Mr. Johnny Eugene Willard, 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Willard was born April 10, 1954, son of Elbert Eugene "Rabbit" Willard, Sr. and the late Dotzene Gillenwaters Willard. Mr. Willard had been employed at Renfro Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a daughter, Angela Willard...
Mr. Arlis Clinton Bowman, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Bowman was born July 26, 1943, in Surry County, to the late Ervin McClain and Lillian Beck Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a loving father and grandfather. He worked at Webb's Shoe Store and then M&W Outlet. Mr. Bowman is...
Mr. Terry Arthur Lambert age 47 of 31 Star Lane, Cana, VA passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born February 9, 1960 in Iaeger, W. VA to the late Arthur and Rose Madeline Estep Lambert. He was employed by Kentucky Derby Hosiery and was a veteran of the US Army having served...
Mrs. Annie York Edwards, 77, of 473 Imogene Road, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at her home. Mrs. Edwards was born February 18, 1930, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Charlie John and Mazie Surratt York. Annie was a homemaker and an honorary member of the Lambsburg Rescue Squad. Mrs. Edwards attended Chestnut Grove Primitive Baptist...
Mrs. Melia Annie Creed Holyfield, 76, of 132 Holyfield Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at her home. Mrs. Holyfield was born January 2, 1931, in Surry County, to the late F.J. "Levi" and Ernestine Hanks Creed. She was a homemaker and a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 59...
After a prolonged illness, Audrey Thomas Moore, 83, of 1407 Edgewood Drive, Mount Airy, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at his home. Mr. Moore was born December 31, 1923, in Surry County, to Dwight L. and Etta Louise Jones Moore. He was married to Mary Hilda Christian Moore, July 30, 1946; who preceded him in death, November 7, 1992. He...
Mr. Lowell Hayward Watson age 79 of, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday August 14, 2007 at his home. He was born April 11, 1928 Surry County to the late Howard and Bessie Hall Watson. He was a retired from Goodwill Industries and was a member of the Woodville Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Perry...
Mrs. Mary Moore Lawson Lee, age 68 of Dobson, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Lee was born July 1, 1939 in Huntsville, AL to Carl and Geneva Moore Rawls. She was a retired Respiratory Therapist and was a member of Exodus Progressive Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee really enjoyed fishing and listening to all...
Mr. Garry Eldon Chilton, Sr., 58, of 153 Mountain View Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007, at his home. Mr. Chilton was born March 26, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Eldon Lee and Lottie Tucker Chilton. He was a retired building inspector from Surry County Inspections Department and a passionate farmer for many years. Mr....
Mr. Robert Lee Felts Age 61 of 637 Sheep Farm Rd. Mt. Airy, NC. husband of Mrs. Marsha A. Felts passed away Sunday August 12, 2007 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy. Mr. Felts was born January 18, 1946 in Surry County to the late Harley Franklin and Effie Ola Tickle Felts and was a heavy...
Mr. Everette Howard (Tom) Edwards age 73 of 178 Hickory Hill Drive, Mount Airy, husband of Ethelene A. Edwards, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 12, 2007 surrounded by his family. Mr. Edwards was born in Surry County on December 9, 1933 son of the late Howard Handy Edwards and Clemmie Pruitt Edwards. He was retired from Inman...
Mr. Vance Garland "Bo" Marshall, 67 of Pinnacle, N.C., died Saturday at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He raced cars at several dirt tracks in the area and was a mechanic and did heavy equipment repair. He was born March 13, 1940 in Patrick County to the late Daniel Marshall and the late Ethel Hooker Marshall....
Mrs. Edith Victoria Ball Haney age 91 of Dobson passed away on Saturday morning August 11, 2007 at Central Continuing Care Nursing Center in Mt. Airy. She was born in Forsyth County on April 15, 1916 to the late Willard Walker Ball and the late Myrtle Victoria Draughn Ball. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Opal Belton Doss Spratt, 91, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Selma and Richard Brown of Lorton, VA, on Saturday, August 11, 2007. She was born January 4, 1916, in Mount Airy, NC, to the late Kim Columbus Belton and Carrie Auburn Belton. She graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1933. In 1950, she...
Mr. John Dale Leftwich, age 67 of Lowgap, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007 at his home. Mr. Leftwich was born in Surry County, August 2, 1940 to Walter Seba Leftwich, Sr. and Hallie Savada Collins Leftwich. Being the owner/operator of Surry Paint and Body allowed him to make many wonderful friends over the years as well as developing a...
Mr. James Lewis Griffin, age 64 of Moorefield Store Road, Stuart, Va. died Saturday at the Blue Ridge Nursing Home. He recently retired as a truck driver with Marshall Trucking Co. He was born in Patrick County October 8, 1942 to the late Coy Griffin and the late Ellie Doss Griffin. He is survived by his wife Joan Lawson Griffin...
Mr. Richard Green Harris, age 91 of Bowling Store Lane, Stuart, Va. died Friday at the RJR Patrick County Memorial Hospital. He was a WWII Army Veteran, a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. Mr. Harris was a sawmiller and a farmer. He was born in Patrick County November 24, 1915 to the late Walter Lee Harris and the late Ada...
Mrs. Vera Dora Via Ball, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on April 22, 1924 to the late Moses and Rosa Bell Wimbush Via. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ball was preceded in death by two brothers, James C. Via and...
Mr. Romney Cornelius Noah, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Noah was born December 30, 1914, in Surry County, to the late King David and Arminda Hiatt Noah. He was a retired stone cutter from North Carolina Granite Corporation and a member of Mount Airy Church...
Mrs. Annie Beatrice Monday Smith, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. She was born in Bluefield, WV, to the late Robert Seymour and Louvenia Leftwich Monday. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, where she was active in the missionary circle. She was a member of the...