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Newspaper

Mount Airy News

Location

Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1968

Page

2

Funeral rites set for Garland D. Nester

Garland D. Nester 31 of Winston-Salem died after a short illness at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County Virginia to Wade and Avis Smith Nester and worked at Johnson Machine Shop in Wilston-Salem. Survived by wife Lucille Cain Nester one son Ronnie Dean Nester two stepsons Larry and Darry Davidson mother Avis Nester Jessup sister Dallas Pruitt and grandmother Evie Smith. Burial in Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery after services at the church.

Garland D. Nester Winston-Salem Surry County Unity Presbyterian Church Forsyth Memorial Hospital Patrick County Wade and Avis Smith Nester Rohnson Machine Shop Wilston-Salem Lucille Cain Nester Ronnie Dean Nester Larry Gordon Davidson Darry Wayne Davidson Avis Nester Jessup Route 7 Mount Airy Dallas Pruitt Evie Smith Moody Funeral Home

Mrs R J King Native of Surry

The funeral for Mrs Lula Hayes King 81 of route 3 Kernersville was held at 11 am Saturday at Oaklawn Baptist Church. She died Wednesday at her home born in Surry County to John and Elizabeth Hayes. Survived by husband Robert L King two sons Robert M King of Washington and Jack Ho King of Kernersville two brothers J W Hayes Pulaski Va George Hayes Mount Airy two sisters Mrs Claude Lawson and Mrs FE W Amburn Mount Airy Burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.

Lula Hayes King Route 3 Kernersville Oaklawn Baptist Church Robert L. King Surry County John Elizabeth McLoughlian Hayes Robert M. King Washington Jack Ho King Kernereville J. W Hayes Pulaski George Hayes Mount Airy Claude Lawson FE. W. Amburn Oaklawn Memorial Gardens

Infant Michael Hooker Funeral Held at Unity Church

The infant Michael Wayne Hooker, son of William Ellis and Lois Willard Hooker, died Thursday at Northern Surry Hospital. Funeral rites conducted at Unity Presbyterian Church at 2 pm Saturday. Survived by parents four brothers Charles Alvis Jackie and David Hooker of route 2 Westfield grandparents Mr. and Mrs Elijah Hocker route 2 Westfield and Mrs Nelic Willard Ararat Va. Burial in church cemetery.

Michael Wayne Hooker William Ellis Lois Willard Hooker Weertfield Unity Presbyterian Church Northern Surry Hospital Charles Alvis Jackie David Hooker Elijah Hocker Westfield Nelic Willard Ararat Va

Mrs Bowman 72 Buried Thursday

The funeral for Mrs Arelia Light Bowman 72 of route 2 Meadows of Dan Va was held at 2 o clock Thursday at Reed Island Baptist Church. She died Tuesday in a Roanoke hospital. She was born in Carroll County to Joe and Julia Light Bowman. Surviving are three sons Wilburn Cassell and Robert Bowman of Meadows of Dan four sisters Mrs Lewis Radford Mrs Jathanie Bowman Mrs Ben Yeates of route 3 Reidsville and Mrs Teaka Caudle of Hillville Va. Burial was in the Light family cemetery.

Arelia Light Bowman Route 2 Meadows of Dan, Va Reed Island Baptist Church Robert Tyre Bowman Roanoke Va Carrol County Joe and Juliaa Bowman Light Wilburn, Cassell Robert Bowman Dan Lewis Radford Jathanie Bowman Ben Yeates Route 3 Reidsville Teaka Caudle Hilleville Light Family Cemetery

William I. Shaw Was A Carpenter

The funeral for William Irving Shaw 80 of Mount Airy was held at Moody Funeral Chapel. He died Saturday at Northern Surry Hospital born in Carroll County Virginia to Alonzo and Saran Harris Shaw. Surviving are his wife Alice Bedsaul Shaw two daughters Arlis Poore Rex Sorrell four sons Homer Shaw Paul Shaw two sisters and burial was at Oakland Cemetery in Carroll County Virginia.

William Irving Shaw W. Lebanon St Mount Airy Moody Funeral Chapel Northern Surry Hospital Carroll County Alonzo and Saran Harris Shaw Alice Bedsaul Shaw Arlis Poore Route 1 Rex Sorrell Hampton, Va Homer Shaw Paul Shaw Mise Gertrude Shaw Ollie Tilley Oakland Cemetery

Mrs Mary Jones Key rites Saturday at Union church

The funeral for Mrs. Mary Jones Key aged 86 of route 1 Ararat was held at 2 o'clock Saturday at Union Primitive Baptist Church. She died Thursday night at her home. She was wife of A D Key. Surviving are her husband six daughters and two sons and a brother.

Mary Jones Key Route 1 Ararat Union Primitive Baptist Church A. D. Key Surry County James Madison Kiaziee Denny Jones MacHattie Steele Nel Briggs Essie Denny Robbins Inez Perry Clara Belle Brown Westminster Hester Bryant Cumberland Vas Irvin Key Emory Pilot Mountain Monroe Jones Seagrove Church Cemetery

John W Flippin Retired Farmer Dies at 74

The funeral for John William Flippin 74 of 841 Reeves Drive Mount Airy was held Friday at Brown Mountain Baptist Church after his death Wednesday at Northern Surry Hospital. He was born in Stokes County to John K and Mary Ann Cox Flippin and was a retired farmer and member of Flat Shoals Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Mrs Piva Coina Flippin a daughter Mrs Silas Handy a son Paul Flippin and two sisters Mrs Ada Taylor and Mrs Sandy George. Burial followed at Brown Mountain Church cemetery.

John William Flippin Reeves Drive Mount Airy Brown Mountain Baptist Church Northern Surry Hospital Stokes County John K Mary Ann Cox Flippin Flat Shoals Ada Tayior Reidsville Sandy George Westfield Brown Mountain Church

Butner Rites Held for Fdd R Butner of Mount Airy

The funeral for 79 year old Fdd R Butner of route 5 Mount Airy was held at Lambeburg Missionary Baptist Church. He died Tuesday in a Galax Virginia hospital. Survived by Meadie Surratt Putner two daughters Mrs Perry Heritage Munroe Indiana and Mrs Walter Berdge Selma Indiana a son Davie C Butner Yorktown Indiana a stepson William L Surratt route 5 Mount Airy a stepsister Mrs Joe B Parkes Mount Airy a brother Hubert Butner Tobaccoville and a sister Mrs Hattie Barber Pinnacle Burial in Surratt family cemetery Carroll County Virginia.

Fdd R. Butner Route 5 Mount Airy Lambeburg Missionary Baptist Church Galax Meadie Surratt Putner Perry Heritage Munree Ind Walter Berdge Selma Int Davie C. Butner Yorktown William L

Virginia Man Killed By Tree

Clayton Queenberry 61 of Willis Virginia died when a tree he was cutting fell in Carroll County Thursday. Funeral conducted Sunday at Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren. He was a Carroll County native, retired farmer, son of Lee and Gracie Quesenberry, survived by his mother Iva Gay Quesenberry of Batavia Ohio, a brother Johnny P. Quesenberry of Batavia and four half siblings in Ohio.

Clayton Queenberry Willis Pleasant Hill

Mrs Sawyers 63 Funeral Rites Set at Little Mountain

Funeral rites for Mrs Deb ie Lawson Sawyers 62 of Ararat will be held at 2 p m at Little Mountain Baptist Church. She died Sunday at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Surviving: two sons Cecil Sawyers Mount Airy Clarence Sawyers Charlotte five daughters Myrtle Shinault Winston-Salem Phyllis Chappell Edgewood Drive Mount Airy Faye Sawyers Mount Airy Opal Wall East Bend Peggy Swaim Statesville 26 grandchildren seven great grandchildren a brother Lester Lawson Ararat two sisters Cora Atkins Ararat Suzie Hutson Mount Airy. Burial in Lawson family cemetery.

Debbie Lawson Sawyers Ararat Little Mountain Baptist Church Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem Surry County Jim Fannie Lawson Cecil Sawyers Mount Airy Clarence Sawyers Charlotte Myrtle Shinault Phyllis Chappell Edgewood Drive Faye Sawyers Opal Wall East Bend Peggy Swaim Statesville Lester

Infant Carlos Edwin Oliveros dies in Colombia

The death of Carlos Edwin Oliveros infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Oliveros of Borota Colombia was announced after his December 13 birth. His mother Jean Chappell Oliveros has served in mission work in South America for five years. Grandparents are Thomas L. Chappell Mount Airy Route 5 and Roy Blackburn Ed Chappell Mount Airy.

Carlos Edwin Carlos Oliveros Borota Colombia Oliveros Jean Chappell South America Thomas L. Chappell Mount Airy Roy Blackburn Ed Chappell

Infant Graveside Rites Held for Wells Infant

Graveside rites were conducted for the infant daughter of Navy Lt Wendell D Wells and Mrs Patricia Smith Wells at State Line Primitive Baptist Church yesterday. The infant died at birth Saturday at Northern Surry Hospital. Surviving are the mother of Mount Airy route 4, the father aboard the USS Forrestal, grandparents Claude Smith of Mount Airy route 4, Lilian G Mitchell of Sedalia, and Wendell Wells of Washington DC.

Navy Wendell D Patricia Smith Wells State Line Primitive Baptist Church Northern Surry Hospital Route 4 Mount Airy Forrestal Claude Smith Lilian G. Mitchell Sedalia Wendell Wells Washington, D.C

Family of the late Jones Key expresses thanks

The family of the late Jones Key thanks friends and neighbors for kindness shown during illness and after the death. They express heartfelt appreciation for prayers visits and support from the community.

A Jones Key

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