John David Adkisson
Feb 13, 2019
Mr. John David Adkisson, a man of integrity, a knowledgeable leader who was understanding, caring, giving, humorous, and a teller of stories moved into the more immediate presence of the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. David was born in Mt. Airy, NC April 14, 1942 to the late Claud and Jackie Adkisson. He graduated from Mt. Airy High School, East...
David Lee Epperson
Feb 13, 2019
Mr. David Lee Epperson, age 70, of Mt Airy, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 30, 1948 to the late Rufus and Bessie King Epperson. Left to cherish his memories are his wife of 51 years, Dianne Epperson of the home; daughter, Donna Epperson; sisters, Shirley Bowmen, Mary Hiatt and Ruby...
Mr. Bobby Dean Atkins
Feb 12, 2019
Mr. Bobby Dean Atkins, age 74, of Mt. Airy, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. He was born in Surry County, NC to the late Robert “Woltz” Atkins and the late Vena Lowe Atkins on October 6, 1944. In addition to his parents, Mr. Atkins was preceded in death by a brother, Larry...
Mr. Howard "Pa" Claude Cummings
Feb 12, 2019
Mr. Howard “Pa” Claude Cummings, age 89, of Elkin, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at his home. He was born in Yadkin Co. on March 12, 1929, to the late Melvin Alexander and Mamie Elizabeth Macey Cummings. He was a retired Truck Driver from Southland Trucking and had over 66 years driving. In addition to his parents, he...
Effie Christine Lowe
Feb 12, 2019
Mrs. Effie Christine Golding Lowe, age 65, of Lowgap, passed away on February 12, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born on May 28, 1953 to the late Harold and Era Dickens Golding. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Left to...
John Pendleton Hollingsworth
Feb 11, 2019
Mr. John Pendleton Hollingsworth (Penny), lovingly known as “Cap,” 86, of Ararat, VA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 11, 2019. John was born December 1, 1932, in Surry County, to the late John and Rena Pendleton Hollingsworth. Cap attended Mount Airy High School, graduated from Oak Ridge Military Academy with an associate degree, and served in...
Peggy Jo Woodson
Feb 11, 2019
Mrs. Peggy Jo Bryant Woodson, 68, of Cana, VA passed away Monday, February 11, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Surry County August 21, 1950 to the late Samuel Wilburn and Minnie Myrtle Lawrence Bryant. Mrs. Woodson retired from Applied Polymetrics. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be lovingly remembered...
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,...