Mrs. Corabelle Mayes Edwards went to be with our heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. She was born February 2, 1922, to Clum and Cora Hayes Mayes. She was a devoted wife, a beloved mother, and a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother. She was married to the late Glen Edwards for 64 wonderful and loving years, which she has now...
Mr. Marcus Woltz Edwards, 78, of Lambsburg, Virginia died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehabilitation. Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 12, 1930, son of the late Marcus and Nancy Payne Edwards. He was a retired furniture factory and sawmill worker and a member of Rocky Ford Christian Church. Mr. Edwards is...
"Though we prayed for God to heal you, we know you are happier at His side." A loving son, selfless brother, fun-loving uncle, good friend to all. A child of God, Roger "Dean" Hawks was called home to Jesus on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 after battling a rare illness. Dean was born November 23, 1961 to the late Thomas "Howard"...
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Widner Compton, 75, of Cana, VA, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Compton was born April 12, 1932, in Washington County, VA, to Martin Lee and Carrie Rouse Widner. She was a loving homemaker, who will be dearly missed by her family and loved ones. Surviving are three daughters and...
Mrs. Ida Mae Jessup Terry, 95, of Meadows of Dan, VA, widow of Troy Jefferson Terry, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008, at Heritage Hall Nursing Center in Laurel Fork, VA. Mrs. Terry was born January 31, 1913, in Patrick County, VA, to the late George and Lula Lynch Jessup. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Reed...
Mr. Wilton Oleson Watson, 74, of 832 Willow Street, Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home. Mr. Watson was born August 6, 1933, in Surry County, son of the late Howard Lee and Bessie Hall Watson. He retired from Pike Electric. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy and Gerald Lambert...
Mr. Fred Buddy Johnson, age 74 of Dobson, passed away on Saturday evening March 22, 2008 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. He was born in Yadkin County on March 18, 1934 to the late James McCoy Johnson and the late Vallie Marion Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Ricky Dale...
Isa E. Dollyhigh, 45, and Jorge Alberto Guerra Santos, 45, of 5609 Virgilwood Drive, Greensboro, went home to be with their heavenly Father on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Isa was born February 8, 1963, in Surry County, daughter of the late Ervin Gray and Coleen Huffman Dollyhigh. Isa studied voice at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and received...
Mr. Edward Clay Deatherage, age 63 of Charlotte, NC passed away on Saturday March 22, 2008 at his home. He was born in Surry County on May 11, 1944 to the late Charles Ray Deatherage and to Edna Norman Baker. He was a self employed Insurance agent, and was a veteran of the US Army. Surviving are his wife Mrs....
Mrs. Coleen Huffman Dollyhigh, 75, of 1646 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Mrs. Dollyhigh was born July 6, 1932, in Surry County, daughter of the late Daniel Franklin and Callie Virginia Haymore Huffman. She graduated from White Plains High School in 1950, where she was valedictorian of...
Mr. John Vangol age 90 of Gammons Road in Stuart and formerly of Virginia Beach died Saturday March 22, 2008 at The Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born on March 27, 1917 in New York to the late Peter Vangol and the late Christina Stirtz Vangol, he was also preceded in death by his wife Thelma Hill...
Mr. Dereck Neal Bowman, 30, of Hickory, died Friday, March 21, 2008 in Conover. Mr. Bowman was born May 1, 1977, in Forsyth County, to Barbara Tyndall Bowman and the late David Neal Bowman. Surviving are his mother, Barbara Tyndall Bowman of Mount Airy; a special friend, Lauren Hefner of Hickory; sisters, Amanda Evans of High Point, Jennifer Evans of...
Mrs. Nonnie Lee Tolbert Jones, age 81 of Cana, VA passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, March 20, 2008. Mrs. Jones was born August 26, 1926 in Carroll County VA to the late James Noah and Mary Ann Dowell Tolbert. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and friend to all. She owned and...
Mr. James Franklin Naylor age 72 of 178 Fairlane Drive, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Shelby Jean Kaylor Naylor passed away Thursday morning,, March 20, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born December 20, 1935 in Forsyth County, NC to the late Cicero Franklin and Nancy Joines Naylor. Mr. Naylor was retired from...
Mrs. Jacqueline Gay Haney Copeland, 76, formerly of Dobson, passed away on Thursday March 20, 2008 at Creekside Manor in Kernersville after years of declining health. She was born in Beardstown, Illinois to the late Robert M. and Orral Gladys Sivley Haney. Survivors include a son, David O'Brian of Florida; a sister and brother-in-law, Lyla Haney West and husband George...
Mrs. Ima Mae Bingman Johnson age 93 of 254 Tom's Creek Church Road, Pilot Mountain, NC widow of Mr. Jim Johnson went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born April 21, 1914 in Surry County, NC to the late Jim and Zida Love Bingman. Mrs. Johnson was retired from...
Mr. Charles Franklin (Bud) O'Neal age 49 of 195 Beagle Lane, Mount Airy, NC husband of Angela Johnson O'Neal, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. O'Neal was born in Surry County on June 8, 1958 to the late Clyde Franklin O'Neal and Elzie Bowman O'Neal and had been employed at Hicks Waterstoves. Surviving are...
Mrs. Rachel Pierce Cox, age 91 of Woolwine passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at RJ Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital in Stuart. She was born in High Point, North Carolina on September 27, 1916 to the late Neumi and Mamie Pierce. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Cox and several...
Ms. Ruth Jane Trexler Wilson, age 64 of Lawsonville, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on February 6, 1944 to the late Paul Henderson Trexler and Dolly Mae Talbert Trexler. She had worked at Stateline Restaurant, J.P. Stevens, Masonite Corporation...
Mrs. Clara Watts Wagoner, age 103 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Wagoner was born in Stokes County to the late Richard Hillary and Mary Ellen Gunter Watts. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Airy Christian Church. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Willie Ruth and Bobby...