Crystal Gail Walls

Crystal Gail Walls

May 28, 2012

Mrs. Crystal Gail Draughn Walls, 34, of 215 Wayne Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Walls was born January 30, 1978, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Jesse Cleveland Draughn, Jr. and Beulah Estelle Marion Draughn. Crystal was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Roger Don Walls of the home; two...

Leslie Kirkman Eldridge

Leslie Kirkman Eldridge

May 28, 2012

Mrs. Leslie Kirkman Eldridge, 64, of Dobson passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, May 28, 2012. She was born in Surry County on November 10, 1947 to the late Orby Marion and Ruth Edwards Kirkman. Mrs. Eldridge was a graduate of Western Carolina University and was employed by the Surry County Departmenmt of Social Services as Project Manager...

Vera Faye Edwards

Vera Faye Edwards

May 28, 2012

Ms. Vera Faye Edwards, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Edwards was born March 19, 1953, in Surry County, the daughter of Jesse and Vernie Tate Edwards. She was a nurse at Elkin Health Care. She loved helping people and was a member of Jesus Tabernacle Church in Cana,...

Mrs. Crystal Gail Draughn Walls

Mrs. Crystal Gail Draughn Walls

May 28, 2012

Mrs. Crystal Gail Draughn Walls, 34, of 215 Wayne Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Walls was born January 30, 1978, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Jesse Cleveland Draughn, Jr. and Beulah Estelle Marion Draughn. Crystal was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Roger Don Walls of the home; two...

Mary Elizabeth Goins Bowman

Mary Elizabeth Goins Bowman

May 28, 2012

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Goins Bowman, 80, of 707 Willow Street, Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, May 28, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Bowman was born March 31, 1932, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late Claude and Ellen Goins. She was reared by Joe and Rosie Haynes and retired from Cross...

Troy Rudolph Shelton

Troy Rudolph Shelton

May 26, 2012

Mr. Troy Rudolph Shelton, 78, of 104 Rolling Stone Trail, Lowgap, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 26, 2012, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born June 21, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Harley Lee and Alverta Semones Shelton. He was an entrepreneur for most of his...

Charles Herbert Hooker

Charles Herbert Hooker

May 26, 2012

Mr. Charles Herbert Hooker, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Gaithersburg, MD. Mr. Hooker was born November 30, 1928, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Merritt Howard and Lou Ada Goin Hooker. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean War. He retired from the Mount Airy City...

Donald Claude Arnder

Donald Claude Arnder

May 25, 2012

Mr. Donald Claude Arnder, 58, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, May 25, 2012. Mr. Arnder was born October 14, 1953, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Claude and Annie Hawks Arnder. He was the owner and operator of Eddie's Zip Foods and had a smile for everyone he came in contact with. He is survived by a...

Donnie Odell Blair

Donnie Odell Blair

May 25, 2012

Mr. Donnie Odell Blair, 67, of 574 Pell Lane, Claudville, VA, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012. He was born May 20, 1945, in Hinton, WV, to the late Henry Yates and Goldie Ivory Bowling Blair. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam War, and a retired painter. He is survived by his...

Madie Magdaline Goad

Madie Magdaline Goad

May 25, 2012

Miss Madie Magdaline Goad, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Miss Goad was born May 11, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Deshazo Wimbish and Nannie Lou Deatherage Goad. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Faith Community Church. She is survived by a son, Bobby Goad...

Mr. Donnie Odell Blair

Mr. Donnie Odell Blair

May 25, 2012

Mr. Donnie Odell Blair, 67, of 574 Pell Lane, Claudville, VA, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012. He was born May 20, 1945, in Hinton, WV, to the late Henry Yates and Goldie Ivory Bowling Blair. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam War, and a retired painter. He is survived by his...

Mrs. Sylvia Beltran Bush

Mrs. Sylvia Beltran Bush

May 24, 2012

Mrs. Sylvia Janeth Beltran Bush, age 48, of Moravian Falls passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Conjutepeque, El Salvador on October 28, 1963 to the late Raul Rivera and Rosa Emilia Beltran. Mrs. Bush was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend who...

Mr. John Leonard "Johnny" Conway, Jr

Mr. John Leonard "Johnny" Conway, Jr

May 24, 2012

Mr. John Leonard "Johnny" Conway, Jr., age 83 of Danville, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Danville Regional Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1929 to the late John Leonard Conway, Sr. and Delsie Jessup Conway. In addition to his parents, Mr. Conway was preceded in death by a brother,...

Mrs. Lou Ella Hubbard Handy

Mrs. Lou Ella Hubbard Handy

May 23, 2012

Mrs. Lou Ella Hubbard Handy, age 79 of Woolwine, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on September 8, 1932 to the late Alvery B. and Fannie Ellen Harbour Hubbard. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Handy was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Marvin, Clyde...

Mrs. Karen Denise White Jones

Mrs. Karen Denise White Jones

May 23, 2012

Mrs. Karen Denise White Jones age 50 of 218 Maple Hollow Road, Mt. Airy, NC wife of Mr. Dean Jones passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at her home. She was born February 26, 1962 in Union, SC to Doris Gardner Burrell and the late Paul White. She was a graduate of Union County High School in 1980 and a...

Mrs. Mary Audene Carter Bennett

Mrs. Mary Audene Carter Bennett

May 23, 2012

Mrs. Mary Audene Carter Bennett, 84 of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Bennett was born in Surry County on March 16, 1928 to the late John and Mary Lokra Carter. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Airy Church of God. She is survived by daughters...

Mrs. Eldean Dehart Adkins

Mrs. Eldean Dehart Adkins

May 23, 2012

Mrs. Eldean DeHart Adkins, age 91 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Stuart. She was born on March 5, 1921 to the late William and Martha Ann Martin Bullins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Adkins was preceded in death by her first husband, Elijah A. DeHart; her second husband, Doc Benford Adkins; two sons, Elijah...

Virginia Ellen Shelor

Virginia Ellen Shelor

May 22, 2012

Mrs. Virginia Ellen Shelor, age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born on June 9, 1925 in Eden, North Carolina to the late Charles Ellis and Lillie Reynolds Shelor. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Shelor was preceded in death by her husband, George A....

Mrs. Louise Boyd Bondurant

Mrs. Louise Boyd Bondurant

May 22, 2012

Mrs. Louise Boyd Bondurant, age 85 of Cana, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Wheatland Assisted Living. Mrs. Bondurant was born in Patrick County on April 20, 1927 to Franklin K. and Rosa Smith Boyd. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Bondurant was a member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. Surviving are a daughter and...

Mr. Donald Horace Perkins

Mr. Donald Horace Perkins

May 21, 2012

Mr. Donald Horace Perkins, 67 of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Perkins was born in Radford, VA in Montgomery County on July 17, 1944 to the late Wilcher Jordan and Martha Bondurant Perkins. He was owner and administrator of Angel Hands Health Care in Greensboro. He is survived by a...