Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reynolds Woods
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reynolds Woods, age 74 of Newton, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia on December 17, 1936 to the late James Hampton Reynolds and Gertrude Elizabeth Webb Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Woods was preceded in death by two grandchildren,...
James Monroe Johnson
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. James Monroe Johnson, 87, of the Pine Ridge community, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Johnson was born May 3, 1923, in Surry County, to the late Walter and Mary Seal Johnson. He proudly served our country in the Philippines during World War II...
Martha Lucille Shelton Gillespie
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Martha Lucille Shelton Gillespie, 92, of 146 Southview Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, April 17, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Gillespie was born July 8, 1918, in Surry County, daughter of the late James and Hallie Shelton. She retired from Lynn Hosiery. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Ruby and Jack Balan of Pilot...
Mr. James Ronald Bacon
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. James Ronald Bacon, age 50 of Ararat, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in New York on July 27, 1960, and had served in the United States Navy. Mr. Bacon was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Jane Bacon, and his mother, Lydia Sillence Bacon. Mr. Bacon is survived...
Elder Johnie Roosevelt Belton
Apr 16, 2011
Elder Johnie Roosevelt Belton, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Elder Belton was born January 16, 1930, in Surry County, to Garland Roosevelt and Bertie Elizabeth Beasley Belton. He retired from Spencer's Inc. and was an elder at Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and...
Berle Andrew Ayers
Apr 16, 2011
Mr. Berle Andrew "Andy" Ayers, 69, of 132 Bray Ford Road, Dobson, passed away Saturday morning, April 16, 2011, at his home. Mr. Ayers was born September 10, 1941, in Surry County, son of the late Elmer Louis Ayers, Sr. and Hilma Amelia Horn Ayers. Andy served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired...
Leola Mae Phillips McMillan
Apr 15, 2011
Ms. Leola Mae Phillips McMillan, 73, of 138 Adventure Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the home of her son and his family, David and Eva McMillan. She was born March 24, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Alexander Franklin and Lucinda Rebecca Sechrist Phillips. She was a home care giver. Surviving are two sons...
Edward Martin Snow
Apr 15, 2011
Mr. Edward Martin Snow, 62, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born September 24, 1948, in Surry County, to Myrtle Linville Snow Cole and the late Teddy Snow. Mr. Snow served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from...
Mary Helen Patton Newman
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Mary Helen Patton Newman, 88, of 1719 Inglebrook Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, April 14, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Newman was born July 25, 1922, in Grayson County, VA, to the late Emmett Luther and Harriet Cynthia Leonard Patton. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodlawn United...
Mary Louise Stewart Marsh
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Mary Louise Stewart Marsh, 77, of Ararat, NC, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Marsh was born May 7, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Harvey P. and Minnie Creed Stewart. She graduated from Copeland High School, where she was an All-State Basketball Player. Mrs. Marsh retired from Perry Manufacturing and...
Willie Gertrude Robertson Creed
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Willie Gertrude Creed, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Creed was born June 27, 1919, in Surry County, daughter of the late David Thomas and Mary Cassie Southern Robertson. She retired from Quality Mills and was of the Primitive Baptist faith. Mrs. Creed is survived by a daughter,...
Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell, age 87 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Universal Healthcare of King, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on February 20, 1924 to the late Harbour and Annie Puckett Overby. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by one sister, Bessie Goins....
Margaret Vaughn Frye
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Vaughn Frye, 86, of Mount Airy, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Frye was the widow of James F. "Gene" Frye. Mrs. Frye was born May 30, 1924, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance and Ella Mae Robertson Vaughn. Mrs. Frye was retired from Carter Furniture Company of Mount Airy, and...
Randy Moore
Apr 13, 2011
Clarence Randolph "Randy" Moore, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Baptist Hospital. Randy was born in Forsyth County, April 18, 1951, to Dorothy Key Moore and the late Clarence Henry "Sam" Moore. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and a dear friend to so many. Randy is survived by his loving wife, Annette...
Lee Stephen Smith, Sr
Apr 13, 2011
Mr. Lee Stephen Smith, Sr., 67, of 695 Trucker Drive, Ararat, VA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 13, 2011, at his home. Mr. Smith was born December 24, 1943, in Patrick County, VA, son of Maybelle Thompson Smith and the late Harden Moore Smith. Lee served our country in the United States Army and was the owner and operator of...
Mrs. Dessa Turner Plaster
Apr 12, 2011
Mrs. Dessa Turner Plaster, age 90 of Collinsville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on July 27, 1920 to the late Grover and Ada Foster Turner. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Plaster was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clarence Woodrow Plaster;...
Jesse Grover Harrison
Apr 11, 2011
Mr. Jesse Grover Harrison, 79, of Dobson, the loving husband of Virginia Lucille Fortner Harrison, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center after an extended illness. He was born January 18, 1932, in Surry County, to the late William Howard and Vernie Mae Fowler Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a retired security guard from Spencer's, Inc. and...
Mildred Ferguson Collins Stevens
Apr 11, 2011
Mrs. Mildred Ferguson Collins Stevens, 87, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2011, at Village Care of King. Mrs. Stevens was born February 24, 1924, in Surry County, daughter of the late Henry Howard and Lelia Jane White Ferguson. She retired from Spencer's Corporation and was a member of Hills Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Nelda...
Jeffrey Paul Haynes
Apr 11, 2011
Mr. Jeffrey Paul Haynes, 45, of 195 Blue Meadow Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011. Mr. Haynes was born November 1, 1965, in Surry County, to Dixie Ray and Betty Ruth Ferguson Haynes. He was a self-employed contractor and a taxidermist. Surviving are his daughter, Brittney Haynes of Mount Airy; "his soon to be granddaughter"; the mother...
Lillie Tickle Humphries
Apr 11, 2011
Mrs. Lillie Tickle Humphries, 100, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Humphries was born May 30, 1910, in Surry County, to the late Norman Luther and Mary Lou Wall Tickle. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Mrs. Humphries is survived by a daughter...