William Henry McCann
Dec 7, 2006
Mr. William Henry McCann, age 81 of Lowgap, widower of Ruby Ethel Hiatt McCann, passed away Thursday, December 07, 2006 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. McCann was born in Surry County, January 29, 1925 to Ruben and Verlie Blevins McCann. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and was a retired farmer. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Ann...
Shirley Christella Robinson Greenway
Dec 7, 2006
Mrs. Shirley Christella Robinson Greenway, age 61 of Mt. Airy, wife of Marion Greenway, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Greenway was born in Logan County, WV to Hazel Reed Robinson and the late Dave Robinson. She was a loving homemaker and was a member of The Church of God. In addition to her husband, surviving...
Roland "Bill" Draughn
Dec 7, 2006
Mr. Roland Hoover "Bill" Draughn, 78, of 2408 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Draughn was born September 18, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Charlie and Lillian Kidd Draughn. He was retired from Renfro Corporation and a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. He is survived...
Dallas Gray Thomas
Dec 6, 2006
Mr. Dallas Gray Thomas, 80, of 601 Courtyard East, Beaufort, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Mr. Thomas was born April 18, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Murray C. and Esther Riggs Thomas. He was a revenue officer with the North Carolina Department of Revenue for many years. He was a...
Flora Mae Richardson Hale
Dec 5, 2006
Mrs. Flora Mae Richardson Hale, 75, widow of Dr. Christy Mathewson Hale, passed away on December 5, 2006. She was born on April 22, 1931 to Bessie Irene McGary Richardson and the late Samuel Isaac Richardson. Mrs. Hale taught school for 22 years in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Billings Montana before moving to North Carolina. She taught at St. Paul School...
Mrs. Ollie Mae Joyce
Dec 5, 2006
Mrs. Ollie Mae Joyce, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at her home. She was born in Patrick County on October 20, 1927 to the late James Will and Sir Ida Mize Sawyers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, George Everett Joyce; two sons, an infant, Harold Leonard...
Davis Lee (David) Gates, Sr
Dec 5, 2006
Mr. Davis Lee "David" Gates, Sr., 72, of 1026 Jaques Avenue, Rahway, NJ, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at Robert Woods Hospital in Rahway, NJ. He was born May 22, 1934, in Patrick County, VA, to the late John Cable and Eva Pruitt Gates. He was retired from General Motors in Linden, NJ, with 30 years of service. Surviving...
Rufus Lee Bowman, Jr
Dec 4, 2006
Mr. Rufus Lee Bowman, Jr. age 79 of 1010 Pink Smith Road, Walnut Cove, NC widower of Mrs. Nellie Bond Bowman passed away Monday morning, December 4, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born March 27, 1927 in Patrick County, VA to the late Rufus Lee Bowman, Sr. and Bertie Lee Pack Bowman....
Ruby Smith Hardy
Dec 4, 2006
Mrs. Ruby Katherine Smith Hardy, 67, widow of Bobby Hardy, of Mount Airy, NC passed away at her home on Monday December 4, 2006 with her loving family by her bedside. She was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on October 19, 1939 to the late Troy and Susie Mabe Smith. Mrs., Hardy was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant formerly...
Luther Lee Carpenter
Dec 3, 2006
Mr. Luther Lee Carpenter, 84, of 1982 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Palliative Care Unit in Winston-Salem. Mr. Carpenter was born April 16, 1922, in Surry County, to the late David and Emma Goings Carpenter. He was a farmer and attended Flower Gap Primitive Baptist Church He...
Russell Allen Poore
Dec 3, 2006
Mr. Russell Allen Poore, age 80 of Fancy Gap, VA passed away December 3, 2006 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Mr. Poore was born in Surry County, May 22, 1926 to the late Joseph Benjamin and Leota Lineback Poore. Mr. Poore served in the US Army during World War II and during this time, he received two...
Nell Mae Wood Pelkey
Dec 2, 2006
Mrs. Nell Mae Wood Pelkey, age 86 o Mt. Airy, widow of Mr. Oliver Pelkey, passed away Saturday, December 02, 2006 at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mrs. Pelkey was born in Stokes County, April 28, 1920 to Otha and Sudie Stevens Wood. She was a retired nursing assistant and was a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are two...
Betty Sue Jarrell Ayers
Dec 2, 2006
Mrs. Betty Sue Jarrell Ayers, 72, of 185 Terri Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006, at her home. Mrs. Ayers was born November 4, 1934, in Davidson County, to the late Pete and Josephine Boyd Jarrell. She retired from Brown-Wooten Hosiery in 1999. Mrs. Ayers was a member of the ladies auxiliary of VFW Post 2019 of...
William Rudolph Reece
Dec 2, 2006
Mr. William Rudolph Reece, age 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Reece was born in Surry County, March 1, 1918 and raised by his mother, Carrie Thomas Reece and his grandfather Braxton Reece. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II was retired from Hennis Freight...
Floyd Swanson George
Dec 1, 2006
Mr. Floyd Swanson George, 80, of 224 Winesap Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 1, 2006, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. George was born April 18, 1926, in Stokes County, to the late Fletcher Reid and Georgia Ann Owens George. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. George was a retired carpenter...
Barbara June Puckett Epperson
Dec 1, 2006
Ms. Barbara June Puckett Epperson, age 74 of Mt. Airy passed away December 1, 2006. Ms. Epperson was born October 13, 1932 in Surry County to the late Earnest Haywood and Sarah Edwards Puckett. She is survived by two grandchildren and spouses, Joey and Stephanie Epperson, Richard and Crystal Epperson all of Claudville, VA; four great grandchildren, Abigail, Justin, Tanner...
Belva Marshall Austin
Dec 1, 2006
Mr. Belva Marshall Austin, 91, of Meadows of Dan, passed away Friday December 1, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax. Mr. Austin was a member of Mayberry Presbyterian Church and was retired from the Corps of Engineers at Philpot and was also a painter. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Phyllis Austin; a son Carroll Austin;...
Russell McKinley York, Sr
Nov 30, 2006
Mr. Russell McKinley York, Sr., 75, of 1345 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2006, at his home. Mr. York was born June 25, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Linnie McKinley and Jettie Mae Robertson York. He was part owner of York Oil Company until his retirement in 1981, a charter member of the...
Mary Ellen Marion
Nov 30, 2006
Mrs. Mary Ellen Dockery Marion, 78, loving wife of Howard Daniel Marion of Dobson passed away Thursday November 30, 2006 at Elkin Healthcare while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on May 31, 1928 to the late Charlie Albert and Ellen Connley Dockery. Mrs. Marion was retired from Tultex Industries and a member of Salem...
Lonnie Gray Bullin
Nov 30, 2006
Mr. Lonnie Gray Bullin, 56, of Wilmington, NC and formerly of Copeland, passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 30, 2006. He was born in Surry County on August 27, 1950 to Sadie Hicks Bullin and the late Gaither Bullin. He was a 1968 graduate of Surry Central High School. He received his Associates degree from Surry Community College...