Michael Payne
Oct 9, 2009
Mr. Michael Payne, 60, of Elkin passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 9, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on July 6, 1949 to Mrs. Gladiona Holyfield Payne and the late Leonard Payne. Mr. Payne was a self employed farmer and a member of Union Cross Baptist Church. He worked diligently on his farm and...
L. Ruth Payne Scott
Oct 9, 2009
Mrs. L. Ruth Payne Scott, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, October 9, 2009, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Scott was born March 29, 1929, in Surry County, to the late Ambrose and Nellie Moser Payne. Ruth retired from Renfro Corporation after many years of service. She is survived by three daughters and two...
James William Pickett
Oct 9, 2009
Mr. James "Big Jim" William Pickett, age 75, of Dobson, NC passed away at Forsyth Hospital in Winston Salem on October 9, 2009. He was born in Yadkin co. on June 26, 1934 to the late Lester Early Pickett Sr. and Josephanna Cranfield Pickett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one daughter Mary Jane Pickett,...
Madeline Elizabeth New Bingman
Oct 8, 2009
Mrs. Madeline Elizabeth New Bingman, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Bingman was born March 1, 1926, in Surry County, to James Daniel and Lela Senter New. She was a loving homemaker. The funeral service will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009, at 2:00 PM in the Skyline Mausoleum, with the Rev....
Arthur Arvidson
Oct 8, 2009
Mr. Arthur Arvidson, 62, of Ararat, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Arvidson was born October 9, 1946, in Bridgeort, CT, to the late Arthur and Marilyn Gagner Arvidson. He served two years in the United States Navy and also two years in the United States Army. Arthur was a member of the...
Stella Mae Atkins Marion
Oct 8, 2009
Mrs. Stella Mae Atkins Marion, 87, of 1248 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, October 8, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Marion was born January 3, 1922, in Surry County, daughter of the late Paul and Sadie Dollyhigh Atkins. Stella retired from Spencer's Inc. after many years of service and later worked at The Mount Airy News...
Launa Mae Cave Woodle
Oct 7, 2009
Mrs. Launa Mae Cave Woodle, age 90, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday evening October 7, 2009 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on January 14, 1919 to the late Thomas Richard Cave and Bessie Hudson Cave. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...
Lenial Brown Cox, Jr
Oct 6, 2009
Mr. Lenial Brown Cox, Jr., 74, of Elkin, NC passed away on Tuesday October 6, 2009 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Dickenson County, VA, to the late Lenial Brown Cox, Sr. and Inis Haynes Cox. Mr. Cox, a tool & die maker, retired from Namco Controls in Newton, NC. Surviving...
William Arthur Barnard
Oct 5, 2009
Mr. William Arthur Barnard, 82, of Kibler Valley, VA, passed away Monday morning, October 5, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry. Mr. Barnard was born December 23, 1926, in Patrick County, VA, to the late William and Elitha Agnes Clement Barnard. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp, serving during World War WII, and was owner...
Mr. Edgar Franklin Goard
Oct 5, 2009
Mr. Edgar Franklin Goard, age 76 of Stuart passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on July 17, 1933 to the late Dennis and Pearl Goad Goard. In addition to his parents, Mr. Goard was preceded in death by two brothers, Irvin and Albert Goard and one sister, Lelia East. He attended...
Nellie Mae Chaney Bowman
Oct 4, 2009
Mrs. Nellie Mae Chaney Bowman, 86, of 422 Marigold Lane, Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born September 3, 1923, in Surry County, to the late Marion Franklin and Minnie Mae Collins Chaney. She retired from Lynn Hosiery and was a member of Doe Run Baptist...
Johnny Max Leftwich
Oct 4, 2009
Mr. Johnny Max Leftwich, 55, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Leftwich was born May 24, 1954, in Surry County, to Betty Jane Surratt Leftwich and the late Haskell Johnny Leftwich. Mr. Leftwich worked at Vulcan Materials after graduating high school. He later became a resident at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation...
Lelia Mae Dawson Moore
Oct 4, 2009
Mrs. Lelia Mae Dawson Moore, 92, of Rio Rancho, NM, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, in Albuquerque, NM. Mrs. Moore was born April 8, 1917, in Patrick County, VA, to Alfred and Emma Hall Dawson. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister and was a retired beautician. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Morgan of the home; five grandchildren;...
Dorothy Southard Stanley
Oct 3, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Southard Stanley, age 88, of Dobson, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Family and friends will always remember her devotion as a mother and grandmother, her skills in cooking and gardening, and her knowledge of world events and keen interest in politics. She...
Nina Branscome Semones
Oct 3, 2009
Mrs. Nina Branscome Semones, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Semones was born January 21, 1920, in Carroll County, VA, to Loranzie Cassell and Lottie Ethel Bowman Branscome. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, who will be dearly missed by all her...
Thelma Shelton Layne
Oct 3, 2009
Mrs. Thelma Shelton Layne, age 82, of Dobson passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday October 3, 2009. She was born in Stokes Co. on September 27, 1927 to the late Elbert Marion Shelton and Nannie Collins Shelton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harold Harbour Layne; two brothers...
Robert Jeremy Willard
Oct 2, 2009
Mr. Robert Jeremy Willard, 19, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Jeremy was born October 3, 1989, in Surry County, to Danny James Willard and Joni Woodring Willard. He was a graduate of Carroll County High School and had worked at The Hungry Farmer Restaurant. He is survived...
Lois Irene Hooker Poole
Oct 2, 2009
Mrs. Lois Irene Hooker Poole, 86 of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009, at Wilkesboro Senior Village in Wilkesboro. Mrs. Poole was born January 8, 1923, in Surry County, to the late France Marion and Georgia Lee Pruitt Hooker. She retired from Quality Mills and was a member of the Primitive Baptist faith. She is survived by several...
Timothy James Bailey
Oct 1, 2009
Mr. Timothy James Bailey, age 50, of Elkin passed away on Thursday October 1, 2009 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Lucas County, Ohio on August 16, 1959 to George Franklin Bailey and Doris Gaynelle Hart Krechman. He was a self employed plumber and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his mother Doris Gaynelle...
Mrs. Ora Hash Thomas
Oct 1, 2009
Mrs. Ora Hash Thomas of Thomas Farms Road, Stuart, Virginia, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 surrounded by loved ones in the Blue Ridge Nursing Center at the age of 97. She was born August 18, 1912 in Endicott, Virginia, a daughter of the late James Goode Lane Hash and Nannie Ruth Snead Hash. She was preceded in death by her...