Nellie Mayes Carter

Nellie Mayes Carter

Feb 3, 2010

Mrs. Nellie Mayes Carter, 73, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at High Point Regional Hospital. Mrs. Carter was born in Pulaski, VA, to Paul and Gertie Spicer. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Surviving are three daughters, Melissa Mayes of High Point, Virgie...

Louise Lockwood Belton Myers

Louise Lockwood Belton Myers

Feb 3, 2010

Mrs. Louise Lockwood Belton Myers went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2010,at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born February 5, 1917, in Surry County, to the late Moir Wilson Belton, Sr. and Nora Pack Belton. She was a faithful member of Bannertown Baptist Church in Mount Airy and attended as long as her...

Rev. Willis Hobert Pell, II

Rev. Willis Hobert Pell, II

Feb 3, 2010

The Rev. Willis Hobert Pell, II, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday evening, February 3, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. The Rev. Pell was born October 15, 1935, in Patrick County, VA, son of the late Joseph Wheeler and Cora King Pell. He retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. after many years of service and was a member of...

Joshua Bradley Hawks

Joshua Bradley Hawks

Feb 3, 2010

Mr. Joshua Bradley "Josh" Hawks, 28, of 196 Watershed Road, Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010. He was born July 20, 1981, in Forsyth County, to Charles Clyde and Diane Johnson Hawks. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a daughter, Mercedes Brianna Hawks of Mount Airy; a son, Josh Blake Hawks of Mount Airy; his parents, Charles...

Tavie Easter Bobbitt

Tavie Easter Bobbitt

Feb 2, 2010

Mrs. Tavie Easter Bobbitt, 84, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. Mrs. Bobbitt was born May 13, 1925, in Carroll County, VA, to the late and Jerry Elmer and Mattie McKinney Easter. She retired from Quality Mills after more than 40 years of service and was a member of New...

Mrs. Virginia Hughes Lancaster

Mrs. Virginia Hughes Lancaster

Feb 1, 2010

Mrs. Virginia Hughes Lancaster, age 77 of Hillsville, and formerly of Stuart, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on June 10, 1932 to the late Hampton and Nannie Crisman Hughes. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lancaster was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert C. Lancaster, Sr., and five...

Judy Adams Shrewsbury

Judy Adams Shrewsbury

Jan 31, 2010

Mrs. Judy Adams Shrewsbury, 60, passed away Sunday evening, January 31, 2010, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Wyoming County, WV, to the late Oscar and Macy Graham Adams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jarrett Shrewsbury; a son, Randy Shrewsbury; and four sisters, Shirley Robertson,...

Alma Louise Welch Breeden

Alma Louise Welch Breeden

Jan 30, 2010

Mrs. Alma Louise Welch Breeden, 91, of Ridgecrest Lane, Mount Airy, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County after a brief illness. She was born September 7, 1918, in Mount Airy, to the late Walter Presley and Lula McGee Welch. She graduated from Mount Airy High School and attended Appalachian College. She married the late Claude...

Ricky Dean Linville

Ricky Dean Linville

Jan 30, 2010

Mr. Ricky Dean Linville, 52, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home after an extended illness. He was born in Surry County, January 10, 1958, to the late Berry Odell and Hattie Montgomery Linville. Mr. Linville was a self-employed installer for R&L Hardwood Flooring and was of the Baptist faith. He is...

Susan Denise Goins Peele Dillon

Susan Denise Goins Peele Dillon

Jan 30, 2010

Mrs. Susan Denise Goins Peele Dillon, 43, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Dillon was born September 26, 1966, in Surry County, to Samuel Harrison and Ruth Fulla Haynes Goins. She worked at Mount Airy Oil Company as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Dillon is survived by her husband,...

Ms. Bettie Clifton Deal

Ms. Bettie Clifton Deal

Jan 30, 2010

Ms. Bettie Clifton Deal, age 68 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on October 2, 1941 to the late George and Rosie Hughes Clifton. In addition to her parents, Ms. Deal was preceded in death by one son, Larry Lovelace; one grandson, Brandon Dillon; one granddaughter, Katherine Rose Lovelace;...

Helen Geneva Hawks McMillian

Helen Geneva Hawks McMillian

Jan 30, 2010

Mrs. Helen Geneva Hawks McMillian, 73, of 137 McAyers Road, Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at her home. Mrs. McMillian was born May 1, 1936, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Lester and Arena Cagle Hawks. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Clinton McMillian of the...

Robert DeVoyne Smith, II

Robert DeVoyne Smith, II

Jan 30, 2010

Mr. Robert "Bobby" DeVoyne Smith, II, 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010, at his home. Mr. Smith was born March 16, 1956, in Topeka, KS, to Robert D. Smith and Anna Lorene Ferguson Smith. He served our country in the 82nd Airborne, Special Forces, in the United States Army. Surviving are his wife, Sally C. Smith...

Rev. Alvin Ray Parrish

Rev. Alvin Ray Parrish

Jan 28, 2010

The Rev. Alvin Ray Parrish, 69, of Lowgap, passed away Thursday morning, January 28, 2010, with his loving wife and children by his bedside. He was born in Carroll County, VA, June 1, 1940, to the late William "Bill" Parrish and the late Zora Cockerham Parrish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Dwight...

Bertie Lee Nichols Badgett

Bertie Lee Nichols Badgett

Jan 28, 2010

Mrs. Bertie Lee Nichols Badgett, 88, of White Plains, passed away Thursday evening, January 28, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Badgett was born December 8, 1921, in Surry County, daughter of the late Charlie Merlin and Lottie Bingman Nichols. Bertie retired as a teaching assistant from Surry County Schools and was a member of White Plains Friends Meeting. She is...

Tommy Aurther Turner

Tommy Aurther Turner

Jan 27, 2010

Mr. Tommy Aurther Turner, 64, of 1199 Maple Grove Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Turner was born February 6, 1945, in Fentress County, TN, son of the late Prime McDowell and Fonza Hinds Turner. Tommy was a retired technician from Hodges Transmission Service. He is survived by his...

Frank Christian Schenck

Frank Christian Schenck

Jan 27, 2010

Mr. Frank Christian Schenck, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born July 18, 1937, in Newark, NJ, to the late August and Ethel Nelson Schenck. He retired from the Excel Corporation and was a member of the Elks Lodge in Rahway, NJ. Mr. Schenck was a member of...

Christopher DeWitt Tomlin

Christopher DeWitt Tomlin

Jan 26, 2010

Mr. Christopher DeWitt Tomlin, 49, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Hoots Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Duvall County, FL, December 10, 1960, to Reba Elizabeth Norris Tomlin and the late John Timmons Tomlin. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Jan Denise Gates Tomlin of the...

Gabriel Kapuni

Gabriel Kapuni

Jan 26, 2010

Mr. Gabriel Kapuni, 66, of Mount Airy, formerly of Hawaii, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Kapuni was born September 14, 1943, in Kahuku, HI, to the late William Kealoah and Helen Kapuni. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 31, 2010, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in...

Joyce Carol Pike Byrd

Joyce Carol Pike Byrd

Jan 25, 2010

Mrs. Joyce Carol Pike Byrd, 66, of 349 White Pines Country Club Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Monday afternoon, January 25, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Byrd was born January 14, 1944, in Surry County, daughter of the late Garfield and Nora Noah Pike. She retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. and was a...