Stella Edith (Slate) Puckett
Jan 15, 2023
Mrs. Stella Edith Slate Puckett, age 84, of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Puckett was born on October 19, 1938, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Curtis Austin and Avor Bowman Slate. Stella was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be...
Wanda Delores Boone Lyons
Jan 14, 2023
Mrs. Wanda Delores Boone Lyons, 83, of Lowgap, passed away Saturday evening, January 14, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Lyons was born June 29, 1939, in Smyth County, VA, the daughter of the late Gilbert Lee and Edna Marie Hutton Boone. Wanda retired from Bassett Furniture after many years of service. She is...
Courtney Renee Langley
Jan 14, 2023
Ms. Courtney Renee Langley, 32, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, surrounded by her loving family & holding her sweet boys hand. She was born in Surry County on January 21, 1990, to Sherry Lynn Anders and Robert Paul Langley. Courtney shed light wherever she went, and her eyes were...
Tracie Lynn Gibbons Reece
Jan 14, 2023
Ms. Tracie Lynn Gibbons Reece, 52, of Mocksville, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at her home in Mocksville. She was born in Surry County on July 2, 1970, to Christine “Chris” Culler Bowman and the late Larry Alton Gibbons. Ms. Reece worked for Plant Partners and was of the Baptist faith. Tracie was a loving daughter, sister, and aunt...
Clarence "Buddy" Edward Seigler
Jan 13, 2023
Mr. Clarence “Buddy” Edward Seigler, age 90 of Meadows of Dan passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at his home. He was born in North Carolina, and raised in Greenville, SC, on October 31, 1932, to the late Clyde Edward Seigler and Myrtle Fletcher Seigler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Jesse Randall Staples
Jan 12, 2023
Jesse Randall Staples
Jesse entered this life on May 17, 1990, at 10:42 pm. The first child of Randall “Randy” Staples and Kimberly Garris.
Unexpectedly, he entered eternal rest on January 12, 2023, at home.
Preceded in death by a sister, Jade Staples. Left to cherish his memory are parents Randy (Tina) Staples of Havelock, NC and Kimberly Garris...
Lewis Allen Draughon
Jan 12, 2023
Mr. Lewis Allen Draughon, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Draughon was born February 17, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Benjamin Edgar and Clara Agnes Watson Draughon. Allen retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after many years of service. He loved farming and working in his garden. ...
Joy C. Helms
Jan 12, 2023
Mrs. Joy C. Helms, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on August 25, 1944, to the late Raymond and Treva Jane Younger Collins. Mrs. Helms was a retired financial officer at Wells Fargo, and a member of Flat Rock...
Edith Belle Midkiff McPeak
Jan 12, 2023
Mrs. Edith Belle Midkiff McPeak, age 98, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Surry Health and Rehabilitation in Mt. Airy. She was born on December 30, 1924, in Surry County to the late Dock and Willie Belle Mitchell Midkiff. She was a faithful member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church for many years. She was also...
Wade Junior Hall
Jan 10, 2023
Mr. Wade Junior Hall, 72, of Cana, VA, passed away at his home, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. He was born in Carroll County, VA, April 25, 1950, to the late Troy and Vivian Dowell Hall. Mr. Hall was a beloved father, retired auto mechanic, and a great storyteller. He had a love for drag racing and spending time in...
Marilyn E. Yarber
Jan 10, 2023
Marilyn Esperance Smoak Yarber, age 93, passed away Jan. 10, 2023. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman. Surviving children are her daughter, Pamela, and her two sons, Steven and Brian. Also, several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Marilyn was born in Greensboro, NC, and graduated with a math degree from Guilford College. She was a Deputy Clerk in the...
Gene Keith
Jan 9, 2023
Fairley Gene Keith went home to be with his Savior on January 9, 2023, at age 79. He was born to the marital union of Mr. Una Ray Keith and Mrs. Ida Ethyl Boyd in Floyd County, Virginia on March 6, 1943. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 62 years, Janet Arlene Keith, eight brothers...
Lena Ervie Smith Simmons
Jan 9, 2023
Mrs. Lena Ervie Smith Simmons, 100, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, January 9, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Simmons was born October 23, 1922, in Stokes County, one of four children born to the late Robert Reid and Eva Sarah Hartman Smith. Ervie was reared in the Francisco community and graduated as the valedictorian from...
Mary Hazel Mounce Cummings
Jan 8, 2023
Hazel Mounce Cummings, 100, of Elkin, passed away January 8 surrounded by loved ones.
Hazel was born in Surry County on June 14, 1922, to the late William and Daisy Mounce. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert James Cummings, Sr., her son, R.J. Cummings Jr., her daughter, Brenda Cummings Spence, two brothers and five...
Nila Rose Marie Samter
Jan 6, 2023
Mrs. Nila Rose Marie Samter, 86, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, graduated to Heaven surrounded by her family on January 6, 2023, from natural causes. Nila was predeceased by her parents, Jesse “Pete” and Eula Mae Starkey and six siblings, as well as her husband James Samter. She is survived by her three children, Judith, Sonya and Todd. She...
Wanda Katherine "Kathy" (Heath) Francis
Jan 6, 2023
Mrs. Wanda Katherine “Kathy” Heath Francis, age 65 of Westfield, passed away on Friday morning, January 6, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Francis was born August 4, 1957, to the late Johnny and Myrtice Lawson Heath. Kathy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew...
Wanda Kay Morrison Bryant
Jan 5, 2023
Mrs. Wanda Kay Morrison Bryant, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on December 1, 1945, to the late Robert William Morrison and Hazel Georgia Draughn Morrison. Mrs. Bryant was retired from Perry Manufacturing after many years of dedicated service. She is...
Joseph Henry Wilhite
Jan 5, 2023
Mr. Joseph Henry “Joe” Wilhite, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, January 5, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Wilhite was born March 21, 1956, in Forsyth County, one of six children born to the late Ramey and Martha Winonia Hiatt Wilhite. Joe worked at Pike Electric for many years and was a member of Joylight Baptist Church. ...
Alsa Jane Wenzel
Jan 5, 2023
Miss Alsa Jane Wenzel 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living, Thursday, January 5, 2023. She was born in Fort Jackson, SC, November 13, 1948, to the late Alvin Joseph and Alma Graves Wenzel. Miss Wenzel is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Jeffrey and Suzanne Wenzel; nieces, Sally Wenzel Lail, Jody Wenzel; and a...
Glenda Faye Inman
Jan 5, 2023
Mrs. Glenda Faye Inman Inman, of Winston Salem passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Clemmons Village 1 in Clemmons. She was born in Surry County on February 9, 1944, to the late Lonnie Elwood and Nonnie Odell Love Inman. Mrs. Inman was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed and was of the Baptist...