Miss Ella Mae "Polly" Puckett, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Puckett was born December 25, 1922, in Surry County, to the late William Haston and Lena Davis Puckett. She retired from Perry Manufacturing and was a member of the Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary for 26 years, 1982...
Mrs. Eva Mae McCreary Hooker Collins, 88, of 359 Woodruff Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, January 18, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born September 18, 1920, in Surry County, to the late Thomas and Ada Cooke McCreary. She was a homemaker and retired from Adams Millis. Mrs. Collins was a member of Holy Cross...
Mr. Travis Ray Quesinberry, 34, of 118 Sportsman Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, January 18, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Quesinberry was born May 7, 1974, in Surry County, to Larry Ray and Rhonda Robertson Quesinberry. Travis graduated from North Surry High School in 1992. He worked as a construction lineman at Surry Telephone Membership...
Mrs. Bertha Levada "Bert" Childress Holt, 82, widow of Mr. James Monroe Holt, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday January 18, 2009 at her home while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Holt was born in Surry County on April 9, 1926 to the late Grover Haston and Flora Belle Bledsoe Childress. She was retired from Adams-Millis,...
Mr. Lee Roy Palmer, 74, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Palmer was born October 6, 1934, in Patrick County, VA, to Eva Handy Palmer and the late John Preston Palmer. He worked many years for Kerns Bakery and retired from Kentucky Derby Hosiery. He was a devoted husband, father,...
Mrs. Virginia Irene Atkins Campbell, 75, of 541 Simpson Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, January 18, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Campbell was born March 20, 1933, in Surry County, the first child born to the late James Monroe and Lena Marion Atkins. She retired from Pine State Knitwear after 22 years of service and...
Baby Abbigail Brook Marie Atkins, 3 months, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009, at her home. Baby Atkins was born October 2, 2008, in Forsyth County, to Rebecca Marie Kuppersmith and James Alan Atkins. In addition to her parents, Baby Atkins is survived by her maternal grandparents, Sandra and Randy Kuppersmith of Winston-Salem; paternal grandparents, James Robert Atkins and Connie...
Mrs. Jennie "Jewett" Hall Lawless, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Home in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on March 4, 1929 to the late W. Clarence and Mamie Stovall Hall. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lawless was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur W. Lawless, and...
Mrs. Pearl Arlene Lawless Tatum, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on September 14, 1930 to the late George Thomas and Sallie McBride Lawless. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tatum was preceded in death by her husband, Richard C. Tatum, Sr.; one daughter, Kathy Tatum; two...
Mrs. Wanda Irene Edwards Cagle, 81, of 27 Fence Road, Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Cagle was born September 7, 1927, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Friel and Hester Walters Edwards. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Cagle is survived by three daughters...
Mrs. Audrey "Lola" McMillian Clement, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Carroll County on September 24, 1926 to the late A.F. and Leota Vipperman McMillian. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Clement was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Clement; one grandson,...
Mr. Riley Lee "Spug" Wood, age 92 of Dobson passed away on Thursday evening January 15, 2009. He was born in Surry County on August 10, 1916 to the late William Riley Wood and the late Amanda Elizabeth Calhoun Wood. He was a retired farmer and was a Veteran of the US Army and served in Europe during WWII. He...
Mr. Billie Wyatt McCraw, Jr, age 82 of Cana, VA passed away at his home January 14, 2009. Mr. McCraw was born in Carroll County VA on July 4, 1926 to the late Billie Wyatt and Katie Thomas McCraw. Mr. McCraw served his country during the Korean Conflict and later served with the Virginia State Police. He was owner and...
Mr. Emmett Ivan Woodle celebrated his homegoing on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at his home on the birthday of his beloved wife. He was born in Surry County on May 9, 1916 to the late Avery Martin and Della Creed Woodle. Mr. Woodle was retired from Florida Wire and Cable where he worked as a tool and dye designer. He...
The Rev. Wayne Franklin Johnson, 68, of 188 Parkview Circle, Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday morning, January 14, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Wayne was born February 27, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Roy Melton and Rosa Mae Wright Johnson. He grew up in the White Plains-Red Brush community and attended White Plains School, where he...
Mrs. Callie Mae Brendle Poindexter, 92, widow of the late Mr. Ralph Poindexter, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center to meet her Lord and Savior while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on March 2, 1916 to the late William Rufus and Laura Ada White Brendle....
Mrs. Faye Irene Johnson Marion Atkins, 78, of 110 Spring Air Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Atkins was born February 12, 1930, in Surry County, to the late Charlie and Ila Belle Hardy Johnson. She retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. and attended Little Mountain Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Greer...
Mr. Virgil Franklin Phillips, 85, of 375 Magnolia Lane, Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday morning, January 13, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Phillips was born January 1, 1924, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Alex and Lucinda Sechrist Phillips. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II and was a lifetime...
Mrs. Ernestine Jarrell Hull, 92, of 1000 Salemtowne Drive, Winston-Salem, formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009, at Salemtowne. Mrs. Hull was born March 30, 1916, in Surry County, to the late Albert Franklin and Leake Tilley Jarrell. She was a textile worker, a homemaker, and a member of Grace Moravian Church. Surviving are two daughters and...
Mr. James Rolland Jones, Sr., 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born August 11, 1937, in Surry County, to Elmer and Beulah Felts Jones. He retired from the United States Army after serving our country during the Viet Nam War. Surviving are his loving wife, Martha M. Jones of...