Thomas Garnet Fawcett, Jr
Apr 22, 2011
Mr. Thomas Garnet Fawcett, Jr., 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. He was born July 21, 1929, in Mount Airy, to Thomas Garnet Fawcett, Sr. and Katie Lee Mills Fawcett. Garnet graduated from Mount Airy High School, attended Davidson College, and graduated from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk. He...
Bernie Loyd Johnson
Apr 21, 2011
Mr. Bernie Loyd Johnson, 70, of Mount Airy, entered into his eternal resting place on Thursday morning, April 21, 2011, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Johnson was born March 2, 1941, in Surry County, son of the late John Frank and Olevia Hemmings Johnson. He was a devoted husband and father and a dear...
Joe Bland Hawkins
Apr 20, 2011
Mr. Joe Bland Hawkins, 71, of Elkin, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. He was born June 17, 1939, in Wilkes County, to the late Bland Burette and Mary Jane Royal Hawkins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia...
Bertie Mae Dalton Isaacs
Apr 20, 2011
Mrs. Bertie Mae Dalton Isaacs, 86. of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Isaacs was born September 7, 1924, in Carroll County, VA, to Tom and Bertha Dalton. She was a loving step-mother and grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Surviving are two step-daughters,...
Emma Ree Hill Haynes
Apr 20, 2011
Mrs. Emma Ree Hill Haynes, 88, of 823 Davis Street, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday April 20, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Haynes was born September 6, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late John Ellis and Mary Jane "Minnie" Southern Hill. Emma retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived...
Hester Pike Dollyhite
Apr 19, 2011
Mrs. Hester Pike Dollyhite, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Dollyhite was born February 11, 1916, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Joseph and Kathryn Mears Pike. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Patty Dollyhite of the home and Bonnie and Bobby Lambert...
Harlan Kenneth Gammons
Apr 18, 2011
Mr. Harlan Kenneth Gammons, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, at his home. Mr. Gammons was born March 7, 1929, in Surry County, to the late Andrew and Alma Inman Gammons. He owned and operated Holly Springs Tackle Shop and was a member of The Peoples Church. He is survived by his wife, Betty Garrett Gammons...
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reynolds Woods
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reynolds Woods, age 74 of Newton, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia on December 17, 1936 to the late James Hampton Reynolds and Gertrude Elizabeth Webb Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Woods was preceded in death by two grandchildren,...
James Monroe Johnson
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. James Monroe Johnson, 87, of the Pine Ridge community, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Johnson was born May 3, 1923, in Surry County, to the late Walter and Mary Seal Johnson. He proudly served our country in the Philippines during World War II...
Martha Lucille Shelton Gillespie
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Martha Lucille Shelton Gillespie, 92, of 146 Southview Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, April 17, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Gillespie was born July 8, 1918, in Surry County, daughter of the late James and Hallie Shelton. She retired from Lynn Hosiery. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Ruby and Jack Balan of Pilot...
Mr. James Ronald Bacon
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. James Ronald Bacon, age 50 of Ararat, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in New York on July 27, 1960, and had served in the United States Navy. Mr. Bacon was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Jane Bacon, and his mother, Lydia Sillence Bacon. Mr. Bacon is survived...
Elder Johnie Roosevelt Belton
Apr 16, 2011
Elder Johnie Roosevelt Belton, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Elder Belton was born January 16, 1930, in Surry County, to Garland Roosevelt and Bertie Elizabeth Beasley Belton. He retired from Spencer's Inc. and was an elder at Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and...
Berle Andrew Ayers
Apr 16, 2011
Mr. Berle Andrew "Andy" Ayers, 69, of 132 Bray Ford Road, Dobson, passed away Saturday morning, April 16, 2011, at his home. Mr. Ayers was born September 10, 1941, in Surry County, son of the late Elmer Louis Ayers, Sr. and Hilma Amelia Horn Ayers. Andy served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired...
Leola Mae Phillips McMillan
Apr 15, 2011
Ms. Leola Mae Phillips McMillan, 73, of 138 Adventure Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the home of her son and his family, David and Eva McMillan. She was born March 24, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Alexander Franklin and Lucinda Rebecca Sechrist Phillips. She was a home care giver. Surviving are two sons...
Edward Martin Snow
Apr 15, 2011
Mr. Edward Martin Snow, 62, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born September 24, 1948, in Surry County, to Myrtle Linville Snow Cole and the late Teddy Snow. Mr. Snow served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from...
Mary Helen Patton Newman
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Mary Helen Patton Newman, 88, of 1719 Inglebrook Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, April 14, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Newman was born July 25, 1922, in Grayson County, VA, to the late Emmett Luther and Harriet Cynthia Leonard Patton. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodlawn United...
Mary Louise Stewart Marsh
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Mary Louise Stewart Marsh, 77, of Ararat, NC, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Marsh was born May 7, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Harvey P. and Minnie Creed Stewart. She graduated from Copeland High School, where she was an All-State Basketball Player. Mrs. Marsh retired from Perry Manufacturing and...
Willie Gertrude Robertson Creed
Apr 14, 2011
Mrs. Willie Gertrude Creed, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Creed was born June 27, 1919, in Surry County, daughter of the late David Thomas and Mary Cassie Southern Robertson. She retired from Quality Mills and was of the Primitive Baptist faith. Mrs. Creed is survived by a daughter,...
Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell, age 87 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Universal Healthcare of King, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on February 20, 1924 to the late Harbour and Annie Puckett Overby. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by one sister, Bessie Goins....
Margaret Vaughn Frye
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Vaughn Frye, 86, of Mount Airy, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Frye was the widow of James F. "Gene" Frye. Mrs. Frye was born May 30, 1924, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance and Ella Mae Robertson Vaughn. Mrs. Frye was retired from Carter Furniture Company of Mount Airy, and...