Mrs. Katherine Hennis Seivers
Jun 19, 2017
Mrs. Katherine “Kitty” Hennis Seivers passed to our Heavenly Father on June 19, 2017. She was born on April 1, 1952, in Surry County, to the late Cecil F. Hennis, Sr. and Elizabeth Fawcett Burke. She was the light and loving wife of Michael Phillip Seivers, mother of Katherine Elizabeth Fawcett Seivers, and stepmother of Michele Seivers McByers and Zachary...
Mr. Ray Lee Clark
Jun 18, 2017
Ray Lee Clark, Chief U.S. Navy Retired, passed away on Father’s Day, June 18th 2017, with family in Patrick County, Virginia. He was 81.
Ray was born November 1935 in Woolwine, Virginia to William Bryan and Hollis Myrtle Clark along with six siblings. He is survived by his younger brother Mike Clark, and wife Diane, also of Woolwine. He graduated...
Mr. Alvis Lee Tucker
Jun 18, 2017
Mr. Alvis Lee Tucker, 67, of Siloam passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at his home. He was born in Caswell County on May 21, 1950 to John Thomas Tucker and the late Violet Loftis Tucker. Mr. Tucker was owner operator of Tucker Paint Company and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, Mr. Tucker is survived...
Norman Chester Noah, Sr
Jun 17, 2017
Mr. Norman Chester Noah, Sr., 85, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday evening, June 17, 2017, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mr. Noah was born December 30, 1931, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Chester Allen and Ida Mae Norman Noah. Norman served our country in the United States Air Force during the heat...
Mrs. Nancy Bradley Knott
Jun 16, 2017
Mrs. Nancy Bradley Knott, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017, at her home in the care of her devoted daughters. Mrs. Knott was born in Rutherford County on March 26, 1946, to the late Robert and Nadine Woodlief Bradley. She enjoyed the opportunity to help shape young minds and made many lasting friends during her...
Mr. Freddie Mike Dyer
Jun 16, 2017
Mr. Freddie Mike Dyer, age 65, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday June 16, 2017 at his home. He was born in Wilkes County on October 24, 1951 to Susanna Greene Dyer and the late Fred Banner Dyer. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a son James William Dyer; grandson Devon Dyer. He was...
Maude Evelyn Matthews Meredith
Jun 16, 2017
Mrs. Maude Evelyn Matthews Meredith, 94, of Ararat, passed away Friday night, June 16, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Meredith was born July 7, 1922, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Ben and Lula Sechrist Matthews. Maude was a homemaker and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and three...
Ms. Mary Frances Fields
Jun 15, 2017
Ms. Mary Frances Fields, age 87 of King, North Carolina passed away at her home on Thursday, June 15, 2017. She was born in Virginia on July 15, 1929. She was preceded in death by her mother, Cosby Chrisley Simmons; a daughter, Carolyn G. Mabe; a husband, J.B. Greer; two grandsons, Jeffrey Parnell and Dwight Lee Setliff, Jr.; a sister,...
Mr. Curtis Hoover Brown
Jun 15, 2017
Mr. Curtis Hoover Brown 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born August 1, 1928 in Surry County to the late Lloyd Filamore and Annie Clement Brown. Left to cherish his memories are his wife; Mamie Brown of the home, three daughters and a son-in-law;...
Mr. Jay Michael Shelor
Jun 15, 2017
Mr. Jay Michael Shelor, age 62, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Roanoke on December 1, 1954 to Roberta Wilson Shelor and the late Glenn Davis Shelor. Mr. Shelor was a retired carpenter after 46 years of building homes. He was an active member of the 2nd VA Clavary group where...
Mrs. Karen Rowe Coalson
Jun 14, 2017
Mrs. Karen R. Coalson
Mrs. Karen Rowe Coalson, age 60, of Winston Salem, formerly of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Forsyth County to the late Marion Sidney Rowe and Mrs. Katherine Jolly. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Thomasville, and a former member of Central View Baptist Church,...
Mr. Jimmy Roger (Jimbo) Galyean
Jun 14, 2017
Mr. Jimmy Roger (Jimbo) Galyean, age 59, of Lambsburg, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at his home. Mr. Galyean was born in Carroll County on December 23, 1957 to the late Edgar Monroe (Sambo) and Maggie Pearl Galyean. Mr. Galyean was well known for years as a mechanic. Left to cherish his memories are a sister Nellie Creed Johnson,...
Mr. Kendall Ray Frye
Jun 14, 2017
Mr. Kendall Ray Frye, 57, of Mt. Airy passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was born in Surry County on January 29, 1960 to Carlos and Stella Jones Frye. Ken was employed with the state of NC as the Assistant Director of DARP. He was of the Baptist Faith. Ken was a...
Mr. Wade Maynard Puckett
Jun 13, 2017
Mr. Wade Maynard Puckett, age 66 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on May 25, 1951 to the late Lawrence Isaac Puckett and Margie Bowman Puckett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Allen...
Mrs. Edna Marie Hall Hawks
Jun 13, 2017
Mrs. Edna Marie Hall Hawks, 82, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Carroll County on July 8, 1934 to the late Elmer J. Hall and Mary Myrtle Hawks Hall. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed. Left to cherish her memory...
Dorothy Gatchell
Jun 13, 2017
Dorothy Gatchell, age 95, beloved mother, sister, friend, and grandmother, “Miss Dorothy” lived with her daughter, Sue Brownfield, in Mount Airy. She passed away surrounded by her loving family on June 13, 2017. Dorothy was born in Detroit in 1921, daughter of August and Emily Campbell Hofweber. She loved to swim, skate, dance and bowl. In 1946, she married Gilbert...
Mr. Howard Lee Gilley
Jun 12, 2017
Mr. Howard Lee Gilley age 63, of Danbury, North Carolina passed away at his home on June 12, 2017. He was born in Eden, North Carolina on April 17, 1954 to the late John Gillie and Remonia Smith Gillie. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, John Gillie, Jr. Howard worked for Unifi since...
Mr. Jeffery Lee Bates
Jun 12, 2017
Mr. Jeffery Lee Bates, age 53, of Dobson, NC passed away at his home on Monday morning June 12, 2017. He was born in Surry Co. on August 30, 1963 to the late Joanna Bates Hutchens. He attended Stony Knoll United Methodist Church, retired from NC DOT after becoming disabled, served with South Surry Fire Department from the age of...
Vera Inman Ashburn
Jun 12, 2017
Mrs. Vera Inman Ashburn, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, June 12, 2017, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mrs. Ashburn was born May 2, 1924, in Surry County, to the late Emmett Luther and Lola Bennett Inman. Vera worked as a licensed practical nurse at Northern Hospital of Surry County for many years. She is survived by...
Mrs. Dalphine Goode Willis
Jun 12, 2017
Mrs. Mary Dalphine Goode Willis, age 78, of Roanoke, Virginia passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on June 12, 2017. She was born in Danville, Virginia on February 18, 1939 to the late Dave Goode and Ocie Harris Goode. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death a brother, Johnnie Goode and a sister, Alvina Hylton. Mrs....