Obituaries
Edward Hugh Spencer
Oct 23, 2012
Mr. Edward Hugh Spencer, 77, of 238 Sherry Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Spencer was born July 28, 1935, in Randolph County, WV, the son of the late Edward and Cora Marsh Spencer. He was affectionately known as "Bud" to his family, friends, and...
Mrs. Reva Elsie Handy Sutphin Hodges
Oct 21, 2012
Mrs. Reva Elsie Handy Sutphin Hodges, 84 of Thomasville, NC, formerly of Dobson passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the home of her daughter, Betty Williams and family. Mrs. Hodges was born in Patrick County, VA June 16, 1928 to the late William Alonzo and Crystal Elizabeth Rorrer Handy. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Mrs....
Mrs. Rachel Lambert Simmons
Oct 21, 2012
Mrs. Rachel Lambert Simmons, 71, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on November 12, 1940 to the late William Lambert and Gracie Hiatt Lambert Carter. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She is survived by a...
Mr. James Dale Harris
Oct 20, 2012
James Dale Harris, 68 died Saturday October 20, 2012 at his home in Woolwine, Virginia. He was born in Floyd County, Virginia on January 12, 1944, the third child of the late Oscar Allen Harris and the late Linda Bell Harris. James attended Willis elementary School and Woolwine Elementary School. He graduated from Woolwine High School in 1962, where he...
Clayton Elmer King, Sr
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Clayton Elmer King, Sr., 79, of 165 Stanley Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, October 20, 2012, at his home. Mr. King was born September 26, 1933, in Surry County, the son of the late Paul Rufus and Myrtle Irene Combs King. He retired from Coca-Cola Bottling Company and previously retired from Sands Vending Company. Mr. King was...
Mr. Walter "Red" Robertson
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Walter "Red" Robertson, age 74 of Stuart passed away Saturday at the Select Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born on July 18, 1938 to the late John Robertson, Sr and Mary Lou Inman Robertson. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Hawks; and a brother, John "Jack" Robertson,...
Mr. Douglas Edward "Eddie" Wood, Jr
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Douglas Edward "Eddie" Wood, Jr., age 62 of Stuart passed away Saturday at his home. He was born on Jan. 1, 1950 to the late Douglas Wood, Sr. and Katherine "Kitty" Wood. Mr. Wood had been a technician for Collins HVAC, worked for Lawson Vault Svc; and loved to call and listen to the WHEO Trading Post. Surviving are...
Mr. Leroy Bryce Holbrook
Oct 18, 2012
Mr. Leroy Bryce Holbrook, age 81, of Thurmond, North Carolina passed away on Thursday morning October 18, 2012 at his home. He was born in Wilkes County on March 29, 1931 to the late Ralph Avery and Sallie Vestal Holbrook. He was a retired carpenter and was a member of Gid Branch Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he...
Jay Alan Mason
Oct 18, 2012
Mr. Jay Alan Mason, 51, of 301 Taylor Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 18, 2012, at his home. Mr. Mason was born January 7, 1961, in Kent County, RI, one of six children born to Herbert Alan and Mae Adkins Mason. Jay worked as "the boss" for many years with Hiatt and Mason Enterprises Inc. and was...
Mr. Everette "Toots" Turpin
Oct 17, 2012
Mr. Everette "Toots" Turpin, 88 of King passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Turpin was born in Surry County on January 22, 1924 to the late Benjamin Ade and Edna Vaughn Turpin. He retired from Volvo Truck as Shop Foreman and was a member of Triad Baptist Church in...
Linda Jo Easter Busick
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Linda Jo Easter Busick, 63, of 1695 Epworth Church Road, Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at her home. She was born May 25, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Arlin and Evelyn Frost Easter. She was a homemaker and a member of Flat Ridge Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Busick of...
Glenn Creed
Oct 17, 2012
Mr. Glenn Creed, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Home in Dobson. Mr. Creed was born April 26, 1922, in Surry County, the son of the late John Roscoe and Effie Dawson Creed. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are a brother, Ray Creed of Winston-Salem; and a friend, David...
Pamela Joan Golding Fitchpatrick
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Pamela Joan Golding Fitchpatrick, 57, of 148 Gwyn Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 17, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Fitchpatrick was born May 28, 1955, in Grayson County, VA, to Claude and Lois Daniels Golding. A loving and devoted wife and mother, Pamela was a homemaker and a member of Fellowship Tabernacle in...
Mr. Donald Irvin Johnson
Oct 16, 2012
Mr. Donald Irvin Johnson age 76 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away, Tuesday October 16, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home . He was born May 19, 1936 in Surry County to the late Curtis Lester and Stella Atkins Johnson. He was retired from Mt. Airy Furniture Company and was a veteran of the US Navy. Mr....
Mrs. Lena Mae Miller Inman
Oct 15, 2012
Mrs. Lena Mae Miller Inman, 80, of Pilot Mountain entered the Portals of Heaven on Monday, October 15, 2012 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on November 16, 1931 to the late William Henry and Clara Lee Law Miller. Mrs. Inman was a homemaker and a dedicated member of...
Betty Faye Perkins
Oct 15, 2012
Mrs. Betty Faye Perkins, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, October 15, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 15, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Cameron and America Easter Spencer. Mrs. Perkins retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Peggy Newman Venable
Oct 15, 2012
Mrs. Peggy Newman Venable, 85, of 193 West Old McKinney Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, October 15, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Venable was born May 7, 1927, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Walter Garland and Nonnie Ellen Moser Newman. A loving mother and grandmother, Peggy retired from Renfro...
Mr. Winfred Leon Hylton
Oct 15, 2012
Mr. Winfred Leon Hylton, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on March 3, 1939 to the late Isaac Arthur Hylton and Sarah Belcher "Winnie" Hylton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hylton was preceded in death by one sister, Marie Hylton. He was a longtime member...
Rev. Lowell Malcom Schuman
Oct 12, 2012
Rev. Lowell Malcom Schuman, 76 of Charlotte, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, October 12, 2012 at Carolina Medical Center Mercy in Charlotte. He was born in Cleveland, OH on January 28, 1936 to the late Leonard Michael and Natalie Elizabeth Rosen Schuman. Rev. Schuman retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant and later became a...
Mrs. Myra S. Handy
Oct 12, 2012
Mrs. Myra Sebastian Handy, age 81 of Patrick Springs, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home. She was born in North Wilkesboro, N.C. on September 18, 1931 to the late Truman Arthur and Prudie Adams Sebastian. She had worked in the furniture business and was a member of Goodwill Baptist Church in Patrick Springs. She dearly loved her...


