Mrs. Louella Alyne Coulson Ayers
Dec 1, 2012
Mrs. Louella Alyne Coulson Ayers, 80 of Cana, VA passed away at Heritage Hall of Laurel Fork on Saturday, December 1, 2012. She was born in Carroll County on February 8, 1932 to the late Thomas Coulson and Clementine McMillian Coulson. Mrs. Ayers was retired from Lynne Hosiery and was a member of Crooked Oak Moravian Church. She is survived...
Mrs. Josie Irene Cruise Belcher
Nov 30, 2012
Mrs. Josie Irene Cruise Belcher, age 94 of Laurel Fork passed away Friday at her home. She was born on Sept. 7, 1918 in Patrick County to the late John Robert Cruise and Sally Turner Cruise. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Arlie Belcher; a son, Leon Belcher; two daughters, Lorna...
Mr. Kenneth Bradley Earnest
Nov 30, 2012
Mr. Kenneth Bradley Earnest, age 54, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday morning, November 30, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on May 16, 1958, to Charles and Rachel Edmonds Earnest. He was a graduate of Surry Central High School, graduated from Appalachian State University, and was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He...
Mr. Stephen Dean Bolen
Nov 29, 2012
Mr. Stephen Dean Bolen, age 63 of Roxboro, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Durham County Regional Hospital. Mr. Bolen was born in Surry County on December 19, 1948, the son of Janice Simmons Bolen Jones and the late James Carlyle Bolen. Steve was a graduate of Appalachian State University and taught History in Roxboro, NC until his retirement....
Kenneth Eugene Burns
Nov 28, 2012
Mr. Kenneth Eugene Burns, 66, of 3003 NC Highway 150 North, Lexington, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at his home. Mr. Burns was born June 10, 1946, in Forsyth County, the son of the late Raymond Lee and Myrtle Louise Fansler Burns. Kenneth worked as a heavy equipment foreman for many years. He is survived by three daughters and...
Mr. Junior Thomas Slate
Nov 28, 2012
Mr. Junior Thomas Slate, age 80 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Slate was born in Patrick County on May 10, 1932 to Ike and Della Branch Slate. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War and was retried from United Plastics after 35 years of...
Mrs. Elaine Wendt York
Nov 28, 2012
Mrs. Elaine Wendt York, 82, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born on December 18, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Frank and Minnie Roepke Wendt. She moved to Mount Airy in 1968 and had resided locally since that time. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She is...
Mr. Robert M. "Bob" Lowe
Nov 27, 2012
Mr. Robert M. "Bob" Lowe age 86 of Lowgap, NC passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012. He was preceded in death by parents, P.G.AND Thelma Lowe, wife, Margaret B. Lowe, brother. W.J. Lowe. Survived by a son, Rhod Lowe, DVM (Gail), Cleveland, NC, daughter, Bobbie Lowe Triozzi (Dr. Pierre Triozzi) Cleveland, OH, grandsons, Nick Lowe and Greg Lowe DVM, Cleveland,...
Dolores D. "Lolo" Pendleton
Nov 27, 2012
Dolores D. "Lolo" Pendleton, age 94 of Ocala, passed away November 27, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1918 in Santiago de Cuba, a daughter to the late Abelardo Diaz Ulloa and Francisa Espino Garcia Ulloa. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Alexander Pendleton and a sister,...
Guy Wallace Watson
Nov 26, 2012
Mr. Guy Wallace Watson, 83, of 299 Watson Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday evening, November 26, 2012, at his home. Mr. Watson was born July 1, 1929, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Dixie Allen and Mary Jenny Jarvis Watson. Guy served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He...
Mr. Ronald Gray "Ronnie" Lawson
Nov 26, 2012
Mr. Ronald Gray "Ronnie" Lawson, age 61 of Stuart, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on May 28, 1951 to the late William David and Nannie Woods Lawson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by an infant brother and two other...
Mintoria Bowman Posey
Nov 25, 2012
Mrs. Mintoria Bowman Posey, 99, of 3482 Volunteer Road, Pinnacle, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. Mrs. Posey was born October 31, 1913, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Susie Ellen Hall. She was a homemaker and the oldest living member of Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Mintoria loved her church family and looked forward to going to any...
Richard Thomas Simmons, Sr
Nov 24, 2012
Mr. Richard Thomas Simmons, Sr., 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Simmons was born March 30, 1937, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Robert Columbus and Lizzie Jones Simmons. Richard retired as an industrial engineer from Renfro Corporation after many...
Mrs. Ruby Combs Jenkins
Nov 23, 2012
Mrs. Ruby Faye Combs Jenkins, 72, of Dobson passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wilkes County on January 17, 1940 to the late Arlis Ray and Dorothy Jane Blevins Combs. Mrs. Jenkins was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to her family. She...
Mrs. Jacqueline Tate Akers
Nov 23, 2012
Mrs. Jacqueline Tate Akers, age 67 of Cana, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Akers was born in Carroll County on April 27, 1945 to Lee William and Mary Lou Tate. She was a loving mother and sister who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Debbie Akers of the home; Lisa and...
Mr. Lenville Everett Martin
Nov 23, 2012
Mr. Lenville Everett Martin, age 78 of Hillsville passed away at his home on Friday, November 23, 2012. He was born in Carroll County, VA on February 18, 1934 to the late Everett Lenville and Goldie Ann Quesenberry Martin. Mr. Martin served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 until 1956. He was a carpenter and a talented brick and...
Mrs. Thelma Owens Dunkley
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Thelma Owens Dunkley, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on January 7, 1924 to the late Will Arthur and Alpha Shelton Owens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dunkley was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years,...
Mr. John Silva, Jr
Nov 22, 2012
Mr. John Silva, Jr., age 65 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the V.A. Medical Center in Salem. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 25, 1947 to the late John Silva, Sr. and Josie Robles Silva. In addition to his parents, Mr. Silva was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Ann Silva. He...
Mrs. Gladys Hamlin Hawks
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Gladys Hamlin Hawks died at Central Continuing Care on Thursday, November 22, 2012, at 11:20 AM. She was 96 years old. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Richard Hamlin; second husband, Homer Hawks; one son, Curtis Dale Hamlin and granddaughter, Lori Nell Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Opal H. Hardy and Callie H....
Mrs. Katherine McCarty Keys
Nov 20, 2012
Katherine Lillian McCarty Keys, 94, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Andrew Keys, and survived by her daughter, Kay Keys Allison and her husband Roy of Richmond, VA. Also surviving are the grandchildren she adored: Clay Gilbert and his wife Stephanie, Andy Gilbert and...