Walter McGee Welch
Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Walter McGee "Giggie" Welch, 93, entered into rest on Friday, September 12, 2008. Mr. Welch was born July 26, 1915, in Mount Airy. With pride and honor, he served in the United States Navy and participated in World War II. He was a retired civil servant from Charleston Naval Shipyard. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of...
Raymond Eugene Akers
Sep 11, 2008
Mr. Raymond Eugene Akers, 64, of 241 East Elm Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Universal Health Care in King. Mr. Akers was born April 5, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Ruby Agnes Akers. Raymond was a night watchman at Perry Manufacturing for many years. He is survived by a son, Roger Lee Akers...
Mrs. Lucy Lee Spencer Martin
Sep 11, 2008
Mrs. Lucy Lee Spencer Martin, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 26, 1928 to the late Bunice and Mildred Hicks Spencer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Martin, Jr.; three brothers, Oneal, Lester and William Henry...
Mrs. Lorene Nelson Bryant
Sep 11, 2008
Mrs. Lorene Nelson Bryant, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 28, 1925 to the late Walter G. and Betty Florence Hill Nelson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bryant was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Bryant; one...
Martha Lucille Patterson Wright
Sep 9, 2008
Mrs. Martha Lucille Patterson Wright, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Wright was born August 23, 1911, in Surry County, to J.S. and Mae Fulk Patterson. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and a devoted member of Central United Methodist Church, where she looked forward to playing the piano on...
James Gary Dupree
Sep 9, 2008
Mr. James Gary Dupree, 61, of 127 Timmons Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Dupree was born September 22, 1946, in Surry County, to the late James Columbus Dupree and Clytie Jean Quesinberry Dupree Moser. He was a retired textile worker and a member of Believers Baptist Church. Mr. Dupree...
Hazel Beasley McMillian
Sep 8, 2008
Mrs. Hazel Beasley McMillian, 67, of 1132 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, September 8, 2008, at her home. Mrs. McMillian was born December 21, 1940, in Surry County, daughter of the late Woltz and Annie Lee Flippen Beasley. Hazel was a teaching assistant at Franklin Elementary School for 14 years. Following her retirement from the school system,...
John Charles Ray
Sep 8, 2008
John Charles Ray, 70, of Fancy Gap, VA, died Monday, September 8, 2008, at his beloved Craggy Heights. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, September 13, 2008, at his home at 121 Bluemont Lane, Fancy Gap, VA. A native of Southern Pines, Mr. Ray was the son of Daniel Shaw Ray, Jr. and Dixie Battley Ray,...
Robert Ray Fallin
Sep 7, 2008
Mr. Robert Ray "Bobby" Fallin age 73 of 122 McCreary Park Lane, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Annie Spencer Fallin passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Twelve Oaks Rest Home and Alzheimer's Unit. He was born June 4, 1934 in Martinsville, VA to the late Ernest and Algie Gertrude Freeman Fallin. He was a member of Northside...
Mr. Gregory Scott Martin, Jr
Sep 7, 2008
Mr. Gregory Scott Martin, Jr., age 16 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Patrick Springs as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Patrick County on December 18, 1991, and was a junior at Patrick County High School. He was preceded in death by his father, Gregory Scott Martin, Sr. Mr. Martin is survived...
Robert Ray Fallin
Sep 7, 2008
Mr. Robert Ray "Bobby" Fallin, 74, of 122 McCreary Park Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008, at Twelve Oaks Rest Home and Alzheimer's Unit. He was born June 4, 1934, in Martinsville, VA, to the late Ernest and Algie Gertrude Freeman Fallin. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church and a painting contractor. Surviving are his...
Dr. Benjamin Jones Lawrence, Jr
Sep 7, 2008
Benjamin Jones Lawrence, Jr., MD, 83, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008, at his home. Dr. Lawrence was born December 11, 1924, in Raleigh, to the late Benjamin Jones Lawrence, Sr., MD, and Carolyn Thomas Lawrence. He graduated from Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, attended North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina. He...
Richard Lee Banner
Sep 6, 2008
Mr. Richard Lee Banner, 58, of 1711 North Main Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2008, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Banner was born August 17, 1950, in Wythe County, VA, to the late Joseph Benton and Jane Tayman Banner. He was formerly employed at Siemens/Westinghouse in Rural Hall and a member of...
Virginia Ruth Montgomery Thompson
Sep 6, 2008
Mrs. Virginia Ruth Montgomery Thompson, 85, of Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Mount Airy. Mrs. Thompson was born February 2, 1923, in Patrick County, VA, to Claude Wilson and Rebecca Bowman Montgomery. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and a true and wonderful friend to all who knew her. Surviving...
Graham Smith Lawrence
Sep 5, 2008
Mr. Graham Smith Lawrence, 87, devoted husband of Mrs. Mondell Golding Lawrence, of Dobson, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday September 5, 2008 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on July 9, 1921 to the late Henry Clay Lawrence III and Mae Smith Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence was a retired Superintendent of Surry...
Dr. James Louis DeLay Lamm
Sep 5, 2008
Dr. James Louis DeLay Lamm, 78, was born November 26, 1929, in Mount Airy, the son of the late Louis Marion Lamm and Gertrude DeLay Lamm. He was active in Boy Scouts as a youth and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a...
Lillian Crissman Deatherage
Sep 4, 2008
Mrs. Lillian Crissman Deatherage, 94, of 113 Dewberry Road, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September, 4, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Deatherage was born April 13, 1914, in Surry County, to the late Fate and Cora Williams Crissman. She was a homemaker and a member of New Venture Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and...
William Victor "Bill" McMickle
Sep 1, 2008
Mr. William Victor "Bill" McMickle, Sr., age 72 of Walkertown passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at Oak Forest Health and Rehab Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. McMickle was born on October 11, 1935 in Surry County to the late Grover Worrell and Trusty Hawks McMickle. He worked with Brewer Paint Company before retiring. He is survived by two...
Mrs. Opal Boyd Phillips
Sep 1, 2008
Mrs. Opal Phillips, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center. She was born in Floyd County, Virginia on October 14, 1919 to the late John and Ellen Belcher Boyd. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death her husband, Sam Phillips and ten brothers and sisters. She is survived by...
Herbert L. Atkins
Sep 1, 2008
Mr. Herbert L. Atkins, age 84 of Millers Creek, and formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, September 01, 2008 at his daughter's home. Mr. Atkins was born in Sandson, VA to Livingston Elwood Atkins, Sr. and Ida Lee Montague Atkins. He was a retired Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy...