Frances Isabel Brown
Dec 10, 2018
Mrs. Frances Isabel Vestal Brown, age 82, of Lowgap, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Brown was born in Yadkin County on April 5, 1936, to the late Thomas Carl and Ellie Nance Vestal. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law,...
Michael "Mitchell" Ray Galyean
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Michael “Mitchell” Ray Galyean, age 48, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018. Mr. Galyean was born in Surry County on December 29, 1969 to Virginia Edwards Galyean and the late Walter Ray Galyean. He was employed with Hanes Brand for over 20 years. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Austin; honorary daughters, Amber and Heather Robertson; a son,...
Annie Elizabeth Riggs
Dec 9, 2018
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Midkiff Riggs, 104, of Mount Airy, went to her heavenly home on Sunday night, December 9, 2018. She had lived at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility for the past eight years. Mrs. Riggs was born September 30, 1914, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Roy L. and Lela Short Midkiff. Annie was a homemaker and...
Michael "Mitchell" Ray Galyean
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Michael “Mitchell” Ray Galyean, age 48, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018. Mr. Galyean was born in Surry County on December 29, 1969 to Virginia Edwards Galyean and the late Walter Ray Galyean. He was employed with Hanes Brand for over 20 years. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Austin; honorary daughters, Amber and Heather Robertson; a son,...
Velma Parnell
Dec 8, 2018
Mrs. Velma Sykes Jarrell Parnell, age 92, of Durham, passed away on Saturday, December, 8, 2018 at Treyburn Nursing Home in Durham. She was born April 29, 1926 to the late Guy Duncan and Bertie Alma Mosley Sykes. Mrs. Parnell was a retired data processor from First Union Bank of Charlotte and was a member of Rose of Sharon Church...
Ruth Carol Vipperman
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Carol Vipperman, 76, of Westfield, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at LifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes. She was born in Stokes County on February 1, 1942 to the late Arlis Wendell and Pauline Cook Vipperman. Mrs. Vipperman retired from the W/S Journal after 25 years of employment. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Angel and...
Fannie Virginia Weddle
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Fannie Virginia Gunnell Weddle, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. She was born February 7, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Roosevelt and Emma McCraw Gunnell. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister and a dear friend, who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish her memory are a...
Ruby Pauline Robertson
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Ruby Pauline Galyean Robertson, 87, of Cana, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away at Grayson Nursing Home in Independence Friday, December 7, 2018. She was born in Carroll County May 13, 1931 to the late John Sherman and Martha Craddock Galyean. Mrs. Robertson was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She is survived by her daughters and a...
Madeline Marshall
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Madeline Pack Marshall, age 82, of Meadows of Dan, passed away Friday, December7, 2018 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on November 8, 1936 to the late Robert Pack and Correner Lewis Pack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward "Pete" Marshall; a daughter, Susie Borneman; a granddaughter, Emily...
Ruby Kathleen Tilley
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Ruby Kathleen Gwyn Tilley, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday morning, December 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Tilley was born March 6, 1926, in Surry County, to the late James Richard and Lucy Francis O’Neal Gwyn. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who will be deeply missed by...
Carol Jean Tilley
Dec 5, 2018
Ms. Carol Jean Lee Tilley, 79, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday morning, December 5, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Ms. Tilley was born October 5, 1939, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Albert and Pauline Vernon Lee. Carol retired from Surry Industries after many years of service. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law,...
Frank Garcia, Jr.
Dec 5, 2018
Mr. Frank Garcia, Jr., age 62, passed away at his home in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Mr. Garcia was born on August 23, 1956 to the late Georgia June Jones Garcia of Cana, Virginia. Mr. Garcia is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Sherri and Franklin Cairns; a niece and nephew, David Elliott Cairns and Sydney Camille Cairns;...
Carol Ann Terry
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Carol Ann Terry, 56, of Claudville passed away December 5, 2018. Mrs. Terry was born on June 30, 1962 to the late Betty Sue Mattingly and Frederick John Gens. Mrs. Terry is survived by her siblings, Debra and Bill Gallamore, Frederic Gens, and Kimberly and Joseph Bailey all of Texas, Donna Gens of South Carolina, Mike and Melanie Gens,...
Iva Ruth Spencer Roberts
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Iva Ruth Ingram Spencer Roberts, age 85, joined the Lord on December 5, 2018. Mrs. Roberts was born in Patrick County on July 10, 1933, to Buren and Nova Spencer Ingram. Mrs. Roberts was a loyal member of First Christian Church in Stuart, VA. For the last 20 years, she served the Lord faithfully at Friendship Baptist Church in...
Wilma Lorene Ayers
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Wilma Lorene Cothren Ayers, 83, of Cana, VA passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Grayson County, VA on March 25, 1935 to the late Earl Cothren and Cora Smith Cothren. Mrs. Ayers was retired from Proctor-Silex and a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist...
Jimmy Gray Snow
Dec 5, 2018
Mr. Jimmy Gray Snow, 77, of Lambsburg, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born on February 17, 1941 to the late James Franklin and Cecil Spencer Snow. He was an avid hunter and loved his family very much. He loved riding his tractor, bluegrass music and also loved farming and gardening. ...
Bertha Melba Blackard
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Bertha Melba Blackard, age 96, of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, December 05, 2018 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on March 6, 1922 to the late Amos Reed Clifton and Anna Lea Cruise Clifton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Blackard; a daughter-in-law, Linda Jean East Blackard; and...
Carol Jean Galyean
Dec 5, 2018
Mrs. Carol Jean Dillow Galyean, age 67, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at her residence. She was born October 27, 1951 in Wytheville, Virginia to the late Herman Dow and Virginia Pauley Dillow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Martha Dillow, Betty Sue Couthern; and her brothers, Richard Giles Dillow...
Dallas Lee Corder
Dec 4, 2018
Mr. Dallas Lee Corder, age 80, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born May 5, 1938 in Surry County to the late Jesse Roscoe and Isabelle Tolbert Corder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Lee Corder; his brothers,...
Everette Marshall Bowman
Dec 4, 2018
Mr. Everette Marshall Bowman, age 77, of Winston Salem passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born in Surry County on October 15, 1941, to James Tyrie and Maggie May Felts Bowman. He was the owner/operator of Bowman’s Printing Company. Surviving is his loving wife, Cynthia Jean Rabideau Bowman; daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn and Matt...