Douglas Cleve Holder

Douglas Cleve Holder

Mar 5, 2011

Mr. Douglas Cleve Holder, 95, of Dobson, passed away Saturday morning, March 5, 2011, at his home. He was born December 22, 1915, in Surry County, to the late Everett Adam and Mary Fannie Steele Holder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Cave. Mr. Holder was a farmer. Surviving are his wife...

Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore

Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore

Mar 4, 2011

Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore, age 61 of Bassett passed away Friday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 29, 1949 in Patrick County to the late Curtis Robert Fain and Annie Conner Fain. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Moore of the home; one daughter, Anita Marie Gilley Lewis of Basset; one son, Jasper Eddie Gilley, Jr. of Woolwine;...

Elsie Grace Baker Roberts

Elsie Grace Baker Roberts

Mar 4, 2011

Mrs. Elsie Grace Baker Roberts, 94, of Elkin, formerly of Arlington, VA, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Westwood Hills Nursing Center in Wilkesboro. She was born August 18, 1916, in Marion County, WV, to the late Frank Baker and Grace Minnear Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy G. Roberts;...

Elfra Equilla Loftis

Elfra Equilla Loftis

Mar 4, 2011

Mrs. Elfra Equilla "Tootsie" Loftis, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Loftis was born May 10, 1916, in Surry County, to the late Jim and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gunnell. Mrs. Loftis worked in textile mills for many years, was a homemaker, and worked 12 years at the Oxford Orphanage in Durham....

Mr. Larry Lloyd Harris

Mr. Larry Lloyd Harris

Mar 3, 2011

Mr. Larry Lloyd Harris, age 62 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Patrick County on June 5, 1948 to Freda Nester Harris and the late Lloyd Harris. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was retired. Mr. Harris is survived by a daughter, Holli...

Mrs. Beulah E. Hughes

Mrs. Beulah E. Hughes

Mar 3, 2011

Mrs. Beulah Elizabeth Hughes, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on October 3, 1926 to the late William Henry and Sarah Ada Stevens Adkins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her first husband, James...

Verona Kathryn Coe Reece

Verona Kathryn Coe Reece

Mar 2, 2011

Ms. Verona Kathryn Coe Reece, 83, of 148 Janice Lane, Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 2, 2011, at her home. She was born August 25, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Brady Elmer and Florence Ethel Moore Coe. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Westview Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters and a...

William "Willie" Epperson

William "Willie" Epperson

Mar 2, 2011

Mr. William "Willie" Epperson, 52, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. Mr. Epperson was born June 1, 1958, in Thomasville, to Louise Lathan Epperson and the late Jesse Harden Epperson, prior to his illness. Willie was a security guard at Stanley Furniture. Surviving are two sisters and a brother-in-law, Joyce and...

Ruthie Jean Throckmorton Hartline

Ruthie Jean Throckmorton Hartline

Mar 2, 2011

Ms. Ruthie "Jean" Throckmorton Hartline Age 64 of Chattanooga, TN. and formally of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday March 2, 2011 in Mt. Airy. Ms. Hartline was born October 5, 1946 in Surry County to the late Clyde Franklin and Ruth Fulk Throckmorton, prior to her illness she was employed by Food Lion in Chattanooga. Jean was a loving mother...

Mr. William Clarence Lawson

Mr. William Clarence Lawson

Mar 1, 2011

Mr. William Clarence Lawson, age 68 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on February 20, 1943 to the late Thomas Johnson Lawson and Mattie Stovall Lawson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by a son, William Michael Lawson;...

Mr. William Henry Martin

Mr. William Henry Martin

Mar 1, 2011

Mr. William Henry Martin, age 74 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on September 24, 1936. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by one daughter, Faye Martin Howell; his father, Wase Martin; his mother and step-father, Lois Pruitt Martin Owens and J. E. Owens....

Judith Andrea Needham Gilley

Judith Andrea Needham Gilley

Mar 1, 2011

After a brief illness, our loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Judith Andrea "Judy" Needham Gilley, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born April 12, 1938, in Guilford County, to Foster Andrew and Ophelia Wilson Needham. Judith was a graduate of The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC...

Connie Lillian Nichols Draughn

Connie Lillian Nichols Draughn

Feb 28, 2011

Mrs. Connie Lillian Nichols Draughn, 91, of 3201 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, February 28, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Draughn was born June 29, 1919, in Surry County, daughter of the late Charlie Merlin and Lottie Bingman Nichols. Connie retired from Quality Mills after many years of service and was a member...

Juanita Steele Dockery

Juanita Steele Dockery

Feb 28, 2011

Juanita Steele Dockery left this world peacefully at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Monday, February 28, 2011, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dockery was born December 6, 1930, to the late Thurmond and Martha Nance Steele, and was raised in the Poplar Springs community, attending Elkin City Schools. In 1947, she married Gilmer Monroe Dockery....

Wallace Coolidge Angel

Wallace Coolidge Angel

Feb 28, 2011

Mr. Wallace Coolidge Angel, 86, of King, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011, at Village Care of King. Mr. Angel was born February 25, 1925, in Surry County, to Jesse Thomas and Ethel Inez Sumner Angel. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Angel retired from the construction business and was also a...

Linda Gail Puckett Westmoreland

Linda Gail Puckett Westmoreland

Feb 28, 2011

Mrs. Linda Gail Puckett Westmoreland, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 20, 1947, in Surry county, to the late Leonard Moscoe and Eva Euelala Puckett Puckett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her husband, Sam Westmoreland of the home;...

Delmar Marion Goad

Delmar Marion Goad

Feb 26, 2011

Mr. Delmar Marion Goad, 79, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Saturday morning, February 26, 2011, at Heritage Hall-Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork, VA. Mr. Goad was born December 3, 1931, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Charles and Ocie Hull Goad. He is survived by three sisters and a brother-in-law, Mattie Goad, Geneva Goad, and Elsie and...

Mr. Jesse O. "J.O." Barnard

Mr. Jesse O. "J.O." Barnard

Feb 26, 2011

Mr. Jesse O. "J.O" Barnard, age 98 of Meadows of Dan passed away Saturday at the Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born on Feb. 23, 1913 in Patrick County to the late Robert F. Barnard and Georgia Wood Barnard. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Lillie Law Barnard; six sisters, Mabel...

Mary Victoria Smith Haynes

Mary Victoria Smith Haynes

Feb 26, 2011

Mrs. Mary Victoria Smith Haynes, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Haynes was born August 20, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Culbert Erastus and Susan Etta Willard Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. Mrs. Haynes is...

Mrs. Winnie B. Hylton

Mrs. Winnie B. Hylton

Feb 26, 2011

Mrs. Winnie Beulah Hylton, age 93 of Woolwine passed away Saturday at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born on April 30, 1917 in Patrick County to the late George William Hylton and Della Dovie Craig Hylton. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Garland William Hylton; a son, Randolph...