Frank Christian Schenck

Frank Christian Schenck

Jan 27, 2010

Mr. Frank Christian Schenck, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born July 18, 1937, in Newark, NJ, to the late August and Ethel Nelson Schenck. He retired from the Excel Corporation and was a member of the Elks Lodge in Rahway, NJ. Mr. Schenck was a member of...

Christopher DeWitt Tomlin

Christopher DeWitt Tomlin

Jan 26, 2010

Mr. Christopher DeWitt Tomlin, 49, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Hoots Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Duvall County, FL, December 10, 1960, to Reba Elizabeth Norris Tomlin and the late John Timmons Tomlin. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Jan Denise Gates Tomlin of the...

Gabriel Kapuni

Gabriel Kapuni

Jan 26, 2010

Mr. Gabriel Kapuni, 66, of Mount Airy, formerly of Hawaii, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Kapuni was born September 14, 1943, in Kahuku, HI, to the late William Kealoah and Helen Kapuni. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 31, 2010, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in...

Joyce Carol Pike Byrd

Joyce Carol Pike Byrd

Jan 25, 2010

Mrs. Joyce Carol Pike Byrd, 66, of 349 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Monday afternoon, January 25, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Byrd was born January 14, 1944, in Surry County, daughter of the late Garfield and Nora Noah Pike. She retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. and was a...

Sarah Josephine Smith

Sarah Josephine Smith

Jan 25, 2010

Mrs. Sarah Josephine Smith, 93, of Central Continuing Care, Mount Airy, went to her heavenly home on Monday, January 25, 2010. She was born July 18, 1916, the daughter of Thomas Logan Roberts and Charity Kallam Roberts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert M. Smith; and two brothers, Charles L. Roberts and Gray Hugh Roberts and his...

Flossie Irene Hall Graves Tilley

Flossie Irene Hall Graves Tilley

Jan 25, 2010

Mrs. Flossie Irene Hall Graves Tilley, 82, of 178 Englewood Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 25, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Tilley was born December 14, 1927, in Surry County, daughter of the late Willis B. and Velna Bennett Hall. Flossie worked at Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan for many years and later at Surrey Bank and Trust....

Lily Jane Troutman

Lily Jane Troutman

Jan 23, 2010

Precious Baby Lily Jane Troutman was born to Robert and Amanda Parrish Troutman on Saturday, January 23, 2010, and will forever be with the Lord. In addition to Little Lily's parents, she has a sister, Gabrielle, and two brothers, Daniel and Noah. Also surviving are her maternal grandparents, Jane and Michael Meekhof and Terry and Katherine Parrish; her paternal grandmother,...

Mrs. Dorothy M. Fain

Mrs. Dorothy M. Fain

Jan 23, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Fain went to be with her Lord on Saturday January 23, 2010 at the age of 74. Born October 13, 1935 to the parents of John Leonard and Myrtle Sarah Edwards Fain she was one of sixteen children. Dorothy lived her entire life in Patrick County and was of Baptist faith. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Levi Hodges

Levi Hodges

Jan 23, 2010

Mr. Levi Hodges, 88, of Dobson, a loving father and grandfather passed away on Saturday January 23, 2010 at the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. He was born in Surry County to the late James Samuel and Betty Jane White Hodges. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two wives Mable Harrison Hodges and Doris...

Fay Johnson Prather

Fay Johnson Prather

Jan 23, 2010

Mrs. Fay Johnson Prather, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Prather was born April 22, 1919, in Surry County, to J. Brady and Christine Nichols Johnson. She was a loving homemaker and a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son and two daughters-in-law, John W.E. Prather, Jr. and...

Bobby Wayne Williams, Jr

Bobby Wayne Williams, Jr

Jan 22, 2010

Mr. Bobby Wayne Williams, 51, of 160 Locust Grove Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Williams was born October 11, 1958, in Surry County, to Betty Ruth Wise Williams and the late Bobby Ray Williams. He was last employed as a maintenance official in the hosiery industry...

Lonnie Venable Quesinberry

Lonnie Venable Quesinberry

Jan 22, 2010

Mr. Lonnie Venable Quesinberry, 68, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, of 298 O'Neal Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, January 22, 2010, at his home. Mr. Quesinberry was born June 26, 1941, in Surry County, son of the late Prince James and Ollie Mae Venable Quesinberry. Lonnie was a longtime tobacco farmer until 1980. Then, he worked...

Nancy Jean Bannister

Nancy Jean Bannister

Jan 21, 2010

Ms. Nancy Jean Bannister, 42, of 65 Poppy Lane, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Bannister was born October 20, 1967, in Welch, WV, to John Paul "Jack" and Mary Lou Hatfield Bannister. She was a licensed cosmetologist, had a business administration degree, and was of the Baptist...

R.L. "Sol" Solomon

R.L. "Sol" Solomon

Jan 20, 2010

Mr. R.L. "Sol" Solomon left his earthly journey on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Sol was born in the Sandhills on April 25, 1939, to the Rev. Furman and Bera Mauldin Solomon. He was raised on a farm in Moore County, moving to the Concord/Kannapolis area as a teenager. In 1969, he moved to Mount Airy to manage the bowling center,...

Larry Woodrow Butcher

Larry Woodrow Butcher

Jan 20, 2010

Mr. Larry Woodrow "Woody" Butcher, 69, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 20, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Butcher was born in Surry County, August 2, 1940, to the late Connie and Flora Hazelwood Butcher. He was a self employed carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his loving wife of 23...

Mr. Elgilee Gause

Mr. Elgilee Gause

Jan 19, 2010

Mr. Elgilee Gause, age 56 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held tonight, January 20, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at the Greater Tabernacle of Praise on Golf Course Road with Pastor Melton Roberson officiating. All other services will be held in...

Mr. Jerry Wilmer Lewis

Mr. Jerry Wilmer Lewis

Jan 19, 2010

Mr. Jerry Wilmer Lewis, age 69 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Freeman, West Virginia on February 18, 1940 to the late Wilmer E. and Kathryne Turner Lewis. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Donald Robinette, a nephew, Anthony Eugene Bailey...

Virginia Frances Jenkins Mills

Virginia Frances Jenkins Mills

Jan 18, 2010

Mrs. Virginia Frances "Cindy" Jenkins Mills, 66, of 862 North Franklin Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born July 28, 1943, in Forsyth County, to the late Leve James and Clara Whicker Jenkins. Cindy was a homemaker and a member of Imogene Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Robert...

Rev. Coy Clifford White

Rev. Coy Clifford White

Jan 18, 2010

Rev. Coy Clifford White, 78, loving husband of Mrs. Gladys Marsh White of Dobson, passed away on Monday January 18, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Surry County on March 12, 1931 to the late Coy and Floya Corder White. He was a devoted man of God who dedicated his life to the Gospel...

Flossie Chappell Cline Goings

Flossie Chappell Cline Goings

Jan 17, 2010

Mrs. Flossie Chappell Cline Goings, 82, of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Springwood Care Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Goings was born October 6, 1927, in Patrick County, VA, to James Walter and Susie Arneda Weddle Chappell. She was a member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. She was a retired certified nursing assistant, having worked...