Mr. Clarence Emmit Freeman
Mar 25, 2016
Rev. Clarence Emmit Freeman, age 88, of Millers Creek, NC passed away on Friday evening at the home of his daughter. He was born in Surry Co. on January 24, 1928 to the late Richard Walter and Matilda Callahan Freeman. He was retired farmer and retired from Wayne Farms. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Barry Wayne Combs
Mar 24, 2016
Mr. Barry Wayne Combs, 61, of Cana, VA passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Carroll County, VA on February 16, 1955 to Geraldine Combs and the late Johnnie Combs. In addition to his mother Mr. Combs is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Bob Barr of Mt....
Marvin Clayton Faw, Jr
Mar 24, 2016
Mr. Marvin Clayton Faw, Jr., 60, of Mount Airy, passed away March 24, 2016, at Genesis Health Care in Sparta. He was born June 1, 1955, in Surry County, to Marvin Clayton Faw Sr. and the late Marie Brewer Faw. There will be no formal services for Mr. Faw. Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy is assisting the Faw family.
Mr. Kenneth "Ted" Durham
Mar 23, 2016
Mr. Kenneth “Ted” Durham, age 75 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at his home. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on December 10, 1940 to the late Gaston Vernon Durham and Connie Jennings Durham. In addition to his parents, Mr. Durham was preceded in death by two brothers, Tyrone Durham and Max Durham; and a sister,...
Mrs. Dorothy Crissman Smith
Mar 23, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Crissman Smith, age 90, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday March 23, 2016 at her home in Dobson. She was born in Surry Co. on September 13, 1925 to the late Floyd V. Crissman and the late Ethel Whitaker Crissman. She was a member of Dobson First Baptist Church and was a home maker. In addition to her...
Mr. Raymond Edward Puckett
Mar 23, 2016
Mr. Raymond Edward Puckett, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County on September 4, 1926 to the late Grover and Bessie Puckett. Mr. Puckett retired from Spencer’s after employment with Proctor-Silex and Life and Casualty Insurance. After retirement, he became an avid golfer at...
Mr. Freeman Douglas Holder
Mar 22, 2016
Mr. Freeman Douglas Holder, 72, of Dobson, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Surry County on Nov. 11, 1943, to the late Douglas Cleve and Melba Freeman Holder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jodie Rebecca Holder Mathis. He was a farmer...
Thomas Claude Sheets
Mar 22, 2016
Mr. Thomas Claude Sheets, 76, of 196 Gods Way, Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday night, March 22, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Sheets was born December 12, 1939, in Ashe County, one of eight children born to Ward and Josie Riley Sheets. He was a longtime tobacco and cattle farmer and a member of the...
Richard Dale Marion
Mar 22, 2016
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) Because he believed God’s promise, Richard Dale Marion, age 60, of Mt. Airy, NC, entered his eternal residence in his “Father’s house” on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was born in Surry Co....
Mrs. Janie Ann Lawson Davis
Mar 22, 2016
Mrs. Janie Ann Lawson Davis, 69, of Mt. Airy, widow of Clyde Steve Davis, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Forsyth County, March 21, 1947 to the late Walter Lee and Pearlie Ann O’Neal Lawson. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday,...
Walter Wayne Doss
Mar 21, 2016
Mr. Walter Wayne Doss, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at his home. Mr. Doss was born September 26, 1942, in Surry County, the son of the late Roy Lee and Dessie Virginia Kirkman Doss. He retired from John S. Clark Company, Inc. as a brick mason and was an avid collector of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Surviving...
Kathleen McPeak Smith
Mar 21, 2016
Mrs. Kathleen McPeak Smith, 84, of 7955 Snake Creek Road, Hillsville, VA, passed away Monday morning, March 21, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Smith was born September 7, 1931, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Johnny K. and Ruby Smith McPeak. Kathleen was a homemaker and a member of the Christian faith. She is survived by two...
Mrs. Shelby Jean Burkhart Snow
Mar 20, 2016
Mrs. Shelby Jean Burkhart Snow, 61, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Colonial Care Assisting Living in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on February 25, 1955 to the late Claude and Lillian Hicks Burkhart. Mrs. Snow was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a son, David Snow...
Mrs. Caroline Susan “Carrie Sue” Bondurant Culler
Mar 20, 2016
Mrs. Caroline Susan “Carrie Sue” Bondurant Culler 107, of Ararat, VA passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, VA. Carrie Sue was born in Patrick County on February 7, 1909 to the late Joseph Henry Bondurant and Manie Louisa Pedigo Bondurant. Mrs. Culler is survived by two daughters, Joyce Marie Marshall and Emily Olive...
Jill Renee Boyea Leonard
Mar 19, 2016
Mrs. Jill Renee Boyea Leonard, 53, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Jill was born September 23, 1962, in Chippewa Falls, WI, to Shirley Foiles Boyea and the late Dale Boyea. She was employed with the Surry County Finance Department and was an active member of Dobson United Methodist Church. Surviving are...
Stephanie Wright
Mar 19, 2016
Ms. Stephanie Carol Wright, age 38, of Woolwine passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her home. She was born in Durham, NC on Nov. 21, 1977. She was preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Mae Hall Wright; her paternal grandfather, E.A. Wright; and two step brothers, David Lee Thompson and Kenneth Thompson, Sr. Stephanie was a 1995 graduate...
Jesse Lee Fulk, Jr
Mar 18, 2016
Mr. Jesse Lee “Junior” Fulk, Jr., 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Fulk was born June 29, 1927, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Jesse Lee Fulk, Sr. and Lura Puckett Fulk. Junior was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during...
Mr. Douglas M. Nowlin
Mar 18, 2016
Mr. Douglas M. Nowlin, age 71, of Stuart passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at his home. He was born in Danville, VA on May 13, 1944 to the late Charlie E. Nowlin and Lillie “Laura” Penn Nowlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Penny O’Neal; and a brother, Rev. James “Dobbie”...
Shirley Marie Belton Childress
Mar 18, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Marie Belton Childress, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday March 18, 2016, at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Childress was born in Surry County on July 6, 1920, to Edward “Ed” Belton, Sr. and Nora Warren Belton Bondurant. She retired as a teaching assistant from Saint Paul Elementary School and was a faithful member of Flat Ridge Baptist Church....
Mrs. Betty Jo Hancock Ayers
Mar 17, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jo Hancock Ayers, age 74 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on October 27, 1941 to the late Henry Forrest Hancock and Myrtle Helms Hancock. She retired from DuPont with 27 years of service.
Mrs. Ayers is survived by her husband of 55 years,...