Richard Ervin "Dick" Welborn
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. Richard Ervin "Dick" Welborn, 85 of Winston Salem, formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Welborn was born in Surry County on July 8, 1926 to the late Hubbard Arthur and Laura Bell Peele Welborn. He served our country during World War II and also during the Korean War. He retired...
Mr. Jeffery Wade Pope
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. Jeffery Wade Pope, 41 of China Grove passed away at his home Monday, October 22, 2011. He was born in Cabarrus County on March 5, 1970 to the late Clyde and Fay Faulkner Pope. Mr. Pope is survived by his daughter, Courtney Pope; a granddaughter, Tiara Pope both of China Grave; fiancée, Tracy Overcash of the home; and a...
Ms. Diane Faye Hazelwood Vaughn
Oct 21, 2011
Ms. Diane Faye Hazelwood Vaughn, age 60 of Stuart, Virginia passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was the only child of the late Curtis S. Hazelwood and Luna Cassell Hazelwood born in Patrick County on April 18, 1951. A daughter and son-in-law, Teresa Conner and husband,...
Eugene Lee East
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Eugene Lee "Dolord" East, 72, of Kernersville, passed away Thursday morning, October 20, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. East was born September 9, 1939, in Cumberland County, the son of the late Paul Samuel and Daisy Johnson East. Eugene retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church. He is survived...
Luther Charles Anderson
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Luther Charles Anderson, 78, of Ararat, VA, passed away Thursday night, October 20, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Anderson was born July 20, 1933, in Patrick County, VA, the only child born to the late William and Mollie Epperson Anderson. He retired from Spencer's Inc. and attended Unity Presbyterian Church in Ararat, VA. He...
Charles Samuel "Chuck" Childress, Jr
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Charles Samuel "Chuck" Childress, Jr., 35, of Beulah passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 20, 2011. He was born in Grayson County, VA on January 26, 1976 to Charles Samuel Childress, Sr. and Patricia Kay Jackson Smith. Mr. Childress was employed by Glass Paving and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his loving wife, Rebecca Willard Childress,...
Mr. Lawrence Ranil Hawks, Sr
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Lawrence Ranil Hawks, Sr., age 93 of Laurel Fork passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on January 23, 1918 to the late Elkanah "Kenny" and Elsie Mae Puckett Hawks. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hawks was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Robertson Hawks;...
Walter Franklin Holder
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Walter Franklin "Toehead" Holder, 71, of 106 Coral Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011, at his home. He was born September 29, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Everett Franklin and Synester "Sina" Flippin Holder. He was a farmer, retired from Proctor-Silex Inc., and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife,...
Mr. Charlie Holley
Oct 20, 2011
Mr. Charlie Holley, age 74 of Ferrum, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Stanleytown Heathcare Center surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Patrick County on April 26, 1937 to the late Oscar Nelus Holley and Sarah Adkins Holley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Holley was preceded in...
Mrs. Vera Marie Johnson Moseley
Oct 19, 2011
Mrs. Vera Marie Johnson Moseley, 86 of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Moseley was born in Surry County on September 24, 1925 to the late John Frank and Olevia Hemmings Johnson. She retired from Spencer's and was a faithful member of Union Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Moseley is survived by her daughter...
Mr. Troy Lee Easter
Oct 19, 2011
Mr. Troy Lee Easter, age 65 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home, Wednesday, October 19, 2011. He was born in Surry County on September 12, 1946 to the late Troy Green and Hazel Bowman Easter. Mr. Easter worked as a mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Tana...
Mr. C. Junior Parrish
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. C. Junior Parrish, age 81 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Guilford County, North Carolina on February 9, 1930 to the late Clyde and Emily Pruitt Parrish. In addition to his parents, Mr. Parrish was preceded in death by his first...
Mrs. Dorothy Mills Martin
Oct 17, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Mills Martin age 81 of 1185 Guernsey Road, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Ansley Ralph Martin passed away Monday October 17, 2011 at her home. She was born March 1, 1930 in Surry County to the late Lonnie T. and Annie Atkins Mills. She was retired from Tultex, was a member of Albion Baptist Church and was...
Ronald Priddy
Oct 17, 2011
Mr. Ronald Louis Priddy, 54, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Alleghany Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sparta. He was born in Stokes County on May 18, 1957 to the late Louis and Mary Ruth Priddy. He was a farmer and a member of Westfield Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Priddy of...
Norman Powell Webb
Oct 17, 2011
America lost a defender of liberty and freedom when a true patriot, Norman Powell Webb, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011. He was born to Robert Lawrence and Amanda Bowman Webb on September 5, 1921, in Wilco, WV, and grew up in Fancy Gap, VA. Norman helped construct the Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge at Fancy Gap and then Fairy...
Mrs. Pauline Clemmie Rakes Handy
Oct 16, 2011
Mrs. Pauline Clemmie Rakes Handy, age 87 of Martinsville, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on June 28, 1924 to the late Homer and Nannie Martin Rakes. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Handy was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Handy; one sister, Jean...
Mr. F. Curtis Hylton
Oct 16, 2011
Mr. F. Curtis Hylton, age 89 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Floyd County on July 23, 1922 to the late John Hylton and Melissa Ellen Weeks Hylton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hylton was preceded in death by three brothers, Frederick, Ralph and G.W....
Evelyn June Warf Goard
Oct 16, 2011
Mrs. Evelyn June Warf Goard, 82, of 119 Efland Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, October 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Goard was born January 24, 1929, in Russell County, VA, the daughter of the late Luther and Verna Adams Warf. She worked as a private duty sitter for many years...
Mrs. Mary Etta Snow Hamby
Oct 16, 2011
Mrs. Mary Etta Snow Hamby, 77 of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on October 9, 1934 to the late Thomas Mitchell and Ola Gertrude Stewart Snow. She was a loving homemaker and a member of White Plains Friends Meeting. She is survived by a...
Mrs. Hazel Irene Branche
Oct 14, 2011
Mrs. Hazel Irene Branche, age 94 of Christiansburg, and formerly of Stuart, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Wheatland Retirement Community Home in Christiansburg. She was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia on March 30, 1917 to the late John Abe Martin and Maggie Mae Newman Martin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Branche was preceded in death...