Ruth Holt Martin
Feb 4, 2024
Mrs. Ruth Polly Holt Martin, age 82 of Stuart, Virginia went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on May 6, 1941, to the late Will and Pearl Lankford Holt. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by...
Billie Marie Cox
Feb 3, 2024
Mrs. Billie Marie Cox, 82, of Dobson NC went home to be with Jesus Saturday February 3rd 2024. She was born February 7th 1941 to the late William and Opal Lively. Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her daughter Vera Evon, Sister Sherrie Draughn beloved niece Becky Draughn, Nephew Richard Draughn and Great Nephews Josh and Brandon Draughn. Left...
Leigh Ann Boyd Meadows
Feb 3, 2024
Leigh Ann Boyd Meadows, age 53 of Martinsville, gained her angel’s wings Saturday, February 3, 2024, at her home. She was born in Giles County on February 5, 1970. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Walter and Minnie Boyd, and her maternal grandparents, Russell and Mary Frazier. For twenty-two years, Leigh Ann was a massage therapist whose...
Phillip Dale "Rainmaker" Midkiff
Feb 3, 2024
Mr. Phillip Dale Midkiff, age 65 of Pilot Mountain, NC, passed away Saturday February 3, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Midkiff was born August 6, 1958, in Forsyth County to the late Marie Rogers Bowman and Berley Inman Midkiff. Dale loved music and talking to his buddies on the CB. He was known...
Malzie Louise Casstevens Beasley
Feb 3, 2024
Mrs. Malzie Louise Casstevens Beasley, 89 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Beasley was born March 17, 1934, in Surry County to the late John Henry and Cora Ineze Beck Casstevens. Malzie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend who will be...
Hattie Lee Golding Cain
Feb 3, 2024
Mrs. Hattie Lee Golding Cain, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, February 3, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Cain was born December 1, 1939, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Jack Creed and Gracie Hawks Golding. Hattie retired as a van driver at Crossroads Behavioral Health after...
Teresa Reni Carte
Feb 2, 2024
Ms. Teresa Reni Carte, age 60, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born, December 17, 1963, in Surry County, to the late Robert Ray Carte Sr. and the late Gertrude Arbutus Honaker Carte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Charlene Carte. Teresa had such...
Mae Hardy Turpin
Feb 2, 2024
Mrs. Ila Mae Hardy Turpin passed away peacefully on Friday, the 2nd of February 2024, at the age of 100, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Mount Airy, North Carolina, surrounded by several of her loving nieces. She was born on the 27th of October 1923, to James Ethard Hardy and Annie Ausburne Hardy. Mae graduated from Mount Airy...
Samuel Haywood Goins
Feb 1, 2024
Mr. Samuel Haywood Goins, 84, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday evening, February 1, 2024, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mr. Goins was born April 19, 1939, in Patrick County, VA, the only child born to the late Rufus Martin and Esther Mae King Goins. Haywood retired from Siemens Westinghouse and was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church....
Sammy James Bowman
Feb 1, 2024
Mr. Sammy James Bowman, age 54 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Mr. Bowman was born May 29, 1969, in Surry County to Jerry Wayne Bowman and the late Dephia Marshall Bowman. Sammy was a loving brother, uncle, great-uncle, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Surviving is his father, Jerry...
Judith Sue Butcher Jones
Feb 1, 2024
Mrs. Judith Sue Butcher Jones, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at her home. She was born in Surry County on October 21, 1938 to the late Clarence and Tilda Ann Money Butcher. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left...
Bobby Lee Lanningham
Feb 1, 2024
Mr. Bobby Lee Lanningham, age 87 of Lowgap passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Lee County, Virginia on August 2, 1936, to the late Red and Mae (Stapleton) Lanningham. Mr. Lanningham retired from Boeing and Pike Electric after many years of employment as a hydraulics mechanic....
Orben Ray Rakes
Feb 1, 2024
Mr. Orben Ray Rakes, age 94 of Ferrum, passed away February 1, 2024, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 26, 1930, to the late Walter “Goode” Rakes and Laura Lee Hall Rakes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Hubert, Oscar, Randolph, and Richard Rakes; and...
Jerry Wayne Chappell
Feb 1, 2024
Mr. Jerry Wayne Chappell, 68, of Cana, VA passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Carroll County on February 5, 1955, to the late Cecil and Rachel Joyce Hall Chappell. Mr. Chappell was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother who will be dearly missed. He is...
Carolyn Inez Gwyn Guynn
Feb 1, 2024
Mrs. Carolyn Gwyn Guynn, age 72 of Mount Airy, NC passed away Thursday February 1, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born November 24, 1951, in Surry County to the late Rufus Franklin Gwyn and Gracie Ayers Guynn. She was always compassionate, non-judgmental, and a very loving mother, nanny, and great-grandmother. Left to cherish her...
Betty Lou Riggans Freeman
Jan 31, 2024
Mrs. Betty Lou Riggans Freeman, 89, of Dobson, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024. She was born October 21, 1934, to the late Bobbie and Betty “Ellen” Hodges Riggans. Mrs. Freeman was a retired farmer, but never stopped using her gifts to plant and garden. Along with gardening she loved to spend her time crocheting. Left to cherish her...
Debra Lee "Cricket" Robinson
Jan 30, 2024
Mrs. Debra Lee “Cricket” Robinson, age 63 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Tuesday, January 30, 2024. She was born in Patrick County on August 23, 1960, to Junior Hiatt and Mabel Bowman Hiatt. She was preceded in death by her father. Cricket was a woman of strong faith and spirituality. She enjoyed gardening, tending to...
Randolph "Randy" Norman Westenfelder
Jan 29, 2024
Randy Westenfelder
Randy was born, October 25, 1972 and raised in Elkhart, IN and passed away in Greensboro, NC, earning his wings, after a senseless traffic accident on January 29, 2024. Randy’s professional life was as a boat builder, trim carpenter, CDL truck driver, forklift operator and cook, with his latest as an Advanced Crew Lead with Flagger Force. He had...
Alfred Chester Turner
Jan 29, 2024
Mr. Alfred Chester Turner, age 77, of Woolwine passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, unexpectedly at his home. He was born on January 22, 1947, in Stuart to the late Chester Turner and Mildred Thomas Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Oscar Turner and Albert Lane Turner, as well as infant brother, Stephen.
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William Blake Matthews
Jan 29, 2024
William Blake Matthews, age 39, of Mt Airy NC passed away on Monday morning, January 29, 2024, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center after a sudden and brief illness. Blake was born January 23, 1985, to the late William “Alan” Matthews & Pamela Jones Matthews. He graduated from North Surry High School in 2003. He was employed by Shell Rapid...