Mr. Randy Dale Hawks, 45, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born January 10, 1966, in Alleghany County, to Carol Lowe Hawks and the late Rex Dale Hawks. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Staley and Eva Lowe and Jessie and Garney...
Mr. George Frederick "Fred" Long, 75, of Greenville, passed away Saturday evening, February 19, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born January 1, 1936, in Guilford County, son of the late Robert Sumpter and Anne Graham Long. Mr. Long was educated in the High Point city schools and graduated from North Carolina State...
Mr. Lloyd Everette Dalton age 60 of Tobaccoville, and formerly of Stuart and Richmond, VA had been in declining health for a number of years and with a recent diagnosis of lung cancer passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Care, in Winston-Salem, NC surrounded by his devoted wife and loving family. He was born in...
Mr. Julius Alexander "Sandy" Beam, 73, of 130 West Church Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, February 18, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Beam was born April 20, 1937, in Granville County, son of the late Hugh Martin Beam, Sr. and Elizabeth "Bessie" Daniel Beam. Sandy was reared in Roxboro. He graduated from Roxboro High School...
Mrs. Candy Jean Cassell Gunter, 45, of 115 Timber Lane, Lowgap, passed away Friday morning, February 18, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Gunter was born December 9, 1965, in Surry County, daughter of Charles Ray Cassell and Jean Law Cassell Byrd. Candy was formerly employed as the store manager at Kerr Drug in Dobson and was a...
Mrs. Sarah Belcher "Winnie" Hylton, age 95 of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Skyline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Floyd. She was born in Floyd County on June 29, 1915 to the late R. L. and India Boyd Belcher. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hylton was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Arthur Hylton; one...
Mr. Joseph Walter Herbst, 84, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at his home. He was born September 12, 1926, in the Borough Manhattan, New York, to the late Jacob and Williema Bourgerhausen Herbst. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Bruce Herbst. Mr. Herbst was a hunter, fisherman, and a...
Mr. Ronald Lee Dollyhigh, 69, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Mr. Dollyhigh was born November 29, 1941, in Surry County, to Margaret Lee Thomas Dollyhigh and the late Odis Winfred Dollyhigh. Ronald was best remembered as being an outstanding athlete. He was the quarterback and captain of the Mount Airy High School...
Mrs. Patricia Blizzard Seagraves, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born August 28, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Hurley Blizzard and Frances Steele. Mrs. Seagraves retired from Hanes Hosiery and was a member of the Methodist faith. She is survived by a...
Mrs. Juanita Johnson Scott, 82, of Siloam, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 24, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Charles Richard "Charlie" and Alma Eads Johnson. Mrs. Scott was a homemaker and attended Siloam Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Scott of the...
Mr. William Harrison Towe, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Towe was born April 23, 1925, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Jesse Fulton and Lena Westmoreland Towe. He served our country in the United States Navy during World War II and was retired from...
Mrs. Bonnie Sue George McCraw, 68, of Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011. She was born February 6, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Robah Lee and Nellie Inman George. Mrs. McCraw was a homemaker and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. She will always be remembered for the love of her family, friends, and church....
Mr. Johnnie Elzie Dunkley, 83, of Stuart, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dunkley was born July 29, 1927, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Charlie Lee and Lottie Neva Overby Dunkley. Johnnie retired from Daniels Construction and served our country in the United States Army Air...
Mr. Marvin King Sutphin, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on July 27, 1931 to the late King and Ida Austin Sutphin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sutphin was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bessie Mae Bowman Sutphin; an infant daughter;...
Mrs. Magalene Louise "Maggie" Hager Varney, 87, of 132 Juniper Lane, Mount Airy, NC, passed away Monday morning, February 14, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Varney was born November 23, 1923, in Mingo County, WV, daughter of the late William McKinley and Orthea Runyon Hager. Maggie worked at Cantee's Department Store in Williamson, WV, in her early...
Mr. James Gregory "Meatball" Brady, 55, of 1836 Bradley Road, Pinnacle, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011, at his home. Mr. Brady was born December 27, 1955, in Surry County, to the late Robert Percy and Kay Collins Brady. Mr. Brady retired from Penn Engineering. Surviving are his wife, Janice Martin Brady of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law,...
Mrs. Kathy Mae Easter Weaver, 50, of 304 Spring Water Drive, Boonville, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital in Winston-Salem. She was born July 4, 1960, in Surry County, to Virginia Mae Gwyn Easter and the late James Henry Easter. She was homemaker and a member of Lighthouse Community Church. Surviving are her husband, Daniel Weaver...
Mrs. Doris Epperson Blondino, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Blondino was born September 28, 1951, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Roy Burt and Mattie Emeline Greene Repass. She was a seamstress and a homemaker. Mrs. Blondino is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tauna and Dwayne Hall; two sons and...
Mr. Eugene John Thompson, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Thompson was born July 14, 1945, in Maryland, to Dave and Maude Gregg Thompson. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving...
Miss Beverly Diane Gwyn, 53, a resident of Colonial Care in Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, February 11, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Diane was born January 24, 1958, in Forsyth County, and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She is survived by her stepmother, Dora Elizabeth Tayman Coble Gwyn of Mount Airy; a brother,...