Obituaries
Rosie Ann Berrier Butcher Creed
May 22, 2011
Mrs. Rosie Ann Berrier Butcher Creed, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Born May 24, 1921, in Surry County, Mrs. Creed was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Creed is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jettie Wilmoth of Dobson, and Judy and Haywood Whitaker and Janie...
Mary Louise Bauer
May 22, 2011
Miss Mary Louise Bauer, 56, of 269 Smith Lane, Mount Airy, lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mary was born June 14, 1954, in Ontario County, NY, daughter of the late Elmer John and Esther Claire Davis Bauer. Mary grew up in Pumpkin Hook, NY, and...
Thelma June Marion Atkins
May 21, 2011
Mrs. Thelma June Marion Atkins, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Atkins was born June 17, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late Johnny William and Sally Hodges Marion. She retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. Mrs. Atkins is survived by a son, Bruce Dean Atkins...
Mr. Melvin Lee Dodson
May 20, 2011
Mr. Melvin Lee Dodson, age 42 of Patrick Springs, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Southeastern Medical Center in Emporia. He was born in Martinsville on August 17, 1968. Mr. Dodson was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sam and Mabel Nowlin and George and Amanda Dodson. He was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, and had...
Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington
May 19, 2011
Mrs. Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington, 97, of 148 Slate Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Arrington was born November 8, 1913, in Surry County, the daughter of the late John Lincoln and Mary Jennie Love Sutphin. Jennie retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Midway Baptist Church....
Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins
May 19, 2011
Mrs. Ovilla Marie Johnson Hedgecock Hopkins, age 73 of Woolwine passed away Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Franklin County on March 4, 1938 to the late George Doyle Johnson and Etta Sink Johnson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Raymond Hedgecock; a...
Henry Lee Gardner, Jr
May 19, 2011
Mr. Henry Lee Gardner, Jr., 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Gardner was born December 5, 1923, in Surry County, to Henry Lee and Naomi Ruth Johnson Gardner. Mr. Gardner served his country in the United States Army during World War II and during the Korean Conflict....
Charles Gamble Lyle
May 18, 2011
Mr. Charles Gamble Lyle, 88, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Born March 11, 1923, in Griffin, GA, to Ray and Belle Lyle, Charles attended North Georgia Military in Dahlonega. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. A graduate of Georgia Tech with...
Elmer Holst
May 18, 2011
Mr. Elmer Holst, LLD, 82, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Holst was born October 12, 1928, in Yamhill County, Oregon, to Gustav Aldolph and Maria Rahman Holst. He was a retired attorney with Holst and Hartshorn after practicing law for 49 years and was a...
Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger
May 17, 2011
Mr. Rieves T. "Bones" Koger, age 86 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1924 to the late Samuel Davis Koger and Lillie Allen Koger. In addition to his parents, Mr. Koger was preceded in death by two sisters, Carline and...
Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Allene Haden Harbour, age 88 of Collinsville, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 8, 1923 to the late Worth and Elna Pendleton Haden. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harbour was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys...
Laura Jarrett Titan
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Laura Jarrett Titan, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs Titan was born February 7, 1934, in Leckie, WV, to the late Walter and Clara Harden Jarrett. She retired from J.C. Penney Company and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Titan is...
Gertrude Bingman Johnson
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Gertrude Bingman Johnson, 89, of 628 South South Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, May 16, 2011, at Kernersville Medical Center in Kernersville. Mrs. Johnson was born January 14, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late John and Mattie Mae Simpson Bingman. Gertrude retired from Renfro Corporation after many years of service and attended The Salvation Army....
Joseph Ernest Knight, Jr
May 16, 2011
DANVILLE, VA - Joseph "Joe" Ernest Knight, Jr., 77, of 1200 Silver Creek Road, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He had been hospitalized for a year. A native of Danville, VA, he was born June 21, 1933, a son of the late Joseph Ernest Knight, Sr. and India Christeen Taylor Knight. Mr. Knight was...
Mr. Benton Moorefield
May 15, 2011
Mr. Benton "Papa B" Moorefield, age 77 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on June 9, 1933 to the late Charlie Walter and Lucy Handy Moorefield. In addition to his parents, Mr. Moorefield was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Slate Moorefield; an infant granddaughter, Angelia Handy; three...
Mrs. Ethel D. Brammer
May 14, 2011
Mrs. Ethel Dillon Brammer, age 91 of Woolwine, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Rocky Mount, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Hillery Dillon and Maggie Agee Dillon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Archie G. Brammer; four sisters, Gertrude Harris, Edna Pendleton, Thelma Morrison, and Iris Mae Blankenship; a...
Glenn Ray Pack
May 14, 2011
Mr. Glenn Ray Pack, 54, of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pack was born March 21, 1957, in Patrick County, VA, to Sadie Marshall Pack and the late Jessie Akers Pack. He was a school bus driver for Patrick County Schools, a farmer, and an avid gardener who...
Mr. Raymond Douglas "Doug" Wood
May 13, 2011
Mr. Raymond Douglas "Doug" Wood, age 64 of Stuart, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on March 4, 1947, and was preceded in death by his father, Fred Wood. He had served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war, and had been a truck driver for Mail Transport. Mr....
Frank Francis Solters, Jr
May 12, 2011
Mr. Frank Francis Solters, Jr., 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Solters was born June 12, 1924, in Grindstone, PA, to the late Frank Francis Solters, Sr. and Elizabeth Thomas Solters. He worked for many years at Jackson Brothers Clothing Store. He was a distribution...
Catherine Holyfield White
May 12, 2011
Catherine Holyfield White, of Route 1, Elkin, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson after an extended illness. She was born March 7, 1923, in Rutherford County, to Raleigh Gilmer and Alma Burris Holyfield, and she grew up in Rockford. She graduated from Copeland High School and was employed at the selective...


