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Obituaries

Alton Lee Jessup

Alton Lee Jessup

Sep 6, 2022

Mr. Alton Lee Jessup, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, September 6, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mr. Jessup was born January 4, 1950, in Surry County, to the late James “Jim” Monroe  and Rachel Annie Dollyhite Jessup.  Alton worked at Proctor Silex/Hamilton Beach for 32 years.  He later retired from the...

Timothy John Towe

Timothy John Towe

Sep 6, 2022

Mr. Timothy John Towe, age 60 of Cana, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.  Mr. Towe was born January 29, 1962, to Betty Jo Collins and the late Homer Theodore Towe.  Mr. Towe is survived by his mother, Betty Jo Collins; and sister and brother-in-law, Karen and...

Cheryl Luanne White

Cheryl Luanne White

Sep 6, 2022

 

Ms. Cheryl Luanne White, age 65, of Dobson, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 3, 1957, in Surry County to the late John Reuben White and the late Virginia White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Carolyn Howell

Carolyn Howell

Sep 5, 2022

Carolyn Howell, age 87, went home to be with her Jesus on Sept 5th. She started out this journey in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, aka, Mayberry, the small town where the Andy Griffith show was based. After meeting her beloved husband, Bobby Lee, they married and moved to Texas and then moved on to Tulsa. They were blessed with two...

Vivian Agnes King Parker

Vivian Agnes King Parker

Sep 5, 2022

Mrs. Vivian Agnes King Parker passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Village Care of King.  She was 90 years old.  Mrs. Parker was born May 1, 1932, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Harvey Lee and Clercy Clement King.  She retired after many years of service as a personnel manager for a textile corporation.  Mrs. King...

Ruth Morton Donithan

Ruth Morton Donithan

Sep 5, 2022

Mrs. Nannie Ruth Morton Donithan, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday morning, September 5, 2022, at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkin, NC.  Mrs. Donithan was born in Surry County on July 9, 1938, to the late William Eugene Morton and Mary Lillian Bobbitt Morton.  She was retired from Renfro Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. ...

Alma Frances Venable

Alma Frances Venable

Sep 4, 2022

 

Mrs. Alma Frances Marsh Venable, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1937, to the late Brady and Tavie Hodges Marsh.  Mrs. Venable was owner-Operator of Mayberry Motor Inn, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  Alma was a...

James Franklin Martin

James Franklin Martin

Sep 4, 2022

Mr. James Franklin Martin, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. He was born on January 11, 1938, in the Gilberts Mill area of Patrick County to the late Roy Franklin Martin and Grace Woodall Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Athajean...

Evene Holyfield Nixon

Evene Holyfield Nixon

Sep 3, 2022

 

Mrs. Evene Holyfield Nixon, age 94, of Mountain Park, passed away Saturday, September 3,2022, at Dunmore Plantation. She was born February 1, 1928 in Surry County to the late Lonnie Roscoe “Bob” Holyfield and the late Hattie Victoria Draughn Holyfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clifton Nathaniel Nixon; and her...

Thelma Irene (Hanks) Shelton

Thelma Irene (Hanks) Shelton

Sep 3, 2022

 

 

Mrs. Thelma Irene Hanks Shelton, age 91 of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Shelton was born on June 13, 1931, in Surry County to the late Elmer Raymond and Lottie Berthena Parker Hanks.  Thelma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and...

Clara Jean Hice Moore

Clara Jean Hice Moore

Sep 3, 2022

Mrs. Clara Jean Hice Moore, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Moore was born April 16, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Pate and Ima Todd Hice.  She loved working in her garden, taking care of her flowers, and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother and...

Charlie Richard Stone

Charlie Richard Stone

Sep 2, 2022

Mr. Charlie Richard Stone, age 67, of Cana, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at his home.  He was born on June 4, 1955, in New Haven County, Connecticut to the late Flora Griswold and Albert Stone.  Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Charlene Beck Stone; children, Jonathan Beck, Jennifer Stone, Holly Grosz and Charlie Stone, Jr.;...

Barbara Jean Rand Cockram

Barbara Jean Rand Cockram

Sep 2, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Jean Rand Cockram, age 70 of Bassett, Virginia passed away at her home on Friday, September 2, 2022.   She was born in Presque Isle, Maine on December 23, 1951, to the late Weldon Wallace Rand and Norma Christina Lint Rand Langley.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six siblings, Sonny Rand, Paul Rand,...

Ray W. Francis

Ray W. Francis

Sep 2, 2022

 

Ray Francis, 81 years old, of Pilot Mountain passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, September 2, 2022.  He was a wonderful loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to so many.  Ray was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and taught Sunday school and devoted his time to its ministry...

Eddie Gray Fletcher

Eddie Gray Fletcher

Sep 2, 2022

Mr. Eddie Gray Fletcher, age 73, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Surry County on May 5, 1949 to the late Otis and Susan McHone Fletcher.  Left to cherish his memory is a sister and brother-in-law, Pam Slate (Dale), nephews , Jamie...

Brenda Jarrell Goodnight

Brenda Jarrell Goodnight

Sep 1, 2022

 

Mrs. Brenda Jarrell Goodnight, 79, of Sneads Ferry, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022.  She was born January 17, 1943, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Earlie and Lois Jarrell.  Brenda was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was happily married and had a very close-knit family, which included her extended family.  The simplest pleasures in...

Henry Lance Moore

Henry Lance Moore

Sep 1, 2022

 

Lance Moore, 75 years old, of Pilot Mountain NC passed away peacefully at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice home in Dobson, NC, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He graduated from Surry Central High School and then entered the US Army where he served 1 year in the Korean Demilitarized Zone and then finished out his time in Colorado...

B. David Wilson

B. David Wilson

Sep 1, 2022

 

 

          Mr. B. David Wilson, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart.  He was born in Patrick County on May 3, 1937, to the late Sam Pete Wilson and Gladys Lawson Wilson.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Wilson...

Faye Woodruff Beasley

Faye Woodruff Beasley

Sep 1, 2022

Mrs. Faye Woodruff Beasley, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday evening, September 1, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Beasley was born December 9, 1929, in Surry County, the daughter of the Rev. Jesse Franklin and Alma Quesinberry Woodruff.  On October 26, 1946, Faye married Cecil Calvin “Red” Beasley, and together they were a vital part of the White...

Larry Dean Atkins

Larry Dean Atkins

Sep 1, 2022

Mr. Larry Dean Atkins, 78, of Ararat, passed away Thursday morning, September 1, 2022, at his home.  Mr. Atkins was born April 13, 1944, in Surry County, one of four sons born to the late Moir Elzevan and Pauline Needham Atkins.  Larry retired as a superintendent from Legacy Construction Company in Raleigh.  He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,...

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