Miss Rebecca Lynn Easter, 51, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at Grace Health Care in Winston-Salem. Miss Easter was born January 23, 1958, in Galax, VA, to the late Clyde Everette and Gladys Norman Easter. She is survived by a sister, Barbara "Bobbie" Hinton of Mount Airy; a half-brother and sister-in-law, Foster and...
Mr. Royce Anderson Bobbitt, Jr., 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Bobbitt was born March 4, 1933, in Surry County, to Royce Anderson Bobbitt, Sr. and Elizabeth Beck Bobbitt. He served our county in the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict and was a member of Rockford...
Mrs. Geraldine Bowman Clifton, age 71 of Stuart passed away Tuesday morning at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on Jan. 26, 1938 to the late David and Piney Pack Bowman. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Clifton; a daughter, Teresa Clifton; one grandchild; one great grandchild; one...
Mrs. Mable Baldwin Stanley, age 84 of Dobson passed away on Tuesday morning December 1, 2009 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Wilkes County on May 5, 1925 to the late Edd and Dora Baldwin Baldwin. She was a retired farmer and also worked as a CNA. She was a member of...
Ms. Dorothy Jean Hawks Gentry, 70, of 122 Mystery Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Gentry was born March 24, 1939, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Claude Elmer and Helen Beatrice Golding Hawks. She retired from the Mount Airy license plate agency and...
Mr. George Houchins, III, age 65 of Stuart, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Pioneer Community Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on November 20, 1944 to the late George Houchins, Jr. and Lucy Parker Houchins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Houchins was preceded in death by one son, George Houchins, IV, and two sisters, Christine...
Mrs. Fatha Irene Combs Blackburn, 84, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Blackburn was born December 8, 1924, in Forsyth County, to the late Lafayette and Rebbie Spencer Combs. She was a retired textile worker. Surviving are two daughters, Havan Bryant and Sandra Brinkley, both of Lambsburg, VA; a son,...
Mrs. Bessie Pack Horton age 88 of Claudville, VA passed away on November 29, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. Mrs. Horton was born October 27, 1921 in Patrick County to the late Jim and Ada Goins Pack. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Orbra Horton, a son, Allen Horton and an infant daughter,...
Mr. Reginald Carter Raper, Sr. of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was 100 years old. He was born on March 7, 1909 in Guildford County, North Carolina to the late John Irvin and Susan "Sudie" Carter Raper. In addition to his parents, Mr. Raper was...
Mr. Edward Carlman Hiatt, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Walnut Cove Healthcare. Mr. Hiatt was born January 5, 1921, in Patrick County, VA, formerly The Hollow, VA, the oldest of the five children of Edd and Earsley Boyd Hiatt. He retired after 21 years of dedicated service in the United States Navy, where he...
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" W. Reynolds, 68, of Patrick Springs passed away Friday evening at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County December 6, 1940 to the late Edward Lee and Lillie Lennis Cobb Reynolds and was an EMT and CNA for over 40 years at the former RJ Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital and a member of the...
Mrs. Mabel Hester Willard Ring, 85, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Ring was born August 27, 1924, in Patrick County, VA, to Posey and Verdie Alice Overby Willard. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Roger...
Mr. Roger Lee Setliff, age 65 of 889 Union Bridge Road, Ferrum, VA passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on November 11, 1944 to the late James and Ella Whalen Setliff. In addition to his parents Mr. Setliff was preceded in death by one son Sammy Setliff; a sister, Christine Setliff...
Ms. Allison Marie Thomas, 34, of 126 Florida Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, November 27, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Thomas was born July 23, 1975, in Surry County, to Russell Lee and Nancy Culler Thomas. Allison graduated from North Surry High School in 1993. She was a certified nursing assistant and a medical technician...
My Guy McHone, 89, of Mocksville, formerly of Dobson, passed away on Thursday November 26, 2009 at Davie Place Residential Care. Mr. McHone was born in Surry County on June 28, 1920 to the late William Jerry and Lizzie Marsh McHone. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a daughter, Marie Brown of Courtney; two...
Mr. Cecil "Whitey" Gwynn, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Gwynn was born May 25, 1944, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Elsie Gwynn. He was a retired truck driver. Mr. Gwynn is survived by his wife, Ida Mae Haynes Gwyn; a daughter, Betty Jean...
Mr. Calvin Junior Newman, 66, of 189 Indian Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, November 25, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Newman was born January 21, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Robert Lee and Annie Eliza Jessup Newman. Calvin was affectionately known as "Buckeye" to his family and many friends....
Mr. James Allen Oswald, age 49 of Patrick Springs passed away Wednesday at his home. He was born in Rockford, Illinois on Apr. 8, 1960 to the late James Wesley Oswald and Marilyn McVeigh Oswald. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Rhonda Addington. Surviving are two sons, Stevie Oswald of Winston-Salem, NC,...
Mr. Donald Ray "Don" Rigney, 63, of Hillsville, VA, formerly of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Rigney was born September 30, 1946, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Gilford Lee and Ruby Virginia Westmoreland Rigney. Don retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a member of Epworth United Methodist...
Mrs. Lettie Ruth Moody Woodruff, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, November 23, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Woodruff was born March 16, 1925, in Surry County, a daughter of the late Willie Benton and Hessie Lula Bumgardner Moody. Lettie owned and operated Woodruff Accounting Agency for 27 years. She was involved with several professional...