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Obituaries

Mrs. Vernice Simmons

Mrs. Vernice Simmons

Oct 5, 2011

Mrs. Vernice Simmons, 92, widow of Mr. Grover Samuel Simmons, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 5, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on April 12, 1919 to the late Thomas Houston and Neva Holder Snow. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker who dedicated her life to God and her...

Mrs. Betty Mae Bowman Nester

Mrs. Betty Mae Bowman Nester

Oct 2, 2011

Mrs. Betty Mae Bowman Nester, 84 of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Mrs. Nester was born in Surry County on July 11, 1927 to the late Omar and Artha Bobbitt Bowman. She was an office manager for J.C. Penney's and retired after 40 years of service and also...

Mr. Bruce Wayne McKinney

Mr. Bruce Wayne McKinney

Oct 2, 2011

Mr. Bruce Wayne McKinney, age 53 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by those he loved after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 12, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, grew up in California and subsequently moved to Stuart, Virginia in 1981 where he lived every day to the...

Mr. Ralph Emerson Chandler, Jr

Mr. Ralph Emerson Chandler, Jr

Oct 2, 2011

Mr. Ralph Emerson Chandler, Jr., age 57 of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Sunday, October 2, 2011. Mr. Chandler was born in Forsyth County on March 1, 1954 to the late Ralph Emerson and Clara Lee Norman Chandler. He is survived by two sisters, Anita Chandler Puckett of Cana, Teresa McCormick Davis of Mt. Airy; two brothers, Michael...

Lloyd Joseph Bowman

Lloyd Joseph Bowman

Oct 1, 2011

Mr. Lloyd Joseph Bowman, 71, of 256 Cox Ridge Road, Claudville, VA, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born April 30, 1940, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Hillary and Mattie Willard Bowman. He retired from CMI Industries and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Bennie Craddock Bowman...

Guy Lee Byerly, Jr

Guy Lee Byerly, Jr

Oct 1, 2011

Mr. Guy Lee Byerly, Jr., 90, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday morning, October 1, 2011, at his home. Guy was born July 23, 1921, in Guilford County, the son of the late Mr. Guy Lee Byerly, Sr. and Lillian Younts Byerly. He graduated with honors from Mount Airy High School. During his high school days, he was a member of...

Mr. Thomas "Tommy" James Kerr, Jr

Mr. Thomas "Tommy" James Kerr, Jr

Oct 1, 2011

Mr. Thomas James Kerr, Jr. age 72 of High Point, died peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC after an extended illness. Tommy was born in Charlotte, NC on November 16, 1938, son of Thomas James and Jean Funderburke Kerr, who preceded him in death. Having grown up in Mount Airy, Tommy fondly recalled...

Tonya Lynn Martin Sechrist

Tonya Lynn Martin Sechrist

Oct 1, 2011

Mrs. Tonya Lynn Martin Sechrist, 36, of 115 Country Meadow Lane, Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday evening, October 1, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Sechrist was born December 25, 1974, in Forsyth County, to Betty Brooks Martin and the late Ralph William Martin. Tonya was formerly employed at Creekside Cinemas and was a member of Laurel Bluff Baptist Church. She...

Mrs. Nancy Nelson Wood

Mrs. Nancy Nelson Wood

Sep 30, 2011

Nancy Elizabeth Nelson Wood, age 75, passed away Friday evening at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born on June 7, 1936 in Patrick County. Nancy was the youngest of the late Walter Ganes and Florence Hill Nelson's seven children. Of those seven children she was predeceased by three sisters; Mary Tucker, Sue Amos and Lorene Bryant; and two brothers; Holmes...

Mr. Dean Cleary

Mr. Dean Cleary

Sep 29, 2011

Mr. Dean Evert Cleary, 87, of Dobson passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wilkes County on December 10, 1923 to the late Robert and Carrie Wagoner Cleary. He was a retired mechanic from the Department of Transportation and a faithful member of Union Cross Baptist Church as long as his...

Golie Young Southern

Golie Young Southern

Sep 29, 2011

Mr. Golie Young Southern, 86, of 124 Dakota Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Southern was born July 2, 1925, in Surry County, son of the late Joney Elzavan and Joanna Lowe Southern. Golie was a veteran of the United States Army and United States Navy. He retired as the owner and...

Mrs. Alma Snow Hazelwood

Mrs. Alma Snow Hazelwood

Sep 29, 2011

Mrs. Alma Jean Snow Hazelwood, 67, of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on September 5, 1944 to the late James Clyde and Ila Mae Stanley Snow. She leaves to cherish her memory three daughters, Karen Hazelwood and fiancé...

Mr. Bobby Wayne Rodgers

Mr. Bobby Wayne Rodgers

Sep 27, 2011

Mr. Bobby Wayne Rodgers, age 35 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 20, 1976 and was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Mae Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers is survived by his brother, Buddy Rodgers of Stuart; an aunt, Opal...

Mr. Carl Lee Banks

Mr. Carl Lee Banks

Sep 27, 2011

Mr. Carl Lee Banks, age 72 of Siler City, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 12, 1939 to the late Elroy William and Vergie Puckett Banks. In addition to his parents, Mr. Banks was preceded in death by a brother, Roland Banks...

Mr. Donald Kenneth Hiatt

Mr. Donald Kenneth Hiatt

Sep 27, 2011

Mr. Donald Kenneth Hiatt, 75 of Cana, VA passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Hiatt was born in Patrick County, September 11, 1936 to the late Lillie Hiatt Thompson. He was retired from Pitney Bowes, was of the Baptist faith and served our country in the Special Forces Unit...

Mrs. Mildred Kay Miller

Mrs. Mildred Kay Miller

Sep 27, 2011

On Tuesday September 27, 2011 surrounded by her family and loved ones Mildred K Miller slipped quietly into the arms of Jesus, Awaiting her long journey into the gates of Heaven and her reunion with her son Dwayne and other loved ones. After a long and courageous battle with lung cancer for two and half years, Mildred passed on at...

Mr. Harry Benton Thompson

Mr. Harry Benton Thompson

Sep 25, 2011

Mr. Harry Benton Thompson, age 96 of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at his home. Mr. Thompson was born August 10, 1915 in Ararat, VA, one of ten children born to the late John Henry and Notie Puckett Thompson. He was a decorated veteran of WWII, having proudly served in the United States Army and made his...

Mrs. Sheila Ann Campbell Childress

Mrs. Sheila Ann Campbell Childress

Sep 25, 2011

Mrs. Sheila Ann Campbell Childress, age, 70, of Dobson, NC passed away Sunday September 25, 2011 at her home. She was born in Gaston County, NC on March 24, 1941 to the late Nelson and Ceola Kinley Campbell. Surviving are her husband Roger Childress of the home; two sons Joey Shumate of Wilkesboro, Greg Childress of Dobson, one daughter Candie...

Ian Edmond Joslin

Ian Edmond Joslin

Sep 24, 2011

Ian Edmond Joslin, 23, of Elkin passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Guilford County on May 8, 1988 to Keith Edmond Joslin and Sandra (Joslin) House. Ian was a full time student at Surry Community College. He leaves his cherished memory with his mother and step-father, Sandra...

Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Strickland Campbell O'Neal

Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Strickland Campbell O'Neal

Sep 24, 2011

Mrs. Evelyn Rachel Strickland Campbell O'Neal, Age 81 of 498 Bluemont Rd. Mt. Airy passed away Saturday September 24, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. O'Neal was born January 21, 1930 in Randolph County to the late Charlie Harris and Rachel Robbins Strickland, she was retired from Pine State Knitwear and was a member of Woodville...

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