Mr. Donald Ferguson
Jan 15, 2016
Mr. Donald Ferguson, 88, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Raleigh, County WV on February 17, 1927 to the late William Harvey and Mary Eliza Mayes Ferguson Binkowski. Mr. Ferguson was retired from Sara Lee Hosiery and was a member of Shining Light...
Mrs. Erna T. Williams
Jan 15, 2016
Mrs. Erna T. Williams, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Videy, Iceland April 28, 1931 to the late Thorstein Magnusson and Svanhvit Magnusdottir. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Williams; sons and daughters-in-law, Clayton and Sheryl Williams, Bryan Williams, Alan and Melisa Williams;...
Cledus "Marie" Goad Guynn
Jan 14, 2016
Mrs. Cledus “Marie” Goad Guynn, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mrs. Guynn was born September 11, 1929, in Floyd County, VA, to the late Walker and Lula Goad. Marie retired from Spencer’s Inc. and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a son, Joseph Guynn of Cana,...
Mr. Jamie Lee Heath
Jan 14, 2016
Mr. Jamie Lee Heath age 45 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Thursday January 14, 2016 at his home. Mr. Heath was born July 6, 1970 in Surry County to Iris Goins Bryant and Jimmy Heath. Jamie was a loving father, grandfather and son and was last employed in the Plumbing Business. Surviving are his wife Becky Ann Benge Heath...
Mr. Richard Clint Holmes
Jan 13, 2016
Mr. Richard Clint Holmes, age 71, of Mt. Airy, NC died on Wednesday January 13, 2016 at his home unexpectedly. He was born in Lake Providence, Louisiana on March 25, 1944 to the late Beuford Raymond and Blanche Lucille Calhoun Holmes. He was a carpenter and also worked on the pipe line. In addition to his parents he was preceded...
Mrs. Carolyn Ann Goins Transou
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Carolyn Ann Goins Transou was welcomed into God’s arms Wednesday, January 13, 2016. She was born in Surry County on June 9, 1953 to Elsie “Gladys” Goins and the late Roby Lee Goins, Sr. She was married to the love of her life, Tony Michael Transou. Carolyn spent her entire life loving and serving God, her family and her...
Mrs. Virginia Lee Reynolds Martin
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Lee Reynolds Martin, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Lee County, NC on July 2, 1923 to the late Andrew Harrison and Candice Reynolds. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She enjoyed cooking for all her family...
Robert Lloyd Hayden
Jan 12, 2016
Mr. Robert Lloyd Hayden, 96, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016, while at Northern Hospital Skilled Care. Mr. Hayden was born July 16, 1919, in Surry County, the son of the late Ed Robert and Maggie Beatrice Hooker Hayden. Lloyd retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church....
Mr. Walter Lee Slate
Jan 11, 2016
Mr. Walter Lee Slate, age 84 of Ararat, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born in Coalwood, West Virginia on February 27, 1931 to the late Hugh and Margaret Ferguson Slate. In addition to his parents, Mr. Slate was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Pennington. He had retired from the...
Jeannie Marie Anderson Lawson
Jan 11, 2016
Mrs. Jeannie Marie Anderson Lawson, 55, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, at her home. She was born in Alleghany County on October 5, 1960 to Edith Nunn Anderson and the late Ervin Anderson. Mrs. Lawson was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Lawson is survived by her husband, Larry Wayne Lawson of the home;...
Stella Venable Shaw Cleary
Jan 10, 2016
Mrs. Stella Venable Shaw Cleary, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. She was born February 2, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Joe Bill and Eliza Jane Snow Venable. Mrs. Cleary was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Shaw; her second husband, Sandy Cleary; a son, Paul Elmer Shaw,...
Shelby Williams Spencer
Jan 10, 2016
Ms. Shelby Williams Spencer, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, at her home. Ms. Spencer was born July 28, 1945, in Chesterfield County, VA, the daughter of the late Henry Theodore and Shirley Thornton Holt Williams. Shelby retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Emily Diane...
Mrs. Patsy Lane Hooker Smith
Jan 9, 2016
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them that love His appearing." 2 Timothy 4:7-8
Our mother, Patsy Lane Hooker Smith,...
Mrs. Barbara Francis Simmons
Jan 8, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Francis Simmons, age 78 passed away January 8, 2016 at Woltz Hospice Home. She was born March 30, 1937 in Mount Airy, NC. Mrs. Simmons was the daughter of John Herbert and Dora Joyce Francis, who preceded her in death. She retired in 1990 after 30 years of service as a secretary at Bell Atlantic Inc. (Verizon) in...
Mr. David Louis Hiatt
Jan 8, 2016
Mr. David Louis Hiatt, 72, of Mt. Airy went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Surry County on May 25, 1943 to the late Joe Wheeler and Hattie Edwards Hiatt. Mr. Hiatt was retired from Virginia Carolina Paving as vice president, and was a member of St....
Mr. Dennis Wade Jones
Jan 8, 2016
Mr. Dennis Wade Jones, 65, of Winston Salem passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Friday, January 8, 2016. He was born in Surry County on October 11, 1950 to Elza Combs Jones and the late Berna Edward “Sol” Jones. Always greeting everyone with his warm smile, Dennis was a wonderful son, brother and uncle, and friend. He constantly was...
Mr. John Bruce Midkiff
Jan 8, 2016
Mr. John Bruce Midkiff, age 78, of Stuart passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on Aug. 8, 1937 in Patrick County to the late Lee Midkiff and Priscilla Hylton Midkiff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Nicholas Bruce Howard. Mr. Midkiff was a member of the...
Mrs. Frankie Dianna Jones Worrell
Jan 8, 2016
Mrs. Frankie Dianna Jones Worrell age 51, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 8, 2016. Mrs. Worrell was born in Fort Hood, Texas on August 6, 1964 to James Rolland Jones, Sr. and Margaret Ann Gammons Jones. Mrs. Worrell is survived by her husband, Allen Dayton Worrell of the home; a son, William Shane East; a daughter, Kelly East Luna;...
Ms. Donna Susan Joyce
Jan 8, 2016
Ms. Donna Susan Joyce, age 46, of Critz passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on Sept. 21, 1969. Donna had worked at Social Services for many years and most recently was a teacher at Hardin Reynolds Memorial School. She was a member of Dry Pond Church of Christ.
She is survived...
Henry Thomas Brintle
Jan 7, 2016
Mr. Henry Thomas “Tom” Brintle, 79, of 549 Dover Church Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday morning, January 7, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Brintle was born July 10, 1936, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late James Gurney and Lula Belle Mauldin Brintle. Tom served...