Mr. Robert Lawrence Beckett
Mar 6, 2011
Mr. Robert Lawrence Beckett, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1928 in Illinois to the late Robert Howard Beckett and Myrtle Wardlow Beckett. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beckett was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Rosa Mullins Beckett; two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Beckett and...
Bertha Crotts Morris
Mar 6, 2011
Mrs. Bertha Crotts Morris, 93, of Mount Airy, formerly of Cana, VA, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Morris was born April 9, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, to the late John and Nancy Rose Crotts. She was a hoomemaker and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 75...
Billie Joy Payne Johnson
Mar 6, 2011
Ms. Billie Joy Payne Johnson, 68, of 836 Willow Hill, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, March 6, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. She was born July 6, 1942, in Surry County, to Cephus Poe and Ruby Frances Johnson Payne. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jill...
Mrs. Lucille "Red" Cox Dickerson
Mar 5, 2011
Lucille "Red" Cox Dickerson, age 84 of Central, SC and formerly of Stuart passed away Saturday at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. She was born in Patrick County to the late John Fred Cox and Ida Agnes Slate Cox. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, E.M. "Dick" Dickerson; a son,...
Mrs. Christy Lynn Pilson Stowe
Mar 5, 2011
Mrs. Christy Lynn Pilson Stowe age 42 of Stuart passed away Saturday March 5, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on October 22, 1968. She was a 1987 graduate of Patrick County High School; received an Associates Degree from National Business College; worked in the housekeeping department at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center; and was...
Mrs. Elaine Thomas Belcher
Mar 5, 2011
Mrs. Elaine Thomas Belcher, age 72 of Woolwine passed away Saturday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Franklin County on May 30, 1938 to the late Maurice Thomas and Ora Hash Thomas. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a brother, W. Paul Thomas. Mrs. Belcher was a Substitute Teacher at Woolwine Elementary;...
Jim Gray Stanley
Mar 5, 2011
Mr. Jim Gray Stanley, 85, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Stanley was born in Surry County, December 24, 1925 to Thaddeus Eugene and Mary Lee Coe Stanley. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his dear family and many friends. Surviving is his...
Douglas Cleve Holder
Mar 5, 2011
Mr. Douglas Cleve Holder, 95, of Dobson, passed away Saturday morning, March 5, 2011, at his home. He was born December 22, 1915, in Surry County, to the late Everett Adam and Mary Fannie Steele Holder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Cave. Mr. Holder was a farmer. Surviving are his wife...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore
Mar 4, 2011
Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore, age 61 of Bassett passed away Friday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 29, 1949 in Patrick County to the late Curtis Robert Fain and Annie Conner Fain. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Moore of the home; one daughter, Anita Marie Gilley Lewis of Basset; one son, Jasper Eddie Gilley, Jr. of Woolwine;...
Elsie Grace Baker Roberts
Mar 4, 2011
Mrs. Elsie Grace Baker Roberts, 94, of Elkin, formerly of Arlington, VA, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Westwood Hills Nursing Center in Wilkesboro. She was born August 18, 1916, in Marion County, WV, to the late Frank Baker and Grace Minnear Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy G. Roberts;...
Elfra Equilla Loftis
Mar 4, 2011
Mrs. Elfra Equilla "Tootsie" Loftis, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Loftis was born May 10, 1916, in Surry County, to the late Jim and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gunnell. Mrs. Loftis worked in textile mills for many years, was a homemaker, and worked 12 years at the Oxford Orphanage in Durham....
Mr. Larry Lloyd Harris
Mar 3, 2011
Mr. Larry Lloyd Harris, age 62 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Patrick County on June 5, 1948 to Freda Nester Harris and the late Lloyd Harris. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was retired. Mr. Harris is survived by a daughter, Holli...
Mrs. Beulah E. Hughes
Mar 3, 2011
Mrs. Beulah Elizabeth Hughes, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on October 3, 1926 to the late William Henry and Sarah Ada Stevens Adkins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her first husband, James...
Verona Kathryn Coe Reece
Mar 2, 2011
Ms. Verona Kathryn Coe Reece, 83, of 148 Janice Lane, Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 2, 2011, at her home. She was born August 25, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Brady Elmer and Florence Ethel Moore Coe. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Westview Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters and a...
William "Willie" Epperson
Mar 2, 2011
Mr. William "Willie" Epperson, 52, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. Mr. Epperson was born June 1, 1958, in Thomasville, to Louise Lathan Epperson and the late Jesse Harden Epperson, prior to his illness. Willie was a security guard at Stanley Furniture. Surviving are two sisters and a brother-in-law, Joyce and...
Ruthie Jean Throckmorton Hartline
Mar 2, 2011
Ms. Ruthie "Jean" Throckmorton Hartline Age 64 of Chattanooga, TN. and formally of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday March 2, 2011 in Mt. Airy. Ms. Hartline was born October 5, 1946 in Surry County to the late Clyde Franklin and Ruth Fulk Throckmorton, prior to her illness she was employed by Food Lion in Chattanooga. Jean was a loving mother...
Mr. William Clarence Lawson
Mar 1, 2011
Mr. William Clarence Lawson, age 68 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on February 20, 1943 to the late Thomas Johnson Lawson and Mattie Stovall Lawson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by a son, William Michael Lawson;...
Mr. William Henry Martin
Mar 1, 2011
Mr. William Henry Martin, age 74 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on September 24, 1936. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by one daughter, Faye Martin Howell; his father, Wase Martin; his mother and step-father, Lois Pruitt Martin Owens and J. E. Owens....
Judith Andrea Needham Gilley
Mar 1, 2011
After a brief illness, our loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Judith Andrea "Judy" Needham Gilley, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born April 12, 1938, in Guilford County, to Foster Andrew and Ophelia Wilson Needham. Judith was a graduate of The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC...
Connie Lillian Nichols Draughn
Feb 28, 2011
Mrs. Connie Lillian Nichols Draughn, 91, of 3201 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, February 28, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Draughn was born June 29, 1919, in Surry County, daughter of the late Charlie Merlin and Lottie Bingman Nichols. Connie retired from Quality Mills after many years of service and was a member...