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Obituaries

Gurney William Watson

Gurney William Watson

Feb 6, 2011

Mr. Gurney William Watson, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011, at his home. Mr. Watson was born February 6, 1940, in Watauga County, to Spencer and Mamie Wallace Watson. He worked in dry wall construction and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Surviving are his devoted wife, Barbara Cantrell Watson of the home; four sisters,...

Willie James Hiatt

Willie James Hiatt

Feb 5, 2011

Mr. Willie James Hiatt, 86, of Dobson passed away on Monday May 2, 2011 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on September 4, 1924 to the late Robert William "Bob" and Mittie Elizabeth Mabe Hiatt. Mr. Hiatt was a veteran of the United States Army having served our country during...

Claude Woltz Leftwich

Claude Woltz Leftwich

Feb 5, 2011

Mr. Claude Woltz Leftwich, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011, at his home. Mr. Leftwich was born November 6, 1919, in Carroll County, VA, to the late William McKinley and Princie Anner Heath Leftwich. He retired from Mount Airy Tractor and Pine Ridge Lumber Company. Mr. Leftwich is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Ellen...

Tommy Joseph Matthews

Tommy Joseph Matthews

Feb 4, 2011

Mr. Tommy Joseph Matthews, 58, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Matthews was born October 18, 1952, in Bunkie, LA, to Tommy Joseph Matthews, Sr. and Madie Descant Matthews. He served our country in the United States Navy and was employed with the United States Immigration...

John Wesley Inman

John Wesley Inman

Feb 4, 2011

Mr. John Wesley Inman, 82, of 1744 Jessup Road, Westfield passed away Friday afternoon, February 4, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Inman was born November 23, 1928, in Patrick County, VA, son of the late Arthur and Nina Inman. John retired from J.P. Stevens Inc. and was a member of Asbury Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is survived...

Mr. William Herbert "Herb" Fanning, Jr

Mr. William Herbert "Herb" Fanning, Jr

Feb 4, 2011

Mr. William Herbert "Herb" Fanning, Jr. age 77 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Roanoke. He was born in Roanoke on September 4, 1933 to the late William Herbert Fanning and Cecil Morehead Fanning. In addition to his parents, Mr. Fanning was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Fanning, and a sister, Jean Fanning. He had...

Ronnie Clayton Jones, Jr

Ronnie Clayton Jones, Jr

Feb 3, 2011

Mr. Ronnie Clayton Jones, Jr., 46, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011. Mr. Jones was born August 12, 1964, to Ronnie Clayton Jones, Sr. and Shirley Ann Easter Jones. He is survived by his son, Justin Jones of Mount Airy; his mother and stepfather, Shirley Ann Easter Jones and Kendrick Sisk of Mount Airy; and his father...

Dorothy Lee Edwards

Dorothy Lee Edwards

Feb 3, 2011

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Lee Edwards, 81, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Rickie and Lillie Edwards, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Edwards was born November 22, 1929, in Surry County, to the late James Charlie and Nannie Wolfe Marion. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a member of Mayberry...

Mrs. Mary Agnes Ross Foley

Mrs. Mary Agnes Ross Foley

Feb 3, 2011

Mrs. Mary Agnes Ross Foley, age 92, formerly of Fairystone Park Highway, Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 in the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on January 16, 1919 to the late Harbour Lee and Alice Susan Pedigo Ross. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Foley was preceded in death by her...

Monroe Edwin Newman

Monroe Edwin Newman

Jan 31, 2011

Mr. Monroe Edwin Newman, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Newman was born June 10, 1922, in Surry County, to the late Claude Turner and Martha Elizabeth Cagle Newman. He was a retired finished carpenter, a devoted husband and father, and a member of Calvary...

Mr. Jesse Wilson Hill

Mr. Jesse Wilson Hill

Jan 31, 2011

Mr. Jesse Wilson Hill, age 60 of Stuart, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at Stokes-Reynolds Hospital in Danbury, North Carolina. He was born on December 25, 1950 in Patrick County to the late Glover Wilson Hill and Hassie Nellie Goad Hill. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hill was preceded in death by a son, Jesse Ray "Chip" Hill;...

Gary Lee Jenkins

Gary Lee Jenkins

Jan 31, 2011

Mr. Gary Lee Jenkins, 57, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011, at his home. Mr. Jenkins was born May 6, 1953, in Surry County, to Francis Haynes Jenkins Ross and the late Lewis Alford Jenkins. He was the owner and operator of Gary's Auto Sales, Inc. Surviving are his wife, Brenda Payne Jenkins of the home; a...

Brother Herbert Charlie Jones

Brother Herbert Charlie Jones

Jan 30, 2011

Brother Herbert Charlie Jones, age 72 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was born in Patrick County on October 11, 1938 to the late Sanders and Lucy Willard Jones. In addition to his parents, Brother Jones was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy Jones, William Press Holt and Lester Jones;...

Swanson Early Vass

Swanson Early Vass

Jan 30, 2011

Mr. Swanson Early Vass, 90, of 217 Kenmore Road, Hillsville, VA widower of Mrs. Wilma Mae Combs Vass passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born November 29, 1920 in Carroll County, VA to the late Thomas Jefferson and Lelia Allen Vass. He was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and was a...

Hardy Cleve Collins

Hardy Cleve Collins

Jan 30, 2011

Mr. Hardy Cleve Collins, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Collins was born March 20, 1921, in Surry County, to the late Roy and Abbie Lucinda Cockerham Collins. He served in the United States Air Force and retired from Mount Airy Furniture Company. Mr. Collins...

Catherine Eileen Sinclair Young

Catherine Eileen Sinclair Young

Jan 29, 2011

Mrs. Catherine Eileen Sinclair Young of Mount Airy, formerly of Artesia, NM, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Young was born August 26, 1935, in Cherryvale, KS, to the late Maynard Ambrose “Shorty” and Ethel Gertrude Harris-Bates Sinclair. She was a homemaker, worked with the Senior Center, and delivered...

Freda Mae Hiatt Hawks

Freda Mae Hiatt Hawks

Jan 29, 2011

Mrs. Freda Mae Hiatt Hawks, 74, of 143 Poteat Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hawks was born November 22, 1936, in Surry County, to the late Howard and Maggie Hall Hiatt. She retired after many years of service from AAA Drug Store. Mrs. Hawks was...

James "Herman" Smith

James "Herman" Smith

Jan 29, 2011

Mr. James "Herman" Smith, 84, of 220 Belton Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born November 27, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Grover Cleveland and Emma Parker Smith. He retired from Ed Owens Chrysler Plymouth and was a member of Flat Rock Baptist...

Richard Linzey Taylor

Richard Linzey Taylor

Jan 29, 2011

Mr. Richard Linzey Taylor, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Taylor was born June 18, 1935, in Greensboro, to the late Joseph Lindzey and Margaret Sue Black Taylor. He retired as catalog store manager for Sears and then started his second career as a substitute...

Robert William Atkins

Robert William Atkins

Jan 28, 2011

Mr. Robert William Atkins, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born May 11, 1951, in Surry County, to the late Otis William and Edith Marie Jones Atkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, JD Atkins. He was...

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