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Obituaries
Faye Armstrong Terrell
Jan 4, 2024
Mrs. Faye Armstrong Terrell, 81, of Ararat, died Thursday, January 4, 2024. Faye was born May 28, 1942, in Surry County, the daughter of James Laymon and Eva Ann Key Armstrong. On September 24, 1960, she married Donald Lee Terrell. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in 2023, shortly before Don’s death. Faye was a member of Simmons Grove Baptist...
Mildred Berrier Shelton
Jan 4, 2024
Mrs. Mildred Berrier Shelton, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, January 4, 2024. Mrs. Shelton was born December 31, 1934, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late William Franklin and Anna Rosa Blackburn Berrier. Mildred worked in textiles for many years and attended Antioch Baptist Church until her health declined. She was affectionately known...
Jimmy Wayne McMillian
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Wayne McMillian, age 55 of Mount Airy, passed away at his home Thursday morning January 4, 2024. He was born June 11, 1968, in Surry County to Katherine Sechrist McMillian and the late Rev. James John McMillian. Mr. McMillian is survived by wife, Esther Castilleja; his mother, Katherine Sechrist McMillian; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Frances and Carl...
Ruth Nichols Richards
Jan 4, 2024
Ruth Nichols Richards, 89, of Mount Airy passed away on January 4, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on July 3, 1934, to Merlin and Bertha Marshall Nichols, the eldest of five children. Ruth graduated from White Plains High School and was valedictorian of her high school graduating class....
Grant Evans Thayer
Jan 3, 2024
Mr. Grant Evans Thayer, age 78, of Dobson, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He was born December 4, 1945, in Sanilac County, Michigan, to the late Cletus Thayer and the late Justine Trigger Thayer Abbott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Rex Thayer.
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Doris Etta Haynes
Jan 3, 2024
Mrs. Doris Etta Hiatt Haynes, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on May 15, 1941, to the late Ernest and Florence Fleming Hiatt. Mrs. Haynes retired from Pine State Knitwear after many years of employment. She is survived by daughters...
Patsy Gray Portis
Jan 3, 2024
Mrs. Patsy Gray Shambley Portis, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Mt. Airy. She was born in Forsyth County on October 29, 1936, to the late John and Betty Parries Shambley. Mrs. Portis retired from Franklin Elementary School and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter...
Ilene Pack Hamm
Jan 3, 2024
Mrs. Ilene Pack Hamm, age 94 of Claudville, VA, passed away peacefully Wednesday January 3, 2024, at Waddell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Galax, VA. She was born September 21, 1929, in Patrick County to the late Zacharia “Zack” and Emily Pack. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Granny was a member Primitive Baptist Faith. Left...
"Willie" Wilbur Dale Holt
Jan 2, 2024
Mr. Wilbur Dale “Willie” Holt, age 63 of Stuart, passed away at his home January 2, 2024. He was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina to the late Edgar “Edd” and Delcie Holt. In addition to his parents, Mr. Holt was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Dean Shelton; niece, Patty Stanley; nephew, Jimmy “Dean” Holt;...
Michael Ray Norman
Jan 1, 2024
Mr. Michael Ray Norman, 53, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at his home in Mt. Airy. He was born in Guilford County on September 7, 1970, to Dinah Gale Hawks and the late Billy Ray Norman. He is survived by his significant other, Kimberly Brown; a son, Harley Norman and Emma; a stepdaughter, Brittany Chandler...
Frances Mittie Brintle Bolick
Jan 1, 2024
Mrs. Frances Mittie Brintle Bolick, 84, of White Plains, passed away at Heartfields at Cary in Cary on Monday afternoon, January 1, 2024.
Born January 15, 1939, in Surry County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Bynum Brintle, Sr. and Mary Kate Jones Brintle. Frances graduated from White Plains School and then Appalachian State University, where she...
Michael J. Shelton
Jan 1, 2024
Mr. Michael J Shelton, 83, of Pilot Mountain passed away suddenly on Monday, January 1, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on August 9, 1940. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Wright Shelton. A private burial will be at Pilot Mountain City Cemetery. A memorial service will be...
Brent Shelton Hull
Jan 1, 2024
Mr. Brent Shelton Hull, 62, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on New Year’s Day, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Hull was born September 2, 1961, in Surry County, one of four children born to Howard William Hull, Sr. and the late Betty Jean Nowlin Hull. Brent...
Mary Nelle Stanley Cole
Jan 1, 2024
Mrs. Mary Nelle Stanley Cole, 96 of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, January 1, 2024. Mrs. Cole was born April 1, 1927, in Wilkes County, the oldest girl born to the late Eugene and Mary Lee Coe Stanley. Mary Nelle grew up on a tobacco farm in the Copeland Community of Surry County along with her 4 siblings,...
Jeannie Ilene Thomas
Dec 31, 2023
Ms. Jeannie Ilene Thomas, age 79 of Woolwine passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Martinsville on October 4, 1944 to the late Ilene Wood Thomas and Alvis W. Thomas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the love of her life, Harlowe Bowling. She graduated from Woolwine...
Ruby Mae Hatcher Puckett
Dec 31, 2023
Mrs. Ruby Mae Hatcher Puckett, age 81 of Stuart, passed away December 31, 2023 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Montgomery County on August 3, 1942 to the late Moir J. and Mildred Hughes Hatcher. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Puckett was preceded in death by her husband, James Warren “Bill” Puckett;...
Marie Elizabeth (Whitlow) Ramey
Dec 31, 2023
Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Whitlow Ramey, age 87 of Mount Airy went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Ramey was born September 23, 1936, in Floyd County, Virginia to the late Oliver Wilson and Nannie Ruth Conner Whitlow. Marie was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother;...
James Wade Hunter Sr.
Dec 31, 2023
Mr. James Wade Hunter sr., age 87, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at his home. He was born on March 9, 1936 in Surry County to the late Elmer and Lorraine Love Hunter. Left to cherish his memories are his children, William Hunter (Elke), James Hunter Jr.; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; sister, Particia Rich;...
Bobby Lee Smith
Dec 30, 2023
Mr. Bobby Lee Smith, age 95, of Siloam NC and Harrisburg NC, passed away on December 30, 2023, at the home of his son in Harrisburg. He was born December 19, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Roy D. and Daisy Bowman Smith. He was a member of Siloam Baptist Church, was a retired tobacco farmer, textile fixer,...
Robert Lee Riggs
Dec 30, 2023
Mr. Robert Lee “Bobby” Riggs, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 30, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Riggs was born October 30, 1929, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Fred L. and Nettie Shelton Riggs. Bobby grew up in the Flat Rock community and graduated from Flat Rock High...
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