Daniel Harrison Minor
Dec 17, 2010
Mr. Daniel Harrison Minor, 78, of 177 Alleghany Lane, Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday morning, December 17, 2010, at his home. Mr. Minor was born May 28, 1932, in Guilford County, son of the late William Robert and Donie Elizabeth Wright Minor. Daniel served our country in the United States Air Force following World War II. He retired as a...
Freida Haynes Swift
Dec 16, 2010
Mrs. Freida Haynes Swift, age 88 of State Road, NC a loving mother and grandmother passed away at the Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin on Thursday December 16, 2010. She was born in Surry County on December 26, 1921 to the late A.P. and Alice Pearl Cockerham Haynes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Verba Mae Johnson Lowe
Dec 15, 2010
Mrs. Verba Mae Johnson Lowe, 72, of 9654 West Pine Street, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday evening, December 15, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lowe was born January 21, 1938, in Surry County, daughter of the late Johnny Fred and Foye Beulah Goodson Johnson. Verba retired from Spencer's Inc. after 33 years of service...
Verlin Joseph Hawks
Dec 15, 2010
Mr. Verlin Joseph Hawks, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hawks was born November 21, 1940, in Surry County, to Wayburn Winfield and Clinnie Galyean Hawks. He retired from United Technologies and was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. Surviving are his devoted wife of 41 years, Norma Lee Hill Hawks of...
Kenneth Eugene Knott
Dec 15, 2010
Mr. Kenneth Eugene Knott, 49, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born September 4, 1961, in Surry County, to the late Clayton Eugene and Ella Mae Felts Knott. He was employed at Shilds before becoming disabled. Mr. Knott is survived by his wife, Darlene Meggs Knott of the home;...
Weldon Nathaniel Hodges
Dec 14, 2010
Mr. Weldon Nathaniel Hodges, 70, of Lowgap, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hodges was born March 3, 1940, in Surry County, to Blan Carr and Lillian Fern Hawks Hodges. He was a self-employed plumber and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter...
Danny Paul Coleman
Dec 14, 2010
Mr. Danny Paul Coleman, 57, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at his home. He was born September 26, 1953, in Surry County, to Minnie Anderson Coleman and the late Franklin Coleman. Mr. Coleman retired as a truck driver from Quality Mills after many years of service. Survivors include his mother, Minnie Anderson Coleman; a sister and brother-in-law,...
Linda Gail Utt Towe
Dec 14, 2010
Heaven is celebrating the arrival of another beautiful sister in Christ! Our precious mother, Nana, sister, and friend, Linda Gail Utt Towe, passed peacefully into her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Linda Gail was born February 14, 1950, in Cana, VA, daughter of the late Leonard and Alice Utt. In addition to her parents, Mom was preceded in...
Sallie Barbara Bowman
Dec 14, 2010
Miss Sallie Barbara Bowman, 73, of 1808 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Miss Bowman was born June 9, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Neal Garnett and Lennice Lois Lovill Bowman. She was a retired telephone operator from Centel Telephone, where she was employed for 37...
Grady Clifton Jessup
Dec 14, 2010
Mr. Grady Clifton "Cliff" Jessup, 78, of 168 Deatherage Road, Mount Airy, a loving husband, daddy, and papa, passed away Tuesday night, December 14, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Jessup was born July 28, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Ora Wayne and Versie East Jessup. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a...
Mary Gwynn Lowe
Dec 13, 2010
Mrs. Mary Gwynn Lowe, 67, of Cana, VA, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lowe was born July 17, 1943, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late Frank Caleb and Rebecca Jane Thomas Gwynn. She retired from Sara Lee Corporation and was a member of Bear Trail Baptist...
Mr. William Otis Ramey
Dec 13, 2010
Mr. William Otis Ramey, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home. Mr. Ramey was born in Surry County, July 4, 1935 to Otis and Lillie Mae Estes Ramey. He was retired from Pike Electric. Surviving is a granddaughter, Ashley McPeak and husband, Colin Maguire; a sister, Louise Wall of Ararat, VA; and several nieces and nephews. In...
Lonnie Webster Tickle, Jr
Dec 13, 2010
Mr. Lonnie Webster Tickle, Jr., 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday morning, December 13, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Tickle was born February 18, 1926, in Surry County, son of the late Lonnie Webster Tickle, Sr. and Stella Holder Tickle. Lonnie attended Mount Airy High School. He served our country as a rear gunner and sergeant in the United...
Jimmy Wade Galyean, Jr
Dec 11, 2010
Mr. Jimmy Wade Galyean, Jr., 19, of 1504 Slate Mountain Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, December 11, 2010. He was born April 17, 1991, in Surry County, to Jimmy Wade Galyean, Sr. and Robbyn Akers Galyean Horton. He was employed at McDonald's in Pilot Mountain. Surviving are his father, Jimmy Wade Galyean, Sr. of the home; his mother,...
Norma Lee Creed Tucker
Dec 10, 2010
Ms. Norma Lee Creed Tucker, 73, of 170 Lindsay Creed Lane, Mount Airy, better known as "Me Ma" to everyone, passed away Friday morning, December 10, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Tucker was born July 8, 1937, in Surry County, daughter of the late Lindsay and Betty Moser Creed. She was last employed at Proctor-Silex Inc. and The Family...
James Walter Nester
Dec 10, 2010
Mr. James Walter Nester, age 70 of Ararat, VA, joined his loved ones gone on before him on Friday, December 10, 2010. Mr. Nester was born in Carroll County, April 8, 1940 to Elvin and Lettie Collins Nester. He was a well known carpenter for many years and worked tirelessly for his loving family. Surviving are his devoted wife, Lois...
Mr. Charles Wilson Morris
Dec 10, 2010
Mr. Charles Wilson Morris, 67, of Stuart, passed away Friday evening at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on December 29, 1942 to the late Claude Swanson and Lillie Mae Neal Morris Sr. In addition to his parents Mr. Morris was preceded in death by three brothers; Claude Swanson Junior, James William and Tommy Lee...
Mrs. Lorna Evelyn Belcher
Dec 9, 2010
Mrs. Lorna Evelyn Belcher, age 87 of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 16, 1922 to the late Samuel Edgar and Ola V. Pendleton Belcher. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Belcher was preceded in death by her husband, Archie O. Belcher; two daughters, Joyce...
Jack Morgan Hicks
Dec 9, 2010
Mr. Jack Morgan Hicks, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Hicks was born September 24, 1923, in Surry County, to the late Pete and Alma Sutphin Hicks. Jack retired as a truck driver after 30 years of service from Roy Stone Trucking in Martinsville, VA. He was a member of Flat...
Hazel Lee Goings Davenport
Dec 8, 2010
Mrs. Hazel Lee Goings Davenport, 91, of Forest City, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday morning, December 8, 2010, at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. She was born September 19, 1919, in the Dobson community of Surry County, to the late James Wyatt and Lillie Mae Mayes Goings. She was the former owner and operator of The Hutt Antiques and...