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Obituaries

Mark Anthony Nixon

Mark Anthony Nixon

Nov 6, 2022

Mr. Mark Anthony Nixon, age 59, of Lowgap, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home.  He was born in Surry County on November 12, 1962, to the late Norris and Barbara Mosley Nixon.  Mark loved hunting, fishing and he loved his daughters. He was a very devoted family man and enjoyed life.  He was a loving husband,...

Bobby Joe Shinault

Bobby Joe Shinault

Nov 5, 2022

 

Rev. Bobby Joe Shinault, 84, of Mt. Airy went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy.  He was born in Wythe County on December 10, 1937, to the late Henry and Roxie Dalton Shinault.  Rev. Shinault preached the gospel of Jesus Christ for many...

Mary Ethel Amburn

Mary Ethel Amburn

Nov 4, 2022

 

Mrs. Mary Ethel Amburn, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away at her home, Friday, November 4, 2022.  She was born in Carroll County, VA, August 8, 1938, to the late Richard “Dick” and Mary Jane White Surratt.  Mrs. Amburn retired from Nester’s Hosiery and was of the Baptist Faith.  She loved her family and enjoyed the time they spent...

Robert Monroe Franklin Leftwich

Robert Monroe Franklin Leftwich

Nov 4, 2022

Mr. Robert Monroe Franklin Leftwich, 85, passed away Friday night, November 4, 2022, at AuthoraCare Hospice in Burlington.  Born May 27, 1937, in Woodlawn, VA, he was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis Leroy and Lula Mae Holder Leftwich; a sister, Callie Leftwich; and his lifelong sweetheart and wife of 60 years, Patsy Sue Patterson Leftwich.  He is survived...

Wanda Lee (Seeley) Kirkman

Wanda Lee (Seeley) Kirkman

Nov 3, 2022

Mrs. Wanda Lee Seeley Kirkman, age 71 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Pelican Health in Reidsville, North Carolina, surrounded by her loving family.  Mrs. Kirkman was born on January 29, 1951, in Forsyth County to the late Edgar Harvey and Florence Inez Ring Seeley. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. ...

Stephen M. Halasz, III

Stephen M. Halasz, III

Nov 2, 2022

 

 

Mr. Stephen Michael Halasz, III, of Surry County passed away at his home, Wednesday, November 2, 2022.  Born in 1959, in Los Angeles to the late Stephen Michael Halasz, Jr. and Mildred Mae Lasky Halasz.  Mr. Halasz, a former U.S. Marine, served under Presidents Carter and Regan administration on HMX-1 helicopter squadron.  After the military, he resided in...

Arval Wayne "Peanut" Plaster

Arval Wayne "Peanut" Plaster

Nov 2, 2022

Mr. Arval Wayne “Peanut” Plaster, age 82 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville.  He was born in Henry County on September 18, 1940, to the late Arval Conner Plaster and Eleanor Rorrer Plaster.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Plaster; two sisters, Barbara...

Charles "Junior" Dixie Vernon

Charles "Junior" Dixie Vernon

Nov 2, 2022

 

Mr. Charles “Junior” Dixie Vernon, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.  Mr. Vernon was born April 9, 1928, in Carroll County to the late Charles Dixie Vernon and Bessie Rozella Jones Vernon.  He was a charter member of Victory Baptist Church and was the owner operator of Vernon’s...

Terry Jones Long

Terry Jones Long

Oct 31, 2022

 

Mr. Terry Jones Long, age 64, of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at his home.  He was born April 9, 1958, in Surry County to the late McAdoo Elvin Long and Gertrude Jones Long.  A graduate of North Surry High School, Terry began a career as a farmer, and later a truck driver.  He loved...

Ernest Richard Harris

Ernest Richard Harris

Oct 31, 2022

 

MSGT Ernest Richard Harris, USMC Ret., 92, Stuart, was called by the Lord to his final duty station on Monday, October 31, 2022. He was the eldest of 5 sons born to Ivan and Ressie Harris in Brazil, Indiana. Like many young men of his generation, he found the battlefield more enticing than the classroom and left high school...

Linda Kay Worrell

Linda Kay Worrell

Oct 30, 2022

Mrs Linda Kay Webb Worrell of Carolina Lakes, Harnett County NC passed away at her home on October 30th 2022, after a long battle with small cell lung cancer. A true warrior we were told by the oncologist she may not survive the first treatment, then given a timeline of 90 days then she gave it a fight for 21...

Tatsuko "Tieko" Murato Quesenberry

Tatsuko "Tieko" Murato Quesenberry

Oct 30, 2022

 

Mrs. Tatsuko “Tieko” Murato Quesenberry, age 90 of Lambsburg, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at LewisGale Hospital in Pulaski, Virginia.  Mrs. Quesenberry was born on May 23, 1932, in Osaka, Japan.  Tieko was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother, sister, and friend.  She will be deeply missed by all that knew her.  Surviving is...

Preston "PT" Thomas

Preston "PT" Thomas

Oct 30, 2022

 

Mr. Preston “PT” Thomas, 87 of Mount Airy, NC, passed away at his home, Sunday, October 30, 2022.  He was born in Surry County May 15, 1935, to the late Grover Preston and Ettie Mae Whitaker Thomas.  Mr. Thomas was a wonderful man, great husband, father, and grandfather.  He ran Preston’s Front End Shop forty-five years and was known...

Robert Lee Atkins

Robert Lee Atkins

Oct 30, 2022

 

Mr. Robert Lee Atkins, 94, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy.  He was born in Surry County on January 26, 1928, to the late John Anderson and Edna Nowlin Atkins.  Mr. Atkins was owner-operator of Atkins Exxon and was of the Baptist faith.  He is survived by a son...

Christine Yvonne Hodges Brown

Christine Yvonne Hodges Brown

Oct 29, 2022

 

Mrs. Christine Hodges Brown, 52, of Salisbury passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury.  She was born in Surry County on January 28, 1970, to Nelda Faye Collins Hodges and the late William Mack Hodges, Sr.  Mrs. Brown was employed at Schwan’s Food Service and was of the Baptist faith.  She was...

EvaJoy Roddy Harp

EvaJoy Roddy Harp

Oct 29, 2022

Mrs. EvaJoy Roddy Harp, age 74, of Walnut Cove, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Alston Brook Nursing Facility in Lexington.  She was born in Surry County on August 25, 1948, to the late Winter and Elsie Quisenberry Roddy.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her.  Left...

James Raymond Branson

James Raymond Branson

Oct 29, 2022

Mr. James Raymond “Pa” Branson, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, October 29, 2022, at his home.  Mr. Branson was born May 8, 1947, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late James Willie and Ada Jones Branson.  James served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and retired from United...

Rose Marie Seif Neyman

Rose Marie Seif Neyman

Oct 29, 2022

Mrs. Rose M. Seif Neyman, age 86 of Vesta, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.  She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1935, to the late Norman Seif and Margaret Seif.  In addition to his parents, Mrs. Neyman was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Adam Neyman; and a daughter,...

Janet Marie Lyles Childress

Janet Marie Lyles Childress

Oct 29, 2022

 

 

Mrs. Janet Marie Lyles Childress, age 76, of State Road, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  She was born in Surry County on April 7, 1946, to the late Carlie Robert Lyles and the late Marie Wright Lyles.  In addition to her parents, she...

Mitchell Gene Bowman

Mitchell Gene Bowman

Oct 29, 2022

Mr. Mitchell Gene Bowman, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Saturday October 29, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Patrick County on February 1, 1945, to the late Lewis Gaston Bowman and Glennis Quesinberry Bowman.  He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will...

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