Obituaries
Edward Stephen "Blu" Golden
Sep 2, 2011
Mr. Edward Stephen "Blu" Golden, II, age 38 of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Blu was born in Surry County on July 10, 1973 to Edward Stephen and Susan Rebecca Moser Golden. He was a CNA, employed by Bayada Nurses in Elkin and a member of Northside Baptist Church. Blu had...
Mr. Wayne Junior Atkins
Sep 2, 2011
Mr. Wayne Junior Atkins, age 64 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Atkins was born in Surry County, May 14, 1947 to Louise Hutson Atkins and the late Coy Atkins. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends....
Pastor Aaron Paul Combs
Sep 2, 2011
Pastor Aaron Paul Combs, 84 of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Pastor Combs was born in Forsyth County on April 30, 1927 to the late Victor Layfayette and Rebbie Belle Combs. He was a member of Bottom Road Tabernacle where he was the minister for 47 years. He served our country...
Mary Lou Wright Golding
Sep 2, 2011
Mrs. Mary Lou Wright Golding, 94 of Lowgap, passed away Thursday September 1, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Golding was born in Surry County on December 20, 1916 to the late Willie and Ada Hill Wright. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law,...
Romey Gerome Lowe
Sep 1, 2011
Mr. Romey Gerome Lowe Age 90 of 371 N. Wilson Rd. Lowgap, NC. Passed away Thursday September 1, 2011 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Lowe was born May 12, 1921 in Surry County to the late Lee Alexander and Cora Lee Wilson Lowe, he was a well known sawmiller and farmer. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law...
Miss Lucy Mae Clark
Sep 1, 2011
Miss. Lucy Mae Clark, age 75 of Stuart, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 1, 2011. She was born in Patrick County on August 2, 1936 to the late Brown and Maggie Shough Clark. In addition to her parents, Miss Clark was preceded in death by a sister, Agnes Haynes and a brother, Milton Clark. She was a...
Amy Katherine Bryant Creed
Sep 1, 2011
Ms. Amy Katherine Bryant Creed, 49, of 199 Greenhouse Trail, Lowgap, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at her home. Ms. Creed was born August 29, 1962, in Surry County, the daughter of Anita Terrell Bryant and Rodger Wilburn Bryant. Amy worked as a waitress at Golden Corral Restaurant. She is survived by a daughter, Olivia Sue Goins of Mount...
Mrs. Sarah Ruth Reece
Sep 1, 2011
Mrs. Sarah Ruth Reece, age 80 passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on March 14, 1931 to the late Jacob and Delia Love Coon. She retired from Sara Lee and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. Mrs. Reece is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janice...
Mr. Larry Roger Bowles
Aug 31, 2011
Mr. Larry Roger Bowles, age 62 of Bassett, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Salem. He was born in Henry County on November 2, 1948, and was preceded in death by his father, E. Sell Bowles and sister, Margie B. Witt. Mr. Bowles was a brick mason, a member of Pleasant View Baptist...
Mrs. Gaye Roberts Taylor
Aug 31, 2011
Mrs. Gaye Roberts Taylor Age 68 of 285 Ridgewood Dr. Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday August 31, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Taylor was born August 3, 1943 in Galax, VA. to the late Harold and Keister Farmer Roberts, and was a retired secretary for Dr. Gil Burke. Surviving are her husband Don Taylor,...
Mrs. Mary Virginia Akers Hiatt
Aug 29, 2011
Ms. Mary Virginia "Tootie" Akers Hiatt, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Hiatt was born in Surry County, August 28, 1920 to Joseph Lou and Lou Ann Midkiff Akers. She was retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Shelton Church of the Brethren. Ms. Hiatt was a loving...
Mrs. Kimberly Alene Hodges Reynolds
Aug 29, 2011
Mrs. Kimberly Alene Hodges Reynolds age 51 of 155 Oak Ridge Circle, Mt. Airy, NC wife of Mr. David Reynolds passed away Monday, August 29, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born May 4, 1960 in Surry County to Sam and Betty Lundy Hodges. She was employed by the Surry County Social Services and attended Fellowship...
Mary Ella Flinchum Hodges
Aug 29, 2011
Mrs. Mary Ella Flinchum Hodges, 96, of Lowgap, passed away Monday night, August 29, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 25, 1915, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Oliver Pinkney and Rozena Brendle Flinchum. She was married to Elmer W. Hodges for 62 year prior to his death in 1994....
Mrs. Irene Jenkins Chaney
Aug 28, 2011
Blanche Irene Jenkins Chaney, 89, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away August 28, 2011. Born on March 11, 1922 in Dobson, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Nonnie Jenkins.Irene married the late Albert "A" Chaney in 1939 and they had 3 children. She rejoiced in her family and raising her children, much of which she did as...
Robert Dean Joyce
Aug 28, 2011
Mr. Robert Dean Joyce, 75, of 3110 Burke Mill Court, Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at his home. Mr. Joyce was born April 22, 1936, in Surry County, the son of the late William Vestal and Ida Mae Inman Joyce. Robert served in the United States Army and was a member of the 503MP battalion as a chaplain...
Louise Estelle Mears Cockerham
Aug 28, 2011
Mrs. Louise Estelle Mears Cockerham, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Cockerham was born July 9, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Joseph H. and Annie Pruitt Mears. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Cockerham is survived by two sons and a...
Mr. William Ray Branch
Aug 28, 2011
Mr. William Ray Branch, 88 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Branch was born in Surry County June 4, 1923 to the late William Elmer and Maggie Kirkman Branch. He was retired from the construction business. He is survived by numerous cousins; his dog, Buttons of the home; very special...
Ms. Betty Jean Key Haynes
Aug 28, 2011
Ms. Betty Jean Key Haynes, age 53 of Monroe, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Union County Hospice Home. Ms. Haynes was born in Surry County, July 17, 1958 to the late Jesse Ray Key and Sarah Lou Hiatt Dawson. She was employed with Kentucky Derby Hosiery. Surviving is a daughter, Brittany Haynes of Mt. Airy; sisters, Tammy...
Mr. Lester O. Craig
Aug 27, 2011
Mr. Lester O. Craig, age 86 of Stuart passed away Saturday at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was born on Jan. 6, 1925 to the late Ewell and Mary Dickerson Craig. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Wayne Craig; his step mother, Aldine H. Craig; and a brother, Arvin Craig....
Mr. James Kelly Hutchens
Aug 27, 2011
Mr. James Kelly Hutchens, 84 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Surry County on January 30, 1927. He was one of seven children born to the late Lewis Ernest and Annie Pearl Collins Hutchens. Mr. Hutchens graduated from Dobson High School and then entered the U.S. Army...


