Mr. John Franklin Donithan
Dec 14, 2013
Mr. John Franklin Donithan, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Surry County on March 25, 1936 to the late Walter Roscoe and Malinda Goins Donithan. Mr. Donithan was retired from Golden Transportation and was a member of Blackwater Community Church. He served our country in...
Mrs. Velma Coe Binkley
Dec 14, 2013
Mrs. Velma Coe Binkley, 84, of Dobson passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving family as she passed into eternity. Born in Surry County on June 7, 1929, she was the third of eight children in the family of the late Oscar and Ruth Coe. Mrs. Binkley retired from Ciba-Geigy,...
Helen Seal Hayes
Dec 14, 2013
Mrs. Helen Seal Hayes, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at her residence in the Skilled Nursing Unit at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Hayes was born July 3, 1924, in Surry County, the daughter of the late William Alonzo and Ella Haymore Seal. Helen met the love of her life, Foxie Marshall...
Mrs. Frances H. Ross
Dec 12, 2013
Mrs. Frances Lee Ross, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Ross was born in Surry County on October 5, 1931 to Clifton Underwood and Mary Haynes. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by family and many friends. Surviving are her husband, Joe Ross;...
Mr. David Rudolph Willard
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. David Rudolph Willard, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 4, 1930 to the late Irvin and Ima Hodges Willard. In addition to his parents, Mr. Willard was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Irene Nester Willard; and two sons, Frank and Mike Willard....
Mr. Jerry Wayne Crawford, Sr
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. Jerry Wayne Crawford, Sr., age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his home. Mr. Crawford was born in Smyth County, VA on October 17, 1938 to Raymond J. and Minnie Gertrude Welch Crawford. Those who will forever cherish his loving memory are his wife, Peggy Bentley Crawford of the home; daughters and a son-in-law,...
Mr. Arthur "Richard" Puckett
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. Arthur "Richard" Puckett, age 55 of Stuart passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013, at his home. He was born in Martinsville on February 14, 1958 to the late Noel Richard Puckett and Vivian Brooks Puckett. He served in the United States Air Force, and worked as a contractor supply salesman for 34 years. He served on the Stuart Town...
Mrs. Naomi B. McMillan
Dec 12, 2013
Mrs. Naomi Beatrice Blackburn McMillan, age 99 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McMillian was born in Carroll County on August 5, 1914 to Sanford and Mae Hawks Blackburn. She was a loving mother, grandmother and dear friend who will long be remembered for her kindness toward others. Mrs. McMillan was...
Mrs. Janet Brindle Shinault
Dec 11, 2013
Mrs. Janet Brindle Shinault, age 71, of Dobson, North Carolina a loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on March 28, 1942 to the late William Rufus Brindle and Ethel Haynes Brindle. She was a life long member of...
Ronald Lee Dixon
Dec 11, 2013
Mr. Ronald Lee Dixon, 58, of 201 Apple Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, December 11, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Dixon was born July 8, 1955, in Harford County, MD, the son of the late Verlon and Mary Gardner Dixon. Ronald was a self-employed dry wall contractor for many years. He...
Alisha Suzanne "Suzi" Gilley Gwyn
Dec 10, 2013
Mrs. Alisha Suzanne "Suzi" Gilley Gwyn, 39, of 164 Gwyn Hollow Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Gwyn was born January 7, 1974, in Surry County, to the late John Gilley and Sue Hodge Gilley Marion. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove...
Mrs. Verna Belt Inman
Dec 10, 2013
Mrs. Verna Belt Inman age 93, of Mt. Airy, NC, widow of Mr. Roger Inman, Jr., passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born April 1, 1920 in Baltimore County, MD to the late A.W Belt, Sr. and Laura Rawlings Belt. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs....
Mr. Phillip Gray White
Dec 9, 2013
Mr. Phillip Gray White, 73, of Elkin passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Monday, December 9, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on November 18, 1940 to the late Abe Phillip and Nannie Brendle White. Mr. White was a retired scheduler for Chatham Manufacturing with 43 years of service. After his retirement, he...
Mrs. Mary Bell Culler Jessup
Dec 8, 2013
Mrs. Mary Bell Culler Jessup, age 91 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, December 08, 2013 at Trinity Mission in Hillsville. Mrs. Jessup was born in Patrick County on April 22, 1922 to Dalton and Valerie Stanley Culler. She was a loving mother, grandmother and caring neighbor. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Frieda Jessup of Hillsville;...
John Rasper Hamilton, Jr
Dec 8, 2013
John Rasper Hamilton, Jr., 93, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2013. He was born on December 21, 1919, in Troy, NC, one of eight children of John and Alma Green Hamilton. He grew up in Thomasville and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II in the Pacific Theater. The day after he returned...
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lee Pride, Sr
Dec 8, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Diane Carter Pride, age 56 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on June 1, 1957 to the late Willie Carter and Beatrice Webster France. Her husband of 34 years, Jimmy Lee Pride, Sr., 67 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Pioneer...
Mr. Jimmie Lewis Coe
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. Jimmie Lewis Coe, age 66, of Dobson, NC, Beloved husband and cherished father and grandfather went home to be with the Lord at his home on Saturday night on December 7, 2013. He was born in Surry Co. on June 21, 1947 to the late Posey Coe and Estelle Calloway Coe. He was a self-employed Truck Driver, was a...
Grover Cleveland Davis
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. Grover Cleveland Davis, 76, of 463 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, in Fancy Gap, VA. Mr. Davis was born January 19, 1937, in Surry County, the son of the late Wiley and Mamie Lamb Davis. Grover owned and operated Grover Davis Landscaping for many years. He is survived by his wife...
Mrs. Virginia Smith Beck
Dec 7, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Smith Beck age 89 of 530 Old Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC widow of Mr. Earlie E. Beck passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1924 in Surry County to the late Grover Cleveland and Emma Susan Parker Smith. She was an insurance agent for Kanawah Insurance...
Edgar Hampton Draughn, Sr
Dec 6, 2013
Mr. Edgar Hampton Draughn, Sr., 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, December 6, 2013, at his home. Mr. Draughn was born August 1, 1933, in Surry County, the son of the late Charlie Martin and Lillian Kidd Draughn. Edgar served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Sherman Simpson Construction Company...