Stella Marie Rakes
Nov 18, 2018
Mrs. Stella Marie Rakes, age 94, of Warminster, PA and formerly of Patrick County, passed away peacefully and went home to be with the lord on November 18, 2018. She was born in Keyrock, WV and was the youngest of 11 children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Birchard and Pearl Cook;...
Janice Kathleen Draughn
Nov 18, 2018
Mrs. Janice Kathleen Creasy Draughn, 60, of Mount Airy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, November 18, 2018. Mrs. Draughn was born March 29, 1958, in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Robert Ernest and Sarah Louise Hicks Creasy. Janice worked at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem for 39 years. She...
Carl John Stone, Jr.
Nov 18, 2018
Mr. Carl John Stone, Jr., 69, of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Stone was born September 30, 1949, in Detroit, MI, to the late Carl and Marjorie Harrington Stone. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy and was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who will be...
Terry Ray Worrell, Sr.
Nov 18, 2018
Mr. Terry Ray Worrell, Sr., 63, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Forsyth County November 13, 1955 to the late Rev. Tommy and Hattie Loraine Hawks Worrell. Mr. Worrell was a kind, loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a faithful member of True Vine Baptist Church. He...
Jeanette Hooker
Nov 17, 2018
Mrs. Jeanette Cox Hooker, 78, of Westfield, passed away on Saturday, November 17 2018 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born April 19, 1940 to the late Porter Elmer and Rena Novella Love Cox. Mrs. Hooker and her husband Duaine were the owners of Westfield Superette for thirty-four years before retiring from the business. She was...
Wayne Lowe
Nov 16, 2018
Mr. Ansley Wayne Lowe of Westfield, Stokes County, NC, the beloved husband of Barbara Love Lowe and the devoted father to two sons, Kenneth and Bruce, died peacefully Friday, November 16, 2018, at his home. He was 90 years old. Mr. Lowe was well known as a top-notch car salesman; NASCAR fanatic; unparalleled shade-tree mechanic; and storyteller extraordinaire. He lived...
Betty Imogene Radford
Nov 16, 2018
Mrs. Betty Imogene Simmons Radford, age 86, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Radford was born in Surry County on March 23, 1932, to James Dewey and Hulda Susan Nichols Simmons. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her...
Kenneth Samuel Lawson
Nov 16, 2018
Mr. Kenneth Samuel Lawson, 68, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. He was born in Forsyth County on April 24, 1950 to the late Floyd and Maude Gravley Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a retired Rack Builder. He is survived by sons, Kenneth “Chuck” Lawson, Joshua Lawson, and Rex Lawson; a...
James Michael Hill, Sr.
Nov 16, 2018
Mr. James Michael Hill, Sr., age 65, of Westfield, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Hill was born in Stokes County on January 19, 1953, to James Alvin and Cora Virginia Gray Hill. He was a loving father, grandfather and brother who will be dearly missed. Surviving is a daughter Michele Temple; a son...
Bernard Lee Moran
Nov 15, 2018
Mr. Bernard Lee Moran, age 80, of Woolwine, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Floyd County on November 4, 1938 to the late Blanco and Nellie Rorrer Moran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a great granddaughter, Sarah Lynne Moran. Bernard was instrumental in starting the Woolwine...
Mary Louise "Faye" Dixon
Nov 14, 2018
Mrs. Mary Louise “Faye” Horton Dixon, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born February 4, 1957, in Forsyth County, to the late William Ernest “Bunk” and Mary “Peggy” Goins Horton. Mrs. Dixon was a retired certified nursing assistant. She is survived by a daughter...
Lois Muriel Carter
Nov 14, 2018
Mrs. Lois Muriel Marshall Carter, age 86, of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mount Airy. She was born November 1, 1932 to the late Harvey and Nancy Ann Easter Marshall. She was a member of Mount Airy Wesleyan Church and was a loving mother and grandmother who will dearly missed...
Lucille Virginia Mears
Nov 13, 2018
Mrs. Lucille Virginia Howlett Mears, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Mears was born in Patrick County on April 22, 1938, to George and Sadie Gunnell Howlett. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish her memory...
Carolyn Kay Lawson
Nov 12, 2018
Ms. Carolyn Kay Manring Lawson, age 75, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at Magnolia Manor in Winston Salem. Ms. Lawson was born in Stokes County on February 1, 1948, to Claude Washington and Mollie Rominger Manring. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Melesia and Steve Tully. The loving staff at Magnolia Manor shared a special bond with...
Herman Eatel Thomas
Nov 12, 2018
Mr. Herman Estel Thomas, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on May 3, 1932 to the late George Ellis and Trusty Emmaline Bryant Thomas. Mr. Thomas was retired from Carl Rose and Sons Paving and a member of Union Hill Friends Meeting. ...
Mary Nell Byrd
Nov 11, 2018
Mrs. Mary Nell Gardner Byrd, 85, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Surry Community Nursing Center. She was born in Surry County November 12, 1932 to Robert Glenn Gardner and Mary Ruth Golding Gardner Barker. She retired from J.C. Penney’s and was a dedicated member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Byrd is survived by an aunt,...
Paul David Lee
Nov 11, 2018
Mr. Paul David Lee, 51, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at his home. Mr. Lee was born July 12, 1967, in Surry County, one of three sons born to Jack Edward and Linda Boyd Lee. David graduated from North Surry High School in 1985. He worked at Spencer’s Inc. for many years, and he later worked...
Carol Faye Jessup
Nov 9, 2018
Mrs. Carol Faye Tilley Jessup, 74, of Westfield, passed away Friday night, November 9, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Jessup was born March 5, 1944, in Stokes County, one of three daughters born to the late Johnny Clarence and Maggie Allene Slate Tilley. Carol was a homemaker and a member of Asbury Presbyterian...
Pauline Lyons
Nov 9, 2018
Mrs. Pauline Bryant Lyons, 80, of Taylors, SC formerly of Lambsburg, VA departed this life November 9, 2018. She was born in Carroll County, VA January 8, 1938 to the late Rev. Gilmer and Hazel Berrier Bryant. At the age of 12, she was born again into the Kingdom of God. She is survived by her four children, Dr. Victor...
Dr. George Alan Schwemlein
Nov 9, 2018
Dr. George Alan Schwemlein died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Indian Hill, OH, on Friday, November 9, 2018, at age 72. He was a much-loved grandfather, father, spouse, sibling, uncle, colleague, teacher, and friend. Alan was born April 22, 1946, to Dr. George X. Schwemlein and Edna B. Schwemlein. He graduated from Wyoming High School (1965), and then...