William Earl Smith
May 6, 2009
Mr. William "Earl" Smith, 86, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Village Care of King. Mr. Smith was born September 10, 1922, in Surry County, the son of the late Edgar and Carrie Mae Smith. He was of the Quaker faith. He is survived by a sister, Mary S. Pardue of Mount Airy; and five nephews, Edward Fox Lawrence, Jr....
Fay Bowman Martin
May 5, 2009
Mrs. Fay Bowman Martin, 81, of 2756 Baltimore Road, Hillsville, VA, passed away Tuesday morning, May 5, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Martin was born June 1, 1927, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Samuel E. and Kizzie Coulson Bowman. She was a member of the New Beginning Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain. She is survived by her husband,...
Gilmer Troy Collins
May 4, 2009
Mr. Gilmer Troy Collins, 74, of 137 Eisenhower Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, May 4, 2009, at his home. Mr. Collins was born April 5, 1935, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Troy Robert and Vadie Mae Hooker Collins. He retired from Bassett Furniture Inc. and was a member of Believers Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife,...
Lola Elizabeth McCann Wilmoth
May 4, 2009
Mrs. Lola Elizabeth McCann Wilmoth, 82, widow of Mr. James Doughton Wilmoth, of Thurmond passed away on Monday May 4, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1926 to the late Clinard and Lula Murphy McCann. Mrs. Wilmoth was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by several nieces...
Mary Ella Hicks Spencer
May 2, 2009
Mrs. Mary Ella Hicks Spencer, 59, of 107 Dry Rock Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, May 2, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Spencer was born March 9, 1950, in Franklin County, VA, to the late Charlie Wilton and Ella Jean Dixon Hicks. She was a homemaker and a member and Sunday school teacher of Country...
Tensie Lee Shelton Gandt
May 2, 2009
Mrs. Tensie Lee Shelton Gandt, 61, of 6614-A Hart Lane, Austin, TX, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at her home. She was born October 26, 1947, in Forsyth County, to Paul and Ethylene Moorefield Shelton. She was an insurance adjuster for Humana Insurance Company. Surviving are her husband, Phil Gandt of the home; her parents, Paul and Ethylene Moorefield...
Bessie Lela Easter
May 2, 2009
Bessie Lela Easter, 96, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born May 8, 1912, to Greenberry and Annie Easter in Carroll County, VA, she retired from Spencer's, Inc. after 27 years of service and was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Earnest...
Jerry Clinton Hodgin, Sr
May 2, 2009
Mr. Jerry Clinton Hodgin Sr., age 70, of Dobson passed away at his home on Saturday May 2, 2009. He was born in Randolph Co. on August 7, 1938 to the late Junius Clinton Hodgin and the late Bonnie Estell Davis Hodgin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Judith Ann Hodgin. He was...
Maggie Jean Harris Lineback
May 1, 2009
Mrs. Maggie Jean Harris Lineback, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 1, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Lineback was born April 26, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Mattie Harris. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Lineback is survived by three daughters and a son-in-law, Fern Lineback Wall and...
Genevieve Norman Martin
May 1, 2009
Mrs. Genevieve Norman Martin, 66, of 775 Old Buck Shoals Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, May 1, 2009, at her home. She was born April 11, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Carl and Ethel Willard Norman. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Airy Wesleyan Church. Surviving are her husband, John F. Martin, Sr....
Virginia McBride Hall
May 1, 2009
Mrs. Virginia McBride Hall, 86, of 300 Blue Ridge Street, Martinsville, VA, formerly of Bassett, VA, passed away Friday, May 1, 2009, at Blue Ridge Rehab Center in Martinsville, VA. Mrs. Hall was born June 6, 1922, in Surry County, to the late William Frank and Elizabeth McMillian McBride. She was a retired beautician. She is survived by a son...
Hal Bremen Stanley
Apr 29, 2009
Mr. Hal Bremen Stanley, 81, husband of Mrs. Hazel Hudspeth Stanley, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Surry County on April 17, 1928 to the late John Lemule and Wisa Coe Stanley. My Stanley was a retired farmer and a member of Liberty Baptist...
Clarence DeMont Chamberlain
Apr 29, 2009
Clarence DeMont Chamberlain, 81, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Chamberlain was born in Sussex County, NJ, to Clarence E. and Gladys Marie Case Chamberlain. He was retried from law enforcement after serving in Massachusetts, California, and Maine and also retired from Wal-Mart. He was a member of...
Kermit Odell Nunn
Apr 28, 2009
Mr. Kermit Odell Nunn, 76, of Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Nunn was born June 5, 1932, in Patrick County, VA, to Abe and Laler Smart Nunn. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him....
Dora Virginia Galyean Swiney
Apr 28, 2009
Mrs. Dora Virginia Galyean Swiney, 62, of 1298 Ramey Creek Road, Lowgap, passed away Tuesday April 28, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Swiney was born November 9, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Jim and Bertha McRoberts Galyean. She was a homemaker and a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Earl...
Louella Marie Hawks Grimes
Apr 27, 2009
Mrs. Louella Marie Hawks Grimes, 65, of 236 Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 27, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Grimes was born August 13, 1943, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Loyde Burton and Venturia Hawks Hawks. She retired as an administrative assistant from Cross Creek Apparel after 31 years of...
Eva Gentry Atkinson
Apr 27, 2009
Mrs. Eva Gentry Atkinson, 89, of 218 Fred Atkinson Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 27, 2009, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Atkinson was born October 12, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Rennie and Jane Nixon Gentry. She was a homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist faith. Most of...
Sarah Elizabeth Barker Kinzer
Apr 27, 2009
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Barker Kinzer, 99, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at Waddell Nursing Center in Galax, VA. Mrs. Kinzer was born March 14, 1910, in Surry County, to Joseph and Victoria Johnson Barker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her....
Doris Thomas Lovill
Apr 27, 2009
Mrs. Doris Thomas Lovill, 78, of 135 Valleyview Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Lovill was born June 30, 1930, daughter of the late Rufus G. and Allie Marshall Thomas. She retired from Mount Airy OB-GYN Center and was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Surviving are a son,...
Allie Portis Easter
Apr 26, 2009
Mrs. Allie Portis Easter, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Easter was born December 2, 1938, in Surry County, to Henry R. and Ada Martin Portis. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister, who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Surviving are a...