Bill Pershing Brannock
Nov 14, 2007
Mr. Bill Pershing Brannock, 84, of Mount Airy passed away November 14,2007 at the Central Continuing Care of Mt. Airy. He is survived by his wife, Bertha Dawson Brannock of almost 61 years, two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Carolyn Brannock, Larry and Donna Brannock, one daughter, Lisa Brannock Jones, 5 grandchildren, Kristen Brannock, Luke Brannock, Brandon Brannock, Nicholas Jones,Lee...
Miss Verda Irene Overby
Nov 14, 2007
Miss Verda Irene Overby, age 74 of the Blue Ridge Nursing in Stuart, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at the nursing center. She was born in Patrick County on March 19, 1933 to the late Bill and Pearl Goins Overby. She had moved to Yadkinville, North Carolina where she lived for about 20 years before returning to Patrick County....
Gerald Wayne Jenkins
Nov 13, 2007
Mr. Gerald Wayne Jenkins, age 58 the husband of Frankie Wolfe Jenkins passed away on Tuesday evening November 13, 2007 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County on December 3, 1948 to the late Johnny Jenkins and the late Cora Collins Jenkins. He was a member of Second Chance...
John A. Browne
Nov 13, 2007
Mr. John A Browne, age 84, of Mt. Airy died peacefully at home with his family by his side on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Mr. Browne was born in Mt. Airy, NC, on September 12, 1923. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Robert C. and Mary Alice Browne, his brothers, Robert, Maurice, and Thomas Browne, his...
Berna Edward (Sol) Jones
Nov 13, 2007
Mr. Berna Edward (Sol) Jones, age 78 of Winston Salem husband of Elza Combs Jones passed away November 13, 2007 at the Brian Rehab and Retirement Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Jones was born February 18, 1929 in Cana Virginia, one of 13 children born to the late William Lissie and Lina Cagle Jones. He was a retired truck driver...
Mrs. Marie Wolf Wood
Nov 13, 2007
Mrs. Marie Wolf Wood of San Ramon, California, and formerly of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Mrs. Wood was a teacher at Walt Disney Elementary School; a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and St. Basil High School; and a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, San Ramon. Surviving are her husband, Barry Wood...
Michael Lee Utt
Nov 12, 2007
Mr. Michael Lee Utt, 47, of 2692 Wards Gap Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 12, 2007, at the home of his mother. Mr. Utt was born May 27, 1960, in Scotland County, to Mary Pell Utt and the late Bobby Lee Utt. He was employed at Sara Lee. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Lynn Utt of Mount Airy;...
Leonard Curtis Spurlin
Nov 12, 2007
Mr. Leonard Curtis "Shorty" Spurlin, 75, of 141 Holder Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 12, 2007, at his home. Mr. Spurlin was born November 18, 1931, in Alleghany County, to the late Leonard Edward and Wretha Jarvis Spurlin. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. "Shorty" was a charter member of the...
Mamie Ceola Coble Sawyers
Nov 12, 2007
Mrs. Mamie Ceola Coble Sawyers, 84, of 1414 Edgewood Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 12, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Sawyers was born September 19, 1923, in Guilford County, to the late Melvin Murphy and Mary Jane Clapp Coble. Mamie was a 1940 graduate of Nathaniel Greene High School in Julian. She was a retired...
Ruth Etta Norman Edwards
Nov 11, 2007
After living a wonderful life and being a loving wife and mother, Ruth Etta Norman Edwards, age 80 went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 11, 2007. She was born August 14, 1927 in Surry County to the late William Percy Norman and Maggie Jane Hall Norman. She was a retired employee of...
Jasper Roosevelt Cave
Nov 11, 2007
Mr. Jasper Roosevelt Cave, 74, husband of Mrs. Virginia "Jenny" Freeman Cave, of Dobson passed away on Sunday November 11, 2007 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his bedside. He was born in Surry County on October 22, 1933 to the late Thomas Richard and Bessie Hudson Cave. Mr. Cave retired from the United States Government...
Franklin Barker Haynes
Nov 11, 2007
Mr. Franklin Barker "Barkie" Haynes, 56, of 101 Marantha Lane, Lowgap, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007, at his home. Mr. Haynes was born July 5, 1951, in Forsyth County, to the late Franklin Pierce and Foye Barker Haynes. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters,...
Grace Matilda Pettyjohn Morgan
Nov 9, 2007
Mrs. Grace Matilda Pettyjohn Morgan, age 85, passed away Friday, November 09, 2007 at Sunbridge Nursing Center in High Point. Mrs. Morgan was born in Wilkes County, January 7, 1922 to Robert Hugh and Isabella Augusta Creed Pettyjohn. She was retired from Lorillard Tobacco Company and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Willie Haneline, Jr....
Katy Elizabeth Kirkman Farmer
Nov 7, 2007
Mrs. Katy Elizabeth Kirkman Farmer, 94, of 714 Depot Street, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Farmer was born June 1, 1913, in Surry County, to the late Gurney Oscar and Nannie Shelton Kirkman. She retired from Belk Department Store, was a member of the Mount Airy Church of God, and...
Carlie Roosevelt Marion
Nov 7, 2007
Mr. Carlie Roosevelt Marion, 94, of Elkin widower of Myrtle Slaydon Marion and Ethel Pardue Marion passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on February 8, 1913 to the late Jessie Franklin and Fannie Atkins Marion. Mr. Marion was a retired farmer and carpenter...
Tony Lee Towe
Nov 7, 2007
Mr. Tony Lee Towe age 55 of Ararat, NC, husband of Ruth O'Neal Towe, passed away on November 7, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Towe was born December 9, 1951 in Forsyth County to the late Herbert Henry and Irene Hazel Bennett Towe and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife,...
Sadie Ina Snow Thomas
Nov 6, 2007
Mrs. Sadie Ina Snow Thomas, 77, of 117 Kimberly Street, Mount Airy, widow of Will Thomas, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Thomas was born December 29, 1929, in Forsyth County, daughter of the late Earl and Pearl Moore Snow. She was a member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church and...
Maggie Ella Smith Smith
Nov 6, 2007
Mrs. Maggie Ella Smith Smith, 83, of 3657 Unity Church Road, Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, VA. Mrs. Smith was born May 20, 1924, in Surry County, NC, daughter of the late Ellis and Emma Anderson Smith. Maggie retired from Spencer's Inc. after 38 years of service and was a...
Opal Virginia Stanley Nixon
Nov 6, 2007
Mrs. Opal Virginia Stanley Nixon, age 91 of Yadkinville formally of Thurmond, NC the widow of the late Edward Earnest Nixon passed away on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at Willow Brook Health Care in Yadkinville. She was born in Surry County on May 22, 1916 to the late William Richard Stanley and the late Minnie Coe Stanley. She was a...
Mr. William C. Staples
Nov 5, 2007
Mr. William Cabell (Bill) Staples, Jr., age 85 of Stuart passed away Monday, November 5, 2007 at the R. J. Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 19, 1922 in Lynchburg to the late William Cabell and Lucy Clark Staples. In addition to his parents, Mr. Staples was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Kimball and...