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Obituaries

Verlin Hill Stanley

Verlin Hill Stanley

Dec 31, 2021

Mr. Verlin Hill Stanley, age 72, passed away on December 31, 2021.  He was born to the late John Grover and Frances Nervia Stanley.  Verlin was an excellent carpenter, painter, and rock layer.  He proudly served our county in the United States Army and was a Vietnam Vet.  He is survived by a daughter, Karissa Stanley; brothers and sister-in-law, John...

Landis Elmer Conner

Landis Elmer Conner

Dec 30, 2021

Mr. Landis Elmer Conner, age 85 of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 28, 1936 to the late Jessie Elderson Conner and Naomi Hylton Conner. In addition to his parents, Mr. Conner was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Conner Turner; an infant brother, Alvin Calvin Conner;...

Dicie Jane Ring O'Neal

Dicie Jane Ring O'Neal

Dec 30, 2021

Mrs. Dicie Jane Ring O’Neal, age 96 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at her home. Mrs. O’Neal was born on December 20, 1925, in Surry County to the late John and Eulalia Radford Ring. Dicie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her....

Lucy Elizabeth Valaer Reeder

Lucy Elizabeth Valaer Reeder

Dec 30, 2021

On December 30th, 2021, Lucy Elizabeth Reeder (Valaer) passed from this life to the life of eternal Love. She was born on September 6th, 1947, in Washington, D.C. to Peter and Lucy Valaer, the first of ten siblings. She grew-up in D.C., Cincinnati, OH, and Rockville, MD. After high school, she met and married the love of her life, Terry...

Josefina Muñoz-Jiménez

Josefina Muñoz-Jiménez

Dec 30, 2021

Mrs. Josefina -Jiménez, 53, of Mount Airy passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Bexar County, Texas on December 10, 1968, to the late Jose Jiménez and Maria Cervantes. Mrs. Muñoz was loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Mrs....

Heidi Taylor Willard

Heidi Taylor Willard

Dec 28, 2021

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Heidi Cathelene Willard. She was a bright spark in this world and will be deeply missed by many. Mrs. Heidi Cathelene Taylor Willard, age 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021. She was born November 21, 1934, in Swain County to the late Otis Taylor and...

George Blanco Midkiff

George Blanco Midkiff

Dec 28, 2021

Mr. George Blanco Midkiff, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Patrick County on February 27, 1940, to the late Samuel Lee Midkiff and Priscilla Hylton Midkiff. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, John Bruce Midkiff. Blanco was...

Janet Dean Smith Sawyers

Janet Dean Smith Sawyers

Dec 28, 2021

Ms. Janet Dean Smith Sawyers, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Ms. Sawyers was born December 6, 1954, in Surry County, to the late Windell and Bertie Atkins Smith. Janet was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a faithful member of New Home Church of Christ. Janet will...

Guy Robert Handy

Guy Robert Handy

Dec 28, 2021

Mr. Guy Robert Handy, age 77 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on December 23, 1944 to the late Lewis Thomas Handy and Clara Pendleton Handy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Handy was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Ware Goard...

Vickye Kaye Carter  Southern

Vickye Kaye Carter Southern

Dec 28, 2021

Mrs. Vickye Kaye Carter “Nannie” Southern, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. She was born on August 11, 1946, to the late Henry and Dorothy Arrington Carter. Left to cherish her memories are son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Leigh Ann Southern; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Bradley Stafford; grandchildren, Stoney Southern,...

Christal Columbia Gunnell

Christal Columbia Gunnell

Dec 27, 2021

Mrs. Christal Columbia Jones Gunnell, 89, of Cana, VA, passed away at her home, Monday, December 27, 2021. She was born in Carroll County, VA, to the late Roscoe Fredrick and Annie Lousia Jones. Mrs. Gunnell worked with Proctor Silex for several years before staying home to raise her family. She helped her husband with the farm, raising various vegetables,...

Earl  Samuel "Sammy" Monday, II

Earl Samuel "Sammy" Monday, II

Dec 27, 2021

Mr. Earl Samuel “Sammy” Monday, II, age 50 formally of Mount Airy passed away on December 27, 2021. Mr. Monday was born September 5, 1971, in Franklin County, North Carolina to the late Earl Samuel Monday and Mary Linda Sawyers Monday Dollyhigh. Sammy was a professional billiard player who traveled the country playing in tournaments and became one of the...

Timmy  Lee Brannock

Timmy Lee Brannock

Dec 27, 2021

Mr. Timmy Lee Brannock, 39 of Pinnacle, North Carolina passed away at his home on Monday, December 27, 2021. Mr. Brannock was born in Surry County on October 8, 1982, Timmy Gray Brannock and the late Sydney Millner Tolbert. Surviving are his father and future step-mother, Timmy Gray Brannock and Hilda Leonard; sisters, Tammy Sue Stone, Angel Lynn Davis; brothers,...

Sandra  Amelia  Hiatt Cromer

Sandra Amelia Hiatt Cromer

Dec 27, 2021

Ms. Sandra Amelia Hiatt Cromer, age 69, of Thurmond, NC passed away on Monday December 27, 2021, at Hugh Chatman Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. She was born in Surry County, NC on August 4, 1952, to the late Wilbur Sanders Hiatt and the late Betty Marie Whitaker. She worked for Surry Friends of Seniors as a CNA. She was...

Thurman Finch Horner

Thurman Finch Horner

Dec 26, 2021

Mr. Thurman Finch Horner, age 93, of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, passed away on December 26, 2021, at Autumn Care of Drexel. He was born on June 13, 1928, in Oxford, North Carolina, to Edward Clark and Dorothy Estelle Finch Horner. He served in the United States Marine Corps at the end of World War II. Upon completion of his...

Bobby O'Brian Cole, Sr.

Bobby O'Brian Cole, Sr.

Dec 26, 2021

Mr. Bobby O’Brian Cole, Sr. age 86 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at his home. Mr. Cole was born on November 3, 1935, in Lee County, North Carolina to the late Reid and Daisy Holt Cole. Bobby was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him....

Richard and Lenora Marsh

Richard and Lenora Marsh

Dec 26, 2021

Mr. Richard “Dick” Gerald Marsh, age 95 of Woolwine, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2021, at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville, and Mrs. Lenora Hall Marsh, age 93 of Woolwine, joined him in Heaven on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville.

Mr. Marsh was born in Elmira, New York on June 13,...

Melba Jean Gammons

Melba Jean Gammons

Dec 25, 2021

Mrs. Melba Jean Brim Gammons, 74, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on January 27, 1947, to the late Rev. Calvin and Ollie Nunn Brim. Mrs. Gammons retired from the Surry County Sheriff Department, and a member of Mount Airy Church of God....

Betty Ruth Pardue

Betty Ruth Pardue

Dec 25, 2021

Mrs. Betty Ruth Pardue, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was born in Yadkin County, March 11, 1935, to the late James Albert and Sarah Frances Nixon Gilley. Mrs. Pardue loved her family and enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends. She was known for baking...

John Paul Reid

John Paul Reid

Dec 24, 2021

Mr. John Paul Reid, age 44, of Lowgap passed away at his home on December 24th. He was born November 17, 1977, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania to Robert David Reid and Jewel Shirley Reid. He was the loving husband of Marie Smith Reid, a wonderful Dad to Alex Smith, and loving Daddy to his baby girl Maisie Rhae Reid. Surviving are...

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