Mrs. Freida Elaine Caudle Jessup Robertson, 46, of 132 Biscayne Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, September 13, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Robertson was born September 9, 1964, in Surry County, daughter of the late Lester Jack "Chigger" and Rosa Jane Ayers Caudle. She worked at Smart Top Hosiery Mill for...
Mr. Somsanith Sisoukrath, 57, of 143 West Lebanon Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born December 8, 1952, in a small village in Laos to the late Tiem and Nou Sisoukrath. He was one of the three hearts that ran The Thialand Café Restaurant, bringing culture...
Clifton "Burnard" Willis, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Willis was born May 24, 1932, to the late Lawrence "Bud" and Zella Willis of Mount Airy. Before retirement, Mr. Willis and his wife operated The Allison Tree in Dobson many years. He is survived by his wife, Marie Johnson...
Mrs. Ida Mae Goins Bryant, 78, of High Point, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Bryant was born March 17, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Elmer and Betty Rosetta Amburn Goins. "She lived most of her life in the city of High Point, but returned to her eternal view of her beloved mountains." She...
Mr. J. Grady Wilson, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 18, 1930, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Jessie Frank and Early Frances Bouldin Wilson. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. He retired from Champion...
Mr. Calvin Edgar Belcher, age 78 of Woolwine Hwy., Stuart passed away Saturday at Pioneer Community Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on July 27, 1932 to the late Lester Belcher and Adlena Harris Belcher. Surviving are his wife of 39 years, Dorothy Walker Belcher of the home; two step sons, Charles Hylton and wife Ellen of Stuart, Ray...
Mr. Darwin E Brightbill, Jr., 63, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Mr. Brightbill was born June 9, 1947, in Wayne County, MI, to the late Darwin E Brightbill, Sr. and Mary Cullom Brightbill. He served in the United States Navy and retired from Lucent Technologies. He was currently employed at Mountain Valley Hospice and...
Mrs. Frances Jane Smith Gwyn, 64, of Pine Terrace Apartments, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Gwyn was born August 22, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Eugene and Etta Frances Niten Smith. She was a homemaker and employed in the hosiery industry for many years. Mrs. Gwyn was a member of The...
Mr. Alan Gray Wright, 33, of Mount Airy, left on his heavenly flight to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Mr. Wright was born December 21, 1976, in Forsyth County, to Gray Wright and Susie Hayes Wright. Mr. Wright graduated with honors in 1995 from North Surry High School and was member of...
Mr. Jimmy Dale Ables, 62, of Mount Airy, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, September 10, 2010, from Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Ables was born July 6, 1948, in Surry County, to the late John Emory and Mammie Sue Bowman Ables. He retired from Insteel Wire. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Mae Coleman...
Mrs. Odessa Riggan Skipper, of Dobson, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Skipper was born May 5, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Jackson and Ethel Hodge Riggan. She was a homemaker and a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church. She leaves to cherish her memory her...
Zetta Magdalene Snow Haynes passed away Friday, September 10, 2010, after several years of declining health. Born in 1917, in Boonville, to Byrd Winfield and Ida Holder Snow, she graduated from Boonville High School and Business College of Winston-Salem. In 1937, Mrs. Haynes married Clarence Leo Haynes (deceased 1987). They lived most of their lives on Cody Trail near Dobson....
Mr. James Glenn McCraw, 94, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. McCraw was born June 9, 1916, in Carroll County, VA, to the late James Achilles and Hattie Venable McCraw. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He retired as a teacher...
Mrs. Paula Rupp Cox, age 56 of Ferrum passed away Tuesday evening at her home. She was born on August 19, 1954 in New Jersey to the late Charles J. Rupp and Matilda Byrne Rupp of Winston-Salem, NC. Mrs. Cox was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and grandmother. She held 3 Black Belts and helped run a Martial Arts school...
Mrs. Bonnie Atkins Leak, 55, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Leak was born March 1, 1955, in Surry County, to the late Otis Odell and Stacey Bowman Atkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Stacey Mae Atkins; and a...
Mrs. Willard Lowe Ramey, 90, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Ramey was born September 27, 1919, in Surry County, to Claude O. and Lizzie Gentry Lowe. She was retired from Surry County School Systems as a teacher's aid and was a member of Mountain View Baptist...
Mrs. Opal Percy Easter Bedsaul, 90, of 36 Walker Drive, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Wednesday morning, September 8, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Bedsaul was born October 21, 1919, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late James and Martha Leonard Easter. She retired from Cross Creek Apparel after 54 years of service and was a member of Lambsburg Christian...
Mrs. Linda Doris McMillian Haynes, 51, Cana, VA, passed away unexpectedly. She was born June 16, 1959, to Glenn McMillian and the late Mabelline Lillian Haynes McMillian of Cana, VA. She was married to Gary Lane Haynes, Sr. on June 17, 1976, her beloved husband of 34 years, and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 7,...
Mrs. Wilma Georgia Wilmoth Simpson, 88, of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born August 5, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Tyson Basil and Lillian Dinkins Wilmoth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, H. Alonzo Simpson; and a...
Mrs. Ethel Mae Moore Marshall passed away Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Marshall was born August 7, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Ernest and Elizabeth Byrd Moore. She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church and retired from Spencer's Inc. Mrs. Marshall is survived by her husband,...