Obituaries
Larry Hooker
Jul 16, 2010
Mr. Larry Hooker, 65, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hooker was born March 15, 1945, in Surry County, son of the late James Arlis and Sadie Jessup Hooker. He was a farmer and former employee of Carolina Solutions and Armtex. He is survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Earlene and Adolphus...
Arnold Jacob Guynn
Jul 15, 2010
Mr. Arnold Jacob Guynn, 92, of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at his home. Mr. Guynn was born May 20, 1918, in Carroll County, VA, to the late James Franklin and Lillie Inez Thomas. He was a produce farmer and retired as a driver for Dixie Concrete. Mr. Guynn was a member of Oak Grove Baptist...
Hollis Wayne Davis
Jul 15, 2010
Mr. Hollis Wayne Davis, 72, of Flint, MI, passed away Thursday evening, July 15, 2010, at his home. He was born June 5, 1938, in Genesee County, MI, to the late Frank and Alice Shorts Davis. He was a self-employed automobile mechanic. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Hooker Davis of the home; three daughters, Michele Davis of Mount Airy, Billie...
Donna Ruth Wall Marshall
Jul 15, 2010
Mrs. Donna Ruth Wall Marshall, 49, of 158 Mayes Haven Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Marshall was born November 7, 1960, in Guilford County, daughter of Bonnie Reynolds Wall and the late John Wesley "J.W." Wall. Donna served as manager at Waffle House on Rockford Street for several years. She is survived...
Joan Bruce Yokley Malmo
Jul 15, 2010
Joan Bruce Yokley Malmo died peacefully at her home July 15, 2010, after many years of declining health. She was born January 21, 1932, in Mount Airy, the third daughter of John Bruce and Dorothy Polk Yates Yokley. She attended Rockford Street School and the old Mount Airy High School on Main Street. In 1950 she graduated from the Holton...
Delane Dale Mayes
Jul 14, 2010
Mr. Delane Dale Mayes, 48, of 314 Flippin Road, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at his home. Mr. Mayes was born April 14, 1962, in Surry County, son of Hassie Moore Mayes Jarrell and the late Curtis H. Mayes. Delane worked in the construction industry for several years. He is survived by a daughter, Sunny Noel Mayes of...
Robert Irvin Gammons
Jul 13, 2010
Mr. Robert "Irvin" Gammons, 73, of Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. He was born January 19, 1937, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Raymond William and Bertha Hayden Gammons. He was a retired farmer. Mr. Gammons is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Dean Hill of Ararat,...
Charles Wilburn Westbrook
Jul 13, 2010
Mr. Charles Wilburn Westbrook, 83, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at his home. Mr. Westbrook was born August 10, 1926, in Corsicana, TX, to Taylor Clayton and Ima Marie Adams Westbrook. He served our county in the United States Army and the United States Air Force during World War II. Mr. Westbrook was retired from Zarsky Lumber...
Danny James Willard
Jul 12, 2010
Mr. Danny James Willard, 49, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010, at his home. Mr. Willard was born August 21, 1960, in Carroll County, VA, to Otis James Willard and the late Lillian Berrier. He is survived by sons, Danny James Willard, II of Portsmouth, VA, Dylan Sechrist of Statesville, and three other sons; his father and...
Verla Marie Stevens Fore
Jul 12, 2010
Mrs. Verla Marie Stevens Fore, 84, of 140 Fairlane Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Fore was born January 10, 1926, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Preston and Rosa Lee Harris Stevens. Verla was a homemaker and also a caregiver for children in her...
Constance Ann Hawks
Jul 12, 2010
Miss Constance Ann "Connie" Hawks, 66, of Mocksville, passed away Monday morning, July 12, 2010, at Somerset Court in Mocksville. Miss Hawks was born January 11, 1944, in Surry County, daughter of the late Samuel Ambrose and Mattie Lee Short Hawks. Connie truly enjoyed life to its fullest. Her radiant personality brought many smiles to her family and many friends....
Richard Lamont Storms
Jul 11, 2010
Mr. Richard Lamont Storms, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Storms was born July 4, 1946, in Bladen County, to Charlie and Myrtle Storms. He was a loving father and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends. Surviving are...
Wilma Mabel McGlumphy
Jul 10, 2010
Mrs. Wilma Mabel McGlumphy, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, July 10, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. McGlumphy was born November 9, 1921, in Wetzel County, WV, to the late Robert David and Cordie Mae Cook Hafer. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Robuster Green of Mount Airy; and a son,...
Joseph Earnest Wheeler
Jul 10, 2010
Mr. Joseph Earnest "Papa Joe" Wheeler, 56, of 957 Toms Creek Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the home of his daughter. He was born August 11, 1953, in Detroit, MI, to the late Wendell Boyd and Ruth Ann Wheeler Lyons. Mr. Wheeler was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Surviving are the mother...
Martha Louise Hutchens Hill
Jul 10, 2010
Martha Louise Hutchens was born June 5, 1922, to Hallie Rose Jessup Hutchens and Iredell Earl Hutchens in Mount Airy. Louise married Caleb Haynes Hill on May 29, 1943, while he was serving in the United States Navy. They raised three children just down the road from her birth home. She died Saturday, July 10, 2010, in Apex, after a...
Mrs. Pernie Thomas Bowman
Jul 10, 2010
Mrs. Pernie Thomas Bowman age 96 of Dry Fork, VA and formerly of Patrick County, VA passed away Saturday July 10, 2010 at her son's home. She was born on February 20, 1914 in Patrick County to the late Posey Allen and Rosa Smart Thomas. Mrs. Bowman was also preceded in death by her husband; Wiley P. Bowman, a daughter;...
Gary Blaine Vaughn
Jul 10, 2010
Mr. Gary Blaine Vaughn, 55, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Mr. Vaughn was born June 29, 1955, in Wayne County, MI. He was a loving son and brother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are his mother, Pauline Vernon Vaughn of Cana, VA; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Shirley Vaughn...
Kennis Sidney Burkhart, Sr
Jul 9, 2010
Mr. Kennis Sidney Burkhart, Sr., 79, of 2337 McBride Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at his home. Mr. Burkhart was born March 16, 1931, in Surry County, son of the late A.L. and Ada Jane Goins Burkhart. Kennis served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict era. He was a lifelong farmer...
Jo Frances Jones Adams
Jul 8, 2010
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Mrs. Jo Frances Jones "MeMaw" Adams, 74, of Dobson, wife of Don R. Adams, finished her earthly journey and entered the gates of heaven on Thursday, July 8, 2010. She was born December 20, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Joseph Henry and...
Mrs. Carol Bengtson Larsen
Jul 8, 2010
Mrs. Carol Bengtson Larsen, 75, of Stuart passed away Thursday evening at her home. She was born on July 25, 1934 in Hopkinton Massachusetts to the late Carl E. and Dorothy Vynal Bengtson. She was a member of Stuart United Methodist Church, a dental hygienist, a homemaker, Mom, and was a founding member of the Patrick County Scarlet O' Hats...


