Arlene Simpson Danley

Mrs. Arlene Simpson Danley, 80, of 285 Marion Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Danley was born April 22, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Hilbert Franklin and Laura Perkins Simpson. She owned and operated City View Motel in Mount Airy for 23 years and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Franklin and Dora Danley of Mount Airy; twin daughters and a son-in-law, Jean and Ronnie Easter and Jane Steele, all of Mount Airy; five grandchildren, Mark Danley of Ararat, Brian Easter and Tyler Easter, both of Mount Airy, Heather Chaney of Charlotte, and Josh Chaney of Mooresville; a great grandson, Nathaniel Easter of Mount Airy; a sister and brother-in-law, Maxine and Johnny Gwyn of Mount Airy; and two nephews, Dennis Gwyn and Gray Gwyn, both of Mount Airy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Danley was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Curtis Andrew Danley; an infant grandson, Ronald Eugene Easter; a brother, Odell Franklin Simpson; and a wonderful grandmother, Lula Snow Perkins, whom she dearly loved. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 2:00 PM at Skyline Memory Gardens. The service will be conducted Brother Ed Parks and the Rev. Doug Cockerham. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:30 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, and other times at the home of Franklin and Dora Danley, 213 Becky Lane, Mount Airy.