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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
Roger Wyatt Eaton
Dec 24, 2021
Mr. Roger Wyatt Eaton, 84, of Tobaccoville, NC, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 9, 1937, in Patrick Co., VA, to the late Roy Roscoe and Vera Hester Bowman Eaton. Mr. Eaton was a member of King Baptist Mission and was retired from Salem Electric. Left...
Peggy Vogler Sutphin
Dec 24, 2021
Peggy Vogler Sutphin, 81, passed away on Friday; December 24, 2021 in Granbury. She was born August 29, 1940 in Mt. Airy, North Carolina to John and Jessie McKinney Vogler. Peggy has resided in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1970. She attended the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Arlington. Peggy has always loved art and the...
Shirley Elaine (Gwyn) Wilson
Dec 24, 2021
Mrs. Shirley Elaine Gwyn Wilson, 76 of Asheboro, passed away at Randolph Health in Asheboro, North Carolina on Friday, December 24, 2021. Mrs. Wilson was born in Surry County on April 28, 1945, to the late James and Dorothy Carico Gwyn. Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that...
Alene Virginia Clement Johnson
Dec 24, 2021
Mrs. Alene Virginia Clement Johnson, age 84, of Kernersville, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Caldwell County on March 17, 1937, to the late Carlie and Lillie Inman Clement. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her....
Robert Clay Draughn
Dec 23, 2021
Mr. Robert Clay Draughn, 73, of Siloam passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at his home. He was born in Surry County on July 20, 1948, to the late, Arthur Raymond and Agnes Mae Browder Draughn. Mr. Draughn worked for over 30 years at Montire and then retired from Walmart. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Duncan Draughn; a...