Mr. Lloyd Franklin Cox, Jr., 54, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Cox was born November 29, 1954, in Forsyth County, to Loyd Franklin Cox, Sr. and Margaret Nichols Cox. He was last employed with Perry Manufacturer Company in Mount Airy. Surviving are two brothers and a sister-in-law, Lewis Cox...
Mr. Louis M. Howell, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mr. Howell was born November 4, 1929, in Wilkes County, to Luther M. and Esther Mae Emerson Howell. He served our country in the United Sates Army in the 82nd Airborne division and retired from Bassett Furniture. Mr....
Mr. George B. Weidhaas, age 89, of Stuart passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born on December 19, 1919 in Easthampton, Massachusetts to the late Fredrick Weidhaas and Elizabeth Neiderberger Weidhaas. In addition to his parents, Mr. Weidhaas was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Weidhaas...
Mr. Arthur Allen "Art" Bowman, 56, of 129 Greenbrier Drive, Radford, VA, passed away Thursday morning, February 26, 2009, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Mr. Bowman was born February 6, 1953, in Surry County, to Shirley Johnson Bowman and the late Jacob Carroll "Jake" Bowman, Jr. He grew up in Greenville, SC, and was a graduate of Clemson...
Mr. Homer Easter, 82, of 419 Sunset Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009, at his home. Mr. Easter was born June 30, 1926, in Carroll County, VA, son of the late Hilary and Sarah Ester Easter Easter. He is survived by three daughters, Helen Patrick and husband, Allen, of Mount Airy, Rita Easter and special friend, James...
Mrs. Lelia Goard East, age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on June 22, 1922 to the late Dennis and Pearl Goad Goard. In addition to her parents, Mrs. East was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Mr. Eugene Madison Lawless, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1920 to the late Abe and Myrtle Foley Lawless. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawless was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Pendleton Lawless, one sister, Katherine...
Mr. Paul D. Key passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Surry County on August 25, 1919, to the late Jasper Davis and Cora Collins Key in Ararat, NC. He was a 1938 graduate of Copeland High School and served in the United States Army during World War...
Mr. John Elton Bowman, 75, of 176 Dolly Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born April 10, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, to the late John Dexter and Eppie Io Sawyers Bowman. He was a cabinetmaker, was retired from Proctor-Silex Inc., and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived...
Mr. Leslie Melton, 52, of 423 Epworth Road, Cana, VA, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009. Mr. Melton was born February 21, 1957, in Surry County, to James Russell and Myrtle Massie Combs Melton. He was formerly employed at Cross Creek Apparel and a member of the Jesus faith. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Lorne...
Elder Walter Lee Hodge, age 96 of Martinsville passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in the Rangely Community. He was born on October 17, 1912 to the late James Meyer and Susie Frye Hodge. In addition to his parents, Elder Hodge was preceded in death by his first wife, Alpha Bowman Hodge; his second...
Miss Arbealy "Bealie" Martin, age 95 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born on December 22, 1913 in Stoneville, North Carolina to the late Charlie W. and Nannie Lou Kendrick Martin. In addition to her parents, Miss Martin was preceded in death by one sister, Evedale Oliver,...
Mrs. Audrey Virginia Simpson Wood, 86, of Siloam went to be with her eternal savior on Sunday February 22, 2009 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on December 7, 1922 to the late Coley McKinley Simpson and Mecie Emma Reynolds Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Mr. Clifton Nathaniel Nixon, 81, loving husband of Mrs. Evene Holyfield Nixon of Mountain Park passed away on Sunday February 22, 2009 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Nixon was born in Surry County on March 17, 1927 to the late Charles Sherman and Cora Samantha Callaway Nixon. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served our...
Mr. Ted Harrison Martin, Sr., 72, of 305 Arlington Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 22, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Martin was born June 9, 1936, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Verner and Margaret Martin Martin. Ted was the former owner and operator of Martin Claims Service Inc. and a member of Bannertown...
Mrs. Ida Mae Gammons Martin, 95, of 328 Cook School Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Martin was born December 6, 1913, in Surry County, daughter of the late George and Sally Johnson Gammons. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,...
Mr. Grady Lee Wolfe, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Wolfe was born November 15, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Howard Newton and Ida Mae Hicks Wolfe. He retired from the North Carolina Granite Corporation. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Eric Combs and Debbie...
Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Goad Clement, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Clement was born June 4, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Bailey and Elizabeth Gardner Goad. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and a member of Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church. Surviving are...
Mr. Richard Franklin (Frank) Collins, 61, of Dobson, went to be home with his Lord and Savior on February 20, 2009, after a brave fight with Lou Gherigs Disease (ALS). He was born in Surry County on May 1, 1947. He was the son of the late Jonas Franklin Collins and Vernice White Collins. He was a member of Field...
Mr. Joshua Adam Leblanc, 22, of Dobson passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 19, 2009. He was born in Worcester, Mass. on July 11, 1986 to Carol Ann Kenneway Leblanc Reed of the home and Edward Alfred Leblanc, Jr. of Royalston, Mass. Survivors include his loving mother, Carol Kenneway Reed of the home; his father of Royalston, Mass., a brother,...