Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gilley
Apr 19, 2012
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gilley, age 75 of Bassett, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Roanoke on March 22, 1937 to the late Garnett and Beulah Johnson Williams. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gilley was preceded in death by her first husband, Curtis Foley; a granddaughter, Candace Clark;...
Mr. Marshall Glenn Brooks
Apr 19, 2012
Mr. Marshall Glenn Brooks, age 89, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Thursday morning April 19, 2012 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy, NC. He was born in Surry County on August 27, 1922 to the late Glenn and Carrie McCann Brooks. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, and was a retired Supervisor...
Mrs.Louise Hice Johnson
Apr 19, 2012
Mrs. Louise Hice Johnson age77 of 2551 South Main Street, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. James R. Johnson passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 7, 1935 in Surry County, NC to the late Pate Lewis and Ima Jane Todd Hice. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving...
Frances Louise Stanley Blackmon
Apr 18, 2012
Ms. Frances Louise "Peggy" Stanley Blackmon, 83, of 1405 Bluejay Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, April 18, 2012, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Blackmon was born June 11, 1928, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Myrtle Gray Stanley. Peggy worked in the local textile mills for many years and was a member of Welcome...
George Stephen Lakey
Apr 18, 2012
Mr. George Stephen "Steve" Lakey, 55, of 115 Home Trail, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 18, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Lakey was born May 3, 1956, in Surry County, the only child born to Quiller Lincoln and Vivian Thomas Lakey. He worked as a machine fixer at Sara Lee...
Mrs. Zeta Canney Poteat
Apr 18, 2012
Mrs. Zeta Joan Canney Poteat, age 72 of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Poteat was born in Elkart, IA on February 8, 1940 to Virgil Robert and Thelma Holsinger Canney. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Surviving is her...
Mrs. Joan Carolyn Campbell-Thompson
Apr 18, 2012
Mrs. Joan Carolyn Campbell-Thompson, age 67 of Critz, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Martinsville on October 30, 1944 to the late Ralph A. and Ricie Wade Campbell. She had been an active member at Critz Baptist Church where she sang in the choir, was...
Mrs. Mary Ellen McMillian Tolbert
Apr 17, 2012
Mrs. Mary Ellen McMillian Tolbert age 77 devoted mother, wife, and sister of 542 Allred Mill Rd., Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Grady Franklin Tolbert passed away Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born September 8, 1934 in Surry County, NC to the late Lacy and Hazel Sutphin McMillian. She was employed...
Paul Kermit Lowe
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. Paul Kermit Lowe, 86, of 1064 Maple Grove Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Lowe was born October 14, 1925, in Surry County, the son of the late Claude Odell and Lizzie Gentry Lowe. Paul served our country in the United States Army during World...
Clifton Baird Atkins
Apr 17, 2012
Mr. Clifton Baird Atkins, 81, of Ararat, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Atkins was born August 29, 1931, in Surry County, the son of the late John William and Ira Lou Atkins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Porter Atkins of Ararat, NC. and his sister, Alma...
Teresa Denise Johnson
Apr 17, 2012
Mrs. Teresa Denise Johnson, 51, of Dobson passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Johnson was born in Surry County on July 23, 1960 to the late Clifford and Doris Bean Sawyers. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Covenant Church. She is survived by her husband, Johnny...
Roy Brian Cavanaugh
Apr 17, 2012
Mt. Mr. Roy Brian (Butch) Cavanaugh, age 70, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday morning at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in King Co. Washington, on July 17, 1941 to the late William Virgil and Helen Lucille Allen Cavanaugh. He was a member of Country Baptist Church and was retired from the US Coast...
Rev. Donald "Don" Gray Bryant, Jr
Apr 16, 2012
Rev. Donald "Don" Gray Bryant, Jr., age 48 of Lambsburg, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2012. Rev. Bryant was born in Surry County on March 9, 1964 to Rev. Donald Gray Bryant, Sr. and Opal Combs Bryant. He was employed with Cooke Trucking. He was the founder of Gods Cornucopia and Outreach Ministries. He loved spreading...
Ms. Helen Louise Dearmin Inman
Apr 16, 2012
Ms. Helen Louise Dearmin Inman age 88 of Mount Airy, died at the Northern Hospital of Surry County on Monday April 16, 2012. Ms. Inman was born in Stokes County, October 19, 1923, the daughter of the late Fletcher Vance and Clarice Simmons Dearmin. Ms. Inman was secretary for Inman Electric Company for over 50 years, and was a member...
Harry Lafayette Dowell
Apr 15, 2012
Mr. Harry Lafayette Dowell, 82, of 590 Crossingham Road, Mount Airy, NC went to his eternal home to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 15, 2012. A resident of this area all of his life, Mr. Dowell was born on September 2, 1929, son of the late Ambrose Lafayette Dowell and Lissie Deatherage Dowell. Mr. Dowell was a retired Vice...
Mrs. Rumell Stanley Whitaker
Apr 14, 2012
Mrs. Rumell Stanley Whitaker, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday evening April 14, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Surry County on September 27, 1922 to the late Ernest and Lessie Harris Stanley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Troy Ellis Whitaker; one sister...
Mrs. Jean Harbour Belcher
Apr 13, 2012
Mrs. Jean Harbour Belcher, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Friday evening at Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County. She was born on January 19, 1936 in Patrick County to the late Edmond Harbour and Lelia Midkiff Harbour. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, Giles McPeak and Paul Lucas Belcher;...
Mrs. Mildred Simmons
Apr 13, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Simmons, 88 of Mt Airy went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2012 in Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born May 10, 1923 in The Hollow, VA to the late G.C. "Cleve" and Maude McMillian. Mrs. Simmons was a graduate of Martin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. In 1948 she married Charles Aubrey Simmons, who predeceased...
Joey Douglas Burch
Apr 13, 2012
Mr. Joey Douglas Burch, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 at his home. Mr. Burch was born in Surry County on January 29, 1956 to the late James Anderson Burch and Virginia Collins Burch Leftwich. He worked at Jenny's Frame Shop before becoming disabled and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a brother...
Faye Ester Sawyers
Apr 13, 2012
Miss Faye Ester Sawyers, 78, of 404 Jefferies Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, April 13, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Miss Sawyers was born August 14, 1933, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Dock and Delia Lawson Sawyers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian faith....