Obituaries
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker Easter
Jan 16, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker Easter, age 96 of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Easter was born in Surry County on May 29, 1916 to Robert and Molly Wood Whitaker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Surviving are...
Mrs. Beatrice Ann Whitaker Wood
Jan 16, 2013
Mrs. Beatrice Ann Whitaker Wood, 60 of Dobson passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Wood was born in Surry County on June 2, 1952 to the late Wayne and Betty Logan Whitaker. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Nicole and Matthew Raby of Pilot Mountain; three sons and two daughters-in-law, David Anthony...
Glenn David Simpson
Jan 15, 2013
Mr. Glenn David Simpson, 80, of 484 Roundabout Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday evening, January 15, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Simpson was born November 1, 1932, in Surry County, the son of the late John and Mae McMillian Simpson. Glenn worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years for several...
Mrs. Alice Ann Dawson Haynes
Jan 14, 2013
Mrs. Alice Ann Dawson Haynes, 68 of Cana went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born in Carroll County, VA on March 6, 1944 to the late Cleo Sechrist Dawson and Alph Dawson. She was a homemaker and a devoted member of Cana Baptist Church where she played piano. She was...
Mr. Wilbur Edwards Turner
Jan 13, 2013
Mr. Wilbur Edwards Turner, age 81 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Turner was born in Robeson County on August 7, 1931 to Grady and Addie Nance Turner. He served our country in the United States Army and was retired from The Winston-Salem Journal. Mr. Turner was a loving husband, father, grandfather...
Mrs. Mary Jane Liesfeld Taylor
Jan 13, 2013
Mrs. Mary Jane Liesfeld Taylor, age 61 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina due to complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She was born in Richmond on July 30, 1951 to the late Charles Phillip Liesfeld, Sr. and Elnora Virginia Bussard Liesfeld. In addition...
Mr. William Emmett Forrest
Jan 12, 2013
Mr. William Emmett Forrest, Jr., 85 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Forrest was born in Gaston County, September 3, 1927 the son of the late William Emmett Forrest, Sr. and Margaret Haynes Forrest. Mr. Forrest was retired from Pike Electric, and after his retirement he...
James Howard Johnson
Jan 12, 2013
Mr. James Howard "Jim" Johnson, 74, of 112 Balcony Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Johnson was born April 6, 1938, in Surry County, to the late William Howard and Rada Pack Johnson. He retired from the textile industry and was a faithful member...
Alma Claudine Puckett Ayers
Jan 12, 2013
Mrs. Alma Claudine Puckett Ayers, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born November 16, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Leonard Mosco and Eva Euelala Puckett. Mrs. Ayers was a homemaker. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Samantha Ayers;...
Mr. Robert Franklin Cook
Jan 11, 2013
Mr. Robert Franklin Cook, 72 of Elkin, NC passed away at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born in Surry County, NC to the late Bera Frank and Ruth Wilson Cook on February 8, 1940. Mr. Cook retired from Pineview Restaurant. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Charlean Cook Venable and...
Mr. Andy William White
Jan 11, 2013
Mr. Andy William White, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on April 8, 1925 to the late John Dillard and Pearlie Beamer White. Mr. White was retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a member of the Salvation Army. He...
Mrs. Virginia Belle Brightwell Tinnell
Jan 10, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Belle Brightwell Tinnell, age 97, of Mount Airy, NC, died Thursday morning, January 10, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Tinnell was born on April 18, 1915, in Halifax County, VA, daughter to the late Joseph and Kate Brightwell. She was a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star,...
Mr. Ivan Leroy Moffett, Jr
Jan 10, 2013
Mr. Ivan Leroy Moffett, Jr. age 68 of Mt. Airy, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Northern Hospital. Mr. Moffett was born in Wilkin, MN on July 24, 1944 to Ivan Leroy Moffett, Sr. and Lorraine Miller Moffett. He was an amazing musician and was dearly loved by all his family and many friends. A memorial service will be held...
Mrs. Maye H. Diesel
Jan 10, 2013
Mrs. Maye H. Wherry Diesel, age 93 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 the The Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in New York on May 24, 1919 to the late John and Mae Webster Wherry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Deisel was preceded in death by her husband, Edward John Diesel; one son, Edward Diesel,...
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....
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