Obituaries
George Washington Gentry
Jun 2, 2009
Mr. George Washington Gentry, 78, of 295 Toast Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at his home. Mr. Gentry was born January 22, 1931, in Crumpler, WV, son of the late Elder James Henry Gentry and Maggie Sisk Gentry. He was a retired bricklayer and a member of Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are five daughters...
Virginia Alice Morrison Gardner
Jun 2, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Alice Morrison Gardner, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Gardner was born January 4, 1915, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Charles and Mary Martin Morrison. She was a homemaker and retired from Blue Bell Industries in Greensboro. Mrs. Gardner was a member of Grace Moravian...
Nellie Margaret Pack Noah
Jun 2, 2009
Mrs. Nellie Margaret Pack Noah, 87, of 537 Merritt Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, June 2, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Noah was born June 1, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Jake and Dora Goins Pack. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness faith. She is survived by two daughters...
Betty Ray Loflen Frye
Jun 2, 2009
Mrs. Betty Ray Loflen Frye, of Elkin, NC, and Westfield, MA, joined her husband, the Rev. Hassell Frye, in their heavenly home on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Betty was born May 23, 1923, in Mount Airy, NC, one of three children of Dillard Wilson Loflen and Jettie Irene Moody. She was proud of her family heritage, being a direct descendent...
Bertha Ann Venable
Jun 1, 2009
Miss Bertha Ann Venable, 98, of 2067 Siloam Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 1, 2009, at Central Continuing Care. Miss Venable was born May 4, 1911, in Surry County, daughter of the late Sherman Roscoe and Sarah Lou Keaton Venable. She retired from Spencer's Inc. after 32 years of service and was a member of Blackwater United Methodist...
Maxie Jane Ashburn East
May 31, 2009
Mrs. Maxie Jane Ashburn East, 102, formerly of Worth Street in Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. East was born July 30, 1906, in Surry County, daughter of the late Sam and Ida Mae Ashburn Ashburn. She retired from Renfro Corporation after 50 years of service and was a member...
Clyde Edward Cox
May 31, 2009
Mr. Clyde Edward Cox, 75, of 908 Willow Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Universal Health Care in King. Mr. Cox was born October 8, 1933, in Surry County, to the late Edward and Thelma Atkins Cox. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean Conflict, and retired from the...
Hazel Virginia Marshall Draughn
May 29, 2009
Mrs. Hazel Virginia Marshall Draughn, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Draughn was born November 26, 1915, in Surry County, daughter of the late Nathan Garland Marshall and Mary Maude Scott Marshall Slaydon. Hazel retired from Spencer's Inc. after 32 years of service and was a member of Dover...
Maurice Wyatt
May 29, 2009
Mr. Maurice Wyatt, 79, of 149 Alexandria Lane, Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday afternoon, May 29, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Wyatt was born April 23, 1930, in Ashe County, son of the late Beldon Freeman and Maude Woodie Wyatt. He served our country in the United...
Kathy Ann Raines Marshall
May 29, 2009
Mrs. Kathy Ann Raines Marshall, 60, of 113 Puckett Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Marshall was born February 26, 1949, in Surry County County, daughter of the late Odis William and Eva Beasley Raines. She was a loving and devoted housewife. She is survived by her husband of 24...
Mrs. Okie Marie Weiss
May 29, 2009
Mrs. Okie Marie Weiss, age 75 of Patrick Springs, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. She was born in Buchanan County, West Virginia on March 16, 1934 to the late Robert and Maudie Little. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Weiss was preceded in death by a brother, Rush Little. She was...
Naomi Inez Hodge Newman
May 29, 2009
Mrs. Naomi Inez Hodge Newman, 83, of 172 Lynnwood Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, May 29, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Newman was born October 19, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Thomas H. and Roxy Scott Hodge. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs....
Elbert Arnold Bandy
May 28, 2009
Mr. Elbert Arnold Bandy, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in South Carolina. Mr. Bandy was born May 27, 1946, in Tazewell County, VA, to the late George Thomas and Melissa Mitchell Bandy. He retired from Kentucky Derby and attended Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Mr. Bandy is survived by a daughter, Sherry...
Elsie Reece Childress
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Elsie Reece Childress, 83, of Dobson, passed away at her home on Wednesday May 27, 2009 after an extended illness. She was born in Surry County on May 5, 1926 to the late David and Jane Reece. Mrs. Childress was retired from Wayne Farms and of the Primitive Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband of twenty-three years,...
Vernia Faye Bond Goodson
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Vernia Faye Bond Goodson, 82, of 169 Magnolia Street, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Galax, VA. Mrs. Goodson was born September 23, 1926, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Roscoe and Delia Worrell Bond. She retired from Mayville Company. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Garnet Jones...
Annie Mae Crotts Goins
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Annie Mae Crotts Goins, 72, widow of Mr. Nathan "Pete" Goins went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 26, 1937 to the late Jonah and Patty Alice Rakes Crotts. Mrs. Goins was a retired Order Clerk at...
Elmer James Dunbar
May 26, 2009
Mr. Elmer James Dunbar, 90, of 397 Airview Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, May 26, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dunbar was born March 11, 1919, in Surry County, to the late Jesse Columbus and Josephine Jones Dunbar. He owned and operated the Dunbar Skating Rink and retired from Perry Manufacturing....
Mary Etta Goins Hawks
May 26, 2009
Mrs. Mary Etta "Granny" Goins Hawks, 98, of Mount Airy, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Hawks was born January 14, 1911, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late Sam and Sis Pack Goins. She retired from National Furniture Company after 35 years of service and was member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Tressie Iowa Towe Cook
May 26, 2009
Mrs. Tressie Iowa Towe Cook, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Cook was born January 21, 1923, in Carroll County, VA, to James Harrison and Maggie Gray Towe. She leaves behind to cherish her memory a devoted husband, Rufus Hosea Cook of the home; a daughter, Veda Payne of...
Lela Jane Easter Conner
May 25, 2009
Mrs. Lela Jane Easter Conner, 91, of 216 Driftwood Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Conner was born September 4, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, daughter of the late Taylor and Alice Hawks Easter. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She is survived by two...
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