Jimmy "Ray" Sawyers
Feb 22, 2023
Mr. Jimmy “Ray” Sawyers, age 82 of Lowgap, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on January 10, 1941, in Patrick County to the late Jimmie and Susie Goins Sawyers. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 51 years, Brenda Coalson Sawyers; children, Steven “Pnutt” Sawyers (Melissa),...
Randy James Vaughan
Feb 22, 2023
Mr. Randy James Vaughan, 69, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Vaughan was born January 20, 1954, in Grayson County, VA, to James Vaughan and the late Norma Shaw Vaughan. Randy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. ...
William "Bill" Howard Glass
Feb 21, 2023
Mr. William “Bill” Howard Glass, age 79, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on May 4, 1943 in McAllen, Texas to the late Willie and Ruth Edwards Glass. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 59 years, Betty Vernon Glass;...
Richard "Ricky" Douglas Davis, Sr.
Feb 20, 2023
Mr. Richard “Ricky” Douglas Davis, Sr., age 70, of Mount Airy passed away early Monday morning February 20, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Wake County on February 22, 1952, to Wanda Davis Cooley. Ricky was a retired cabinet maker. He loved to work with anything wood and building things. He and his...
Brenda Ann (Campbell) Snow
Feb 20, 2023
Mrs. Brenda Ann Campbell Snow, age 75 of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, February 20, 2022, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Snow was born on January 31, 1948, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Woodrow and Hazel Lawson Campbell. Brenda was a loving wife, mother, mamie, sister, and friend. She...
Elva Iris Sigmon Foley
Feb 19, 2023
Mrs. Elva Iris Sigmon Foley, age 88 of Bassett, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Franklin County on August 30, 1934, to the late Oscar Brown Sigmon and Erma Esther Sigmon. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Foley was preceded in death by two sisters, Goldie Sigmon Grubb and Neva...
George Vernon Davis
Feb 19, 2023
Mr. George Vernon Davis, age 91, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon February 19, 2023, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation in Mount Airy surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 10, 1931, in Forsyth County to the late Albert and Nora Louise Davis. Mr. Davis retired from Proctor Silex after over 40 years...
Timothy Lester Crotts
Feb 18, 2023
Mr. Timothy Lester Crotts, 54, of Cana, VA, passed away at his home, February 18, 2023, after a brief illness. He was born in Carroll County, VA, October 10, 1968, to the late Curtis Crotts, Sr. and Ruby Simpson Crotts. Mr. Crotts was a hard worker and worked most of his career in heating and cooling. He loved to...
Alvin C. Tolbert
Feb 18, 2023
Mr. Alvin C. “Al” Tolbert, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born February 2, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Frank and Georgia Smith Tolbert. Al was retired as a stonecutter from North Carolina Granite Corporation after 46 years of service. He was a volunteer fireman...
George R. Waugh, Jr.
Feb 17, 2023
Mr. George R. Waugh, Jr., 92, of Lexington, KY, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023. He grew up in North Carolina, where his school education was balanced by working on the family tobacco farm and in their combined store and filling station. When business was slow, he sketched superheroes of the day on the back of bread cartons. As a...
Jerry Monroe Edwards
Feb 17, 2023
Mr. Jerry Monroe Edwards, 65, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Edwards was born November 17, 1957, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Ruben and Leota Tate Edwards . Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Julie Frye (Johnny), Crystal Guynn (John), Vanessa Vaught...
Margaret Louise Covington Seal
Feb 16, 2023
Margaret Louise Covington Seal passed away peacefully at her home in Wilmington, N.C. on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 87 years old. She was predeceased by Cecil, her much loved husband of over 65 years. Margaret was born on November 14, 1935 in Roberdel, NC to Monnie and Etta (Watts) Covington. She began working at Roses Department Store where...
Brenda Kay Ayers
Feb 16, 2023
Mrs. Brenda Kay Goins Ayers, 66, of Westfield, passed away at Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation, Thursday, February 16, 2023. She was born in Patrick County, VA, on December 14, 1956, to the late Lowell William and Ethel Brooksie Goins. Mrs. Ayers worked for Kentucky Derby, and B&J Hosiery. Brenda was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who...
Claudine Leftwich Jones
Feb 15, 2023
Mrs. Claudine Leftwich Jones, 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away at her home Wednesday, February 15, 2023. She was born in Surry County, July 8, 1944, to the late Claude Woltz and Mary Gean Gordon Leftwich. Mrs. Jones retired from Surry County Schools System, working at Franklin Elementary School for over 30 years. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Carl Lee Lawson
Feb 15, 2023
Mr. Carl Lee Lawson, age 64 of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Franklin Health and Rehab in Rocky Mount. He was born on February 4, 1959, in Patrick County. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Lawson. Carl loved Harley Davidson’s, hunting, and fishing. He was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Jimmy Ray Newman
Feb 15, 2023
Mr. Jimmy Ray Newman, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Newman was born September 16, 1941, in Surry County, to the late Clifford and Virginia Ashburn Newman. Left to cherish his memory are his children, Pat Largen (John), Bonita Harrison (Mike), Lisa Brooks (Ben), and Charles Newman (Peggy); several grandchildren; several...
James Cooper Adams
Feb 14, 2023
Mr. James Cooper Adams, age 75, of Mount Airy passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. He was born in Forsyth County, June 1, 1947, the son of the late Allie Cooper and Margaret Greble Adams. Mr. Adams graduated from Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem and graduated from Davidson College where he was a...
Jaime Cruz Gomez
Feb 14, 2023
Mr. Jaime Cruz Gomez, age 55 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at SOVAH Hospital in Martinsville. He was born in San Bernardino, CA on April 15, 1967, to the late Victor Ayala Gomez and Rita Linda Cuellar Gomez; and a grandcat, Felix. Jaime was very passionate about the 2nd Amendment Rights and was “2A...
Phillip "Phil" Gray McCreary, Sr.
Feb 14, 2023
Mr. Phillip Gray McCreary, Sr., age 73, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning February 14, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born August 5, 1949, in Surry County to the late Edd Lee McCreary, Sr. and Hester Willard McCreary. He was a retired carpenter, an avid fisherman, and...
David Harrison Bowman
Feb 14, 2023
Mr. David Harrison Bowman, 53, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at his home. He was born in Forsyth County on November 17, 1969, to the late Harry “Columbus” Bowman and Vela Boles Hiatt. Mr. Bowman was a self-employed welder. He is survived by a daughter, Nicole Bowman and Dustin Haden; a son, Christopher Adkins; grandchildren,...