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Obituaries
Mildred Mae Jones
Feb 11, 2019
Mrs. Mildred Mae Eckenrod Jones, my dearly beloved mother died peacefully Monday morning, February 11, 2019 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was born in Canton, NC to the late Alma Bowman Eckenrod and William R. Eckenrod, Sr. While a baby her family moved to Mount Airy where her parents were renown photographers. She attended Mount Airy High School where she...
Billy Clayton Wolfe
Feb 11, 2019
Mr. Billy Clayton Wolfe, age 87 of Dobson, passed away on February 11, 2019, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wolfe was born in Surry County on April 28, 1931, to Coley Edd and Laura Anna Bruner Wolfe. He was a life-long farmer. Surviving is a son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Joan Wolfe; grandchildren, Hanna Sain and husband, Brian, and...
Pauline Elizabeth Ransdell
Feb 11, 2019
Mrs. Pauline Elizabeth Draughn Ransdell, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, February 11, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Ransdell was born December 8, 1940, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Albert and Bertha Wood Draughn. Pauline graduated from Dobson High School in 1959. She retired from Northern Hospital of Surry...
Charmaine Juliette Atkins
Feb 10, 2019
Mrs. Charmaine Juliette Terry Vaught Atkins, age 85 of Claudville, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Patrick County on August 25, 1933 to the late Rodney Charlton Terry and Mattie Irene Epperson Terry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Atkins was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Atkins; a...
Linda Louise Simpson
Feb 10, 2019
Mrs. Linda Louise Crow Simpson, age 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Simpson was born in Kinston, NC on February 19, 1947, to the late Leland Carroll and Marion Louise Cook Crow. She was a devoted member of Antioch Baptist Church, loved the outdoors, was an avid crossword puzzle solver and...
Ronnie Curtis Bruner
Feb 10, 2019
Mr. Ronnie Curtis Bruner, 62, of Dobson passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. He was born in Surry County November 2, 1956 to the late Dewey Curtis “D.C.” and Estelle Bowman Bruner. Mr. Bruner was a kind man and a very talented carpenter who loved fishing and watching Nascar. He will be missed...
Austin Lee Heath
Feb 10, 2019
Mr. Austin Lee Heath, age 25, of Dobson, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 10, 2019. He was born on August 5, 1993 to Frankie Lee Heath and Deanna Stone Brown. Austin was a machine operator at Berry Plastics in Greenville, SC, and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his parents, Deanna Stone Brown and step-father, Raymond Lynn Brown...
Mrs. Lois Dezern Johnson
Feb 9, 2019
Mrs. Lois Dezern Johnson, age 77, of Elkin, NC, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was loved by all, passed away on February 9, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. She was born in Surry County on March 1, 1941, to the late Foley and Elsie Evans Dezern. She was a retired secretary for Estes...
Leavie Irene Watson Lemons
Feb 8, 2019
Mrs. Leavie Irene Venable Watson Lemons, age 85 of Dobson, North Carolina, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019. She was born in Surry County on April 25, 1933, to the late Dosier Albert Venable and the late Bertha Ellen Bullen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Harry Lee Tilley
Feb 8, 2019
Mr. Harry Lee Tilley, age 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Surry Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on February 18, 1929 to the late Elwood and Emma Utt Tilley. Mr. Tilley opened Millers Tavern in 1954 and having the longest held ABC license in Surry County having held it for 58 Years. He also...
Charles Lawrence Cooke, Jr.
Feb 8, 2019
Mr. Charles Lawrence “Larry” Cooke, Jr., 64, of North Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away Friday morning, February 8, 2019, Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Mr. Cooke was born February 18, 1954, in Forsyth County, to the late Charles Lawrence Cooke, Sr. and Winifred “Jackie” Golding Cooke. Mr. Cooke earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from his beloved Appalachian...
Nancy Opalene Combs
Feb 8, 2019
Mrs. Nancy Opalene Horton Combs, 70, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019, at her home in Surry County, North Carolina. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 51 years, Chester Ezekiel Combs; her daughter, Crystal Nicole Duncan (Wesley); her son, Jarrett Neil Combs (Adrienne); and her grand-children whom she adored with all her heart, Samuel, Hunter, Joshua,...
William Everett Richardson
Feb 7, 2019
Mr. William Everett Richardson, age 59, of Eugene Oregon, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hepner, Oregon on October 30, 1959 to the late James and Phyllis Biddle Richardson. Left to cherish his memories are a sister and brother-in-law, Mickey and JB Daniels; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Pam Richardson, Robert Richardson,...
Billy Gray Doss
Feb 7, 2019
Mr. Billy Gray Doss, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, February 07, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on August 27, 1931 to the late Fred and Viola Byrd Doss. Mr. Doss retired from Bill’s Barber Shop and was a member of Shining Light Baptist Church. Mr. Doss proudly served...
Frankie J. Edwards
Feb 6, 2019
Mrs. Frankie J. Marshall Edwards, 70, of Kernersville, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center Wednesday, February 6, 2019. She was born in Patrick County, VA March 29, 1948 to the late Rev. Ed Green and Evelyn Peele Marshall. Mrs. Edwards retired from retail management in Kernersville after many years of service. She was a faithful...
Peggy Sue Thomas
Feb 6, 2019
Ms. Peggy Sue Waddell Thomas, 76, of Pilot Mountain passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Glenn A Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury. She was born in Surry County on July 1, 1942 to the late Dewey and Bertie Jane Easter Waddell. Ms. Thomas retired after many years of employment from Cook Medical. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law,...
Teddy "Ray" Bryant
Feb 5, 2019
Our precious Daddy - Teddy "Ray" Bryant of Mount Airy went home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Feb 5th, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockford NC of Surry County to John Nacola Bryant and Betsy Peele Bryant on June 17, 1932. He was a loving husband, father, and grandpa. He was also a locally well-known...
Jennifer Mae Overby
Feb 5, 2019
Mrs. Jennifer Mae Martin Overby, age 43 of Lawsonville, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born on January 12, 1976 in Patrick County. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Denzer James and Georgia Mae Underwood Griffith; paternal grandparents, Henry Eugene Martin Sr. and...
Donald Wayne Griffin
Feb 4, 2019
Mr. Donald Wayne Griffin, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Griffin was born October 11, 1957, in Surry County, the son of the late Bobby and Norma Faith Smith Griffin. Donald retired from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Services for the Blind, in...
Rodney Pedro Penn
Feb 3, 2019
Mr. Rodney Pedro Penn was born January 16, 1976 in Patrick County to the late Lou Della Glenn Smith and George “Buster” Rucker. He departed this life February 3, 2019 at his home. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his Granny, Georgia Anna Glenn Barnwell.
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