Obituaries
Mrs. Lois "Ergie" Bowman
Jan 30, 2012
Mrs. Lois "Ergie" Nunn Bowman, age 90 of Claudville, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center. Mrs. Bowman was born in Patrick County on October 20, 1921 to Abe and Layla Smart Nunn. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother and a devoted member of the Church of Christ Stuart. Surviving are...
Mr. William Elgin Roberson
Jan 29, 2012
Mr. William Elgin Roberson, age 93 of Ferrum, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on March 3, 1918 to the late George and Mary Eanes Roberson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Roberson was preceded in death by his wife, Janie Jamison Roberson; one daughter, Frances R. Ashley;...
Curtis Holt Mayes
Jan 28, 2012
Mr. Curtis Holt Mayes, Age 82 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mr. Mayes was born January 18, 1930 in Surry County to the late Joseph and Grace Hawks Mayes, he was a retired car salesman with Friendly Car. Co. and attended Ladonia Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters...
Mrs. Elvera "Sid" Lind Mitan
Jan 28, 2012
Mrs. Elvera "Sid" Lind Mitan, age 94 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in Litchfield, Illinois on November 20, 1917 to the late Asa and Emma Samples Hearlston. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mitan was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry J. Lind; her second husband,...
Rosa Virginia Sexton Creed
Jan 28, 2012
Mrs. Rosa Virginia Sexton Creed, 77, of 681 Old Creed Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Creed was born March 22, 1934, in Grayson County, VA, the daughter of the late John and Effie Mae Puckett Sexton. She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. Mrs. Creed was...
Mr. James C. "Connie" Adams
Jan 28, 2012
Mr. James Conrad "Connie" Adams, age 92 of Stuart passed away Saturday at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born on Dec. 17, 1919 in Patrick County to the late Walter and Duzzie Foley Adams. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Vivian Morrison; and three brothers, Curtis Adams, McCray...
Lacy Franklin Jones
Jan 27, 2012
Mr. Lacy Franklin Jones, Jr. age 93 of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home Friday, January 27, 2012. Mr. Jones was born in Surry County on March 29, 1918 to the late Lacy Franklin and Vivian E. Jones, Sr.. He retired in 1984 as owner of Jones Oil Company. Mr. Jones was a member...
Ellen Zelosky Mahr
Jan 27, 2012
Mrs. Ellen Zelosky Mahr, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, January 27, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Mahr was born January 31, 1924, in Summit County, OH, the daughter of the late Peter and Julia Kopisciansky Zelosky. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived...
Miss UIden Elaine Gammons
Jan 25, 2012
Miss Ulden Gammons age 82 of 372 Mt. Herman Road, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Central Continuing Care. She was born December 17, 1929 in Surry County to the late Willie and Atheline Hiatt Gammons. She was a farmer and a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church. Surviving is a special niece and husband,...
Mrs. Diana Joyce Bridgeman
Jan 25, 2012
Mrs. Diana Joyce Bridgeman, age 77, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Wednesday morning January 25, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Saginaw Co. Michigan to the late Harold and Lillian Rahtz Marten. She was of the Lutheran faith and was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband James Hubert Bridgeman of...
Mr. Bobby Jay Combs
Jan 25, 2012
Mr. Bobby Jay Combs, age 79 of Cana, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at his home. Mr. Combs was born in Carroll County on February 1, 1932 to Dolphus and Neva Cook Combs. He served our country in the Army during the Korean War and he owned and operated a heavy equipment business. Mr. Combs was a life-long, faithful...
Sherry Lynn Owens
Jan 25, 2012
Miss Sherry Lynn Owens, 44, of 3818 Unity Church Road, Ararat, VA, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Wednesday evening, January 25, 2012, from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Miss Owens was born March 22, 1967, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of Glenda Smith Owens and the late Bernie Owens. Lynn was a member...
Mr. Charles Lee Mabe
Jan 24, 2012
Mr. Charles Lee Mabe, 36 of Ararat, VA passed away at his home Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born in Surry County on August 24, 1975 to Yvonne Smith Mabe and the late Rayford Randolph Mabe. In addition to his mother, Mr. Mabe is survived by a sister, Tammy Mabe of Ararat, VA; a brother and sister-in-law, Danny Ray...
Mr. Charles Coy Hall
Jan 24, 2012
Mr. Charles Coy Hall, age 74 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 23, 1937 to the late Henry and Eunice H. Hall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hall was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucy H. Fain and Annie H. Turner; and two brothers, Woodrow...
Mr. Paul Lemoine Galis
Jan 24, 2012
Mr. Paul Lemoine Galis, age 70 of Claudville, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born in Fairview, West Virginia on April 12, 1941 to the late Alexander and Eloise Luton Galis. He was retired from the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Galis is survived by his wife, Linda Tucker Galis; a son, Paul A. Galis of Silver Spring,...
Mr. Billy Gray Lynch
Jan 22, 2012
Mr. Billy Gray Lynch, age 76 of 2233 Old Hwy 52, Pinnacle, NC passed away Sunday January 22, 2012 while at home with family and friends. He was born March 16, 1935 to the late Millard and Elsie Smith Lynch. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Doris Lawson Lynch; a son-in-law, Arnold Nelson of Pinnacle; a...
Linda Darlene Wilson
Jan 21, 2012
Miss Linda Darlene Wilson, 64, of 256 Mountain View Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1947, in Surry County, to Floyd Wilson and the late Eva Haymore Wilson. She was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Surviving are her father, Floyd Wilson of the home;...
Mrs. Fannie H. Turner
Jan 21, 2012
Mrs. Fannie H. Turner, 96, of Woolwine, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 19, 1915 to the late Hill Thomas and Jersuha Hall. She attended Smith River Church of the Brethren; loved cooking, canning, quilting and was a devoted wife, mother and friend to all. In addition to...
Mrs. Mary Kate Williams
Jan 20, 2012
Mrs. Mary Kate Williams, age 58 passed away at Alleghany Care and Rehab Center Friday, January 20, 2012. She was born in Lee County, VA on May 12, 1953 to the late Jay Hugh and Dora Mae Turner Rash. She is survived by a son, Nathaniel Dewayne Williams and fiancée, Jessica Cagle; a granddaughter, Kathrynn Paige "Katy" Williams; sisters, Margaret...
Ms. Peggy Sprinkle
Jan 19, 2012
Ms. Peggy Jo Sprinkle, 73 of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on July 18, 1938 to the late Melton Raymond and Lucy Mae Nations Sprinkle. Ms. Sprinkle was retired from Kentucky Derby Hosiery Mills and a member of Laurel Springs Baptist...


