Obituaries

Ms. Christy Renee Cisneros

Ms. Christy Renee Cisneros

Oct 6, 2013

Ms. Christy Renee Laws Cisneros, age 32, of Lowgap, NC, passed away on Sunday October 6, 2013 after a brief illness at the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. She was born in Durham Co. on March 21, 1981 to Edward Laws and the late Mary Annette Goings Laws. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith....

Mrs. Mary Anne Adkins

Mrs. Mary Anne Adkins

Oct 5, 2013

Mrs. Mary Anne Adkins, age 74 of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born on Dec. 2, 1938 in Patrick County to the late Leslie Collins and Lois Fulcher Collins. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Spencer Adkins; a great grandson, Scotty Martin; and one...

Mr. John Junior Boyd

Mr. John Junior Boyd

Oct 5, 2013

Mr. John Junior Boyd, 75 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Patrick County on September 10, 1938 to the late Samuel Francis and Josie Ann Hooker Boyd. Mr. Boyd retired from grading construction and was a member of the Lawsonville Church of God....

Mrs. Lillie Elmo Martin

Mrs. Lillie Elmo Martin

Oct 5, 2013

Ms. Lillie Elmo Martin, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on September 1, 1933 to the late Burdin and Leora Fulcher Martin. In addition to her parents, Ms. Martin was preceded in death by five brothers, John McKinley, Lewis, Curtis, Camden and Winfred Martin; and three sisters,...

Raymond Isaac Creed

Raymond Isaac Creed

Oct 5, 2013

Mr. Raymond Isaac Creed Age 93 of Lowgap, NC. passed away Saturday morning October 5, 2013 at his home. Mr. Creed was born April 8, 1920 in Surry County to the late George and Pearlie Lowe Creed and was a longtime Sawmiller. Surviving are his wife Stella Lowe Creed of the home, four daughters and sons-in-law Jo Ann and Richard...

Mrs. Mary Ruth Atkins McGee

Mrs. Mary Ruth Atkins McGee

Oct 5, 2013

Mrs. Mary Ruth Atkins McGee, 73, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Golden Living Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on August 24, 1940 to the late Coy and Mary McHone Atkins. Mrs. McGee was a retired Inspector from Spencer Corporation and a member of the Church of...

Mrs. Clemmie Gertrude Smith Cook

Mrs. Clemmie Gertrude Smith Cook

Oct 4, 2013

"I go the way of all the earth" Mrs. Clemmie Gertrude Smith Cook died on October 4, 2013. She was born December 8, 1920 to Riley and Deily Kiser Smith. She had five brothers: Luther, Dubert, Reeber, Robert and Carl and two sisters: Ruby Smith and Lela Smith Newsome. They all predeceased her. She was a member of the 1938...

Mrs. Judy Faye Smith Cummings

Mrs. Judy Faye Smith Cummings

Oct 4, 2013

Mrs. Judy Faye Smith Cummings, 63, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Friday October 4, 2013 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee on October 2, 1950 to the late John H. and Evelyn Inez Brown Smith. Mrs. Cummings was a retired Dietician from Hugh Chatham Nursing Center....

Mrs. Betty Ann Warren Hiatt

Mrs. Betty Ann Warren Hiatt

Oct 3, 2013

Mrs. Betty Ann Warren Hiatt age 81 of 2904 Westfield Road, Mt. Airy, NC wife of Mr. Donald Willard Hiatt, Sr. passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1932 in Durham, NC to the late James Ivey and Minnie Mae O'Briant Warren. She was retired from the Surry County School...

Mr. Edward Joseph Hash

Mr. Edward Joseph Hash

Oct 1, 2013

Mr. Edward Joseph Hash, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Hash was born in Washington, DC to Dexter Lane and Catherine Freedman Hash. He was retired from IBM, Inc. Surviving is his dear friend and love, Judy Schleicker; daughters, Ramenia "Daow" Williamson and Catherine Hash; sons, Christopher Hash and...

Mrs. Peggy Terrell Haynes

Mrs. Peggy Terrell Haynes

Oct 1, 2013

Mrs. Peggy Terrell Haynes, age 81 of Dobson, NC, passed away on Tuesday morning October 1, 2013, at her home. She was born in Surry County to the late Dave and Dorothy Snow Terrell on August 15, 1931. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death of her husband Davis Monroe Haynes. She was a Farmer and Homemaker,...

Thelma Lee Gravely

Thelma Lee Gravely

Oct 1, 2013

Miss Thelma Lee Gravely, 85, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on May 4, 1928 to the late Marion and Elvira Portis Gravely. Miss Gravely was a homemaker and will be missed by her loving family. She is survived by a...

Alpha Weddle Martin

Alpha Weddle Martin

Sep 28, 2013

Ms. Alpha Weddle Martin, 96, of Vinton, VA, passed away Saturday morning, September 28, 2013, at Berkshire Health and Rehabilitation Center in Vinton, VA. Ms. Martin was born May 26, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late John and Maude Puckett Weddle. She was a homemaker and a member of The Upper Room Church. She is survived...

Mrs. Margaret Meadows Secrest

Mrs. Margaret Meadows Secrest

Sep 28, 2013

Mrs. Margaret Meadows Secrest age 89 of Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Harless Secrest passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Forsyth County to the late Ollie Ray and Laura Jane Hunter Meadows. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are a...

Mr. Noel Bernard Terry, Sr

Mr. Noel Bernard Terry, Sr

Sep 27, 2013

Mr. Noel Bernard Terry, Sr., age 80 of Ridgeway, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Floyd County on May 7, 1933 to the late Herbert O. and Oma Stanley Terry. In addition to his parents, Mr. Terry was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Marie Hughes Terry;...

Beverly Dee Neal Barnette

Beverly Dee Neal Barnette

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. Beverly Dee Neal Barnette, Age 66 of 257 Hylton St. Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday September 26, 2013 at her home. She was born on February 6, 1947 in Surry County, to the late Bernard and Gladys Hodgin Neal. She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She retired from Novant Health after...

Allen L. Davis

Allen L. Davis

Sep 26, 2013

COURTESY FOR GENTRY FUNERAL HOME Allen L. Davis, 81, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013. He was born September 4, 1932 in Surry County, N.C. to the late Charlie and Thelma Davis. Mr. Davis served in the U.S. Army 32nd Signal Corp in Germany. In 1956, he married Virginia Sherrill Brown who survives. Other survivors are two sisters, Shirley D....

Georgia Etta Collins Puckett

Georgia Etta Collins Puckett

Sep 26, 2013

Mrs. Georgia Etta Collins Puckett, 94, of Ararat, VA passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Patrick County on January 18, 1919 to the late Thomas Thurman and Susan Minnie Bowman Collins. Mrs. Puckett was a homemaker and was a member of Doe Run Baptist Church. She...

Mr. Arthur Guy Shockley

Mr. Arthur Guy Shockley

Sep 25, 2013

Mr. Arthur Guy Shockley, age 86 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on July 8, 1927 to the late Arthur N. and Essie Ayers Shockley. He graduated from Hardin Reynolds Memorial School, attended Concord United Methodist Church, was a lifelong farmer and had retired from J.P. Stevens Rubber Thread....

Mr. Samuel Richard Wood, Sr

Mr. Samuel Richard Wood, Sr

Sep 24, 2013

Mr. Samuel Richard Wood, Sr., age 90 of Spencer, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on December 12, 1922 to the late Samuel and Myrtle Geneva Shough Wood. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wood was preceded in death by a son, Samuel Richard Wood, Jr.;...