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Obituaries

Richard Dale Pell

Richard Dale Pell

Apr 27, 2023

 

Mr. Richard Dale Pell, age 63, of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Atrium Wake Forest Health in Winston Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County, May 24, 1959, the son of the late Elbert Franklin and Katherine Holyfield Pell. Mr. Pell was employed by Beck Trucking in Dobson, NC and was of the...

Darrell Lovill

Darrell Lovill

Apr 26, 2023

 

Mr. Richard Darrell Lovill, age 67, of Cana, VA, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday evening April 26, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC surrounded by his loving family.  Darrell was born in Surry County on February 12, 1956, to Betty Lou Slate Lovill and the late Richard Arlis “Butch” Lovill.  He worked at NC Granite...

Patricia Sue Hice Lowe

Patricia Sue Hice Lowe

Apr 26, 2023

 

  Mrs. Patricia Sue Hice Lowe, age 74, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her residence. She was born August 1, 1948, in Surry County, to the late Robert Woodrow Hice and the late Ruth Odell Vernon Hice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia and Bert...

Kenneth Arnold Martin

Kenneth Arnold Martin

Apr 26, 2023

Mr. Kenneth Arnold Martin, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, April 26, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Mr. Martin was born May 18, 1940, in Surry County, the son of the late Elisha and Emma Pell Martin.  Kenneth served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1965, just as the Vietnam...

Caleb James Donnelly

Caleb James Donnelly

Apr 25, 2023

Obituary for Caleb James Donnelly

In Loving Remembrance of our Son, Gunny Caleb James Donnelly

Caleb will be sorely missed by his Family and Friends. Caleb was, and is, deeply loved. What’s more, he was admired by the men who served under him, many of whom referred to him as Dad because they could always go to him in a...

Barbara Jean Jenkins Reece

Barbara Jean Jenkins Reece

Apr 25, 2023

 

Mrs. Barbara Jean Jenkins Reece, age 78, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.  She was born in Surry County on August 2, 1944, to the late Connie William Jenkins and the late Lola Belle Childress Jenkins.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Barbara Jo Inman Persinger

Barbara Jo Inman Persinger

Apr 25, 2023

 

Mrs. Barbara Jo Inman Persinger, age 68, of Ararat, N.C., passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born June 18, 1954, in Surry County to the late Beulah and Grady Inman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Charldean Tobert; and her brother, Freddy...

Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Gaston

Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Gaston

Apr 24, 2023

 

Elizabeth “Betty” Gaston, 87, of Mount Airy, NC peacefully passed to the other side of the Veil on Monday, April 24, 2023.  Born on Mother’s Day May 13, 1935, in Far Hills, NJ to Charles & Nellie Mae (Pickell) Bowker.  Elizabeth “Betty” Mae Bowker Gaston was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Robert Thomas Gaston; her son,...

Rena Ann Smith

Rena Ann Smith

Apr 24, 2023

 

Mrs. Rena Ann Taylor Smith, 72, of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, April 24, 2023, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, VA.  She was born in Delaware County, NY on November 26, 1950, to George and Verna Robbins Taylor.  Mrs. Smith was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed.  In addition to her...

Lillian Carlene Martin Creed

Lillian Carlene Martin Creed

Apr 24, 2023

 

Mrs. Lillian Carlene Martin Creed, age 85, of Lowgap, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy.  Mrs. Creed was born on May 15, 1937, in Surry County to the late Yank and Nettie Lowery Martin.  Carlene was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.  She will be deeply missed by all...

Mary Ruth (Flippen) Harward

Mary Ruth (Flippen) Harward

Apr 23, 2023

Mary Ruth Flippen Harward gained her angel wings on April 23, 2023, at her home in Derita, a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mary was 81 years old. She was born November 2, 1941, in Surry County, North Carolina to Claude and Lelia Flippen. 

Those of us who were blessed to be touched by Mary’s life understand the imprint she...

Donna Michelle Hull Clark

Donna Michelle Hull Clark

Apr 23, 2023

Ms. Donna Michelle Hull Clark, 40, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, April 23, 2023, at her home.  Ms. Clark was born September 27, 1982, in Surry County, the daughter of Debbie Dollyhigh Atkins and Donnie Joe Hull.  Michelle earned her associate degree in nursing and worked as a registered nurse for several years.  She is survived by her...

Annabel Sudie Hylton Howell

Annabel Sudie Hylton Howell

Apr 22, 2023

 

Mrs. Annabel Sudie Hylton Howell, age 69 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at SOVAH of Martinsville.  She was born in Patrick County on May 10, 1953, to the late George Clifford Hylton and Edith Conner Hylton.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Howell; one stepdaughter, Jennifer Howell;...

Ruby Faye Joyce Cooke Hill Balan

Ruby Faye Joyce Cooke Hill Balan

Apr 21, 2023

 

Mrs. Ruby Faye Joyce Cooke Hill Balan, age 87, of Pilot Mountain, passed away peacefully at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Friday April 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born March 24, 1936, in Surry County to the late Ralph Joyce and Martha Lucille Shelton Joyce Gillespie.  She was a loving...

Theresa Lucille Horton

Theresa Lucille Horton

Apr 21, 2023

Miss Theresa Lucille Horton, age 63, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born on December 29, 1959, to the late William and Mary Goins Horton.  She loved church, and the beach. She was a loving sister, and friend who will surely be missed by all who...

Billy Allen "Bill" Belton

Billy Allen "Bill" Belton

Apr 20, 2023

 

Mr. Billy Allen “Bill” Belton, age 89, of Glen Allen, Virginia, formerly of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, April 20th, 2023, at Bon Secours Community Hospice in Chesterfield, Virginia.  Mr. Belton was born in Surry County, North Carolina on March 30th, 1934, to the late L. Caney and Jewel Shackleford Belton.  Bill was a loving husband,...

Opal Faye Hall Belton

Opal Faye Hall Belton

Apr 20, 2023

 

Mrs. Opal Faye Hall Belton, age 85, of Dobson, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at her home.  She was born on May 25, 1937, in Surry County to the late Dee and Lillian Thomas Hall.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her.  Left to cherish...

Steven Ray Shepard

Steven Ray Shepard

Apr 20, 2023

Mr. Steven Ray Shepard, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, April 20, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital.  Steve was born April 2, 1945, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Hubert Ray and Georgia Vestal Shepard.  He served our country in the United States Navy, aboard the USS Saint Paul, during the Vietnam...

Patsy Ruth Berrier

Patsy Ruth Berrier

Apr 20, 2023

 

Mrs. Patsy Ruth McBride Berrier, 70, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.  Mrs. Berrier was born in Surry County on April 24, 1952, to the late Fred and Annie York McBride.  She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed by...

Lucille Handy Layman

Lucille Handy Layman

Apr 20, 2023

Mrs. Lucille Handy Layman, age 100 of Stuart, Virginia transitioned from Earth to join her Savior and Lord on Thursday, April 20, 2023.  She was born on May 10, 1922, to the late John Franklin Handy and Rosa Bell Martin Handy.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Raymond Layman; one...

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