Betty Faye McGrady
Sep 21, 2021
Ms. Betty Faye Bowman McGrady, 58, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Tuesday morning, September 21, 2021. She was born in Surry County on March 21, 1963, to the late Jesse Junior Bowman and Barbara Helen Puckett Bowman. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be dearly missed. Left to cherish her memory are her two...
Phyllis Ann Craft Pardue
Sep 21, 2021
In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Phyllis Ann Craft Pardue, 81, of Mount Airy left this earthly world on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021, after a sudden illness. Phyllis was born in Welch, West Virginia on April 16th, 1940, to the late Elmer Lacy Craft and Ada May Blankenship Craft. 2 Corinthians 5:8 says,...
Jay Washington Noonkester
Sep 21, 2021
Mr. Jay Washington Noonkester, age 82, of Ararat, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Noonkester was born November 3, 1938, in Ararat VA, to the late George and Bertha Noonkester. Surviving is his wife, Debra “Debbe” Noonkester, two sons and daughters in law; David and Debra Noonkester, Barry and Donna Noonkester; adopted son Wayne...
Barbara Faye Wagoner
Sep 21, 2021
Miss Barbara Faye Wagoner, 24, of Mt. Airy, tragically passed away due to an automobile accident, Tuesday, September 21, 2021. She was born December 14, 1996, to Chancy Ann Chambers and Donnie Gray Wagoner. Barbara was a loving daughter, granddaughter, sister, and friend. She will be greatly missed by her parents, Chancy Ann Chambers and Randy Tucker, and Donnie Gray...
Reverend Roscoe Junior Creed
Sep 20, 2021
Reverend Roscoe Junior Creed, age 88, of Mount Airy, NC, passed from this world Monday, September 20, 2021, to join his beloved Mabel. Roscoe, a US Army Veteran, served his country as a firefighter in Panama during the Korean War. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandpa, great papa, cherished friend, and a long-time member and “candy man”...
James Claude Inman
Sep 20, 2021
Mr. James Claude Inman, age 74 of Lawsonville, NC, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Danbury, NC on June 26, 1947, to the late Claude Inman and Lelia Pruitt Inman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Pack Inman; one...
Donald Rayburn Wright, Sr.
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. Donald Rayburn Wright, Sr., 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, September 19, 2021, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Wright was born July 25, 1934, in Surry County, the youngest of seven children born to the late Grover Cleveland and Roxie Wenora Ashburn Wright. Rayburn retired as the vice president of finance at Perry Manufacturing...
James "Jimmie" E. Justice
Sep 19, 2021
James "Jimmie" Justice of Stuart passed away on Sunday, September 19. He lived for 89 years and one day. He died peacefully in his sleep after suffering a mild stroke and fall, 12 days earlier.
Jimmie, or "Choo-Choo" to his friends, was born in Stuart on September 18, 1932. He lived the majority of his life in Patrick County. He...
Douglas "Doug" Ray Flynt
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. Douglas “Doug” Ray Flynt, age 78 of Mount Airy, Jesus Christ called him home on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Mr. Flynt was born on November 7, 1942 in Forsyth County, to the late Robert Ray Flynt, Jr and Susan Boles Flynt. Doug was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew...
Barry Franklin Stanley
Sep 18, 2021
Mr. Barry Franklin Stanley, age 50, of Elkin, NC, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2021. He was born in Forsyth County on November 14, 1970, to the late June Francis Stanley Riddle. Mr. Stanley was a welder with a commercial construction company. Left to cherish his memory is his aunt, Judy Deaton of Lexington, NC, and other family members...
Margie Gail Danley
Sep 18, 2021
Mrs. Margie “Gail” Joyce Danley, 69, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on November 22, 1951, to the late James Perry and Margie Frances Cave Joyce. Mrs. Danley was a loving wife, mother grandmother and sister who will be dearly missed. She is survived...
Greene Lloyd "Deany" Scott
Sep 18, 2021
Mr. Greene Lloyd “Deany” Scott, age 81, of Stuart, Virginia was called home on September 18, 2021, at Martinsville Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Patrick County on October 24, 1939, to the late Luther Scott and Annice Foley Scott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five siblings, Brewster Luther Scott, Eunice Scott...
Ronald Carl Grover
Sep 17, 2021
Mr. Ronald Carl Grover, age 71 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Elmira, New York on October 29, 1949, to the late Clifford Sidney Grover and Maxine Louise Williams Grover Share. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one...
Claude Michael "Mike" Edwards
Sep 17, 2021
Mr. Claude Michael “Mike” Edwards, 74 of Pilot Mountain, met Jesus face-to-face on Friday morning, September 17, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Edwards was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina on December 30, 1946 to the late Claude Mauldin and Evelyn Mae Allen Edwards. Mike was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He...
Ori Gavin Brown
Sep 16, 2021
This Little light of mine
I'm gonna to let it shineLet it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
It wasn't long that You were here and mineI wanted to hold you forever in my arms.
But God decided that it would be better if I hold you instead, forever in my heart.
So that This Little light of mine could shine, never being...
Richard Carroll Martin
Sep 16, 2021
Mr. Richard Carroll Martin, 68, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his Home Monday, September, 13, 2021. He was born in Surry County, October 26, 1952, to the late Lewis Avent Martin and Mary Gertrude Hall Martin. Richard attended Mt. Airy High School, graduating in 1971. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by a brother...
Geneva Spence
Sep 16, 2021
Mrs. Geneva Austin Spence, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on September 30, 1935, to the late James and Ann Austin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Ray Spence; one son, Bobby Lee Spence;...
Donald Matthew York
Sep 16, 2021
Mr. Donald Matthew York, age 79, of Elkin, NC passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Rowan County at the W.G. Bill Hefner Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on March 26, 1942, to the late Willie Frank York and the late Margaret Empress Stanley York. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Sarah Mae Whittington Shelton
Sep 16, 2021
Mrs. Sarah Mae Whittington Shelton, age 84, of Lowgap, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at her residence. She was born May 15, 1937, in Surry County to the late John William Whittington and the late Priscilla Ella Watson Whittington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Donald Gray Shelton, Sr.; her sons,...
Gladys Alease Thomas
Sep 16, 2021
Mrs. Gladys Alease Thomas, 91, of Cana, VA, went to her Heavenly Home, Thursday, September 16, 2021. She was born in Surry County, August 1, 1930, to the late Joseph Edgar Thomas and Etta Belle Lawson Riggs Thomas. For many years she was joint owner of Thomas Grocery in Cana working along with her husband and his family. She later...