Betty Jane Harrell Gardner
Jun 12, 2011
Mrs. Betty Jane Harrell Gardner, 78, of 54 Woods Edge Road, Cana, VA, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Gardner was born December 27, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Arthur and Fannie Vernon Harrell. She was employed in the textile industry for many years. Surviving are two...
Mildred Marie Upchurch Latham
Jun 11, 2011
Mrs. Mildred Marie Upchurch Latham, 69, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Latham was born June 23, 1941, in Grayson County, to Dennis Barnard and Maggie Jane Senter Upchruch. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and...
Joan Kidd Outlaw
Jun 11, 2011
Ms. Joan Kidd Outlaw, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, June 11, 2011. She was born May 31, 1950, in Forsyth County, to Harvey Allen Kidd and the late Ruby Lee Hardy Kidd. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and a security guard at Weyerhaueser. She is survived by her father, Harvey Allen Kidd of Dobson;...
Michael Ray Norman
Jun 10, 2011
Mr. Michael Ray Norman, 62, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born October 18, 1948, in Surry County, son of the late Carl and Ethel Willard Norman. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Douglas Norman of the home; three stepsons and their wives, Dale...
Rachel Burnett Wood Green
Jun 10, 2011
Mrs. Rachel Burnett Wood Green, 76, of Dobson, passed away Friday night, June 10, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born September 2, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Linnie Kyle and Ethel Blevins Burnett. She retired from Chatham Manufacturing Company in Elkin and was a member of New Life Baptist Church. In addition...
Talana Salissa Cain
Jun 10, 2011
Miss Talana Salissa Cain, 45, of 116 Home Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011, at her home. She was born September 2, 1965, in Harrisonburg, VA, to the late Elwood Cain and Barbara Cress. She was a homemaker. Surviving are a sister, Tara Gaylean Hawks of Mount Airy; a niece, Audrey Nanette Cain of Mount Airy; a...
Czeslaw Chojnowski
Jun 9, 2011
Mr. Czeslaw Chojnowski, 74, of Jonesville, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born September 1, 1936, in Poryte, Poland, to the late Wiktoria Brakoniecka and Ignacy Chojnowski. He retired from Lyon Healey in Chicago, IL as a gold plater. Mr. Chojnowski was a member of the Catholic faith. Survivors include three daughters...
Betty Jean Gammons Marshall
Jun 9, 2011
Mrs. Betty Jean Gammons Marshall, 73, of 1401 McBride Road, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Marshall was born April 7, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Abe and Lelia Goins Gammons. She retired from Spencer's Inc. after 40 years of service and was a CNA...
Dorothy Marion Tilley
Jun 8, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Marion Tilley, 65, of Turner Mountain Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, June 8, 2011, at her home. She was born November 28, 1945, in Surry County, to the late Jerry Myra and Ethel Forrest Marion. She retired as a CNA from Northern Hospital of Surry County after 17 years of service. Dorothy was a member of...
JoAnn Wagoner
Jun 8, 2011
Ms. JoAnn Wagoner, 70, of 797 West Lebanon Street, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, June 8, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Wagoner was born April 8, 1941, in Surry County, the only child born to the late Edward and Zella Mae Hodges Wagoner. She is survived by a son, Rubin Joe Wagoner...
Elder Amos David Rakes, Jr
Jun 8, 2011
Elder Amos David Rakes, Jr., lovingly known as J.R., age 72 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Patrick County on January 28, 1939 to the late Amos David and Lillie Plaster Rakes. In addition to...
Mollie McBride Jones
Jun 8, 2011
Mrs. Mollie Jones, 74, of Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Mrs. Jones was born January 28, 1937, in Surry County, daughter of the late Edgar and Maggie Marshall McBride. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Franklin Dallas Jones, Jr. of Nashville, NC; two daughters and sons-in-law,...
David Joseph Wanchick
Jun 8, 2011
Mr. David Joseph Wanchick, 70, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Wanchick was born March 28, 1941, in Ravenna, OH, in Portage County, to Margaret Krak Wanchick and the late Peter Wanchick. He spent his professional career in the transportation industry with Roadway Express and Mclean Trucking Company. He was an...
Mr. Gordon Joseph Axelson, II
Jun 7, 2011
Mr. Gordon Joseph Axelson, II, age 73 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 11, 1938 to the late Gordon J. Axelson, I, and Dorothy Hild Axelson. He had attended Bethel Presbyterian Church, and had been the owner/operator of an accounting firm. Mr. Axelson is survived by...
Ervin Elsworth Gentry
Jun 7, 2011
Mr. Ervin Elsworth Gentry, 85, formerly of Dobson, passed away Tuesday June 7, 2011, at Liberty Nursing and Rehab Center of Charlotte. He was born July 11, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Lacy Watson and Nettie Jane Dobson Gentry. Mr. Gentry was employed as a farmer and worked for Chatham Manufacturing in Elkin. He was a veteran of...
James Thomas Leonard
Jun 6, 2011
Mr. James Thomas "Jay" Leonard, 78, of 215 Dudley Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Leonard was born June 2, 1933, in Surry County, to the late James Oscar and Maude Blackburn Leonard. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Flowers...
Wesley Melvin Hiatt
Jun 6, 2011
Mr. Wesley Melvin Hiatt, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hiatt was born November 20, 1934, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Arnold Marion and Ella Mae Hicks Hiatt. He retired from Perry Manufacturing and was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. He was a former...
Mr. Edward Foley
Jun 5, 2011
Mr. Edward "Eugene" Foley, 84, of Stuart, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 at his home. He was born in Henry County on August 10, 1926 to the late Charlie "Cleve" Foley and Loni Pilson Foley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Foley was preceded in death by an infant son, Mark Eugene Foley; a twin sister, Virginia Pauline Hazelwood;...
Lucy Alice Willard Peele Reid
Jun 4, 2011
Mrs. Lucy Alice Willard Peele Reid, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Universal Health Care of King. Mrs. Reid was born May 9, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Walter and Etta Reddick Willard. She retired from Brendle's and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Reid is survived by two daughters and...
Patrice Lawson Musleh
Jun 4, 2011
Mrs. Patrice Lawson Musleh, of Winston-Salem, left this earth to join her heavenly father on Saturday June 4, 2011. Patrice was born August 4, 1950, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late Clark Odell and Hucie Elizabeth Mabe Lawson. She was the finance manager at Flow Motors Inc. and was a member of the Winston-Salem First Assembly of...