Elbert Arnold Bandy
May 28, 2009
Mr. Elbert Arnold Bandy, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in South Carolina. Mr. Bandy was born May 27, 1946, in Tazewell County, VA, to the late George Thomas and Melissa Mitchell Bandy. He retired from Kentucky Derby and attended Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Mr. Bandy is survived by a daughter, Sherry...
Elsie Reece Childress
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Elsie Reece Childress, 83, of Dobson, passed away at her home on Wednesday May 27, 2009 after an extended illness. She was born in Surry County on May 5, 1926 to the late David and Jane Reece. Mrs. Childress was retired from Wayne Farms and of the Primitive Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband of twenty-three years,...
Vernia Faye Bond Goodson
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Vernia Faye Bond Goodson, 82, of 169 Magnolia Street, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Galax, VA. Mrs. Goodson was born September 23, 1926, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Roscoe and Delia Worrell Bond. She retired from Mayville Company. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Garnet Jones...
Annie Mae Crotts Goins
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Annie Mae Crotts Goins, 72, widow of Mr. Nathan "Pete" Goins went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 26, 1937 to the late Jonah and Patty Alice Rakes Crotts. Mrs. Goins was a retired Order Clerk at...
Elmer James Dunbar
May 26, 2009
Mr. Elmer James Dunbar, 90, of 397 Airview Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, May 26, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dunbar was born March 11, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Jesse Columbus and Josephine Jones Dunbar. He owned and operated the Dunbar Skating Rink and retired from Perry Manufacturing....
Mary Etta Goins Hawks
May 26, 2009
Mrs. Mary Etta "Granny" Goins Hawks, 98, of Mount Airy, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Hawks was born January 14, 1911, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late Sam and Sis Pack Goins. She retired from National Furniture Company after 35 years of service and was member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Tressie Iowa Towe Cook
May 26, 2009
Mrs. Tressie Iowa Towe Cook, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Cook was born January 21, 1923, in Carroll County, VA, to James Harrison and Maggie Gray Towe. She leaves behind to cherish her memory a devoted husband, Rufus Hosea Cook of the home; a daughter, Veda Payne of...
Lela Jane Easter Conner
May 25, 2009
Mrs. Lela Jane Easter Conner, 91, of 216 Driftwood Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Conner was born September 4, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late Taylor and Alice Hawks Easter. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She is survived by two...
Virginia Dare Creed Vernon
May 25, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Dare Creed Vernon, 91, of Cana, VA, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Vernon was born December 1, 1917, in Surry County, to the late James William and Jessie Watkins Creed. She married Harlie W. Vernon on June 14, 1947. She retired from J.C. Penney Company in 1980 after many...
Rev. L.L. Schwemer
May 24, 2009
Rev. L. L. Schwemer, age 91 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at The Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born in Kenton, Ohio on February 25, 1918 to the late Reed Noah and Ina Virginia Kissling Schwemer. He was a graduate of Sterling College in Kansas and Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, and was pastor of Sycamore...
Hazel Virginia Vaughn Easter
May 23, 2009
For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give me at that day; and not to me...
Bernice Evans Hanes
May 22, 2009
Mrs. Bernice Evans Hanes, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at Oak Forest Health and Rehab Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Hanes was born August 22, 1917, in Davidson County, to Joe M. and Maggie Ripple Evans. Mrs. Hanes was a member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. She also attended Calvary Baptist Church, where she was...
First Lieutenant Leevi Khole Barnard
May 21, 2009
Army National Guard First Lieutenant Leevi Khole Barnard, 28, of Mount Airy, died in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom near Baghdad on May 21, 2009. Lieutenant Barnard was born October 5, 1980. First Lieutenant Barnard was a Field Artilleryman from the 1-113th Battalion supporting the 252nd Battalion as a Fire Support Officer. Leevi began his military career as a cadet...
Polly Ann Hamlin Marsh Wilmoth
May 21, 2009
Mrs. Polly Hamlin Marsh Wilmoth, 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Wilmoth was born in Surry County, May 25, 1943, to Wiley and Jennie Coe Hamlin. Mrs. Wilmoth leaves behind to cherish her sweet memory a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Vince France of the home; grandsons,...
Lori Malena Knowles
May 17, 2009
Mrs. Lori Malena Knowles of State Road N.C., passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Originally from Connecticut, she moved to North Carolina 3 years ago. She grew up in Rocky Hill Ct. and was a graduate of Rocky Hill High School. She worked at Cigna Corp. in Bloomfield, Ct. for 14 years as a Business Analyist where she achieved...
Kayla Paige Norman
May 17, 2009
Miss Kayla Paige Norman, 18, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009. Miss Norman was born June 9, 1990, in Surry County, to Shonna Paige Mayes Sumner Norman and Brian Donald Norman. She was a graduate of North Surry High School and was currently a student at Surry Community College. She worked at Burger King and attended Genesis...
Georgia Sue Gardner Bunker
May 17, 2009
Mrs. Georgia Sue Gardner Bunker, 80, of 1297 Galax Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Bunker was born July 20, 1928, in Surry County, to the late James H. and Clara Jarrell Gardner. She retired from the cafeteria at Franklin Elementary School and was a member of Franklin Heights United...
Chester Lee Dollyhigh
May 17, 2009
Mr. Chester Lee Dollyhigh, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dollyhigh was born September 30, 1934, in Surry County, to the Brady and Ethel Lambert Dollyhigh. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Brintle Electric. Chester was a member of...
Robert Henderson Brock
May 16, 2009
Mr. Robert Henderson "Randy" Brock, 54, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009, at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mr. Brock was born November 23, 1954, in Tallahassee FL, the son of the late Thomas Edgar and Wanda Lee Head Brock. Mr. Brock was a member of the Granite Masonic Lodge #322 AF and AM and was...
Mr. Richard D. Rogers, Jr
May 16, 2009
Richard D. Rogers, Jr., 66 of Stuart, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 after a long illness. He was born in Stuart, Virginia on May 2, 1943, and was the son of the late Richard D. "Dickie" Rogers, Sr. and Lorene R. Rogers of Stuart. He received his B. S. in civil engineering from the University of Virginia in 1966 and...