Sherry Ann (Nichols) Hiatt
May 28, 2022
Mrs. Sherry Ann Nichols Hiatt, 73 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hiatt was born in Surry County on February 10, 1949, to the late Howard and Mary Bryant Nichols. Sherry was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply...
Mrs. Rosemary L Kaelin
May 27, 2022
Mrs. Rosemary L Kaelin, 81, of Mount Airy passed away Friday, May 27,2022 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Herkimer, NY on June 17, 1940, to the late Raymond and Helen Irish. Mrs. Kaelin retired as CFO of Kaelin Incorporated and was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. She served our country in the United...
Mary Lou Harrison
May 27, 2022
Mary Lou Harrison passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at the age of 75. Mary was born March 3, 1947 in Garrett, Kentucky. She attended First Baptist Church of Dobson, North Carolina.
Alongside her loving husband, Bill, Mary owned and operated Harrison Electric in Baytown, Texas, for 27 years where they served their community with great love. For those...
Myron Cardward Harold
May 27, 2022
Mr. Myron Cardward Harold, age 90, of Ararat, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, VA. He was born in Patrick County on June 3, 1931 to the late Martin Fulmer and Laura Agnes Puckett Harold. Mr. Harold was self-employed as the owner of Harold Orchards. Mr. Harold proudly serviced our country...
Loretta Virginia (Hicks) Edwards
May 27, 2022
Ms. Loretta Virginia Hicks Edwards, age 69 of King, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Village Care of King. Ms. Edwards was born on March 5, 1953, in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Charlie Wilton and Ella Jean Dixon Hicks. Loretta was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew...
Betty Lou Cassell Nester
May 26, 2022
Betty Lou Cassell Nester passed away on May 26 after a long battle with dementia. Born on September 25, 1933, in Mount Airy, NC to Laticia (Tishie) and Sam Cassell.
Betty retired from Newport News shipbuilding in 1998 after 11 years. Betty loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and was a member of First Friends Church in...
Rita Evelyn Weirtz Beaman
May 26, 2022
Mrs. Rita Evelyn Weirtz Beaman was born April 1, 1933, in Akron, OH, the first of six children born to Mary Elizabeth Bonfield Weirtz and Paul Leo Weirtz. Rita died Thursday, May 26, 2022, at RidgeCrest Senior Living Center in Mount Airy, where she had resided for the prior seven years. The Weirtz family were members of the church of...
Timothy Norris Cox
May 26, 2022
Mr. Timothy Norris Cox, age 50, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022. He was born November 25, 1971, in Forsyth County to Norris Alan and Diana Sanders Cox. In addition to his parents, left to cherish his memories are his daughter and son-in-law, Schae and Chainey Cooke; his grandson, Case Cooke; brother and sister-in-law, Tony and Kristy Cox; nephews,...
Michael Dean Turner
May 26, 2022
Mr. Michael Dean Turner, age 63 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Newport News on May 31, 1958, to the late Bobby Luther Turner, Sr., and Wilma Elaine Mickey Turner. Michael had served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1976 to 1988, attaining the rank of...
Dorothy Bennett Bishop
May 24, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy Bennett Bishop, 101, passed away gently and peacefully at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. She was born in Surry County, NC, May 11, 1921, in Long Hill township in Surry County, NC, to the late Dock and Ada Frances Beck Bennett. Dorothy was a long-time resident of Mount Airy, where she...
Herbert Carter Wood
May 24, 2022
Mr. Herbert Carter Wood, age 93 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Heritage Hall in Laurel Meadows. He was born in Patrick County on September 19, 1928, to the late Samuel Nelson Wood and Alice Brammer Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Mildred Wood, Anna...
James William "JW" Branch Sr.
May 24, 2022
Mr. James William “JW” Branch Sr, 82 of Walnut Cove, passed away Tuesday. May 24, 2022. Mr. Branch was born in Surry County on July 15, 1939 to the late William Dillard Branch and Lillian Stephens Branch. He retired after 40 years as a Tool and Die maker from Proctor Silex. After his retirement he drove a bus for ...
(Hazel) Opaleene Beamer
May 24, 2022
Miss (Hazel) Opaleene Beamer, age 99, of Greensboro, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born on May 2, 1923, in Surry County to the late Elbert Earl and Irene Pearl Gowen Beamer. Miss Beamer earned a BS in nursing and master’s in education. In her early career she worked...
Theresa Ann Reece
May 24, 2022
Mrs. Theresa Ann White Reece, age 59, of Elkin, NC passed away on May 24, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born in Surry County on December 24, 1962, to Rev. Windell White and JoAnn Billings White. She was the Art Teacher and a Teaching Assistant at Mountain Park Elementary School. She was...
Rinita Faye True Montgomery
May 24, 2022
Rinita Faye True-Montgomery – 1960 to 2022
Rinita Faye shook off her earthly bonds to enter into His Kingdom on May 24, 2022 at Mountain Valley Hospice, Dobson, NC. Anita was born September 24, 1960 in Surry, NC to the late Mary Ruth Odell Slate and late Otis Lee Slate. She was predeceased by her nephew Joshua Bowman...
Lydia Laura Griffin Towe
May 24, 2022
LYDIA LAURA GRIFFIN TOWE, Mom to some and “Granny” to many, broke free from her earthly bonds on May 24, 2022. She was born in Carroll County on August 31, 1922 to the late Bruce and Alvertia Beasley Griffin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Towe; a son, Randy Towe; a great-grandson, Tyler Hiatt; sons-in-law,...
Dinah Ann (Diann) Bullin Smith
May 24, 2022
Elkin, NC
May 24, 2022
Dinah Ann (Diann) Bullin Smith passed away May 24, 2022 at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville, NC. Diann was born September 24, 1944, to Marshall and Geneva C. Bullin in Elkin, NC. She is survived by her husband, Robert Samuel Smith of the home, to whom she was married for over 55 years. She...
Love Banner Diffee Smith
May 23, 2022
Mrs. Love Banner Diffee Smith, age 92, of Mount Airy passed away at her home on Monday, May 23, 2022. Mrs. Smith was born December 28, 1929, in Greensboro to Love Banner Diffee and James Marsh Diffee, Jr. She grew up in Georgetown, graduated from Holton-Arms Preparatory School, Bethesda, MD and attended Mary Baldwin College. She was an avid...
Warren Douglas Hooker
May 23, 2022
Mr. Warren Douglas “Doug” Hooker, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, May 23, 2022, at Atrium Health – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hooker was born April 13, 1952, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Warren G. and Florence Elizabeth Smith Hooker. Doug was the owner and operator of...
Diana Sue (Gilliam) Hall
May 22, 2022
Ms. Diana Sue Gilliam Hall, 69, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at her home. Ms. Hall was born August 16, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Charles Lee and Viola Jones Gilliam. Diana was a loving mother, nana, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Left to cherish her...