Sarah Jackson Howerton
Mar 29, 2009
Mrs. Sarah Jackson Howerton, 86, of Mount Airy, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at her residence following a brief bout with cancer. Born in Lowgap, she graduated from Mount Airy High School and Meredith College in Raleigh. She was married to the Reverend Richard T. Howerton, Jr. for 50 years, as they made their homes in Raleigh, NC, New York,...
Dr. Jack Flynn Wood
Mar 29, 2009
Dr. Jack Flynn Wood, 80, of 59 Fairway Villa Drive, Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2009, at Village Care of King. He was born August 20, 1928, in Rockford, to the late Floyd and Lillian Flynn Wood. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman Flynn. Dr. Wood graduated from Copeland High School...
James Barker Beck
Mar 29, 2009
Mr. James Barker Beck, 60, of 315 Hunters Chapel Road, Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Beck was born November 24, 1948, in Surry County, to the late George Washington and Ida Frances Arnder Beck. He was a member of Genesis Full Gospel Church. Survivors include his wife,...
Mr. James C. "J.C." Dunkley
Mar 28, 2009
Mr. James Cecil "J.C." Dunkley, age 68 of Martinsville passed away Saturday morning at his home. He was born on Jan. 20, 1941 in Patrick County to the late Booker and Siller Collins Dunkley. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Stella Woods; and three brothers, Alvis, Eugene, and Harry Dunkley. Mr. Dunkley...
Oscar Carlos Vernon
Mar 28, 2009
Mr. Oscar Carlos Vernon, 83, of Mount. Airy, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Vernon was born November 29, 1926, in Surry County, to the late Claude and Gennie Poore Vernon. He retired from Cross Creek Apparel. He is survived by a daughter, Sandra Kaye Vernon of the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Latrice...
Myrtle Hall Inscore
Mar 28, 2009
Mrs. Myrtle Hall Inscore, "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Give her the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." Myrtle Hall Inscore died March 28, 2009 at...
Andy Lee Vipperman
Mar 28, 2009
Mr. Andy Lee Vipperman, 37, of 860 South Franklin Road, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Vipperman was born November 10, 1971, in Forsyth County, to the Julia Brinkley Vipperman and the late Oza Wendell Vipperman. He was an I.B.E.W electrician and was an avid fisherman and hunter....
Clevers Odell Puckett
Mar 27, 2009
Mr. Clevers Odell Puckett, 75, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Puckett was born October 15, 1933, in Patrick County, VA, to Arthur Joseph and Etta Hawks Puckett. He was a retired dry wall contractor. Surviving are his loving wife, Vesta Bowman Puckett of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law,...
Clarence Bill Inman
Mar 25, 2009
Mr. Clarence Bill Inman, 82, of 2598 Westfield Road, Mount Airy, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Inman was born May 12, 1926, and was one of eleven children born to the late Millard and Kizzy Haymore Inman. He retired as owner of Busy Bee on Westfield Road and was...
Mrs. Sylvia Belcher Helms
Mar 24, 2009
Mrs. Sylvia Belcher Helms, age 72 of Meadows of Dan passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Pioneer Health Services of Patrick County, Inc. in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on January 25, 1937 to the late Lester and Lena Harris Belcher. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Helms was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Belcher...
Mrs. Beatrice Massey Lawless
Mar 23, 2009
Mrs. Beatrice Massey Lawless, age 94 of Stuart, passed away Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on July 6, 1914 to the late William David and Delia Foley Massey. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lawless was preceded in death by her husband, Walter G. Lawless; a son,...
Ann Jackson Atkins
Mar 23, 2009
Mrs. Ann Jackson Atkins, 65, a resident of Mobile, AL, and formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2009. Mrs. Atkins retired from Kmart after 28 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex N. Atkins; her parents, Charlie and Edna White Jackson; and a brother, Wayne Jackson. She is survived by her children,...
Rev. John D Bowman
Mar 22, 2009
The Rev. John D Bowman, 82, of 165 Antioch Avenue, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2009, at Central Continuing Care Nursing Center. He was born December 21, 1926, in Patrick County, VA, the son of the late Dewey L. and Martha Ann Hall Bowman. John served our country in the United States Army during World War II....
Mrs. Betty Jo Flippin
Mar 21, 2009
Mrs. Betty Jo Flippin, 77, of Critz and formerly of Virginia Beach, passed away Saturday morning at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on August 27, 1931 to the late Joseph and Sally Mae Wood Lawson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. Surviving Mrs. Flippin...
Marie Collins Sechrist Easter
Mar 21, 2009
Mrs. Marie Collins Sechrist Easter, 75, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Easter was born in Rockingham County, September 16, 1933, to Rush C. Collins, Sr. and Mamie Wall Collins. She loved her family and friends as much as she loved "working for the government" at St. Paul School and was a member...
Betty Jo Brintle Stewart
Mar 21, 2009
Ms. Betty Jo Brintle Stewart, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Stewart was born August 1, 1929, in Surry County, to James Gurney and Lula Bell Mauldin Brintle. She retired from Spencer's Inc. and was a member of Dover Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Wayne York and wife, Paula, of...
John William Hiatt
Mar 21, 2009
Mr. John William Hiatt, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hiatt was born November 6, 1926, in Surry County, the son of the late John Armon and Sena McMillian Hiatt. He was a long-time resident of Mount Airy. Mr. Hiatt served in the United States Navy...
Mrs. Hilda Ruth Hubbard
Mar 19, 2009
Mrs. Hilda Ruth Hubbard, age 70 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at her home. She was born in North Carolina on July 23, 1938 to the late Horace and Lucille Colville. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in death by one son, Jesse Horace Hubbard, and a brother, Horace Colville. Mrs. Hubbard...
Samuel Joseph Attardo
Mar 19, 2009
Mr. Samuel Joseph Attardo, 52, of 247 Cameron Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, March 19, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born September 29, 1956, in Buffalo, NY, to Adeline Linski and the late Salvatore "Samuel" Attardo. He was a retired truck driver with Estes Express Line and of the Baptist...
Mrs. Darsie Chaney Foley
Mar 18, 2009
Mrs. Darsie Chaney Foley, age 74 of Stuart passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Patrick County on May 18, 1934 to the late George and Callie Hall Chaney. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Foley was preceded in death by her husband, William Lee "W.L." Foley; a son,...