LEE ADAMS EAST BEND — Lee Roy Adams, 78, of East Bend, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 20, 2013, at Yadkinville Community Hospital. Mr. Adams was born on Feb. 12, 1935, in Yadkin County to the late John Wesley Adams and Hattie Bovender Adams. Lee Roy grew up on a farm in the Union Cross community of Yadkin County and later moved to the Smithtown/Friendship community. His love for Yadkin County never lessened over the years. He worked 18 years f...
DOROTHY HAYES ELKIN — Mrs. Dorothy Hamlin Hayes, 95, of Elkin, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2013, at Central Continuing Care. She was born in Surry County on April 21, 1918, to the late Sidney and Eva Sanford Hamlin. Mrs. Hayes was employed by Washington Mills in the quality control department, and later retired as a CNA from Elkin Healthcare, where she dedicated herself to helping others. She was faithful member of Salem Fork Christian Church...
DAISY SCOTT MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Daisy Anna Belle Callahan Scott, 101, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the Skilled Care Unit of Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born on July 10, 1911, in Surry County to the late Benjamin Franklin and Lucy Holyfield Callahan. Mrs. Scott was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Mount Airy and was a retired sales associate. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, William “Bi...
LANA BRENDLE Mrs. Lana Wood Brendle, 63, of Dobson passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center as her family gathered lovingly around her bedside. She was born in Surry County on January 18, 1950 to Henry and Bonnie Hayes Wood. Her loving and giving spirit to her Lord, her family and community will long be remembered. Mrs. Brendle was an independent contractor for the NCDM and a faithful member of Dobson First Ba...
JAMES BYRD MOUNT AIRY — Mr. James Donald Byrd, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, at his home. Mr. Byrd was born in Surry County on Aug. 4, 1929, to William “Willie” Axum Byrd and Lela Irene McCraw Doss. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, was retired from Central-Sprint Telephone Co. and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he served as deacon. Mr. Byrd also was past master of Renfro Masonic ...
ROLAND SMITH SR. PILOT MOUNTAIN — After overcoming odds on many occasions to survive, Roland W. Smith Sr. finally entered into the joy of his new life Monday, May 20, 2013, at his home at 205 Old Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain. He was born Jan. 14, 1915, in Stokes County to the late Jarvis Kennon and Ida Smith. Mr. Smith’s father, the late Jarvis Kennon Smith Sr., founded Smith Guano and Hardware Co. in 1929. Later, following his father’s death in 1966, Mr. S...
MURIEL WOOD Ms. Muriel Boyles Wood Age 82 of Claudville, Va., passed away Friday May 17, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. Ms. Wood was born July 19, 1930 in Patrick County, VA. to the late William Virgil and Lillie McMillian Boyles, she was employed by Central Telephone Co. for 13 years and also Proctor Silex for 27 years. Surviving is one son Thomas B. Wood, III, of Atlanta, Ga., several grandchildren, one sister Mary Lou Rich...
RAYBURN GOLDING Mr. Rayburn Smith Golding, 76, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Carroll County on August 12, 1936 to the late Reuben Golding and Sallie Blackburn Golding Easter. Mr. Golding was retired from Amos and Smith Hosiery and was a member of Bannertown Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda Childress Golding of the home; a daughter and son-in...
VIRGINIA BROWN Mrs. Virginia Marguerite Morris Brown, 98, of Mount Airy, formerly of Pulaski, Va., died on May 15, 2013 in the Skilled Care Unit of the Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy. Marguerite was born in Mount Airy in 1915 and married James Monroe “Jim” Brown, also of Mount Airy, in 1939. More than 40 years of their 66-year marriage was spent in Pulaski, Va., where Marguerite was active in the First Baptist Church and, in later years, as...
DAVID WILMOTH DOBSON — Mr. David Jackson Wilmoth, 56, of Dobson went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning after a tragic automobile accident. He was born in Forsyth County on March 2, 1957, to the late Cleve Wilson Wilmoth and to Mary Faye Wood Wilmoth. He was employed by Pike Electric in Mount Airy as a lineman. He was a member of Zephyr Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving is his loving wife, Melissa Spangler Wilmoth of the home; three delightful...
BETTY MARTIN MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Betty Lois Snow Martin, 68, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center after a 10-year battle with aplastic anemia (a rare blood disease). Mrs. Martin was born in Surry County on Oct. 28, 1944, to James Robert and Cassie Mae Venable Snow. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and dear friend to so many who will be dearly missed. Surviving are her devoted husband, Kenneth Martin of...
KARREN BAKER LOWGAP — Ms. Karren Sue Repass Baker, 64, of Lowgap, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born June 5, 1948, in Chicago, to the late Robert Sidney Ashworth Repass and Freida May Tipton Repass. Mrs. Baker was a retired nurses aide. She was a member of Genesis Full Gospel Church and a strong supporter of Canaan Land Children’s Home. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Michael Kime of W...
CLARENCE WILMOTH THURMOND — Mr. Clarence Eugene “Gene” Wilmoth, 74, of Thurmond, passed away at his home. He was born in Surry County on July 14, 1938, to the late James Calvin and Effie Jane Pardue Wilmoth. He was retired from Chatham Manufacturing with more than 28 years of service. He was of the Primitive Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Brian Keith Wilmoth; five brothers, Spencer, Dallas, Corbit, Doughton and C...
RHONDA MCCRAW MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Rhonda Lee Law McCraw, 61, of 279 Dover Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. McCraw was born Oct. 2, 1951, in Alamance County to Alma Corder Law and the late James F. Law. Rhonda was a CNA at Colonial Care and a member of Imogene Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Wayne McCraw of the home; a daughter, Brandi S. Lawson of the home; ...
MELVIN PAYNE DOBSON — Mr. Melvin Douglas “Doug” Payne, 69, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Davie County Hospital in Mocksville. He was born in Surry County on Nov. 2, 1943, the son of the late Elmer Lee Payne and Cindy Marie Butcher Payne. Doug graduated from John Nichols High School at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a retired tobacco farmer and loved to read. Do...
