Obituaries

Mrs.Barbara June Harrison White Hawks

Mrs.Barbara June Harrison White Hawks

Jun 19, 2012

Mrs. Barbara June Harrison White Hawks, age 78, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday evening June 19, 2012 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, surrounded by her kids. She was born in Elk Horn West Virginia on January 20, 1934 to the late Garnie Harrison and Edna Luca Harrison. In addition to her parents she was...

Ms. Teresa Gaye Dawson McBride

Ms. Teresa Gaye Dawson McBride

Jun 19, 2012

Ms. Teresa Gaye Dawson McBride, 46 of Claudville, VA passed away at her home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Ms. McBride was born on February 18, 1966 in Surry County to Elmer "Moe" and Sylvia Pell Dawson. She previously worked for L.S. Starrett and was a member of Flippin Memorial Baptist Church and also...

Mr. William Herbert Sexton, Jr

Mr. William Herbert Sexton, Jr

Jun 18, 2012

Mr. William Herbert Sexton, Jr. 50, of Ararat, NC passed away Monday, June 18, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Sexton was born in Surry County on March 2, 1962 to Opal Sawyers Sexton and the late William Herbert Sexton, Sr. He was employed at Pike Electric Company for eighteen years and was a member of Pilot...

Laura Hattaway Gardner

Laura Hattaway Gardner

Jun 18, 2012

Mrs. Laura Hattaway Gardner age 84 of Brown Summit and formally of Mt. Airy passed away Monday night June 18, 2012 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Gardner was born April 20, 1928 in Dry Prong, LA. To the late Wesley and Edith Simmons Hattaway, she was retired from Proctor Silex and was of the Catholic Faith. Surviving are...

Mr. Timothy Edward Jones

Mr. Timothy Edward Jones

Jun 17, 2012

Mr. Timothy Edward Jones, age 60 of Cana, VA., passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Northern Hospital. Mr. Jones was born in Surry County on February 16, 1952 to the late Clayton Junior "Tub" and Nonnie Lee Tolbert Jones. His first job was at Proctor Silex, where he worked for over 30 years while working in his orchard and...

Virginia Lee Collins Lowe

Virginia Lee Collins Lowe

Jun 17, 2012

Mrs. Virginia Lee Collins Lowe, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, June 17, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lowe was born February 5, 1934, in Randolph County, the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lillie Mae Johnson Collins. She was a loving wife and mother, who will be dearly missed...

Mrs. Ruby Marie Goad Jackson

Mrs. Ruby Marie Goad Jackson

Jun 16, 2012

Mrs. Ruby Marie Goad Jackson, 84, widow of Roland Columbus "R.C." Jackson, of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Saturday, June 16, 2012. She was born in Surry County on July 6, 1927 to the late George Goad, Sr. and the late Dora Elizabeth Sutphin Goad. Mrs. Jackson was member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church...

Mrs. Louveilly B. Massey

Mrs. Louveilly B. Massey

Jun 15, 2012

Mrs. Louveilly Bowman Massey, age 76 of Ridgeway passed away Friday at her home. She was born on Sept. 30, 1935 in Patrick County to the late Zachary Bowman and Vada Pack Bowman. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Massey; two infant children; a granddaughter, Amanda Massey; two sisters, Mae Sutphin,...

Donna Louneil Mosley Hall

Donna Louneil Mosley Hall

Jun 15, 2012

Mrs. Donna Louneil Mosley Hall, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Hall was born February 5, 1946, in Surry County, to Louneil Venable Mosley and the late Gilbert Mosley. She was a homemaker and farmer, a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, and a foster parent for many...

Mr. Kenneth Dale Jones

Mr. Kenneth Dale Jones

Jun 14, 2012

Mr. Kenneth Dale Jones, age 66 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born in Surry County on February 27, 1946 to Elmer and Mary Beulah Felts Jones. He was retired from United Plastics and was a member of Unity Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Shannon and Greg Jones...

Mrs. Shirley Jean Childress Butcher

Mrs. Shirley Jean Childress Butcher

Jun 13, 2012

Mrs. Shirley Childress Butcher, 75, widow of Mr. Larry Woodrow Butcher, of Mount Airy passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Forsyth County on June 4, 1937 to the late Earlie Richard and Cleo Blakely Childress. Mrs. Butcher was retired short order cook having...

Tommy Allen Atkins, Sr

Tommy Allen Atkins, Sr

Jun 13, 2012

Mr. Tommy Allen Atkins, Sr., 55, of Lowgap, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. He was born on August 23, 1956 to the late Archie Allen and Virginia Mae Doss Atkins. Mr. Atkins was a self-employed truck driver and a Veteran of the United States Army having served our county during the Vietnam War. He leaves to cherish...

Virginia Edwards Roberts

Virginia Edwards Roberts

Jun 13, 2012

Virginia Edwards Roberts, 90, went home to be with the Lord on May 6, 2012. Ginny, as she was called, was born on January 28th, 1922 in Mount Airy, North Carolina and was a resident of Satellite Beach since 1966. Mrs. Roberts was a homemaker and devoted wife to CMSgt Clyde L. Roberts, her faithful husband and partner of 65...

Ms. Debra Lynne Critz Simmons

Ms. Debra Lynne Critz Simmons

Jun 13, 2012

Ms. Debra Lynne Critz Simmons, age 52 of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. She was born in Surry County on August 31, 1959 to Jack Critz, Sr. and the late Iris Loline Sowers Critz. Ms. Simmons worked at Cross Creek Apparel and Hampton Inn. She was a member...

Luis Adrian Valenzuela

Luis Adrian Valenzuela

Jun 13, 2012

Mr. Luis Adrian Valenzuela, 32, of 317 West Atkins Street, Dobson, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Mr. Valenzuela was born October 23, 1979, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Alejandro Valenzuela and Aida Gomez Valenzuela. Luis was employed by Carolina Carports Inc. and a member of Divine Redeemer Catholic Church...

Mr. Robert Edwin Milligan

Mr. Robert Edwin Milligan

Jun 11, 2012

Mr. Robert Edwin Milligan, age 40 of Bassett, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. He was born in Ohio on June 11, 1972. Mr. Milligan is survived by one son, Robert E. Milligan, Jr. of Logan, West Virginia; one daughter, Leigh Marie Milligan of Celina, Ohio; his father and step-mother, Jesse James and Margie Guynn of Stuart;...

Mr. Harry Bunyon DeHart

Mr. Harry Bunyon DeHart

Jun 11, 2012

Mr. Harry Bunyon DeHart, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 16, 1920 to the late Parris B. "Bunny" DeHart and Dovie Walker DeHart. In addition to his parents, Mr. DeHart was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ruth Ore DeHart; four brothers, Nash, Walker,...

Ms. June Frances Anderson

Ms. June Frances Anderson

Jun 10, 2012

Ms. June Frances Anderson, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Wheaton, Illinois on June 17, 1926 to the late Clarence William and Alice Frazier Rumsey. In addition to her parents, Ms. Anderson was preceded in death by two sons, Greg Anderson, and Mark Anderson,...

Mrs. Lucy Mae Turner Shelton

Mrs. Lucy Mae Turner Shelton

Jun 9, 2012

Mrs. Lucy Mae Wright Turner Shelton, age 96 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born on October 8, 1915 in Patrick County to the late George Wright and Ellie Adams Wright. She was preceded in death by her husband William Smith Turner; two sons; Curtis Turner...

Rev. Linda Blessing

Rev. Linda Blessing

Jun 9, 2012

Rev. Linda Blessing, age 72 of Mt. Airy, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Rev. Blessing was born in Anderson County, SC on October 24, 1939 to James W. and Lorraine S. Blessing. She attended Hannah High School in Anderson and graduated from Lander University. Rev. Blessing taught school on military bases in Germany, Spain...