Mrs. Mattie Virginia Bowman
Jan 29, 2013
Mrs. Mattie Virginia Bowman, age 86 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on January 19, 1927 to the late Major and Wildie Bowman Nunn. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bowman was preceded in death by her husband, Hampton Edgar Bowman; one daughter-in-law, Hilda Robertson...
Mr. Esmond Dewey Hall
Jan 29, 2013
Mr. Esmond Dewey Hall (79) of Meadows of Dan, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia to Dewey and Verda Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard C. Hall, Sr. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Bonnie Louise Hall, four...
Sarah Ashby Martin Davenport
Jan 29, 2013
Mrs. Sarah Ashby Martin Davenport, 92, of 156 Fairview Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 29, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Davenport was born August 16, 1920, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Franklin and Willie Gwyn Martin. Sarah retired as a knitter from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Rockford...
Mrs. Julia Estelle Lockaby Atkins
Jan 28, 2013
Mrs. Julia Estelle Lockaby Atkins, age 92 of King, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at Village Care of King. Mrs. Atkins was born in Henderson County on January 10, 1921 to William Oscar and Gertrude Beck Lockaby. She was retried from Hanes Hosiery and was a member of King First Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Julia...
Mr. Harry Thomas Holt
Jan 27, 2013
Mr. Harry Thomas Holt, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on September 23, 1925 to the late Rush and Ella Wilson Holt. In addition to his parents, Mr. Holt was preceded in death by his wife, Ethelene Beasley Holt; two brothers, Noel...
Thomas Melvin Darnell
Jan 27, 2013
Mr. Thomas Melvin Darnell, 72, of Elkin passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born in Surry County on July 12, 1940 to the late John Russell and Marie Carter Darnell. Mr. Darnell was a retired automotive mechanic and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the...
Mr. Manuel Puckett
Jan 27, 2013
Mr. Manuel Puckett, age 73 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Puckett was born in Virginia on February 10, 1939 to Dock and Ola Davis Puckett. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Joe McGill of Pilot Mountain; a son, Tony Puckett of Mt. Airy and a granddaughter, Alyssa Puckett. In...
Mrs. Nonnie Lou Bunker East
Jan 27, 2013
Mrs. Nonnie Lou Bunker East, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on July 12, 1935 to the late Byron D. and Maude Key Bunker. Mrs. East was retired from Spencer's Incorporated and was a member of Rockford Street United Methodist Church where she...
Mr. Gary Mose Cockerham
Jan 27, 2013
Mr. Gary Mose Cockerham, age 48, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away unexpectedly on Sunday January 27, 2013. He was born in Forsyth County on February 18, 1964 to Louise Stanley Hopkins and to Andy Mose Cockerham. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law Jasmine Brooke and Chris Danley of Mt. Airy;...
Mrs. Lillian Estelle Wilson Thomas
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Lillian Estelle Wilson Thomas, 77 of Mt. Airy passed away Friday evening, January 25, 2013 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Thomas was born in Mt. Airy, September 8, 1935 to the late Linda Moore Wilson and Earl Jefferson Wilson, Sr. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her...
Lucy Irene Surratt Parries
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Lucy Irene Surratt Parries Age 86 of Mt. Airy passed away Friday January 25, 2013 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Parries was born March 7, 1926 in Surry County to the late Lester and Meadie Surratt Surratt, she was retired from Barber Hosiery Mill and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church....
Gregory Van Franklin
Jan 25, 2013
Mr. Gregory Van Franklin, 54, of 143 Worthington Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, January 25, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Franklin was born October 18, 1958, in Surry County, the son of the late Charles Curtis and Mabel Gravley Lewis. Gregory was formerly employed at L.S. Starrett Company and was a member of the Christian...
Mrs. JoAnn Elizabeth Hodges Bowman
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. JoAnn Elizabeth Hodges Bowman, 78 of Pilot Mountain passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on July 7, 1934 to the late Howard Norman and Minnie Edna Calloway Hodges. Mrs. Bowman was retired from Kentucky Derby and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two daughters...
Mr. Charlie Mason Hiatt
Jan 24, 2013
Mr. Charlie Mason Hiatt, age 79 of Cana, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Baptist Hospital. Mr. Hiatt was born in Carroll County on July 6, 1933 to Grover and Alverta Farmer Hiatt. He was retired from Bassett Furniture and was a member as well as deacon of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Surviving are his loving wife of fifty-five...
Thelma Bernice Simmons Davis
Jan 24, 2013
Mrs. Thelma Bernice Simmons Davis, 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Davis was born March 6, 1919, in McDowell County, WV, one of six children born to the Rev. Charles Arthur and Bessie Scales Simmons. Thelma worked as a beautician for...
Ms. Margaret Faye V. Holyfield
Jan 23, 2013
Ms. Margaret Faye Vipperman Holyfield, age 74 of Ararat, NC passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. Ms. Holyfield was born in Stokes County on December 20, 1938 to Arlis Wendell and Pauline Cook Vipperman. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to so many. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Fred Caudle of...
Mrs. Rosa Lee Johnson Branch
Jan 22, 2013
Mrs. Rosa Branch, age 98, went home to be with the Lord on January 22, 2013. Rosa was born May 13, 1914 to Thomas and Daisy Smart Johnson in Surry County. She was an active member of Blues Grove Baptist Church before her declining health and loved her church family with all her heart. In addition to her parents, Rosa...
Mr. Charles Burton Dinkins
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. Charles Burton Dinkins age 85 of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1927 in Surry County to the late William Wesley Dinkins and Lottie Jones Dinkins. He was a wonderful loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Mr. Dinkins served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
Mr. Danny Randall Bateman
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. Danny Randall Bateman, 51, of Massey Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at his home. Mr. Bateman was born July 4, 1961, in Surry County, to Lonnie and Ruth Fulla Haynes Bateman. He was a self-employed car dealer. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Justin Smith of Dobson; a son, Josh Bateman and special...
Mr. James Billy "Bill" Wood
Jan 21, 2013
Mr. James Billy "Bill" Wood, 79, of Dobson passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on May 11, 1933 to the late James Richard and Pearl Reece Wood. Mr. Wood was a retired farmer and a dedicated member of Bear Creek Baptist Church as long as his health permitted. He...