Tommy Gray Speas
Jan 5, 2011
Mr. Tommy Gray Speas, 44, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Speas was born February 15, 1966, in Forsyth County, to the late Alton Ray and Betty Whitaker Speas. He was a member of Holy Church of God. He is survived by three daughters and two...
Shirley Jenkins Pickett
Jan 4, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Jenkins Pickett, 66, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Forsyth County. She was born November 15, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Claude and Sarah Jane Childress Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James "Big Jim" Pickett in October 2009. She was a homemaker and a...
Mrs. Lola Wray Marshall
Jan 3, 2011
Mrs. Lola Wray Marshall, age 72 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at her home. She was born in Reidsville, North Carolina on November 11, 1938. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Glen Marshall; one son, Sam Haywood Crews, Jr.; and her parents, Obie Wray and Evelyn Martin Wray LaneShe was a member...
Leo Pipes
Jan 3, 2011
Mr. Leo Pipes, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Pipes was born October 11, 1951, in Patrick County, VA, to June and Audrey Mabe Pipes. He was a retired plumber. Surviving are his wife, Jean Boyd Pipes of the home; two sons, Chad Pipes and Scott Pipes; stepchildren, Hope...
Connie William Jenkins
Jan 2, 2011
Mr. Connie William Jenkins, 85, of Dobson, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at Willowbrook Healthcare Center in Yadkinville. He was born March 16, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Jim and Lilly Stanley Jenkins. He was a devout Christian who shared his love for God through the life he lived and through...
Howard Osler Woltz, Jr
Jan 2, 2011
Mr. Howard Osler Woltz, Jr. died Sunday, January 2, 2011. He was born April 2, 1925, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, to Louise Elliott and Howard Osler Woltz, Sr. He graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1942 and received his degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1948. While at the University of Virginia, he was...
Mr. Charlie Wade Lawless, Sr
Jan 2, 2011
Mr. Charlie Wade Lawless, Sr., age 81, of Stuart passed away Sunday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born on July 8, 1929 in Patrick County to the late Charlie Lee Lawless and Cora Alma Rorrer Lawless. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Marie Puckett Lawless; a great granddaughter,...
Nellie Ruth Tucker Smith
Jan 2, 2011
Mrs. Nellie Ruth Tucker Smith, 74, of Mount Airy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Smith was born August 6, 1936, in Stokes County, to the late James Otto and Rebecca Ann "Annie" Shelton Tucker. She retired from Renfro Hosiery, was a homemaker, and was...
Ms. Elizabeth Ann Lewis
Jan 2, 2011
Ms. Elizabeth Ann Lewis, age 66 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Floyd County on March 21, 1944 to the late Esley Howard Keith and Gracie Irene Burnette Keith. In addition to her parents, Ms. Lewis was preceded in death by...
Jake Jessup
Jan 2, 2011
Jake Jessup passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, in New Braunfels, TX, at the age of 91. Jake was born February 5, 1919, in Ararat, VA, to his parents, William M. Jessup and Della McBride Jessup. In 1940, Jake served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for the maximum allowed period of six months. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps...
Shelia Renee Bradshaw Shinault
Jan 1, 2011
Mrs. Shelia Renee Bradshaw Shinault, 45, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Shinault was born May 13, 1965, in Forsyth County, to Mary Jane Durham Bradshaw and the late Roy Bradshaw, Jr. Mrs. Shinault is survived by her husband, Tommy Shinault of the home; a daughter,...
Patricia Lynn Holyfield Kingsbury
Jan 1, 2011
Mrs. Patricia Lynn Holyfield Kingsbury, 49, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Kingsbury was born November 16, 1961, in Surry County, to the late Willie Russell and Thelma Mae Johnson Holyfield. She is survived by her husband, Steve Kingsbury of the home; three sons, Shaun Rae Holyfield and Preston Edward Murray, both of...
Estelle Shelton Slate
Jan 1, 2011
Mrs. Estelle Shelton Slate, 88, of Twelve Oaks Assisted Living, formerly of Cabin Lane in Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Slate was born April 3, 1922, in Surry County, to the late James C. and Hallie Hicks Shelton. She retired from Lynne Hosiery Mill and was a member of Flat...
Thomas Rodney Vernon, Sr
Jan 1, 2011
Mr. Thomas Rodney Vernon, Sr., 58, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Vernon was born July 6, 1952, in Surry County, to Doris LeAnn Hiatt Vernon and the late Oliver Lloyd Vernon, Sr. He was a retired brick mason and a member of the Jehovah's Witness...
Dorothy Jane Midkiff Key
Jan 1, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Midkiff Key, 91, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at Walnut Ridge Assisted Living Center in Walnut Cove. Mrs. Key was born June 13, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Ed and Nannie Midkiff. She was a homemaker and had worked at Renfro Corporation. Mrs. Key is survived by her son-in-law, Jesse "Buck" Dunbar of Kernersville;...
Alice Christine Angel Smith
Dec 31, 2010
Mrs. Alice Christine Angel Smith, 74, formerly of 135 Carolina Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, December 31, 2010, at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. She was born December 26, 1936, in Surry County, daughter of the late Willie and Sara Alice McMillian Angel. Christine retired as an inspector from Cross Creek Apparel and was a...
Roger V. White
Dec 30, 2010
Mr. Roger V. White, 64, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born July 20, 1946, in Surry County, to Raynell Fowler White Shields and the late Marvin C. White. He was a retired electrician and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Surviving are his two daughters and a...
Paul Eugene Robinson
Dec 30, 2010
Mr. Paul Eugene Robinson, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Robinson was born June 23, 1943, in Surry County, to Beatrice Willard Robinson and the late Johnny Robinson. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who will be dearly missed by all his family...
Dennis Hasvil Vaughn
Dec 29, 2010
Mr. Dennis Hasvil Vaughn, 54, of Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Vaughn was born December 21, 1956, in Forsyth County, to Bertha Jean Dean Vaughn and the late Hasvil Vaughn. He is survived by a daughter, Denise Vaughn and her fiancé, Mike Petty, of Mount Airy;...
James Nelson Bryant
Dec 27, 2010
Mr. James Nelson Bryant, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Bryant was born August 19, 1934, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Early Claude and Margie Betty Galyean Bryant. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Cathie...