Obituaries
Kay Hardy Simpson
Jul 26, 2026
Mrs. Kay Hardy Simpson, 77, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, July 26, 2026, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Simpson was born May 31, 1949, in Surry County, one of three daughters born to the late Ralph Curtis and Margaret Carson Calloway Hardy. Kay grew up in the Piney Grove community of Mount Airy and...
Glenda Ada Riddle Phillips
Jul 25, 2026
Mrs. Glenda Ada Riddle Phillips, age 84, of Lowgap, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 25, 2026, with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Phillips was born in Surry County, on May 2, 1942, to the late William and Elsie Johnson Riddle. Mrs. Phillips worked for Renfro for 14 years before leaving and going to work at...
Michael "Mike" Ray Sykes
Jul 25, 2026
Mr. Michael Ray Sykes, 62 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 25, 2026, with his loved ones by his side. Born in Surry County, July 17, 1964, the only son to Geraldine Johnson Sykes and the late Rayburn Elza Sykes. Mike was a long-time cattle farmer. He was a wonderful dad, Papa, son, and...
Tommy Estel Alley
Jul 24, 2026
Mr. Tommy Estel Alley, age 65 of Trinity, North Carolina passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. He was born in Patrick County on July 12, 1961. He was preceded in death by his father, Junior Estel Alley. Tommy enjoyed fishing and was the type of man who could easily make friends everywhere he...
Eugene Dalton
Jul 24, 2026
Eugene “Gene” Dalton, 79, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. Born on November 21, 1946, in Carroll County, Virginia, Gene was the son of the late Dorothy Miller Dalton and Elias Dalton of Sylvatus, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Harry Edwin Nichols
Jul 24, 2026
Mr. Harry Edwin Nichols, 78 of New London, NC, formerly of White Plains, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026. He was born in Surry County, October 15, 1947, to the late Tom and Ernie Strickland Nichols. Harry was a local farmer who also worked for years at Hylton Supply Co. and Surry Electric Motors. He volunteered for many years at...
David Ray Morris
Jul 24, 2026
Mr. David Ray Morris, age 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, July 24, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Morris was born May 11, 1952, in Carroll County, Virginia, to the late Billy Ray and Ima Cox Morris. He was a loving father, brother, uncle and friend, who will be deeply missed by all...
Ima Lois Goad Sumner
Jul 23, 2026
Mrs. Ima Lois Goad Sumner, age 90, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, July 23,2026 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born on August 8, 1935, in Carrol County to the late Elbert and Perlie Mae Horton Goad. Mrs. Sumner was retired from Cross Creek Apparel and a member of Skyview Baptist Church....
Randy Mac McMillian
Jul 22, 2026
Mr. Randy Mac McMillian, age 74, of Cana, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at his home. He was born on December 21, 1951 in Carroll County to the late Roy and Edie McMillian. Mr. McMillian retired after 42 years from Acme Stone where he ran a saw and set stone. Left to cherish his memory are his children,...
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...
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