Mintoria Bowman Posey
Nov 25, 2012
Mrs. Mintoria Bowman Posey, 99, of 3482 Volunteer Road, Pinnacle, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. Mrs. Posey was born October 31, 1913, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Susie Ellen Hall. She was a homemaker and the oldest living member of Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Mintoria loved her church family and looked forward to going to any...
Richard Thomas Simmons, Sr
Nov 24, 2012
Mr. Richard Thomas Simmons, Sr., 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Simmons was born March 30, 1937, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Robert Columbus and Lizzie Jones Simmons. Richard retired as an industrial engineer from Renfro Corporation after many...
Mrs. Ruby Combs Jenkins
Nov 23, 2012
Mrs. Ruby Faye Combs Jenkins, 72, of Dobson passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wilkes County on January 17, 1940 to the late Arlis Ray and Dorothy Jane Blevins Combs. Mrs. Jenkins was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to her family. She...
Mrs. Jacqueline Tate Akers
Nov 23, 2012
Mrs. Jacqueline Tate Akers, age 67 of Cana, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Akers was born in Carroll County on April 27, 1945 to Lee William and Mary Lou Tate. She was a loving mother and sister who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Debbie Akers of the home; Lisa and...
Mr. Lenville Everett Martin
Nov 23, 2012
Mr. Lenville Everett Martin, age 78 of Hillsville passed away at his home on Friday, November 23, 2012. He was born in Carroll County, VA on February 18, 1934 to the late Everett Lenville and Goldie Ann Quesenberry Martin. Mr. Martin served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 until 1956. He was a carpenter and a talented brick and...
Mrs. Thelma Owens Dunkley
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Thelma Owens Dunkley, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on January 7, 1924 to the late Will Arthur and Alpha Shelton Owens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dunkley was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years,...
Mr. John Silva, Jr
Nov 22, 2012
Mr. John Silva, Jr., age 65 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the V.A. Medical Center in Salem. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 25, 1947 to the late John Silva, Sr. and Josie Robles Silva. In addition to his parents, Mr. Silva was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Ann Silva. He...
Mrs. Gladys Hamlin Hawks
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Gladys Hamlin Hawks died at Central Continuing Care on Thursday, November 22, 2012, at 11:20 AM. She was 96 years old. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Richard Hamlin; second husband, Homer Hawks; one son, Curtis Dale Hamlin and granddaughter, Lori Nell Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Opal H. Hardy and Callie H....
Mrs. Katherine McCarty Keys
Nov 20, 2012
Katherine Lillian McCarty Keys, 94, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Andrew Keys, and survived by her daughter, Kay Keys Allison and her husband Roy of Richmond, VA. Also surviving are the grandchildren she adored: Clay Gilbert and his wife Stephanie, Andy Gilbert and...
Mrs. Joan Patricia Law Southern Wood
Nov 19, 2012
Mrs. Joan Patricia Law Southern Wood, 63 of Mt. Airy went to her heavenly home Monday, November 19, 2012 from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Wood was born in Alamance County on January 3, 1949 to Alma Mae Corder and the late James Franklin Law. She was retired from Central Continuing Care and was a...
Mrs. Jewell Light Alderman
Nov 19, 2012
Ms. Jewell Light Alderman, age 78 of Gretna, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Gretna Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Meadows of Dan on September 9, 1934 to the late James Andrew and Leitha Pearl Boyd Light. In addition to her parents, Ms. Alderman was preceded in death by her first husband, William Lloyd Handy;...
Bobby Alvie Mills
Nov 19, 2012
Mr. Bobby Alvie Mills, 76, of 189 Norman Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, November 19, 2012. He was born April 27, 1936, in Surry County, to the late John Archie and Ruby Alma Love Mills. He served our country in the United States Amry and was a retired electrician. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Parker Mills...
Mr. Lewis Roger Berrier
Nov 18, 2012
Mr. Lewis Roger Berrier, 83, of 2979 Flower Gap Road, Cana, VA, passed away Sunday night, November 18, 2012, at his home. He was born May 22, 1929, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late R.L. and Sallie Vernon Berrier. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, receiving a Purple Heart and Silver Star. Mr....
Leonard Grady Isaacs
Nov 18, 2012
Mr. Leonard Grady Isaacs, 70, of 496 Belton Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012, at his home. Mr. Isaacs was born February 25, 1942, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Jessie Ephriam and Thelma Cena York Isaacs. Leonard was a self-employed farmer and mechanic. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa and...
Mr. Joseph Glenn Sawyers
Nov 17, 2012
Mr. Joseph Glenn Sawyers, 94, of Ararat entered the Portals of Heaven on Friday, November 16, 2012 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on June 23, 1918 to the late Frazier Edward and Katie Alice Venable Sawyers. Mr. Sawyers was a retired farmer and a dedicated member of Bryant's Chapel...
Mrs. Faye Beaux Simpson Francis Atkins
Nov 17, 2012
Mrs. Faye Beaux Simpson Francis Atkins, 86 of Ararat, NC passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on October 10, 1926 to the late Tyra and Roxie Badgett Simpson. Mrs. Atkins was retired from the Renfro Sock Store and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. She is...
Curtis Hylton Wright
Nov 17, 2012
Mr. Curtis Hylton Wright, 88, of Mount Airy, died Saturday, November 17, 2012. Mr. Wright was born June 19, 1924, in Surry County, the son of Grover C. and Roxie Ashburn Wright. Mr. Wright retired from Central Telephone Company after 43 years of service. Currently, he was the chairman of Surrey Bank and Trust in Mount Airy as well as...
Baby Angel Rain Floyd
Nov 16, 2012
Baby Angel Rain Floyd age 5 months of Lowgap, NC passed away Friday November 16, 2012. She was born June 1, 2012 in Surry County to Billie Jo Floyd and J. W. Noisey. Surviving are her mother, Billie Jo Floyd, Mt. Airy, her father, J.W. Noisey, Mt. Airy, two sisters Alaina Floyd and Hailey Floyd, two brothers Nathan Martin and...
Mr. Vernon Avery Hodges
Nov 16, 2012
Mr. Vernon Hodges, age 77, of Elkin, NC passed away at his home on Friday November 16, 2012. He was born in Surry County to the late James Alvin Hodges and the late Bertha White Hodges on September 30, 1935. Mr. Hodges was a graduate of Dobson High School in 1953. He retired from Surry County with Twenty Five years...
Mrs. Beulah Belton Freeman
Nov 16, 2012
Mrs. Beulah Belton Freeman age 92 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born on April 27, 1920 in Surry County County to the late Joe and Bessie Trail Belton. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. Mrs. Freeman is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Daisy...