Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins
May 19, 2011
Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins, age 73 of Woolwine passed away Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Franklin County on March 4, 1938 to the late George Doyle Johnson and Etta Sink Johnson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Raymond Hedgecock; a...
Henry Lee Gardner, Jr
May 19, 2011
Mr. Henry Lee Gardner, Jr., 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Gardner was born December 5, 1923, in Surry County, to Henry Lee and Naomi Ruth Johnson Gardner. Mr. Gardner served his country in the United States Army during World War II and during the Korean Conflict....
Charles Gamble Lyle
May 18, 2011
Mr. Charles Gamble Lyle, 88, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Born March 11, 1923, in Griffin, GA, to Ray and Belle Lyle, Charles attended North Georgia Military in Dahlonega. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. A graduate of Georgia Tech with...
Elmer Holst
May 18, 2011
Mr. Elmer Holst, LLD, 82, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Holst was born October 12, 1928, in Yamhill County, Oregon, to Gustav Aldolph and Maria Rahman Holst. He was a retired attorney with Holst and Hartshorn after practicing law for 49 years and was a...
Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger
May 17, 2011
Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger, age 86 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1924 to the late Samuel Davis Koger and Lillie Allen Koger. In addition to his parents, Mr. Koger was preceded in death by two sisters, Carline and...
Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour, age 88 of Collinsville, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 8, 1923 to the late Worth and Elna Pendleton Haden. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harbour was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys...
Laura Jarrett Titan
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Laura Jarrett Titan, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs Titan was born February 7, 1934, in Leckie, WV, to the late Walter and Clara Harden Jarrett. She retired from J.C. Penney Company and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Titan is...
Gertrude Bingman Johnson
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Gertrude Bingman Johnson, 89, of 628 South South Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, May 16, 2011, at Kernersville Medical Center in Kernersville. Mrs. Johnson was born January 14, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late John and Mattie Mae Simpson Bingman. Gertrude retired from Renfro Corporation after many years of service and attended The Salvation Army....
Joseph Ernest Knight, Jr
May 16, 2011
DANVILLE, VA - Joseph "Joe" Ernest Knight, Jr., 77, of 1200 Silver Creek Road, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He had been hospitalized for a year. A native of Danville, VA, he was born June 21, 1933, a son of the late Joseph Ernest Knight, Sr. and India Christeen Taylor Knight. Mr. Knight was...
Mr. Benton Moorefield
May 15, 2011
Mr. Benton "Papa B" Moorefield, age 77 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on June 9, 1933 to the late Charlie Walter and Lucy Handy Moorefield. In addition to his parents, Mr. Moorefield was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Slate Moorefield; an infant granddaughter, Angelia Handy; three...
Mrs. Ethel D. Brammer
May 14, 2011
Mrs. Ethel Dillon Brammer, age 91 of Woolwine, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Rocky Mount, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Hillery Dillon and Maggie Agee Dillon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Archie G. Brammer; four sisters, Gertrude Harris, Edna Pendleton, Thelma Morrison, and Iris Mae Blankenship; a...
Glenn Ray Pack
May 14, 2011
Mr. Glenn Ray Pack, 54, of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pack was born March 21, 1957, in Patrick County, VA, to Sadie Marshall Pack and the late Jessie Akers Pack. He was a school bus driver for Patrick County Schools, a farmer, and an avid gardener who...
Mr. Raymond Douglas "Doug" Wood
May 13, 2011
Mr. Raymond Douglas "Doug" Wood, age 64 of Stuart, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on March 4, 1947, and was preceded in death by his father, Fred Wood. He had served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war, and had been a truck driver for Mail Transport. Mr....
Frank Francis Solters, Jr
May 12, 2011
Mr. Frank Francis Solters, Jr., 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Solters was born June 12, 1924, in Grindstone, PA, to the late Frank Francis Solters, Sr. and Elizabeth Thomas Solters. He worked for many years at Jackson Brothers Clothing Store. He was a distribution...
Catherine Holyfield White
May 12, 2011
Catherine Holyfield White, of Route 1, Elkin, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson after an extended illness. She was born March 7, 1923, in Rutherford County, to Raleigh Gilmer and Alma Burris Holyfield, and she grew up in Rockford. She graduated from Copeland High School and was employed at the selective...
Wanda Rae Norman Loyd
May 12, 2011
Mrs. Wanda Rae Loyd, 67, of State Road, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 9, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Raymond and Bessie Norman. Mrs. Loyd was a homemaker and a devoted member of Charity Hill Baptist Church. She leaves to cherish her...
Dr. Bernard Frank Spielvogel
May 10, 2011
Dr. Bernard Frank Spielvogel, 74, of Mount Airy, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Golden Living Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 23, 1937, in Ellwood City, PA, the son of Rudolph David and Johanna Frank Spielvogel. He was a 1955 graduate of Lincoln High School and obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry and physics from...
Celia Hiatt Key Anderson
May 10, 2011
Mrs. Celia Hiatt Key Anderson, 80, of Dobson, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Hospice Home. She was born April 8, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Harvey and Bernice Dockery Hiatt. Survivors include her loving daughter and son-in-law, Kay Key Stanley and Stevie Stanley of Dobson; two grandchildren, Dennie Moser of Boone and Michelle...
Mary Virginia Rakes Morton
May 10, 2011
Mrs. Mary Virginia "Jeannie" Rakes Morton, 63, of 620 Morton Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Morton was born March 21, 1948, in Surry County, to Virginia Marshall Rakes and the late Wayne Rakes. She was last employed at Surry County Schools and Morton's Place, and she was a homemaker. Surviving are her...
Benny Nathaniel Martin
May 10, 2011
Mr. Benny Nathaniel Martin, 81, of 172 Javan Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2011, at his home. Mr. Martin was born May 15, 1929, in Yadkin County, son of the late Arthur and Myrtle Underwood Martin. Benny entered the United States Army after graduating from Jonesville High School. He later used the G.I. Bill to further...