Mrs. Regina Sue Hall Wilson

Mrs. Regina Sue Hall Wilson

Dec 21, 2010

Mrs. Regina Sue Hall Wilson, age 48 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Danbury, North Carolina on March 19, 1962, and was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Frye Hall. She had served as a missionary in Mexico for five years with International Teams, USA, was a...

Rachel Joyce Milan Martin Steeby

Rachel Joyce Milan Martin Steeby

Dec 20, 2010

Mrs. Rachel Joyce Milan Martin Steeby, 87, of Dobson, passed away Monday morning, December 20, 2010, at Twelve Oaks in Mount Airy. Born in Surry County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hamlin and Betty Jane Venable Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur James Steeby; three sisters, Hazel Sprinkle,...

Roby Dee Love

Roby Dee Love

Dec 19, 2010

Mr. Roby Dee Love, 89, of 1394 NC 268, Siloam, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Golden Living Center-Surry Community. He was born December 20, 1920, in Surry County, son of the late Samuel Lee and Annie Elizabeth Hunter Love. He was blessed with "gift of gab". He really loved meeting and talking to people. He had the reputation...

William Leon Matthews

William Leon Matthews

Dec 19, 2010

Mr. William Leon Matthews, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, December 19, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Matthews was born June 7, 1936, in Surry County, to the late James Franklin and Ruth Leigh Dearmin Matthews. He retired as an automobile technician from Modern Chevrolet after 27 years of service and...

Joe Bill Snow

Joe Bill Snow

Dec 18, 2010

Mr. Joe Bill Snow, 75, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 22, 1935, in Yadkin County, to the late Howard Franklin and Effie Dale Vernon Snow. Mr. Snow retired from Southland Trucking, was a dedicated member of Salem Baptist...

Daniel Harrison Minor

Daniel Harrison Minor

Dec 17, 2010

Mr. Daniel Harrison Minor, 78, of 177 Alleghany Lane, Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday morning, December 17, 2010, at his home. Mr. Minor was born May 28, 1932, in Guilford County, son of the late William Robert and Donie Elizabeth Wright Minor. Daniel served our country in the United States Air Force following World War II. He retired as a...

Freida Haynes Swift

Freida Haynes Swift

Dec 16, 2010

Mrs. Freida Haynes Swift, age 88 of State Road, NC a loving mother and grandmother passed away at the Hugh Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin on Thursday December 16, 2010. She was born in Surry County on December 26, 1921 to the late A.P. and Alice Pearl Cockerham Haynes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Verba Mae Johnson Lowe

Verba Mae Johnson Lowe

Dec 15, 2010

Mrs. Verba Mae Johnson Lowe, 72, of 9654 West Pine Street, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday evening, December 15, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lowe was born January 21, 1938, in Surry County, daughter of the late Johnny Fred and Foye Beulah Goodson Johnson. Verba retired from Spencer's Inc. after 33 years of service...

Verlin Joseph Hawks

Verlin Joseph Hawks

Dec 15, 2010

Mr. Verlin Joseph Hawks, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hawks was born November 21, 1940, in Surry County, to Wayburn Winfield and Clinnie Galyean Hawks. He retired from United Technologies and was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. Surviving are his devoted wife of 41 years, Norma Lee Hill Hawks of...

Kenneth Eugene Knott

Kenneth Eugene Knott

Dec 15, 2010

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Knott, 49, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born September 4, 1961, in Surry County, to the late Clayton Eugene and Ella Mae Felts Knott. He was employed at Shilds before becoming disabled. Mr. Knott is survived by his wife, Darlene Meggs Knott of the home;...

Weldon Nathaniel Hodges

Weldon Nathaniel Hodges

Dec 14, 2010

Mr. Weldon Nathaniel Hodges, 70, of Lowgap, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hodges was born March 3, 1940, in Surry County, to Blan Carr and Lillian Fern Hawks Hodges. He was a self-employed plumber and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter...

Danny Paul Coleman

Danny Paul Coleman

Dec 14, 2010

Mr. Danny Paul Coleman, 57, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at his home. He was born September 26, 1953, in Surry County, to Minnie Anderson Coleman and the late Franklin Coleman. Mr. Coleman retired as a truck driver from Quality Mills after many years of service. Survivors include his mother, Minnie Anderson Coleman; a sister and brother-in-law,...

Linda Gail Utt Towe

Linda Gail Utt Towe

Dec 14, 2010

Heaven is celebrating the arrival of another beautiful sister in Christ! Our precious mother, Nana, sister, and friend, Linda Gail Utt Towe, passed peacefully into her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Linda Gail was born February 14, 1950, in Cana, VA, daughter of the late Leonard and Alice Utt. In addition to her parents, Mom was preceded in...

Sallie Barbara Bowman

Sallie Barbara Bowman

Dec 14, 2010

Miss Sallie Barbara Bowman, 73, of 1808 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Miss Bowman was born June 9, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Neal Garnett and Lennice Lois Lovill Bowman. She was a retired telephone operator from Centel Telephone, where she was employed for 37...

Grady Clifton Jessup

Grady Clifton Jessup

Dec 14, 2010

Mr. Grady Clifton "Cliff" Jessup, 78, of 168 Deatherage Road, Mount Airy, a loving husband, daddy, and papa, passed away Tuesday night, December 14, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Jessup was born July 28, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Ora Wayne and Versie East Jessup. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a...

Mary Gwynn Lowe

Mary Gwynn Lowe

Dec 13, 2010

Mrs. Mary Gwynn Lowe, 67, of Cana, VA, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lowe was born July 17, 1943, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late Frank Caleb and Rebecca Jane Thomas Gwynn. She retired from Sara Lee Corporation and was a member of Bear Trail Baptist...

Mr. William Otis Ramey

Mr. William Otis Ramey

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. William Otis Ramey, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home. Mr. Ramey was born in Surry County, July 4, 1935 to Otis and Lillie Mae Estes Ramey. He was retired from Pike Electric. Surviving is a granddaughter, Ashley McPeak and husband, Colin Maguire; a sister, Louise Wall of Ararat, VA; and several nieces and nephews. In...

Lonnie Webster Tickle, Jr

Lonnie Webster Tickle, Jr

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. Lonnie Webster Tickle, Jr., 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday morning, December 13, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Tickle was born February 18, 1926, in Surry County, son of the late Lonnie Webster Tickle, Sr. and Stella Holder Tickle. Lonnie attended Mount Airy High School. He served our country as a rear gunner and sergeant in the United...

Jimmy Wade Galyean, Jr

Jimmy Wade Galyean, Jr

Dec 11, 2010

Mr. Jimmy Wade Galyean, Jr., 19, of 1504 Slate Mountain Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, December 11, 2010. He was born April 17, 1991, in Surry County, to Jimmy Wade Galyean, Sr. and Robbyn Akers Galyean Horton. He was employed at McDonald's in Pilot Mountain. Surviving are his father, Jimmy Wade Galyean, Sr. of the home; his mother,...

Norma Lee Creed Tucker

Norma Lee Creed Tucker

Dec 10, 2010

Ms. Norma Lee Creed Tucker, 73, of 170 Lindsay Creed Lane, Mount Airy, better known as "Me Ma" to everyone, passed away Friday morning, December 10, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Tucker was born July 8, 1937, in Surry County, daughter of the late Lindsay and Betty Moser Creed. She was last employed at Proctor-Silex Inc. and The Family...