Mr. Edgar T. Bowman

Mr. Edgar T. Bowman

Nov 22, 2008

Mr. Edgar Theodore Bowman, age 71 of Meadows of Dan passed away Saturday morning at his home. He was born on March 2, 1937 in Patrick County to the late Yancie Bowman and Rosa Janie Goins Bowman. He was a retired mechanic. Surviving are his wife Helen Christine Bowman of the home; two sisters, Vera Montgomery of Hillsville, Phyllis Crawford...

Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer

Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer

Nov 22, 2008

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer, 92, of 108 West Oakdale Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 3, 1916, in Surry County, to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She retired from Quality Mills, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was of...

Robert Monroe Ogle

Robert Monroe Ogle

Nov 21, 2008

Mr. Robert Monroe Ogle, 82, husband of Mrs. Hazel Walls Ogle, of Woodlawn, passed away on Friday November 21, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital with his loving family by his bedside. He was born in Carroll County, Va. on June 10, 1926 to the late John Norman and Ida McMillan Ogle. Mr. Ogle was a retired sawmill worker and...

Viney Sue Rigney Jones

Viney Sue Rigney Jones

Nov 21, 2008

Mrs. Viney Sue Rigney Jones, age 92 of Cana, VA passed away on November 21, 2008 at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, VA. Mrs. Jones was born in Carroll County VA, on December 25, 1915 to the late Henley Thomas and Martha Elizabeth Vaughn Rigney. She was a graduate of Elon College and retired from the Surry County School System....

Ms. Charlotte Kay Goard Hammond

Ms. Charlotte Kay Goard Hammond

Nov 21, 2008

Ms. Charlotte Kay Goard Hammond, age 41 of Martinsville, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. She was born in Patrick County on November 1, 1967 to the late George Thomas and Mary Alice Radford Goard. She had worked for Rock 10 Display Packaging Company. Ms. Hammond is survived by her fiance, Curtis Lee Eames of...

Betty McLachlan Jones

Betty McLachlan Jones

Nov 20, 2008

Mrs. Betty McLachlan Jones, 84, of 1000 Ridgecrest Lane, Mount Airy, died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at her home at Ridgecrest Retirement Center. Born November 9, 1924, in Yatesboro, PA, she was the daughter of Dora Morrison McLachlan and Robert Hotchkiss McLachlan. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Bartlett Kyle Jones, Jr. She is...

Mr. Charles Robert (Bob) Baugh

Mr. Charles Robert (Bob) Baugh

Nov 20, 2008

Charles Robert (Bob) Baugh age 76, of Dogwood Estates, Stuart, Virginia died at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart on Thursday, November 20, 2008. He had suffered from a long illness and had been a resident of the nursing facility since June of 2008. Bob was the youngest of four children born to Joseph Franklin Baugh and Anne Reynolds...

Alvis David Goins

Alvis David Goins

Nov 20, 2008

Mr. Alvis David Goins, Age 82 of 608 East Pine St. Mt. Airy, NC. widower of the late Mamie Lockaby Goins passed away Thursday November 20, 2008 at his home. Mr. Goins was born March 6, 1926 in Surry County to the late Robert and Bertha Goings Goins, he was retired from Cross Creek Apparel was a member of the...

June Coy Jones

June Coy Jones

Nov 19, 2008

Mr. June Coy Jones, 71, of 173 Bluff Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at his home. Mr. Jones was born June 28, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Carva and Sadie Ann Cook Jones. Coy was a custodian at Family Resource Center of Mount Airy. He is survived by a son, Jeffery Scott Jones of...

Bernie Edward Phillips

Bernie Edward Phillips

Nov 19, 2008

Mr. Bernie Edward Phillips, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008. Mr. Phillips was born November 4, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Jesse Edward Benton and Katherine Sawyers Phillips. Bernie worked as an investigator for Retail Credit Company for 18 years and was co-owner and operator of Jones-Phillips Funeral Home for 15 years. He...

Ruth "Hook" Marion Dezern

Ruth "Hook" Marion Dezern

Nov 18, 2008

Ms. Ruth "Hook" Marion Dezern, 77, of Dobson, passed away at her home on Tuesday November 18, 2008 after multiple battles with cancer. She was born in Surry County on October 9, 1931 to the late William Brady and Minnie Nichols Marion. Mrs. Dezern was retired from Tultex Industries and was a dedicated member of Salem Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Billy Edward Carter

Billy Edward Carter

Nov 18, 2008

Mr. Billy Edward Carter, 70, of 836 Haystack Road, Mount Airy, who was in declining health for the past 2 1/2 years, lost his battle to Lou Gerhig's Disease at his home at 3:46 am Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Mr. Carter was born May 27, 1938, in Surry County, to Edward Arlo and Savannah Elizabeth Martin Carter. Mr. Carter was...

Wendy Olinda Whicher Jones

Wendy Olinda Whicher Jones

Nov 17, 2008

Ms. Wendy Olinda Whicher Jones, 41, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Jones was born November 4, 1967, in Peterborough, NH, to Christine Palluotto Spence and Neal Whicher. Ms. Jones will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was employed with Pike Electric Inc. Surviving are...

Ernest Jackson Bobbitt

Ernest Jackson Bobbitt

Nov 17, 2008

Mr. Ernest Jackson Bobbitt, 87, of Cana, VA, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008, at his home while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Bobbitt was born November 14, 1921, in Carroll County, VA, to the late William Booge and Lela Hawks Bobbitt. He was a retired carpenter and a veteran of the United States Army-Air Force, having served our...

Granville N. "Randy" Epperson

Granville N. "Randy" Epperson

Nov 16, 2008

Mr. Granville N. "Randy "Epperson, 75, of Ararat, VA, widower of Pauline Grace Piekos Epperson, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Woodhaven Nursing Home in Montvale, VA. He was born February 13, 1933, in Patrick County, VA, to Rufus and Bessie King Epperson. He was retired from Scenic Ford and a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. Mr. Epperson...

Emmitt Grant Martin, Sr

Emmitt Grant Martin, Sr

Nov 16, 2008

Mr. Emmitt Grant Martin, Sr., 90, of 695 Old Buck Shoals Road, Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, November 16, 2008, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Martin was born May 29, 1918, in Surry County, to the late Frank and Polly Bowman Martin. Emmitt was a veteran of the United States Army, retired from Duke Power after 35 years of...

Weldon Bryant "Dick" Smith, Sr

Weldon Bryant "Dick" Smith, Sr

Nov 16, 2008

Mr. Weldon Bryant "Dick" Smith, Sr., 84, of 4082 Bear Trail, Cana, VA, passed away Sunday morning, November 16, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Smith was born January 16, 1924, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Herbert Swanson and Eliza Frances Strickland Smith. He was a self-employed orchardist and farmer for many years. He is survived...

James Albert Angel

James Albert Angel

Nov 16, 2008

Mr. James Albert Angel, 58, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Angel was born July 1, 1950, in Surry County, to Jeanell Urps Angel and the late Lester Warren Angel. He was employed at L.S. Starrett and a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. He is survived...

Harold Dean Holt

Harold Dean Holt

Nov 15, 2008

Mr. Harold Dean Holt, 58, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Holt was born October 14, 1950, in Patrick County, VA, to Mae Pack Holt and the late William Press Holt. Mr. Holt will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving are his mother, Mae Pack Holt...

Mary Nell Beamer Wynne

Mary Nell Beamer Wynne

Nov 15, 2008

Mrs. Mary Nell Beamer Wynne, 87, of Mount Airy, widow of E.G. Wynne, Jr., died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Wynne was born October 6, 1921, the daughter of the late Dorsey Cullen and Martha Victoria Monday Beamer. Mrs. Wynne was retired from Quality Mills of Mount Airy. She was a very...