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Obituaries
Paul Odell Light
May 22, 2024
Mr. Paul Odell Light, age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Blue Ridge Nursing Home. He was born in Patrick County on October 8, 1939, to the late Charles Edgar Light and Rosa Myrtle Lawson Light. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Motley Light; one...
Ruth Etta Collins Simmons
May 21, 2024
Ruth Etta Collins Simmons, age 94, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Hospice House of Burlington. Ruth was born to Walter L. and Delphia Bowman Collins on November 26, 1929, in Patrick County, Virginia.
Ruth grew up on the family farm with eleven siblings. On July 9, 1946, she married Wilbur R. Simmons and...
Bobbi Lynne Schieve Gates
May 20, 2024
Mrs. Bobbi Lynne Schieve Gates, age 65 of Ararat, Virginia passed away at her home on Monday, May 20, 2024. She was born in Harvard, Illinois to the late Robert Adolph Schieve and Mary Anne Cremer Berbian. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Schieve. She will be remembered as a loving...
Mattie Sue Posey Payne
May 20, 2024
Ms. Mattie Sue Posey Payne, age 86 of Pilot Mountain, NC, passed away at her home on Monday May 20, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 14, 1937, in Surry County to the late Ernest Woodrow Posey and Mintoria Bowman Posey. She was a long-time member of Sulphur Springs Church. Granny loved her family,...
Mark Alan Love
May 19, 2024
On the evening of Sunday, May 19, 2024, Mr. Mark Alan Love, passed away peacefully at Forsyth Medical Center with his wife of 47 years and his son of 28 years by his side. Mr. Love was born on November 5, 1953, in Mount Airy, NC, to the late Kolmer Love and Betsy Mills Love. He attended Mount Airy High...
Charles Anthony "Chuck" Hamm
May 19, 2024
Mr. Charles Anthony “Chuck” Hamm, age 59, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024. He was born October 26, 1964, in Norfolk Virginia, to the late Jonce Lynn Hamm Sr. and the late Mary Virginia Toomey Hamm. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Lou Hamm; and his brothers, David Hamm...
Myrtle "Pauline" Davis
May 19, 2024
Ms. Myrtle “Pauline” Davis, age 90, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born February 8, 1934, in Patrick County Va, to the late Oscar and Thelma East Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, John Dillard “Johnny” White and David Leonard “Fox” White; sisters,...
Marie Elaine Patterson Barker
May 19, 2024
Mrs. Marie Elaine Patterson Barker, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville. Mrs. Barker was born September 17, 1943, in New Britain, CT, one of five children born to the late Lyman E. and Gladys Quimby Patterson. Marie was a loving and devoted wife and mother and a grandmother to many....
Robert Jackson "Jack" Edwards
May 19, 2024
Mr. Robert Jackson “Jack” Edwards, age 87 of Cana, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 25, 1936, to the late John Thomas and Hassie Gwynn Edwards. Jack was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He will be deeply...
Willie Edmond Smart, Sr.
May 18, 2024
Mr. Willie E. Smart Sr. of Patrick Springs, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Sovah Hospital in Martinsville, VA. He was born in Patrick County on July 28, 1943, to the late Delmar Smart and Ada Branch Smart. In addition to his parents, Mr. Smart was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Smart, Charlie Smart, and...
Penny Diane Marshall
May 18, 2024
Mrs. Penny Diane Marshall, age 76, passed away early Saturday morning, May 18, 2024, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. Mrs. Marshall was born April 18, 1948, to the late Margaret Glenn Fosdick. She is survived by her daughter of Quitman, Texas, Kelli Grant. There will be no formal services held at this time. Moody’s of Mount Airy is serving the...
Sylvia Bumgarner Sasser
May 18, 2024
Mrs. Sylvia Bumgarner Sasser, age 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, May 18, 2024, at her residence. Mrs. Sasser was born April 24, 1940, in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, to the late Roy and Betty Bumgarner. In her spare time, she could be found working her favorite puzzles, spending time with her family, and especially her grandbabies, which she...
John Frederick Lyon
May 17, 2024
John Frederick Lyon, devoted husband, cherished father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the age of 75. John was born on January 2, 1949, and was a native of Wilmington, NC & Jacksonville, FL. He is the son of the late Frederick Charles & Ethel Louise Whitehurst Lyon. He will be remembered most for his...
Ernest " Ernie" Cargo Collins, Jr
May 16, 2024
Ernest Cargo Collins Jr, 73, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2024. Born on November 25, 1950 in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Ernie was the son of Ernest Cargo Collins Sr. and Madelyn Cromer Collins. After graduating from Mount Airy High School in 1969, he attended Appalachian State University where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education in 1974....
Mary Sue Turner Williams
May 16, 2024
Mary ‘Sue’ Turner Williams passed away May 16, 2024 at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 26, 1932 in Floyd, Virginia to the late John Paul and Emmazetta Alderman Turner. She is survived by two sons, Larry (Susan) Williams and Mark Williams, one sister-in-law, Peggy Williams Hemmings,...
Phyllis Ruth Smith Tolbert
May 16, 2024
Mrs. Phyllis Ruth Smith Tolbert, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, May 16, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Tolbert was born December 3, 1938, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Joe S. and Nannie Bell Hall Smith. Phyllis grew up in the Pipers Gap community and graduated from Franklin...
Madgie Vashtie Handy Thomas
May 16, 2024
Madgie Vashtie Handy Thomas, age 92 of Patrick Springs, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the home of her sister. She was born in Patrick County on October 9, 1931, to the late Thomas Talmadge Handy and Oda Stone Handy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Jackson Handy; infant twin...
Barry Neil Culp
May 15, 2024
Barry Neil Culp, 75, of Dobson, NC, passed away on May 15, 2024. He was born on September 6, 1948, to John Everett Culp and Lou Ellen West Culp, in Gurdon, Arkansas. After graduating from Ouchita University, where he was a member of the R.O.T.C., he joined the U.S. Army as a Captain and served as a helicopter pilot. Barry...
Lorraine Martha Harrell Tate
May 15, 2024
Mrs. Martha “Lorraine” Harrell Tate, age 88, of Mount Airy, gained her angel wings early Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Lorraine, “Grandma Tate”, Mama, as many knew her as was born November 18, 1935, to the late Arthur and Fannie Vernon Harrell. She was known as a woman of courage and strength,...
Nerine Louise Peringer Seidler
May 15, 2024
Mrs. Nerine Louise Peringer Seidler, 96, of Mount Airy, formerly of Woodsfield, OH, went to be with Jesus early Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, from Central Continuing Care, with family by her side. Mrs. Seidler was born April 25, 1928, in Hanson Station, WA, the daughter of the late Forrest and Irene Hodgson Peringer. Nerine studied nursing, making it...
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