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...
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...
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;...
Mr. Carlos Franklin Surratt, 88 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday night, November 13, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born May 9, 1937, in Carroll County to the late Ivy Olen Surratt and Ila Faye Hawks Surratt. He was retired from Lowes Hardware and was...
Mr. Micheal Melvin Marshall, age 53 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2025, at his home. He was born on January 29, 1972, to the late Lloyd Melvin Marshall and Glenda Paulette Belcher Marshall. He was a hardworking, big-hearted man who loved his logging job. He also loved working on cars; especially his beloved ’62 Impala, and spending time...
Willie Oscar Freeman, 85, of Elkin, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Thursday, November 13, 2025. Born May 2, 1940, in Surry County to the late Hugh David and Vena White Freeman. Willie was a faithful Christian and longtime member of Charity Hill Baptist Church, where he proudly served as deacon for a number of years. He...
William C. Baucom, 97, passed away Wednesday November 12, 2025, at home with hospice care surrounded by his family and caregivers. Bill was born in Monroe, Union County NC to William and Mary Baucom (nee Nixon) -- he a paint storeowner, and she a homemaker.
Upon graduation from Old Town High School in Winston Salem NC, Bill elected to further his...
Mr. Perry Lenn (Peanut) Helms, age 65 of Stuart, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Carroll County on January 29, 1960, to the late John Elmer Helms and Ida Louise Handy Helms. In addition to his parent,s he was preceded in death by two brothers, Terry Lee Helms...
Ms. Patsy Ann Pilson Foley, age 79 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 10, 1945 to the late Homer William Pilson and Patty Harbour Pilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five sisters, Irene Stone, Effie Tuggle, Gladys...
Mr. Edgar “Junior” McAdams, age 78 of Ringgold, Virginia passed away on November 11, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 22, 1946 to the late Henry McAdams and Annice Holt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Alice Trexler McAdams; his second wife, Joyce Sheetz McAdams; sons,...
Mr. David Andrew Lunt, age 68 of Stuart, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 10, 2025, surrounded by family and his best dog, Buddy. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 4, 1957, and was preceded in death by his father, Harold Raymond Lunt. David, lovingly known as Dave, was a devoted auto body technician whose long...
Mr. Jon Gregory Jett, age 63 of Woolwine, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 2, 1962, in Oakland, California to the late James Shelton Jett and Sunny Jo Hubbard Jett.
Jon was raised in Texas where he grew up playing all different sports. The sport he loved the most was golf....
Mrs. Peggy Sue Hawks Gardner, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025 at Willowbrook Rehabilitation and Care in Yadkinville. She was born on May 28, 1945 in Surry County to the late Laura Puckett Holder. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish...
Boyd Dean Wood, 75, of State Road, NC, passed away peacefully at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home Monday, November 10, 2025. Born September 28, 1950, to the late Boyd and Iva Royal Wood in Alleghany County. Boyd was a faithful Christian who loved God. He loved his family, tractors, golfing, and talking. Boyd will be dearly missed by...
Mr. Harley Hughes Hodges, age 87, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. He was born September 21, 1938, in Surry County to the late Lonzie Vance Hodges and the late Minnie Edna Bennett Hodges. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Don Hodges, and his brother,...
Mrs. Betty Faye Wright Taylor Holder, 82 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation in Mount Airy. She was born December 15, 1942, in Grayson County, Virginia, number 13 of 20 children born to the late Bruce Wilbur Wright and Gladys Virginia Hawks Wright. She...
Mrs. Ethel Collins Brannock, age 95 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at GrayBrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Trinity, North Carolina. Mrs. Brannock was born January 26, 1930, in Surry County to the late J. Van and Edith Parries Collins. Ethel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. In her final...
Obituary for James “Jamie” Dexter Hawks
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of James “Jamie” Dexter Hawks, who left this world on November 6th, 2025, at the age of 52. Born on October 23rd, 1973, in Surry County, Jamie was a beloved son of Vestal Gray Hawks and Peggy Joyce Doss Hawks, both of whom preceded him...
Ms. Josifae "Josie" Dodson, 78 of Dobson, NC previously of Collinsville, VA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Ms. Dodson was born January 28, 1947, in Surry County, NC to the late Raymith Earl Newman and Hazel Collins Newman. She was a retired bookkeeper who loved working with plants, flowers, gardening and...
Mrs. Polly McHone Johnson, age 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2025, at The Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Born May 13, 1934, in Surry County, to the late James and Lela Marsh McHone. She was a faithful member of Turkey Ford Baptist Church. She had a servants heart and served her church as...