Obituaries
James Wesley Bowers
Jul 13, 2026
Mr. James Wesley Bowers, age 62, of Greensboro, NC and formerly of Hilliard, OH passed away on July 13, 2026. He was born in Columbus OH November 1, 1963, the son of the late Duane and Myrna Headlee Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a good guy and chose a life and he lived it well. He was a veteran of the...
Ronald Wayne Puckett Jr.
Jul 22, 2026
Mr. Ronald Wayne Puckett Jr, age 45, of Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 22, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Puckett was born in Forsyth County, on July 28, 1980, to Teresa Vernon Smith and the late Ronald Wayne Puckett Sr. He was a loving son, father and brother who will surely be...
Robert Bert Ashley, Jr.
Jul 22, 2026
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Bert Ashley, Jr., age 59, of Galax, Virginia, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 22, 2026, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mr. Ashley was born May 20, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, (later from Mill Creek, WV) to the late Jack Butcher and JoAnn Wheatley Butcher. He was a loving partner, father, grandfather, brother and friend,...
Sammy Ray Simpson
Jul 21, 2026
Sammy Ray Simpson, age 62, of Mount Airy NC, went to be home with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. He was born in Surry County on July 10, 1964, to the late James Ray Simpson and the late JoAnn Victoria Carpenter Simpson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dean...
Moir Dale Marsh
Jul 21, 2026
Mr. Moir Dale Marsh, 80 of Cana, VA, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 21, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 6, 1946, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Moir Coolidge “MC” Marsh and Eva Norte Burnett Marsh. He retired from State Electric and was a Deacon of Rocky...
Doris Evelyn Mears McMillian
Jul 19, 2026
Mrs. Doris (MaMa) Evelyn Mears McMillian, age 87, of Mount Airy, passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 19, 2026, surrounded by the ones she loved. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina on February 7, 1939, to the late Raymond and Clara Ring Mears. She worked as the secretary for the plant manager at Quality Mills for...
Linda Howard Lineberry
Jul 19, 2026
Linda Howard Lineberry, 78, of Elkin, North Carolina passed away at her home, Sunday, July 19, 2026. Born August 2, 1947, in Surry County, to the late John Irwin and Alma Lawson Howard. Linda was a member of Daysprings Baptist Chapel. She loved crafting and fishing, most of all, at the beach. Left to cherish her memory is her daughters...
Deborah Ann (Caudle) Dean
Jul 19, 2026
Ms. Deborah Ann Caudle Dean, age 68 of Mount Airy, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Surry County, January 13, 1958, to the late Fred Samuel Caudle, Sr. and Patricia Mae Hiatt Caudle. Ms. Dean retired from the Child Care Industry after many years of dedicated and...
Delores Kay (Burton) Gravely
Jul 18, 2026
Mrs. Delores Kay Burton Gravely, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at her sister’s home in Wytheville, Virginia. Mrs. Gravely was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia to the late Junior Lester and Thelma Marie Cole Burton. Known to many as “Bootsie”, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed...
Barbara King Houchins
Jul 18, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Jean King Houchins, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on April 3, 1948, to the late Richard King and Mary Pilson King. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Houchins was preceded in death by her husband, George Houchins, III; a son, George Houchins,...
Susan Collins Gusler
Jul 18, 2026
Susan Diane Collins Gusler, age 62 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Mulberry Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. She was born in Martinsville on December 4, 1963, to the late Artimus Collins and Kathleen Hicks Collins. In addition to her parents, Ms. Gusler was preceded in death by two sisters, Patsy Collins and Barbara Collins;...
Warren Ray Atkins
Jul 17, 2026
Mr. Warren Ray Atkins, age 70, of Ararat, passed away peacefully at his residence. He was born June 15, 1956, in Surry County, to the late Otis William Atkins and the late Edith Marie Jones Atkins. Mr. Atkins was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He worked for Wake Forest University in the maintenance department; he was...
Ellis Junior Ayers
Jul 17, 2026
Mr. Ellis Junior Ayers, age 74, of Mount Airy, passed away on July 17, 2026 at his home. He was born on November 7, 1951 in Stokes County to the late Sidney and Mable Haynes Ayers. Mr. Ayers was a retired truck driver, proudly served our country in the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was...
Joseph Melvin Cockram
Jul 17, 2026
Mr. Joseph Melvin Cockram, age 85 of Wytheville, VA passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026. He was born in Meadows of Dan, VA on July 10, 1941, to the late Lawrence Melvin “Tig” Cockram and Loula Mae Alderman Cockram. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Cockram.
Joseph taught mathematics at Wytheville Community...
Annie Faye Dixon Southern
Jul 17, 2026
Mrs. Annie Faye Dixon Southern, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt Airy. She was born on March 16, 1943, in Surry County to the late Garvie Roe Dixon Sr. and the late Nellie Jane Lowe Dixon. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be...
Judy Irene (Lovelace) Beaver
Jul 16, 2026
Ms. Judy Irene Lovelace Beaver, age 74, of Kernersville passed away on Thursday, July 16. 2026 at Surry Community Health Center by Harbourview. Mrs. Beaver was in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to the late William Benjamin and Martha Jeanette Jones Lovelace. Judy was a loving sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved...
Rayburn Elza Sykes
Jul 15, 2026
Mr. Rayburn Elza Sykes, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Mr. Sykes was born February 27, 1942, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Charles Aaron and Mary Elsie Mosley Sykes. Rayburn devoted 30 years of his life to dairy farming at Sykes Dairy, where his strong work ethic and...
Johnny Lee Freeman
Jul 15, 2026
Johnny Lee Freeman, 83, of Mount Airy, North Carolina passed away at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Born September 21, 1942, in Surry County, to the late James Shields and Alma White Freeman. Pap retired as a mechanic from the NC DOT after 38 years of employment. He was a devout and faithful Christian...
Dennis Woodrow Haynes
Jul 13, 2026
Mr. Dennis Woodrow Haynes, age 80, of Dobson NC, passed away Monday, July 13, 2026, at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice home in Dobson, He was born September 20, 1945, in Surry County, to the late Woodrow Wilson Haynes, and the late Virgie Martha Branch Haynes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...
Elbert McNeil "Neil" Fulcher
Jul 13, 2026
Elbert McNeil "Neil" Fulcher, 78, passed peacefully on July 13, 2026 surrounded by his family after struggling with a lengthy recuperation from surgery. He was born in Patrick Springs, VA, on December 5, 1947 to the late Elbert C. Fulcher and Christine Martin Fulcher.
He lived in the Patrick Springs community his entire life and attended Hardin Reynolds Memorial School where...
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