Obituaries
Timothy "Tim" Gray Simpson
Jan 3, 2007
Mr. Timothy "Tim" Gray Simpson Age 68 of 322 Arless McCraw Lane. Mt. Airy, husband of Mrs. Gerlteen McCraw Simpson passed away Wednesday January 3, 2007 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy. Mr. Simpson was born July 18, 1938 in Wake County to the late Richard and Dorothy Vernon Simpson, he was part owner and operator...
Milburn Marshall
Jan 3, 2007
Mr. Milburn Marshall, age 79 of Ararat, VA, husband of Patsy Inscore Marshall, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Marshall was born in Surry County, September 21, 1927 to Ulus and Elsie Dawson Marshall. He served our country in the US Air Force and was retired from Reynolds Tobacco Co. Surviving are his wife, Patsy...
Lillian Ruth Hall Lowe
Jan 2, 2007
Mrs. Lillian Ruth Hall Lowe age 80, of Dobson the wife of the late Roy Ernest Lowe passed away on Tuesday January 2, 2007 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Lowe was born in Stokes County on December 24, 1926 to the late Sam and Annie Goins Hall. She was a home maker and...
Patricia Ann Thomas Prim
Jan 2, 2007
Mrs. Patricia Ann Thomas Prim, 67, of 2010 Springs Road, Mount Airy, wife of R.C. Prim, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Prim was born November 18, 1939, in Surry County, daughter of the late Clyde Beasley and Arlene Virginia Thomas Beasley. Surviving are her husband, R.C. Prim of the home; a daughter,...
Mr. James Walter Mabe
Jan 2, 2007
Mr. James Walter Mabe, age 63 of Ridgeway, passed away Tuesday evening, January 2, 2007 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Bassett, Virginia on January 11, 1943 to the late James Arthur Mabe and to Callie Roberts Mabe Honea of Pinnacle, North Carolina. He had retired from Ridgeway Clocks. In addition to his mother,...
Allen Lee Bingman
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. Allen Lee Bingman age 77 of High Point Care Center in High Point, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007 at the High Point Regional Health System. He was born February 10, 1929 in Surry County to the late Albert Lee and Nettie Ann Marion Bingman. He was a retired orchardist and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a...
Marshall Henry Petlitz
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. Marshall Henry Petlitz, 89, of Mt. Airy, widower of Jane Burns Petlitz, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Petlitz was born July 3, 1917, in Albany, NY, to Harry and Augusta Hoffman Petlitz. He was retired as the owner/operator of Spring Hill Memory Garden in Salisbury, MD, and was a member of...
Rev. Danny Robert Leftwich, Sr
Jan 1, 2007
The Rev. Danny Robert Leftwich, Sr., 60, of 1349 Carolina Court, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007, at his home. Mr. Leftwich was born March 18, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Walter Seba Leftwich, Sr. and Hallie Savada Collins Leftwich. Since 1962, Danny organized several gospel music groups, including The Revelations Quartet, The Joyful Heirs, The...
Stephen Bryson Butera
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. Stephen Bryson Butera, 22, of 5012 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007. Mr. Butera was born May 8, 1984, in Pierce County, WA, to Cheryl Sparger Hawks. He was a 2002 graduate of North Surry High School and a member of Beulah United Methodist Church. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Cheryl...
Ralph Everette Flinchum
Dec 31, 2006
Mr. Ralph Everette Flinchum, age 85, of Mt. Airy, husband of Ludie Frances Flinchum, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2006, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Flinchum was born in Surry County, September 22, 1921, to Edgar Jackson Flinchum, Sr. and Rena Mae Flinchum. Mr. Flinchum served our country during WWII in the United States Army in the South...
Treva Hall Haynes
Dec 31, 2006
Mrs. Treva Hall Haynes, age 87 of Ararat, VA, widow of Jerry Kelly Haynes, Sr., passed away Sunday, December 31, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Haynes was born in Carroll County, October 10, 1919 to Sam and Ida Williams Hall. She was a loving homemaker and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law,...
Ms. Margaret Lee Tatum
Dec 31, 2006
Ms. Margaret Lee Tatum, age 81, of Arlington, formerly of the Nettle Ridge section of Patrick County, died on December 31, 2006 at Virginia Hospital Center of Arlington. She was born at Nettle Ridge on February 6, 1925, the daughter of the late William Edward and Anna McCabe Tatum. She was also preceded in death by five sisters; Ida Sue...
Cannis Lovelene Brady Handy
Dec 31, 2006
Mrs. Cannis Lovelene Brady Handy age 67 of 124 Bourbon Trail, Mount Airy, wife of Harvey W. Handy, Sr., passed away at her home on Sunday, December 31, 2006. Mrs. Handy was born in Carroll County on October 18, 1939 daughter of the late Dewey E. Brady and Dora C. Marshall Brady. Surviving are her husband, Harvey W. Handy, Sr....
Edwin "Ed" Everett Powell
Dec 30, 2006
Mr. Edwin "Ed" Everett Powell, age 60, of Meadows of Dan, VA., passed away on December 30, 2006, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Powell was born in North Carolina, on August 2, 1946, to the late, Guy and Ada Marie Everett Powell. Mr. Powell served in the Air Force, and was a machinist at Aerial Machine and Tool. Mr. Powell...
Ali Zaghab
Dec 29, 2006
Mr. Ali Zaghab, age 83, of Wayside Road, Stuart, VA, died on arrival at RJR Patrick County Memorial Hospital on December 29, 2006. Mr. Zaghab was born in Palestine on January 1, 1923. Survivors include his son, Mohammad Zaghab of Stuart, the owner and operator of Skipper's Seafood in Patrick Springs. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 12:00...
Mrs. Geraldine Conner Boyd Mullens
Dec 28, 2006
Mrs. Geraldine Conner Boyd Mullens, age 68 of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on January 21, 1938 to the late Samuel Howard Conner and Ella Mae Goode Conner. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mullens was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert William Boyd; one sister,...
Fannie Ada Newman
Dec 28, 2006
Ms Fannie Ada Newman age 93 of 1454 Red Brush Road, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006, at the home of her daughter. She was born April 18, 1913 in Surry County, NC to the late Wesley and Anna Laura Bruner Newman. She was retired from Renfro Corp and was a member of the Union Hill Friends...
Curtis Lee Crotts
Dec 28, 2006
Mr. Curtis Lee Crotts age 66 of Cana, VA, husband of Ruby Simpson Crotts passed away December 27, 2006 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Crotts was born July 2, 1940 to Gillie Marshall Crotts and the late Clovest Columbus Crotts. In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife, Ruby Jewell Simpson Crotts of the...
Fannie Ada Newman
Dec 28, 2006
Ms Fannie Ada Newman age 93 of 1454 Red Brush Road, Mt. Airy, NC passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006, at the home of her daughter. She was born April 18, 1913 in Surry County, NC to the late Wesley and Anna Laura Bruner Newman. She was retired from Renfro Corp and was a member of the Union Hill Friends...
Janice Elaine Simmons Thomas
Dec 28, 2006
Mrs. Janice Elaine Simmons Thomas age 76 of 104 Garden Terrace, Mt. Airy, NC widow of Mr. William Churchill Thomas passed away Thursday night, December 28, 2006 at her home. She was born January 9, 1930 in Surry County, NC to the late George Washington Simmons and Runie Mae Simmons Pruitt. She was retired from Lynn Hosiery and was of...


