Kevin Dean Draughon
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Kevin Dean Draughon, 33, of Pinnacle, passed away Monday afternoon, November 21, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Draughon was born October 18, 1983, in Surry County, to Ronald Dean “Ronnie” Draughon and the late Bonnie June Lowe Draughon. Kevin was a registered respiratory therapist and ECMO specialist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical...
Mr. Mitchell Hawks
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Mitchell Hawks, 94 of Lowgap, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Hawks was born in Lowgap on January 13, 1922 to the late Mr. Richard Carl Hawks and Mrs. Stella Lucinda Galyean Hawks. He served our country in the United States Army during WWII. He is survived by a...
Mary Melba Gentry Tate
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Mary Melba Gentry Tate, 85, of 1473 Simpson Mill Road, Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, November 21, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tate was born December 19, 1930, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Claude Washington Gentry, Sr. and Ida Elizabeth Jarrell Gentry. Melba was a homemaker and a member of...
Mrs. Ludie Frances Neal Flinchum
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Ludie Frances Neal Flinchum, 91, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on March 3, 1925 to the late Jim and Sallie Southern Neal. Mrs. Flinchum was a homemaker and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. She is survived...
Nancy Elizabeth Welch
Nov 21, 2016
Miss Nancy Elizabeth Welch, 74, of Lewisville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born May 3, 1942, in Surry County, to the late George H. and Jessie Belton Welch. Nancy retired from Forsyth County Child Support after 28 years of service and was a cheerful giver and a friend to all who...
Mr. Larry Dale Rakes
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Larry Dale Rakes, age 62, of Ararat, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at his home. Mr. Rakes was born in Surry County on November 28, 1953 to James and Bernice Sutphin Rakes. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Left to cherish his memory is his...
Mr. Bobby Joe Foster
Nov 21, 2016
Mr. Bobby Joe Foster, age 37 of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville on July 27, 1979. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Ira J.P. Foster and Shirley Turner Moore; a sister, Sandra Smart Spangler; and a half-sister, Tammy Foster. He was a 1997...
Mrs. Juanita Wilmoth Davis
Nov 20, 2016
Juanita Wilmoth Davis stepped into Glory on Sunday, November 20, 2016, following an extended illness.
Juanita was born in Surry County, NC on September 29, 1927, to Basil and Lillian Wilmoth. She married Paul Davis on October 5, 1946. They had two children and were married for 63 years until Paul went to be with the Lord in 2010....
Mrs. Margaret Gerene Turner
Nov 20, 2016
Ms. Margaret Gerene Turner, age 71 of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. She was born in Patrick County on August 24, 1945 to the late Harvey and Josephine Mills Turner. In addition to her parents, Ms. Turner was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Elzene Tatum and Mary...
Mr. Harry Lee Bowman, Sr
Nov 20, 2016
Mr. Harry Lee Bowman, Sr., age 83, of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Golden Living of Galax. He was born in Patrick County on May 6, 1933 to John and Lillie Young Bowman. Mr. Bowman worked for Renfro Corp. for over thirty years and later owned and operated Blue Ridge Grocery. He will be dearly missed...
Mr. Alan Russell Howard
Nov 20, 2016
Mr. Alan Russell Howard, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Northern Hospital. Mr. Howard was born in Hillsboro County, FL on December 2, 1950 to the late Fred Russell Howard and Bonita Jean Babcock Howard. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. Surviving...
Sharon Renee Marsh Sawyers
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Sharon Renee Marsh Sawyers, 49, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 19, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Sawyers was born February 1, 1967, in Guilford County, the daughter of Linda Tolbert Guynn and the late James William Marsh. Sharon worked at Mayes Wholesale Tack and Cana Service Center for many years. She...
Gail Faye Holden Hawks
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Gail Faye Holden Hawks, 61, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, November 19, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hawks was born July 24, 1955, in Surry County, the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Hattie Tolbert Holden. Gail worked at Kentucky Derby Hosiery for many years. She is survived by...
Mrs. Betty Jane Leinart Plowman
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jane Leinart Plowman, age 93 of Ferrum, Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center. She was born in York County, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1922 to the late Ervin Leinart and Bertha Altland Leinart. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth William Plowman, and...
Mr. Robert Lee "Tobe" Shelton
Nov 19, 2016
Mr. Robert Lee "Tobe" Shelton, age 72 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center. He was born in Henry County on December 29, 1943 to the late Bud Shelton and Nellie Hubbard Shelton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Shelton; a sister, Mary...
Carson Wayne Haden
Nov 18, 2016
Carson Wayne Haden, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016. He was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina on May 16, 2016. While he was only with us a short time, it felt like a lifetime. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Wendy Martin and paternal great great grandmother, Brooxie Ingle. Carson was a happy, outgoing, and...
Johnny Wade Taylor
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Johnny Wade Taylor, age 52, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Taylor was born in Surry County on June 18, 1964 to Wade and Cheryl Barker Taylor. He was a loving husband and father who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Left to cherish his memory is...
Mrs. Anna Mae Robertson Dowell Thomas
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Anna Mae Robertson Dowell Thomas, 92, of Cana, VA, passed away at her home on Friday, November 18, 2016. She was born in Carroll County on May 21, 1924 to the late Floyd Anderson and Jessie Lee Chappell Robertson. Mrs. Thomas retired from Salem Knitting in Martinsville. She was a hard worker and enjoyed working in her flowers and...
Mrs. Dorothy June Klutz Hodges
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy June Klutz Hodges, 88, passed away at her home, Friday, November 18, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Forsyth County on June 16, 1928 to the late Paul and Mary Safrit Klutz. Mrs. Hodges was co-owner of Carolina Dixie Warehouse and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and will be dearly missed...
Mr. Raymond Lee Swanbeck
Nov 17, 2016
Mr. Raymond Lee Swanbeck, age 71 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016. He was born in Spokane, Washington on June 29, 1945. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Swanbeck his mother, Mattie Remour Feak, and his step-father, Richard Feak.
Mr. Swanbeck is survived by his wife, Geraldine Dalton Swanbeck of the home;...