Helen Trivette Phillips

Helen Trivette Phillips

May 24, 2011

Mrs. Helen Trivette Phillips, 81, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday evening, May 24, 2011, at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin. She was born March 23, 1930, in Yadkin County, to the late John Franklin and Mamie Thomas Trivette. She retired from Haynes Hosiery with over 43 years of service and was a lifelong member of Mount Hermon Baptist Church....

Miss Amanda Ann Massey

Miss Amanda Ann Massey

May 23, 2011

Miss Amanda Ann Massey, age 30 of Stuart, passed away May 23, 2011 in Henry County. She was born in Eden, North Carolina on May 29, 1980. She had attended Bassett High School and Patrick County High School. She attended New Beginnings Baptist Church, and enjoyed fishing with her boys. Miss Massey is survived by two sons, John Janey and...

Bobby Gray Wright

Bobby Gray Wright

May 23, 2011

Mr. Bobby Gray Wright, 54, of Ararat, VA, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011. Mr. Wright was born in Surry County on July 9, 1956 to Robert Wright and the late Pauline Duncan Wright. Mr. Wright was a loving father, son and brother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Teresa Martinez and Jesus Juarez, Jennifer...

Willis "Bill" Sowers

Willis "Bill" Sowers

May 22, 2011

Mr. Willis "Bill" Sowers, 84, of 130 West Greenhill Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Sowers was born June 28, 1926, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Cana Nelson and Lou Emma Ann Willis Sowers. He was the founder of Sowers Construction Company, Inc. and was...

Rosie Ann Berrier Butcher Creed

Rosie Ann Berrier Butcher Creed

May 22, 2011

Mrs. Rosie Ann Berrier Butcher Creed, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Born May 24, 1921, in Surry County, Mrs. Creed was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Creed is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jettie Wilmoth of Dobson, and Judy and Haywood Whitaker and Janie...

Mary Louise Bauer

Mary Louise Bauer

May 22, 2011

Miss Mary Louise Bauer, 56, of 269 Smith Lane, Mount Airy, lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mary was born June 14, 1954, in Ontario County, NY, daughter of the late Elmer John and Esther Claire Davis Bauer. Mary grew up in Pumpkin Hook, NY, and...

Thelma June Marion Atkins

Thelma June Marion Atkins

May 21, 2011

Mrs. Thelma June Marion Atkins, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Atkins was born June 17, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late Johnny William and Sally Hodges Marion. She retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. Mrs. Atkins is survived by a son, Bruce Dean Atkins...

Mr. Melvin Lee Dodson

Mr. Melvin Lee Dodson

May 20, 2011

Mr. Melvin Lee Dodson, age 42 of Patrick Springs, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Southeastern Medical Center in Emporia. He was born in Martinsville on August 17, 1968. Mr. Dodson was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sam and Mabel Nowlin and George and Amanda Dodson. He was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, and had...

Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington

Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington

May 19, 2011

Mrs. Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington, 97, of 148 Slate Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Arrington was born November 8, 1913, in Surry County, the daughter of the late John Lincoln and Mary Jennie Love Sutphin. Jennie retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Midway Baptist Church....

Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins

Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins

May 19, 2011

Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins, age 73 of Woolwine passed away Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Franklin County on March 4, 1938 to the late George Doyle Johnson and Etta Sink Johnson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Raymond Hedgecock; a...

Henry Lee Gardner, Jr

Henry Lee Gardner, Jr

May 19, 2011

Mr. Henry Lee Gardner, Jr., 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Gardner was born December 5, 1923, in Surry County, to Henry Lee and Naomi Ruth Johnson Gardner. Mr. Gardner served his country in the United States Army during World War II and during the Korean Conflict....

Charles Gamble Lyle

Charles Gamble Lyle

May 18, 2011

Mr. Charles Gamble Lyle, 88, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Born March 11, 1923, in Griffin, GA, to Ray and Belle Lyle, Charles attended North Georgia Military in Dahlonega. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. A graduate of Georgia Tech with...

Elmer Holst

Elmer Holst

May 18, 2011

Mr. Elmer Holst, LLD, 82, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Holst was born October 12, 1928, in Yamhill County, Oregon, to Gustav Aldolph and Maria Rahman Holst. He was a retired attorney with Holst and Hartshorn after practicing law for 49 years and was a...

Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger

Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger

May 17, 2011

Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger, age 86 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1924 to the late Samuel Davis Koger and Lillie Allen Koger. In addition to his parents, Mr. Koger was preceded in death by two sisters, Carline and...

Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour

Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour

May 16, 2011

Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour, age 88 of Collinsville, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 8, 1923 to the late Worth and Elna Pendleton Haden. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harbour was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys...

Laura Jarrett Titan

Laura Jarrett Titan

May 16, 2011

Mrs. Laura Jarrett Titan, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs Titan was born February 7, 1934, in Leckie, WV, to the late Walter and Clara Harden Jarrett. She retired from J.C. Penney Company and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Titan is...

Gertrude Bingman Johnson

Gertrude Bingman Johnson

May 16, 2011

Mrs. Gertrude Bingman Johnson, 89, of 628 South South Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, May 16, 2011, at Kernersville Medical Center in Kernersville. Mrs. Johnson was born January 14, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late John and Mattie Mae Simpson Bingman. Gertrude retired from Renfro Corporation after many years of service and attended The Salvation Army....

Joseph Ernest Knight, Jr

Joseph Ernest Knight, Jr

May 16, 2011

DANVILLE, VA - Joseph "Joe" Ernest Knight, Jr., 77, of 1200 Silver Creek Road, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He had been hospitalized for a year. A native of Danville, VA, he was born June 21, 1933, a son of the late Joseph Ernest Knight, Sr. and India Christeen Taylor Knight. Mr. Knight was...

Mr. Benton Moorefield

Mr. Benton Moorefield

May 15, 2011

Mr. Benton "Papa B" Moorefield, age 77 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on June 9, 1933 to the late Charlie Walter and Lucy Handy Moorefield. In addition to his parents, Mr. Moorefield was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Slate Moorefield; an infant granddaughter, Angelia Handy; three...

Mrs. Ethel D. Brammer

Mrs. Ethel D. Brammer

May 14, 2011

Mrs. Ethel Dillon Brammer, age 91 of Woolwine, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Rocky Mount, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Hillery Dillon and Maggie Agee Dillon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Archie G. Brammer; four sisters, Gertrude Harris, Edna Pendleton, Thelma Morrison, and Iris Mae Blankenship; a...