Mrs. Ruth Irene Bennett Pike
Jul 17, 2016
Mrs. Ruth Irene Bennett Pike, 89, of Edgewater, FL, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Pike was born in Surry County on January 30, 1927, to Jay and Jennie Goad Bennett. She was raised in Mt. Airy and worked in the car dealership business before her retirement. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She...
Mrs. Margaret Oleen Graham
Jul 17, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Oleen Graham, age 90 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Swain County, North Carolina on April 8, 1926 to the late Fred and Alice Cochran Burnette. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by a sister, Imogene Freeman...
Mr. Warren Garlan Beasley
Jul 16, 2016
Mr. Warren Garlan Beasley, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Beasley was born in Surry County on November 20, 1935 to Fletcher and Lucy Beasley. He was retired from Mount Airy Police Department after 26 years of dedicated service and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather...
Justin Robert Helms
Jul 15, 2016
Justin Robert Helms, 29, of Chesapeake, passed away suddenly Friday, July 15, 2016 in North Carolina. He was a born on December 18, 1986 to Clayton L. Helms and Jodee E. McMillen.
Justin graduated Valedictorian from WT Sampson High School, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2005. In 2011 he graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering...
Mr. Clinton Robert Edwards
Jul 15, 2016
Mr. Clinton Robert Edwards, age 63 of Cana, passed away Friday July 15, 2016. Mr. Edwards was born on January 11, 1953 in Carroll County to the late Ruben Clinton Edwards and Leota Elizabeth Tate Edwards. He was a loving father, grandfather, and brother who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. He was retired from Caterpillar Inc....
Carlton Neal Hylton
Jul 15, 2016
Mr. Carlton Neal Hylton, age 52, of Critz passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 in Patrick County. He was born in Patrick County on June 20, to the late Robert Lee Hylton and Eulalea Virginia Hylton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Joan Tatum, Virginia Penn; and two brothers, Timothy and Mark Hylton;...
Mr. Samuel Junior Collins
Jul 14, 2016
Mr. Samuel Junior Collins, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away at Genesis Health Care in Sparta Thursday, July 14, 2016. He was born in Surry County on March 3, 1940 to the late Claude and Leva Wolfe Collins. Mr. Collins retired from the City of Mt. Airy after 25 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 53...
Mrs. Irene Thomas Bowman Newman
Jul 13, 2016
Mrs. Irene Thomas Bowman Newman, 86, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Danville, VA. Mrs. Newman had been a resident of Roman Eagle since 2007. She was born May 19, 1930, in Cana, VA, to the late Alfred Lee Thomas and Zelma Tobler Thomas. She was predeceased by...
Noah Moncus
Jul 13, 2016
Mr. Noah Moncus, 82, of Mount Airy, went to join his loving wife, Alice Belle “Bunny” Monday Moncus, on Wednesday morning, July 13, 2016, while surrounded by his family. Mr. Moncus was born January 1, 1934, in Surry County, one of three sons born to the late Ellis and Ella Blevins Moncus. Noah retired as a construction supervisor from Pike...
Mr. Donald Dean Davis
Jul 11, 2016
Mr. Donald Dean Davis, age 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016, at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Davis was born in Surry County on May 26, 1928 to the late Edwin Arthur Davis and Mallie Aliene Smith Davis. Mr. Davis proudly served our country in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Davis is survived by his loving...
Mrs. Annie Zella Johnson Bowman
Jul 10, 2016
Mrs. Annie Zella Johnson Bowman, age 94, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Bowman was born in Surry County on August 15, 1921, to Jake Benton and Mecie Goins Johnson. She was retired from United Elastic and was a member of Bannertown Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Billy...
Mrs. Mary Levon Shores Houser
Jul 9, 2016
Mrs. Mary Levon Shores Harrison Houser, age 95, a loving Christian mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend, of Dobson, NC, passed away on July 9, 2016, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mount Airy, NC. Mrs. Houser was born in Surry County on April 25, 1921, to the late Earlie Marvin Shores and the late Hattie A. Kennedy Shores. She...
Mr. Pedro Martinez Espino
Jul 9, 2016
Mr. Pedro Martinez Espino, age 83, of Dobson, passed away Saturday July 9, 2016 at his residence. Pedro was born December 4, 1932 to the late Francisco Espino and the late Martina Martinez. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 7:30 PM until at Divine Redeemer Catholic church in Boonville. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, July 14,...
Mr. Kenneth Thomas Shelton
Jul 8, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Thomas Shelton, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away at Golden Living in Mt. Airy on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born in Surry County on December 2, 1936 to the late James and Madge Adkins Shelton. Mr. Shelton bravely served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Cockerham’s Printing. Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife, Zettie...
Roger Dale Crouse
Jul 8, 2016
Mr. Roger Dale Crouse, 66, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at Golden Living Nursing Center in Mt. Airy. He was born in Galax, VA on December 13, 1949 to the late Audie Everette and Agnes Vernell Woodall Crouse. He is survived by a son, Randy Dale Crouse of Dobson; a brother, Roscoe Crouse of Cana, VA....
Mr. Phillip "Phil" McKinley Emerson
Jul 7, 2016
Mr. Phillip McKinley Emerson, 70 of Dobson passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on March 8, 1946 to the late Phillip and Annie Snow Emerson Martin. Mr. Emerson was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and an avid wrestler. He was...
Mr. Roger Hardy
Jul 7, 2016
Mr. Roger Hardy, 96, a loving husband, father, grandfather and a hardworking, Christian gentleman, of Dobson, died Thursday afternoon, July 7, 2016, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hardy was born January 3, 1920, the second son and fifth child of the eight children born to the late John Wesley “Wes” and Sena “Senie” Evelyn Brendle Hardy. He was the grandson...
Mrs. Linda S. Bryant
Jul 7, 2016
Mrs. Linda Sue Manuel Bryant, age 69, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday July 7, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Bryant was born in Forsyth County on December 4, 1946, to Theodore Glenn “Red” and Virginia Mae Newsome Manuel. She was so kind and loving to all who knew and loved her. She will be sorely missed. Surviving...
Mr. Phillip McLaine Owens
Jul 7, 2016
Mr. Phillip McLaine Owens, age 71, of Stuart passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Roanoke. He was born on March 24, 1945 to the late John M. Owens and Mary Esther Hall Owens Cave. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Owens. Phillip had served in the U.S....
Mr. Harless Lincoln Wood
Jul 6, 2016
On July 6, 2016, Harless Lincoln Wood of Meadows of Dan, slipped from the bonds of this earth and is now in the loving embrace of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born on October 20, 1916, in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, to Rufus V. And Bertha Boyd Wood. He was a proud Veteran of the United States...