Obituaries
Mr. Bunzy Eaton
Aug 16, 2012
Mr. Bunzy Eaton, 83, of Pilot Mountain passed away Thursday night at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Eaton was born in Surry County on December 28, 1928 to the late John Henry and Sarah Heath Eaton. He was retired from Fowler and Jones Construction Company and a member of White Plains Baptist Church. He is survived by...
Mrs. Frances Estelle Akers Davis
Aug 14, 2012
Mrs. Frances Estelle Akers Davis, 70, of Elkin passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Botetourt County, VA on August 2, 1942 to the late Thurmond and Eliza Myers Akers. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Joseph Edward,...
Mr. James E. Cassell
Aug 14, 2012
Mr. James Evan Cassell, age 77 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the V. A. Medical Center in Salem. He was born in Patrick Co. on July 11, 1935 to the late Elijah Edgar Cassell and Maggie Knowles Cassell. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by two daughters, Cynthia Jean...
Mr. William Wade Robertson
Aug 13, 2012
Mr. William Wade Robertson, age 66 of Lowgap, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Robertson was born in Carroll County on March 7, 1946 to Husie Anderson "Ann" Robertson and Ossie Viola Tolbert Robertson. He will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends. Surviving are brothers and sisters-in-law, Vestal and Beulah Robertson of...
Mr. Ralph Brocklet Goins
Aug 13, 2012
Mr. Ralph Brocklet Goins, age 82 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Surry County, North Carolina on February 26, 1930 to the late Jim and Lucy Lawson Goins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Goins was preceded in death by one sister, Gradie Goins. Mr....
Mr. Roy Lee Graham
Aug 12, 2012
Mr. Roy Lee Graham, age 85 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on April 25, 1927 to the late James E. and Myrtle Cassell Graham. He served in the United States Army during World War II, retired from Bassett Furniture Industries with over 40 years of service, and...
Mrs. Vivian Maxine "V" Smith Mossor
Aug 11, 2012
Mrs. Vivian Maxine "V" Smith Mossor, 86 of Mt. Airy formerly of Bethel Park, PA and N. Ft. Myers, FL passed away at Ridgecrest Retirement and Assisted Living on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Mrs. Mossor was born in Upshur County, WVA on June 25, 1926 to the late Horner A. and Elsie Marie Paugh Smith. She was a homemaker and...
Mrs. Mary Alice Trexler McAdams
Aug 11, 2012
Mrs. Mary Alice Trexler McAdams, age 60 of Stuart passed away Saturday at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born on Nov. 18, 1951 in Rowan County, NC to the late Paul Henderson Trexler and Dollie Talbert Trexler. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Wilson. She was of the...
Mr. Billy Gray Belton
Aug 11, 2012
After a long seven year battle with illness, Mr. Billy Gray Belton went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday morning, August 10, 2012. Mr. Belton was born to Thomas Owen Belton and Connie Laster Belton Midkiff on September 22, 1929. Mr. Belton is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Inez Leftwich Belton, of the home;...
Jimmy Dale Flippen
Aug 11, 2012
Mr. Jimmy Dale Flippen Age 64 of 1248 Sparger Rd. Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Saturday August 11, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Flippen was born January 11, 1948 in Surry County to the late Elder Samuel M. Flippen and Virginia Elizabeth Southern Flippen, he was self employed in Heat and Air Conditioning and...
Mr. Stephen Chesleigh Griffith
Aug 10, 2012
Mr. Stephen Chesleigh Griffith, age 32 of Cana passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Friday, August 10, 2012. He was born on September 14, 1979 in Newark, DE to Dianna Griffith and the late Stephen Douglas Griffith. Mr. Griffith is survived by his mother and stepfather, Dianna and Larry Lowe of Lambsburg, VA; grandmother, Wyoma Hurley of Mt....
Mr. Richard W. Martin
Aug 10, 2012
Mr. Richard Wade Martin, age 75 of Stuart passed away Friday at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on Feb. 1, 1937 in Patrick County to the late Nick Wade Martin and Bessie Reynolds Martin. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother, Davey Martin; and a sister, Tillice McArthur....
Mr. John William Sparger
Aug 10, 2012
John William Sparger, (J. W.), of Pilot Mountain, passed away August 10, 2012 at his home. He was born February 19, 1933 to the late William Nathaniel and Roxie Reeves Sparger. John's request was to donate his body to science. His donation is a priceless source of learning and endows a great and generous gift to our future. He leaves...
Mrs. Clara Pack Inman
Aug 10, 2012
Mrs. Clara Pack Inman, age 68 of Lawsonville, NC passed away Friday at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Stokes County to the late Harry and Mary Holt Pack. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Pruitt; and four brothers, Junior, John, Arthur, and...
Bertha Irene Lockaby
Aug 9, 2012
Miss Bertha Irene Lockaby, age 89 of King, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2012. Miss Lockaby was born in Henderson County on February 11, 1923 to William Oscar and Gertrude Beck Lockaby. She was retired from AT&T and was a member of King First Baptist Church. Surviving are sisters, Eva Gordon and Estelle Atkins, a sister-in-law, Marion...
Mr. William Lee Law
Aug 9, 2012
Mr. William Lee Law, age 87 of Bassett, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the V.A. Medical Center in Salem. He was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia on April 12, 1925 to the late Harry A. and Hattie Koger Law. In addition to his family, Mr. Law was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene Stone Law; a...
Mr. William Jefferson Williams
Aug 8, 2012
Mr. William Jefferson Williams, 68, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Appling County, Georgia on May 30, 1944 to Beatrice Barlow Williams and the late Jesse Williams. He was the owner of Carolina Communications and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by...
Mrs. Billie Mae Bryant Davis
Aug 8, 2012
Mrs. Billie Mae Bryant Davis, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born in Mercer County, WV on October 3, 1940 to Dewey and Tianna Gentry Bryant. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and beloved sister who will be dearly missed. Surviving is her husband of 54...
Mr. Joseph Michael Ballard
Aug 7, 2012
Mr. Joseph "Michael" Ballard, age 68 of East Bend, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina on November 7, 1943 to the late Malcolm James and Sarah Pearle Monroe Ballard. He had served in the United States Air Force, and...
Bette Davis Whitaker
Aug 7, 2012
Mrs. Bette "Betsy" Davis Whitaker, 82, formerly from Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Fahrney-Keedy Nursing Home in Boonsboro, MD. Mrs. Whitaker was born July 20, 1930, in Surry County, to the late Jesse and Sadie Wolfe Davis. She worked in the banking industry for over 38 years, retiring in 1991. She is survived by her daughter...


