Mrs. Lelia Goard East
Feb 26, 2009
Mrs. Lelia Goard East, age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on June 22, 1922 to the late Dennis and Pearl Goad Goard. In addition to her parents, Mrs. East was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Mr. Eugene Madison Lawless
Feb 26, 2009
Mr. Eugene Madison Lawless, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1920 to the late Abe and Myrtle Foley Lawless. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawless was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Pendleton Lawless, one sister, Katherine...
Paul D. Key
Feb 24, 2009
Mr. Paul D. Key passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Surry County on August 25, 1919, to the late Jasper Davis and Cora Collins Key in Ararat, NC. He was a 1938 graduate of Copeland High School and served in the United States Army during World War...
John Elton Bowman
Feb 23, 2009
Mr. John Elton Bowman, 75, of 176 Dolly Lane, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born April 10, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, to the late John Dexter and Eppie Io Sawyers Bowman. He was a cabinetmaker, was retired from Proctor-Silex Inc., and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived...
Leslie Melton
Feb 23, 2009
Mr. Leslie Melton, 52, of 423 Epworth Road, Cana, VA, passed away Monday, February 23, 2009. Mr. Melton was born February 21, 1957, in Surry County, to James Russell and Myrtle Massie Combs Melton. He was formerly employed at Cross Creek Apparel and a member of the Jesus faith. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Lorne...
Elder Walter Lee Hodge
Feb 23, 2009
Elder Walter Lee Hodge, age 96 of Martinsville passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center in the Rangely Community. He was born on October 17, 1912 to the late James Meyer and Susie Frye Hodge. In addition to his parents, Elder Hodge was preceded in death by his first wife, Alpha Bowman Hodge; his second...
Miss Arbealy "Bealie" Martin
Feb 22, 2009
Miss Arbealy "Bealie" Martin, age 95 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born on December 22, 1913 in Stoneville, North Carolina to the late Charlie W. and Nannie Lou Kendrick Martin. In addition to her parents, Miss Martin was preceded in death by one sister, Evedale Oliver,...
Audrey Virginia Simpson Wood
Feb 22, 2009
Mrs. Audrey Virginia Simpson Wood, 86, of Siloam went to be with her eternal savior on Sunday February 22, 2009 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on December 7, 1922 to the late Coley McKinley Simpson and Mecie Emma Reynolds Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Clifton Nathaniel Nixon
Feb 22, 2009
Mr. Clifton Nathaniel Nixon, 81, loving husband of Mrs. Evene Holyfield Nixon of Mountain Park passed away on Sunday February 22, 2009 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Nixon was born in Surry County on March 17, 1927 to the late Charles Sherman and Cora Samantha Callaway Nixon. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served our...
Ted Harrison Martin, Sr
Feb 22, 2009
Mr. Ted Harrison Martin, Sr., 72, of 305 Arlington Street, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, February 22, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Martin was born June 9, 1936, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Verner and Margaret Martin Martin. Ted was the former owner and operator of Martin Claims Service Inc. and a member of Bannertown...
Ida Mae Gammons Martin
Feb 22, 2009
Mrs. Ida Mae Gammons Martin, 95, of 328 Cook School Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Martin was born December 6, 1913, in Surry County, daughter of the late George and Sally Johnson Gammons. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,...
Grady Lee Wolfe
Feb 22, 2009
Mr. Grady Lee Wolfe, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Wolfe was born November 15, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Howard Newton and Ida Mae Hicks Wolfe. He retired from the North Carolina Granite Corporation. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Eric Combs and Debbie...
Clara Elizabeth Goad Clement
Feb 22, 2009
Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Goad Clement, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Clement was born June 4, 1917, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Bailey and Elizabeth Gardner Goad. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and a member of Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church. Surviving are...
Richard Franklin (Frank) Collins
Feb 20, 2009
Mr. Richard Franklin (Frank) Collins, 61, of Dobson, went to be home with his Lord and Savior on February 20, 2009, after a brave fight with Lou Gherigs Disease (ALS). He was born in Surry County on May 1, 1947. He was the son of the late Jonas Franklin Collins and Vernice White Collins. He was a member of Field...
Joshua Adam Leblanc
Feb 19, 2009
Mr. Joshua Adam Leblanc, 22, of Dobson passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 19, 2009. He was born in Worcester, Mass. on July 11, 1986 to Carol Ann Kenneway Leblanc Reed of the home and Edward Alfred Leblanc, Jr. of Royalston, Mass. Survivors include his loving mother, Carol Kenneway Reed of the home; his father of Royalston, Mass., a brother,...
Kenneth Boyd White
Feb 19, 2009
Mr. Kenneth Boyd "K.B." White, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009, at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. White was born September 19, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Connie Cicero and Betty Simmons White. He served our country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Mr. White retired as a surveyor...
Donna Jean Wall Stiltner
Feb 18, 2009
Ms. Donna Jean Wall Stiltner, 47, of Ararat, NC, died Wednesday morning, February 18, 2009, at Northern Hospital of Surry County, after a short battle of pancreatic cancer. She was born April 16, 1961, in Surry County, to the late Bobby Ray Wall and to Barbara Collins Wall. Surviving are her mother, Barbara Collins Wall of Ararat, NC; a son,...
Peggy Sue Quesenberry Golding
Feb 18, 2009
Mrs. Peggy Sue Quesenberry Golding, 67, loving wife of Hansel Edward Golding, of Mount Airy passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 15, 1941, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Joe Bill, Sr. and Addis Leftwich Quesenberry. Mrs. Golding retired from Sara Lee Corporation, where she...
Joel Roger Harrison, Jr
Feb 17, 2009
Mr. Joel Roger Harrison, Jr., 36, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at his home. Mr. Harrison was born in Roanoke, VA, to Joel Roger Harrison, Sr. and Sandra Lee Stafford Harrison. He was employed with Applied Polymerics, Inc. in Mount Airy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Chrystal Lawson Harrison;...
Mrs. Grace Rakes Dalton
Feb 17, 2009
Mrs. Grace Rakes Dalton, age 89 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on March 10, 1919 to the late Arthur E. and Annice Hall Dalton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dalton was preceded in death by her first husband, Lemuel Thomas "Taft" Rakes;...