May 1, 2018

Mr. Denny Wayne Shumate, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy.  He was born in Surry County on June 6, 1944 to the late Robert and Tavie Simpson Shumate.  Mr. Shumate was retired from Landform, and was a member of Blues Grove Baptist Church.  He is survived by a daughter...

May 1, 2018

Mrs. Hazel Virginia White Johnson, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018, at her home.  Mrs. Johnson was born May 12, 1927, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Charlie and Mecie Jessup White.  Hazel retired from Hanesbrands Inc. and was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church.  She is survived by...

May 1, 2018

Mr. Donald Francis Graham, age 87, of Stuart passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on August 26, 1930 to the late Mr. James Perley Graham and Lela Frances Fulton Graham.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by  his wife, Constance Hart Graham; three brothers, Lynn Woodbury Graham,...

May 1, 2018

Geoffrey Shuler Gentry, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, died May 1 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, surrounded by his family.He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Carolyn Hiatt Gentry; seven children and four daughters-in-law ― Gregory and Jayne Gentry of Wilmington; Bryan and Becky Gentry of Lynchburg, Virginia; Kyle Gentry, of Mount Airy; Bradley and Natalie...

May 1, 2018

Mrs. Margaret Mae Sechrist Slate, 96, of Mount Airy, left this world peacefully for her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.  Mrs. Slate was born September 5, 1921, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Alvis and Maggie Greenwood Sechrist.  Margaret grew up in Mount Airy and attended Mount Bethel School.  Margaret, or Grannie, as...

May 1, 2018

Ms. Christine White Bissette, age 54, of Raleigh, NC passed away at her home on May 1, 2018.  She was born in Surry County, NC to Bruce White and to the late Nancy Beamer White.  She was a Technical Account Manager for Hewlett-Packard, she was a double major in Textile science and Computer Science from NC State    University,  was a...

Apr 30, 2018

         Mrs. Elva Lucy Reynolds Burgchardt, age 90 of Stuart, Virginia, and formerly of Warren, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart.  She was born in Patrick County on August 5, 1927, to the late Hassie T. Reynolds and Mildred Fulcher Reynolds.  In addition to her parents she...

Apr 30, 2018

Mrs. Gladys Branch Collins

Dobson, NC

 

Mrs. Gladys Branch Collins, age 89 of Dobson, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born December 18, 1928 in Surry County to the late William Fletcher and Nannie Atkinson Branch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in by her loving husband,...

Apr 29, 2018

Ms. Kathy Ann Johnson Hose, 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2018, at her home.  Ms. Hose was born March 14, 1965, in Surry County, one of three children born to Douglas Dean Johnson and the late Roena Ree Hiatt Johnson.  Kathy was formerly employed as a waitress at Town and Country Restaurant in King and...

Apr 28, 2018

Mrs. Helen Irene Jessup Moorefield, age 83 of Norwood, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 peacefully at her home.  She was born in Surry County on September 1, 1934 to the late Hillary and Laura Tilley Jessup.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be deeply missed.  Mrs. Moorefield was a faithful and devoted...

Apr 28, 2018

Apr 28, 2018

Mr. Grady Lee Bowman, 70, of Mt. Airy passed away April 28, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Stokes County on February 7, 1948 to Aldie Lee Bowman and the late Clara Fannie Belle Bowman.  Mr. Bowman was retired from Hamlin Casting.  Mr. Bowman is survived by his wife, Betty Childress Bowman of the home; a daughter, Wanda...

Apr 27, 2018

Mr. Carlos Junior Taylor, age 70, of Stuart passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Patrick County on July 20, 1947.  He was preceded in death by his father, Carlos Taylor.  Mr. Taylor had 21 years of service in the US Army and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.   He had retired from Clark...

Apr 27, 2018

Mr. Richard Tracy Monday, 70, of Winston Salem, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at The NC State Veterans Home in Salisbury.  He was born in Carroll County, VA February 25, 1948 to the late Ophir and Nonnie Hudson Monday.  Mr. Monday bravely served in the U.S. Marines, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam.  He retired as a correctional...

Apr 27, 2018

 

Mr. Alfred Don Creed, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away early Friday morning, April 27, 2018, at his home.  Mr. Creed was born January 20, 1937, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late George Winston and Pearlie Lowe Creed.  Alfred served our country in the United States Army from 1959 until 1961.  He retired from...

Apr 26, 2018

Mrs. Deborah Jean Robertson Clark, age 55, of Mount Airy gained her angel wings on Thursday, April 26, 2018.  She was born on September 1, 1962 to the late Charlie M. Robertson and Beulah Sechrist Robertson Moore.  She was the owner and operator of Ma & Pa’s Junk Trunk in Mount Airy. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and...

Apr 26, 2018

Mrs. Ila Marie Tate Coe, Granny to all that loved her, age 96 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, April 26, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Coe was born in Wythe County, Virginia on May 14, 1921 to the late Robert Lee and Alice Rowena Tate.  She was a loving mother,...

Apr 26, 2018

 

Mr. Raleigh Reid Hiatt, 73, of Ararat, VA, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at his home.  Mr. Hiatt was born January 26, 1945, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Thomas Raleigh and Exie Inscore Hiatt.  He was a man with many talents.  He served as a deputy sheriff and investigator for Patrick County for several years.  He...

Apr 26, 2018

Mr. Weldon Clifford “Cliff” Shockley, 90, of Mount Airy passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury.  Mr. Shockley was born in Patrick County, VA, October 9, 1927 to the late Dortha Wallace Shockley and Lillie Valeria Weddle Shockley. Mr. Shockley owned and operated Shockley’s Body Shop in Mount Airy and was...

Apr 26, 2018

Melvin Green Hiatt, age 90, of Cana, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born on August 19, 1927 to the late Isaac and Armendia Hiatt.  He married Vergie Utt Hiatt in 1947 and they shared 65 wonderful years together until her passing in 2012.  He was a much-loved husband, father, grandfather,...