Obituaries
Beverly Ann Arnder Hunter
Apr 2, 2007
Ms. Beverly Ann Arnder Hunter age 73 of 402 Chesterwood Circle, High Point, NC passed away Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Wesley Long Community Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born March 14, 1934 in Surry County to Gaston Albert and Lula May Arnder. She was a retired Certified Property Manager CPM III with Richardson Corporation and was a...
Clarsie Jones
Apr 1, 2007
Miss Clarsie Jones age 80 of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Miss Jones was born January 14, 1927 daughter of the late Roy Rodney Jones and Litha Ann Jones Jones. She was retired from Lynn Hosiery and was a member of Pauls Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are four sisters and...
Lenora Jane Dearmin Bryant
Apr 1, 2007
Ms. Lenora Jane Dearmin Bryant, age 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mrs. Bryant was born in Surry County, July 8, 1922 to Thomas Yancy and Martha Gilbert Dearmin. She proudly served our country in the United States Army during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Ms. Bryant was the retired...
Mr. John Wesley Whitworth
Apr 1, 2007
Mr. John Wesley Whitworth, age 66 of Woolwine, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina on May 7, 1940 to the late George and Maggie Jane Rhodes Whitworth. In addition to his parents, Mr. Whitworth was preceded in death by two brothers, Steve and Harry Whitworth and one sister,...
Joseph Paul "Joe" Badgett
Mar 31, 2007
Mr. Joseph Paul "Joe" Badgett, age 19, of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday March 31, 2007 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Forsyth County on February 25, 1988 to Timothy Ray and Lynnette Cave Badgett. A loving son, grandson, nephew and friend, Mr. Badgett was a 2006 graduate of Surry Central High School....
Mary Lester Thomas Boone
Mar 30, 2007
Mrs. Mary Lester Thomas Boone, age 82 of Winston-Salem, widow of Mr. J. W. Boone, Sr., passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at Homestead Hills Nursing Center. Mrs. Boone was born in Mississippi, September 18, 1924 to Lester Bedell and Mary Jane Richey Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and will be sorely missed by all who...
Lee Anna Jessup Deezic
Mar 30, 2007
Mrs. Lee Anna Jessup Deezic, 74, of 131 Brenda Drive, widow of Allen J. Deezic, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at Hoots Memorial Hospital in Yadkinville. Mrs. Deezic was born November 19, 1932, to the late Roscoe and Nicy Cook Jessup. She was retired from Renfro Corp. and a member of Woodville Baptist Church. She is survived by a...
Roy Lorran Lawrence
Mar 28, 2007
Mr. Roy Lorran Lawrence, 81, of 1901-I Windsor Hill Drive, Matthews, formerly of Long Street, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Lake Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Indian Trail. Mr. Lawrence was born November 27, 1925, in Surry County, to the late John and Mallie Carrico Lawrence. He served our country in the United States Navy...
Mr. Wayne Ethan Hubbard
Mar 28, 2007
Mr. Wayne Ethan Hubbard, age 71 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on July 14, 1935 to the late Walter Ethan and Mattie Elizabeth Agee Hubbard. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hubbard was preceded in death by two brothers, Clayton and Ernest Hubbard....
Hallie Alma Thomas Smith
Mar 27, 2007
Mrs. Hallie Alma Thomas Smith age 89 of 156 Salem Drive, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born August 2, 1917 in Carroll County, VA to the late Robert Martin and Martha Elizabeth McMillian Thomas. She was retired from Perry Manufacturing, was a member of Salem United Methodist Church...
Helen Thompson Walker
Mar 26, 2007
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Thompson Walker, 76, loving wife of Samuel J. Walker of Dobson, passed away on Monday March 26, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in McDowell County, NC on February 17, 1931 to the late William Robert and Mary Clay Thompson. Mrs. Walker was retired from the Surry County...
Byrd Edgar Whitaker, Jr. (Junior)
Mar 26, 2007
Mr. Byrd Edgar Whitaker, Jr., (Junior), age 79 of Pilot Mountain, husband of Beulah F. Warden Whitaker, passed away Monday, March 26, 2007 at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mr. Whitaker was born in Surry County March 10, 1928 to Byrd Edgar Whitaker, Sr. and Letha Flinchum Whitaker. He was a farmer and was retired from John S. Clark and was...
Vergie Laster Melton Cockerham
Mar 25, 2007
March 25, 2007 Mrs. Vergie Laster Melton Cockerham, age 90, of Elkin, passed away on Sunday March 25, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Surry County on September 2, 1916 to the late Houston Laster and Mary Butcher Laster. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cockerham was preceded in death by two...
Mr. Harvey Washington Smart
Mar 25, 2007
Mr. Harvey Washington Smart, age 84, of Stuart died Sunday, March 25, 2007 at RJR Patrick County Memorial Hospital. He was an Army Veteran of WWII serving as a military policeman and retired from J P Stevens after 38 years of service. He was born on February 21, 1923 in Patrick County to the late Walter F. Smart and the...
Hattie Mae Mabe Bennett
Mar 25, 2007
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Hattie Mae Mabe Bennett, 88, of 139 Sharon Crest Drive, Statesville, and Rosewood Assisted Living Facility, Harmony, formerly of Mount Airy, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2007, following a brief illness. Born June 24, 1918, in Rockingham County, she was the daughter...
Carl Raymond Clement
Mar 25, 2007
Mr. Carl Raymond Clement age 65 of 104 Hadley Street, Mount Airy passed away at his home March 25, 2007. Mr. Clement was born October 9, 1941 in Surry County to the late Carlie Raymond and Lillie Inman Clement. He was retired from Renfro Corporation. He is survived by three sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Robert Manzie of Newport News,...
Ernest Leonard Eaton
Mar 24, 2007
Mr. Ernest Leonard Eaton, 90, of 15 Johnson Creek Road, Ararat, VA, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, VA. Mr. Eaton was born January 29, 1917, in Patrick County, VA, son of the late William Tyler and Lavinia Ellen Marshall Eaton. Mr. Eaton was a devoted husband and a wonderful Christian example. He...
John Cecil Hodges
Mar 24, 2007
Mr. John Cecil Hodges, 78, of 127 Highland Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Hoots Memorial Hospital in Yadkinville. Mr. Hodges was born March 28, 1928, in Surry County, to the late John W. and Maude Bryant Hodges. He served our country in the United States Navy and was a retired purser from the Military Sealift...
Beulah Mae Coe Parker
Mar 24, 2007
Mrs. Beulah Mae Coe Parker, 88, of Mt. Airy, widow of Elvin E. Parker, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mrs. Parker was born in Surry County, April 30, 1918, to Joe Ceymour and Cora Eliza Sechrist Coe. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and was a member of Mt. Airy Wesleyan...
Odis Odell Harrold, Jr
Mar 23, 2007
Mr. Odis Odell Harrold, Jr., 78, of 684 Maple Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, at Surry Community Nursing Center. Mr. Harrold was born October 25, 1928, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Odis Odell Harrold, Sr. and Carie Burcham Harrold. He served our country in the United States Navy and was the owner and operator...


