Mrs. Vadis Myrna Sowers
Sep 10, 2017
Mrs. Vadis Myrna Sowers, 94, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Galax Nursing and Rehab. She was born June 1, 1923, to the late Bennie T. and Maude M Scott Vipperman. Mrs. Sowers is survived by a daughter, Zella Bellina; grandchildren, Brenda Morrison, Patricia Scott and Douglas Scott. In addition to her parents; Mrs. Sowers was...
Mrs. Viola Jane Wood Welch
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Viola Jane Wood Welch, age 95, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away on Saturday September 9, 2017. She was born on July 29, 1922 and was preceded in death by her parents. She was a retired Custodian from Dobson Elementary School with 28 years of service, she was a member of Dobson First Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Mrs. Nancy Louise Gunter Hazelwood
Sep 9, 2017
Mrs. Nancy Louise Gunter Hazelwood, age 81 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born on May 8, 1936 in Patrick County to the late Turner Walter Gunter and Mary Goard Gunter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Mr. Winfred Roy Goins
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Winfred Roy Goins, 88, of Mt. Airy passed away at Central Continuing Care Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Stokes County on June 11, 1929 to the late Roy and Earlie Goins. He bravely served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Goins was a brick mason and a member of Salem United Methodist Church....
Mr. James Hayden Smith
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. James Haden Smith, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on March 30, 1933 to the late Vella Wade and Elzy Reagin Smith. Mr. Smith was owner of B&J Hosiery and was a lifetime member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, a member...
Mr. Faron Matthew Jones
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Faron Matthew Jones, age 28, of Cana, passed away at his home on Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Forsyth County on March 21, 1989 to Faron Ray Jones and Myrtle Lorraine Edwards. Mr. Jones was a loving son, grandson, and friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. In addition to his parents,...
Mr. Charles Richard Smith
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Charles Richard Smith, age 80, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at Carolina’s Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born on April 23, 1937, to Hoke Edward Smith and Cecil Chambers Smith Shaw. He proudly served our country in the United States Army and was retired from the United States Postal Service. Mr. Smith was an avid golfer...
Mr. Timothy James Randall
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Timothy James Randall, age 49, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord from his home on Friday, September 8, 2017 after several years of declining health. He was born in Niskayuna NY on June 29, 1968, to George Harmond and Janyce Carol Brooks Randall. Mr. Randall was well known for his friendliness and sense of humor...
Mrs. Jane Wright Harbour Holliday
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Jane Wright Harbour Holliday, age 77 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born in Patrick County on January 15, 1940 to the late Edgar R. Wright and Vera Mae Harris Wright. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, Cecil Maynard...
Mrs. Pauline Frances Edwards McMickle
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Pauline Frances Edwards McMickle, 95, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on June 6, 1922 to the late Frank and Bertha Johnson Edwards. Mrs. McMickle was retired from Lynn Hosiery and was a member of Mt. Airy First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is survived...
Mr. James Alan Archer
Sep 6, 2017
Mr. James Alan Archer, 54 of Winston Salem, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born January 8, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Nicholas Archer Sr. and Eva Starchok Archer. James was a musician and worked as a graphic artist. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his...
Mrs. Frances Bunker
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Frances Thomas Bunker, age 72, of Pilot Mountain, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Central Continuing Care surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Bunker was born on August 10, 1945 in Surry County to the late Calvin and Annie Mae Sprinkle Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and...
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawn “Beth” McCraw Bennett
Sep 5, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawn “Beth” McCraw Bennett, age 46, of Mount Airy, passed away on September 4, 2017 at her home. She was born on December 9, 1970 in Lorain County, Ohio to the late William Roby and Elizabeth Kay Cassell McCraw Marshall. “Beth loved the world and taking care of everyone in it.” She was a loving wife, mother and...
Mr. Wayne Edward Pruitt
Sep 5, 2017
Mr. Wayne Edward Pruitt, age 81, of Pinnacle entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Universal Healthcare of King surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia on July 19, 1936 to the late Theodore Roosevelt and Minnie Fulk Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was a retired fixer from Armtex Hosiery, after 45 years...
Mrs. Jennifer Bryant
Sep 4, 2017
Mrs. Jennifer Bryant, 44, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born April 30, 1973 to Eugene Jackson and Joyce Cleo Goad Gammons. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her. Left to...
Sheena Gayle Worley
Sep 4, 2017
Sheena Gayle Worley, age 30 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at her home on Monday, September 4, 2017. She was born on January 31, 1987 in Roanoke. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Overton O. Lilly, Jr. and Anna Elizabeth Simpson Lilly and her paternal grandparents, Robert P. Worley and Mary Ellen Jenks Worley. Sheena had worked...
Dora Mildred Midkiff Tilley
Sep 4, 2017
Mrs. Dora Mildred Midkiff Tilley, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, September 4, 2017, at home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Tilley was born March 5, 1920, in Surry County, the daughter of the late John Henry and Lelia Adams Midkiff of Orchard Street in Mount Airy. She married Reginald Irving “Rex” Tilley, Jr. on May 11, 1941,...
Mr. Gregory William Goings
Sep 4, 2017
Mr. Gregory William Goings, age 53, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017, at his home. Mr. Goings was born in Surry County on March 8, 1964, to Roena Pack Goings and the late Gray Lowe Goings. He was a loving husband, father and brother and was retired from the Soil Conservation Dept. of USDA. Among the many...
Joe Henry Collins
Sep 1, 2017
Mr. Joe Henry Collins, 64, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Collins was born November 19, 1952, in Surry County, the son of the late George and Faye Wright Collins. Joe retired from R.J. Reynolds after 36 years of service and was a member of the...
Joe Bill Slate
Sep 1, 2017
Mr. Joe Bill Slate, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, September 1, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Slate was born December 13, 1939, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Ernest Willie and Maggie Elizabeth Callahan Slate. Joe Bill was a longtime tobacco farmer, as well as a loving...