Mrs. Esther Burdick Hayes, 79, loving wife of Mr. Johnnie J. Hayes of Dobson passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at Elkin Healthcare. She was born in Santa Fe New Mexico on May 15, 1929 to the late John and Mary Burdick. Mrs. Hayes was retired from Eco Knit and attended Liberty Baptist Church. A loving wife, mother,...
Ms. Wanda Evon Leftwich Draughn, age 75 passed away at her home Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Ms. Draughn was born in Carroll County, VA, October 14, 1932 to the late Arnold Leftwich, Sr. and Elma Painter Leftwich. She was a faithful member of Mt. Airy First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She retired from Carroll County School System after almost 30 years...
Mrs. Cassie Lynn Jones Mooneyhan, 71, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Mooneyhan was born August 11, 1936, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Robert Webster and Sarah Cassie Berrier Jones. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith and retired from Cross Creek Apparel. She is survived by her...
Mr. William Abb Bryant, age 70 of Lawsonville, North Carolina passed away on June 4, 2008 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on August 22, 1937 to the late William Sandy Bryant and Clarice Stovall Bryant. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bryant was preceded in death by his wife, Othelia Alice Smith Bryant. He had...
Mr. Eddie Lane Jones, 50, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Jones was born March 24, 1958, in Surry County, to Helen Beatrice McMillian Jones Mitchell and the late John Marvin Jones. He was a retired truck driver. Surviving are his wife, Linda Faye Surratt Jones of the home; a...
Mr. Fred Maryland Sechrist, 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, June 2, 2008, at his home. Mr. Sechrist was born November 17, 1927, in Surry County, to Joseph William and Savannah Jane Johnson Sechrist. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and was retired from Noonkester Lumber Company. Surviving are his devoted wife, Lola Moore Sechrist of the...
Mrs. Mary Grace Doby Culler, 76, of 147 New Home Church Road, Dobson, passed away Monday, June 2, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Culler was born May 16, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Charles Edgar and Mary Etta Badgett Doby. Mrs. Culler was a longtime member of Dobson United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the...
Mr. Russell Wiley Inman, 60, of Orlando, FL, passed away Monday, June 2, 2008. Mr. Inman was born March 11, 1948, to Gladys Wright Inman and the late Vestal Inman. He was a United States Army veteran. Mr. Inman is survived by his mother, Gladys Wright Inman; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Jeffery Coyle; and a brother, Michael Inman....
Mrs. Kathleen Mast Austin, 92, widow of Mr. Samuel "Sam" Austin, of Dobson went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 2, 2008. She was born in Watauga County on May 25, 1916 to the late James Taylor and Effie Wilson Mast. Mrs. Austin was a faithful member of Dobson First Baptist Church as long as her health...
Mr. Benjamin Herbert "Ben Junior" Harris, Jr., age 83 of Meadows of Dan, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Wheatland Retirement Community in Hillsville. He was born in Patrick County on December 2, 1924 to the late Benjamin Herbert Harris and Claudia Agee Harris Wood. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harris was...
Mr. Terry Anderson McCann, 61, of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his home. Mr. McCann was born February 15, 1947, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Garland and Gladys Harrison McCann. He was self-employed as a plumber and of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert Garland McCann of Newport Beach,...
Mr. Calvin Hull, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hull was born April 11, 1925, in Surry County, to the late Lacy Franklin and Maggie Shelton Hull. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II. Calvin retired from Fortis Enterprises and was...
Mr. James Louie Taylor, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008. Mr. Taylor was born November 17, 1924, in Surry County, to the late Ben John and Mamie East Taylor. He served our country in the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. During his military experience in World War II, Mr. Taylor fought in the...
Mr. Orbie "Aubrey" Edward McBride, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at his home. Mr. McBride was born September 5, 1933, in Surry County, to Wade Hampton and Lillie Cook McBride. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. McBride had attended Flippin Memorial Baptist Church and was...
Mr. William Commodore Poole age 38 of 128 Marble Trace Lane, Lowgap, NC husband of Mrs. Tammy Dean Poole passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008. He was born August 28, 1969 in Surry County to Thomas Richard Poole, Sr. and Rachel Louanna Edwards Poole. He was employed by Taylor's Garage and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are his wife,...
Mrs. Nina Rae McCreary Crowder, 84, of Lowgap, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Crowder was born August 5, 1923, in Surry County, to Franklin Cornelius and Myrtle Elizabeth McMillian McCreary. She retired from North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles after 30 years of service. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Johnny T. Brady...
Mrs. Tavie Francis Simpson Shumate, age 89 of Mt. Airy passed away on Saturday evening May 31, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on September 6, 1918 to the late Eugene and Josie Bingman Simpson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one granddaughter Kimberly Michelle Shumate; five...
Ms. Effie Carol Hodges, 94, of Mount Airy, died Friday, May 30, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County, while surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Hodges was born February 20, 1914, in Raleigh County, WV, the daughter of the late Edgar and Alice Garretson. Ms. Hodges was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her daughter, Carol...
Our Little Angel, Baby Savannah Daie Parker Age 10 Weeks of 1347 Carolina Court Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Thursday May 29. 2008 at her home. Savannah was born March 15, 2008 in Forsyth County to Shannon Edwards and Jason Parker. In addition to her parents Savannah is survived by her maternal grandparents J. W. Edwards of Mt. Airy, Betty...
Mrs. Patricia Ann Pack Baliles, age 43 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at the MCV Hospital in Richmond. She was born in Patrick County on April 17, 1965 to the late Ray and Myrtle Mae Donathan Pack. Mrs. Baliles is survived by her husband, Hassell Baliles of the home; one son, Chris Trexler of Stuart; and two...