Tommy Gray Creed
Jan 14, 2026
Mr. Tommy Gray Creed, age 63, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at his residence. Mr. Creed was born in Surry County on September 26, 1962, to Buddy Wayne and Catherine Haynes Creed. Tommy grew up working with his dad on the family farm. They worked together growing tobacco. He loved working on the tractors and working closely...
Mary Eleanor Montgomery Ayers
Jan 14, 2026
Ms. Mary Eleanor Montgomery Ayers, 85 of Mount Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Wednesday January 14, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Ms. Ayers was born in Patrick County on October 21, 1940, to the late Warren and Gertrude Mabe Montgomery. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and...
Destiny Diane Bottoms
Jan 14, 2026
Miss Destiny Diane Bottoms, 29, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem.
The funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the family.
Johnny Grover Hanes
Jan 13, 2026
Johnny Grover, Hanes, 76, of State Road, North Carolina passed away January 13, 2026, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Born August 24, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Grover Watson Hanes Jr. and the late Mary Ruth Calloway Hanes. Johnny graduated from Surry Central High School, and Catawba College. He then attended and graduated from...
Patrick Joseph Johnson
Jan 13, 2026
On January 13, 2026, Mr. Patrick Joseph Johnson, age 78 of Ararat, Virginia, went to be with the Lord. Mr. Johnson was born in Kent County, Delaware, on December 7, 1947, to the late Edward and Mabel Jean Maynard Johnson. Patrick was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was a faith member of Willis Gap Baptist Church...
Linda Faye Snipes Bedsaul
Jan 13, 2026
Mrs. Linda Faye Snipes Bedsaul, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born on April 27, 1950 in Hillsborough County, Florida, to the late William Snipes Sr and the late Ruth Goode Snipes. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be...
Gertrude Thomas Collins
Jan 12, 2026
Mrs. Gertrude Thomas Collins, age 83, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2026, at Surry Community Health Center. Mrs. Collins was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 8, 1942, to the late Charlie Roe Thomas and Sarah Jane Ayers Thomas. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sibling and friend, who will be deeply missed...
Patsy Juanita Bledsoe Parker
Jan 11, 2026
Patsy Juanita Bledsoe Parker, 77, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away January 11, 2026. Born October 15, 1948, in Surry County to the late Sherman Foley Bledsoe and the late Martha Bessie Jenkins Bledsoe. Patsy worked in the Washington Mills and Indera Mills Factories and babysat neighborhood children until later opening a game room and tanning bed business. She ran...
Leslie "Diane" Bristol Stanley
Jan 11, 2026
Mrs. Leslie Diane Bristol Stanley, 69 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday January 11, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born October 31, 1956, in Richland County, SC to the late Eugene LeGraund Bristol and Jeanette Hoover Bristol. Diane graduated from North Surry and Surry Community College and worked in nursing for nearly...
Stephen Kent Davis
Jan 11, 2026
Stephen Kent Davis
August 5, 1953 – January 11, 2026
Stephen Kent Davis, of Claudville, Virginia—known to most simply as Steve—passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 72.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Bennett Davis and Gertrude Vernon Bowman Davis.
Steve is survived by his uncle, Gordon Bowman; his aunt, Oleta Miller; his brothers, Douglas Davis and...
Peggy Isabell Beasley Marshall
Jan 11, 2026
Mrs. Peggy Beasley Marshall, age 88, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Marshall was born in Surry County, November 6, 1937, to the late Calvin and Lillie Flippen Beasley. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her...
Jody Grey Payne
Jan 10, 2026
Mr. Jody Grey Payne, age 53, of Dobson, NC, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Mount Airy, NC, on March 31, 1972, to the late Kenneth Ray Payne and Dorothy Mae Branch Cave.
After Jody Payne graduated from Surry Central High School...
Penny (King) Dalton
Jan 10, 2026
Mrs. Penny King Dalton, age 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Dalton was born on March 10, 1948, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Clyde Anthony and Virginia King King. After high school, Penny began her studies at Bristol Sullivan School of Nursing in Bristol Tennessee, where she...
Judy Mae Haynes Martz
Jan 10, 2026
Judy Mae Haynes Martz, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Sovah – Martinsville Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on January 5, 1948, to the late Charlie Marshall Haynes and Esprie Mae Lawson Martz. In addition to her parents, Ms. Martz was preceded in death by three brothers, Maynard Haynes, Nelson Haynes and Calvin...
Raymond Lee Spence
Jan 9, 2026
Mr. Raymond Lee Spence, age 82 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026. He was born in Patrick County on November 4, 1943 to the late Curtis Spence, and Mary DeHart Spence Hensley and Ellis Hensley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Alvin Ayers, Fred Spence, and Bruce Spence; one...
Keith Gray Holt
Jan 9, 2026
Mr. Keith Gray Holt, age 63, of Pilot Mountain NC, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 3, 1962, in Surry County, to the late Gomery Dairell Holt and the late Polly Poindexter Holt Hardy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Michael...
Virgil Junior Bartley
Jan 9, 2026
Mr. Virgil Junior Bartley, age 80 of Lowgap, passed away peacefully Friday morning, January 9, 2026, at his home. He was born July 27, 1945, in Surry County to the late Mack Elbert Bartley and Zora Amanda Jane Richardson Bartley. Mr. Bartley attended Roaring Gap Baptist Church and was baptized by friend and pastor Joe Atkins. Left to cherish his...
Hazel Neal Muncus
Jan 8, 2026
Hazel Neal Muncus, 86 of Pfafftown, North Carolina, unexpectedly passed away January 8, 2026 at the Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was born on March 13, 1939 to the late George and Gladys Bryant Neal. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Nathaniel “Nat” Muncus and...
John Shelbon Hylton
Jan 8, 2026
Mr. John Shelbon Hylton, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on January 23, 1940 in Floyd County to the late Ferry and Elizabeth Andrews Hylton. Mr. Hylton was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will surely be missed by all who knew him....
Robey Wesley Burkhart
Jan 8, 2026
Obituary for Robey Wesley Burkhart
Robey Wesley Burkhart, born in Patrick County, passed away on January 8, 2026 at 89 years old, leaving behind a legacy of love, devotion, and quiet strength. He was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Robey was born in Patrick County, Virginia, to Johnny and Alice Pell...