Betty Lou Jarvis
Sep 28, 2025
My Mom Betty Lou Jarvis was always so full of Love, Life & Laughter. She started her young life in the Oxford Orphanage in Oxford North Carolina and often shared with me her wonderful memories of growing up there in the mid to late 1940s and into the 1950s. It's here where mom learned a lot of her most valuable...
Sandra Gail Key Bledsoe
Sep 28, 2025
Mrs. Sandra Gail Key Bledsoe age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born on September 15, 1942 in Surry County to the late Reece and Judy Snow Key. Her favorite destination for fun was Cherokee. She loved attending her grandkids’ sporting events and activities, and she...
Lorene Belton Hazlewood
Sep 27, 2025
Lorene Belton Hazlewood, age 92, of Stuart passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born February 16, 1933, in Patrick County to the late Walter Rucker Belton and Mary Lucinda (Mollie) Rakes Belton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Preston Hazlewood; a brother, Jack Belton; three...
Judith Dianne Niten Cox
Sep 26, 2025
Mrs. Judith Dianne Niten Cox, age 76, of Westfield , passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Today she is celebrating in Heaven with her husband of 60 years, Bobby Leon Cox. They were a perfect example of what parents should be. Mrs. Cox was born on October 18, 1948...
Donna Nixon White
Sep 26, 2025
Donna Nixon White, 63, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away September 26, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Born December 28, 1961, in Surry County to the late Billy and Foye Holder Nixon. Donna will lovingly be remembered by her husband, Chad White; son and daughter-in-law, Moses Ruiz and Lydia; grandchildren, Katlyn Ruiz, Emma Ruiz, and Makiya...
Rev. Rawley "Dink" Haynes, Jr.
Sep 26, 2025
Rev. Rawley “Dink” Lee Haynes, Jr., 74, of Mount Airy passed away on September 26, 2025, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County, NC on January 27, 1951, to the late Rawley Lee Haynes, Sr. and Katherine Dowell. Rev. Haynes accepted the Lord at 28 years old on April 14, 1979. He announced...
Ronald Frank Clark
Sep 25, 2025
Ronald Frank Clark, 72, of Woolwine, VA, entered into his heavenly home on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 20, 1953 to the late Frank Clark and Ruby Elgin Clark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Clarence Overby; father and mother-in-law, Warren and Agnes Shuff,...
Nancy Odum McGee
Sep 24, 2025
Mrs. Nancy Odum McGee, age 67, of Pinnacle, passed away at her daughter’s home on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Mrs. McGee was born in Forsyth County, on October 12, 1957, to the late Ethel Corine McCraw Odum and the late Roy Joseph Odum. She was a long-time business owner, of K&M Septic Tanks and Grading. She was a loving mother,...
Clifford Ivan Fariss
Sep 24, 2025
Mr. Clifford Ivan Fariss, age 68, Cana, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Mr. Fariss was born on June 22, 1957, in Surry County, to the late Posey Clarence Fariss and Delphia Jane Goad Fariss. He was a loving brother, uncle, sibling and friend, he’ll be deeply missed by all who knew him. Mr. Fariss was a longtime truck...
Darrell Wayne Beasley
Sep 24, 2025
Darrell Wayne Beasley, age 49 of Stuart, VA passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 4, 1976 in Patrick County to the late H.C. Beasley and Geraldine Woods Beasley.
He loved racing, Notre Dame football, and the Washington Commanders. Earlier in life he enjoyed coaching his daughter’s softball team.
Mr....
Barry Dale Wilmoth
Sep 24, 2025
Barry Dale Wilmoth moved on peacefully from this world on September 24, 2025, at the age of 64 surrounded by loved ones in his hometown, Dobson, North Carolina. A beloved member of his family and community, Barry brought joy and laughter to everyone who knew him. An avid sports fan and athlete, Barry loved watching, coaching, and playing sports, and...
Faye Lambert Lineback
Sep 24, 2025
Mrs. Faye Lambert Lineback, age 86, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Airy. She was born on June 19, 1939 in Forsyth County to the late Eratus and Avis Neil Lambert. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who...
Jackie Alan Wood
Sep 23, 2025
Mr. Jackie Alan Wood, 57 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday September 23, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 14, 1967, in Surry County to Jackie Lee Wood and the late Joan Lee McHone Wood. Alan was a carpenter for many years. In his spare time, he would go to cars shows admiring the classic cars...
James Texerra "Tex" Smith
Sep 23, 2025
Mr. James Texerra “Tex” Smith, 76 of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Tuesday September 23, 2025. He was born May 27, 1949, in Surry County to the late James Herman Smith and Verona Lowery Smith. He retired from the HVAC industry and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Smith proudly served our country in the US Air...
Larry Garnell "Ax Head" Rucker
Sep 23, 2025
Mr. Larry Garnell “Ax Head” Rucker, age 72 of Stuart, VA passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025. He was born in Patrick County to the late Charles Dalton and Lillian Rucker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Junior Rucker and grandparents, Nina Rucker Foster and J.E. Foster.
Larry worked at Doyle Lumber Company.
He...
Diana Lynn (Taylor) Gwyn
Sep 23, 2025
Diana Taylor Gwyn, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on September 23, 2025. Born on August 8, 1958, at Hugh Chatham Hospital in Elkin, North Carolina, Diana was the daughter of the late Barbara Ann Taylor and James Ray “Sheriff Jim” Taylor.
Diana’s life was marked by deep devotion to her family, steadfast principles, and...
Donna Mae White Isbell
Sep 22, 2025
Mrs. Donna Mae White Isbell, 88, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on Monday night, September 22, 2025, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Mrs. Isbell was born on August 3, 1937, in McMinnville, OR, the daughter of the Rev. Bryce Lynn White, Sr. and Kathryn Cleo Patterson White. Donna was raised in Briggsdale, CO, and later earned her nursing...
Elizabeth Dawson Towe
Sep 22, 2025
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson Towe, of Martinez, GA, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, entered into her eternal rest on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the age of 73.
Mrs. Towe was born December 2, 1951, in Surry County, NC, one of five children born to the late Garnet C. and Esther Elaine Hiatt Dawson. She grew up in Carroll County, VA,...
Geraldine Thompson Smith
Sep 22, 2025
Mrs. Geraldine Thompson Smith, age 84, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Patrick County, on April 5, 1941, to the late Alexander “Alec” Thompson and Etta Mae Peale Thompson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sibling, who will be deeply missed by all who knew...
Spencer Gray Tinkham
Sep 22, 2025
Mr. Spencer Gray Tinkham of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina, comforted by his wife. He was 79 years old.
Spencer was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 18, 1946, to Charles G. and Nina Huff Tinkham. He was preceded in death by...