Mrs. Gayle Monday Wall
Aug 23, 2017
Mrs. Gayle Monday Wall, age 70, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 11, 1947 in Surry County to the late Zephyr and Helen Edwards Monday. She was of the Baptist faith and had formerly worked as a cook at the Surry Dinner and the Lantern Restaurant. She is survived by...
Miss Ashley Danille Holder
Aug 22, 2017
Miss Ashley Danille Holder, 31, of Mount Airy passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at her home. She was born April 6, 1986 to Kimberly Deatherage Holder and the late Jackie Duane Holder. Miss Holder was employed at Rainbow Child Care. She is survived by her sons, Jared Holder and Jackson Senter; a sister, Jaclyn Holder and fiancé Tommy Sechrist;...
Missie Michelle Willard
Aug 22, 2017
Mrs. Missie Michelle Willard, 40, passed away Tuesday August 22, 2017 at her home. No formal services will be held at this time. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Moody Funeral Services of Mount Airy to help with the funeral expenses. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
Mr. William "David" Puckett
Aug 22, 2017
Mr. William “David” Puckett, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry. He was born in Patrick County on February 5, 1930 to the late Bennie Robert “Bob” Puckett and Bessie Goad Puckett. In addition to his parents, Mr. Puckett was preceded in death by his first wife, Lorene Booth Puckett; five brothers,...
Mr. Hobert Reece "H.R." Knott, Jr
Aug 22, 2017
Mr. Hobert Reece “H.R.” Knott, Jr., 72, of Mt. Airy passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County on August 28, 1944 to the late Hobert Reece Knott and Sarah Ellen Johnson Norman. He is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Gail and Maynard Horton and Linda...
Mrs. Jessie Ruth Cooke Gammons
Aug 22, 2017
Mrs. Jessie Ruth Cooke Gammons, age 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. Gammons was born in Surry County on September 27, 1937, to Howard and Birchell Ward Cooke. She retired from the public-school system and was a member of New Charity Baptist Church. Among those who will always cherish...
Tripp McKinley Miller
Aug 21, 2017
On the night of Monday, August 21, 2017, Tripp McKinley Miller, 22, of San Juan Capistrano, CA, slipped from this world to his heavenly residence. Born July 29, 1995, Tripp was loved by many, but none more than his Dad, “Bo” (Jimmy Wayne Miller, Jr.) and his wife, Marisa V. Miller, and his mother, Catherine M. Miller of Greensboro; and...
Mr. Rufus Duane "Pee Wee" Jones
Aug 21, 2017
Mr. Rufus Duane “Pee Wee” Jones, age 83 of Dobson passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on April 5, 1934 to the late Marshall and Flora Marsh Jones. Mr. Jones was a proud veteran of the United States Army and a member...
Mr. George Massey
Aug 20, 2017
Mr. George Massey, age 90 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 2, 1926 to the late Charlie and Janie Justice Massey. In addition to his parents, Mr. Massey was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Lankford Massey; and five brothers, Al, George, Tom, William, and Roy...
Mr. Fred H. Spence, Sr
Aug 19, 2017
Mr. Fred Herman Spence, Sr., age 68, of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on Apr. 11, 1949 to the late Curtis Spence, Sr. and Mary DeHart Spence Hensley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step father, Ellis Hensley; and a sister, Linda...
Mrs. Linda Beane Draughn
Aug 18, 2017
Mrs. Linda Beane Draughn, age 67, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away at her home on Friday morning August 18, 2017. She was born in Surry County on December 24, 1949 to the late James Franklin and Ola Hamlin Beane. She was retired from Tultex in Dobson. Surviving are her loving husband, Roger Dale Draughn of the home; one son...
Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Bean Poindexter
Aug 18, 2017
Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Bean Poindexter, age 87, of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Poindexter was born in Patrick County on June 2, 1930 to the late A. D. and Vera Dalton Bean. She was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Mrs Poindexter is survived by three loving...
Vickie Ann Riggs Wilson
Aug 18, 2017
Mrs. Vickie Ann Riggs Wilson, 56, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Wilson was born August 2, 1961, in Surry County, one of three daughters born to Bobby Lee and Dorothy Johnson Riggs. Vickie worked many years at Spencer’s Inc. and Ararat Rock Products Company. She...
Mr. Charlie Wayne Thompson Sr
Aug 17, 2017
Mr. Charlie Wayne Thompson Sr. 87, of Mount Airy passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Salisbury National Cemetery with full military honors by the United...
Ms. Ethyl Hawks Lowe
Aug 17, 2017
Ms. Ethyl Gertrude Hawks Lowe, age 92, of Lowgap, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Lowe was born in Moore County on May 14, 1925, to Harmon and Lannie Lowe Hawks. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and dear friend to so many. Surviving is her daughter and son-in-law, Bridget Lowe and Jack Duncan;...
Mr. Elzie Lee Vance
Aug 17, 2017
Mr. Elzie Lee Vance, age 65, of Stuart passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. He was born in Jager, WV on Nov. 23, 1951 to the late Everett Payne and Hazel Vance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Payne. He had been a coal miner and got along with...
Mr. Chad Slater
Aug 16, 2017
Mr. Chad Slater, age 45, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Chad was born in Surry County on January 14, 1972. He was the manager of Parrish Tire in Mount Airy, where he began his career at the age of fourteen. Chad loved teaching his girls the skills of basketball and was a dedicated coach with Girls...
Mrs. Ilene Roark Pittis
Aug 16, 2017
Mrs. Ilene Roark Pittis, age 67, of Stuart, Virginia passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. She was born in Patrick County on August 22, 1949 to the late Clyde Roark and Hadie Hutchens Roark. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth W. Steele; a grandson, Jesse Dale Steele;...
Mr. Charles Henry Key
Aug 15, 2017
On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, Charles Henry Key, age 69, of Mountain Park departed his earthly home to join his heavenly father. He left behind to treasure his memory, his adoring wife, Marsha Sloan Key and his step- daughter and son-in-law, Emily and Jessie Fletcher, with whom Henry developed a special loving relationship. Henry was a true cowboy in every...
Mrs. Minnie "Tootsie" Carson
Aug 15, 2017
Mrs. Minnie “Tootsie” Inman Carson, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2017, at Autumn Care in Marion. Mrs. Carson was born in Surry County on March 2, 1934, to Arthur Inman and Ruth Davenport Inman Venable. She was retired from Quality Mills and worked with her husband on the family farm. She will be dearly missed...