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Obituaries

Victoria "Torie" Chandler Hurst

Victoria "Torie" Chandler Hurst

Sep 1, 2021

Mrs. Victoria Lynn “Torie” Chandler Hurst, age 40, of Mt. Airy, NC, wife of Mr. Jason Robert Hurst, went to be with Jesus on September 1, 2021, at her home. She was born October 21, 1980, in Surry County to Terry Ray and Teresa Ann Chamblin Chandler, She had worked at Northern Regional Hospital as a medical assistant and was...

Ted Gray Midkiff

Ted Gray Midkiff

Sep 1, 2021

Mr. Ted Gray Midkiff, age 84, of King, NC passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on May 6, 1937, to the late Claude Midkiff and the late Mary Ruth Jones Woody. He was a retired Barber, and a veteran of the US...

Norma Siernos Hecker

Norma Siernos Hecker

Sep 1, 2021

Mrs. Norma Siernos Hecker, 83, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hecker was born August 10, 1938, in Newark, NJ, one of three children born to the late Stanley and Theresa Krug Siernos. Norma was a retired secretary and a member of the Catholic church. She is survived by a daughter and...

Ken M.  Peeples

Ken M. Peeples

Sep 1, 2021

Mr. Ken M. Peeples, 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was born in Guilford County, NC, January 16, 1940, to the late Jesse James and Annie Brown Peeples. Mr. Peeples worked with Oakdale Knitting for many years prior to retiring and also retired as a part-time truck driver with various local...

Mary Frances Brock Henson

Mary Frances Brock Henson

Aug 30, 2021

Mrs. Mary Frances Brock Henson, age 89, of Westfield, passed away on Monday morning, August 30, 2021, at her home. She was born in Gadsden County Florida, on March 25, 1932, to the late Henry and Vida Horton Brock. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. She is survived...

Mary Elladee Haywood Brown

Mary Elladee Haywood Brown

Aug 30, 2021

Mrs. Mary Elladee “Dee” Haywood Brown, 83, left her bags and her lifelong travel partner, Barry, to embark on her final journey on Monday, August 30, 2021. Born January 19, 1938, in Lumberton, to the late Ralph and Ruby Haywood, she graduated from Radford University in 1960 and later received her master’s degree from Hollins University. She spent most of...

Joyce Dobbins Faries

Joyce Dobbins Faries

Aug 30, 2021

On Monday afternoon, August 30, 2021, Mrs. Joyce Dobbins Faries, 72, of Mount Airy, joined her precious husband, J.K., on the streets of gold. Jesus took her by the hand and welcomed her home. There is no doubt that Joyce and Brother J.K. knelt at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him for His saving grace. Mrs. Faries was born March 22,...

Susan Devoy Efaw

Susan Devoy Efaw

Aug 29, 2021

Mrs. Susan Gail DeVoy Efaw, age 81, of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt Airy, NC. She was born April 6, 1940, in Rochester, New York, to the late F. Stanley DeVoy and H. Shirley DeVoy. Susan attended Stuart Presbyterian Church and volunteered at My Friends Closet in Stuart.

Surviving is her...

William Laurence Newton

William Laurence Newton

Aug 28, 2021

Mr. William Laurence “Bill” Newton, 79, of North Port, FL, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Venice Regional Bayfront Health in Venice, FL. Mr. Newton was born August 13, 1942, in Wake County, the son of the late Samuel Glennie and Lillie Ida Waddell Newton. Bill served our country in the United States Navy for four years and was...

Danny Ray Edwards

Danny Ray Edwards

Aug 28, 2021

Mr. Danny Ray Edwards, 58, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, August 28, 2021. He was born in Surry County, March 7, 1963, to Peggy Sue Galyean Edwards and the late Lancy Landon Edwards. Mr. Edwards worked for several years at Henredon Furniture. He was a caring son, father, grandfather, and friend. Mr....

Doris Inez Atkins

Doris Inez Atkins

Aug 28, 2021

Mrs. Doris Inez Bennett Atkins, 86, of Mt. Airy went home to be with her lord and savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on December 18, 1934, to the late Frank James and Nellie Lucinda Quesinberry Bennett. Mrs. Atkins was a retired Secretary from Franklin Elementary School,...

Bill Wells

Bill Wells

Aug 28, 2021

Lamont William Wells, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, August 28, 2021, after a brief illness. Born on June 28, 1940, the son of Donald and Arlene Wells in Saginaw Michigan, Bill, as he was known to his friends and family, graduated from Arthur Hill High School and Saginaw Valley State University. He...

Bobby Ray Hutson

Bobby Ray Hutson

Aug 27, 2021

Mr. Bobby Ray Hutson, 87, of Ararat, passed away Friday evening, August 27, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. Mr. Hutson was born November 18, 1933, in Surry County, the son of the late John William “Willie” and Edna Frances Johnson Hutson. Bobby served our country in the United States Army from August 1953 until June 1955. He...

Rev. Robert  Martin Fritchey

Rev. Robert Martin Fritchey

Aug 27, 2021

Rev. Robert Martin Fritchey (52), loving husband and father of four wonderful children, received his ultimate healing and entered the presence of God on Friday, August 27th, 2021. Robert was born on December 19, 1968 in Glynn County, Georgia. On August 12, 1989 he married Sonja Carol Christensen Fritchey and was happily married for 32 years. He received his bachelor’s...

Brother J.K. Faries

Brother J.K. Faries

Aug 27, 2021

On Friday morning, August 27, 2021, our blessed Lord opened the portals of glory and welcomed His good and faithful servant into heaven. Brother J.K. Faries, 73, of Mount Airy, pastor of Word of God Baptist Church in Asbury, walked on the streets of gold that he had preached about for 44 years. Brother Faries loved his congregation and he...

Phyllis Wood Hubbard

Phyllis Wood Hubbard

Aug 27, 2021

Mrs. Phyllis Annette Wood Hubbard, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on March 18, 1937 to the late Murray Wood and Lillian Annabell Cockram Wood. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Sherman Edgar Hubbard, and three...

Farron Dean Palmer

Farron Dean Palmer

Aug 26, 2021

Farron Dean Palmer, 61, of Westfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Winston-Salem, in the loving presence of his wife and children. Born June 2, 1960, in Pilot Mountain to Bobby & Jewell Palmer, Dean met his sweetheart Sheila in 1976, with whom he would go on to share a rich, blissful, lifelong marriage for 39 years....

Shannon Dianne Key Shore

Shannon Dianne Key Shore

Aug 26, 2021

Mrs. Shannon Dianne Key Shore, 48, of Yadkinville, passed away Thursday morning, August 26, 2021, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. Mrs. Shore was born March 31, 1973, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Lance and Karen Hiatt Key. Shannon grew up in Pilot Mountain and graduated from East Surry High School in 1991. She was a...

Evelyn "McMillian" Ayers

Evelyn "McMillian" Ayers

Aug 25, 2021

Mrs. Elizabeth Evelyn McMillian Ayers, 87, of Ararat, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior from her home on Wednesday afternoon, August 25, 2021. She was born on January 22, 1934, in Carroll County to the late Cullen Bryant McMillian and Ruby Helen Hiatt McMillian. She was a member of Willow Hill Moravian Church. Evelyn enjoyed sewing, cooking,...

Wilford Junior "Bill" Sumner

Wilford Junior "Bill" Sumner

Aug 25, 2021

Mr. Wilford Junior “Bill” Sumner, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 25, 2021, at his home. Mr. Sumner was born October 23, 1932, in Surry County, the son of the late Wilford and Cora Thomas Sumner. Bill served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired as a carpenter and subcontractor from...

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