Ricky Brian Bishop
Dec 1, 2016
Mr. Ricky Brian Bishop, 54, of Ararat, VA, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at UNC Chapel Hill. He was born October 17, 1962, in Surry County. Ricky was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved his family and the Lord. He was a 1981 graduate of Patrick County High School. Showing his love to help others, he became...
Mrs. Violet Mae Freedle Hayes
Nov 30, 2016
Mrs. Violet Mae Freedle Hayes, 86, of Elkin passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Davidson County on April 15, 1930 to the late Walter Lee and Violet Mae Sink Freedle. Mrs. Hayes retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries after which she became a homemaker who...
John Kenneth Keith
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. John Kenneth Keith, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on December 19, 1950 to the late George Elton and Barbara Mabe Keith. Mr. Keith was a self-employed Logger and was a member of Raven Rock Wesleyan Church. He is...
Mr. Ronald Eugene Galyean
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. Ronald Eugene Galyean, 60, of Mocksville went to his Heavenly Home from Forsyth Medical Center on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. He was born in Galax, VA on May 12, 1956 to the late Troy and Mary Felts Galyean. Left to cherish his memories are his children, Stacey Southern and husband, Kevin, Christina Rojas and fiancé, Brian Horn, Ronald Galyean,...
Mrs. Mary Beasley Everett Bowman
Nov 30, 2016
Mrs. Mary Beasley Everett Bowman, 69, of Ararat, VA, affectionately known as Mrs. Mary, Momma or Meme to all who knew her, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Surry County on May 11, 1947 to the late Major Monroe Everett and Annie Mae Beasley Everett. She retired from United Plastics and...
Richard Alan Rudisill, Sr
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. Richard Alan Rudisill, Sr., 79, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Rudisill was born in Carroll County on September 19, 1937, to James Monroe and Shirley Adelaide Dalton Rudisill. He was well known throughout the area as one of the best brick masons around. Fishing being his passion, he loved it...
Mr. Mark Anthony Goard
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. Mark Anthony Goard, age 57 of Danville, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at VCU Health System in Richmond. He was born in Patrick County on February 26, 1959, and was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Franklin Goard and Betty Newman Jenkins.
Mr. Goard is survived by his wife, Susan Russell Goard...
Mrs. Alice Marie Holt Hawks
Nov 29, 2016
Mrs. Alice Marie Holt Hawks, age 73, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Hawks was born in Patrick County on February 15, 1943 to David and Susie Gammons Holt. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a charter member of Dayspring Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her devoted...
George Cable Guynn
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. George Cable Guynn, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mr. Guynn was born November 26, 1938, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Andrew Franklin and Leathe Jane Hiatt Gwyn. George worked as a foreman at Mount Airy Furniture Company for many years, and then...
Mrs. Irma Ellington Hawkins Eaton
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Irma Ellington Hawkins Eaton, 88, of Mt Airy passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was born in Stokes County, NC on March 13, 1928 to the late James Hudson and Nellie Jane Martin Hawkins. She is survived by her daughter, Geneva Nelson Durham and husband, Lynn; sons, James Donald Nelson and Clyde Michael...
Mrs. Clara Catherine Melton Coalson
Nov 26, 2016
Mrs. Clara Catherine Melton Coalson, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Forsyth County on January 15, 1927 to the late Charlie Glenn and Ella Ayers Melton. Mrs. Coalson was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Sharrell and Angel Coalson;...
Mr. Murphy Franklin Bowman
Nov 26, 2016
Mr. Murphy Franklin Bowman, 89, of Cana VA passed away Saturday November 26, 2016 at the Senior Share Center in Galax. Mr. Bowman was born October 11, 1927 in Surry County to the late Ellis B. and Dossie Iroler Bowman. Mr Bowman retired from the Carroll County School System; he also was an orchardist and woodworker. He was a charter...
Mr. Jesse Lee Puckett
Nov 25, 2016
Mr. Jesse Lee Puckett, age 86 of Stuart, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born on Dec. 21, 1929 in Patrick County to the late Jeremiah and Florence Bowman Puckett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Odessa Turner; and two brothers, Lester and...
Mrs. Margaret Matilda Boyd
Nov 25, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Matilda Bowman Boyd, 82, of Ararat, VA passed away at her home Friday, November 25, 2016. She was born in Patrick County, VA on January 5, 1934 to the late Muncie Otis and Mildred Ola Montgomery Bowman. Mrs. Boyd retired from Sealy Mattress Company and was of the Baptist Faith. Left to cherish her memories are her daughters...
Mrs. Alta Marie Baldwin Carlson
Nov 24, 2016
Mrs. Alta Marie Baldwin Carlson, 93 of Mount Airy, passed away early Thursday morning at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on November 26, 1922 to the late John James “Jim” Baldwin and Leavie Midkiff Baldwin. She is survived by special nieces, Bridgett Pike of Mt. Airy, Sandra Richards of Pilot Mountain, Vicki Postlmayr of...
Mrs. Frances Cassell Chaney
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Frances Cassell Chaney, age 73 of Patrick Springs, went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on May 1, 1943 to the late Otis and Geneva Craig Cassell. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chaney was preceded in...
Mrs. Ethel Irene Simpson Slate
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Ethel Irene Simpson Slate, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Slate was born in Surry County on July 9, 1935 to Ray Melvin and Mazie Sawyers Simpson. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Christy and Michael...
Ms. Gail Charlotte Ross
Nov 23, 2016
Ms. Gail Charlotte Ross, age 62 of Laurel Fork, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. She was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on February 2, 1954 to the late Herbert Ross and Virginia Bartle Ross. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Alexander Ross. Gail...
Mrs. Frances Simpson Bowman
Nov 23, 2016
Mrs. Frances Simpson Bowman, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 23, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Bowman was born April 3, 1927, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Sam and Mary Kidd Simpson. Frances retired from Mount Airy City Schools after 30 years of service. After her retirement, she volunteered countless hours...
Mr. Frank Albert Turner
Nov 22, 2016
Mr. Frank Albert Turner, age 92 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 22, 2016. He was born in Patrick County on November 21, 1924 to the late William Grover Cleveland Turner and Ada Foster Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Randall Lane Turner; seven brothers,...