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Obituaries

Inez Mae Leftwich  Belton

Inez Mae Leftwich Belton

Oct 1, 2021

Mrs. Inez Mae Leftwich Belton, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Friday at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy, NC under the care of Mountain Valley Hospice. Mrs. Belton was born in Surry County, July 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Lloyd Fulton and Cordella Victoria Johnson Leftwich. Inez will be remembered as a strong prayer warrior...

Jennifer Evelyn Clark

Jennifer Evelyn Clark

Oct 1, 2021

Ms. Jennifer Evelyn Clark, age 72, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away on October 1, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on October 12, 1948, to the late Arlie Osborne Clark and the late Beulah Mae Blevins Clark. She was a retired Head Start Teacher Coordinator...

David Barry Simmons

David Barry Simmons

Oct 1, 2021

Jesus came for David Barry Simmons on October 1, 2021. Now he is fully healed and with his Lord and Savior for eternity. David was only 58 years old when he lost his battle with the Delta Variant of COVID-19 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was dearly loved by his family, friends, church, Boy Scouts, and co-workers. He...

Wayne Wilmoth

Wayne Wilmoth

Oct 1, 2021

Grady “Wayne” Wilmoth, 87, of Elkin, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 5,1934 in Surry County to the late Thomas Byrd and Stella Snow Wilmoth. Wayne is survived by his loving wife Edna Badgett Wilmoth of 70 years, daughter-in-law Debbie Wilmoth and son Eddie (deceased); daughter...

Ardith Sue Sechrist Barr

Ardith Sue Sechrist Barr

Oct 1, 2021

Ms. Ardith Sue Sechrist Barr, of Mount Airy, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 1, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born on January 27 in Forsyth County to the late Ofra and Justeen Gardner Sechrist. Left to cherish her memory are her loving daughter, Penny Newsome and fiancé Jeff Ross; two sons and a...

Annie Ruth Johnson

Annie Ruth Johnson

Oct 1, 2021

Annie Ruth Hardy Johnson, age 93, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 1, 2021. She was born January 15, 1928 in Surry County to the late John and Betty Hardy. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted wife and mother, who enjoyed working on the family farm. She is survived by her children; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Joyce...

Sammy Bryan Ashburn

Sammy Bryan Ashburn

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Sammy Bryan Ashburn, 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born in Surry County, December 24, 1948, to the late Everett Bryan and Kathryn Ellen McKnight Ashburn. Mr. Ashburn was a loving and devoted husband, father, and pa. He adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren, appreciating...

Kevin Lane McMillian

Kevin Lane McMillian

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Kevin Lane McMillian, 51, of Cana, VA, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born Surry County, NC, April 3, 1970, to Earnest “Butch” McMillian, Jr. and Mary Margaret Secrest McMillian. In addition to his parents, Kevin is survived by his son Kaleb Wall; sisters and a brother-in-law, Jessie McMillian, LeAnn and Chris Pyles;...

Kathleen Johnson Jones

Kathleen Johnson Jones

Sep 30, 2021

Kathleen Johnson Jones (9/2/1933) of Dobson had just celebrated her 88th birthday before “going on,” joining her husband of 44 years, Duane “PeeWee” Jones and her beloved son, Monty, in Heaven at 10:39 am on Thursday, September 30th. Kathleen, affectionately known as “MawMaw” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, loved her family and “wouldn’t take anything for any of them,”...

Ruth Helen Haymore

Ruth Helen Haymore

Sep 29, 2021

Ruth Helen Thompson Haymore, age 88, peacefully went to heaven from her home, surrounded by family on September 29, 2021. She was born May 16, 1933, in the Flat Rock area of Surry County, North Carolina to Roby and Margie (Watson) Thompson. A graduate of Flat Rock High School and the North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, she worked...

Shirley Diane Simmons Hudson

Shirley Diane Simmons Hudson

Sep 29, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Diane Simmons Hudson, 67, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hudson was born July 28, 1954, in Norfolk, VA, one of three children born to the late George Washington Simmons, Jr. and Dorothy Ray Simmons. Shirley retired as a call coordinator from Novant Health and...

John M. Gery, Jr.

John M. Gery, Jr.

Sep 29, 2021

Mr. John M. Gery, Jr., 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Wednesday, September 29, 2021. He was born in Passaic, County, January 6, 1933, to the late John M. Gery, Sr. and Susan Spell Gery. Mr. Gery was a hard worker, retiring from Bassett Furniture after many years of service. He was...

Phillip Martin Draughn, Sr.

Phillip Martin Draughn, Sr.

Sep 29, 2021

Mr. Phillip Martin Draughn, Sr., 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Draughn was born October 29, 1942, in Surry County, the son of the late Dallas Draughn, Sr. and Kathleen Coalson Draughn. He retired from W.P. Simmons, Inc. after many years of service and was of the Baptist faith. He is...

Elaine Lawson Mick

Elaine Lawson Mick

Sep 28, 2021

Elaine F. Mick, age 69, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2020, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson, North Carolina. Ms. Mick was born February 17, 1952, in Mt. Airy, NC to the late Harvey Lawson and Mary Ruth Lawson. Following a career as a legal administrative assistant and paralegal in Florida and Alabama, she divorced and returned to Mt. Airy...

Payzlee Bo Loann Potts

Payzlee Bo Loann Potts

Sep 27, 2021

Miss Payzlee Bo Loann Potts, age 3 Months, of Mt. Airy NC passed away unexpectedly on September 27, 2021. She was born in Surry County on June 14, 2021, to Christopher Shane Potts and Shalyn Dewolfe Potts. She will be ever in the hearts of her family. Surviving is her parents; sisters, Maci Potts, Baylee Dewolfe; brothers, Hayden Potts, Christopher...

Reatha Mae Trivett Baker

Reatha Mae Trivett Baker

Sep 26, 2021

Mrs. Reatha Mae Trivett Baker, age 70, of Pinnacle was peacefully and graciously called by her Lord and Savior to her eternal home on Sunday, September 26, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born November 24, 1950, in Smyth County Virginia, to the late Riley and Callie Rotenberry Trivett. She was a loving mother, nana and great-grandmother who will...

Michael Preston Simpson

Michael Preston Simpson

Sep 26, 2021

Mr. Michael Preston Simpson, 55, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, VA. He was born in Surry County on December 4, 1965, to the late, Mitchell and Linda East Simpson. Mr. Simpson was an electrical foreman at Johnson Modern Electric Company, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Tracy Bombe Simpson;...

Jonathan Mark Riggs

Jonathan Mark Riggs

Sep 25, 2021

Mr. Jonathan Mark Riggs, 50, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital, due to complications of COVID. Born June 28, 1971, in Mount Airy, John graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1990. He completed additional studies in diesel mechanic technology at Forsyth Technical Community College. John worked for Dane Construction before he and...

Wayne Edward Arrington

Wayne Edward Arrington

Sep 25, 2021

Mr. Wayne Edward Arrington, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, September 25, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Arrington was born June 15, 1937, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late William Howard and Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington. Wayne retired from Chappell Concrete after 27 years of...

Gene Allen Lester

Gene Allen Lester

Sep 25, 2021

Mr. Gene Allen Lester, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home. He was born May 5, 1951, in McDowell County, WV, the son of the late Matthew William and Martillie Knuckles Lester. He was a loving brother and will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are five...

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