Obituaries
Bobby J Cecil
Dec 23, 2007
Mr. Bobby J. Cecil age 65 of 608 Merritt Street, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Brenda Ann Hooker Cecil passed away Sunday morning, December 23, 2007 at his home. He was born September 17, 1942 in Grayson County, VA to the late Garnett and Nell Allred Cecil. He was a retired welder and was a member of Holy Cross...
Viola Judy Richardson Lowe
Dec 23, 2007
Mrs. Viola Judy Richardson Lowe age 94 of 131 Gully Creek Trail, Lowgap, NC widow of Mr. Audy Belton Lowe passed away Sunday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Lowe was born June 30, 1913 in Surry County, NC to the late Newton and Loma Lowe Richardson. She was a member of Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church and was a homemaker....
Billy Macadoo Moore
Dec 23, 2007
Mr. Billy Macadoo Moore, 66, of Little River, South Carolina passed away on Sunday December 23, 2007 at Sea Coast Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on January 13, 1941 to the late William H. and Bessie Hodge Moore. Mr. Moore was a self employed carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Billy Steven Moore...
Mr. Robert Leonard Hall
Dec 23, 2007
Mr. Robert Leonard Hall, age 58 of Patrick Springs passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 at R. J. Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on January 18, 1949 to the late Moir Leonard and Louise Spencer Hall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hall was preceded in death by one sister, Janelda H. Turman. He...
Herman Clarence Ball
Dec 22, 2007
Mr. Herman Clarence Ball, age 88 passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Ball was born August 9, 1919 in Surry County to the late Charlie and Maggie Simmons Ball. He was a retired service station owner and operator in Mt. Airy for many years and a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. Mr....
Patricia Mae Hiatt Caudle
Dec 22, 2007
Mrs. Patricia Mae Hiatt Caudle age 74 of 137 Hiatt Road, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. Fred S. Caudle, Sr. passed away Saturday morning December 22, 2007 at her home. She was born November 4, 1933 in Surry County, NC to the late Lunie Alma and Sarah Frances Hiatt. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Gary Richard Sykes, Sr
Dec 22, 2007
Mr. Gary Richard Sykes, Sr., 51, of Fredrick Maryland passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Fredrick Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 9, 1956 to the late James William Sykes, Sr. and Myrtle Mae Easter Sykes. Mr. Sykes had a passion for writing and had succeeded at having various works published. He was a resident of Citizens...
Robert Harden Fultz
Dec 21, 2007
Mr. Robert Harden Fultz, 85, of 1287 Newsome Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Fultz was born December 16, 1922, in Stokes County, to the late John W. and Surilda Booth Fulk. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Fultz was a self-employed painter...
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Holyfield
Dec 21, 2007
Mr. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Holyfield, 81, of 132 Holyfield Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Holyfield was born September 11, 1926, in Cumberland County, VA, to the late John William and Ada Ellen Wood Holyfield. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Frank was a retired...
Ray Earl Wilhite
Dec 21, 2007
Mr. Ray Earl Wilhite, age74 of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Wilhite was the youngest of eight children, born April 2, 1933, in Surry County to the late Henry and Lurinda Rakes Wilhite. He retired from the Surry County School System and attended Gospel Mission Church. He is survived by...
Martha Ann Matthews Pennix
Dec 21, 2007
Mrs. Martha Ann Matthews Pennix, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Pennix was born in Surry County, February 29, 1932 to Robert Lee and Ollie Virginia Hall Matthews. She was retried from Renfro Corp after twenty-six years of service. Surviving is her loving husband, Roy William Pennix of the home; two...
Mr. John Lester Allen "Buck" Williams
Dec 21, 2007
Mr. John Lester Allen "Buck" Williams, age 86 of Jessup, Maryland, passed away on Friday, December 21 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on July 22, 1921 to the late John Preston and Gracie Rorrer Williams. In addition to his parents, Mr. Williams was preceded in death by an infant son; two brothers, Jimmy Lee Williams and...
Mrs. Wilda Ivadale Mize
Dec 20, 2007
Mrs. Wilda Knight Mize, age 79 of Fairystone Park Hwy. Stuart passed away Thursday morning at RJR Patrick County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Summers County, WV on April 23, 1928 to the late Samuel Franklin Knight and Carrie Ellen Anderson Knight. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, William Eugene...
Burlie Edward Hawks
Dec 19, 2007
Mr. Burlie Edward Hawks, age 81 of Cana, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at his home. Mr. Hawks was born in Carroll County, April 1, 1926 to Mamie Elsie Hawks. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII and was a retired farmer. Surviving are five daughters and sons-in-law, Lona and Ronnie Freeman of Booneville; Mona...
Ethel McCann Folger
Dec 19, 2007
Mrs. Ethel McCann Folger, 88, widow of Mr. Charles Lee Folger, Sr., of Dobson, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Alleghany County on January 24, 1918 to the late James Coy and Jensie Ava Thompson McCann. Mrs. Folger was a retired school teacher from the Surry County...
Jane Vick Chapman
Dec 18, 2007
Mrs. Jane Vick Chapman, of Peachtree City, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Mrs. Chapman attended Vanderbilt University, where she met her husband, William W. "Bill" Chapman. She is survived by her sons, John T. Chapman of Byron, NY, Jerry W. Chapman of Loganville, GA, and Chris Chapman of Senoia, GA; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Matthew...
Jimmy Ray Lawson
Dec 18, 2007
Mr. Jimmy Ray Lawson age 64 of 1371 Bradley Road, Pinnacle, NC husband of Mrs. Barbara Coley Lawson passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 18, 2007 at his home. He was born May 13, 1943 in Surry County, NC to the late James Foster and Dorothy Bingman Lawson. He was a self employed brick mason and attended The Community Church. Surviving...
Kenneth Samuel Vass
Dec 18, 2007
The Rev. Kenneth Samuel Vass, 64, of 10 Vass Lane, Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at his home. Mr. Vass was born August 3, 1943, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Sampson Adam and Stella Mae Crane Vass. He pastored several churches throughout the area and brought many people to the Lord. Mr. Vass is survived...
Mrs. Patricia Dent Martin
Dec 18, 2007
Mrs. Patricia Dent Martin, age 52 of Patrick Springs passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Connecticut on October 18, 1955 to the late James Robert and Dorothy Dent. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by one step-daughter, Laurie Ann Reynolds, one step-grandson, Adam...
Mrs. Evora Simmons Stone
Dec 17, 2007
Mrs. Evora Simmons Stone, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Monday, December 17, 2007 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina on July 16, 1922 to the late Charles and Sadie Spencer Simmons. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Spear, her...


