Obituaries
Mrs. Belva Goad Dalton
Jul 28, 2010
Mrs. Belva Goad Dalton, age 90 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia went to be with Jesus on Tuesday July 27, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Josie Moles Goad. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dalton was preceded in death by her husband, Foster E. Dalton; one daughter, Lynda Marie Dalton; one brother, Harry Goad; and...
Virgie Dorothy Mae Marion Willard
Jul 28, 2010
Mrs. Virgie Dorothy Mae Marion Willard, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Willard was born July 8, 1915, in Surry County, to John William and Emma Victoria Jones Marion. She was a loving homemaker and was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Surviving are two daughters...
Mrs. Virginia Mae Penn Thomas
Jul 27, 2010
Mrs. Virginia Mae Penn Thomas, 72, of Stuart passed away Thursday July 22, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Patrick County on August 18, 1937 to the late William Penn and Alberta Penn King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Lee Thomas; an infant son; a daughter, Becky Joy Thomas;...
Bonnie Smith Goad
Jul 26, 2010
Mrs. Bonnie Kathleen Smith Goad, 89, of Mount Airy, passed into the more immediate presence of God on Monday, July 26, 2010. Mrs. Goad was born December 26, 1920, in Forsyth County, to Oscar Sandy Smith and Annie Laurie Cline Smith Womble. She was a devoted and very active member of Grace Moravian Church, where she was past Sunday school...
Gary Wayne Kingston
Jul 26, 2010
Mr. Gary Wayne Kingston, 57, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at David's House of Dobson. He was born October 30, 1952, in Broom County, NY, to the late David Ingram and Emeline Ida Mock Kingston. With a big heart filled with kindness, he leaves to cherish his memory a sister, Pat Wadford of Lexington; and three brothers,...
Mrs. Molene Vallen Walker
Jul 26, 2010
Mrs. Molene "Dottie" Vallen Walker, age 88 of Cana, and formerly of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on August 18, 1921 to the late Samuel David and Nora Bowling Cruise. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by...
Rossie Ray Quesinberry
Jul 25, 2010
Mr. Rossie Ray Quesinberry, 68, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his home. Mr. Quesinberry was born February 3, 1942, in Surry County, to the late Lawrence and Rosie Richardson Quesinberry. He retired as a small engine mechanic. Mr. Quesinberry served in the United States Army and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans....
Billy Wayne Bowman
Jul 25, 2010
Mr. Billy Wayne Bowman, 56, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born July 11, 1945, in Surry County. He is survived by his mother, Mary Elizabeth Bowman; a sister and brother-in-law, Penny and Richard Brown of Dobson; three brothers and a sister-in-law, David Bowman of Siloam, Tony Bowman of Mount Airy,...
Elizabeth Stevens Eastridge
Jul 24, 2010
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens Eastridge, 51, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born January 3, 1959, in Cook County, IL, to Ann Wickham Stevens and the late Richard Louis Stevens. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Alan Wayne Stevens. She was a...
Spencer Davis
Jul 24, 2010
Mr. Spencer Davis, 98, of 3825 Siloam Road, Dobson, passed away Saturday night, July 24, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Davis was born March 23, 1912, in Surry County, son of the late Thomas Alexander and Elsie Mae Badgett Davis. Spencer was a lifelong farmer and carpenter and a member of Level Cross United Methodist...
Clarence Jefferson Bowman
Jul 23, 2010
Mr. Clarence Jefferson Bowman, 70, of 211 Simon Lane, Ararat, VA, passed away Friday evening, July 23, 2010, at Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County. Mr. Bowman was born April 7, 1940, in Patrick County, VA, son of the late Simon Lee and Margaret Frances Culler Bowman. He retired as a bus driver from the Patrick County School System after...
Gina Leann Jones
Jul 22, 2010
Gina Leann Jones, age 40, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 in Charlotte. Ms. Jones was born in Flint, MI on February 10, 1970 to Vicky Ellis Jenkins and the late Andrew Jones. She was a loving and faithful person who touched the hearts of many. "Gina will live on in our hearts forever." Surviving is a...
Mr. Harold C. Mabe, Sr
Jul 21, 2010
Mr. Harold C. Mabe, Sr., age 84 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on August 2, 1925 in Wythe County to the late Jack and Ellen Archer Mabe. In addition to his parents, Mr. Mabe was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Hal Mabe, and...
Roger Lee Wilson
Jul 21, 2010
Mr. Roger Lee Wilson, 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Mr. Wilson was born July 3, 1957, in Guilford County, to the late Robert Eugene and Mertice Irene Young Wilson. He is survived by a daughter, Becky Renee Wilson of Ararat, VA; two grandchildren, Jordan Quesinberry and Alexis...
Mrs. Etta Mae Bowman
Jul 20, 2010
Mrs. Etta Mae Bowman, age 88 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010. She was born in Patrick County on April 18, 1922 to the late Conner and Lula Nunn Bowman. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bowman was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Bowman, one son, Carl Bowman; one daughter, Barnetta Bowman; and several brothers...
Jennings Buckley Rader
Jul 19, 2010
Jennings Buckley Rader is survived by his wife of 61 years, Betty Jean Collins Rader, who grew up in Mount Airy, where her parents, Bob and Laura, lived on Mitchell Street, and her sister, Eleanor Webster, lived on Church Street. Buck is also survived by three children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Children are Sybil Burns, Robin Beans and Buck,...
Claude Washington Manring, Jr
Jul 18, 2010
Mr. Claude Washington Manring, Jr., 59, of 3625 Highway 66 South, King, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born March 11, 1951, in Stokes County, to the late Claude Washington Manring, Sr. and Mollie Rominger Manring. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a friend of 18 years, Judy Boyd of...
Antonio Neece
Jul 16, 2010
After bravely battling the complications of cystic fibrosis, Antonio W. Neece II passed away into God's Kingdom on July 16th, 2010. His final days were spent surrounded by family and numerous friends that Antonio had touched in some unique way throughout his very memorable life. Those whose lives were graced by Antonio understood that the quality of existence far exceeds...
Billy Bryan Newman
Jul 16, 2010
Mr. Billy Bryan Newman, 58, of 302 Gray Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010, at his home. Mr. Newman was born December 20, 1951, in Sacramento, CA, to JoAnn Davis Newman and the late Walter Bobby Newman. He was the manager at Brintle's Truck Stop. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Christopher Bryan and Linda Newman...
Larry Ray Dollyhigh, Sr
Jul 16, 2010
Mr. Larry Ray Dollyhigh, Sr., 62, of 134 English Primrose Lane, Dobson, died Friday afternoon, July 16, 2010, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Yadkin County. Mr. Dollyhigh was born April 26, 1948, in Surry County, son of Ralph Beamer Dollyhigh and the late Pauline Collins Dollyhigh. Larry served our country in the United...


