Obituaries

Mr. Theodore Clinton Gravley

Mr. Theodore Clinton Gravley

Oct 30, 2013

Mr. Theodore Clinton Gravley, age 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Golden Living Center. He was born in Surry County on June 10, 1926 to the late John Daniel and Lula Frances Montgomery Gravley. Mr. Gravley was retired from Beroth Oil Company and was a longtime member of Salem United Methodist Church. He is survived...

Mrs. Virginia Lucille Fortner Harrison

Mrs. Virginia Lucille Fortner Harrison

Oct 29, 2013

Mrs. Lucille Virginia Fortner Harrison, age 74, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday morning October 29, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Grayson Co. Virginia, on February 1, 1939 to the late Clyde and Vestal Hice Fortner, in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 56...

Mrs. Olive Monday Riggs

Mrs. Olive Monday Riggs

Oct 28, 2013

Mrs. Olive Monday Riggs, 94, of Winston Salem, formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at Novant Health (Forsyth Medical Center) in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County on October 10, 1919 to the late Robert Seymour and Louvenia Leftwich Monday. Mrs. Riggs married Roger William Riggs, Sr. in 1946. Olive was a loving wife,...

Ms. Edna Elaine France

Ms. Edna Elaine France

Oct 28, 2013

Ms. Edna Elaine France, age 63 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at her home. She was born in Bedford County, VA on July 27, 1950, to Percy Hardin and Reva Mae Critzer Burns. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many. Surviving are a daughter, Misty France of Columbus, OH; a son and...

MSgt. Retired Isaac Madison "Matt" Tolbert

MSgt. Retired Isaac Madison "Matt" Tolbert

Oct 27, 2013

MSgt. US Air Force Retired Isaac Madison " Matt" Tolbert age 85 of 1608 Wensley Drive, Mt. Airy, NC widower of Mrs. Barbara Ann Chandler Tolbert passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Central Continuing Care. He was born August 11, 1928 in Carroll County to the late James Noah and Annie Dowell Tolbert. He was retired from the US...

Mr. Howard Thompson Sneed Sr

Mr. Howard Thompson Sneed Sr

Oct 26, 2013

Mr. Howard Thompson Sneed, Sr. age 72, of Elkin, North Carolina passed away on Saturday October 26, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born on March 14, 1941 to the late Andrew Jackson Sneed and the late Eliza Jane Brannock Sneed. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Paul Justice Morgan, Jr

Paul Justice Morgan, Jr

Oct 26, 2013

Mr. Paul Justice Morgan, Jr., 65, of 1603 South Main Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, October 26, 2013, at his home. Mr. Morgan was born February 15, 1948, in Guilford County, the son of the late Paul Justice Morgan, Sr. and Kathleen Kirkman Morgan. He worked for Morgan and Son Poultry Company and later as a poultry seller...

Mrs. Betty Imogene Gammons Axsom

Mrs. Betty Imogene Gammons Axsom

Oct 24, 2013

Mrs. Betty Imogene Gammons Axsom, age 74 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Axsom was born in Surry County on June 3, 1939 to Adam and Lilly Mae Taylor Gammons. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Donathan of Dobson;...

Mrs. Edith Annie McKamey Craddock

Mrs. Edith Annie McKamey Craddock

Oct 23, 2013

Mrs. Edith Annie McKamey Craddock, age 90 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on March 12, 1923 to the late S.H. and Rhoda Frazier McKamey. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Craddock was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl, Edgar and Richard McKamey....

Mr. James Edwin "Jack" Dalton

Mr. James Edwin "Jack" Dalton

Oct 23, 2013

Mr. James Edwin "Jack" Dalton, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on October 1, 1933 to the late Frank James Dalton and Mabel Edna West Dalton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dalton was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Cora Bell and Ray Lawson....

Mr. Roger Angus Ball

Mr. Roger Angus Ball

Oct 22, 2013

Mr. Roger Angus Ball, age 86 of Stuart, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at his home. He was born in Downings, Virginia on April 5, 1927 to the late James and Cecil Johnson Ball. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ball was preceded in death by his wife, Vera Via Ball, two brothers and eight sisters. He attended...

Mr. James "Jim" Jackson, Jr

Mr. James "Jim" Jackson, Jr

Oct 22, 2013

Mr. James "Jim" William Jackson, Jr., age 71, of Ararat, VA passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at his home. Mr. Jackson was born in Surry County on October 10, 1942 to James W. Jackson and Nettie Griffin Jackson Towe. He worked as an electrical contractor, employed by Floyd S. Pike Electrical, for twenty six years and in 1994 established...

Isaac Eugene Spillman, Jr

Isaac Eugene Spillman, Jr

Oct 22, 2013

Mr. Isaac Eugene "Ike" Spillman, Jr., 70, of 320 Granite Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 22, 2013, at his home. Mr. Spillman was born October 13, 1943, in Forsyth County, the son of the late Isaac Eugene Spillman, Sr. and Margaret Beshears Spillman. Ike graduated in 1968 from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with...

Mr. Buddy Wade Culler

Mr. Buddy Wade Culler

Oct 22, 2013

Mr. Buddy Wade Culler age 69 of 158 Circle View Road, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born October 7, 1944 in Patrick County, VA to the late Grant and Madie King Culler. Mr. Culler was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Vietnam...

Johnny Ray Vaughn

Johnny Ray Vaughn

Oct 21, 2013

Mr. Johnny Ray Vaughn, 51, of 589 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, October 21, 2013, at his home. Mr. Vaughn was born March 26, 1962, in Surry County, one of four children born to John Early and Margaret Money Vaughn. Johnny worked in the construction industry for many years. He is survived by...

Mrs. Deborah Ann McConkey Wilson

Mrs. Deborah Ann McConkey Wilson

Oct 21, 2013

Mrs. Deborah Ann McConkey Wilson, 55, of Westfield passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on January 12, 1958 to the late James Ralph and Lizzie Dervie Jones McConkey. Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Catlin Morgan of Sandy...

Mrs. Delia Quesenberry Stevens

Mrs. Delia Quesenberry Stevens

Oct 20, 2013

Mrs. Delia Quesenberry Stevens, 89, of Ararat, VA passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at her home. She was born on September 11, 1924 to the late Lee Davis and Ethel Virginia Taylor Quesenberry. Mrs. Stevens was homemaker and retired from Proctor Silex. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carlene and Herbert Ogle of Ararat, VA; a son...

Mrs. Lucy Gladys Guynn Ogle

Mrs. Lucy Gladys Guynn Ogle

Oct 20, 2013

Mrs. Lucy Gladys Guynn Ogle age 86 of 1168 Cherry Crest Dr., Cana, VA widow of Mr. Henry Ogle passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at her home. She was born March 30, 1927 in Surry County, NC to the late Luke and Frances Guynn. She was retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of oak Grove Baptist Church....

Rev. Bernard D. Handy

Rev. Bernard D. Handy

Oct 19, 2013

Rev. Bernard D. Handy, age 87 of Stuart passed away Saturday at his home. He was born in Patrick County on June 8, 1926 to the late Fernell Handy and Arta Overby Handy. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by four sisters, Evelyn Compton, Betty Barrow, Nessie Handy, Nellie Handy; and five brothers, Herbert, Clyde,...

Mrs. Carolyn Gail Reece Whitaker

Mrs. Carolyn Gail Reece Whitaker

Oct 19, 2013

Mrs. Carolyn Gail Reece Whitaker, 66, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on October 24, 1946 to the late Dewey John and Elsie Mae Reynolds Reece. Mrs. Whitaker was a retired cashier from Wal-Mart. She is survived by two daughters, Donna Gail Heath,...