Dorothy Gravely MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Dorothy Helen Thomas Gravley, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning June 6, 2013, at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Gravley was born March 18, 1929, in Surry County to the late Calvin and Annie Mae Sprinkle Thomas. She was retired from Boyles Shoe Store and was a longtime member of Salem United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Theodore Clinton Gravley of the home; one daughter and son...
Roy Atkins GREENSBORO — Mr. Roy “Boot” Atkins, also known to friends as “Daddy Roy,” 74, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Clapp’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pleasant Garden, where he resided. A celebration of life service will be at noon Friday at Community Baptist Church on Burnetts Chapel Road in Greensboro with the Rev. J.R. Gossett officiating the service. Boot was born in Surry County to the late Henry D. and Alma Whit Atkins. He was ...
Tony Chrissman RALEIGH — Mr. Tony Joe Chrissman, 59, of 2004 Metacomet Way, Raleigh, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Chrissman was born Feb. 23, 1954, in Surry County, the son of the late Joseph Lee and Helen York Chrissman. Mr. Chrissman worked for Bank of America in Mount Airy and Greensboro for many years, and was currently working for Wake Med Property Management in Raleigh. Surviving are his au...
Edward France PILOT MOUNTAIN — Mr. Edward M. France, 59, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Cox-Needham Chapel at 3 p.m. with Elder Timothy Lyons officiating. Following the service, the family will receive family and friends at the home, 120 Howard St., Pilot Mountain.
Paul Holder MOUNT AIRY — Mr. Paul Thomas “Tommy” Holder, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He was born in Surry County on May 4, 1940, to the late Ora Lee and Annie Maude Surratt Holder. He retired from Greenwood and Charles Masonry and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Holder is survived by his loving wife, Carole Leftwich Holder; a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa Hawks and husband, Terry; two sons, Mitchell Thomas Holder an...
Charles Littell BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Charles Myron Littell, 83, of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 8:50 a.m. at his residence. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Reddington Christian Church in Reddington, with the Rev. Bill Weaver officiating. Burial will be in the Reddington Cemetery. Friends may call at the Reddington Christian Church on Friday, June 7, 2013, from 11 a.m. until time of service.
Carl Price PILOT MOUNTAIN — Mr. Carl “Skip” Reeves Price, 76, of Pilot Mountain, died Monday, June 3, 2013, at his home. He was born March 1, 1937, in North Carolina to the late Bertha Chester Price. Mr. Price retired from Lucent Technologies. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Slater Parker-Price of the home; stepsons, Richard D. Parker and wife, Kimberly, of Cary, Kerry W. Parker and wife, Linda, of Alexandria, Va., and Michael D. Parker and wife, Ke...
Junior O’Lague MOUNT AIRY — Mr. Junior Eugene O’Lague, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 24, 1925, to the late John and Jessie Wilson O’Lague. Mr. O’Lague was retired from Southern Pacific Railroad as a locomotive engineer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara O’Lague of the home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Ray Breckenridge of San J...
Howard Willard MOUNT AIRY — Mr. Howard Wilkerson Willard, 78, formerly of Mount Airy, passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while at his home in Winchester, Ky., Saturday, June 1, 2013. He was born in Patrick County, Va., to the late George W. and Susie Ellen Collins Willard. He was self-employed for many years before his retirement. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mickey and Trudy Willard and Mike and Candy Willard a...
Roy Atkins PLEASANT GARDEN — Mr. Roy “Boot” Atkins, also known as “Daddy Roy,” 74, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Clapp’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pleasant Garden where he resided. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at George Brothers Funeral Service in Greensboro.
Michael McKagen MOUNT AIRY — Mr. Michael McKagen, 45, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on April 5, 1968, in Palm Beach County, Fla., to Joy P. McKagen and the late William C. McKagen. Michael was a loving son, brother and friend. He moved to North Carolina where his mother, Joy, and stepfather, Pat J. Snow, live in Mount Airy, and then to Boone, where he worked in constructio...
JAMES NESTER JR. OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. — Mr. James Nester Jr., 65, was born on April 4, 1948, in Mount Airy. He passed away on May 24, 2013, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He lived in Winston-Salem, N.C., Charleston, S.C., and Roanoke, Va., before moving to Tennessee in 1995. Before his retirement, Mr. Nester was employed as the auto sales manager at Clayton Automotive in Knoxville. He was a member of Batley Baptist Church an...
James Stevens PILOT MOUNTAIN — Mr. James Robert Stevens, 67, of Pilot Mountain, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013. He was born on Aug. 3, 1945, in Patrick County, Va., to the late Walter Stevens and Hazel Collins Stevens. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Hills Grove Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with Bro. Don Collins and Pastor Lewis Martin officiating. Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain is respectfully serving the Steve...
EDITH ESTES Mrs. Edith Shaw Barbee Estes, 89, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 At Ridge Crest Retirement and Assisted Living in Mount Airy. She was born in Lee County on January 19, 1924 to the late Clem and Ethel Land Barbee. Mrs. Estes was retired from the State Government and was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by two sons, John Estes, Jr. of Zionville, NC, Darrell and Sarah “Sally” Estes of Mount Airy; two grandchildren, Andrew ...
KATE COLLINS PILOT MOUNTAIN — Miss Kate Elizabeth Collins, 67, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013. She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Surry County to the late Mae Bowman Collins. Miss Collins was of the Baptist faith and a member of Friendly Chapel Church. Miss Collins was preceded in death her mother, Mae Bowman Collins; 1 brother, Ronnie Bowman; and 1 brother-in-law, Jason Edwards. Miss Collins is survived by three sisters, Geneva (Carro...
