Jan 9, 2020

Mr. Joseph Clyde Stanley, 88, of Elkin passed away at 9:45 am on January 9, 2020, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Surry County to the late John Alvin Stanley and Cora Reece Stanley. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother who will be dearly missed.  Clyde was a faithful member of...

Jan 9, 2020

Mr. Perry Worrell Creed, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away January 9, 2020 at Joan & Howard

Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Mt. Airy, NC on May 28,1935 to the late

Mamie Ruth Newsome Creed and Richard Arthur Creed. Mr. Creed was preceded in death by

his loving wife, Shirley Jean McHone Creed. Mr. Creed...

Jan 8, 2020

Nina Glenn Yokley, 78, passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.  Glenn was born September 10, 1941, in Mount Airy, to the late Nina Hoffman and John Hale Yokley, Sr.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, John Hale Yokley, Jr.; and her niece Charlotte...

Jan 8, 2020

Jan 8, 2020

Mrs. Edith Mae Marion Jones, 87, of Cana, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.  She was born in Carroll County, VA, April 15, 1932 to the late William Henry Marion, Jr. and Lela Mae Marion.  Mrs. Jones married the love of her life Harlie Weldon Jones, and was married for 41 years...

Jan 8, 2020

Mr. Rudy Wayne Leftwich, age 62, of Cana, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at his home.  Mr. Leftwich was born in Carroll County on March 1, 1957, to Ruth Gates Leftwich and the late Franklin Leftwich.  He was a retired Mason and a loving father, grandfather, son, brother and dear friend.  Among the many who will always cherish his...

Jan 8, 2020

Mr. Harvey Thomas “Tom” Marshall, 86, of Ararat, NC, passed away Wednesday night, January 8, 2020, at his home.  Mr. Marshall was born November 11, 1933, in Surry County, the oldest of two children born to the late Carl Spencer and Percy Lawrence Marshall.  Tom served our country in the United States Navy from 1953 until 1957.  He retired as...

Jan 8, 2020

Mr. Hurley Gray Jones, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday morning January 8, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital.  He was born in Surry County on September 12, 1937 to the late Robert Ray and Sally Evelyn Hull Jones.  Mr. Jones was owner of Hurley Jones Hardwoods, and a member of Blue Ridge Baptist Church.  He is survived by...

Jan 6, 2020

Miss Dorothy Irene Griffin, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, January 6, 2020, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility.  Miss Griffin was born September 16, 1926, in Patrick County, VA, the youngest of four children born to the late M.F. and Josephine Edmundson Griffin.  Dorothy retired from Cross Creek Apparel after many years of service and was a...

Jan 4, 2020

Miss. Rachel Kathleen “Kathy” Morton, 46, of Ararat, VA passed away Saturday 4, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Surry County on June 8, 1973 to the late Hurley Morton and Brenda Jennings McMillian.  Miss. Morton was a loving homemaker.  She is survived by a brother, Larry Morton; a step-sister and spouse, Tabitha and Bryson Wood; step mother,...

Jan 4, 2020

Mr. Larry Dale Whitaker, 69, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his home Saturday, January 4, 2020.  He was born in Surry County on June 14, 1950 to Junior Whitaker and Ruby Hall Brewer.  Mr. Whitaker was a kind and gentle man, always thinking of others.  He was a loving father, son and brother.  Mr. Whitaker enjoyed coaching basketball...

Jan 3, 2020

Mrs. Ruby Frances Bryant Hatcher, age 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 03, 2020, at Northern Hospital.  She was the last of the thirteen children, born on May 19, 1935, to Nicola and Bessie Peele Bryant.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed.  Among the many who will always cherish her...

Jan 3, 2020

Mr. James Lee Phillips, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Friday morning, January 3, 2020.  He was born on March 16, 1945 in Patrick County to the late Charlie Lee Phillips and Ethel Mae Parker Phillips.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother who will be dearly missed.  James was a faithful member of...

Jan 3, 2020

Mrs. Paulette Brindle Hooker, age 71, of State Road, NC passed away on Friday morning January 3, 2020, at her daughter's home.  She was born in Surry County on May 1, 1948, to the late Ernest Brady Brindle and the late Cassie Jones Brindle.  She was retired from the Candle Factory and was a member of Open Door Baptist Church. ...

Jan 3, 2020

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our loving mother and friend to all whose lives she touched.  Mrs. Betty Mae McBride Morton, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born November 17, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Edgar and Maggie Marshall...

Jan 2, 2020

Ms. Rita Sharon Kelley, age 75, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday, January  2, 2020, in Yadkin County at the SECU Hospice Home.  She was born in Huntington WVa. on September 7, 1944, to the late Rev. George Franklin Kelley and the late Jewell Mildred Burch Kelley.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the...

Jan 2, 2020

Mrs. Geraldine (Gerry) P. Dickenson, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020, at RidgeCrest Retirement Community, surrounded by her family and friends.  After graduating from Radford College in 1948, she taught business education at J. J. Kelly High School in Wise, VA.  Gerry married Harry B. Dickenson and lived in Wise until she moved to Mount Airy, NC.  She was an...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Gladys Annette “GaGa” Hawks Combs, age 80, of Cana, passed away Wednesday, January 01, 2020, at Heritage Hall-Laurel Meadows.  Mrs. Combs was born in Carroll County on April 29, 1939, to Troy Murphy and Dorothy Viola Edwards Hawks.  She was retired from Hanes Brands and was a loving mother and sister who will be dearly missed.  Surviving is her...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Mary Ann Wills Harshberger, 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born March 7, 1944 in Greene County, TN to the late Grady and Fayetta Renner Wills.  Mrs. Harshberger was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be dearly missed.  Among...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Hassie Arlene Ayers Love, age 91, of Ararat, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Heritage Hall-Laurel Meadows.  Mrs. Love was born in Carroll County on August 21, 1928, to Davis and Mary Guynn Ayers.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a longtime member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church.  Among the many who...