Arvil Lee Johnson

Arvil Lee Johnson

Feb 28, 2010

Mr. Arvil "Bud" Lee Johnson, 69, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Johnson was born October 1, 1940, in Surry County, to Elbert Troy and Surrilda Ferguson Johnson. He was warm, loving and devoted to his family. Bud was an avid fisherman. Surviving are his loving wife, Linda Butcher Johnson...

Mrs. Lucy West Harris

Mrs. Lucy West Harris

Feb 27, 2010

Mrs. Lucy West Harris, age 86 of Stuart passed away Saturday morning at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born on April 24, 1923 in Patrick County to the late Andrew Elridge West and Ada Martin West. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Maude and Chloe West; four brothers, Isaac, Russell,...

James William Utt

James William Utt

Feb 27, 2010

Mr. James William Utt, 78, of 477 North Franklin Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with his heavenly father on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Utt was born February 11, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Ed and Evelyn Tate Utt. He was a retired truck driver from...

Mrs. Lucy A. Jacobs

Mrs. Lucy A. Jacobs

Feb 27, 2010

Mrs. Peggy Ann Jacobs, age 63 of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday evening at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born on Nov. 10, 1946 in Grundy, VA to the late John Henry Looney and Ada Mae Wagner Looney. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a sister, Juanita McClanahan. Surviving are...

Joyce Canady Baker

Joyce Canady Baker

Feb 27, 2010

Joyce Canady Baker died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Margate in Jefferson. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Thelma Hill Canady and James Benjamin Canady. She was born November 7, 1944, in Morehead City. Joyce grew up in Charlotte and graduated from Meredith College. She worked for the American Psychological Association for many years in Washington,...

Barbara Belle Horton

Barbara Belle Horton

Feb 26, 2010

Miss Barbara Belle Horton, 90, of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. Miss Horton was born September 5, 1919, in Carroll County, VA, to Orville Anderson and Ada Mae Webb Horton. She was a retired nursing assistant and a member of Skyview Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, Ila...

Evangeline Lawson Tickle

Evangeline Lawson Tickle

Feb 26, 2010

Mrs. Evangeline Lawson Tickle, 77, of 1476 Edgewood Drive, Mount Airy, wife of the late Floyd F. Tickle, passed away Friday night, February 26, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Tickle was born March 23, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Walter C.R. Lawson and Bertha Eaton Lawson. She was retired from Renfro Corporation and was of the Baptist faith....

Edward Carson Hill

Edward Carson Hill

Feb 26, 2010

Mr. Edward Carson Hill, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hill was born February 8, 1927, in Stokes County, to Edward Verlin and Celia Humphries Hill. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Surviving are his loving wife of 56 years, Betty Throckmorton...

Foy Winfred "Sandy" Tate

Foy Winfred "Sandy" Tate

Feb 26, 2010

Mr. Foy Winfred "Sandy" Tate, 78, of 1473 Simpson Mill Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010, at his home. He was born January 3, 1932, in Surry County, to the late John Emmett Tate and Vesta Leftwich Tate Richardson. He was the former owner and operator of Sandy's Knitting Company and was a member of New Charity...

James Nash Terry

James Nash Terry

Feb 25, 2010

Mr. James Nash Terry, 82, of 172 Marshall Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Terry was born June 19, 1927, in Surry County, son of the late Francis Millard and Fannie Nash Terry. He served our country in the United States Navy during World War II...

Leeronie Etta Brim Easter

Leeronie Etta Brim Easter

Feb 25, 2010

Mrs. Leeronie Etta Brim Easter, 80, of Greensboro, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Silas Creek Manor. Mrs. Easter was born February 6, 1930, in Surry County, daughter of the Rev. Romney Samuel and Voda Caroline Gammons Brim. She was a member of the United Church of God in Greensboro. "Lee's love reached far and wide" and she will...

Mrs. Linda A. Jensen

Mrs. Linda A. Jensen

Feb 24, 2010

Mrs. Linda A. Jensen, age 61 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at The Brian Center in Fincastle. She was born in Ames, Iowa on November 22, 1948. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Jefferson, and was of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Jensen is survived by her husband, Chris W. Jensen of the home; three...

Robert Everette Pike

Robert Everette Pike

Feb 24, 2010

Mr. Robert Everette Pike, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, February 24, 2010, at his home. Mr. Pike was born January 16, 1936, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Joseph Daniel and Mary Lovill Pike. He attended Welcome Baptist Church as long as his health permitted. Mr. Pike is survived by a daughter, Dara Pike of the...

Jesse Wilford Creed

Jesse Wilford Creed

Feb 22, 2010

Mr. Jesse Wilford Creed, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born February 15, 1924, in Surry County, to the late George Wesley and Ella Sawyers Creed. Jesse retired from National Bassett Furniture Company after 46 years of service. He was a very good sprayman for the company, and...

Mr. Bobby Nolen

Mr. Bobby Nolen

Feb 22, 2010

Mr. Bobby Nolen, age 73 of Memory Lane, Stuart, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia on January 10, 1937 to the late Andy Governor Crockett Nolen and Lucy Ann Via Nolen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Mr. Ernest Lee Hylton

Mr. Ernest Lee Hylton

Feb 21, 2010

Mr. Ernest Lee Hylton, age 54 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010. He was born in Patrick County on November 19, 1955, and was preceded in death by his father, Robert Paul Hylton, and a twin sister, Lynda Faye Hylton. He had worked for Pilson Brothers sawmill. Mr. Hylton is survived by his mother, Lena Boyd Hylton of...

Violet Spurlock Dickens

Violet Spurlock Dickens

Feb 21, 2010

Mrs. Violet Spurlock Dickens, 79, widow of the Rev. Vibert Dickens, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 21, 2010, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia, September 21, 1930, to the late Donald Darrell and Gertrude Ball Spurlock. Mrs. Dickens was homemaker and dedicated her life to God and...

Ralph Curtis Hardy

Ralph Curtis Hardy

Feb 21, 2010

Mr. Ralph Curtis Hardy, 83, of 2853 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 21, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Hardy was born October 6, 1926, in Surry County, the second of five children born to the late Brady Edgar and Addie Frances Smith Hardy. Ralph was a heavy equipment...

Kathleen Louise Bonds Cobler

Kathleen Louise Bonds Cobler

Feb 20, 2010

Ms. Kathleen Louise Bonds Cobler, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, February 20, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Cobler was born January 1, 1928, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late Jesse Alfred and Louise Beatrice Sawyers Bonds. Kathleen worked as a hostess at Hardee's on Rockford Street for many years and was a member of...

Ms. Bernice Nichols Prillaman

Ms. Bernice Nichols Prillaman

Feb 20, 2010

Ms. Bernice Nichols Prillaman, 69 of Stuart, passed away Saturday morning at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born July 16, 1940 in Patrick County to the late Euel Lester and Maggie Chaney Nichols and was also preceded in death by two brothers; Layton and Milton Nichols. Ms. Prillaman was of the Brethren Faith and had retired as a data processor...