Mr. James Kennis Comer, age 82, of Dobson passed away on Saturday November 19, 2011, at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County on October 10, 1929 to the late Henry Sid Comer and the late Lavassie Whitaker Comer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Marylene Brindle...
Mr. George Wesley Harbour, Sr. age 81 of Stuart passed away Saturday evening at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on March 7, 1930 to the late Charlie Murray Harbour and Mary Pendleton Harbour. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Coy Harbour; and a nephew, Julian Leon...
Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Simmons age 92 of 1076 Flat Ridge Road, Cana, VA widow of Mr. William Bruce Simmons passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born July 29, 1919 in Carroll County to the late Sanders Carter Gray and Delia Florence Porter Gray. Mrs. Simmons worked along beside her husband...
Mrs. Lena Raye Hiatt Bruner, age 61 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Bruner was born in Surry County, June 15, 1950 to Lester L. and Ruth Willard Hiatt. She worked for many years in the public sector but most recently she and her husband co-owned a poultry business. Mrs. Bruner...
On November 16th, 2011 Delmar Franklin Wood, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 72 years. He worked as a farmer all his life, and enjoyed being in the outdoors; hunting with his dogs, riding his tractor, and enjoyed reading a good book. He and his wife shared an avid love for baseball with his favorite...
Mr. Donald Ray Wood, age 63, of Dobson, NC passed away after a sudden short illness on Wednesday November 16, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on December 15, 1947 to the late William Alex Wood and the late Eula Johnson Wood. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was a disabled Auto...
Mrs. Norma Ella Hill Jarrell, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday night, November 15, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Jarrell was born May 28, 1927, in Stokes County, the daughter of the late Cladie and Allie Lawson Hill. Norma retired as an inspector from Cross Creek Apparel and was a member of...
Mr. Garland Austin Smith, 71 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday November 15, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Smith was born in Amelia County, VA on May 3, 1940 to the late John Christopher and Carrie Mae Johnson Smith. He was retired from Sara Lee and a member of Laurel Bluff Baptist Church....
Mrs. Patricia Albright Davidson, age 70, of Gastonia, North Carolina passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Home in Stuart. She was born in Gastonia on September 9, 1941 to the late Lonnie Porter Albright, Sr. and Callie Lewis Albright. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davidson was preceded in death by her husband, Daryl Reid...
Mr. Michael Dennis Moore Age 60 of 400 Surry Manor Apt. Dobson, NC. passed away Monday November 14, 2011 at his home. Mr. Moore was born May 22, 1951 in Surry County to the late George and Lula Maude Flinchum Moore, he was a longtime mechanic and attended Day Springs Baptist Chapel. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law Michelle and...
Mr. Joe Neal Quesenberry, age 54 of Stuart passed away Monday at his home. He was born in Danville on Dec. 20, 1956. He was preceded in death by his father, Esmond Davis Quesenberry; a sister, Debbie Quesenberry; and his father in law, Curtis Inman. He was a Staff Sgt. in the US Army and served in Operation Desert Storm....
Mr. Calvin Ellis Nichols, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Nichols was born in Surry County, September 21, 1941 to Charlie Lee and Ethel Hawks Nichols. He was a retired manager from Labsco Supply Company and was a member of Mount Airy Wesleyan Church. Surviving is a loving daughter...
Mr. Harold Gwyn Bledsoe, 50, of Dobson passed away on Monday November 14, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He is survived by two sisters, and a brother-in-law, Norma and "Bo" Woodring and Debbie Bledsoe all of Dobson and two brothers, Ronnie Bledsoe and Jeff Bledsoe both of Elkin; three nieces, Candi and husband David Branch, Hannah and husband...
Mrs. Mary Jane Hill Beasley, age 52 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on September 9, 1959 to the late Kirby Lester Hill and Edith Clara Hooker Hill. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina and had worked for Perry Manufacturing. Mrs....
Mr. William Marion Chappell, age 78 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Chappell was born in Surry County, December 15, 1932 to Daniel and Laura Davis Chappell. He was retired from Pike Electric Co. Mr. Chappell will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him....
Mr. Walter Ralph Phillips, age 81 of Cana, VA passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Mr. Phillips was born in Surry County on October 20, 1930 to the late William Robert and Viola Nancy Jane Callaway Phillips. Mr. Phillips is survived by a daughter, Miranda Phillips of Yucca Valley, CA; three...
Mr. Hugh Linwood "Sonny" Hennis, Jr., age 78 of Mt. Airy, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Hennis was born in Surry County on January 6, 1933, the son of Hugh Linwood Hennis, Sr., and Mamie Carter Hennis. His father was co-founder of Hennis Motor Lines. On September 12, 1953, he married Rebecca Dunn...
Mrs. Dorothy Rorrer Morrison, age 73 of Stuart passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on April 16, 1938 to the late Thomas Cephus Rorrer and Hester Adkins Rorrer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis G. Morrison and two great grandchildren. She retired...
Mr. Scotty Wayne Newman passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on November 12, 2011 after a long battle of Wegener's Granulomitosis. He was born on March 18, 1966 in Newport News, VA to Evelyn Newman and the late C.L. Newman. Scotty was a loving son to Evelyn and brother to Shannon. He also loved his cousin Patrick Boyd...
Miss Glenda Marie "Cissy" Bowman, age 55, of Elkin, NC passed away on Friday evening November 11, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. She was born in Forsyth County on May 30, 1956 to the late Rev. Harvey J. Bowman and to Alice Dixon Bowman. Surviving are her mother Alice Dixon Bowman of Elkin; two sisters and brothers-in-law...