Artie Florine Harris Nicks
Feb 5, 2022
Mrs. (Artie) Florine Harris Nicks, age 95, of Siloam, NC went home to be with Jesus on Saturday evening February 5, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy NC. She was born in Wilkes County North Carolina, on March 1, 1926, to the late Robert (Bob) Alexander Harris and the late Ethel Holloway Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Robert Wood Whitaker
Feb 4, 2022
Robert Whitaker of 1872 West Pine Street in Mount Airy, fell asleep in death Thursday February 4, 2022. He passed away peacefully at the Hospice Home in Dobson after a breakfast of ice cream. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Dean Whitaker and their two boys, Thomas and David, who died as children, as well as 10...
Vickie Laverne Aliff Whitt
Feb 3, 2022
Mrs. Vickie Laverne Aliff Whitt, age 54, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born January 28, 1968, in Chicago Illinois to the late Mickey Vernon Aliff and the late Beatrice Anne Jesse Aliff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Sanie Fletcher; her father-in-law,...
Oliver Gabriel Key, Jr.
Feb 3, 2022
Mr. Oliver Gabriel Key, Jr., 94, of Ararat, NC, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home Thursday, February 3, 2022. He was born in Surry County, February 7, 1927, to the late Oliver Gabriel Key and Nina Terrell Key. Mr. Key served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Key was a faithful member of...
Euvella Wray Leonard
Feb 3, 2022
Mrs. Euvella Wray Leonard, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at her home. She was born May 20, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Archie and Martha Bowman Wray. The job that gave Mrs. Leonard the most joy was being a homemaker, caring for her husband, children, and her adored grandchildren. She will be remembered...
Marguerite Laird Taylor Hixson
Feb 3, 2022
Marguerite Laird Taylor Hixson was born on January 31, 1933 in Carthage, NC. She is preceded in death by her father Major John L. Taylor Sr., her mother Maggie Richardson Taylor, her sister Elizabeth Lanier Jones and her husband William Steve Hixson whom she married in 1959. Surviving are her three daughters Rita Mallenbaum and spouse Dr. Sidney Mallenbaum, Mary...
Frances Audrey Edwards McMillian
Feb 2, 2022
Mrs. Frances Audrey Edwards McMillian, 86, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. She was born in Carroll County on June 10, 1935, to the late DW Edwards and Nettie Bowman Edwards. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be dearly missed. Mrs. McMillian was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist...
Margaret Frances Hiatt Frazier
Feb 2, 2022
Ms. Margaret Frances Hiatt Frazier, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 2, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital. Ms. Frazier was born September 14, 1932, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Lunie Alma and Sarah Frances Terrell Hiatt. Margaret retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
Charles Frank Crandall
Feb 2, 2022
Mr. Charles Frank Crandall, age 56, of Westfield, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville. He was born on February 5, 1965 to the late Claret Frank and Ruby Ann Winner Crandall. Mr. Crandall worked for himself as a carpenter. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Janet Bowman Crandall; children, Angela Marie...
Frank Lee Yoder Jr.
Feb 1, 2022
Mr. Frank Lee Yoder Jr., age 53, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born in Catawba County, North Carolina to the late Frank Lee Yoder Sr. and the late Mattie Smith Yoder. Frank was a giver; he loved to help people and would give anything he had...
Wade Rufus Calloway
Feb 1, 2022
Wade Rufus Calloway, 84 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022, at the home of his niece. Wade was born on September 27, 1937, in Surry County to the late Laura Leona Joyce Calloway and Reginald Maynard Calloway. Wade served in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage, AK....
Dora Elizabeth Tayman Coble Gwyn
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Tayman Coble Gwyn, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 1, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Gwyn was born January 10, 1951, in Surry County, the only child born to the late Lloyd Trevillane and Frances Irene Taylor Tayman. Dora worked at Spencer’s Inc. for many years. Later, she worked part-time at Renfro...
Shannon Deann Harrison Surratt
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. Shannon Deann Harrison Surratt, 57, of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, February 1, 2022, at her home surrounded by the ones that she loved and loved her. She was born in Surry County on July 16, 1964, the only daughter of the late William Andrew Harrison, Jr., and Joyce Lee Mitchell Harrison. She was a loving and...
Gerald Eugene Harris
Feb 1, 2022
Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Harris
May 18, 1942 - Feb. 1, 2022
Gerald Eugene Harris of Meadows of Dan, Va. went to join friends, family and his beloved dog Rocky in their heavenly home on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. He was 79 years old.
Jerry, as he was known, was an outgoing person who enjoyed talking, joking around and carrying-on with...
Mary Lolean Shelton Snow
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. Mary Lolean Shelton Snow, age 92 of Mount Airy passed away at Surry Community Health and Rehab on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Mrs. Snow was born on June 6, 1929, in Surry County to the late James Luther and Annie Beasley Shelton. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She and her husband owned and...
Peggy Gentry Comer
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. Peggy Lou Gentry Comer, age 89, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Dunmore Plantation. She was born November 19, 1932, in Surry County to the late Early Frank Gentry and the late Zephyr Steele Gentry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Porter Comer; her son, Mark Comer; her...
JoAnn Victoria Simpson
Feb 1, 2022
Mrs. JoAnn Victoria Carpenter Simpson, age 81, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. She was born in Surry County on May 11, 1940, to the late Preston Carpenter and the late Opal Wolfe Carpenter. She was retired from Tultex, and a member of Blues Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
William Kelley "Billy" Halfen, Jr.
Jan 31, 2022
Mr. William Kelley “Billy” Halfen, Jr., age 68 of Ararat, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at his home. He was born in Danville on February 17, 1953 to the late William K. Halfen, Sr. and Ruth R. Montgomery Halfen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Halfen was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Marion V Haught Sachetti...
Mike Marshall
Jan 31, 2022
On January 31, 2022, Mike Marshall peacefully passed away in his longtime home in Cana, Virginia. A kind and generous soul with a quick wit and a sharp mind, Mike will be deeply missed by friends and family; we mourn his passing while celebrating his life.
Mike is survived by his wife of 48 years, JoAnn Marshall; a daughter,...
Donald Guyer Wilcox
Jan 31, 2022
Mr. Donald Guyer Wilcox, 84 of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Wilcox was born on July 31, 1937, in Surry County to the late Carlie and Thelma Ester Guyer Wilcox. Donald was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend. Donald was a jack of...