Maretha Belle Martin Mabe
Mar 29, 2011
Mrs. Maretha Belle Martin Mabe, 90, of 481 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Mabe was born September 29, 1920, in Surry County, daughter of the late James Franklin and Mary Jane "Polly" Bowman Martin. She was a homemaker and a member of New Charity Baptist Church. She is...
Martha Ann Johnson Wilson
Mar 27, 2011
Martha Ann Johnson Wilson, 62, of 108 Irving Street, Greer, SC, died Sunday, March 27, 2011. A native of Surry County, daughter of the late Robert and Juanita Reeves Johnson, she was employed by Michelin for 27 years and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Dobson. Surviving are two daughters, Christy Coker and her husband, Charlie, and...
Annabelle English Cox
Mar 27, 2011
Mrs. Annabelle English Cox, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Cox was born July 30, 1923, in Shiloh, TN, to the late Floyd English. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Cox is survived by her loving husband, James Roger Cox...
Monroe Bill Willard
Mar 26, 2011
Mr. Monroe Bill Willard, 69, of 341 Long Branch Road, Claudville, VA, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Willard was born April 19, 1941, in Rockingham County, son of the late Harry Moyer Willard, Sr. and Essie Virginia Lankford Willard. He is survived by three sisters and a brother-in-law, Irene Thompson of Mount...
Mrs. Geraldine C. Sears
Mar 26, 2011
Mrs. Geraldine Crawford Sears, age 92 of Stuart passed away Saturday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Salem on Jan. 10, 1919 to the late William H. and Lula Crawford. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ammon Sears; and a daughter, Carolyn Sears Dance. Mrs. Sears was a...
Bette Dearmin Davis
Mar 26, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth Lorraine "Bette" Dearmin Davis, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County after a short illness. Mrs. Davis was born December 8, 1927, in Surry County, the youngest child of the late Thomas Yancey and Martha Gilbert Dearmin. Bette was a longtime business woman, owning and operating Tom...
Henry Cecil Goins
Mar 26, 2011
Mr. Henry Cecil Goins, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011, at his home. Mr. Goins was born July 8, 1934, in Patrick County, VA, to the late James Hanible and Alice Ann Willard Goins. He was a retired sawmill worker. Mr. Goins is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and James Johnson of Mount Airy;...
Jeffery Payne Johnson
Mar 25, 2011
Mr. Jeffery Payne Johnson, 52, a beloved father, brother, and friend, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. A native of Surry County, Mr. Johnson was born April 18, 1958. He was the owner and operator of J and J Chimney and Deck Service. He is survived by a daughter, Crystal Johnson...
Mitchell C. Wood
Mar 25, 2011
The celebration of life for Mitchell Clay Wood, 52, of Collinsville, VA, who died March 25, 2011, will be held Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 2:00 until 5:00 PM at the Novak home, 939 Farm View Road, Glade Hill, VA. He was born April 3, 1958, to Clay and Jean Wood. A beloved mountain man, he was a lover of...
Mary Ruth Coleman Burton
Mar 25, 2011
Mrs. Mary Ruth Coleman Burton, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, March 25, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Burton was born January 6, 1925, daughter of the late Jack and Ollie Coleman. She retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Burton was a lifelong and devoted member of Grace Moravian Church, where she served as circle leader...
Carrie Durham Bowman
Mar 24, 2011
Ms. Carrie Durham Bowman, 87, of 790 Quaker Road, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, March 24, 2011, at her home. Ms. Bowman was born November 6, 1923, in Surry County, daughter of the late Jesse and Selena Hiatt Durham. Carrie retired from Renfro Corporation after 39 years of service and was a member of Shelton Church of the Brethren....
Lelia Lois Cooke Ayers
Mar 24, 2011
Mrs. Lelia Lois Cooke Ayers, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Ayers was born May 13, 1924, in Stokes County, to the late Martin and Virginia Tilley Cooke. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother and will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are a...
Joanna Bates Hutchens
Mar 24, 2011
Ms. Joanna Bates Hutchens, 80, of Stony Knoll Road, Dobson, passed away Thursday morning, March 24, 2011, in Cabarrus County. She was born March 7, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Johnny William and Ethel Adaline Coe Bates. She retired from Tultex in Dobson and was a member of Stony Knoll United Methodist Church. Surviving are her son, Jeffery...
Mr. Orbin Swanson Smith
Mar 24, 2011
Mr. Orbin Swanson "Big O" Smith, age 65 of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Henry County on July 26, 1945. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Hughes Smith; one son, Orbin S. "Binky" Smith; his father, Edward Smith; and one sister, Ethel...
William Taylor Mitchell
Mar 24, 2011
Mr. William Taylor Mitchell, 90, of Claudville, VA, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, VA. Mr. Mitchell was born April 11, 1920, in Patrick County, VA, to the late John Taylor and Lillie Smith Mitchell. He served our country in the South Pacific Theater during World War II in the United States Navy....
Marvin Andrew Kotila
Mar 24, 2011
Mr. Marvin Andrew Kotila, 83, of Arlington, VA, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Mr. Kotila was born July 20, 1927, in Aberdeen, SD, the only child born to the late Oscar and Lempi Nixon Kotila. Marvin retired from the United States Navy and the Naval Intelligence Service. He is survived by a...
Nina Mae Bryant Sawyers
Mar 24, 2011
Mrs. Nina Mae Bryant Sawyers, 96, of Ararat, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Sawyers was born June 24, 1914, in Surry County, to Elisha Phillip and Jennie Ann Cummings Bryant. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all her dear loved ones. Surviving are two daughters, Gloris...
Mrs. Patricia Howell Bowman
Mar 24, 2011
Mrs. Patricia Howell Bowman, age 53 of Danville passed away Thursday at her home. She was born on April 26, 1957 in Patrick County to the late Coy D. Howell and June Light Sigmon of Danville. In addition to her father she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Ann Burnette; one sister, Barbara Gail Hall; and one...
Ethel Mae Crouse Childress
Mar 24, 2011
Mrs. Ethel Mae Crouse Childress, 88, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born April 5, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Jim and Mandy Crouse Crouse. She was a homemaker and a member of Ladonia Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Joe Bill Arrington
Mar 23, 2011
Mr. Joe Bill Arrington, 80, of 156 Oak Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Arrington was born April 7, 1930, in Surry County, the son of the late Jobe Edward and Ida Gordon Arrington. After his retirement from Lynne Hosiery, he owned Oak Street Café. Surviving are his...