Erie Meredith Perry
Dec 31, 2020
Mr. Erie Meredith Perry, 89, died peacefully at his home in his sleep on December 31, 2020, in Ararat, Virginia. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on December 19, 1931, to Erie and Idell Bates Perry, who preceded him in death along with one sister, Shirley Caudle. Perry is survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty Hobbs Perry, a...
Myra June Parsons
Dec 30, 2020
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, Myra June Parsons met the One who gave His life for her. Our precious Lord took her hand and led her to her eternal home where she met up with her Nanny Barbara, Aunt Joyce, Granny Kate, and many more of those that she loved and missed so much. Myra lived her life as God...
June Marjorie Fowler
Dec 30, 2020
June A. Fowler went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on 30 Dec. 2020, from COVID-19. She was a very active volunteer, making baby hats, prayer shawls, and sweaters for teddy bears which she donated to the local hospital. Ms. Fowler was born in Ashland, OH but was a resident of the Elkin area for forty years....
James "Howard" Griffith
Dec 30, 2020
Mr. James “Howard” Griffith, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. He was born in Botetourt County, VA on April 7, 1938 to the late Denzer James and Georgia Mae Underwood Griffith. Mr. Griffith retired from Proctor’s. He is survived by daughters, Mary Ada Griffith, Betty Ann Rakes; grandchildren, Robert...
Joe William "Billy Joe" Fulcher
Dec 30, 2020
Mr. Joe William “Billy Joe” Fulcher age 79, of Patrick Springs, left this world on December 30, 2020. He was born on July 14, 1941 to the late James Hatcher and Julia Trent Fulcher. Mr. Fulcher was also preceded in death by three brothers, Clarence, J. B., and Troy Fulcher. Billy Joe lived in Patrick County his whole life and...
Jane Elizabeth Woodman
Dec 29, 2020
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Woodman, 56, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehab. Mrs. Woodman was born in Hudson County, New Jersey on February 3, 1964, to the late David and Mona Mallan Woodman. Jane was loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Left...
Virginia Caroline Collins
Dec 29, 2020
Virginia Bryant Collins of Stuart died on December 29, 2020. She was 100 years old. During her long life, she had been a wife, mother, cook/caterer, amateur artist, factory worker, saleswoman, and museum docent. She was born May 20, 1920, near Stuart. Her father, Emmet Bryant, was a farmer and orchardist and her mother, Maude Gilbert Bryant, raised 9 children. ...
Jean Slate
Dec 29, 2020
Mrs. Jean Brooks Slate, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 29, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Slate was born September 12, 1938, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Kennard and Olga Mitchell Brooks. Jean was a homemaker and a member of Genesis Full Gospel Church. She is survived by her husband of 53 years,...
James "Jimmy" Carlyn Brotherton
Dec 29, 2020
James (Jimmy) Carlyn Brotherton. 68. Died on Tuesday December 29. 2020 in Mt Airy, North Carolina. He was born on April 10, 1952 to Jesse and Hazel (Clark) Brotherton in Albright, West Virginia. In addition to being an amazing father, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend Jimmy was an exceptional photographer and enjoyed watching the Redskins and NASCAR on the television. His greatest passion was music. Playing guitar and...
Betty White
Dec 29, 2020
Mrs. Betty Martin White, age 80, of Elkin North Carolina passed away on Tuesday morning December 29, 2020. She was born in Surry County on May 16, 1940, to the late Fletcher Alvis Martin. She was a retired seamstress and worked at Tultex in Dobson, NC. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roger...
June Virginia Gammons Brannock
Dec 28, 2020
Mrs. June Virginia Adams Gammons Brannock, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, December 28, 2020, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Brannock was born June 18, 1923, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Willie Andrew and Emma Eliza Arrington Adams. June was a loving housewife and farmer. She was a faithful member of Woodville Baptist Church, serving...
Peggy Lou Hall
Dec 28, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Lou Hall, age 74 of Galax, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Pulaski. She was born on February 5, 1946 in Patrick County to the late Tommy Goard and Lucy Arnder Goard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Larry Goard, J.C. Goard, George Goard,...
Madge Jones Johnson
Dec 28, 2020
Madge Jones Johnson, age 92, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, died on December 28, 2020, after complications following surgery. She was born on August 19, 1928, to Joseph Hamilton Jones and Pearl Toms Jones of Lattimore, North Carolina.
Mrs. Johnson attended Appalachian State University and received her Bachelor of Science degree in music in 1949. Later, she received a Master’s...
Rena Irene Grimes
Dec 28, 2020
Mrs. Rena Irene Smith Grimes, 102, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on April 12, 1918 to the late Kenny and Tilda Turney Smith. Mrs. Grimes was a loving homemaker, and a member of Ivy Green Baptist Church. She is survived by daughters, Clara...
Jerry Mitchell Southern
Dec 27, 2020
Mr. Jerry Mitchell Southern, 76, of Mount Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Sunday, December 27, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Southern was born in Surry County, North Carolina, on January 1, 1944 to the late Reid Henderson and Emma Nannie Jones Southern. Jerry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He will be deeply...
Sandra Mae Mundy
Dec 27, 2020
Ms. Sandra Mae York Mundy, 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Sunday, December 27, 2020. She was born in Surry County, July 6, 1946 to the late Howard York and Clara Stone York Woodard. Ms. Mundy was a loving, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and...
Pamela Faye Johnson
Dec 27, 2020
Mrs. Pamela Faye Dye Johnson, age 67 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1953 in Hawaii to the late Russell Charles and Rosetta Holden Dye. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lanell Bryce Johnson. She is survived by her son and...
Joanne Patricia Needham
Dec 27, 2020
Mrs. Joanne Patricia (Crawford) Needham, 89, of Arlington, TX, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in Keller, TX. Mrs. Needham was born on December 12, 1931, in Mt. Airy, to Robert Sidney and Princess Scales Crawford. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Jennifer Needham of Southlake, TX; grandchildren, Ashlyn Needham, Dylan Needham, and Logan Needham, all of...
Jeanmarie Molnar
Dec 27, 2020
Elkin, NC
Ms. Jeanmarie Smith Molnar, age 64, of Elkin, NC passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her home. She was born in New Bern, North Carolina to Ghislaine Geneste Smith and the late Thomas Alexander Smith.
She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Alex Smith. Surviving are...
Martha Sue Johnson
Dec 27, 2020
Mrs. Martha Sue Wilson Johnson, 75, of Pinnacle, passed away Sunday evening, December 27, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Johnson was born August 27, 1945, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Dean Worth and Myrtle Ruby Hodges Wilson. Martha worked as an administrative assistant for many years. Her career spanned at Spencer’s Inc., Mount Airy...