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Obituaries

Lawrence Ruby Lowe

Lawrence Ruby Lowe

Aug 11, 2019

Mr. Lawrence Ruby Lowe, 87, of Lowgap, passed away Sunday morning, August 11, 2019, at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy.  Mr. Lowe was born March 20, 1932, in Grayson County, VA, one of four children born to the late Lynn C. and Fern Smith Lowe.  Lawrence retired as the maintenance manager from Insteel Wire Products and was a member...

Opal Mae Watson

Opal Mae Watson

Aug 11, 2019

Mrs. Opal Mae Simpson Watson, 97, of Mt. Airy passed away at Ridgecrest Sunday, August 11, 2019.  Mrs. Watson was born in Surry County May 15, 1922 to the late Tyra McKinley and Roxie Badgett Simpson.  She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church.  Mrs. Watson will be lovingly remembered by her daughters and...

Georgie Ethel Anderson

Georgie Ethel Anderson

Aug 11, 2019

Mrs. Georgie Ethel Watson Anderson, 90, of Claudville, VA passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy.  She was born in Surry County on August 29, 1928 to the late Nathan and Lucy Matthews Watson.  Mrs. Anderson retired from Gentry Middle School and was a faithful member of Unity Bible Church in Ararat,...

Carl Ray Utt

Carl Ray Utt

Aug 10, 2019

Mr. Carl Ray Utt, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on August 10, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born on July 11, 1936 to the late Claude and Emma Mathis Utt.  Mr. Utt was retired from Procter Silex and attended Grace Baptist Church.  He was a loving husband, father and grandfather...

Faye Rippey

Faye Rippey

Aug 8, 2019

Mrs. Faye Hawks Rippey, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Radford, VA.  She was born in Carroll County, VA May 8, 1941 to the late Albert Fred Hawks and Virginia Faye Edwards Hawks.  Mrs. Rippey was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend always greeting you with her warm smile.  She...

Athajean Kelena Martin

Athajean Kelena Martin

Aug 8, 2019

            Mrs. Athajean Terry Martin, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart.  She was born on March 28, 1938 in Patrick County to the late Rodney Charlton Terry and Mattie Irene Epperson Terry.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Newell Bernie Inman

Newell Bernie Inman

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. Newell Bernie Inman, age 84, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Inman was born in Surry County on April 7, 1935, to the late John McKinley and Donnie Arrington Inman.  He was retired from Pike Electric where he worked as a foreman for many years traveling the United States.  He was also...

George Dewel Cooke

George Dewel Cooke

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. George Dewel Cooke, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mount Airy.  Mr. Cooke was born on October 31, 1933, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Annie Novella Arrington and William McKinley Cooke.  George retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after many years of...

Sonny Eugene Osborne

Sonny Eugene Osborne

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. Sonny Eugene Osborne, age 72, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Osborne was born in Cabarrus County on April 9, 1947, to Jake Osborne and Myrtle Stanley Burge.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed.  Among the many who will always cherish his memory...

Joseph Lynn Dellinger

Joseph Lynn Dellinger

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. Joseph Lynn Dellinger, 68, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Dellinger was born July 25, 1951, in Surry County, the son of the late Raymond and Connie Estelle Kidd Dellinger.  He graduated from Surry Central High School and was a veteran of the United States Army.  Joseph was retired from Rite Aid...

Lewis Harvey Franklin

Lewis Harvey Franklin

Aug 7, 2019

Mr. Lewis Harvey Franklin, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 7, 2019.  He was born in Surry County June 20, 1963 to the late Mary Easter Franklin and Shade M. Franklin.  He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Sheena and Lee Clifton, and Shasta Franklin; grandchildren, Madeline Clifton and Levi Holder; sisters and brother-in-law, Barbara Money,...

Shelby Jean McPherson

Shelby Jean McPherson

Aug 7, 2019

Mrs. Shelby Jean Mendenhall McPherson, age 80, of Mt. Airy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston v-Salem, NC.  She was born on April 27, 1939, in Scott County, VA, to the late Charlie Jessee Mendenhall and the late Cora Elizabeth Bledsoe Mendenhall....

Essie Lee Easter

Essie Lee Easter

Aug 7, 2019

Mrs. Essie Lee Carter Easter, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019, at her home.  Mrs. Easter was born April 15, 1936, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Edward Arlo and Savannah Elizabeth Martin Carter.  Essie retired from Renfro Corporation after 38 years of service and was a member of Blue...

Donald Ray Knight, Sr

Donald Ray Knight, Sr

Aug 6, 2019

        Mr. Donald Ray Knight Sr., age 75 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Sovah Health of Martinsville.  He was born in Patrick County on February 26, 1944, to the late Russell V. Knight and Gracie Doss Knight.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Margarett Everett Knight; and...

Veronica Floyd

Veronica Floyd

Aug 6, 2019

Ms. Veronica Atchley Floyd, age 73 of Stuart, Virginia (formerly of Winston-Salem, North Carolina) passed away on August 6, 2019, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center.  She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on September 23, 1945, to the late Roger Bruce Atchley and Vivian Burcham Atchley.

Ms. Floyd is survived by her two brothers, Hans Atchley and family, and Fritz...

Joshua Nichols Owens

Joshua Nichols Owens

Aug 6, 2019

Joshua Nichols Owens, age 32, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019.  Joshua was born in Forsyth County on July 5, 1987.  Joshua was a kind spirit who was loved by anyone who knew him.  Among the many who will cherish his memory is his mother, Robin Nichols Owens, his sister, Emily Rose Owens (Adam Pruitt), his brother,...

Susan "Becky" Rebecca Milam

Susan "Becky" Rebecca Milam

Aug 6, 2019

       Mrs. Susan Rebecca Milam “Becky”, age 46 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away at Blue Ridge Nursing Center on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.  She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on April 9, 1973, to Leon Dwight Critz and Alpha Roberts Spaulding.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by two sons, Jessie Dale Steele and...

Bobby Lee Boles

Bobby Lee Boles

Aug 6, 2019

Mr. Bobby Lee Boles, age 76, of Greensboro, NC formerly of Dobson, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, in High Point, NC.  He was born in Surry County on August 5, 1943, to the late Nathan Boles and the late Mary Madgelene Dobson.  He was a member of Pleasant Union Missionary Baptist Church and was a Veteran of the...

Sandra McCormick

Sandra McCormick

Aug 6, 2019

Mrs. Sandra Dee Martin McCormick, age 58, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born in Forsyth County on November 28, 1960, to the late Charles Everette Martin, Jr. and to the late Audrey Woods Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Helen Artie Bowers

Helen Artie Bowers

Aug 5, 2019

Mrs. Helen Artie Johnson Bowers, age 88, of Elkin, NC passed away on Monday, August 05, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC.  She was born in Surry County on November 4, 1930, to the late Joseph Early Johnson and the late Viola Martha Payne Johnson, in addition to her parents she was preceded in...

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