Mr. Dennis Gene Bowman

Mr. Dennis Gene Bowman

Apr 23, 2016

Mr. Dennis Gene Bowman, age 78, of Laurel Fork, VA, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Bowman was born in Coalwood, WV to the late Alvin and Elsie Bowman. Mr. Bowman proudly served our country in the United States Army. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed by...

Eric Dale Holder

Eric Dale Holder

Apr 23, 2016

Eric Dale Holder was born on March 29, 1952 in Elkin, NC. Dale’s sunset came on April 23, 2016 when he went home to his Heavenly Father. Dale was born to Rufus Quentin and Minnie Dockery Holder. He was preceded in death by a sister, Janet H. Payne, and his parents Quentin and Minnie Holder. Dale is survived by his...

Mr. Bobby Joe "Hodge" Hodges

Mr. Bobby Joe "Hodge" Hodges

Apr 23, 2016

Mr. Bobby Joe “Hodge” Hodges age 72 of Lowgap, NC, passed away Saturday morning April 23, 2016 at Trinity Elms Health and Rehab of Clemmons. Mr. Hodges was born in Surry County on October 5, 1943 to the late Elmer Woltz Hodges and Mary Ella Flinchum Hodges. Mr. Hodges is survived by two daughters, Sandy Hodges and Shelia Makas both...

Mrs. Jane Hall Caudle

Mrs. Jane Hall Caudle

Apr 22, 2016

Mrs. Jane Hall Caudle, 66, of 154 Old Hickory Trail, Mount Airy, wife of the late Mr. Ronnie Gray Caudle, passed away on Friday afternoon, April 22, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Caudle was born May 20, 1949, in Surry County to the late Oscar Harrison and Thelma Inscore Hall. She was a retired employee of the...

Mrs. Kathryn Ann Hatcher Gwynn

Mrs. Kathryn Ann Hatcher Gwynn

Apr 22, 2016

Mrs. Kathryn Ann Hatcher Gwynn, age 58 of Ararat, VA, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Gwynn was born in Surry County on September 23, 1957 to Ruby Bryant Hatcher and the late Walter William Hatcher. She was a devoted caregiver for many years. Surviving is her husband, Clinton Gwynn; a grandson, Dustin Levi Stevens; her...

Mrs. Helen Jean Shaw Easter

Mrs. Helen Jean Shaw Easter

Apr 22, 2016

Mrs. Helen Jean Shaw Easter, age 72 of Lowgap, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday April 22, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Easter was born in Grayson County, VA on October 16, 1943 to the late Roy Eugene Shaw and Zienna Blevins Shaw. She is survived by her husband, Junior Ray...

Ervin Eugene "Gene" Trexler

Ervin Eugene "Gene" Trexler

Apr 21, 2016

Mr. Ervin Eugene “Gene” Trexler, age 70 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on November 4, 1945 to the late Paul Henderson Trexler and Dolly Talbert Trexler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Olie May Gray...

Charles Wayne "Pete" Benge

Charles Wayne "Pete" Benge

Apr 20, 2016

Mr. Charles Wayne “Pete” Benge, 75, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on May 1, 1940 to the late Charlie and Emma Myrtle Surratt Benge. Mr. Benge was retired from R. J. Reynolds. He served our country in the United States Army. He...

Ms. Argie Violet Donathan Hodges Sams

Ms. Argie Violet Donathan Hodges Sams

Apr 20, 2016

Ms. Argie Violet Donathan Hodges Sams, age 85 of Mt. Airy, was called on by our Lord to join Him in her eternal home. Argie was the sixth born of a family of nine, five sisters and three brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Franklin Donathan and Susan Lillian Coins Donathan; by two brothers, William H....

Mrs. Lois Virginia McKinney Phillips

Mrs. Lois Virginia McKinney Phillips

Apr 20, 2016

Mrs. Lois Virginia McKinney Phillips, 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday at Golden Living in Mt. Airy. She was born October 16, 1931 in Carroll County, VA to the late Grover Thomas and Mabel Carlan McKinney. Mrs. Phillips retired from Spencer’s and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Eddie McKinney,...

Mr. Howard Akers Fain

Mr. Howard Akers Fain

Apr 19, 2016

Mr. Howard Akers Fain, age 79, of Stuart passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fain was born in Patrick County on January 8, 1937 to the late Paul and Lois Dollarhite Fain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Audrey Fain Gregory. Mr. Fain served in the Army National...

Mr. Teddy Bob Watson

Mr. Teddy Bob Watson

Apr 19, 2016

Mr. Teddy Bob Watson, age 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at his home. Mr. Watson was born in Surry County on April 22, 1938 to Robert Allen and Jocie Creola Hardy Watson. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force and was retired from Fel-Pro, Inc. Surviving is his loving wife, Hilda...

Kathleen L. Noyes

Kathleen L. Noyes

Apr 19, 2016

Kathleen L. Noyes, December 27, 1950 – April 19, 2016, of Mount Airy, NC, formerly of Bozrah, CT, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She married Roger Frechette on March 21, 1998 in Preston, CT, and in 2011 they retired and moved to Mount Airy, NC to be closer to Kathy’s daughter, Heather (Miner) Moore. Kathy was...

Leonita Ann Tillotson Marshall Jenkins

Leonita Ann Tillotson Marshall Jenkins

Apr 18, 2016

Mrs. Leonita Ann Tillotson Marshall Jenkins, 83, of 2525 East Pine Street, Mount Airy passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Jenkins was born March 16, 1933 in Surry County, to the late Gilbert E. and Bessie Adams Tillotson. Mrs. Jenkins retired from Proctor-Silex, Inc. after 35 years of service as an...

Mrs. Barbara Jean Brown Jessup

Mrs. Barbara Jean Brown Jessup

Apr 18, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Jean Brown Jessup, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Surry County on December 1, 1939 to the late Robert Lee and Pauline Reynolds Brown. Mrs. Jessup was a loving wife and mother. She loved flowers and was an avid gardener. She was employed as a registered...

Mrs. Frankie Sue Wolfe Jenkins

Mrs. Frankie Sue Wolfe Jenkins

Apr 18, 2016

Mrs. Frankie Sue Jenkins

Mrs. Frankie Sue Wolfe Jenkins, age 64, of Dobson, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC She was born August 2, 1951 in Surry County to the late Johnny Fred Wolfe and Ruby Geneva Hooker Wolfe, still surviving. Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker and a member...

Mr. Thomas Franklin Rowe

Mr. Thomas Franklin Rowe

Apr 17, 2016

Mr. Thomas Franklin Rowe, age 72, of Dobson, NC passed away at Willowbrook Nursing Home in Yadkin County on April 17, 2016. He was born in Alexandria, VA on September 15, 1943 to the late Tommie Gambill Rowe. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his wife Joyce Corder Rowe. He was a member of Rockford...

Mrs. Iva Jean Collins Hiatt Scott

Mrs. Iva Jean Collins Hiatt Scott

Apr 17, 2016

Mrs. Iva Jean Collins Hiatt Scott, age 88, of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Twelve Oaks Retirement Center. Mrs. Scott was born in Patrick County on July 16, 1927 to Thomas T. and Minnie Bowman Collins. Mrs. Scott retired from Perry Mfg. after more than thirty years of devoted service. She was such a loving person...

Mrs. Lilla Belle Kirkman Spencer

Mrs. Lilla Belle Kirkman Spencer

Apr 16, 2016

Mrs. Lilla Belle Kirkman Spencer, 81 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born on March 15, 1935 to the late Charlie and Bessie Midkiff Kirkman. Mrs. Spencer worked for Lynn Hosiery for 24 years and completed her career with retirement from Surry County School System. She was a...

Mr. Charles Lindburgh York, Jr

Mr. Charles Lindburgh York, Jr

Apr 16, 2016

Mr. Charles Lindburgh York, Jr., age 57, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home. Mr. York was born in Galax, VA on September 24, 1958 to the late Charles L. York, Sr. and Hazel Irene Hawks York. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Ida Belle and Ryan Jones; a son, Jason McBride; a grandson, Glendon...