James Walter Nester
Dec 10, 2010
Mr. James Walter Nester, age 70 of Ararat, VA, joined his loved ones gone on before him on Friday, December 10, 2010. Mr. Nester was born in Carroll County, April 8, 1940 to Elvin and Lettie Collins Nester. He was a well known carpenter for many years and worked tirelessly for his loving family. Surviving are his devoted wife, Lois...
Mr. Charles Wilson Morris
Dec 10, 2010
Mr. Charles Wilson Morris, 67, of Stuart, passed away Friday evening at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on December 29, 1942 to the late Claude Swanson and Lillie Mae Neal Morris Sr. In addition to his parents Mr. Morris was preceded in death by three brothers; Claude Swanson Junior, James William and Tommy Lee...
Mrs. Lorna Evelyn Belcher
Dec 9, 2010
Mrs. Lorna Evelyn Belcher, age 87 of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 16, 1922 to the late Samuel Edgar and Ola V. Pendleton Belcher. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Belcher was preceded in death by her husband, Archie O. Belcher; two daughters, Joyce...
Jack Morgan Hicks
Dec 9, 2010
Mr. Jack Morgan Hicks, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Hicks was born September 24, 1923, in Surry County, to the late Pete and Alma Sutphin Hicks. Jack retired as a truck driver after 30 years of service from Roy Stone Trucking in Martinsville, VA. He was a member of Flat...
Hazel Lee Goings Davenport
Dec 8, 2010
Mrs. Hazel Lee Goings Davenport, 91, of Forest City, formerly of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday morning, December 8, 2010, at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. She was born September 19, 1919, in the Dobson community of Surry County, to the late James Wyatt and Lillie Mae Mayes Goings. She was the former owner and operator of The Hutt Antiques and...
Joe Bill Collins
Dec 8, 2010
Mr. Joe Bill Collins, 79, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday evening, December 8, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Collins was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather. He always enjoyed deer hunting, fishing for sheep head on the North Carolina coast with many close friends and family, and watching his grandchildren participate in the many...
Nellie Vivian Puckett Watts
Dec 7, 2010
Mrs. Nellie Vivian Puckett Watts, 89, of 108 Stedman Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, December 7, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Watts was born March 30, 1921, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Claude Turner and Maudie Hall Puckett. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Park Baptist...
Bernard Eugene Dail
Dec 7, 2010
Mr. Bernard Eugene Dail, Sr., 85, of 215 Meadow Stone Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 31, 1925, in Wilson County, to the late Bernard Wimberly Dail and Allie High Dail. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in...
Minnie Louise Queen Collins
Dec 7, 2010
Mrs. Minnie Louise Queen Collins, 84, of Walkertown, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at her daughter's home. Mrs. Collins was born May 25, 1926, in Surry County, to Quincy and Lula Bennett Queen. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all her family, friends and neighbors. Mrs. Collins is survived by a...
Mr. Sammy Clyde Goins
Dec 6, 2010
Mr. Sammy Clyde Goins, age 65 of Stuart passed away Monday at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born on May 11, 1945 in Patrick County to the late Sam Goins and Nellie Willard Goins. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Annie Laura Fain, Carrie Bowman; and three brothers, Bobby, Walter,...
Mrs. Reva Washburn Hopkins
Dec 6, 2010
Mrs. Reva Washburn Hopkins, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Henry County on May 29, 1927 to the late James Emmett and Stella Minter Washburn. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hopkins was preceded in death by five sisters, Hazel Gunter,...
Mr. Gorman Euel Harrell
Dec 6, 2010
Mr. Gorman Euel Harrell, age 83 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at his home. He was born in Carroll County on July 15, 1927 to the late Jesse and Alva Stanley Harrell. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harrell was preceded in death by a son, Keith Samuel Harrell; an uncle and aunt, Dorsie and...
Mrs. Helen Rayle East
Dec 6, 2010
Mrs. Helen Rayle East, age 95 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at her home. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 6, 1915 to the late George W. and Louise Irene Meade Rayle. In addition to her parents, Mrs. East was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Chesterfield "Dick" East, and two sons,...
Tommy Dean Dockery
Dec 5, 2010
Mr. Tommy Dean Dockery, 75, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born April 13, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Thomas Alvin and Minnie Elizabeth Shinault Dockery. He was a retired farmer and the owner and operator of Dockery Appraisal. He was an avid hunter...
Sophinie Tompkins Winesett
Dec 5, 2010
Mrs. Sophinie "Penny" Tompkins Winesett, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Winesett was born September 2, 1934, in Allegany County, to the late Pleasant and Grace Burnett Tompkins. She was a member of White Plains Baptist Church and retired from the church as a daycare...
Mildred Waddell Martin
Dec 5, 2010
Mrs. Mildred Waddell Martin, 86, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010, at Heritage Care of Elkin. She was born August 21, 1924, in Grayson County, VA, to the late Sherman Lee and Callie Jones Waddell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl William Martin, Sr.; and a brother, Wilmount Waddell. She...
Mr. Douglas Frank Cowley
Dec 3, 2010
Mr. Douglas Frank Cowley, age 82 of Spencer passed away Friday at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born on Oct. 17, 1928 in Corning, NY to the late Thomas Warren Cowley and Helen Lawrence Cowley. He served in the United States Navy; had retired from Prime Lumber; was a member of the Moorefield Store Vol. Fire...
Carl Randolph Golding
Dec 3, 2010
Mr. Carl Randolph "Randy" Golding, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Wolt Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Golding was born March 16, 1929, in Wythe County, VA, to Hobert E. and Julina Upchurch Dunford. He was a well-known car salesman in the area for many years and a member of Franklin...
Mr. Alvesta Massey, Jr
Dec 3, 2010
Mr. Alvesta Massey, Jr., age 50 of Stuart, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on October 1, 1960 to the late Alvesta Massey, Sr. and Stella Fain Massey Mitchell. He attended New Life Christian Fellowship Church, and had been a groundskeeper at the Blue Ridge Nursing...
Foye Bell Cook Tilley
Dec 1, 2010
Mrs. Foye Bell Cook Tilley, 92, of Kernersville, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tilley was born June 16, 1918, in Carroll County, VA, to Columbus Walter and Mary Belle Carpenter Cook. She was such a loving influence to all her family and friends. She will be dearly missed. Surviving are two sons...