Sanders Alton "Pop" Smith
Sep 16, 2024
Mr. Sanders Alton “Pop” Smith. Age 81, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on September 14, 1943 in Patrick County to the late George P. and Maggie Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired bank manager and was a member of Mt. Airy Elks...
Robert "Bob" Leonard
Sep 16, 2024
Mr. Robert “Bob” Leonard, 66, of Virginia, passed into his heavenly home on Monday, September 16, 2024. He was born to the late Joe and Foy Lee Leonard. Bob was a respected and well-known orchardist and farmer. His legacy of Leonard Orchard will be continued through his children and grandchildren. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Bob, along...
Kathleen Ann Shanahan Bowman
Sep 16, 2024
Mrs. Kathleen Ann Shanahan Bowman, 82, of Laurel Fork, VA, gained her angel wings on Monday evening, September 16, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Bowman was born January 29, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Patrick and Catherine O’Connor Shanahan. Kathleen worked as a certified nursing assistant for many years...
Shelly Yvette Jarrell Rector
Sep 15, 2024
Courtesy of Grandview Memorial Funeral Home
Shelly Yvette Jarrell Rector, age 50 of Ennice, NC passed away Sunday, September 15, 2024 at her residence. She was born October 29, 1973 to Roger Earl and Carol Marsh Jarrell. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ray and Sandra Owen Rector; paternal grandparents, Earlie and Lois Parker Jarrell; maternal...
Thomas Lee "Tommy" Puckett
Sep 15, 2024
Mr. Thomas Lee “Tommy” Puckett, age 82 of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Sunday September 15, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born February 25, 1942, in Patrick County to the late Herman Roosevelt Puckett and Georgia Etta Collins Puckett. He was a long-time member of...
Patty S. Dillard
Sep 14, 2024
Mrs. Patty S. Dillard, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Saturday September 14, 2024 at SOVAH Hospital in Martinsville. She was born on August 18, 1951, in Wytheville, Virginia to the late James Sprinkle Six and Margaret Elizabeth Waddell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, T. Jefferson Dillard; a son, Anthony “Tony” Dillard;...
Mondale Thomas Payne
Sep 14, 2024
Mr. Mondale Thomas Payne, age 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the home of his son in Germanton, NC. He was born on September 13, 1942, in Surry County to the late Cicero and Georgia Thomas Payne. Mondale was a long-time member of White Plains Baptist Church and a retired salesman. Left to cherish...
Pauline Elizabeth (Watson) Mitchell
Sep 14, 2024
Mrs. Pauline Elizabeth Watson Mitchell, age 85 of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mitchell was born on September 29, 1938, in Patrick County to the late Jesse and Vadie Lynch Watson. Pauline was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed...
Cynthia Jo Barber Chaney
Sep 13, 2024
Mrs. Cynthia Jo Barber Chaney, age 67, of Lowgap, passed away Friday evening, September 13, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Chaney was born in Forsyth County, September 16, 1956, to the late Ralph Barber and Thelma Snow Barber. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Mrs. Chaney...
Cody Cassius Leftwich
Sep 13, 2024
Mr. Cody Cassius Leftwich, age 40, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 13, 2024, at his residence. Mr. Leftwich was born September 10, 1984, in Surry County to Becky Haynes and Walter Leftwich III. He was a loving son, younger brother, uncle and friend to many, he will be deeply missed. He was well-known as a truck driver for over 10...
James Lee Yopp
Sep 13, 2024
Mr. James Lee Yopp, age 78, of Cana, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024 with his loving family by his side at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on December 23, 1945 in Surry County to the late Alfred and Iris Blackburn Yopp. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who...
James Morgan "Jimmy" Snow
Sep 13, 2024
James Morgan "Jimmy" Snow, 73, of Mount Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday, September 13, 2024. Born November 4, 1950, in Surry County to the late Woodrow Wilson and Virginia Sturms Snow. Mr. Snow was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend. He retired from Surry County Parks and Recreation; in his early years he enjoyed coaching...
Larry Donald Hamm
Sep 12, 2024
Mr. Larry Donald Hamm, age 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning September 12, 2024, at Surry Community Health Center by Harborview in Mount Airy with his loving family by his side. Mr. Hamm was born April 17, 1945, to the late Fred Hamm and Hester Marshall Hamm in Stokes County. He was a loving husband, brother and friend,...
Ruth Jean Bolt
Sep 12, 2024
On September 12, 2024, Ruth Jean Bolt died at Laurel Meadows, Heritage Hall, in Laurel Fork, Virginia. She was ninety-three years old. Ruth Jean was born in Stone, Kentucky, on October 11, 1930, to the late Myrtle Shelor Bolt and Sylvester Lawrence (“Lawrence”) Bolt. Ruth Jean had two sisters: the late Eileen Bolt Dalton and Alice B. (“Tinky”) Shelor.
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Theron Odell "Terry" Miller Jr.
Sep 11, 2024
Mr. Theron Odell "Terry" Miller, age 81, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024. He was born July 5, 1943, in Surry County to the late Theron Odell Miller, Sr. and the late Nues Bray Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 ½ years, Wanda Gail Comer Miller; and...
Cecil Eugene "Pops" Noah
Sep 11, 2024
Mr. Cecil Eugene “Pops” Noah, age 82 of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday September 11, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born October 10, 1941, in Surry County to the late Lee Roland Noah and Lola Marie Smith Noah. He was of the Baptist faith, worked construction with various companies, one of his biggest projects was...
Joseph Eugene Kelly
Sep 10, 2024
Mr. Joseph Eugene “Joe” Kelly, 86, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday night, September 10, 2024. Mr. Kelly was born August 18, 1938, in Denver, CO, the son of the late Joseph Raymond and Clara Berniece Collmar Kelly. Joe served our country honorably in the United States Air Force in the early ‘50s, and he retired as a truck driver from...
Arvil Coolidge Bowman
Sep 10, 2024
Arvil Coolidge Bowman, age 89, formerly of Ararat, VA, and recently of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on February 19, 1935, to the late Pet R. and Gertha Collins Bowman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Susan Boyd Netherland
Sep 9, 2024
Susan Boyd Netherland, 76, of Stuart, VA, passed away unexpectedly on September 9, 2024. Having worked in healthcare for more than 50 years, Susan’s last morning was spent volunteering as a triage nurse at Caring Hearts Free Clinic in Stuart. She was gearing up for her next volunteer stint later in the week at UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, NC,...
Mary Jo Booker Roberts
Sep 9, 2024
Ms. Mary Jo Booker Roberts, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, September 9, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital. Ms. Roberts was born February 11, 1934, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Joe Sam Booker and Hazel Davis Booker Orange. Mary Jo’s extraordinary life was marked by her unwavering dedication and remarkable 52-year tenure with Spencer’s Inc.,...