Ollie E. Marshall

Ollie E. Marshall

Dec 27, 2008

Miss Ollie E. Marshall age 77 of Meadows of Dan, VA passed away on Saturday December 27, 2008 at the Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork, VA. She was born in Patrick County on February 2, 1931 to the late Thomas Guy and Julie Light Marshall. She was also preceded in death by six brothers Glenn, Garfield, Layton, Leonard,...

William Ray Hill

William Ray Hill

Dec 26, 2008

Mr. William Ray "Bill" Hill, 62, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born March 15, 1946, in Randolph County, to the late John Byron and Clara Fields Hill. He was a grading and landscaping contractor. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Peters Hill of the home; five daughters and three...

Jimmie Quesinberry

Jimmie Quesinberry

Dec 26, 2008

Mr. Jimmie Quesinberry, 69, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at his home while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Quesinberry was born October 4, 1939, in Surry County, to the late Lawrence Andrew and Rosie Belle Richardson Quesinberry. He served in the United States Army and was a retired truck driver. He is survived by his...

Jane Edwards Phillips Brindle

Jane Edwards Phillips Brindle

Dec 26, 2008

Ms. Jane Edwards Phillips Brindle, 70, of Mount Airy, "our loving mom, grandma, nana, sister, and best friend peacefully went to be with her Lord" on Friday, December 26, 2008. Ms. Brindle was born April 19, 1938, in Galax, VA, to the late Ernest W. and Myrtle Melton Edwards. She worked at Proctor-Silex for 25 years and retired after working...

Rita Vesta Dalton Mundy

Rita Vesta Dalton Mundy

Dec 26, 2008

Mrs. Rita Vesta Dalton Mundy, 94, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Mundy was born October 18, 1914, in Carroll County, VA, to the late James Robert and Louemma Elizabeth Davis Dalton. She was a homemaker and a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters,...

George Orlando Graves, Jr

George Orlando Graves, Jr

Dec 26, 2008

Mr. George Orlando Graves, Jr., 87, of 1453 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, December 26, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Graves was born July 19, 1921, in Surry County, to the late George Orlando Graves, Sr. and Mary Emma Kelly Graves. He was an assistant scout leader with Boy Scouts of America and...

Vera DeEtte Jarrell Park

Vera DeEtte Jarrell Park

Dec 26, 2008

Mrs. Vera DeEtte Jarrell Park, 86, of 402 Ladonia Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Park was born September 25, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Ellard Grady and Mary Leota Vernon Jarrell. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are three...

Walter Irving Key

Walter Irving Key

Dec 25, 2008

Walter Irving Key, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008, at the Phillips Health Care Center at Salemtowne after a courageous battle with cancer. Irving was born October 4, 1919, to Cora Flinchum and Robert William Key in Mt. Airy. After graduating from Mt. Airy High School in 1936, he attended Wake Forest University and soon after began...

Mr. Adolphus Daniel Lawless

Mr. Adolphus Daniel Lawless

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. Adolphus Daniel Lawless, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on March 31, 1926 to the late Daniel Hughes Lawless and Anice Dale Walker Lawless. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawless was preceded in death by one son, Randall Jacob Lawless; one brother, Raymond Lawless; four...

Henry Richard Sawyers

Henry Richard Sawyers

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. Henry Richard Sawyers, 79, of Bassett, passed away Tuesday December 23, 2008 at his home. He was born in Patrick County to the late James William Sawyers and Sarah Ida Mize. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Ollie Mae Joyce; and four brothers, James Buren Sawyers, Cecil Sawyers, Lawrence Elwood Sawyers,...

James Warner Elledge, Jr

James Warner Elledge, Jr

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. James Warner "Jamie" Elledge, Jr., 54, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Mr. Elledge was born November 19, 1954, in Trenton, NJ, to James Warner Elledge, Sr. and Reba Absher Elledge. He served our country in the United States Army. He fought a very long, hard battle with sickness, but could...

Sara Lynn Jolly Adams

Sara Lynn Jolly Adams

Dec 23, 2008

Mrs. Sara Lynn Jolly Adams, 74, of 728 Maiden Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at her home. She was born January 9, 1934, in Forsyth County, to the late Sheridan "Sam" and Virda Lee Morton Jolly. She was a graduate of Tate High School in Pensacola, FL, and also a 1954 graduate of the North Carolina...

Shirley Sydnor Cox

Shirley Sydnor Cox

Dec 22, 2008

Mrs. Shirley Sydnor Cox, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Cox was born November 15, 1928, in Surry County, to William Lee and Carma George Sydnor. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and retired after being a tap and ballroom dance instructor after many, many years. She is survived...

Royce Fleming Smith

Royce Fleming Smith

Dec 20, 2008

Mr. Royce Fleming Smith, age 50 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 19, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born September 17, 1958 in Grayson County to John Henry Smith, Sr. and Ruth Lowe Smith and was last employed at Cross Creek Apparel. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Zack Stockner of Galax, VA; a...

Shirley Ann Hawks Isaacs

Shirley Ann Hawks Isaacs

Dec 20, 2008

Ms. Shirley Ann Hawks Isaacs, 48, of 130 Chestnut Oak Lane, Elkin, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008, at her home. Ms. Isaacs was born December 18, 1960, to Violet Crotts Hawks and the late Raymond Allen Hawks. Shirley was a sales associate at Big Lots in Elkin. She is survived by two sons, Larry Wayne Hawks of Princeton, WV,...

Mandy Ellen Tolbert Sawyers

Mandy Ellen Tolbert Sawyers

Dec 20, 2008

Mrs. Mandy Ellen Tolbert Sawyers, 96, of 140 Kauffman Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born May 17, 1912, in Surry County, to the late William and Mary Johnson Tolbert. She was a homemaker and a member of Blackwater United Methodist Church. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law,...

Maxine Thomas Hazen

Maxine Thomas Hazen

Dec 20, 2008

Mrs. Maxine Thomas Hazen, 84, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Hazen was born May 6, 1924, in Surry County, to the late Alfred Samuel and Ruth Varina Edwards Thomas. Mrs. Hazen worked for the Signal Corp in Washington, DC, during WWII. While residing in New Jersey, she was a...

Nancy Ellen Arnder Danley

Nancy Ellen Arnder Danley

Dec 19, 2008

Mrs. Nancy Ellen Arnder Danley, 65, of Dobson passed away at her home on Friday December 19, 2008. She was born in Surry County on January 1, 1943 to the late Johnny and Stella Osborne Arnder. She is survived by three daughters, Rita Moore of Lowgap, Brenda Easter and Becky Sheets both of Mount Airy; a son, Johnny Easter of...

Fritz Gates Dobson

Fritz Gates Dobson

Dec 19, 2008

Mr. Fritz Gates Dobson, 75, widower of Mrs. Leona Roberts Dobson, of Dobson passed away at his home on Friday December 19, 2008. He was born in Surry County on January 14, 1933 the son of the late Walter Cornelius and Cova Brim Dobson. Mr. Dobson worked for Beasley Dry Cleaners and Ray's Starlite Restaurant for many years where he...

Rev. Robert (Bob) Blaine Taylor

Rev. Robert (Bob) Blaine Taylor

Dec 18, 2008

Rev. Robert (Bob) Blaine Taylor age 78 of 520 East Devon Street, Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Rev. Taylor was born April 3, 1930 in Surry County son of the late William Rogers Taylor and Connie Coe Taylor, had served as pastor at Imogene Baptist Church for 29 years and was in...