Irene Fay Bennett Jones
Sep 17, 2012
Mrs. Irene Fay Bennett Jones, 82, of 149 Boxwood Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, September 17, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Jones was born March 11, 1930, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Frank James and Nellie Lucinda Quesinberry Bennett. Fay worked in several textile mills, including Quality Mills,...
Drema Kay Young Dowdy Dejager
Sep 16, 2012
Ms. Drema Kay Young Dowdy Dejager, 60, of 540 Allred Mill Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, September 16, 2012, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Dejager was born February 12, 1952, in Raleigh County, WV, the daughter of the late Frank Young, Jr. and Hilda June Perkins Young. She was a certified nursing...
Mr. Donald Verlon Marshall
Sep 15, 2012
Mr. Donald Verlon Marshall, 62, passed away Saturday night, September 15, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Marshall was born in Surry County on April 13, 1950 to Lola Virginia Galyean Marshall and the late Vinyard Verlon Marshall. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. In addition to his mother, Mr. Marshall is survived by...
Mr. James Hassell Taylor
Sep 15, 2012
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 God called his son, Mr. James Hassell Taylor age 87 of Mt. Airy, NC, to be with his Lord and Savior. Mr. Taylor was born September 20, 1924 in Surry County to the late Sally Mozelle Hall Taylor and Lacy Franklin Taylor. He was retired from Mt. Airy Furniture Company and was a member of...
Mrs. Marion H. Liddle
Sep 15, 2012
Mrs. Marion Ray Hawkins Liddle, age 87 of Madison, formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Liddle was born in Teddington, England on October 30, 1924 to Gordon Lennox and Hettie Eggleton Hawkins. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and friends....
David Michael Gullion
Sep 15, 2012
Mr. David Michael Gullion, 71, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. Gullion was born July 11, 1941, in Bluewell, WV, to George and Zola Tabor Gullion. He was a devoted husband of 48 years, a loving father and grandfather, and a humble, kind-hearted, faith-filled, eternity-minded servant. He spent 45 years in ministry...
Mrs. Cheryl Barker Taylor
Sep 14, 2012
Mrs. Cheryl Beverly Barker Taylor, age 69 of Lowgap, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Taylor was born in Surry County on June 30, 1943 to Leander Ernest "Lee" and Myrtle Irene Senter Barker. She was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are a daughter, Sherry...
Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ambrosio, Jr
Sep 14, 2012
Mr. Joseph Ambrosio, Jr., age 78 of Stuart, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born on August 31, 1934 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York to the late Joseph and Mary Coronato Ambrosio. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ambrosio was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Jones Ambrosio; one...
Mrs. Vergie Utt Hiatt
Sep 14, 2012
Mrs. Vergie Utt Hiatt age 88 of Cana, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Hertiage Hall/Laurel Meadows in Laurel Fork, VA. She was born April 19, 1924 in Carroll County to the late George V. and Hattie McMillian Utt. She was married to Melvin G. Hiatt in 1947, they shared 65 wonderful years...
Calvin Cooledge Gilley
Sep 14, 2012
Mr. Calvin Cooledge Gilley, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, September 14, 2012, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Gilley was born June 3, 1925, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Edgar and Octavia Harris Gilley. Calvin retired as a knitter from Spencer's Inc. after many years of service. He cherished all his friends,...
Mr. Jack D. Maines
Sep 14, 2012
Mr. Jack D. Maines age 70 of 3784 Lambsburg, Road, Lambsburg, VA husband of Mrs. Mary Kathleen "Cookie" Bryant Maines passed away September 14, 2012 at his home. He was born June 3, 1942 in Alleghany County, NC to Hazel Brooks Maines. He was a self employed concrete pourer and finisher and was a logger. Mr. Maines was a member...
Mr. Clyde William Joyce
Sep 13, 2012
Mr. Clyde William Joyce, age 82 of Mt. Airy passed away peacefully at the home of his granddaughter surrounded by his loving family Thursday, September 13, 2012. Mr. Joyce was born in Surry County on August 24, 1930 to the late Rufus Albert and Ida Mosley Joyce. Mr. Joyce served in the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist Faith....
Mrs. Ruth Draughn Bledsoe
Sep 13, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Draughn Bledsoe, 90, widow of the late Rev. Orville Bledsoe entered the Portals of Heaven on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Central Continuing Care surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 22, 1922 to the late Sidney Raymond and Maggie Viola Jones Draughn. Mrs. Bledsoe was a homemaker and a member of Copeland Baptist Church....
Mrs. Treva Corder Davis
Sep 11, 2012
Funeral services for Treva Viola Corder Davis, 95 of Dobson, NC will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Fairview Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Her body will remain at Moody-Davis Funeral Home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will...
Mrs. Gerlteen McCraw Simpson
Sep 11, 2012
Mrs. Gerlteen Rachel McCraw Simpson, age 72 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Simpson was born in Surry County on July 29, 1940 to Glen and Ethel Sechrist McCraw. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and friend to so many. Left to cherish her loving memory is a daughter and son-in-law, Pam...
Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Goad Davis
Sep 10, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Goad Davis, 72 of Mt. Airy passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on January 5, 1940 to the late Willie and Fannie Mathis Goad. Mrs. Davis was retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, James...
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Baliles
Sep 9, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Baliles, age 93 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on May 18, 1919 to the late Louie Price Grogan and Lula Jane Smith Grogan. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Baliles was preceded in death by her husband, J. Curtis Baliles; three sisters,...
Mr. Timmy Lee Rogers
Sep 9, 2012
Mr. Timmy Lee Rogers, age 52 of King, North Carolina, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was born in Patrick County on February 25, 1960. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Lee Rogers; his grandmother, Annie Hall Rogers; and a cousin, Mark Rogers. He had driven trucks...
Mrs. Martha Harris Nixon
Sep 7, 2012
Mrs. Martha Harris Nixon, age 87, of Mountain Park, NC passed away on Friday morning September 7, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. She was born in Surry County on April 22, 1925 to the late Willie and Lillie Nixon Harris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Spencer Nixon; infant sister Edna...
Ms. Donna Kay Hamm
Sep 7, 2012
Ms. Donna Kay Hamm, age 44 of Patrick Springs passed away Friday at her home. She was born in Patrick County on Aug. 21, 1968. She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde Hamm. Surviving are a daughter and son in law, Amy Denise and Wade Cain of Ararat; a son, Caleb Paul Hamm of Patrick Springs; two grandchildren,...