Kenneth Lee Bowman
Dec 24, 2025
Mr. Kenneth Lee Bowman, age 80 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Switchback, West Virginia on September 22, 1945 to the late Walter Bowman and Hazel Blevins Bowman. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bowman was preceded in death by...
Doris Hutchens Smith
Dec 24, 2025
Mrs. Doris Hutchens Smith, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at her home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Skyline Memory Gardens, with the Rev. Travis Sechrist and the Rev. Sammy Lawson officiating. No formal visitation will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...
Sadie Johnston Bryant
Dec 24, 2025
Sadie Johnston Bryant passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve, three days shy of her 90th birthday. She was in the hospital, visited by and Face Timing with her family throughout the day, laughing and joking as was her usual self. She leaves behind a legacy of love, devotion, and quiet strength. Before COVID, she enjoyed attending Oak...
Ila Sheila (Hodges) Cecil
Dec 23, 2025
Mrs. Ila Sheila Hodges Cecil, age 73 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cecil was born on November 30, 1952, in Raleigh County, West Virginia to the late Walter and Grace Garretson Hodges. Ila retired from Cooke Medical and spent...
Opalene W. (Opie) McKeaver
Dec 23, 2025
Mrs. Opalene (Opie) McKeaver, 78, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday morning, December 23, 2025, at her home. Mrs. McKeaver was born June 20, 1947, in Surry County, to the late Albert R. White and Etta Hodges White. Opie grew up in the Dobson community and graduated from Surry Central High School in 1965. She worked for the State of North...
Opal Marie Shelton McMillian
Dec 23, 2025
Mrs. Opal Marie Shelton McMillian, 58 of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, December 23, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving and supportive family. She was born March 7, 1967, in Martinsville, VA to the late William Tell “Billy” Shelton, Sr. and Bonnie Ruth Lucas Williams. Mrs. McMillian was a loving and hard-working housewife and was...
David Mitchell Sykes
Dec 22, 2025
Mr. David Mitchell Sykes, age 80, of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on December 22, 2025. Mr. Sykes was born March 8, 1945, in Surry County to the late Charles Aaron Sykes, Sr. and Mary Elsie Mosley Sykes.
Mr. Sykes was a humble and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend whose life was defined by hard work, service,...
Geovanny Masael Zamarripa Salgado
Dec 22, 2025
Mr. Geovanny Masael Zamarripa Salgado, age 26, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025 at his home. He was born on February 18, 1999 in Surry County to Juan Gomez Salgado and Maria Zamarripa. He is survived by his parents as well as his sister, Emily Salgado, and numerous other extended family members. All services for Mr....
John M. Lewis, Jr.
Dec 19, 2025
Mr. John M. Lewis Jr. age 57, of Meadows of Dan, passed away at his home on Friday, December 19, 2025. He was born on October 21,1968 in Prince William County, Manassas,Virginia to John Lewis Sr. and Cornelia Stanley Lewis. He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Wayne Lewis; son-in-law, Paul Reckner; paternal grandparents, Earl and Edna Lewis;...
Bill Nichol
Dec 19, 2025
Local businessman, community leader, and philanthropist, Bil Nichol, 74, of Hopkinsville, KY died at 2:12 Friday, December 19, 2025 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Grace Episcopal Church with burial to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Hopkinsville, KY he was...
Timothy Wade Bowman Sr
Dec 19, 2025
Mr. Timothy Wade Bowman Sr., age 75, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born on March 21, 1950 in Patrick County to the late Kermit and Clara Marshall Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a faithful member of Blue Hollow Baptist Church for many years. Left to...
Donna Lynn Moore
Dec 18, 2025
Ms. Donna Lynn Moore, 64, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Moore was born January 27, 1961, in Milford, DE, the daughter of the late William F. and Anna Belle Pilkington Moore. Donna spent many years working as a truck driver and retired from H and...
Joseph Lee Smith
Dec 17, 2025
Mr. Joseph Lee Smith, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 17, 2025, at his home. Mr. Smith was born December 21, 1947, in Surry County, the oldest of seven children born to the late Joseph Columbus “Joe” and Ida Vivian Joyce Smith. Joseph was reared in the White Plains community and graduated from North Surry High School...
Tony Wayne Winebarger
Dec 17, 2025
Mr. Tony Wayne Winebarger, age 68, of North Wilkesboro NC, passed away peacefully at his home on December 17, 2025. He was born March 28, 1957, in Surry County, to the late Charles Wayne Winebarger and the late Lillian Mae Simmons Winebarger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Charles Wayne Winebarger; and his...
Elijah Kyle Williams
Dec 16, 2025
Mr. Elijah Kyle Williams, age 20, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 30, 2005 in Surry County to Annie Oakley Edwards Williams and the late Thomas Williams. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Annie Oakley Edwards Williams; siblings, Kaylee Luna (Eduardo), Caleb Williams (Brooke), Camdan McCraw;...
Robert Eugene Newcomb
Dec 16, 2025
Mr. Robert Eugene Newcomb, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Roanoke on July 10, 1952 to the late Eldridge Ray Newcomb and Dorothy Downs Newcomb. In addition to his parents, Mr. Newcomb was preceded in death by a daughter, Tiffany Newcomb; and two brothers,...
Charles Edward East
Dec 16, 2025
Mr. Charles Edward East, age 54 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away at his home on December 16, 2025. He was born in Patrick County on December 28, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father, Sam Junior East; grandparents, Sam and Gracie East, William and Helen Vipperman, and Charles Henry Murray; uncles, Billy Grey Murray, Kenneth Allen Murray, and...
Dallas Millard Horton
Dec 16, 2025
Mr. Dallas Millard Horton, age 91, of Cana, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax. He was born on August 3, 1934 in Carroll County to the late Houston and Carrie Eastridge Horton. Mr. Horton was a retired Truck Driver and proudly served our country in the United States Army. Left to cherish...
Elizabeth Ann Spangler
Dec 15, 2025
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Spangler, age 71 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away on December 15, 2025, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Medical Center. She was born on May 31, 1954, in Montour Falls, New York to the late Floyd and Violet Maggart.
She was a nurse extend at R. J. Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Stuart, where she met and married the...
Charles Howard Paul
Dec 15, 2025
Mr. Charles “Sparky” Howard Paul, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. He was born October 29, 1942, in Onslow County, to the late Charles Lana and Bernice Boyles Paul. Mr. Paul was the owner and operator of Paul Painting and Decorating Company for 45 years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather,...