Dawn Margaret Barkley

Dawn Margaret Barkley

Jan 5, 2025

Mrs. Dawn Margaret Eckrote Barkley, age 49 of Patrick Springs passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 at her home. She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara J. Parsley Eckrote.

 Dawn was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She had a larger than life personality and a smile that would light up a room. She loved being in the...

Jack Edward Wall

Jack Edward Wall

Jan 5, 2025

Mr. Jack Edward Wall, 85, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away January 5, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center. Born November 16, 1939, to the late Caleb Anderson and Susie Coe Wall. Jack was a member and deacon of Fairview Baptist Church, and a proud veteran. He took great honor in serving his country. Left to cherish his memory is his...

Mr. Douglas Holt

Mr. Douglas Holt

Jan 4, 2025

Douglas Holt passed away at his home in Stuart, Virginia on Saturday January 4th, at 82 years of age. Funeral services will be held at 1pm, Friday, January 10th at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. Douglas is survived by his wife Judith Holt, sister Julia Head, daughter Sally Baker (Jacob), son Richard Holt (Sabine) and three grandchildren, Philip, Alyssa and...

Ida Frances Pennington Wilkerson

Ida Frances Pennington Wilkerson

Jan 4, 2025

Mrs. Ida Frances Pennington Wilkerson, age 86 of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away on Saturday night January 4, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy with her daughter Rhonda by her side. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in Somerset, KY, on September 17, 1938, to the late Everett James Pennington and Agnes Mae Rhodes Pennington. She was a loving mother,...

Franklin D. Tilley

Franklin D. Tilley

Jan 3, 2025

Franklin D. Tilley (also called “Frank” or “Frankie” by those closest to him). Born December 31, 1936, to Jack and Mattie Tilley, in Westfield, N.C., Frank was the seventh of nine children. He was a tobacco farmer most of his life but was also handy with just about anything. A hard-working family, the Tilleys grew most of their food, which...

Barbara Southern Gray

Barbara Southern Gray

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Barbara Ray Southern Gray, age 87, of Pilot Mountain, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Thursday January 2, 2025, after several years of being cared for in her home by her family. Mrs. Gray was born in Forsyth County, December 5, 1937, the daughter of the late John F. and Effie May Kiser Southern.

Barbara worked for...

Carol Gertrude Haskin Duncan

Carol Gertrude Haskin Duncan

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Carol Gertrude Haskin Duncan, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, January 2, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Duncan was born January 5, 1965, in Egg Harbor, NJ, one of eight children born to the late Richard and Lillian Renuart Haskin. Carol dedicated her career to teaching throughout Virginia and North Carolina, where...

Vicki Cheryl Mosley Williams

Vicki Cheryl Mosley Williams

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Vicki Cheryl Mosley Williams, age 65, of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 2. 2025 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on September 8, 1959 in Surry County to the late Alpha and Virginia Stone Mosley. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left...

Rebecca Ann (Towe) McHone

Rebecca Ann (Towe) McHone

Jan 2, 2025

*** Due to inclement weather, this service has been postponed to Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM ***

 Mrs. Rebecca Ann Towe McHone, age 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. McHone was born October 24, 1947, in Surry County to the late Harvey and...

Roger Nelson Boyd

Roger Nelson Boyd

Jan 2, 2025

Mr. Roger Nelson Boyd, age 62, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away Thursday afternoon January 2, 2025, at his residence with his loving family by his side. Mr. Boyd was born November 29, 1962, in Surry County to the late Clark Gable Boyd and Shirley Gene Cain Boyd. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, he’ll be deeply missed by...

Janice Harbour Rorrer

Janice Harbour Rorrer

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Janice Marie Harbour Rorrer, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount. She was born on June 18, 1946 to the late John Estel Harbour and Nova Pendleton Harbour. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rorrer was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth Harbour and Camden Harbour; and a...

Therese (Terry) Park Stratton

Therese (Terry) Park Stratton

Jan 1, 2025

Therese (Terry) Park Stratton was born in Boonville, NC on July 23, 1932, to Charles William Addison and Edna Emerson Park. 

Terry moved to Orlando in 1951 where she was employed at Southern Bell Telephone Company for 43 years. She was an active Telephone Pioneer volunteer until she retired in 1994 and then volunteered at the VA Health Care Center in...

William Edgar Beasley

William Edgar Beasley

Jan 1, 2025

Mr. William “Hootie” Edgar Beasley, age 92 of Westfield, NC, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025, at the SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 13, 1932, in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Edgar Campbell Beasley and Annie Lou Shelor Beasley. He retired from RJ Reynolds after 30 years of dedicated...

Greyson Dewayne Young

Greyson Dewayne Young

Jan 1, 2025

Mr. Greyson Dewayne Young, 34, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 1, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Young was born April 23, 1990, in Forsyth County, to Michael Ray Young, Sr. and Cindy Henning Young. Greyson was a man who found joy in the simple pleasures of life – whether it was casting a line into a...

Gertrude Ellen Jordan

Gertrude Ellen Jordan

Jan 1, 2025

Mrs. Gertrude Ellen Gwyn Jordan, age 91, of Robbins, North Carolina, formally of Ararat, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Randolph Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jordan was born in Carroll County, Virginia, on October 12, 1933, to the late Marion Gwyn and Margie Marie Gwyn. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother that will be deeply missed....

Sammie Linwood Cassell, Sr.

Sammie Linwood Cassell, Sr.

Jan 1, 2025

Mr. Sammie Linwood Cassell, Sr. age 75 of Bassett, Virginia passed at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. He was born on October 21, 1949, to the late Robert James Cassell and Nannie Mae Craig Cassell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Ava Ann McAdams; three grandchildren,...

Moir Edward Chilton

Moir Edward Chilton

Jan 1, 2025

Mr. Moir Edward Chilton, 82, of Ararat, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 1, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem. Mr. Chilton was born June 8, 1942, in Surry County, one of nine children born to the late Jasper Solomon and Eliza Johnson Chilton. Moir was reared in the Ararat community and graduated from Copeland High School...

Robert "Brandon" Snow

Robert "Brandon" Snow

Dec 31, 2024

Robert "Brandon" Snow, 36, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on January 11, 1988, in Mount Airy to Robert Van and Toni Lynn Beasley Snow, and from the moment he entered this world, he brought joy and light to all who knew him. Brandon was...

Ralph Douglas Handy

Ralph Douglas Handy

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Ralph Douglas Handy, age 76 of Martinsville, Virginia was called home to join the Lord on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He was born in Patrick County on November 29, 1948, to the late Winfred Curtis Handy and Pauline Clemmie Rakes Handy.

Ralph was a Jack of all trades and loved to play music, especially the guitar. He worked in construction...

Thomas Larry Green

Thomas Larry Green

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Thomas Larry Green, age 65, of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at his home. He was born on January 18, 1959 in Comanche County Oklahoma to the late Retired U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. Maj. Herbert Lee Green, and his mother, Dorothy Louis Hartsock Green. Mr. Green was a retired Class A Golf Course Superintendent,...