William Walter Patterson
May 1, 2013
Mr. William Walter "Bill" Patterson, 73, of 928 Dan Valley Farm Road, Claudville, VA, passed away Wednesday night, May 1, 2013, at his home. Mr. Patterson was born December 31, 1939, in Oradell, NJ, to Viola Krause Patterson and the late William Luther Patterson. William worked as an electronics expert for the University of California for 26 years. During that...
Mr. Paul Floyd Brown Sr
Apr 30, 2013
Mr. Paul Floyd Brown Sr., age 84, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday morning April 30, 2013 in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on November 27, 1928 to the late Dalphus Edward Brown and the late Viola Southard Brown. He was of the Baptist Faith and a retired farmer. Surviving is his wife Carol Royal Brown...
Mr. Phillip Badgett Dockery
Apr 30, 2013
Mr. Phillip Badgett Dockery, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, after a long and courageous battle with cancer and heart disease. He was born on January 8, 1932 to the late Alvin and Minnie Shinault Dockery. He is survived by his wife,...
Mr. James Ray Hammond
Apr 28, 2013
Mr. James Ray Hammond, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Herkimer County, NY on May 7, 1925 to the late Earl and Marguerite Egan Hammond. He served our country in the U.S. Marines during WWII in the South Pacific. He married the late Ruth Kirby in...
Mareather Susan Ayers Barr
Apr 28, 2013
Mrs. Mareather Susan "Penny" Ayers Barr, 60, of Jonesville, formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, April 28, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Barr was born June 2, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Roby and Mae Willard Ayers. Susan worked at Proctor-Silex Inc. for many years and...
Mr. Jeffrey Leftwich
Apr 28, 2013
Mr. Jeffrey Donald Leftwich, age 72 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Leftwich was born in Carroll County on January 27, 1941 to Arnold Washington Leftwich, Sr. and Elma Painter Leftwich. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend to so many. He will be dearly missed. Surviving are a son, D....
Mrs. Shelby Simmons Smith
Apr 27, 2013
Mrs. Shelby Simmons Smith, age 75 of King, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Priddy Manor in King. Mrs. Smith was born in Surry County on March 7, 1938 to Arthur and Lottie Bennett Simmons. She was the former co-owner of King International Corp. Mrs. Smith leaves behind to cherish her loving memory, a son and daughter-in-law, George C....
Verda Jane Chaney Scott
Apr 26, 2013
Mrs. Verda Jane Chaney Scott was born February 17, 1919, to Matthew and Mary Stovall Chaney and peacefully passed away April 26, at 94 years of age, with her family and her Northern Hospital Skilled Nursing community at her side. Mrs. Scott was born in Patrick County, Virginia, and was married for 69 years to Thomas Franklin Scott. She was...
Mrs. Gladys Gay Shough Cannaday
Apr 26, 2013
Mrs. Gladys Gay Shough Cannaday, 77, of Stuart passed away Saturday at her home. She was born in Patrick County on June 12, 1935 to the late Jacob and Ether Foley Shough. She was also preceded in death by three brothers; Ray Shough, Robert Shough and Clifford Harris. Mrs. Cannaday was a member of the Fairystone Fire Department Women's Auxiliary,...
Mr. Joseph Carl Pike
Apr 25, 2013
Mr. Joseph Carl Pike, age 40 of Mt. Airy. Surviving are his mother, Patricia Wray Pike; a daughter, Amy Neely; brothers, Dean Pike and Tim Pike and a niece, Abigail Reece Pike. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 28, 2013 at Moody Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6:00 to 8:00...
Clayton James Shinault
Apr 24, 2013
Mr. Clayton James Shinault, 65, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on April 14, 1948 to the late Henry James and Ethel Marie Wall Shinault. Mr. Shinault was a retired farmer and a dedicated member of Day Spring Baptist Church. He leaves to cherish his...
Callie Edith Marion Mayes
Apr 24, 2013
Mrs. Callie Edith Marion Mayes, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Mayes was born July 22, 1933, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Henry Roscoe and Auta Jane Carico Marion. Callie retired from Spencer's Inc. after 23 years of service and was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church....
Andrew Bejamin "Ben" Simmons
Apr 23, 2013
Andrew Benjamin "Ben" Simmons of Mt. Airy passed into the arms of his beloved Lord on April 23, 2013. Ben was born May 26, 1923, to the Rev. Charles and Bessie Scales Simmons, His marriage to Reba June Clark Simmons on February 23, 1942 began a 67year love affair interrupted by Reba's passing in February 2009. Ben was a member...
Mrs. Lucille Rakes Craig
Apr 23, 2013
Mrs. Lucille Rakes Craig, age 85 of Salem, and formerly of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on February 19, 1928 to the late Lemuel Thomas "Taft" Rakes and Mary Cassell Rakes. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Craig was preceded in death by her husband, Lester O. Craig; a...
Mrs. Brenda Gail Gravely
Apr 23, 2013
Mrs. Brenda Gail Norman Gravely, age 59 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Gravely was born in Surry County on December 4, 1953 to Henry Wilson and Loline Hawks Norman. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a devoted member of Welcome Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband of forty-two...
Theodore M. "Ted" Edwards
Apr 23, 2013
Theodore M. Edwards made the transition to a new life in Christ on April 23rd at The Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born to John Eldridge and Laura Ada Holt Edwards on December 13, 1925. Ted spent 40 award winning years in management with the former Pilot Life Insurance Company. After retirement, he bought the Edwards Family Farm...
Mrs. Waneta Maxine Gray Inscore
Apr 23, 2013
Mrs. Waneta Maxine Gray Inscore, 90, of Ararat, VA passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center in Galax, VA. She was born in Arcola, West Virginia on January 26, 1923 to the late, Edwin and Delores Swisher Gray. Mrs. Inscore was retired from Spencer's Incorporated and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by...
Folger Lee Montgomery
Apr 22, 2013
Mr. Folger Lee Montgomery Age 85 of 4589 Ararat Hwy. Ararat, Va. passed away Monday April 22, 2013 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Montgomery was born August 7, 1927 in Patrick County to the late Hie Maddison and Sally Barnard Montgomery, he was retired from Sara Lee Hosiery Mill after 40 years of service, was a...
William Gaston Carter, Sr
Apr 22, 2013
Mr. William Gaston Carter, Sr., 65, of 435 Pacific Circle, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 22, 2013, at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Carter was born December 21, 1947, in Surry County, the only child born to the late William Harry and Margaret Ann Southerland Carter. He retired from Jostens Inc. and was a...
Mr. Ronald Erling Olsen
Apr 22, 2013
Mr. Ronald Erling Olsen, 66, of Wilmington, NC passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. NC. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 20, 1946 to the late Erling and Betty Antalovic Olsen. He was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Olsen was a retired...