All Obituaries

Mrs. Beulah Faye Creed Danley, 92, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, April 10, 2021, at Central Continuing Care.  Mrs. Danley was born February 1, 1929, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Richard Zan and Minnie Alberta Smith Creed.  Faye was reared on a family farm in the White Plains community and attended White Plains School.  She married Herman Elzavan Danley on October 15, 1947.  During her early years of marriage,...

        Mrs. Myra Collins Mills, age 78 of Claudville, Virginia passed away at her home on April 9, 2021.  She was born in Patrick County on July 1, 1942 to the late Walter Collins and Delphia Bowman Collins.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fletcher Mills; and six siblings, James Collins, Vance Collins, Edward Collins, Franklin Collins, Buddy Collins and Mozelle...

Mr. Charles Lawrence “Punk” Smith 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Surry County on May 31, 1941 to the late Charlie Lee and Hallie Norman Smith.  Mr. Smith was the Maintenance Superintendent at Hugh G. Strickland for twenty-seven years.  He was also the owner of The Sportsman Lodge and later created Fire Tech in order to serve the fire industry.  Punk was a self-taught fire...

Elkin, NC April 9, 2021 Mr. James William “Jimmy” Smith, age 54, of Elkin passed away at his home on Friday morning April 9, 2021.  He was born in Surry County on December 19, 1966, to Carol Lee Carter Smith, and to the late Wayne Jackson Smith.  He was retired from Floyd Pike and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Surviving is the love of his life and caregiver Ginger Stanley Smith; son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Meredith Smith, step-daughter, Maranda...

Mr. Dennis Wade Draughn, a disabled veteran, passed away at his home, Friday, April 9, 2021.  He was born in Surry County, February 23, 1942, to the late Jacob Spencer and Dinah Handy Draughn.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam era.  Mr. Draughn is survived by his wife of 51 years, Opal G. Draughn; a daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Lewis Lowe; a stepson David Brian and Jan Lyons; grandchildren, Jesse and Bennie Boyd, Jewel Lowe, James...

Mrs. Debbie Sue Buchanan Christian, age 62, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born on May 13, 1958 in Guilford County to the late Ralph Weldon and Helen Southern Buchanan.  Mrs. Christian worked as a CNA at Central Continuing Care.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will surly be missed by all who knew her.  Left to cherish her memory are a daughter, Nikki Christian and...

Mr. Steve Douglas Hughes, age 70 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Patrick County on August 23, 1950 to the late Dillard Hughes and Rachel Hodges Hughes. Mr. Hughes served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter mechanic with the 45th Trans Co. (AM) (GS) and retired from VDOT with 40 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith, an avid bluegrass fan and loved listening to his brothers play music. Steve was a family...

Mr. Friel Morris Allen, 75 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Alleghany Center in Sparta, North Carolina.  Mr. Allen was born on October 21, 1945 in Surry County to the late William Elbert and Frances Haynes Allen.  Friel was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend.  He will be deeply missed by all that knew him.  Left to cherish his memories are his wife of 53 years, Frances Gwyn Allen; two daughters, Sherrie...

Loretta Janette Marshall Good, 68, of Cana, VA, passed away at her home on Wednesday night, April 7, 2021.  She was born in Carroll County on September 22, 1952 to the late Oscar and Lillie Mae East Marshall.  She was a very talented seamstress and educator.  She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  Left to cherish her memory are five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Gertrude Boles, Ruth Whitaker, Mary Chappell, Joyce and Phillip Berrier, and...

Mr. Jessie Curtis York, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, April 7, 2021.  He was born on February 1, 1938 in Randolph County to the late Dennis Patterson York and Hazel McMasters York.  He was a member of Great Hope Independent Baptist Church and a retired long distance truck driver.  Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of nearly 64 years, Lois Williams York; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Donald Reynolds; sons and...