Mr. Floyd Thomas Tolbert
Oct 13, 2011
Mr. Floyd Thomas Tolbert, 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on June 23, 1927 to the late Hubert and Mecie Hodge Tolbert. He was a life long farmer and a member of Black Water Community Church. He is survived by his wife,...
Mrs. Wilma Edmonds Upchurch
Oct 13, 2011
Mrs. Wilma Edmonds Upchurch, 62 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on June 11, 1949 to the late Garl Taylor and Nancy Bruner Edmonds. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and attended Woodland Baptist Church in Mt. Airy. She is survived by...
Mrs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Kinzer Sawyers
Oct 13, 2011
Mrs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Kinzer Sawyers, age 81, widow of Mr. Lacy H. Sawyers, Sr. of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born January 13, 1930 in Surry County, NC to the late William Saunders and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Barker Kinzer. Mrs. Sawyers was a homemaker and a member of Bannertown Baptist...
Miss Vera Ethel Thomas
Oct 13, 2011
Miss Vera Ethel Thomas, age 85 of Dry Fork, and formerly of Vesta, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born in Virginia on November 21, 1925 to the late Posey Allen and Rosa Smart Thomas. In addition to her parents, Miss Thomas was preceded in death by three sisters, Pernie T. Bowman,...
Mrs. Vivian Craig Ratliff
Oct 13, 2011
Mrs. Vivian Craig Ratliff, age 86 of Patrick Springs passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on February 27, 1925 to the late Flem and Queenie Hancock Craig. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ratliff was preceded in death by her husband, James Alvis Ratliff; one brother,...
Miss Ora Gertrude Blackburn
Oct 12, 2011
Miss Ora Gertrude Blackburn, age 82 of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Central Continuing Care. Miss Blackburn was born in Carroll County VA on April 4, 1929 to the late Sanford Hillary and Verna Nora Crotts Blackburn. She retired from Pine State after 43 years of service. Miss Blackburn is survived by sisters, Mabel Puckett and...
Michael Thomas Hawks
Oct 12, 2011
Mr. Michael Thomas Hawks, age 40 of Lowgap passed away on October 26, 2010 in Alleghany County, NC. Michael was born in Frankfurt, Germany on February 6, 1970 to Patricia Ann Venable Hawks and the late Richard Calvin Hawks. Early on Michael learned carpentry, the mason trade and the concrete and steel trade. He went on to excel in residential...
Mr. Herbert Lester Rorrer
Oct 12, 2011
Mr. Herbert Lester Rorrer, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on October 19, 1929 to the late Lemly and Mildred Dollarhite Rorrer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rorrer was preceded in death by three brothers, Clarence Leon Rorrer, Jimmy Rorrer and Bobby...
Sally Jane Hawks Horton
Oct 11, 2011
Mrs. Sally Jane Hawks Horton, 56, of 335 Rocky Ridge Road, Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born May 28, 1955, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Howard and Hazel Hawks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a...
Nancy Caroline Edwards Lyons
Oct 11, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Caroline Edwards Lyons, 89, of 183 Paul's Creek Road, Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday morning, October 11, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lyons was born November 6, 1921, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late John Robert and Surena Alice Cagle Edwards. Caroline retired from Amos Knitwear and was...
Mr. Randall Curtis Simmons
Oct 10, 2011
Mr. Randall Curtis Simmons, Sr. age 60 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Surry County on September 24, 1951 to Nell Bowman Simmons and the late James Curtis Simmons. He was a corporate manager for McDonalds before becoming disabled, and was a member of Grace Moravian Church....
Katherine Sawyers
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Katherine Elaine Sawyers, 65 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2011 at her home. She was born in Surry County on June 19, 1946 to the late Alexander and Georgia Boyd Haynes. She was retired from Sara Lee. She is survived by a son, Steven Sawyers of Mt. Airy; three grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Bonnie Quesinberry, Ruth...
Clatis Rogers Hunsucker
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Clatis Rogers Hunsucker, 99, of King, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hunsucker was born in Stokes County, NC on May 3, 1912 to the late David Sanders Rogers and Emily Rozilla Lawson Rogers. She was retired from Hanes Hosiery and was the oldest member of American Legion King Unit 290 Auxiliary for 54...
Mrs. Mary Jane Robertson Hawks
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Mary Jane Robertson Hawks, age 68 of Stuart, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on January 12, 1943, and was preceded in death by her father, John Robertson, Sr. and a brother, John "Jack" Robertson, Jr. She had worked at Spencer's and was a member of Rome Church in Laurel...
Mrs. Joyce Linda Emmons
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Joyce Linda Emmons age 72 of 1835 Quaker Church Road, Siloam, NC wife of Mr. James P. Emmons passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1939 in Alma, GA to the late James Allen Thompson and Alma Thompson. She was a loving caring, wife , mother, grandmother and an friend to...
Tony Ray Spencer
Oct 9, 2011
Mr. Tony Ray Spencer, 54, of 104 Yosemite Lane, Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, October 9, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Spencer was born January 3, 1957, in Forsyth County, one of four children born to Raymond Lafayette Spencer and Pearl Howlett Spencer Pyles. He worked in the maintenance department at...
Hobert Edwin Edwards
Oct 9, 2011
Mr. Hobert Edwin Edwards Age 87 of 561 T & T Lane Cana, VA. passed away Sunday morning October 9, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Galax, VA. Mr. Edwards was born March 3, 1924 in Surry County to the late Betty Edwards was retired from Mt. Airy Furniture Co. and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving is one sister...
Mr. Clinton Marshall
Oct 9, 2011
Mr. Clinton Marshall, age 89 of Ararat, VA passed away at home Sunday, October 9, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patrick County, VA on March 20, 1922 to the late Clearn and Loudelia Largen Marshall. Mr. Marshall served in the US Army during World War II. He was a successful, life-long farmer. Mr. Marshall is...
Mrs. Anna Ruth Boles Jones
Oct 9, 2011
Mrs. Anna Ruth Boles Jones, age 96 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Twelve Oaks Retirement Center. Mrs. Jones was born in Stokes County, July 17, 1915 to James Joseph and Sadie Joyce Boles. She was a loving, caring grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother who will be dearly missed by her devoted family and many, many...
Doris Atkinson Shinualt
Oct 8, 2011
Mrs. Doris Atkinson Shinault Age 84 of 641 South South St. Mt. Airy passed away Saturday October 8, 2011 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Shinault was born October 2, 1927 in Surry County to the late Sidney and Sadie Scott Atkinson. Mrs. Shinualt graduated from Beulah High School in 1945 where she played basketball and went on...