Obituaries
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; girlfriend, Bobbie Swearingen; siblings, Kaylee Luna (Eduardo), Caleb Williams...
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,...
Judith "Judy" Sue Winfree Wheeler
Dec 15, 2025
Mrs. Judith “Judy” Sue Winfree Wheeler, 80 of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday December 15, 2025, with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Surry County on September 22, 1945, to the late John and Lillie Ayers Winfree. Judy was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend who will be deeply missed....
Dora Catherine Harper Conner
Dec 14, 2025
Dora Catherine Harper Conner, 91, was welcomed into the arms of the Father on Sunday night, December 14 after a long journey with Alzheimer’s disease. She was a resident of the Highpoint at Fort Mill memory care center. Mrs. Conner was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Clyde M. Conner; her parents, George Harper and Margaret...
Timothy Jacob Hooker
Dec 14, 2025
Timothy Jacob Hooker, 62, of Patrick Springs, VA entered into his heavenly home on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at SOVAH Health in Martinsville, VA. He was born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina on July 1, 1963 to the late Ralph Jacob Hooker and Alice Lawson Hooker. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by numerous Aunts and...
Elder Gary Alton Lowe
Dec 14, 2025
Elder Gary Alton Lowe, age 81, of Pilot Mountain, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on February 7, 1944, in Surry County to the late Samuel and Lucy Norman Lowe. He was a loving husband and father who will surely be missed by all who knew...
Leonard Thomas "Tom" Reeves, II
Dec 13, 2025
Mr. Leonard Thomas “Tom” Reeves II, age 78, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County June 12, 1947, the son of the late Leonard Thomas and Beulah Deatherage Reeves. Mr. Reeves was a commercial airline pilot, having retired from US Air....
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