Mary Margaret Thomas Hudson
Sep 3, 2024
Ms. Mary Margaret Thomas Hudson, 76, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday night, September 3, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Ms. Hudson was born May 7, 1948, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Arvil Lee Thomas and Mary Ernestine Sechriest Richards. Margaret worked in textiles for many years and was a member of Flower Gap...
Melissa Sue Willard
Sep 2, 2024
Mrs. Melissa Sue Willard, age 57, of Bassett, Virginia passed away Monday, September 2, 2024. She was born in Michigan on May 27, 1967. Melissa was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Lou Main and grandmother, G.G. Main. Melissa was a sassy Yankee who loved beach scenery and lighthouses. She enjoyed her coffee and her Pepsi and touched everyone’s...
Clarence Michael Butcher
Sep 2, 2024
Mr. Clarence Michael Butcher, age 71 of Mount Airy, passed away Monday September 2, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 8, 1953, in Surry County to the late Clarence and Muriel Inscore Butcher. Mr. Butcher retired from the US Army and was a member of New Beginnings Community Church. He is survived by his...
Eleanor Yvonne Cockerham
Sep 2, 2024
Mrs. Eleanor Yvonne Cockerham, age 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday evening, September 2, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Cockerham was born in Surry County on June 8, 1943, to the late Bealey E. Chandler and Jessie Combs Chandler. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, she’ll be deeply missed by...
Mary Lee (Jones) Phillips
Sep 2, 2024
Mrs. Mary Lee Jones Phillips , age 89 of Cana went home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 2, 2024, surrounded by her loving family . Mrs. Phillips was one of eight children born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Roy and Litha Jones Jones. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She...
Emma Lorraine Thomas Childress
Sep 2, 2024
Mrs. Emma Lorraine Thomas Childress, age 90, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 at her home. She was born on January 1, 1934 in Surry County to the late John and Ella Martin Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her...
Lillian Koren Hill
Sep 2, 2024
Lillian Koren Hill passed away in her sleep at her home in Meadows of Dan, Virginia on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the age of 93.
Peggy Gordon McCormick
Sep 2, 2024
Peggy Gordon McCormick, 90, from Dobson, North Carolina, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, Monday, September 2, 2024. Born July 30, 1934, to the late Cecil and Velzora Shelton Gordon. Peggy owned Dobson Trucking and was a member of Dobson First Baptist Church. She enjoyed cross-stitching and crocheting. Mrs. McCormick was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother,...
Barry Dean Hawks
Sep 2, 2024
Mr. Barry Dean Hawks, 81, of Ararat, passed away Monday morning, September 2, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Hawks was born May 21, 1943, in Surry County, the son of the late Edgar and Nina Johnson Hawks. Barry worked as a computer hardware engineer for many years and was a member of The...
Michael Andy Simpson
Sep 1, 2024
Mr. Michael Andy Simpson, age 64, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Novant Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born December 6, 1959, in Forsyth County, to the late Jack Simpson and the late Betty Lou Stanley Simpson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his niece, Sherry Hudson.
Left to cherish his...
Olivia Michelle Allen
Sep 1, 2024
Miss Olivia Michelle Allen, age 42, of Cana, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born on May 18, 1982 in Forsyth County to Mary Nelson Hill and the late Roger Allen. Left to cherish her memory are fiancé, John Grant Golding; daughters, Kaitlan Allen and Laken Brown; son, Nathan Brown;...
Doris Louise (McMillion) Findley
Sep 1, 2024
Ms. Doris Louise McMillion Findley, age 89 of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Findley was born on March 3, 1935, in Pocahontas, Virginia to the late Turner and Maggie Odham McMillion. Memall was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She retired from Ocie’s Restaurant where she...
Wayne Wright Jefferson
Sep 1, 2024
Mr. Wayne Wright Jefferson, age 81 of Mount Airy, passed away at his home Sunday morning September 1, 2024. He was born in Surry County on September 21, 1942, to the late Roscoe Jackson Jefferson, Sr. and Irene Mae Reynolds Jefferson. Wayne worked at Renfro Corporation for 12 years and Boston Knitting for 19 years. He also loved to work...
David Eugene Bowman
Aug 31, 2024
David Eugene Bowman, age 64 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Elkton, Maryland to the late James Parson Bowman and Etta Mae Bowman. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bowman was preceded in death by a sister, Barnetta Bowman. He moved to Stuart in 1989 and was a heavy...
Sandra Kay (Tilley) Bledsoe
Aug 31, 2024
Mrs. Sandra Kay Tilley Bledsoe, age 75 of Ararat, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Bledsoe was born in Surry County on December 13, 1948, to the late Arthur Jaye and Nellie Inman Tilley. Sandra was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a...
Tammy Renae Willard
Aug 30, 2024
Tammy Renae Willard, age 40, of Meadows of Dan, VA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 30, 2024, with her mother by her side. Ms. Willard was born on April 9, 1984, in Patrick County. She was a loving mom to the joy of her life, Willow Marie. Tammy enjoyed attending church and expressed...
Donald Lee Holder, Sr.
Aug 30, 2024
MSgt. Donald Lee Holder, Sr. (ret.) age 91 of Mount Airy passed away on Friday evening, August 30, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Holder was born in Surry County on December 3, 1932, to the late Woodrow Holder and Margie Burcham McCormick. Don proudly served in the United States Air Force for 23 years....
Thurman Tickle Jr.
Aug 30, 2024
Mr. Hampton Thurman Tickle Jr, age 79, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on November 18, 1944 in Surry County to the late Hampton Thurman Tickle Sr. and Vera Beatrice Shelton Tickle. Left to cherish his memory are daughters, Melissa Tickle (Gary Cooke,...
Maxine Frankie Simpson Gwyn
Aug 30, 2024
Mrs. Maxine Frankie Simpson Gwyn, age 89 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Friday August 30, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 4, 1935, in Surry County to the late Hilbert Franklin Simpson and Laura Perkins Simpson. Mrs. Gwyn was retired from Spencers Corporation after many years of service. Mrs. Gwyn loved to...
Mary "Lib" Elizabeth White
Aug 29, 2024
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Walker White, age 60, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born September 15, 1963, in Surry County, to the late John Paul Walker and the late Susan Naomi Nichols Walker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...