Hallie Simcox
Mar 27, 2020
Hallie Reeves Simcox, 92, of Lowgap NC, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on March 27th, 2020. She was born in Wythe County to the late William (Bill) Reeves and Myrtle S. Reeves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Webb Simcox Sr.; and son, Bruce Webb Simcox Jr.; a granddaughter, Michelle Todd; and sisters Bertie...
William Herbert Badgett
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. William Herbert Badgett, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2020, at his home. Mr. Badgett was born March 22, 1938, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Coy and Thelma Smith Badgett. Herbert served our country in the United States Army in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was a...
Virginia "Marie" A. Sawyers
Mar 26, 2020
Mrs. Virginia “Marie” Ann Sawyers, age 89 of Bassett, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Sovah Health of Martinsville. She was born in West Virginia on August 22, 1930 to the late Lester Thomas Clark and Faye Shuck Clark. She was raised by the late Lester and Queenie Chaney. In addition to her parents, she...
Cortney Paige Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Ms. Cortney Paige Brown, 38, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. She was born February 22, 1982, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Wesley K. Brown and Sonia Akers Mabry. Cortney was a graduate of Mount Airy High School and attended The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is survived by four children, Gabriella M. Guerrero,...
Emma Jean Hill
Mar 25, 2020
Mrs. Emma Jean Jones Hill, age 83, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll County on July 19, 1936, to Vestal and Anna Martin Jones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed. While her health permitted, Mrs. Hill was a devoted member of Little...
Jacob LeHue Goad
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Jacob LeHue Goad, age 30 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born in Patrick County on September 22, 1989. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Wayne M. Goad; maternal grandfather, Curtis Elmo Largen; and one uncle, Elmer Wilson Underwood. Jake loved taking rides on his motorcycle, being outdoors, fishing, and...
Dallas Layton Sawyers
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Dallas Layton Sawyers, 57, of Ararat, VA passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on February 7, 1963, to Effie Bowman Sawyers and the late Layton Sawyers. Mr. Sawyers retired from Advance Auto Parts, and a member of Doe Run Baptist Church in Ararat, VA. ...
Jerry Kenan "Coach" Hollingsworth
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Jerry Kenan “Coach” Hollingsworth, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home. Mr. Hollingsworth was born October 21, 1943, in Duplin County, the son of the late Herman Dallas Hollingsworth, Sr. and Lillian Bullard Hollingsworth. Coach Hollingsworth started his teaching and coaching career in 1966 when he came to Mount Airy. He was a...
Tonia Faye Goad
Mar 25, 2020
Mrs. Tonia Faye Towe Goad, age 77, of Cana, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Mrs. Goad was born in Carroll County, on March 6, 1943, to William Roscoe and Mattie Frances Monday Towe. She retired from Rooftop of Virginia in Head Start education for more than 30 years. Mrs. Goad was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, sister, friend...
Barbara Ann Boothe
Mar 25, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Ann Craddock Boothe, age 77 of Bassett, Virginia passed away on March 25, 2020 at SOVAH Health Martinsville Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on March 28, 1942 to the late Otis Ayers Craddock and Edith McKamey Craddock. Barbara enjoyed flowers, gardening, and cooking. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
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Troy Lee Payne Sr.
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Troy Lee Payne, Sr. of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday evening, March 25, at Northern Regional Hospital in the skilled care unit. Mr. Payne was born in Surry County, April 28, 1926, the son of the late Roy and Sally McCraw Payne. Mr. Payne led a colorful and storied life in his almost ninety-four years. He began his working...
Steven "The Big O" T. Oliver
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Steven T. Oliver “The Big O” passed away in his home on March 25, 2020 at the age of 64. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred T. Oliver and Lois D. Oliver and a brother, Glenn E. Oliver.
Steve retired from the Newport News Shipyard in 2017 after working 43 years; he was an avid race...
Charles Lewis Hill
Mar 24, 2020
Mr. Charles Lewis Hill, age 84 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at his home. He lived his entire life in Claudville just down the road from the house where he was born and raised. He was born on March 21, 1936 to the late William Robert Hill and Ethel Irene Smith...
John Angelo Halgash
Mar 23, 2020
Mr. John Angelo Halgash, age 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Halgash was born in Doylestown, PA, on August 8, 1956, to Raymond Francis and Virginia Mae Delorso Halgash. John was a loving husband and a kind and happy go lucky kinda guy. He was employed with Axis Dimensional. Among the...
Eveart (EC) Charles Thomas
Mar 23, 2020
Mr. Eveart Charles (E. C.) Thomas, age 86, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Thomas was born in Surry County on June 11, 1933, to the late William Carl and Ada Lee McCraw Thomas. He was a member of Christian Community Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain and retired from Pilot Floor Covering. E. C. was...
Linda Faye Cannoy
Mar 23, 2020
Mrs. Linda Faye Martin Cannoy, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on December 27, 1943 to the late Leroy and Wilma Harvey Martin. Mrs. Cannoy was retired from Renfro, and a loving homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who...
Isaac William Stockner
Mar 22, 2020
Mr. Isaac William Stockner, age 92, of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Wadell Nursing & Rehab. Mr. Stockner was born in Carroll County on December 28, 1926, to Claude and Marie Payne Stockner. He proudly served our country in both the United States Army and United States Air Force. Mr. Stockner was a hardworking, Christian...
Virginia Geraldine Pinson
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Geraldine Cox Hunley Pinson, age 61, of Fancy Gap Va. passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital of Mt. Airy. She was born August 17, 1958 to Ethaline Duncan and the late Leonard Cox. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish...
Betty Lou Coburn
Mar 22, 2020
Mrs. Betty Lou Pfeiffer Coburn of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday, March 22, 2020 after a long illness. Mrs. Coburn was being treated at home by loving caregivers employed by American Health Care Services in Mt. Airy, NC along with Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care. Born May 23, 1930 in Buffalo, NY, she was...
Lisa Lynn Foley
Mar 21, 2020
Ms. Lisa Lynn Foley, age 38 of Patrick Springs, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was born in Patrick County on June 18, 1981 to Jesse and Diane Cassady Foley of Stuart. Lisa was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Drewey Cassady; and her paternal grandparents, Ophus and Effie Foley.
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