Miss Myrtle Bell Johnson
Oct 7, 2011
Miss Myrtle Bell Johnson, age 66 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, October 07, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Miss Johnson was born in Surry County, February 9, 1945 to James Sanford and Mamie Pauline Snow Johnson. She was a loving sister who will be dearly missed by her devoted family. Surviving are two sisters and a brother-in-law, Marie...
Rev. Joseph Coats "Joe" Shockley
Oct 6, 2011
Rev. Joseph Coats "Joe" Shockley, age 91 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2011 at The Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on May 13, 1920 to the late Robert P. and Minnie Rodgers Shockley. In addition to his parents, Rev. Shockley was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Priddy Shockley; one son, Bobby...
Mary Jo Smith Cain
Oct 6, 2011
Mrs. Mary Jo Smith Cain, 77, of 2355 Willis Gap Road, Ararat, VA, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 6, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Cain was born September 29, 1934, in Patrick County, VA, one of eight children born to the late Lazarus and Mamie Chandler Smith. Mary Jo retired from Proctor-Silex Inc....
Miss Shannon Darnell Laws
Oct 6, 2011
Miss Shannon Darnell Laws, age 26, of Westfield, NC passed away at her home on Thursday morning October 6, 2011. She was born in Davie County, NC. She was a disable, child care giver and was a member of Maple Spring Baptist Church. Surviving are her parents Paul and Hilda Laws of Dobson; four sisters Regina, Amanda, Samantha, and Teresa;...
Mrs. Vernice Simmons
Oct 5, 2011
Mrs. Vernice Simmons, 92, widow of Mr. Grover Samuel Simmons, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 5, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on April 12, 1919 to the late Thomas Houston and Neva Holder Snow. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker who dedicated her life to God and her...
Mrs. Betty Mae Bowman Nester
Oct 2, 2011
Mrs. Betty Mae Bowman Nester, 84 of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Mrs. Nester was born in Surry County on July 11, 1927 to the late Omar and Artha Bobbitt Bowman. She was an office manager for J.C. Penney's and retired after 40 years of service and also...
Mr. Bruce Wayne McKinney
Oct 2, 2011
Mr. Bruce Wayne McKinney, age 53 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by those he loved after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 12, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, grew up in California and subsequently moved to Stuart, Virginia in 1981 where he lived every day to the...
Mr. Ralph Emerson Chandler, Jr
Oct 2, 2011
Mr. Ralph Emerson Chandler, Jr., age 57 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Sunday, October 2, 2011. Mr. Chandler was born in Forsyth County on March 1, 1954 to the late Ralph Emerson and Clara Lee Norman Chandler. He is survived by two sisters, Anita Chandler Puckett of Cana, Teresa McCormick Davis of Mt. Airy; two brothers, Michael...
Lloyd Joseph Bowman
Oct 1, 2011
Mr. Lloyd Joseph Bowman, 71, of 256 Cox Ridge Road, Claudville, VA, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born April 30, 1940, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Hillary and Mattie Willard Bowman. He retired from CMI Industries and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Bennie Craddock Bowman...
Guy Lee Byerly, Jr
Oct 1, 2011
Mr. Guy Lee Byerly, Jr., 90, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2011, at his home. Guy was born July 23, 1921, in Guilford County, the son of the late Mr. Guy Lee Byerly, Sr. and Lillian Younts Byerly. He graduated with honors from Mount Airy High School. During his high school days, he was a member of...
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" James Kerr, Jr
Oct 1, 2011
Mr. Thomas James Kerr, Jr. age 72 of High Point, died peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC after an extended illness. Tommy was born in Charlotte, NC on November 16, 1938, son of Thomas James and Jean Funderburke Kerr, who preceded him in death. Having grown up in Mount Airy, Tommy fondly recalled...
Tonya Lynn Martin Sechrist
Oct 1, 2011
Mrs. Tonya Lynn Martin Sechrist, 36, of 115 Country Meadow Lane, Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday evening, October 1, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Sechrist was born December 25, 1974, in Forsyth County, to Betty Brooks Martin and the late Ralph William Martin. Tonya was formerly employed at Creekside Cinemas and was a member of Laurel Bluff Baptist Church. She...
Mrs. Nancy Nelson Wood
Sep 30, 2011
Nancy Elizabeth Nelson Wood, age 75, passed away Friday evening at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born on June 7, 1936 in Patrick County. Nancy was the youngest of the late Walter Ganes and Florence Hill Nelson's seven children. Of those seven children she was predeceased by three sisters; Mary Tucker, Sue Amos and Lorene Bryant; and two brothers; Holmes...
Mr. Dean Cleary
Sep 29, 2011
Mr. Dean Evert Cleary, 87, of Dobson passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wilkes County on December 10, 1923 to the late Robert and Carrie Wagoner Cleary. He was a retired mechanic from the Department of Transportation and a faithful member of Union Cross Baptist Church as long as his...
Golie Young Southern
Sep 29, 2011
Mr. Golie Young Southern, 86, of 124 Dakota Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Southern was born July 2, 1925, in Surry County, son of the late Joney Elzavan and Joanna Lowe Southern. Golie was a veteran of the United States Army and United States Navy. He retired as the owner and...
Mrs. Alma Snow Hazelwood
Sep 29, 2011
Mrs. Alma Jean Snow Hazelwood, 67, of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on September 5, 1944 to the late James Clyde and Ila Mae Stanley Snow. She leaves to cherish her memory three daughters, Karen Hazelwood and fiancé...
Mr. Bobby Wayne Rodgers
Sep 27, 2011
Mr. Bobby Wayne Rodgers, age 35 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 20, 1976 and was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Mae Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers is survived by his brother, Buddy Rodgers of Stuart; an aunt, Opal...
Mr. Carl Lee Banks
Sep 27, 2011
Mr. Carl Lee Banks, age 72 of Siler City, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 12, 1939 to the late Elroy William and Vergie Puckett Banks. In addition to his parents, Mr. Banks was preceded in death by a brother, Roland Banks...
Mr. Donald Kenneth Hiatt
Sep 27, 2011
Mr. Donald Kenneth Hiatt, 75 of Cana, VA passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Hiatt was born in Patrick County, September 11, 1936 to the late Lillie Hiatt Thompson. He was retired from Pitney Bowes, was of the Baptist faith and served our country in the Special Forces Unit...
Mrs. Mildred Kay Miller
Sep 27, 2011
On Tuesday September 27, 2011 surrounded by her family and loved ones Mildred K Miller slipped quietly into the arms of Jesus, Awaiting her long journey into the gates of Heaven and her reunion with her son Dwayne and other loved ones. After a long and courageous battle with lung cancer for two and half years, Mildred passed on at...