Janet Dean Inman

Janet Dean Inman

Apr 28, 2020

Ms. Janet Dean Love Inman, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday evening April 28, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Guilford County on July 2, 1946 to the late Alvis Elijah Love and Pearlie May Hiatt Love.  She retired as a Registered Nurse from Northern Reginal Hospital but most of all...

Robert Franklin Scales Jr.

Robert Franklin Scales Jr.

Apr 26, 2020

Mr. Robert Franklin Scales, age 57, of Cana, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Surry County on November 4, 1962 to Peggy Gray Scales and the late Robert Franklin Sr.  Left to cherish his memories are daughters, Ashley Hawks and Crystal Bowman; four grandchildren as well as a sister and a brother-in-law,...

Sylvia Aleene Inscore

Sylvia Aleene Inscore

Apr 26, 2020

Mrs. Sylvia Aleene Hawks Inscore, age 91, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born on July 13, 1928 to the late George and Roxie Thompson Hawks. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her.  Left...

Barbara Jean Beasley

Barbara Jean Beasley

Apr 26, 2020

Mrs. Barbara Jean Hodges Beasley, age 62, of Claudville, VA, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born April 29, 1957 to Lottie Clement Hodges and the late George Gilmer Hodges.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. ...

Annie Lee Johnson

Annie Lee Johnson

Apr 26, 2020

Miss Annie Lee Johnson, 84, of Franklinville, formerly of Ararat, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Elmcroft Assisted Living Facility in Asheboro.  Miss Johnson was born September 1, 1935, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Ules and Latta Mae Wall Johnson.  Annie was a tobacco farmer for many years and a member of Mount...

Della Joan Caruthers

Della Joan Caruthers

Apr 26, 2020

Della Joan Patterson Caruthers, 78, went to be with the Lord on April 26, 2020.  She was a graduate of UC in West Virginia with a degree in nursing.  She retired from Forsyth Medical Center.  She was preceded in death by a brother, John Patterson and a granddaughter, Sonia Luster.  She is survived by daughters and a son-in-law, Becky and...

Frances Rakes

Frances Rakes

Apr 25, 2020

         Mrs. Frances W. Rakes, age 80 of Bassett, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Rocky Mount Health and Rehab.  She was born in Henry County on August 9, 1939 to the late Ernest Wiggington and Martha Powell Wiggington.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Jackson Curtis...

Sheila Diane D'Auteuil

Sheila Diane D'Auteuil

Apr 25, 2020

Mrs. Sheila Diane Henderson D’Auteuil, 71, of Lowgap, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 25, 2020 unexpectedly.  She was born in Iredell County on March 25 to the late Ernest Harvey and Dorothy Duckworth Henderson.  She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Ricky Welborn; grandchildren, John and Ashton Welborn, Joshua Welborn, and Jacob Welborn.  In addition...

Mary E. Conner

Mary E. Conner

Apr 24, 2020

        Mrs. Mary E. Conner, age 88 of Fieldale, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Patrick County on March 24, 1932 to the late Landis Greely Belcher and Nancy Conner Belcher.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Leroy Conner; two sisters, Velda...

Vera Mae Combs

Vera Mae Combs

Apr 23, 2020

Mrs. Vera Mae Rippey Combs, age 94, of Fancy Gap, Virginia, passed away Wednesday morning, April 23, 2020 at Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center, Galax, Virginia.  Mrs. Combs was born on January 30, 1926 in Carroll County to the late Troy Calvin Rippey and Ada Leona Lowe Rippey.  Vera was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend and will be...

Donnie Ray Gibbons

Donnie Ray Gibbons

Apr 22, 2020

Mr. Donnie Ray Gibbons, 65, of Shallotte, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia.  Mr. Gibbons was born June 20, 1954, in Stokes County, one of five children born to the late Romey Alton and Beulah Estelle Nunn Gibbons.  Donnie served our country in the United States Army and was a self-employed builder.  He is...

Polly Tatum

Polly Tatum

Apr 22, 2020

          Mrs. Polly Ross Tatum, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Laurel Fork.  She was born in Patrick County on February 4, 1928 to the late Thomas Fleming Ross and Louise Tatum Ross.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Hylton Tatum and one...

Joel "Joe" Walter Simmons

Joel "Joe" Walter Simmons

Apr 22, 2020

Mr. Joel “Joe” Walter Simmons, 98, of Mt. Airy, passed away on April 22, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home.  He was born in Surry County in Pilot Mountain to the late Joel Arthur and Stella Mae Ray Simmons.  He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired from Simmons Nissan.  After his retirement, he...

Mary Agnes Goins

Mary Agnes Goins

Apr 22, 2020

Mrs. Mary Agnes Matthews Goins, 85, of Claudville, VA passed away Wednesday night, April 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Surry County on September 9, 1934 to the late James Franklin Matthews and Ruth Dearmin Matthews.  Mrs. Goins was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Ararat Pentecostal Holiness Church.  Mrs. Goins...

Maude Martin

Maude Martin

Apr 21, 2020

Mrs. Ella “Maude” Culler Martin, 86, formerly of Cana, VA passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Clemmons Village II Assisted Living.  She was born in Carroll County on May 3, 1933 to the late William Byram and Louvina Stanley Culler.  Mrs. Martin retired from St. Paul School, and was a member of Cana Baptist Church.  She was a loving...

Thelma Catherine Goad

Thelma Catherine Goad

Apr 21, 2020

Mrs. Thelma Catherine Snow Goad, 86, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  She was born in Surry County December 12, 1933 to the late Mal and Lisha Edwards Snow.  Mrs. Goad was a loving wife, mother, grandmother sister and friend.  Left to cherish her memories are her husband, Swanson Goad; her...

Brenda Lee Kiger

Brenda Lee Kiger

Apr 21, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Lee Kiger, 76, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehab Center in Mt. Airy.  She was born on February 21, 1944 to the late Omar D. and Lola M. Collins Kiger.  She is survived by her husband, Jack E. Venable; a daughter, Lee Ann Vaughn and husband, Chris; a...

Thelma Lee Gwynn

Thelma Lee Gwynn

Apr 21, 2020

Miss Thelma Lee Gwynn, 80, of Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday morning, April 21, 2020, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy.  Miss Gwynn was born October 17, 1939, in Henry County, VA, the older of two children born to the late Jessie Willard and Mettie Scott Gwynn.  She is survived by her sister and caregiver, Ruth Helen Gwynn of...

Faye Quesinberry

Faye Quesinberry

Apr 19, 2020

Mrs. Linda Faye Tilley Quesinberry, 48, of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday afternoon April 19, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born in Forsyth County on September 26, 1971 to the late Hugh and Linda Combs Tilley.  She was a loving wife and friend who will be dearly missed.  Left to cherish her memory...

Sheila Annette Smith

Sheila Annette Smith

Apr 19, 2020

Ms. Sheila Annette Bolen Smith, age 50, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Forsyth County on September 6, 1969 to Paul and Shirley Tate Bolen.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her.  Left to cherish her memories are her...