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...
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...
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....
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 "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 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...
Mr. Glenn Ray Pack, 54, of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pack was born March 21, 1957, in Patrick County, VA, to Sadie Marshall Pack and the late Jessie Akers Pack. He was a school bus driver for Patrick County Schools, a farmer, and an avid gardener who...
Mr. Raymond Douglas "Doug" Wood, age 64 of Stuart, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on March 4, 1947, and was preceded in death by his father, Fred Wood. He had served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war, and had been a truck driver for Mail Transport. Mr....
Mr. Frank Francis Solters, Jr., 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Solters was born June 12, 1924, in Grindstone, PA, to the late Frank Francis Solters, Sr. and Elizabeth Thomas Solters. He worked for many years at Jackson Brothers Clothing Store. He was a distribution...
Catherine Holyfield White, of Route 1, Elkin, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson after an extended illness. She was born March 7, 1923, in Rutherford County, to Raleigh Gilmer and Alma Burris Holyfield, and she grew up in Rockford. She graduated from Copeland High School and was employed at the selective...
Mrs. Wanda Rae Loyd, 67, of State Road, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 9, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Raymond and Bessie Norman. Mrs. Loyd was a homemaker and a devoted member of Charity Hill Baptist Church. She leaves to cherish her...
Dr. Bernard Frank Spielvogel, 74, of Mount Airy, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Golden Living Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 23, 1937, in Ellwood City, PA, the son of Rudolph David and Johanna Frank Spielvogel. He was a 1955 graduate of Lincoln High School and obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry and physics from...
Mrs. Celia Hiatt Key Anderson, 80, of Dobson, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Hospice Home. She was born April 8, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Harvey and Bernice Dockery Hiatt. Survivors include her loving daughter and son-in-law, Kay Key Stanley and Stevie Stanley of Dobson; two grandchildren, Dennie Moser of Boone and Michelle...
Mrs. Mary Virginia "Jeannie" Rakes Morton, 63, of 620 Morton Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Morton was born March 21, 1948, in Surry County, to Virginia Marshall Rakes and the late Wayne Rakes. She was last employed at Surry County Schools and Morton's Place, and she was a homemaker. Surviving are her...
Mr. Benny Nathaniel Martin, 81, of 172 Javan Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2011, at his home. Mr. Martin was born May 15, 1929, in Yadkin County, son of the late Arthur and Myrtle Underwood Martin. Benny entered the United States Army after graduating from Jonesville High School. He later used the G.I. Bill to further...
Mr. Bobby Eugene Slate, 74, a loving husband and father, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Slate was born January 22, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Vestal and Lottie Edwards Slate Morton. He was a retired construction worker and a member...
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Chilton Bateman, 83, of Mount Airy, widow of Kenneth Clenton Bateman, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born January 26, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Elmer Burtis and Louella Smith Chilton. She was a homemaker and a member of Bannertown Baptist Church. Surviving are three...
Ms. Theresa Lynn Hawks Marshall, 44, of Dobson, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. She was born February 11, 1967, in Surry County, to David Oscar and Linda Faye Hill Hawks. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM at The Peoples Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Ray Hawks officiating....
Infant Carter Travis Hiatt-Adame went to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 8, 2011. He is survived by his parents, Travis Celso Adame and Brittany Paige Hiatt; his grandparents, Crystal Hiatt Inscore and Corie of Pilot Mountain, Randall Hiatt of Mount Airy, Stephanie Hernandez of Low Gap, and Celso Adame of Mount Airy; great-grandmother, Constance Blevins of Pinnacle; a great-great-grandmother,...
Ms. Mary Joan Haynes, 53, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Saturday May 7, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Surry County on May 4, 1958 to the late William Edgar Haynes and Mary Lou Simmons Haynes. Ms. Haynes was retired from the Surry County School...