistritz site and she also worked as a volunteer EMT. Mrs. Lindsay had a warm heart,...
Mrs. Velva Dishmon Rakes
Jul 17, 2012
Mrs. Velva Dishmon Rakes, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Danville, Virginia on September 18, 1929 to the late Daniel Witcher Dishmon and Susan Etta Rakes Dishmon. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rakes was preceded in death by her husband,...
Mrs. Perlie Smith Gunnell
Jul 17, 2012
Mrs. Perlie Irene Smith Gunnell, age 89 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Gunnell was born in Patrick County on November 22, 1922 to Henry Fultz and Ida Puckett Smith. Mrs. Gunnell and her husband, Ralph Gunnell, Sr., established Gunnell Grocery, which was a trusted and long standing community based business....
Dee Radford Chilton
Jul 17, 2012
Mr. Dee Radford Chilton Age 72 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday July 17, 2012 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mr. Chilton was born August 29, 1939 in Stokes County to Mary Doris Nunn Chilton and the late William Quentin Chilton. He was retired after 50 some years in the Food Service Profession as a Chef and was...
Mr. John Thomas "J.T." Nichols
Jul 15, 2012
Mr. John Thomas "J.T." Nichols, Jr. age 91 formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Brighton Gardens and Assisted Living in Raleigh. He was born in Winston Salem on January 23, 1921 to the late John T. and Era Perry Nichols. Mr. Nichols graduated from Wake Forest in 1942. He was inducted into the U. S....
Betty Lou Newman Marshall
Jul 15, 2012
Mrs. Betty Lou Newman Marshall, 73, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 15, 2012, from her home, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Marshall was born May 21, 1939, in Surry County, to the late Walter Wendell and Ocie Virginia Tickle Newman. She celebrated life to the fullest, traveling to places all around...