Ms. Helen Louise Dearmin Inman
Apr 16, 2012
Ms. Helen Louise Dearmin Inman age 88 of Mount Airy, died at the Northern Hospital of Surry County on Monday April 16, 2012. Ms. Inman was born in Stokes County, October 19, 1923, the daughter of the late Fletcher Vance and Clarice Simmons Dearmin. Ms. Inman was secretary for Inman Electric Company for over 50 years, and was a member...
Harry Lafayette Dowell
Apr 15, 2012
Mr. Harry Lafayette Dowell, 82, of 590 Crossingham Road, Mount Airy, NC went to his eternal home to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 15, 2012. A resident of this area all of his life, Mr. Dowell was born on September 2, 1929, son of the late Ambrose Lafayette Dowell and Lissie Deatherage Dowell. Mr. Dowell was a retired Vice...
Mrs. Rumell Stanley Whitaker
Apr 14, 2012
Mrs. Rumell Stanley Whitaker, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday evening April 14, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Surry County on September 27, 1922 to the late Ernest and Lessie Harris Stanley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Troy Ellis Whitaker; one sister...
Mrs. Jean Harbour Belcher
Apr 13, 2012
Mrs. Jean Harbour Belcher, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Friday evening at Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County. She was born on January 19, 1936 in Patrick County to the late Edmond Harbour and Lelia Midkiff Harbour. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, Giles McPeak and Paul Lucas Belcher;...
Mrs. Mildred Simmons
Apr 13, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Simmons, 88 of Mt Airy went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2012 in Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born May 10, 1923 in The Hollow, VA to the late G.C. "Cleve" and Maude McMillian. Mrs. Simmons was a graduate of Martin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. In 1948 she married Charles Aubrey Simmons, who predeceased...
Joey Douglas Burch
Apr 13, 2012
Mr. Joey Douglas Burch, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 at his home. Mr. Burch was born in Surry County on January 29, 1956 to the late James Anderson Burch and Virginia Collins Burch Leftwich. He worked at Jenny's Frame Shop before becoming disabled and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a brother...
Faye Ester Sawyers
Apr 13, 2012
Miss Faye Ester Sawyers, 78, of 404 Jefferies Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, April 13, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Miss Sawyers was born August 14, 1933, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Dock and Delia Lawson Sawyers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian faith....
Mrs. Barbara Blevins Steele
Apr 12, 2012
Mrs. Barbara Blevins Steele, 80, of Dobson, passed peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Joan & Edward Woltz Hospice Home, following an extended illness. Mrs. Steele was born on May 12, 1931, to the late Walter Hamilton and Beatrice Eddy Nance Blevins. She spent her entire life in the town, attending Dobson schools. After her graduation from high...
Rev. Charles William Snow
Apr 12, 2012
Rev. Charles William Snow, age 90 of Mt. Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center Thursday, April 12, 2012. Mr. Snow was born in Grayson County on September 18, 1921 to the late John and Ada Davis Snow. He was a minister for over 60 years. He was a member of Bottom Road Tabernacle. Mr. Snow is survived by a...
Mr. Clinton Lee Hunt
Apr 12, 2012
Mr. Clinton Lee Hunt, 72, of Dobson went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Robeson County on December 22, 1939 to the late Mary Hunt Collins. Mr. Hunt retired from Wayne Farms after twenty nine years of service and also drove a school bus...
Mr. Junior Lee Hutcherson
Apr 12, 2012
Mr. Junior Lee Hutcherson, age 68 of Floyd, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Skyline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Floyd. He was born in Patrick County on September 1, 1943 to the late John W. and Ida Kate Dillon Hutcherson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hutcherson was preceded in death by a brother, William Hutcherson. He...
Mrs. Mary Kathleen Barr Ayers
Apr 11, 2012
Mrs. Mary Kathleen Barr Ayers, 57 of Cana, VA passed away at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Mrs. Ayers was born in Carroll County, VA on August 7, 1954 to the late Floyd Arthur and Emily Jane Haynes Barr. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Emily Kathleen and Herbert Haynes of Cana,...
Mr. Thomas Dwight Rieves
Apr 10, 2012
Mr. Thomas Dwight Rieves, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at his home. He was born on January 11, 1936 in Greensboro, North Carolina to the late Dwight Henry Rieves and Ethel Orene Apple Rieves. He served in the United States Air Force, and retired from the United States Postal Service as a...
Mrs. Breeman Freeman Jackson
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. Breeman Freeman Jackson, 94, of Dobson entered the portals of Heaven on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home with her family by her bedside. She was born in Surry County on February 25, 1918 to the late James "Jim" and Annie Viola Creed Freeman. Mrs. Jackson was a retired telephone operator from Virginia Telephone...
Mary Emillie Goins Easter
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. Mary Emillie Goins Easter, age 72 of Mt. Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Mrs. Easter was born in Patrick County on February 12, 1940 to the late Roscoe and Martha Puckett Goins. She worked at Spencer's and Roses before retiring from Renfro Corporation. She had a heart of gold, she was a loving...
Billy Hassel Bailey
Apr 9, 2012
Mr. Billy Hassel Bailey, 70, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Bailey was born in Iaeger, W. VA on August 5, 1941 to the late Calloway and Cosby Cline Bailey. He was a retired Coal Miner and was of the Pentecostal faith. He is survived by...
Mr. Paul Wilbert Corns
Apr 8, 2012
Mr. Paul Wilbert Corns, age 82 of Stuart passed away Sunday evening at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 12, 1929 in Patrick County to the late Joe Henry Corns and Fannie Creasey Corns. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a son, James "Frankie" Corns; a step grandson, Tyler Keith Cassell; four...
Mrs. Mary Sutphin Matthews
Apr 8, 2012
Mrs. Mary Ruth Sutphin Matthews, age 69 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Matthews was born in Surry County on November 14, 1942 to Bernie and Pauline Timmons Sutphin. She was retired from Pine State Knitwear and was a faithful Member of Salem United Methodist Church. Mrs. Matthews was a dedicated...
Mr. Tom Wilson Anderson
Apr 8, 2012
Mr. Tom Wilson Anderson, 99, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. Anderson was born in Surry County on March 14, 1913 to the late William "Bill" Henderson and Martha Jane Snody Anderson. He was a retired farmer and beekeeper and was a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church....
Mr. Timothy D. "Worm" Craig
Apr 7, 2012
Mr. Timothy Dean "Worm" Craig, age 52 of Bassett passed away Saturday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born on Jan. 8, 1960 to the late Jesse Alton Craig and Charlene Thomas Craig. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Michael Lee Craig. Timmy had worked for Stanley Furniture, delivered...