Mr. Weldon McMillian
Jan 31, 2016
Mr. Weldon McMillian, 67 of King, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Universal Health Care in King. He was born on October 28, 1948 to the late Emmett and Bertie Ayers McMillian. He is survived by a daughter, Tammy Walker; a son, Tim McMillian; and three brothers, Clifford, Edward and Archie McMillian. There are no...
Mr. Ralph Curtis Sawyers
Jan 30, 2016
Mr. Ralph Curtis Sawyers, age 84, of Route 57, Stuart, died in the early hours on Friday, January 29, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He worked for Bassett Industries for 42 years, before retiring 20 years ago.
Mr. Sawyers was preceded in death by his parents, Will J Sawyers and Ida Mize Sawyers; five brothers Cecil...
Mrs. Rebecca Jean Boyer Jones
Jan 29, 2016
Mrs. Rebecca Jean Boyer Jones, age 71, of Walnut Cove, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Jones was born in Forsyth County on June 9, 1944 to John Conrad and Sarah Marcelle Miller Boyer. She was a loving homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Left to cherish her precious memory are her children, Rae...
Mr. Robert Preston Corn
Jan 29, 2016
Mr. Robert Preston Corn, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday morning January 29, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born on February 8, 1942 to the late Rev. Dewey Preston and Mabel Faw Corn. Robert proudly served in the United States Army and the...
Mr. Gregory Thomas Stewart
Jan 29, 2016
Mr. Gregory Thomas Stewart, Sr., 64, of Kernersville passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at Kernersville Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on August 16, 1951 to Wallace Russell Stewart and Gertrude Dickens Kegley. Mr. Stewart was retired from Lucent Technology and was a member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church in Kernersville. He is survived by his...
Paul Edward Riggs
Jan 29, 2016
Mr. Paul Edward Riggs, 88, of Mount Airy, a loving father and grandfather, passed away Friday evening, January 29, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Riggs was born December 25, 1927, in Surry County, to the late Charlie and Lula Mitchell Riggs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife...
Linda Hall Cox
Jan 29, 2016
Mrs. Linda Hall Cox, age 68 of Claudville, passed away Friday 29, January 2016 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on February 25, 1947. She was preceded in death by her father Claude Nathaniel Hall and her “daddy” N.T. Hall.
Mrs. Cox is survived by her loving husband of 53 years William “Bud” C. Cox, Jr....
India Darling Williams Haynes
Jan 29, 2016
Ms. India Darling “Dot” Williams Haynes, 85, of 276 Gwynwood Drive, Mount Airy, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, at her home. Ms. Haynes was born January 19, 1931, in Patrick County, VA, one of eleven children born to the late John Preston and Grace Rorrer Williams. Dot retired from Quality Mills and was a member of Welcome Baptist Church....
David Alexander Wilmoth
Jan 28, 2016
Dobson Patrol Officer and former Surry County Deputy Sheriff, Dave Wilmoth, ended his tour of duty and went home to be with his beloved Papa on Thursday, January 28, 2016. He was the son of Barry and Anne Wilmoth of Dobson. Dave was a 2010 graduate of Surry Central High School, where he excelled in both football and basketball. He...
Mrs. Lou Ella Lowe Doby
Jan 28, 2016
Mrs. Lou Ella Lowe Doby Age 89 of Lowgap, NC passed away Thursday January 28, 2016 at the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center in Galax. Mrs. Doby was born March 19, 1926 in Surry County to the late Ezra and Maggie Galyean Lowe, she was a loving mother and grandmother to her family, she was retired from Tultex and was...
Lt. Col. Jerry Paul Snow (USAF RET)
Jan 27, 2016
Lt. Col. Jerry Paul Snow (USAF RET), age 71, of Mount Airy, passed away surrounded by his loving family on January 27, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. Snow was born in Surry County on July 20, 1944, the son of the late Carl and Lennis Stewart Snow. Mr. Snow was retired from the United States Air...
Mrs. Beverly Lynn Curry
Jan 27, 2016
Mrs. Beverly Lynn Curry, age 55 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina after a hard battle with cancer. She was born on August 19, 1960 in Galax and was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Daniel Spangler; a brother, Kenneth “Wayne” Spangler; and a mother-in-law, Nancy Curry. She...
Mrs. Patsy Blackwell Mabe
Jan 26, 2016
Mrs. Patsy Blackwell Mabe, age 67 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Abingdon on January 22, 1949 to the late John Henry Blackwell, Jr. and Virginia Pope Blackwell. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mabe was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Clarence Mabe, Jr.;...
Mr. Jerry Dean Rakes
Jan 26, 2016
Mr. Jerry Dean Rakes, age 63 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Rakes was born in Surry County on August 22, 1952 to James Junior and Bernice Loretta Sutphin Rakes. He was a loving father and grandfather who will be dearly missed. . Surviving is his devoted wife of 46 years, Dale...
Ms. Ruth Ann Williams Arrington
Jan 25, 2016
Ms. Ruth Ann Williams Arrington, age 90, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Arrington was born in Surry County on October 21, 1925 to James Roma and Martha Jane Flippen Williams. She was a loving mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Ms. Arrington was...
Mrs. Carol Bergey Myers
Jan 25, 2016
Mrs. Carol Bergey Myers, age 71, of Stuart passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Pennsylvania on Aug. 16, 1944 to the late Wilmer Floyd Bergey and Anna Lutterer Bergey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Craig Allen Myers and Troy Anthony Myers....
Mr. Bobby Lee Martin
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Bobby Lee Martin, loving and beloved son, husband, father and grandfather, got to go home on January 23, 2016. He was born in Stokes County, NC, on October 28, 1941 to the late James Robert and Grace Hawks Mayes Martin. Mr. Martin attended various elementary schools and Lowgap High School. He served his country as a military policeman from...
Mr. Plato Samuel Brim
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Plato Samuel Brim Age 81 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday January 23, 2016 at the home of his son. Mr. Brim was born September 22, 1934 in Surry County to the late Romney Samuel and Voda Gammons Brim. Plato never met a stranger and was willing to help anyone in need and he loved antique cars including his...
Mrs. Shelby Jean Hedrick
Jan 23, 2016
Mrs. Shelby Jean Easter Hedrick, age 73, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. Hedrick was born in Surry County on October 23, 1942, to George Curtis and Leodie Hiatt Easter. She was retired from Proctor Silex and was a member of Calvary Assembly of God. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law,...
Mrs. Thelma Handy Spangler
Jan 22, 2016
Thelma Handy Spangler, 90, died Friday, January 22, 2016 at her residence in the Mount Pleasant Retirement Village, Monroe, OH. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on March 13, 1925 to the late Daniel Lee Handy and Callie Mae Handy.
Thelma was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Benjamin Lesley Spangler; her sisters: Myrtle Goard,...