Obituaries
Wesley Alexander Thompson
Jan 29, 2026
This service has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 7th
Mr. Wesley Alexander Thompson, age 79, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away Thursday morning, January 29, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home with his loving family by his side. Mr. Thompson was born in Patrick County on November 27, 1946, to the late Alex Thompson and Etta Peele Thompson. He...
Master Trooper Jason Richard Vindich
Jan 25, 2026
Master Trooper Jason Richard Vindich, age 50, of Mount Airy passed away unexpectedly on Sunday January 25, 2026, at his home. He was born in Lebanon County, PA, April 5, 1975, the son of Judy Page Vindich and the late Larry Vindich Sr. Mr. Vindich he attended Potomac State College and later graduated from Coastal Carolina University where he excelled...
Alice Fay Anderson
Jan 15, 2026
Service Change Due to Weather
Our family’s greatest gift, Ms. Alice Fay Anderson, went to reunite with the Lord on January 15, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 13, 1952, she was the only girl in a family with three boys who she loved to help her mom discipline. Her child-like innocence and wonder were daily reminders of...
Carl Steven Talley
Jan 29, 2026
Mr. Carl Steven Talley, age 76 of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at his home. Mr. Talley was born on September 8, 1949, in Surry County to the late Carl and Ethel Combs Talley. Steve was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He loved his church, doing trivia with his friends, listening to beach...
Ruth Ann Snow Monday
Jan 29, 2026
Ms. Ruth Ann Snow Monday, 80 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday evening, January 29, 2026, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy.
She was born December 18, 1945, in Surry County to the late John Quincy Snow and Mamie Odell Collins Snow. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be deeply missed.
Left to cherish her...
Cathy Louverne Harris Rorrer
Jan 29, 2026
Cathy Louverne Harris Rorrer, age 66, of Stuart VA passed away January 29, 2026 at her home. She was born April 3, 1959 in Martinsville, VA to the late Samuel Graham Harris and Doris Bowles Harris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Randall Graham Harris and Tony Dale Harris.
She is survived by her...
Thomas Ray Hawks
Jan 28, 2026
Mr. Thomas Ray Hawks, age 89, of Cana, Virginia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior early Wednesday morning, January 28, 2026, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Hawks was born on July 5, 1936, in Carroll County, to the late Fielden Hawks and Bessie King Hawks. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, who will...
Gregory Allen Jarrell
Jan 27, 2026
Mr. Gregory Allen Jarrell, AKA “Papaw”, age 64 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday night January 27, 2026, at his home with his loving wife by his side. He was born April 21, 1961, in Beckley, West Virginia to Muriel Smith Jarrell and the late Freddie Dallas Jarrell. Mr. Jarrell is survived by his wife, Linda Blankenship Jarrell of...
Shirley Ann Snow
Jan 27, 2026
Ms. Shirley Ann Snow, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday evening, January 27, 2026, at Surry Community Health Center by Harborview. Ms. Snow was born January 20, 1954, in Surry County, one of three children born to the late Billy Abner and Gladys Hazel “Mick” Hutchens Snow. Shirley was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother and a cherished...
Mabel Bowman Hiatt
Jan 27, 2026
Mrs. Mabel Bowman Hiatt, age 85 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away peacefully at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. She was born in Patrick County on July 28, 1940, to the late Yance Ellis Bowman and Rosa Ann Branch Bowman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mack...
Donnie Ray Slate
Jan 27, 2026
Mr. Donald “Donnie” Ray Slate, age 76, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born on June 24, 1949 in Surry County to the late Abraham Lincoln Slate and the late Mary Magdalene Holt Slate. Left to cherish his memory are his children, David Slate, Michael Slate (Jessica...
Helen Evangeline (Blanchard) Stuart
Jan 26, 2026
Helen Evangeline (Blanchard) Stuart, age 83, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away on January 26, 2026.
A daughter of the late Norman and Elsie (Taylor) Blanchard, she was born January 9, 1943, in Webster Ma. Her husband Stirling Stuart predeceased her in 1967. She leaves her North Carolina family, a brother Ronald Blanchard, a special niece, Rose; two nephews, Ronald...
Martin Lee "Marty" Clark
Jan 26, 2026
Mr. Martin Lee “Marty” Clark
Marty, age 72, passed away on January 26, 2026, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on July 23, 1953, to the late James Morris and Mary Margaret McCurdy Clark.
Marty was a machinist for 20 plus years at JP Stevens and later turned his talents to flooring installation, working for Jewell...
Clark Edward Key
Jan 26, 2026
Clark Edward Key, a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed peacefully on Monday, January 26, 2026, at his home, with his brother, Gary, by his side. He was born November 22, 1961, in Surry County, the youngest child of Paul and Myrtle Haymore Key.
Clark was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law, Rick Stanley. He is survived...
Carol Ellen Scott Balkum
Jan 25, 2026
Mrs. Carol Ellen Scott Balkum, age 76, of Ararat, NC passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Balkum was born on December 6, 1949, in Hartford, CT to the late James Gibson and Nellie Taylor Scott. She was 76 years young. An avid skier, rock climber and a lover of fun, Carol...
Carlos Edgar Frye
Jan 24, 2026
Carlos Edgar Frye, 92 passed away on January 24, 2026. He was a devoted husband, loving father, and honorable man known for his honesty, wit, strong morals, and unwavering work ethic.
Carlos was born in High Point, North Carolina, on May 30, 1933, to Harry Edgar Frye and Annie Clementine Fagg Frye. He was raised in Surry County and graduated from...
Buddie Wayne Creed
Jan 24, 2026
Mr. Buddie Wayne Creed, 85, of Lowgap, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, January 24, 2026, following a long battle with Huntington’s disease. Mr. Creed was born August 16, 1940, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late George Winston and Pearlie Rebecca Lowe Creed. Buddie was a hardworking Christian man, who loved being a tobacco farmer...
Barbara Jean Bird Leftwich
Jan 24, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Jean Bird Leftwich, age 87 of Cana, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Leftwich was born on May 16, 1938, in Carroll County, to the late Sanford James Bird and Nannie Leara Jones Bird. Granny was a very picky eater, and everything tasted “raunchy”. She loved collectibles...
Lynette York Sandgren
Jan 24, 2026
Lynette York Sandgren, 78, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away peacefully on 01/24/2026 at her home, surrounded by her husband, Jeff; their son, Robert, and his wife, Zuleika; and their daughter, Kimberly, and her fiancé, Michelle.
Born 10/15/1947 in Oregon City, Oregon, to Max Barnes and Nita York, Lynette graduated from Eau Gallie High School in Florida and later attended college....
Betty Jean Gillespie Nichols
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Betty Jean Gillespie Nichols, 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday January 23, 2026, at RidgeCrest Retirement in Mount Airy. She was born August 11, 1948, in Surry County to the late Wesley Oneadus Gillespie and Myrtle Latisha Hutson Gillespie. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 55 years, Robert Wesley Nichols; two daughters and sons-in-law,...
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