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Obituaries
Joe Franklin Joyce
Apr 8, 2023
Mr. Joe Franklin Joyce, 91, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on September 26, 1931, to the late Robert and Sarah Flippin Joyce. Mr. Joyce retired from Pepsi after 36 years of employment and attended Ararat Friends Meeting. Mr. Joyce proudly served...
Paul Clinton Rorrer
Apr 7, 2023
Paul Clinton Rorrer, 81, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on the afternoon of April 7, 2023 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
Paul was born on June 30, 1941 to Beamer Lee and Lillie Mitchem Rorrer in Anawalt, West Virginia. He is survived by his daughter, Andrea K. Rorrer and her husband Brian Warren (Salt Lake City, Utah) and...
Jeanette Pell Hamlin
Apr 6, 2023
Mrs. Jeanette Pell Hamlin, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on February 27, 1945, to the late James Weldon Pell, Sr. and Alice Schaub Pell. Jeanette was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, reading, and her dog, Sophie. Her wit and...
Gregory Dean Matthews
Apr 6, 2023
Mr. Gregory Dean Matthews, 54, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023, at his home. Mr. Matthews was born October 3, 1968, in Newport News, VA, to Margaret Beasley Matthews and the late William Leon Matthews. Gregory was a loving son, brother, uncle, great-uncle, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. Surviving are...
Franklin Monroe Riggs
Apr 6, 2023
Mr. Franklin Monroe Riggs, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, April 6, 2023, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mr. Riggs was born August 20, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Brady and Lila Snow Riggs. Franklin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He proudly served our country in the United States Army as...
Frances Blackard Shelton
Apr 5, 2023
Mrs. Frances Blackard Shelton, age 79, of Stuart, Virginia completed this earthly journey on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at her home. She was born in Stokes County on March 12, 1944, to the late William Robertson and the late Claris Mae Shelton Doss. In addition to her parents, Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Leon Shelton;...
Marland Perry Hardy, Jr.
Apr 5, 2023
Mr. Marland Perry Hardy Jr., age 81, of Stuart, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at his home. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 22, 1941, to the late Marland Perry Hardy Sr. and Bessie Mae Davis Hardy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Mabel Inman Howell
Apr 5, 2023
Mrs. Mabel Inman Howell, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Surry County, NC on July 30, 1943, to the late Ernest Inman and Hallie Lawson Inman Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Brian Christopher Reavis
Apr 4, 2023
Brian Christopher Reavis : "BR549"
Brian Christopher Reavis, 56, of Lowgap, NC, passed away on April 4, 2023. He was born in Forsyth County on September 21, 1966 to Wanda Cox Reavis Palmer and Bob Reavis. Brian was a truck driver for 20+ years and attended Holy Cross Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Terri Smith Reavis ; Stepson, Jacob Gibbons...
William Boyd Smith
Apr 4, 2023
Mr. William “Boyd” Smith, 74, left this world on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Born at home on December 17, 1948, Boyd was the firstborn of Beulah Boyd and Charles Arnold Smith of Cana, VA. Three siblings followed: Mitchell, Rebecca, and Spencer. Boyd graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1967. He entered Virginia Commonwealth University with his mother’s intention of...
Harold Roosevelt Smart
Apr 4, 2023
The last Smart boy is gone. Harold, 87, of Charlottesville, Virginia passed away April 4, 2023. He was born in Stuart, Virginia on November 6, 1935, to the late Goldie Mae and Grover Cleveland Smart.
After serving in the Army, Harold married Sue Reynolds and they settled in Charlottesville where they raised their family. Harold worked at Sperry Marine...
Kenneth Robert Payne "Dog" Sechrist
Apr 3, 2023
Mr. Kenneth Robert Payne “Dog” Sechrist, 68, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, at Atrium Health Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was born in Forsyth County on January 17, 1955, to the late Arnold Payne and Laura Pack Sechrist. Mr. Sechrist was a former logger, and a member of Holly Grove True Gospel. He is...
Helen Virginia Simmons Neese
Apr 3, 2023
Helen Virginia Simmons Neese, age 94, of Elkin, NC, passed away at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC, on April 3, 2023, after a long illness. Helen was born in Surry County, NC, on September 26, 1928 to Charlie and Eunice Martin Simmons. Helen was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and retired from Lucia. Helen loved...
Richard Todd Martin
Apr 2, 2023
Mr. Richard Todd Martin, age 58, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at his home. He was born on September 17, 1964 in Surry County to Mary Calloway Martin and the late Augustus Reed Martin. Mr. Martin was a loving son, brother, and uncle and will surely be missed by all who knew him. Todd...
Alvin Foster Edwards
Apr 2, 2023
Mr. Alvin Foster “Al” Edwards, age 76 of Kernersville, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mr. Edwards was born on April 9, 1946, in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Henry Forester and Ethel Jones Edwards. Al was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He proudly served...
Franklin "Frank" Roy Johnson
Apr 2, 2023
Mr. Franklin “Frank” Roy Johnson, age 89, of Kernersville, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Silas Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Grayson County on August 26, 1933, to the late Andrew Isaac Johnson and Ella Sidden Johnson. He was a farmer, and had also retired from Henredon Furniture. Mr. Johnson was a...
James Mark Gillespie
Apr 2, 2023
Mr. James Mark Gillespie, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, April 2, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Gillespie was born January 29, 1958, in Managua, Nicaragua, one of three children born to James Leroy and Teresa “Tee” Hulon Gillespie. Mark graduated from North Surry High School in 1976, and he earned...
Mary Jane Holloway Pack
Apr 1, 2023
Mrs. Mary Jane Holloway Pack, age 83, of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at her home. She was born on February 10, 1940, in Sacramento California to the late John “Young” Ted Holloway and Ephra Frances Taylor Holloway . Mrs. Pack retired from BB&T after 30years of service, and was a lifelong member of Haymore...
Glenna Kay (Hurst) Lawson
Mar 31, 2023
Mrs. Glenna “Kay” Hurst Lawson, age 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, March 31, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lawson was born February 3, 1951, in Montgomery County, Maryland to the late Glen and Mary Jo Chapman Hurst. Mrs. Lawson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She spent over twenty years as a...
Terry Bruce Childress
Mar 31, 2023
Mr. Terry “Bruce” Childress, age 67, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at Pruitt Health in Elkin. He was born in Surry County, NC on April 22, 1955 to the late Homer Junior Childress and the late Thelma Mae Marion Childress. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth...
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