Obituaries
Nancy Avis Mayes Schuyler
Jan 9, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Avis Mayes Schuyler Age 86 133 Schuyler Farm Lane Lowgap, NC passed away peacefully Wednesday morning January 9, 2013 at her home. Avis was a devoted wife, mother and Christian. One of her biggest joys was singing along with her husband Caldwell and son Trent. The Schuyler Family sang for many years. We know that heavens choir shouted...
Mr. Albert "Monty" Blackmon, Sr
Jan 8, 2013
Mr. Albert Montgomery "Monty" Blackmon, Sr. age 53, of 1102 Park Dr., Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born February 28, 1959 in Baltimore, MD to Zack Worrell Blackmon, Sr. and Betty Bunker Blackmon. Mr. Blackmon was a graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business....
Mr. Jack Monday Cox
Jan 8, 2013
Mr. Jack Monday Cox, 85, of Mt. Airy, widower of Shirley Sydnor Cox, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Cox was born February 16, 1927, in Surry County, to Charles E. and Annie Monday Cox. He was retired from Pine State Knitwear and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law,...
Mrs. Lennis Mae Cassady Inman
Jan 7, 2013
Mrs. Lennis Mae Cassady Inman, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on August 29,1920 to the late John and Dovie Dalton Cassady. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Inman was preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Inman; eight brothers, Brock, Kenneth, Richard,...
Kenneth Leon Gray
Jan 7, 2013
Mr. Kenneth Leon Gray, 66, of 282 Gray Lane, Cana, VA, passed away Monday morning, January 7, 2013, at his home. Mr. Gray was born November 1, 1946, in Carroll County, VA, one of ten children born to the late William Lawrence and Una Ethel Smith Gray. Leon was a heavy equipment operator for many years. He is survived by...
Mrs. Patricia Ann Matthews "Cricket" Hester
Jan 7, 2013
Mrs. Patricia Ann Matthews "Cricket" Hester, 80, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on May 15, 1932 to the late Roy and Betty Jane Thomas Matthews. Mrs. Hester retired from Smart Top Hosiery. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed....
James Harvey Wilson, Jr
Jan 7, 2013
JAMES HARVEY WILSON, JR. James Harvey Wilson, Jr. was born March 16, 1927 in Florence, SC to James Harvey Wilson Sr and Martha Jane Gamble Wilson . He passed away January 7, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem NC after a brief illness. Harvey is survived by his wife, Betty Wilson; brother Burgess Wilson (Doris) of Sumter, SC, his...
Mrs. Myrtle Tilley Branch
Jan 6, 2013
Mrs. Myrtle Tilley Branch, 80, of Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Thomas Norman Branch passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 into the arms of Jesus at Forsyth Medical Center with her loving family by her side. She was born August 5, 1932 in Surry County to the late Roland and Daisy Whitaker Tilley. She was the former owner of...
Robert Lee "Bob" Knight
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Robert Lee "Bob" Knight, 78 of Stuart passed away Saturday evening at his home. He was born in Lawsonville, N.C. on December 25, 1934 to the late Russell Valentine and Frances Grace Doss Knight. Mr. Knight was an active member of Concord Church of Christ. He was Commander of the Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard and V.F.W Post...
Bobby Greene Johnson
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Bobby Greene "Bob" Johnson, 77, of Mount Airy, husband of Barbara Harriman Johnson, passed away Sunday morning, January 6, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Johnson was born February 23, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Harvey Andrew and Estelle Gunnell Johnson. Bob attended Westfield High School and ASU at Boone. He...
Mr. Arthur Gentry Patton
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Arthur Gentry Patton, age 81 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 06, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Patton was born in Charleston, WV on October 31, 1931 to Lawrence and Alice Royal Patton. He was a retired roofer. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Judy Glass of Galax and Barbara and Bryant Utt of Mt....
Bruce Wayne Hiatt
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. Bruce Wayne Hiatt age 58 of Pfafftown, NC. passed away Sunday January 6, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Hiatt was born April 6, 1954 in Surry County to Elizabeth Puckett Hiatt and the late Albert Reid Hiatt, Jr.; he was employed in retail sales and was a member of Old 52...
Mrs. Dorothy Whitaker Speer
Jan 5, 2013
Dorothy April Whitaker Speer On January 5, 2013, an angel came and relieved Dorothy April Whitaker Speer of all of her earthly pain; she had been called home to Heaven. Mrs. Dorothy Speer was born on April 27, 1930 in Surry County and passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, NC after a sudden illness. Dorothy...
Mrs. Annie Lala H. Hylton
Jan 4, 2013
Mrs. Annie Lala H. Hylton, age 93 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on November 28, 1919 to the late David and Mamie Rorrer Hylton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hylton was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Howard Hylton; a grandson,...
Mildred Lyons Edwards Carr
Jan 4, 2013
Mrs. Mildred Lyons Edwards Carr Age 91 of 205 Cedar Knoll Rd. Mt. Airy passed away Friday January 4, 2013 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mrs. Carr was born September 8, 1921 in Surry County to the late James E. and Amie Watkins Edwards, she was a homemaker and member of Trinity Episcopal Church....
Mrs. Earnestine Nola Cassell Venable
Jan 3, 2013
Mrs. Earnestine Nola Cassell Venable, 81, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 24, 1931 to the late Samuel and Luna Atkins Cassell. Mrs. Venable was a homemaker and was a member of Blackwater United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Margie Lee Bond Jessup
Dec 31, 2012
Mrs. Margie Lee Bond Jessup, 84, wife of 63 years to the late Warren R. Jessup, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Central Continuing Care after a short illness. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late John C. and Gracie E. Bond on August 7, 1928. Margie was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister....
James Franklin Hammond, Jr
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. James Franklin Hammond, Jr., 61 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hammond was born August 8, 1951. He served in the United States Army and retired from the Veteran's Administration. He is survived by his wife, Linda Sue Lester Hammond; children, James Hammond, III, Mathew Thomas, Rebecca Thomas, and...
Mr. Robert Glen Morris
Dec 29, 2012
Mr. Robert Glen Morris, age 102 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Golden Living Surry Community in Mt. Airy. He was born in Douglas County MO. on May 31, 1910 to the late Jon Cleveland and Martha Lou Helmstutler Morris. Mr. Morris served under the leadership of General George. S. Patton's 3rd Army during World War...
Mrs. Pauline Jessup Phipps-Evans
Dec 28, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Jessup Phipps-Evans, age 75 of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Phipps-Evans was born in Patrick County on May 21, 1937 to Charlie and Eunice Jessup. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. She is survived by her husband, Robert Evans of the home; sons and a daughter-in-law,...


