Mrs. Josephine Louise "Jo" Atkins Phillips, age 72 of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Sunday, February 12, 2012. She was born in Surry County, the daughter of the late Lacy Lincoln Atkins and Beulah Elizabeth Johnson Atkins Cain. Mrs. Philips worked as a hairdresser with her mother for 26 years at Beulah's Beauty Shop....
Mrs. Evelyn M. Goins, 72 of Yadkinville passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Goins was born in Stokes County on November 7, 1939 to the late Dillard and Clara Mae Sprinkle Goins. She was retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by...
Mrs. Ethel Lawson Nester Royal, age 78 of Floyd passed away Saturday night at her home. She was born on April 8, 1933 to the late Manuel and Lucinda Rakes Lawson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a sister, Mae Clark. Mrs. Royal had retired from United Elastic and attended Thomas Grove Primitive Baptist...
Mrs. Lola Loraine Henry Logan, 85, of 773 Logan Bluff, Hillsville, VA, passed away Friday morning, February 10, 2012, at her home. She was born June 22, 1926, in Cleveland, MS, to the late William Robert Henry, Sr. and Ollie Ann Pender Henry. Mrs. Logan was a 1949 graduate of Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. She was a homemaker, a Bible...
Ms. Shelvia Robertson Snow, 62, of Old Lowgap Road entered the Portals of Heaven on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on July 30, 1949 to the late Anderson and Irene Galyean Robertson. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving children, Theresa Snow...
Mrs. Lillian Violet Barnard Midkiff, 94, of 242 Paisley Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, February 8, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Midkiff was born February 7, 1918, in Patrick County, VA, one of eight children born to the late William Charlie and Sally Ellen Bowman Barnard. Violet retired from Renfro Corporation...
On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, James Benjamin Davis completed his earthly journey and left this life to join his heavenly Father and family. On December 8, 1928, in Corbin, KY, Jim was born to Nellie Pearl Harris and Paul Wood Davis. Later, the family relocated to Louisville, KY, where Jim enjoyed hanging on the fences at Churchill Downs. His days...
Mrs. Mary Allene Inman Bingman age 90 of 127 Echo Trail Mt. airy, NC widow of Mr. Ansley L. Bingman passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Universal Health Care in King, NC. She was born March 5, 1921 in Surry County, NC to the late Millard and Kizzie Haymore Inman. Mrs. Bingman was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry...
Luther Lee Walton, age 71 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Carroll County on November 27, 1940 to the late Charlie and Leola Young Walton. In addition to his parents, Luther was preceded in death by one sister, Lucy Scott, and three infant...
Mrs. Margaret M. Wanchick, 95 of Lowgap, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Wanchick was born in Byesville, OH on March 25, 1916 to the late Joseph and Margaret Olexa Krak. She was retired from Kent State University and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ravenna, OH. She is...
Mrs. Connie Mae Taylor Puckett, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday February 6, 2012 at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Puckett was born in Surry County on January 24, 1921. She was raised by her grandparents, Tom and Sarah Mathis. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law Bruce and Peggy Puckett of Ararat, Wayne and Sharon Puckett of Mt. Airy,...
Mrs. Thelma Lee Senter Morris, age 79 of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Mrs. Morris was born in Patrick County, VA on June 9, 1932 to the late William Carelus and Mary Bell Hiatt Senter. Mrs. Morris is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lynn...
Mr. Michael Lynn Cox, 60, of 120 Mulberry Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012, at his home. Mr. Cox was born October 5, 1951, in Surry County, one of nine children born to the late Rhoten Garfield and Mabel Easter Cox. Michael owned and operated South Main Drive-In and was a member of Bannertown Baptist Church. He...
Mr. Raymond Danny Allred, age 64 of Mt. Airy passed away at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, NC February 4, 2012. He was born April 1, 1947 in Surry County to the late Phillip and Catherine Doss Allred. He was founder of the Liberty Insulation Company and attended First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are mother of his children, Evelyn...
Mrs. Louette Boyd Bolen, age 88 of Cana, VA passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Heritage Hall-Laurel Meadows. Mrs. Bolen was born in Patrick County on December 21, 1923 to the late Charles Harvey and Sarah Gwynn Boyd. She was retired from Spencers Incorporated. She is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Josie B. and Roy Epperson, Annie B. Johnson...
Mrs. Juanita Helen McCraw Holst, 84, of Pilot Mountain, widow of Elmer Holst, LLD, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born February 9, 1927, in Surry County, to the late William Monroe McCraw and Ora Johnson McCraw Snow. She retired from Riggs National Bank in Washington, DC, and...
Mr. Larry Willard Mills, 69, of 214 Mills Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, February 3, 2012, at his home. Mr. Mills was born January 26, 1943, in Surry County, the son of the late Robert Cecil and Helen Willard Mills. Larry retired as a detention officer from the Surry County Sheriff's Department and attended The Peoples Church. He...
Mr. Ronnie Allen Sparks age 68 of 350 Honey Locust Lane Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday February 2, 2012 at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Surry County on December 7, 1943 to the late Amos and Lucille Hayes Sparks. Mr. Sparks was a lifelong member of Ladonia Baptist Church where he was an...
Mr. Royce Eugene Jessup, age 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at Twelve Oaks Retirement Center. Mr. Jessup was born in Surry County on February 2, 1928 to Spencer and Audrey Tilley Jessup. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving are...
Mrs. Sarah Savannah McHone Whitaker, 86, of 127 Bank Street, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, February 1, 2012, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Whitaker was born March 17, 1925, in Stokes County, one of seventeen children born to the late William Anderson and Daisy Manring McHone. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of White...