Mrs. Betty Marie Draughn Hiatt Whitaker, 77, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born September 10, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Tyre Shepherd and Amelia Slaydon Draughn. Mrs. Draughn was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She had worked at Lynne Hosiery and Quality Mills in previous...
Mrs. Dorothy Inez Caudle Wall, 88, of 5615 Siloam Road, Siloam, our devoted mother, went to be with the Lord Saturday September 12, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Wall was born August 1, 1921, in Surry County, to the late Arthur and Delia Willard Caudle. She was a wonderful homemaker, who loved cooking and canning, going to...
Mr. Mitchell Glen Kirkman, 54, of 6111 Farrior Drive, Clemmons, husband of Nora Chavez Kirkman, was called home Friday afternoon, September 11, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born November 10, 1954, in Surry County, to Glen and Treva Riddle Kirkman. He was a 10-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Police Department. He was the co-owner...
Mrs. Cloyce Key Davis of 1015 Mitchell Street, Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Friday September 11, 2009. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Maxwell Jackson "Max" Davis. She was born June 2, 1921 in Surry County, NC to the late Gabriel Jackson Key and Emma Jones Key. Cloyce and her husband Max owned...
Mr. Wendell Lee Burns, 69, of Hamptonville, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mr. Burns was born August 23, 1940, in Ashtabula, OH, to Arvel Reese and Pauline Goldie Clark Burns. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Mrs. Roxie Juanita Tharpe Inman, 83, of 121 Barrington Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, September 10, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Inman was born July 8, 1926, in Wilkes County, to the late Larkin Wakefield and Roxie Burcham Tharpe. Juanita retired as a registered nurse from Northern Hospital of Surry County after 48 years of...
Mr. George Washington Tate, 69, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009, at his home. Mr. Tate was born March 29, 1940, in Carroll County, VA, to Lester and Flora Ann Meredith Tate. He was a loving husband and brother who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving are his dear wife, Mona...
Mr. William Green Hall, Sr., 85, of 127 Alton Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hall was born January 18, 1924, in Patrick County, VA, to the late James William and Elizabeth Bowman Hall. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II in the invasion...
Mrs. Ethel Faye Bullins Crouse, 76, of 170 Bluff Street, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, September 8, 2009, at Springwood Care Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Crouse was born March 24, 1933, in Surry County, to the late Harvey and Dealie McCormick Bullins. She retired from Spencer's Inc. after many years of service and was a member of Mount Vernon...
Mr. Jeffrey Todd Shough, age 24 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009. He was born in Martinsville on September 26, 1984. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Elsie Shough and Dimon and Verna Ratliff. He graduated from Patrick County High School where he participated in basketball, football and baseball. He had attended Patrick Springs...
Mr. Glenn U. Draughn, age 84 of Dobson passed away on Tuesday September 8, 2009 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on June 8, 1925 to the late Samuel James and Grace Edmonds Draughn. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Grover and Paul...
Mr. Ulysses Edward Ayers, 82, of 161 Welcome Baptist Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, September 7, 2009, at Alleghany Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sparta. Mr. Ayers was born September 8, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Claude Swanson and Nancy Elizabeth Spencer Ayers. He retired from the Mount Airy Furniture Company and was a member...
Ms. Mary Emily Badgett Taylor, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Taylor was born August 5, 1930, in Surry County, to James Bryan and Ada Florence Gordon Badgett. Ms. Taylor attended UNCG, graduated from High Point College with a BA in English and History, and worked on her master's...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Golding Barker, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2009, at her daughter's home. Mrs. Barker was born September 13, 1915, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Squire Franklin and Martha Elizabeth Carson Golding. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter...
Mr. James William Hayden, age 88, of Dobson, passed away on Sunday afternoon at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Patrick Co. VA on April 30, 1921 to the late Thomas Hayden and the late Annie White Hayden. He was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, was retired from the NC DOT, and was...
Mr. Richard Wayne Cockram, age 66 of Ridgeway, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. He was born in Patrick County on November 25, 1942 to the late Lawrence Melvin Cockram and Loula Mae Alderman Cockram. He retired from Sprint Telephone Company with over 30 years of service. Mr. Cockram is survived by...
Mrs. Frances Vivian Simmons Simmons, 80, of 983 Tom's Creek Church Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Simmons was born May 4, 1929, in Surry County, a daughter of the late William Sanford and Georgia Cain Simmons. She retired from Renfro Corporation after 31 years of service and was a member of Tom's...
Mrs. Margaret Corrine Pell Puckett, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, September 4, 2009, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Puckett was born October 22, 1929, in Surry County, to the late Meredith and Maggie McBride Pell. She retired Proctor-Silex Inc. and was a member of Flat Rock Presbyterian Church. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Lamont...
Mr. Gerald Douglas Bowlin, 38, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2009, in Forsyth County. Born in Richmond County, SC, he was the son of Jerry Leslie Bowlin and Karen Hayes Bowlin. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Site Masters Construction in Mississippi. Gerald is survived by his loving and caring mother, Karen Hayes Bowlin...
Ms. Margaret Mary Perkins Parker, 62, a loving mother and grandmother, formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, September 3, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Parker was born March 4, 1947, in Trenton, NJ, to the late Robert and Elizabeth Birkner Perkins. She was last employed at Collins Chevrolet. Surviving are a...