George Willis Goins
Nov 20, 2010
Mr. George Willis Goins, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Goins was born August 22, 1931, in Surry County, to the late James Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth McCraw Goins. He is survived by two daughters, Frances McMillian and Michael of Mount Airy and Brenda Bledsoe Wilkinson and Tom of Cooleemee; three...
Mrs. Tecora "Granny T" W. Quesinberry
Nov 19, 2010
Mrs. Tecora "Granny T" Williams Quesinberry, age 81 of Stuart passed away Friday at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy, NC. She was born on April 7, 1929 in Patrick County to the late John Preston Williams and Gracie Rorrer Williams. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Herman C. Quesinberry;...
Lucille Bingman Lambert
Nov 19, 2010
Mrs. Lucille Bingman Lambert, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 19, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born May 27, 1924, in Surry County, to the late John and Mattie Mae Bingman. Mrs. Lambert retired from Renfro Corporation after 54 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. She is...
Rev. Grover Tony Griffin
Nov 19, 2010
The Rev. Grover Tony Griffin passed away unexpectedly at his home in Burnsville on Friday, November 19, 2010. He was born December 4, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Grover Cleveland "Tobe" and Lois Puckett Griffin. The Rev. Griffin graduated from Mount Airy High School, Appalachian State University, and Duke Divinity School. He was employed by Quality Mills before...
James Ray Jones
Nov 18, 2010
Mr. James Ray "Jimmie" Jones, 48, of Napoleon, IN, formerly of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010. Mr. Jones was born September 29, 1962, in Surry County, to Raymond Jones and Nellie Mae Reed Jones. Mr. Jones is survived by his fiancée, Valerie Anderson of the home; two daughters, Nicole Jones of Woodlawn, VA, and Maranda Williams of...
Mrs. Barbara Watkins "Barbi" Schofield
Nov 18, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Watkins "Barbi" Schofield, age 42 of Willis, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in North Carolina on October 25, 1968. Mrs. Schofield was preceded in death by her father, David Watkins, Sr. and a sister, Pamela Timko. Mrs. Schofield is survived by her husband, Ian Schofield of the home;...
Glenda Faye Hill
Nov 17, 2010
Mrs. Glenda Faye Hill, 69, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Hill was born June 23, 1941, in Carroll County, VA, to Howard and Eathel Newman Hill. She retired from Hill's Farms, Inc. and was a member of Fancy Gap United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hill will be dearly missed by all her dear...
Mr. Ralph Irving Larsen
Nov 17, 2010
Mr. Ralph Irving Larsen, age 76 of Stuart, passed away suddenly Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts on November 9, 1934 to the late Lawrence Galen and Myrtle Magill Larsen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Larsen was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Bengtson Larsen. He was in...
Lena Johnson Atkins
Nov 17, 2010
Mrs. Lena Johnson Atkins, 77, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born May 22, 1933, in Surry County, to the late Ernest and Bessie Bruner Johnson. She retired from Quality Mills and was a member of the Ararat Friends Meeting. She is survived by three daughters and two...
Mamie Lee Jackson Combs
Nov 16, 2010
Mrs. Mamie Lee Jackson Combs, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Combs was born February 7, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Walter Lee and Stacy Frances Rogers Jackson. She retired from J.C. Penney Company in Norfolk, VA, after 19 years of service as...
Jason Todd Burkhart
Nov 16, 2010
Mr. Jason Todd Burkhart, 34, of 1365 East Pine Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at his home. Mr. Burkhart was born March 25, 1976, to Brenda Harrell Burkhart and the late Jack Lonnie Burkhart Jr.. He was employed as a construction worker. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Brenda and John Eaton of Mount Airy; a...
James Earnest Mannon
Nov 15, 2010
Mr. James Earnest Mannon, 66, of 414 Oak Ridge Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, November 15, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Mannon was born July 25, 1944, in Knox County, TN, son of the late Paul and Alma Sisk Mannon. James served our country in the United States Army during the 60s. He retired as...
Lillian McMillian King
Nov 15, 2010
Mrs. Lillian McMillian King, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. King was born May 26, 1921, in Patrick County, VA, to John William and Mary Thompson McMillian. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are her...
Cheryl Lynn Pruitt
Nov 14, 2010
Ms. Cheryl Lynn Pruitt, 39, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center. Ms. Pruitt was born January 16, 1971, in Forsyth County, to Pauline Jessup Phipps. She had been employed with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center prior to her illness. Surviving are her mother, Pauline Jessup Phipps and her stepfather, Robert Evans, of Winston-Salem;...
Dr. Julie Carter Bray
Nov 14, 2010
Dr. Julie Carter Bray, 45, of Mount Airy, died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday morning, November 14, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Dr. Bray was born January 17, 1965, in Roanoke, VA. Dr. Bray was a graduate of J.J. Kelly High School, Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, and the Medical College...
George Thomas Smith
Nov 13, 2010
Mr. George Thomas Smith, 70, of 1416 Fancy Gap Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 30, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Edward Boston and Bessie Snow Smith. He was graduate of Franklin High School and DeVry Technical Institute. Mr. Smith served the area for many...
Bruce Alfred Younger
Nov 12, 2010
Mr. Bruce Alfred Younger, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Younger was born September 12, 1930, in Surry County, to the late Harrison Seymore and Myrtle East Younger. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Bruce was a farmer, which he...
Frances Virginia Bowman Stevens
Nov 12, 2010
Mrs. Frances Virginia Bowman Stevens, 67, of 1287 Newsome Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Stevens was born May 4, 1943, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Archie and Cora Slate Bowman. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodland Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Peggy Steven and her...
Bruce Walker Carr
Nov 12, 2010
Mr. Bruce Walker Carr, 90, of 205 Cedar Knoll Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, November 12, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Carr was born July 28, 1920, in Hillsborough County, NH, son of the late Ernest Franklin and Eleanor Keyes Carr. Bruce retired as the chief chemist from Allied Chemical Company...
Linda Marlene Fleming Fields
Nov 12, 2010
Ms. Linda Marlene Fleming Fields, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Ms. Fields was born January 24, 1947, to the late Ray Worrell "Doug" Fleming and Nina Dawson Fleming. She was the former owner of Professional Answering Service and a homemaker. Ms. Fields is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,...