Dobson in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Surry County War Dead Memorial

These Surry County Citizens Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

1. These Surry County Citizens Marker

Inscription.

Surry County War Dead Memorial. . , (front) , These surry county citizens gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country 1941-1975. , W.W.II , E.W. Amburn Jr. . Lewis H. Armstrong . Clifton W. Atwood . Robert L. Ausburne . Robert H. Barnes . Archie M. Blue . William D. Bolen . Erastus L. Bowman . Rex V. Boyd . George D. Briggs . Charles G. Brinkley . Beuford C. Brown . Howard E. Callaway . Paul J. Callaway . Clate M. Cardwell . William F. Carter III . Jack L. Chaney . Emmitt R. Cockerham . Hardin L. Coe . James T. Coe . Marvin E. Collins . Herbert R. Colquitt . Raymond C. Cooke . Ralph S. Crawford . James L. Cruise . Ed Dezern . Charles C. Dockery . Harvey G. Draughn . Nathan C. Draughn . Joe N. Draughon . Wilford East . Isaac L. Edwards . George L. Eldridge . Ernest E. Emerson . Gilbert R. Felts . Elmo Fleming . Benjamin C. Folger . Frank Forrest . Joel E. Fowler . Earl M. Galyean . Kyle M. Galyean . Ira S. Gambill, Jr. . Ira S. Gamble . Hubert R. Gillespie . Dallas J. Goin . William B. Graham . Earnest G. Griffith . Bernard T. Gruble . Cleatus E. Hall . Russell Hampton . Charles R. Hanes . Elmer R. Hawks . Clarence H. Haynes . George R. Hegt . Arlies L. Hicks . Billy F. Hodgin . Wilbur R. Holcomb . James H Houck . Garland M. Hunter . Lacy T. Hutchens . Roy W. Hutchins . Randall M. Jackson . Earl C. James Jr. . Osler P. Jarrell . Howard L. Jessup . Edwin L. Johnson . Romus W. Johnson . Vance O. Johnson . Carlos W. Jones . Glenn F. Jones . Isaac B. Jones . Elmer W. Joyce . Fred W. King . Ralphie F. King . Cecil L. Kirkman . Roy T. Lambert . John H. Lankford . David W. Lawrence . James L. Lawson . Jack T. Lenly . Glenn D. Llewellyn . Paul W. Luffman . Samuel Luffman . Ray H. Marion . Charles W. Martin . Marvin H. Martin . David N. Massey . Jesse G. McMillan . Paul Miller . Lannie T. Mills . Russell B. Minish . James M. Money . William H. Money . John S. Moore . Willie H. Moore . Harry C. Moynes . Glen F. New . Henry G. Niston . Robert M. Ogburn Jr. . Jonathan M. Parker . Wade F. Parker . Richard R. Pile . Frank F. Phillips . Aubrey O. Pickford . James A. Poindexter . James C. Powers . Dixie R. Ramey . Robert J. Reynolds . James L. Robinson . Richard A. Robinson ¥ Dayton C. Royall ¥ James W. Rule . Herman G. Salt . Sydney Samet . Thomas H. Sams . Grady M. Shelton . James C. Shelton . Harvey A. Sikes . Franklin R. Simmons . Lloyd E. Slate . Homer W. Smith . Henry R. Southard . William J. Sparks James Spencer . James A. Stanley . Gilbert M. Stevens . Basil G. Stewart . Wayford R. Stewart . Billy G. Stone . James A. Stone . Thomas B. Tate . David F. Tesh . Samuel Thomas . Thomas F. Tickle . Glenn M. Tilley . Ralph G. Tilley . Reid E. Tilley . Wade M. Vernon . Jesse H. Waddell . Frank L. Walker, Jr. . Farris T. White . Sanford White . Brady M. Wood . Emmet I. Wood . Dallas D. Wright . John H. Young . Fred Hicks . Julius Jackson . Talmidge Kimble . Louis O. Hott . William M. Woodruff . Oliver T. Brown , Korea , Charles E. Brintle . William C. East . Vernard M. Golding . Jack W. Gravely . Samuel C. Hamlin . Verpo L. Hawks . William J. Iovili . Christopher Marion . Marlin F. Marshall . Grayson S. Vaughn . Wilson F. Wood , Vietnam , Robert Cummings . Mikie F. Dixon . Donald F. Fletcher . Harlan K. Gammons, Jr. . Jerry B. Golding . Dale A. Gunnell . Gary D. Hicks . Clayburn M. Hatcher . James R. Jones . Roger L. Joyce . Curtis L. Manring . Gerald L. Mounce . Phillip K. Ross . Mont S. Smooth . James I. Turney . Kay W. Wright , (rear) , Operation Enduring Freedom , Andrew William Lawson . David Wayne Snow . Anton Hiett . Adam Lee Marion . Mark A. Garner, We have entered upon the career of independence. And it must be inflexibly pursued. Jefferson Davis

(front)
These surry county citizens gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country 1941-1975.

W.W.II
E.W. Amburn Jr. • Lewis H. Armstrong • Clifton W. Atwood • Robert L. Ausburne • Robert H. Barnes • Archie M. Blue • William D. Bolen • Erastus L. Bowman • Rex V. Boyd • George D. Briggs • Charles G. Brinkley • Beuford C. Brown • Howard E. Callaway • Paul J. Callaway • Clate M. Cardwell • William F. Carter III • Jack L. Chaney • Emmitt R. Cockerham • Hardin L. Coe • James T. Coe • Marvin E. Collins • Herbert R. Colquitt • Raymond C. Cooke • Ralph S. Crawford • James L. Cruise • Ed Dezern • Charles C. Dockery • Harvey G. Draughn • Nathan C. Draughn • Joe N. Draughon • Wilford East • Isaac L. Edwards • George L. Eldridge • Ernest E. Emerson • Gilbert R. Felts • Elmo Fleming • Benjamin C. Folger • Frank Forrest • Joel E. Fowler • Earl M. Galyean • Kyle M. Galyean • Ira S. Gambill, Jr. • Ira S. Gamble • Hubert R. Gillespie • Dallas J. Goin • William B. Graham • Earnest G. Griffith • Bernard T. Gruble • Cleatus E. Hall • Russell Hampton • Charles R. Hanes • Elmer

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R. Hawks • Clarence H. Haynes • George R. Hegt • Arlies L. Hicks • Billy F. Hodgin • Wilbur R. Holcomb • James H Houck • Garland M. Hunter • Lacy T. Hutchens • Roy W. Hutchins • Randall M. Jackson • Earl C. James Jr. • Osler P. Jarrell • Howard L. Jessup • Edwin L. Johnson • Romus W. Johnson • Vance O. Johnson • Carlos W. Jones • Glenn F. Jones • Isaac B. Jones • Elmer W. Joyce • Fred W. King • Ralphie F. King • Cecil L. Kirkman • Roy T. Lambert • John H. Lankford • David W. Lawrence • James L. Lawson • Jack T. Lenly • Glenn D. Llewellyn • Paul W. Luffman • Samuel Luffman • Ray H. Marion • Charles W. Martin • Marvin H. Martin • David N. Massey • Jesse G. McMillan • Paul Miller • Lannie T. Mills • Russell B. Minish • James M. Money • William H. Money • John S. Moore • Willie H. Moore • Harry C. Moynes • Glen F. New • Henry G. Niston • Robert M. Ogburn Jr. • Jonathan M. Parker • Wade F. Parker • Richard R. Pile • Frank F. Phillips • Aubrey O. Pickford • James A. Poindexter • James C. Powers • Dixie R. Ramey • Robert J. Reynolds • James L. Robinson • Richard A. Robinson ¥ Dayton

Surry County War Dead Memorial (Reverse side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

2. Surry County War Dead Memorial (Reverse side)

C. Royall ¥ James W. Rule • Herman G. Salt • Sydney Samet • Thomas H. Sams • Grady M. Shelton • James C. Shelton • Harvey A. Sikes • Franklin R. Simmons • Lloyd E. Slate • Homer W. Smith • Henry R. Southard • William J. Sparks James Spencer • James A. Stanley • Gilbert M. Stevens • Basil G. Stewart • Wayford R. Stewart • Billy G. Stone • James A. Stone • Thomas B. Tate • David F. Tesh • Samuel Thomas • Thomas F. Tickle • Glenn M. Tilley • Ralph G. Tilley • Reid E. Tilley • Wade M. Vernon • Jesse H. Waddell • Frank L. Walker, Jr. • Farris T. White • Sanford White • Brady M. Wood • Emmet I. Wood • Dallas D. Wright • John H. Young • Fred Hicks • Julius Jackson • Talmidge Kimble • Louis O. Hott • William M. Woodruff • Oliver T. Brown

Korea
Charles E. Brintle • William C. East • Vernard M. Golding • Jack W. Gravely • Samuel C. Hamlin • Verpo L. Hawks • William J. Iovili • Christopher Marion • Marlin F. Marshall • Grayson S. Vaughn • Wilson F. Wood

Vietnam
Robert Cummings • Mikie F. Dixon • Donald F. Fletcher • Harlan K. Gammons, Jr. • Jerry B. Golding • Dale A. Gunnell • Gary

Surry County War Dead Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 30, 2024

3. Surry County War Dead Memorial

Located on the south facing side of the Surry County Historical Courthouse. The monument in the photograph is on the right.

D. Hicks • Clayburn M. Hatcher • James R. Jones • Roger L. Joyce • Curtis L. Manring • Gerald L. Mounce • Phillip K. Ross • Mont S. Smooth • James I. Turney • Kay W. Wright

(rear)
Operation Enduring Freedom
Andrew William Lawson • David Wayne Snow • Anton Hiett • Adam Lee Marion • Mark A. Garner

We have entered upon the career of independence. And it must be inflexibly pursued. Jefferson Davis

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 36° 23.744′ N, 80° 43.387′ W. Memorial is in Dobson, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is on West Atkins Street west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 601). The monument is on the south side of the Surry County Historical Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 114 W Atkins St, Dobson NC 27017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Purple Heart Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Soldiers of Surry County (a few steps from this marker); Stoneman’s Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Surry County WWI Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabitha A. Holton (within shouting distance of this marker); Surry County 250th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Sonker (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dobson.

More about this memorial. The south side of the marker has received heavy sun damage, which has caused the names to fade. For this reason, some of the names typed may be inaccurate.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.