Obituaries

Flossie Quesinberry Vipperman

May 22, 2007

Ms. Flossie Quesinberry Vipperman age 72 of 405 Linville Road, M. Airy, NC passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Forsyth Regional Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born January 20, 1935 in Surry County to Rosie Richardson Quesinberry and the late Lawrence Quesinberry. She was an accountant, a homemaker and attended Grace Moravian Church. Surviving are a son, Jimmy...

Mr. Jesse Roger Anthony

May 22, 2007

Mr. Jesse Roger Anthony, 56, of Jonesville, NC passed away on Tuesday May 22, 2007 in George Town, South Carolina. He was born on December 25, 1950 to the late Jesse Anthony and to Beatrice Fowler Anthony. He was employed by the A.C. Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law Brian and Brenda Anthony...

Mr. James Rudolph Thompson

May 20, 2007

Mr. James Rudolph Thompson, 77, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 20, 2007. Born on September 17, 1929 in Surry County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Millard and Mattie Thompson. After serving in the United States Army from 1946 to 1951, James married Juanita Lawrence in 1952 and moved to Alexandria, Virginia where...

Virginia Louise Bullins Hayes

May 20, 2007

Mrs. Virginia Louise Bullins Hayes age 68 of 131 Bass Ridge Trail, Mount Airy, widow of Tom Hayes, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Hayes was born in Surry County on August 24, 1938 daughter of the late Kemp Glenn Bullins, Sr. and Rosa Mae McCann Bullins and was retired from M and M Textiles....

Geraldine Thais McNeil

May 20, 2007

Miss Geraldine Thais McNeil, age 92 of Greensboro, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home in Greensboro. Miss McNeil was born in Saugus, MT, October 11, 1914 to Robert Iredell and Rosa Rebecca Church McNeil. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mt. Airy, NC and was a retired Bookeeper. Surviving are...

Mr. Herman Thomas Hagwood

May 19, 2007

Mr. Herman Thomas Hagwood age 47, of Martinsville, in the Carver Community, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on July 4, 1959, and was preceded in death by his father, Herman Thomas Penn, his grandparents, Charlie and Martha Ruth Hagwood and Russell and Dolly Penn; and...

Elder Walter Ivan (Pug) Branch

May 19, 2007

Elder Walter Ivan (Pug) Branch of Lowgap went home to be with the Lord on Saturday May 19, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mt. Airy. He was born in Surry County, on August 31, 1926 to the late Jim and Mary Bet Jones Branch. He was a member and Elder of Fisher River Primitive Baptist Church of...

Minnie Mae Hodges Draughn

May 18, 2007

 

 

Mrs. Minnie Mae Hodges Draughn, 72, of 1094 Smith Road, Mount Airy, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Friday, May 18, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Draughn was born March 31, 1935, in Surry County, the second of seven children born to the late Coley Walter and Dixie...

Betty Sue Scales Phillips

May 18, 2007

Mrs. Betty Sue Scales Phillips, age 76 of Greensboro, widow of Fred Phillips, passed away at her home Friday, May 18, 2007. Mrs. Phillips was born in Patrick County, January 31, 1931 to Geo S. and Mary Ila Scales. She was a retired beautician. Surviving are two sisters, Virginia Scales of the home; and Ruth Smith of Mt. Airy; a...

Lois Pearson English

May 18, 2007

Mrs. Lois Pearson English, age 87 of Mt. Airy passed away May 18, 2007 at Twelve Oaks Rest Home. Mrs. English was born in Wake Forest, NC May 2, 1920 to the late Howard Henry and Geneva Marshall Pearson. Mrs. English was retired from First Citizens Bank and attended First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy. She is survived by a...

Billy Ray Francis

May 18, 2007

Mr. Billy Ray Francis, age 49 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, May 18, 2007 at his home. Mr. Francis was born in Surry County, August 17, 1957 to Ruth Rakes Francis and the late Wade C. Francis. He was formerly employed with EMCO Trucking of Elkin and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving is his wife, Norma Francis of...

Mary B. Morgan

May 18, 2007

Ms. Mary B. Morgan, 87, passed away Friday, May 18, 2007 in Eden, N.C. at the Brian Center of Eden where she was a resident. Ms Morgan was born in Patrick County, March 24, 1920 to the late James and Josie Bowman and was retired from Fieldcrest Mills. Ms. Morgan was also preceded in death by three sisters; Estelle Branscome,...

John William Fleming, Jr

May 17, 2007

Mr. John William Fleming, Jr. age 76 of 313 Broad Street, Mt. Airy, NC husband of Mrs. Peggy Belton Fleming passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County, He was born June 1, 1930 in Surry County, NC to the late John William Fleming, Sr. and Essie Martin Fleming. Mr. Fleming served his country as a...

Ethel Pruitt Anderson

May 16, 2007

Mrs. Ethel Pruitt Anderson of Mount Airy, widow of Austin Harold Anderson, passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Anderson was born to the late Joshua and Kate Pruitt of Claudville, VA. She was a retired sales associate with J.C. Penny's Company and a member of the Eastern Star in Miami, FL. She was the...

Lala Mae McGee Berger

May 15, 2007

Mrs. Lala McGee Berger age 75 of 4370 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY wife of Mr. Al Berger passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the Flushing Hospital Medical Cneter in Queens, NY. She was born December 27, 1931 in Surry County, NC to the late Paul R. McGee, Sr. and Myrtle Atkins McGee. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her...

Valerie June Woodage Mayes

May 15, 2007

Mrs. Valerie June Woodage Mayes, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at her home. Mrs. Mayes was born June 13, 1941, in Wooburn Green, England, to the late Albert James and Ellen Gillett Woodage. Valerie was a graduate of Slough College in Berkshire, England. She retired as a packaging manager from Renfro Corporation after 37 years...

Trudie Ethel Gunter Jones

May 15, 2007

Mrs. Trudie Ethel Gunter Jones, age 84 of King, wife of sixty-three years to Mr. Robert Jones, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Jones was born in Surry County, October 4, 1922 to Andrew and Lucy Welch Gunter. She was such a loving person and will be dearly missed by all her family and friends....

Florence Catherine Yelton Fisher

May 15, 2007

Mrs. Florence Catherine Yelton Fisher, age 81 of Cary NC passed away at Rex Hospital May 15, 2007. Mrs. Fisher was born in Hendersonville, NC to the late Julius Hampton and Margaret Brown Yelton. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. A graveside services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at Oakdale Cemetery by Rev. Todd Byrd....

Mildred Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sterling

May 14, 2007

Mrs. Mildred Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sterling age 77 of 693 Round Peak Church Road, Mt. airy, NC wife of Mr. Murray Sterling passed away Monday, May 14, 2007 at Forsyth Regional Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born January 13, 1930 in Hollywood, CA to the late Frank and Mildred Philpott Bills She was co-owner and operator of a machine...

John Calhoun Dickenson, Sr

May 14, 2007

Mr. John Calhoun Dickenson, Sr. of Mt. Airy passed away May 14, 2007 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Dickenson was born February 26, 1944 in Forsyth County to the late John Don and Emma Comer Dickenson. He was a retired industrial engineer and a member of Central United Methodist Church. He had a way of making anyone whose...