J Pueblito Ruiz Mondragon
Nov 4, 2025
Mr. J Pueblito Ruiz Mondragon, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, November 4, 2025, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Ruiz was born August 10, 1946, in Jerécuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, to the late Cupertino Ruiz Gonzalez and Maria Petra Mondragon Olvera. Affectionately known as “Fortino,” he was a lifelong farmer and a member...
Ivalene Hiatt Westmoreland Chaffins
Nov 22, 2025
Mrs. Ivalene Hiatt Westmoreland Chaffins, age 90 of Cana, Virginia passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living. Mrs. Chaffins was born in Patrick County, Virginia on December 11, 1934, to the late Thomas Raleigh and Elizabeth Exona Inscore Hiatt. Ivalene was a loving wife, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who...
Kenneth Ray Coe
Nov 21, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Ray Coe, age 79 of Ararat, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson with his loving daughter by his side. Mr. Coe was born on August 13, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Paul William and Fern Hutchens Coe. Kenneth was a loving father, grandfather,...
Darrell "Butch" Byrd Sr.
Nov 20, 2025
Mr. Darrell Ray (Butch) Byrd Sr., age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at his home. He was born on July 2, 1942 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Elmer and Ruth Hemrick Byrd. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Wanda Shumate Byrd; children, Darrell (Stephanie) Byrd Jr.,...
Judy Sue Easter Bacon-Stevens
Nov 20, 2025
Mrs. Judy Sue Easter Bacon-Stevens passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, at the age of 83. She was born on April 16, 1942, in Surry County, to the late Lewis A. and Minnie Horton Easter. Judy was a retired hairdresser who lived a life filled with music, joy, and love for...
Hilda "Gaye" Martin
Nov 19, 2025
Mrs. Hilda “Gaye” Moorefield Martin, age 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Martin was born in Surry County on July 22, 1943, to the late Herman Moorefield and Nonnie Nunn Moorefield. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sibling and...
Herman Everett Belcher
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. Herman Everett “Toss” Belcher, age 81 of Woolwine, Virginia, passed away at Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was born in Patrick County on February 24, 1944, to the late Waller Everett Belcher and Beadie Elizabeth Hylton Belcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Jimmy Wayne Belcher and...
James "Earl" Martin, Sr.
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. James Earl Martin Sr., age 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025, at his residence with his loving family by his side. Mr. Martin was born in Surry County on December 2, 1940, to the late Tom Martin and Thelma Harris Martin. For most of his adult life, Earl owned and operated a traveling photography...
William Neal Branch
Nov 19, 2025
Mr. William Neal Branch, age 89, formerly of Dobson, passed away at his home in Elberton Ga, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was born December 6, 1935, in Surry County, to the late William Howard Branch and the late Anna Badgett Branch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Francis Joyce; and...
Shirley Jean Bullins Noah Hawks
Nov 18, 2025
Mrs. Shirley Jean Bullins Noah Hawks, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, November 18, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hawks was born May 26, 1943, in Surry County, one of fourteen children born to the late Kemp Glenn and Rosa McCann Bullins. For many years, Shirley served as a certified nursing assistant, a role she embraced with...
Freddie Hugh Bullington
Nov 18, 2025
On November 18, 2025, Mr. Freddie Hugh Bullington, 82, of Ararat, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Mr. Bullington was born on January 6, 1943 in Surry County to the late John Peter Bullington and Novella Cruise Bullington. In 1962, he married Patricia Ann Needham and began his working career at Pike Electric in Mt. Airy,...
Barbara Jean Harbour Beck (Courtesy Obituary)
Nov 17, 2025
COURTESY OBITUARY
Ms. Barbara Jean Harbour Beck, age 82, passed away on Monday morning, November 17, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born on May 11, 1943, in Patrick Springs, VA, to the late Calvin Coolidge Harbour and Vivian Stone Harbour.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Loretta Gayle Beck, and...
Carol Hodges Simmons
Nov 17, 2025
Ms. Carol Hodges Simmons, age 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, November 17, 2025. Ms. Simmons was born on February 10, 1938, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, to the late Walter Edgar Hodges and Effie Garretson Hodges. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she’ll be deeply missed by all who knew her. Our loving mother...
Howard William Hull, Sr.
Nov 17, 2025
In the early morning hours of November 17, 2025, Mr. Howard William Hull, Sr. age 98, of Mount Airy, met his Savior Jesus Christ and joined his many loved ones who had gone on before. Mr. Hull was born on December 26, 1926, in Surry County to the late John Hillary and Emma Davis Hull. He was raised in a...
Antonio Vega Gallegos
Nov 16, 2025
Antonio Vega Gallegos was called to the Kingdom of God on November 16, 2025, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Antonio was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, and raised his family with his cherished wife, María Cruz C. Núñez. His legacy includes his six sons, two daughters, several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In...
Robert Jones Lovill, III
Nov 15, 2025
Mr. Robert Jones Lovill, III age 81, of Mount Airy passed away at his home on November 15, 2025. Mr. Lovill was born on January 31, 1944, to Robert Jones Lovill, Jr. and Esther Brown Lovill. He graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1962 and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1966. He served his...
Roy E McAlexander
Nov 15, 2025
Roy McAlexander of Meadows of Dan died Saturday, November 15, 2025. He was born August 29, 1932 to Sarah and Dennis McAlexander of Laurel Fork. As a longtime resident of Patrick County, he was active in many community organizations such as the Meadows of Dan Volunteer Fire Department and the Meadows of Dan Ruritan Club. He served as the "coffee...
Frankie Lee Midkiff
Nov 15, 2025
Mr. Frankie Lee Midkiff, 83 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday November 15, 2025, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born December 1, 1941, in Surry County to the late Frank Doc Midkiff and Ella Mae Goad Midkiff. Mr. Midkiff retired from Parrish Tire after 55 years of dedicated service. He loved NASCAR and the Kansas...
Barbara Ann Nichols Dupree
Nov 14, 2025
Mrs. Barbara Ann Nichols Dupree, 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday November 14, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born on November 18, 1947, in Burke County to the late Herbert David Nichols and Jackinette Mauldin Nichols Deaton. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend who will be...
Nadine Hylton Quesenberry
Nov 14, 2025
Mrs. Nadine Hylton Quesenberry, age 93 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away at The Landmark Center in Stuart on Friday, November 14, 2025. She was born in Floyd County on October 12, 1932, to the late Quince Adams Hylton and Emma Higgs Hylton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin W. Quesenberry;...