Obituaries
Ruth Nixon Norman
Sep 15, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Nixon Norman, life-long resident of Mountain Park, NC, passed away Tues., Sept. 15 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 20 at Mountain Park Baptist Church, led by Dr. Carl Childs and the Rev. Russell Nixon. The family will greet friends...
Mr. Coy G. Clifton
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Coy Garland Clifton age 94 of Stuart, formerly of Cherry Creek Road Meadows of Dan passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center. He was born on March 5, 1915 in Patrick County to the late Austin M. Clifton and Martha Jane "Mattie" Plasters Clifton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Harry Wayne Spillman
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Harry Wayne Spillman, 57, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Mr. Spillman was born February 25, 1952, in Chapel Hill, to Clara Frances Mills Bondurant and the late Dr. Louis C. Spillman. He was a dear loved one who will be sorely missed. Surviving are his mother, Frances Mills Bondurant of Pilot Mountain; a special sister,...
Frances Marion Rowlett
Sep 15, 2009
Mrs. Mary Frances Marion Rowlett, 79, passed away on Tuesday September 15, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born in Surry County on December 17, 1929 to the late John and Rhoda Smith Marion. She and her husband of sixty years, Dr. Thomas Rowlett, Jr.; moved to Corpus Christi in 1955 where she became an educator in the local...
Clifford Boyd
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Clifford Boyd, 79, of Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Boyd was born July 26, 1930, in Patrick County, VA, son of the late Charlie Harvey and Sarah Margaret Gwynn Boyd. Clifford served our country in the United States Army during World War II, enlisting at the age of 15....
Mr. Bill Underwood
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Bill G. Underwood, age 73 of Stuart passed away Tuesday at Northern Hospital in Mt. Airy, NC. He was born on July 13, 1935 to the late Oscar and Evie Bobbit Underwood. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ordie Nunn Underwood; and one sister, Lettie Mae Willard. Mr. Underwood served in...
James Edward Culler
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. James Edward Culler, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Culler was born December 13, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Woodrow Culler and Lettie Mathis Culler. He retired from Xerox Corporation in Greensboro. Surviving are his wife, Dianne Culler of the home; two daughters and...
Opal Marie Atkins Ayers
Sep 14, 2009
Mrs. Opal Marie Atkins Ayers, 78, of 161 Welcome Baptist Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, September 14, 2009, at Alleghany Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sparta. Mrs. Ayers was born December 13, 1930, in Grayson County, VA, to the late Raymond and Hallie Sexton Adkins. Marie retired as an administrative assistant from Moody Funeral Services, Inc. after...
Glada Maye Conklin
Sep 14, 2009
Mrs. Glada Maye Conklin, age 90,formerly of Elkin passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Epperly West Virginia on November 12, 1918 to the late James M. and Ella Maye Hale. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Conklin. She is survived by...
Mr. Lawrence "Smiley" Smiley
Sep 14, 2009
Mr. Lawrence "Smiley" Smiley age 68 of Meadows of Dan, passed away September 14, 2009 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida November 22, 1940, to the late Herbert Smiley, Sr. and Marguerite Laney Smiley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Herbert Smiley, Jr. and a son-in-law,...
Mr. Ammon Sears
Sep 13, 2009
Mr. Ammon Sears, age 91 of Stuart passed away Sunday morning at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born on May 23, 1918 in Salem, VA to the late John H. Sears and Minnie Wimmer Sears. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Sears Dance; three brothers and five sisters....
Mrs. Elizabeth Mays Manning
Sep 13, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth Mays Manning, age 98 of Martinsville passed away Sunday at the Kings Grant Healthcare Center. She was born on Sept. 20, 1910 in Patrick County to the late Benjamin Hill Mays and Carrie Hatcher Mays. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, William E. Manning; and one sister, Lena Mays Leach....
Ronnie Dale Edwards
Sep 12, 2009
Mr. Ronnie Dale Edwards, 52, of Cana, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009, at his home. Mr. Edwards was born August 8, 1957, in Forsyth County, to Betty King Edwards and the late Roy Ernest Edwards. He worked as the dye house computer room operator for Cross Creek Apparel and was a member of Paul's Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Edwards...
Geraldine Fletcher Duffy
Sep 12, 2009
Mrs. Geraldine Fletcher Duffy, 66, of 1215 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, September 12, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Duffy was born May 17, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Benton Johnny and Rebecca Venable Fletcher. She was a registered nursing assistant and a member of White Plains...
Betty Marie Draughn Hiatt Whitaker
Sep 12, 2009
Mrs. Betty Marie Draughn Hiatt Whitaker, 77, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born September 10, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Tyre Shepherd and Amelia Slaydon Draughn. Mrs. Draughn was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She had worked at Lynne Hosiery and Quality Mills in previous...
Dorothy Inez Caudle Wall
Sep 12, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Inez Caudle Wall, 88, of 5615 Siloam Road, Siloam, our devoted mother, went to be with the Lord Saturday September 12, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Wall was born August 1, 1921, in Surry County, to the late Arthur and Delia Willard Caudle. She was a wonderful homemaker, who loved cooking and canning, going to...
Mitchell Glen Kirkman
Sep 11, 2009
Mr. Mitchell Glen Kirkman, 54, of 6111 Farrior Drive, Clemmons, husband of Nora Chavez Kirkman, was called home Friday afternoon, September 11, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born November 10, 1954, in Surry County, to Glen and Treva Riddle Kirkman. He was a 10-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Police Department. He was the co-owner...
Cloyce Key Davis
Sep 11, 2009
Mrs. Cloyce Key Davis of 1015 Mitchell Street, Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Friday September 11, 2009. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Maxwell Jackson "Max" Davis. She was born June 2, 1921 in Surry County, NC to the late Gabriel Jackson Key and Emma Jones Key. Cloyce and her husband Max owned...
Wendell Lee Burns
Sep 10, 2009
Mr. Wendell Lee Burns, 69, of Hamptonville, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mr. Burns was born August 23, 1940, in Ashtabula, OH, to Arvel Reese and Pauline Goldie Clark Burns. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Roxie Juanita Tharpe Inman
Sep 10, 2009
Mrs. Roxie Juanita Tharpe Inman, 83, of 121 Barrington Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, September 10, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Inman was born July 8, 1926, in Wilkes County, to the late Larkin Wakefield and Roxie Burcham Tharpe. Juanita retired as a registered nurse from Northern Hospital of Surry County after 48 years of...


