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Obituaries

Chase Alexander Dobson

Chase Alexander Dobson

May 20, 2022

Mr. Chase Alexander Dobson, age 33, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Dobson, NC passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Guilford County North Carolina.  Mr. Dobson was born in Forsyth County on September 30, 1988.  He graduated from Surry Central High School and was employed by the Porter House Restaurant in Greensboro.  He was a member of Baileytown...

Cameron Lee Funkhouser

Cameron Lee Funkhouser

May 20, 2022

Mr. Cameron Lee Funkhouser, 28, of Siloam passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem.  Cameron was born on December 7, 1993, in Surry County to Kevin Funkhouser and Bobby Jo Bradford Caudill.  Cameron was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend.  His memories are carried on through his wife, Tyler Anne...

Vera Mae Mears

Vera Mae Mears

May 20, 2022

 

Mrs. Vera Mae Edmonds Mears, 95, of Mt. Airy, transitioned to her heavenly home, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy.  She was born in Surry County on September 23, 1926, to the late Walter Brady and Novella Hamlin Edmonds.  Mrs. Mears was in the graduating class of 1943, of Dobson High School, meeting each...

Marvin Clayton Faw, Sr.

Marvin Clayton Faw, Sr.

May 20, 2022

 

Mr. Marvin “Clayton” Faw, Sr., 88, of Mount Airy passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Surry County on August 20, 1933, to the late Obie and Vera Lucille Midkiff Faw.  Mr. Faw retired from NC Granit Corporation and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. ...

Richard Randolph Zagurski

Richard Randolph Zagurski

May 18, 2022

Mr. Richard Randolph Zagurski, age 79 of Cana, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy.  Mr. Zagurski was born on January 15, 1943, in Hartford County, to the late Henry and Nettie White Zagurski.  Richard was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend.  He will be deeply missed by all...

Mattie Virginia Hall Laws

Mattie Virginia Hall Laws

May 18, 2022

 

Mattie Virginia Hall Laws, age 100, formerly of Dobson, died at Carolina Caring Hospice Home in Newton, NC.  She was born in Caldwell County North Carolina on June 19, 1921, to the late William Jennings Bryant Hall and the late Mattie Lula Bishop Hall.  She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she...

Billy Wayne Collins

Billy Wayne Collins

May 18, 2022

Mr. Billy Wayne Collins, age 60, of Mt. Airy, passed away on May 18, 2022 at his home.  He was born on March 8, 1962 in Pierce County Washington to Roger and Jane Arakawa Collins.  Billy proudly served our country in the United States Army.  He also was very passionate about his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  He loved sharing...

David Clarence Busick

David Clarence Busick

May 18, 2022

Mr. David Clarence Busick, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Central Continuing Care.  He was born April 23, 1932, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Charlie Franklin and Jane Gwyn Busick.  David retired from the North Carolina Granite Quarry and was a member of Dayspring Baptist Church in Dobson.  He proudly served our country...

Vestal Gray Hawks

Vestal Gray Hawks

May 17, 2022

Mr. Vestal Gray Hawks, 73, of Cana, passed away at Twin County Hospital, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.  He was born in Carroll County, VA, March 10, 1949, to the late Barney Garland Hawks and Stella Frances Akers Hawks.  Mr. Hawks bravely served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.  He retired from Proctor-Silex and attended Fellowship Tabernacle.  Mr. Hawks...

Arlis Phillips

Arlis Phillips

May 17, 2022

 

Mr. Gurnie Arlis Phillips, 86 of Cana, Virginia went home to be with his savior on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.  Mr. Phillips was born on July 10, 1935, in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Alex and Lucida Sechrist Phillips.  Arlis was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend.  He will be deeply missed by all...

Layton Dowell Hall

Layton Dowell Hall

May 17, 2022

Layton Dowell Hall, 67, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC, on May 17, 2022.  He was born September 4, 1954, in Patrick County to Fathie Elizabeth “Toots” Gwynn Hall and the late Reverend Elbert Clinton Hall.  Layton worked at Ballston Knitting for many years as long as his health...

Patrick Reavis Guyer

Patrick Reavis Guyer

May 16, 2022

Mr. Patrick Reavis Guyer, age 83, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday evening May 16, 2022, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC.  He was born in Surry County on December 6, 1938, to the late John Herman Guyer and the late Myrla Reavis Guyer.  He was a retired NC DOT Instructor, as a young...

Frank Delano Pendleton

Frank Delano Pendleton

May 14, 2022

Mr. Frank Pendleton, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Center in Stuart.  He was born in Patrick County on August 23, 1934, to the late Eugene and Gay Hubbard Pendleton.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Pendleton was preceded in death by a sister, Ida Belle Owens.

 Mr. Pendleton is survived...

Kayla Michelle Tate

Kayla Michelle Tate

May 14, 2022

 

Miss Kayla Michelle Tate, age 34, of Mount Airy, gained her angel wings on May 14th at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. Kayla was born on January 1st, 1988, in Surry County to her mother Penny Joyce and father Tony Tate. Kayla was a beautiful soul with a radiant personality. She positively impacted everyone she met...

Brenda Lee Carter Creed

Brenda Lee Carter Creed

May 13, 2022

God saw our mama getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around her and said, “Come with me.”  Brenda Lee Carter Creed, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Novant Health-Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born April 8, 1961, to Barbara Lee Murray Carter and the...

Tina Maria (Hobson) Cromer

Tina Maria (Hobson) Cromer

May 13, 2022

 

Mrs. Tina Maria Hobson Cromer, 62 of Winston-Salem, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Cromer was born on August 28, 1959, in Forsyth County to the late J. W. and Doris Barnes Hobson.  Tina was a faithful member of Friendly Chapel Church in Pilot Mountain while her health permitted.  She was a...

Larry Clyde "Peanut" Sawyers

Larry Clyde "Peanut" Sawyers

May 12, 2022

 

Mr. Larry Clyde “Peanut” Sawyers, age 84, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Surry Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy.  He was born in Patrick County, VA on June 3, 1937, the son of the late Monroe and Helen Bateman Sawyers.  Mr. Sawyers was retired from Sara Lee after many years of service.  He is...

Ida Hodges Stone

Ida Hodges Stone

May 12, 2022

Mrs. Ida Dorothy Hodges Stone, 103, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born in Surry County on June 8, 1918, to the late Pleasant Columbus and Nancy Catherine “Kate” Jarvis Hodges.  Mrs. Stone was a member of New Life Baptist Church, and taught Sunday School...

Victoria E. Heathcote

Victoria E. Heathcote

May 11, 2022

 

Mrs. Victoria E. Heathcote, 99, formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. She was born May 2, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bertram F. (Bud) Heathcote in 1980.

She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and...

Marie Elizabeth Paige Brown

Marie Elizabeth Paige Brown

May 11, 2022

Marie Elizabeth Paige Brown, age 89 of Richmond and formerly of Roanoke, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.  She was born in Bent Mountain, Virginia on September 13, 1932, to the late Robert Lee Paige and Mary Ann Thompson Paige.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Preston...

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