Mr. Samuel John Blevins, 67, devoted husband of Joyce McCraw Blevins, of Holden Beach, NC, passed away at his home on Saturday March 10, 2007 after an extended illness. He was born in Surry County on September 16, 1939 to the late James and Elsie Lou McCann Blevins. Mr. Blevins was a member of Central View Missionary Baptist Church where...
Mrs. Cora Ellen Taylor Murphy, age 95, of Mt. Airy, widow of Mr. Glen Murphy, passed away Friday, March 9, 2007 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Murphy was born in Goodwill, WV, March 6, 1912 to Wade and Maggie Mills Taylor. She was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a life long member of the Church Of...
Mrs. Lena Belle Coleman Greenwood, age 80 of Mt. Airy, widow of Mr. Joseph Franklin Greenwood, passed away Wednesday, March 07, 2007 at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mrs. Greenwood was born in Surry County, October 18, 1926 to Jack and Ollie Westmoreland Coleman. She was a loving mother, grandmother and was a member of Grave Moravian Church. Surviving are a...
Mr. Eugene Russell Midkiff age 84 of 231 Wrenn Avenue, Mount Airy, widower of Mary Ellen Marshall Midkiff, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at his home. Mr. Midkiff was born September 26, 1923 in Surry County son of the late James B. Midkiff and Pearl Brannock Midkiff. He was retired as director of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation...
Mrs. Vera Virginia Collins Carpenter, age 91 of Mt. Airy, widow of Mr. James Roland Carpenter, passed away Wednesday, March 07, 2007 at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mrs. Carpenter was born in Patrick County, May 16, 1915 to Luther Albert and John Emma Belton Collins. She was a member of Mt. Airy Friends Church. Surviving are a son-in-law, Donald Hiatt...
Mrs. Nannie Elizabeth Jarrell Hull, 86, of 453 Race Track Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Hull was born February 9, 1921, in Surry County, to the late H.G. and Laura Columbia Oakley Jarrell. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Mr. Billy James Branch, 56, of 421 Dunmans Alley, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at his home. Mr. Branch was born September 1, 1950, in Forsyth County, to Virginia Helen Gwyn Goad and the late James Thomas Branch. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Marsha and Dennis McCown of Germanton and Denise Branch of...
Mr. William (Billy) Lloyd Mears age 87 of Wood Cove Drive, Mount Airy, husband of Irene Pruitt Mears, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Mears was born in Patrick County on May 26, 1919 to the late Samuel Mears and Jennie Pike Mears. He was a member of Family Fellowship Chapel and attended New...
Mrs. Ruby Spencer Gibson, age 84 of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007 at the Richfield Nursing Center in Salem. She was born in Patrick County on November 14, 1922 to the late Herbert Lee and Maggie Craddock Spencer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gibson was preceded in death by her first husband, Charlie Rorrer; her second husband,...
Mr. Coy Woodman Hensley, age 70 of Martinsville, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Martinsville. He was born in Patrick County on April 3, 1936 to the late Nick and Laura Hensley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hensley was preceded in death by two brothers, Nick and Ellis Hensley, and two sisters, Callie...
Mr. Glenn Junior Potts age 59 of King, NC passed away Monday March 5, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born April 17, 1947 in Surry Count, NC to Betty V, Doss Potts and Glenn Richard Potts. He was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are his mother, Betty V. Doss Potts, Mt. Airy,...
Baby Leonard Chimal Torres fell asleep in the arms of Jesus on Monday March 5, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Surviving are his parents, Eloy and Rosa Maria Chimal Torres of Mt. Airy and a big brother, Kevin Chimal Torres. A service will be held at 4 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Moody-Davis Funeral Home with Father...
Mr. William L. Reynolds, age 74 of Hortense, Georgia, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007 at the home of his son in Stafford. He was born in Patrick County on January 19, 1933 to the late Robert Lee and Lila Light Reynolds. In addition to his parents, Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Perry and Zelma...
Mr. James Franklin Donathan, age 69 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on February 17, 1938 to the late Grover and Mary Bowman Donathan. In addition to his parents, Mr. Donathan was preceded in death by one sister, Myrtle Pack. He had been employed...
Mrs. Deborah Cheryl Richardson, age 54 of Lowgap, wife of Doug Richardson, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson was born in Surry County, September 4, 1952 to John Harvey and Millie Mae Payne Money. All who love and know her will miss Cheryl dearly. Surviving are her husband, Doug Richardson of...
Mrs. Vera Mae Collins Spurlin, 78, of 141 Holder Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007, at her home. Mrs. Spurlin was born May 25, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Wyley Houston and Gracie Adams Lowe Collins. She was a homemaker, retired from Ballston Knitting Company, and a member of Bible Baptist Church in Lowgap. Vera...
Mr. Ray Chalmer Dawson age 82 of Cana, VA passed away at his home Sunday, March 4, 2007. Mr. Dawson was born in Surry County April 16, 1924 to the late Oscar and Bertie Johnson Dawson. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy; a retired electrician from Inman Electric an avid hunter and a member...
Mr. Carl William Johnson, 54, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Central Continuing Care Nursing Center. He was born in Surry County on December 9, 1952 to Hazel Ferguson Johnson and the late Rufus Edward Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a Veteran of the United States Army having served our country during the Vietnam War and was...
Mr. James Richard Miller, 68, devoted husband of Nellie Coe Miller, of Dobson, passed away at his home on March 3, 2007 after a long illness. Surviving are his loving wife of 50 years, Nellie Coe Miller of the home; a son Tony Miller of the home; a daughter, Tammy Miller Williams and husband Carlos of Mocksville, NC; a special...
Mrs. Lucy Ann Smith Simpson, 91, of Charlottesville, VA, widow of John Clinton Simpson, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Mrs. Simpson was born February 21, 1916, in Fayette County, WV, to the late Herbert and Mary Frances Smith. She was a loving wife, a homemaker, and a member of White Plains Friends...