Mr. Kenneth Everett Ball
Apr 21, 2013
Mr. Kenneth Everett Ball, age 44, of Union, SC, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013. Mr. Ball was born in Logan County, WV on May 13, 1968 to John H. Ball and the late Ethel Marie Gross Ball. Surviving are a daughter, Kristen B. Lane of Mt. Airy; a son, J. B. Ball; his father and step mother, John and...
Mrs. Lola Irene Inman Gammons
Apr 20, 2013
Mrs. Lola Irene Inman Gammons, 94 of Mt. Airy passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Gammons was born April 6, 1919 in Surry County to the late Matt and Sally Ann Adams Inman. She was a housewife, a farmer's wife and a charter member of Albion Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Billee Faye Horton Willard
Apr 19, 2013
Billee Faye Horton Willard, age 63 of Winston-Salem, loving wife of over 40 years to the Roger Dale Willard, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013 at Duke University Hospital. A proud 5 year survivor of breast cancer, Billee Faye ultimately succumbed to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), which currently has no known treatments or cure. Billee Faye was born on...
Mrs. Lucille Vernon Folger
Apr 19, 2013
Mrs. Lucille Vernon Folger, 85, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born on February 13, 1928 in Stokes County, NC to the late Wallace H. Vernon and Alice Andrews Vernon. Mrs. Folger was a graduate of Appalachian State University and a beloved teacher in the Surry County...
Mrs. Charmaine "Cherie" Fickes Acker
Apr 19, 2013
Charmaine "Cherie" Fickes Acker-Mt. Airy After suffering from Parkinson's disease for an extended time, Mrs. Cherie Martha Fickes Acker, 83, went home to be with the Lord on April 19, 2013. She lived and died in her home and the home of Brenda and Sonny Westmoreland, surrounded by the love of her family, her loving caregiver, Brenda, and many close...
Mrs. Brownie Shelton Nester
Apr 18, 2013
Mrs. Brownie Shelton Nester, age 90 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Nester was born in Surry County on April 9, 1923 to Jim and Hallie Hicks Shelton. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law,...
Mr. Jimmy Leon Collins, Jr
Apr 17, 2013
"In God's Care" is Mr. Jimmy Leon Collins, Jr., age 34 of Mt. Airy, who passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Moses Cone Hospital. Mr. Collins was born in Surry County on December 8, 1978 to Jimmy Leon Collins, Sr. and Debra Jean Johnson Collins. He was employed with Subway. In addition to his parents, he leaves behind to...
Mrs. Mary Jo Hutchens
Apr 16, 2013
Mrs. Mary Jo Hutchens, age 54 of Spencer, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at her home. She was born in Staunton, Virginia on August 24, 1958, and was preceded in death by her father, Carroll Jay. She was a LPN at Blue Ridge Nursing Center, a longtime member of Providence United Methodist Church, a lifetime member of Jeb Stuart...
Mrs. Ellen Frances Edwards Ladd
Apr 15, 2013
Mrs. Ellen Frances Edwards Ladd, age 84 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at her home. She was born in Surry County on December 31, 1928 to Thomas Jefferson and Rebecca Elizabeth Tate Edwards. She was retired from Surry Friends of Seniors. Surviving are daughters, Mary Snow of Mt. Airy; Brenda Irwin, Susie Worrell and Janie Easter...
Abner Thomas Atkins
Apr 15, 2013
Mr. Abner Thomas Atkins, 87, of 1501 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, April 15, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Atkins was born January 6, 1926, in Surry County, the son of the late Powell and Lela Atkins Atkins. Abner served our country in the United States Army during World...
James Harold Robinson
Apr 15, 2013
Mr. James Harold Robinson Age 80 of Mt. Airy passed away Monday April 15, 2013 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was retired from United Plastic and was a member of Dobson Church of Christ. Surviving are his wife Shirley Ann Patton Robinson of the home and by one brother. Graveside services will be held...
Mrs. Marlena Marie Easter Rigney
Apr 15, 2013
Mrs. Marlena Marie Easter Rigney, 31 of Fancy Gap passed away at her home on Monday, April 15, 2013. She was born in Galax, VA on July 2, 1981 to Lonnie Ray and Ludena "Helen" Atkins Easter. She was a homemaker and a member of Sky View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rigney is survived by her...
Mr. William Snydor "Bill" Joyce
Apr 14, 2013
Mr. William Snydor "Bill" Joyce, age 89, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away on Sunday morning April 14, 2013 at Colonial Care Rest Home in Mt. Airy, NC. He was born in Surry Co. on May 21, 1923 to the late William Crockett Joyce and the late Anges Bouldin Joyce. He was a Retired Sawmill worker, and was of the...
Mr. Alvis Akers Pendleton
Apr 14, 2013
Mr. Alvis Akers Pendleton, age 79 of Stuart passed away Sunday at Blue Ridge Rehab in Martinsville. He was born in Patrick County on May 12, 1933 to the late Murray and Virginia Mize Pendleton. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Martin Pendleton. He was a longtime member of New Hope...
Mrs. Wanda Fay Dalton
Apr 14, 2013
Mrs. Wanda Fay Dalton, 45, of Cana passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Randolph County on April 3, 1968 to James Junior Galyean and Shelby Jean Tate Galyean. Mrs. Dalton is survived by her husband, Earl Wayne Dalton; her parents, Shelby Jean and Clyde Phillips and James Junior and Garlena...
Mr. Wade Columbus Frye
Apr 14, 2013
Mr. Wade "Doc" Columbus Frye, age 84, of Mt. Airy, NC widower of Mrs. Margaret "Erlene" Brinkley Frye passed away Sunday morning, April 14, 2013 at Ridgecrest Retirement and Assisted Living Community. He was born April 9, 1929 in Surry County to the late John Alexander and Vena Moser Frye. At the age of eight, Wade received a "Little Doctor's...
Mrs. Audrey Shelton Slate
Apr 14, 2013
Mrs. Audrey Shelton Slate, 92, of 922 Spring Street, Mount Airy, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at her home. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her four children, Joan, Nancy, Sam, Patsy and family friend, Teresa Chilton. Born December 19, 1920, in Nettle Ridge, a small community in Patrick County, Virginia, she was the youngest daughter...
Mr. Conny Grayson Walker
Apr 13, 2013
Mr. Conny Grayson Walker, 81, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Guilford County on August 27, 1931 to the late Brady Lee and Clair Walker. Mr. Walker was a retired Manager from Prudential Life Insurance Company. He served our country in the United...
Mr. Jimmy Ray Sizemore
Apr 13, 2013
Mr. Jimmy Ray Sizemore, age 63, of Elkin, NC passed away on Saturday evening April 13, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on November 15, 1949 to the late Samuel Lewis Sizemore and the late Verlie Mae Tucker Sizemore. He was retired from East Coast Mill Works Distribution; he was a member...
Mrs. Ruth Morris Blackburn
Apr 12, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Morris Blackburn, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Blackburn was born in Surry County on October 29, 1921 to Victor and Jessie Webb Morris. She was the co-owner/operator of Blackburn Coal Yard and was well known in the area for cake baking and decorating and even taught cake...