Mrs. Anne Bennett Stiff
Feb 15, 2009
Mrs. Anne Bennett Stiff, age 83 of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and formerly of Martinsville, Virginia and Birmingham, Alabama, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, Virginia. She was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia to the late Benjamin Alphonso and Mayme Morris Bennett. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stiff was preceded in...
Randall Gene Arnold
Feb 15, 2009
Mr. Randall Gene "Butch" Arnold, 63, of Mount Airy, and husband of Susan Thacker Arnold, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Arnold was born July 13, 1945, in Smyth County, Virginia, to the late Joseph Bruce and Virginia Taylor Arnold. Mr. Arnold was a graduate of Marion High School and Marion Junior College....
Mary Etta Bowman Nichols
Feb 15, 2009
Mrs. Mary Etta Bowman Nichols, 70, of 1029 Wesley Cox Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Nichols was born January 1, 1939, in Surry County, daughter of the late James Tyrie and Maggie Mae Felts Bowman. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Surviving are her husband to whom...
Betty Rose Utt
Feb 15, 2009
Mrs. Betty Rose Utt, 44, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Utt was born March 5, 1964, in Orangeburg, SC, to the late Dewey Efird and Betty Mae Bruner Williamson. She is survived by her husband, Phillip Utt of the home; five half-sisters and three brothers-in-law, Rose Atkins of Columbia, SC, Ellen and Charles Fields, Nancy...
Sarah Avis Bowlin Marion
Feb 15, 2009
Mrs. Sarah Avis Bowlin Marion, 92, of 739 Haystack Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 15, 2009, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. She was born February 13, 1917, in Stokes County, to the late Elijah and Minnie Holt Bowlin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a daughter and...
Deborah Ann Dowell Palmer
Feb 15, 2009
Ms. Deborah Ann Dowell Palmer, 51, of 1134 Holly Springs Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday afternoon, February 15, 2009, after suffering a long battle with sickness. Ms. Palmer was born April 25, 1957, in Forsyth County, to Alma McHone Dowell and the late Offar Ray Dowell. Deborah was a member of Northside...
Reba June Clark Simmons
Feb 15, 2009
Mrs. Reba June Clark Simmons, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 15, 2009, at Universal Health Care Center in King, with her family by her side. Born in Helen, WV, on November 17, 1922, to Landis G. and Ethel Farley Clark, Reba lived her childhood and young adulthood in West Virginia and Jefferson County, NC, before moving...
Vent Lee Herold
Feb 14, 2009
Mr. Vent Lee Herold, 49, of Mouny Airy, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Herold was born September 19, 1959, to Doris McMillion Findley and the late Jimmy Lee Herold. Mr. Herold is survived by his mother, Doris McMillion Findley; two sisters, Shelia Allen and husband, Paul, and Tamrin Linville, all of Mount...
Irene "Rennie" D. Simpson
Feb 14, 2009
Mrs. Irene "Rennie" D. Simpson, 77, of White Plains, passed away Saturday night, February 14, 2009, at Sunbridge of Alleghany in Sparta. Mrs. Simpson was born June 27, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Oral and Dolly Quesinberry. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of White Plains Friends Meeting. Surviving are a daughter, Kimberly Simpson of White...
Billy Joe "B.J." Lawson
Feb 13, 2009
Mr. Billy Joe "B.J." Lawson, 28, of Lowgap, passed away Friday morning, February 13, 2009, at his home. Mr. Lawson was born August 14, 1980, in Surry County, to Margo Lawson and the late Steven Douglas Lawson. He was employed with Applied Polymerics. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Margo Barker Hamlin and Randall Hamlin of Lowgap; his maternal grandmother,...
Zula Victoria Sumner Harvey
Feb 12, 2009
Mrs. Zula Victoria Sumner Harvey, 83, of 560 Johnson Ridge Road, Elkin, formerly of Mount Airy, widow of Henry Clinton Harvey, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Harvey was born November 28, 1925, in Surry County, daughter of the late Anuel Washington "A.W." Sumner and Susie Anna Vaughn Sumner. She was a devoted Christian,...
Larry Herbert Easter
Feb 12, 2009
Mr. Larry Herbert Easter, 65, of Pinnacle, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Village Care of King. Mr. Easter was born July 7, 1943, in Surry County, son of the late Herbert and Edith Slate Easter. Larry retired from Roadway Trucking, where he had been employed for more than 24 years, and was a member of Mount Airy Christian...
Ella Mae Jones Joyce
Feb 12, 2009
Mrs. Ella Mae Jones Joyce, 90, of 1530 Five Oaks Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, February 12, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Joyce was born August 15, 1918, in Surry County, daughter of the late James Walter and Lucy Ella Patterson Jones. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Mount Airy for...
Sophia Vindich
Feb 11, 2009
Baby Sophia Vindich passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Baby Sophia was born to Jason Richard and Mary Frances Vindich. Also surviving are a brother, Matthew Vindich; her maternal grandmother, Eleanor Atkins; and her paternal grandparents, Larry and Judy Vindich. Baby Sophia was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Bill Atkins. A graveside service will be held at 2:00...
Susan Roy Lund Page
Feb 11, 2009
Mrs. Susan Roy Lund Page, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Page was born July 16, 1947, in Superior, WI, to Peggy Hazel Swanson Lund and the late Roy Edwin Lund. She graduated from Wisconsin State University; was a homemaker; and a true gift to her family and friends. She is survived...
Cora Belle Inman Needham
Feb 10, 2009
Mrs. Cora Belle Inman Needham, 99, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Walnut Ridge Assisted Living Center. Mrs. Needham was born May 31, 1909, in Surry County, to the late John T. and Mickey Taylor Inman. She was a homemaker and a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law,...
Curtis Elwood Samuels
Feb 9, 2009
Mr. Curtis Elwood Samuels, 56, of 197 Beechtree Circle, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Samuels was born August 8, 1952, in Randolph County, son of Doris Trogdon Samuels and the late Reginald Curtis Samuels. Surviving are his wife, Delores Ashley Samuels of the home; a daughter and her husband, Lelah...
James Francis Watson
Feb 9, 2009
Mr. James Francis Watson, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Watson was born October 5, 1932, in Surry County, to William George and Mallie Gertrude Belton Watson. He was retired from St. Elizabeth Hospital in Elizabeth, NJ. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Sandy Watson of Mount...
Mrs. Gloria L. James
Feb 9, 2009
Mrs. Gloria L. James, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Monday February 9, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on February 23, 1929 to the late John M. and Nellie Cabiness Dalton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. James was preceded in death by one son, John Mathis James; and three...
Mrs. Delcie H. Holt
Feb 8, 2009
Mrs. Delcie H. Holt, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on January 4, 1927 to the late Robert and Amanda Inman Holt. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holt was preceded in death by her husband Edgar "Ed" Holt, and a granddaughter,...