Velma Martin Sowers
May 21, 2010
Mrs. Velma Martin Sowers, 102, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010, at Trinity Mission of Hillsville. Mrs. Sowers was born November 23, 1907, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Robert Lee and Minnie Marshall Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, the Rev. Walter Christa Sowers; a son, Alva Loy Sowers;...
John Harvey Jones
May 21, 2010
Mr. John Harvey Jones, 90, of 340 Dudley Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Jones was born February 19, 1920, in Surry County, son of the late George Pete and Leona Mae Blackburn Jones. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during World War...
Faye Frances Hawks Tate
May 20, 2010
Mrs. Faye Frances Hawks Tate, 58, of Cana, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 20, 2010. Mrs. Tate was born March 27, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, to the Garland and Stella Akers Hawks. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are a daughter...
Sue Irene Morrison Nelson
May 19, 2010
Mrs. Sue Irene Morrison Nelson, 97, of 129 Lovill Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Twelve Oaks. She was born February 14, 1913, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Charles W. and Mary Martin Morrison. She worked for the civil service at Langley Air Force Base during World War II and was retired from the...
Reginald Irving Tilley, Jr
May 19, 2010
Mr. Reginald Irving "Rex" Tilley, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Mount Airy with the exception of the years he served our country after enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II. He spent most of his naval service in the southern...
Debbie Jessup Hutchins
May 19, 2010
Mrs. Debbie Jessup Hutchins, 60, of 125 Sweet Magnolia Lane, Mount Airy, went to her heavenly home through her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday night, May 19, 2010, from Northern Hospital of Surry County after several months of declining health. Mrs. Hutchins was born September 20, 1949, in Surry County, daughter of the late John L. and Estelle...
Adell Jacob Hicks
May 19, 2010
Mr. Adell Jacob Hicks, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hicks was born March 22, 1928, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Burl and Margie Phillips Hicks. Mr. Hicks is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Michael Money of Mount Airy; two grandchildren, Stephanie Money Winslow...
Irene Scott Scearce Tilley
May 19, 2010
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:8 - Mrs. Irene Scott Scearce Tilley, 92, of 400 Heatherton Lane, Rural Hall, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, 2010, from Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tilley was born January...
Mr. Waitman Lee Hylton
May 18, 2010
Mr. Waitman Lee Hylton, age 61 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Patrick County on August 17, 1948 to the late Homer Lee and Verda Conner Hylton. He was a member of Conner's View Primitive Baptist Church, and had been contracted by Pilson Brothers Lumber Company for over...
Barbara Lynn Leftwich Freeman
May 18, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Lynn Leftwich Freeman, 55, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Freeman was born January 27, 1955, in Surry County, to the late Leroy and Dorothy Dean Smith Leftwich. She retired from Crossroads and was employed as the church secretary at Fellowship Baptist Church in...
Elizabeth Johnson Ashburn
May 18, 2010
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Ashburn, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Ashburn was born December 13, 1915, in Surry County, to the late William Jefferson and Mary Alice Haynes Johnson. She was married for 73 years to the late Oliver Blum Ashburn, retired president of Granite Hosiery Mills. Mrs. Ashburn was a...
Mr. Melvin Clay Rorrer
May 18, 2010
Mr. Melvin Clay Rorrer, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on August 4, 1931 to the late Coy Allen and Maude Belcher Rorrer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rorrer was preceded in death by one brother, William Allen Rorrer. He was...
Mrs. Barbara Lynn Leftwich Freeman
May 18, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Lynn Leftwich Freeman, age 55 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Freeman was born in Surry County on January 27, 1955 to the late Leroy and Dorothy Dean Smith Leftwich. She retired from Crossroads and was employed as the church secretary for Fellowship Baptist...
Anthony Richard Miller
May 18, 2010
Mr. Anthony Richard "Tony" Miller, 48, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Miller was born April 15, 1962, in Surry County, to Nellie Coe Miller and the late James Richard Miller. He was a disabled machinist and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his mother, Nellie Coe...
Moises Diaz Santiago
May 18, 2010
Mr. Moises Diaz Santiago, 55, of Dobson, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. He was born November 25, 1954, in Oaxaco, Mexico, DF, to Gustavo Santiago and the late Carmen Diza Santiago. He was formerly employed by Kentucky Derby Hosiery and was of the Catholic faith. He leaves to cherish his...
Alice Verona Lowry Smith
May 17, 2010
Mrs. Alice Verona Lowry Smith, 76, of 220 Belton Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born January 22, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Fred and Madera Smith Lowry. Verona retired from Sara Lee and was a member of Flippin Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving...
Evalina "Nellie" Lester Thomas
May 17, 2010
Mrs. Evalina "Nellie" Lester Thomas, 74, of 402 North Franklin Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, May 17, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Thomas was born July 22, 1935, in McDowell County, WV, daughter of the late John Lewis and Chloe Agnes Blankenship Lester. She retired from Spencer's Inc. after 35 years of service and was...
Cecil McMillion
May 17, 2010
Cecil McMillion received his gift of heaven on May 17, 2010 at the Howard and Joan Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born to James Lawrence and Nancy Arlene Kemp on August 27, 1922, and grew up in Patrick County, Virginia. He was preceded in death by a son, Cecil M. McMillion; his wife of fifty years, Annie Laura...
John Pholey Brindle
May 17, 2010
Mr. John Pholey Brindle, 69, of 104 Ray Lane, Dobson passed away Monday May 17, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Brindle was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Foley Brindle of Dobson. Mr. Brindle was preceded in death by one brother, Glen Brindle and one sister who resided in Michigan. Left to cherish Mr. Brindle's...
Thelma Alma Edwards Haynes
May 17, 2010
Mrs. Thelma Alma Edwards Haynes, 90, of Dobson, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born December 10, 1919, in Surry County, to the late John Eldridge and Laura Ada Holt Edwards. Mrs. Haynes was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was an avid gardener. She loved sewing and made many beautiful...