Harvie Langhorne Spangler
Nov 6, 2022
Harvie Langhorne Spangler, age 94, passed away peacefully November, 6, 2022 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Harvie was born February 9, 1928, to honorable Charles Langhorne and Kittie Cockram Spangler. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Frances Swiney Spangler. Also preceding Harvie, are 5...
Mark Anthony Nixon
Nov 6, 2022
Mr. Mark Anthony Nixon, age 59, of Lowgap, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home. He was born in Surry County on November 12, 1962, to the late Norris and Barbara Mosley Nixon. Mark loved hunting, fishing and he loved his daughters. He was a very devoted family man and enjoyed life. He was a loving husband,...
Bobby Joe Shinault
Nov 5, 2022
Rev. Bobby Joe Shinault, 84, of Mt. Airy went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born in Wythe County on December 10, 1937, to the late Henry and Roxie Dalton Shinault. Rev. Shinault preached the gospel of Jesus Christ for many...
Mary Ethel Amburn
Nov 4, 2022
Mrs. Mary Ethel Amburn, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away at her home, Friday, November 4, 2022. She was born in Carroll County, VA, August 8, 1938, to the late Richard “Dick” and Mary Jane White Surratt. Mrs. Amburn retired from Nester’s Hosiery and was of the Baptist Faith. She loved her family and enjoyed the time they spent...
Robert Monroe Franklin Leftwich
Nov 4, 2022
Mr. Robert Monroe Franklin Leftwich, 85, passed away Friday night, November 4, 2022, at AuthoraCare Hospice in Burlington. Born May 27, 1937, in Woodlawn, VA, he was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis Leroy and Lula Mae Holder Leftwich; a sister, Callie Leftwich; and his lifelong sweetheart and wife of 60 years, Patsy Sue Patterson Leftwich. He is survived...
Wanda Lee (Seeley) Kirkman
Nov 3, 2022
Mrs. Wanda Lee Seeley Kirkman, age 71 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Pelican Health in Reidsville, North Carolina, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kirkman was born on January 29, 1951, in Forsyth County to the late Edgar Harvey and Florence Inez Ring Seeley. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. ...
Stephen M. Halasz, III
Nov 2, 2022
Mr. Stephen Michael Halasz, III, of Surry County passed away at his home, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Born in 1959, in Los Angeles to the late Stephen Michael Halasz, Jr. and Mildred Mae Lasky Halasz. Mr. Halasz, a former U.S. Marine, served under Presidents Carter and Regan administration on HMX-1 helicopter squadron. After the military, he resided in...
Arval Wayne "Peanut" Plaster
Nov 2, 2022
Mr. Arval Wayne “Peanut” Plaster, age 82 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville. He was born in Henry County on September 18, 1940, to the late Arval Conner Plaster and Eleanor Rorrer Plaster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Plaster; two sisters, Barbara...
Charles "Junior" Dixie Vernon
Nov 2, 2022
Mr. Charles “Junior” Dixie Vernon, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Vernon was born April 9, 1928, in Carroll County to the late Charles Dixie Vernon and Bessie Rozella Jones Vernon. He was a charter member of Victory Baptist Church and was the owner operator of Vernon’s...
Terry Jones Long
Oct 31, 2022
Mr. Terry Jones Long, age 64, of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at his home. He was born April 9, 1958, in Surry County to the late McAdoo Elvin Long and Gertrude Jones Long. A graduate of North Surry High School, Terry began a career as a farmer, and later a truck driver. He loved...
Ernest Richard Harris
Oct 31, 2022
MSGT Ernest Richard Harris, USMC Ret., 92, Stuart, was called by the Lord to his final duty station on Monday, October 31, 2022. He was the eldest of 5 sons born to Ivan and Ressie Harris in Brazil, Indiana. Like many young men of his generation, he found the battlefield more enticing than the classroom and left high school...
Linda Kay Worrell
Oct 30, 2022
Mrs Linda Kay Webb Worrell of Carolina Lakes, Harnett County NC passed away at her home on October 30th 2022, after a long battle with small cell lung cancer. A true warrior we were told by the oncologist she may not survive the first treatment, then given a timeline of 90 days then she gave it a fight for 21...
Tatsuko "Tieko" Murato Quesenberry
Oct 30, 2022
Mrs. Tatsuko “Tieko” Murato Quesenberry, age 90 of Lambsburg, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at LewisGale Hospital in Pulaski, Virginia. Mrs. Quesenberry was born on May 23, 1932, in Osaka, Japan. Tieko was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Surviving is...
Preston "PT" Thomas
Oct 30, 2022
Mr. Preston “PT” Thomas, 87 of Mount Airy, NC, passed away at his home, Sunday, October 30, 2022. He was born in Surry County May 15, 1935, to the late Grover Preston and Ettie Mae Whitaker Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a wonderful man, great husband, father, and grandfather. He ran Preston’s Front End Shop forty-five years and was known...
Robert Lee Atkins
Oct 30, 2022
Mr. Robert Lee Atkins, 94, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. He was born in Surry County on January 26, 1928, to the late John Anderson and Edna Nowlin Atkins. Mr. Atkins was owner-operator of Atkins Exxon and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a son...
Christine Yvonne Hodges Brown
Oct 29, 2022
Mrs. Christine Hodges Brown, 52, of Salisbury passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Surry County on January 28, 1970, to Nelda Faye Collins Hodges and the late William Mack Hodges, Sr. Mrs. Brown was employed at Schwan’s Food Service and was of the Baptist faith. She was...
EvaJoy Roddy Harp
Oct 29, 2022
Mrs. EvaJoy Roddy Harp, age 74, of Walnut Cove, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Alston Brook Nursing Facility in Lexington. She was born in Surry County on August 25, 1948, to the late Winter and Elsie Quisenberry Roddy. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left...
James Raymond Branson
Oct 29, 2022
Mr. James Raymond “Pa” Branson, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, October 29, 2022, at his home. Mr. Branson was born May 8, 1947, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late James Willie and Ada Jones Branson. James served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and retired from United...
Rose Marie Seif Neyman
Oct 29, 2022
Mrs. Rose M. Seif Neyman, age 86 of Vesta, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1935, to the late Norman Seif and Margaret Seif. In addition to his parents, Mrs. Neyman was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Adam Neyman; and a daughter,...
Janet Marie Lyles Childress
Oct 29, 2022
Mrs. Janet Marie Lyles Childress, age 76, of State Road, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Surry County on April 7, 1946, to the late Carlie Robert Lyles and the late Marie Wright Lyles. In addition to her parents, she...