Obituaries
Robert Gene Hopkins
Jul 2, 2008
Mr. Robert Gene Hopkins, Sr., 69, loving husband of Peggy Miles Hopkins, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday July 2, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in St. Louis, MO, on August 19, 1938, to the late Elmer and Belle Ezell Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins retired from Fairchild Industries, where he worked in the tool and...
Mr. David Lawson Clark
Jul 2, 2008
Mr. David Lawson Clark, age 65 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008 as the result of a farming accident. He was born in Patrick County on May 13, 1943 to the late Walter E. Clark, Jr. and Linda Barnes Clark. He had been a plan engineer for Aerial Machine and Tool Corporation. Mr. Clark is survived by his...
Martha Faye Coleman Pike
Jul 2, 2008
Mrs. Martha Faye Coleman Pike, 77, of 2035 North Main Street, Mount Airy, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Pike was born August 26, 1930, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson "Jack" and Ollie Westmoreland Coleman. She retired from Spencer's Inc. after 40 years of service and was a longtime...
Mr. Hamon Wilson
Jul 2, 2008
Mr. Hamon Wilson, age 97 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on November 17, 1910 to the late James A. and Rebecca Martin Wilson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his wife, Lena Mabe Wilson, a daughter, Doris Wood; a son,...
Ray Paige Reynolds, Sr
Jul 1, 2008
Mr. Ray Paige Reynolds, Sr., 74, of Athens, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reynolds was born January 8, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Charlie Lee and Martha Jane Sutphin Reynolds. He was a retired lineman from Pike Electric Inc. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Diane and Jessie Hall...
Mark William Nichols
Jun 28, 2008
Mr. Mark William Nichols, 61, of 1773 C.C. Camp Road, Elkin, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Nichols was born February 15, 1947, in Surry County, to the late James William Lafayette and Rachel Pauline Gruble Nichols. Mark served our country in the United States Air Force for more than...
Curtis Thompson Bowman
Jun 28, 2008
Mr. Curtis Thompson Bowman, 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Bowman was born October 19, 1935, in Carroll County, VA, to William John and Katie Mae Gwynn Bowman. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who will be missed dearly by all who loved him. Surviving are his...
Michelle Lynn Riggs Parker
Jun 28, 2008
Mrs. Michelle Lynn Riggs Parker, 33, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Parker was born April 7, 1975, in Forsyth County, to Patty Isaacs and Timothy Riggs. II Timothy 4:7 reads "I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Surviving are her...
Daisy Virginia Collins Marshall
Jun 27, 2008
Mrs. Daisy Virginia Collins Marshall, 87, of 766 Pine Ridge Road, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Marshall was born November 6, 1920, in Surry County, to the late Noah and Pearl Mae Hiatt Collins. She retired from Perry Manufacturing and was a member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include...
Harold Dean Felts
Jun 27, 2008
Mr. Harold Dean Felts, 65, of Dobson passed away on Friday June 27, 2008 at Golden Living Nursing Center of Mount Airy. He was born in Surry County on December 4, 1942 to the late William Harvey and Mamie Griffin Felts. He was a retired carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Tammy Hooker...
Mildred Imogene Fowler Draughn
Jun 27, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Imogene Fowler Draughn, 77, of 2560 Old Highway 601, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Draughn was born February 4, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Walter Thomas and Lucinda Nixon Fowler. Mildred was the valedictorian of the graduating class of 1950 from Dobson High School. She was...
Mrs. Ruth Faye Bullens Jarnagin
Jun 26, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Faye Bullens Jarnagin, age 87 of Stuart, and formerly of Bluff City, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Roane County, Tennessee on August 31, 1920 to the late Jackson and Elsie Cash Bullens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jarnagin was preceded in death by...
Layla Mae McMillian
Jun 26, 2008
Baby Layla Mae McMillian, of Mount Airy, was born June 17, 2008, in Forsyth County, to Lena Mae Hawks and Zachary Lawrence McMillian. In addition to her parents, Baby McMillian is survived by her twin brother, Trip Aaron Lee McMillian; maternal grandparents, David and Angela Hawks of Ennice; paternal grandparents, Nancy Haynes and Terry McMillian, both of Mount Airy; maternal...
Mrs. Eva Sue Puckett Vaught
Jun 24, 2008
Mrs. Eva Sue Puckett Vaught, age 49, of Stuart passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on December 7, 1958, and was a graduate from Patrick County High School and Surry Community College. Mrs. Vaught had worked as a registered nurse for...
Edward Mitchell "Eddie" Marion
Jun 24, 2008
Mr. Edward Mitchell "Eddie" Marion, 58, of 739 Haystack Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mr. Marion was born November 4, 1949, in Surry County, to Avis Bowlin Marion and the late Herman Edward Marion. Eddie was a self-employed mechanic. He is survived by a son, Martin Wayne "Marty"...
Rev. Jiles Elliott Tilley, Jr
Jun 24, 2008
The Rev. Jiles Elliott Tilley, Jr., 89, of 598 South Franklin Road, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. The Rev. Tilley was born July 3, 1918, in Camebreak, WV to the late Jiles E. Tilley, Sr. and Elizabeth "Betty" Slate Tilley. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served...
Sandra Gail Deatherage Reynolds
Jun 23, 2008
Mrs. Sandra Gail Deatherage Reynolds age 52 of 363 Fireside Lane, Mount Airy, wife of Richard Reynolds, Sr., passed away on Monday June 23, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Forsyth County to the late Robert Deatherage and Mildred Matthews Deatherage and had been employed at Spencer's Inc. Surviving are her husband, Richard Reynolds,...
Roy Thomas George
Jun 22, 2008
Mr. Roy Thomas George, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008, at his home. Mr. George was born January 16, 1925, in Stokes County, to Fletcher R. and Georgia Owens George. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II and was a retired cabinetmaker. Mr. George was a member of Bannertown Baptist...
Hurley Logan Vernon
Jun 21, 2008
Mr. Hurley Logan Vernon, age 78 of Cana, VA passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Vernon was born December 31, 1929 in Surry County to the late Willie Logan and Nettie Mardella Vaughn Vernon. He married the former Dorsia "Dot" Leonard on October 3, 1949. Mr. Vernon graduated from Hillsville...
McDaniel "Danny" Holder
Jun 21, 2008
Mr. McDaniel "Danny" Holder, 59, of 5870 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008, at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Holder was born July 29, 1948, in Henrico County, VA, to Fern Martin Holder and the late Arnold McDaniel Holder. Danny was formerly employed by Siemens-Westinghouse and attended Roaring Gap Baptist Church. He...


