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Obituaries

Edward Martin Snow

Edward Martin Snow

Apr 15, 2011

Mr. Edward Martin Snow, 62, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born September 24, 1948, in Surry County, to Myrtle Linville Snow Cole and the late Teddy Snow. Mr. Snow served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from...

Mary Helen Patton Newman

Mary Helen Patton Newman

Apr 14, 2011

Mrs. Mary Helen Patton Newman, 88, of 1719 Inglebrook Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, April 14, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Newman was born July 25, 1922, in Grayson County, VA, to the late Emmett Luther and Harriet Cynthia Leonard Patton. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodlawn United...

Mary Louise Stewart Marsh

Mary Louise Stewart Marsh

Apr 14, 2011

Mrs. Mary Louise Stewart Marsh, 77, of Ararat, NC, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Marsh was born May 7, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Harvey P. and Minnie Creed Stewart. She graduated from Copeland High School, where she was an All-State Basketball Player. Mrs. Marsh retired from Perry Manufacturing and...

Willie Gertrude Robertson Creed

Willie Gertrude Robertson Creed

Apr 14, 2011

Mrs. Willie Gertrude Creed, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Creed was born June 27, 1919, in Surry County, daughter of the late David Thomas and Mary Cassie Southern Robertson. She retired from Quality Mills and was of the Primitive Baptist faith. Mrs. Creed is survived by a daughter,...

Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell

Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell

Apr 13, 2011

Mrs. Mary Overby Mitchell, age 87 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Universal Healthcare of King, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on February 20, 1924 to the late Harbour and Annie Puckett Overby. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by one sister, Bessie Goins....

Margaret Vaughn Frye

Margaret Vaughn Frye

Apr 13, 2011

Mrs. Margaret Vaughn Frye, 86, of Mount Airy, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Frye was the widow of James F. "Gene" Frye. Mrs. Frye was born May 30, 1924, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance and Ella Mae Robertson Vaughn. Mrs. Frye was retired from Carter Furniture Company of Mount Airy, and...

Randy Moore

Randy Moore

Apr 13, 2011

Clarence Randolph "Randy" Moore, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Baptist Hospital. Randy was born in Forsyth County, April 18, 1951, to Dorothy Key Moore and the late Clarence Henry "Sam" Moore. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and a dear friend to so many. Randy is survived by his loving wife, Annette...

Lee Stephen Smith, Sr

Lee Stephen Smith, Sr

Apr 13, 2011

Mr. Lee Stephen Smith, Sr., 67, of 695 Trucker Drive, Ararat, VA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 13, 2011, at his home. Mr. Smith was born December 24, 1943, in Patrick County, VA, son of Maybelle Thompson Smith and the late Harden Moore Smith. Lee served our country in the United States Army and was the owner and operator of...

Mrs. Dessa Turner Plaster

Mrs. Dessa Turner Plaster

Apr 12, 2011

Mrs. Dessa Turner Plaster, age 90 of Collinsville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on July 27, 1920 to the late Grover and Ada Foster Turner. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Plaster was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clarence Woodrow Plaster;...

Jesse Grover Harrison

Jesse Grover Harrison

Apr 11, 2011

Mr. Jesse Grover Harrison, 79, of Dobson, the loving husband of Virginia Lucille Fortner Harrison, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center after an extended illness. He was born January 18, 1932, in Surry County, to the late William Howard and Vernie Mae Fowler Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a retired security guard from Spencer's, Inc. and...

Mildred Ferguson Collins Stevens

Mildred Ferguson Collins Stevens

Apr 11, 2011

Mrs. Mildred Ferguson Collins Stevens, 87, passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2011, at Village Care of King. Mrs. Stevens was born February 24, 1924, in Surry County, daughter of the late Henry Howard and Lelia Jane White Ferguson. She retired from Spencer's Corporation and was a member of Hills Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Nelda...

Jeffrey Paul Haynes

Jeffrey Paul Haynes

Apr 11, 2011

Mr. Jeffrey Paul Haynes, 45, of 195 Blue Meadow Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011. Mr. Haynes was born November 1, 1965, in Surry County, to Dixie Ray and Betty Ruth Ferguson Haynes. He was a self-employed contractor and a taxidermist. Surviving are his daughter, Brittney Haynes of Mount Airy; "his soon to be granddaughter"; the mother...

Lillie Tickle Humphries

Lillie Tickle Humphries

Apr 11, 2011

Mrs. Lillie Tickle Humphries, 100, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Heritage Healthcare of Elkin. Mrs. Humphries was born May 30, 1910, in Surry County, to the late Norman Luther and Mary Lou Wall Tickle. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Mrs. Humphries is survived by a daughter...

Frank Edward Shackelton, Jr

Frank Edward Shackelton, Jr

Apr 10, 2011

Mr. Frank Edward Shackelton, Jr., 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Twelve Oaks. Mr. Shackelton was born December 4, 1918, in Passaic County, NJ, to Frank Edward Shackelton, Sr. and Edna Goble Shackelton. He served our county in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theater. Frank was a retired truck...

Ella Faye Easter Hawks

Ella Faye Easter Hawks

Apr 10, 2011

Mrs. Ella Faye Easter Hawks, 70, of 58 Family Drive, Cana, VA, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Hawks was born September 13, 1940, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Issac Lester and Ida Marie Gwynn Easter. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by...

Delia Geneva Hiatt Sechrest

Delia Geneva Hiatt Sechrest

Apr 8, 2011

Mrs. Delia Geneva Hiatt Sechrest, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Sechrest was born October 6, 1920, in Surry County, to William Henry and Gracie Darling Shelton Hiatt. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all her dear family and...

James Alfred Thompson

James Alfred Thompson

Apr 8, 2011

Mr. James Alfred Thompson, 72, of 3287 Ground Hog Mountain Road, Hillsville, VA, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at his home. Mr. Thompson was born September 30, 1938, in Floyd County, VA, to the James Eartel and Gladys Sutphin Thompson. He retired from Vaughn Furniture and was a member of Rome Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife,...

Elizabeth Yvonne Thomas Atkinson

Elizabeth Yvonne Thomas Atkinson

Apr 8, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Yvonne "Von" Thomas Atkinson, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Atkinson was born April 18, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Murray Columbus and Ester Belle Riggs Thomas. Von was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother, and a wonderful friend. She was a member of Blues Grove Baptist...

Roger Dean Oakley

Roger Dean Oakley

Apr 8, 2011

Mr. Roger Dean Oakley, 41, of 518 Junction Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, April 8, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Oakley was born September 20, 1969, in Surry County, to the Opal McHone Oakley and the late Ronald Oakley. He was employed by Veterans Memorial Park and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr. Oakley...

Mrs. Ruth Ann Vreeland Barry

Mrs. Ruth Ann Vreeland Barry

Apr 8, 2011

Mrs. Ruth Ann Vreeland Barry, age 90 of Stuart, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at her home. She was born on February 11, 1921 in Hastings, Nebraska to the late Philip and Aimee Kealy Vreeland. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Barry was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Barry; two sons, Philip Barry and Dixon Barry; and...

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