Peggy Sue Owen Mahone
Sep 5, 2025
Ms. Peggy Sue Owen Mahone, age 76, of Ararat, North Carolina passed away at her residence on Friday, September 5, 2025. Ms. Mahone was born in Surry County, March 2, 1949, to the late Paul Alfred Owen and Cora Pack Owen. She was a loving soon to be wife, mother, grandmother, sibling, and friend, she’ll be deeply missed by all...
Raymond (Ray) Branscom Rakes
Sep 4, 2025
Celebrating a life well lived
Raymond (Ray) Branscom Rakes, 89, of Stuart, VA passed away on September 4, 2025. Born on September 10, 1935 in White Gate, VA he was the son of the late Elder Dewey Branscom Rakes and Viola May (Sink) Rakes.
Ray proudly served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1960, as a Boatswain's Mate aboard the...
Virginia Mae (Gwyn) Easter
Sep 4, 2025
Mrs. Virginia Mae Gwyn Easter, age 92 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Easter was born April 19, 1933, in Surry County to the late Jessie Lee and Rosa Bell Gwyn Gwynn. Mae was a loving wife mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She and...
Esther Faye Lovill Haynes
Sep 4, 2025
Mrs. Esther Faye Lovill Haynes, age 71, of Cana, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at her home with her husband by her side. She was born on May 27, 1954 in Carroll County to the late Conley and Dorothy Ogle Lovill. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew...
Alesia Rae Newman Brooks
Sep 4, 2025
Mrs. Alesia Rae Newman Brooks, age 62, of Dobson, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at her home. She was born on April 18, 1963 in Surry County to the late Jimmy Ray Newman and Celatha Collins Smith. She owned and operated Little Dumplins Daycare for 20 years, and later she worked as a housekeeper for Elkin Hospital. She...
Ellen Jeanette (Moore) Barber
Sep 3, 2025
Mrs. Jeanette Moore Barber passed away at Novant Forsyth Medical Center on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the age of 91 years. She was born to the late George and Lula Flinchum Moore on July 20, 1934, in Surry County. She passed away on the 23rd anniversary of her mother’s death.
Her passion in life was always children, whether it be...
Danny Jackson Hazelwood
Sep 3, 2025
Mr. Danny Jackson Hazelwood, age 71 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. He was born in Henry County on September 18, 1953, to the late Homer R. Hazelwood and Nancy Thornton Hazelwood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his beloved wife, Patty Harris Hazelwood; and one sister, Donna Kay...
Freda Jo (Boggs) Johnson
Sep 2, 2025
Ms. Freda Jo Boggs Johnson, 70, of Mount Airy passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Johnson was born in Austin, Texas on September 24, 1954, to the late Fred and Dovie Reich Boggs. Freda was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She had a strong faith...
Randy Christopher Collins
Sep 2, 2025
Mr. Randy Christopher Collins, age 70 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by his family. Mr. Collins was born in Surry County on November 13, 1954, to the late Moses Collins, Jr. and Frances Pauline Lowe Collins. Randy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother,...
Jimmy Nathan Draughn
Sep 2, 2025
Mr. Jimmy Nathan Draughn, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, September 2, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Draughn was born October 8, 1944, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Dallas David and Anna Smith Draughn. Jimmy grew up in the White Plains community and...
Patricia May Hawks Hill
Sep 2, 2025
Ms. Patricia May Hawks Hill, age 67, of Mount Airy passed away at her residence on September 2, 2025. She was born in Surry County on November 25, 1957, to the late Richard Aldean Hawks and Mary Elizabeth Meredith Hawks. Ms. Hill did home health until she became disabled. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Candace Hill Conner...
Kaya Joan Elizabeth Waage
Sep 1, 2025
To her mother and Aunt Zoe, Kaya was affectionately known as Kitta Kai, to her Grandmother Wendy, she was her sweet Ke-Ke, and to her Great Grandmother, June, she will forever be remembered in her heart as KEEKS, Kaya Elizabeth Eleanor Katherine Shough. Kaya Joan Elizabeth Waage Shough passed away on September 1, 2025, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the...
Earl Ray Shelton
Sep 1, 2025
Mr. Earl Ray Shelton, 74 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday morning September 1, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born October 22, 1950, in Surry County to the late Rev. Bernie Ellis Shelton and Ruth Ella Key Shelton. He was a retirement planner for...
Beverly Ann Harold
Aug 31, 2025
Beverly Ann Harold, age 78, of Nashville, TN, passed away on August 31, 2025. She was born November 10, 1946, to the late Bernie Franklin Payne and Mary Pauline Young Payne. Surviving is her son, Dennis Ray Harold, Jr.; two grandchildren, Eve Harold and Morgan Harold; and one brother, Terry Alan Payne. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harold is...
Vergie Ilene Quesinberry Bolt
Aug 31, 2025
Mrs. Vergie Ilene Quesinberry Bolt, age 89 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025, at SOVAH Health Martinsville. She was born in Carroll County on September 3, 1935, to the late Charlie Larkin Quesinberry and Annie Eunice Burnett Quesinberry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bolt was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Bolt; three sisters, Glaspa...
Grier Eugene Epperson
Aug 31, 2025
Mr. Grier Eugene Epperson, 83, of Ararat, VA, a devoted and loving husband, daddy, and pa, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 31, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Epperson was born May 5, 1942, in Patrick County, VA, one of five children born to the late Albert “Ab” and Era Jessup Epperson....
Timothy "Tim" Harrison Collins
Aug 30, 2025
Timothy “Tim” Harrison Collins, also known by many as “Coach,” passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by his loving family. Born May 1, 1959, to the late Raymond and Treva Younger Collins. Tim was born and raised in Mount Airy. After graduating from North Surry High School with the class of...
Billy "Bill" Jo Jenkins
Aug 30, 2025
Billy “Bill” Jo Jenkins, 74, of Elkin, North Carolina passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025. Born March 30, 1951, to the late Cephus L. and Mattie Mae Childress Jenkins. Bill served the Lord as a preacher for 55 years. He spent 34 of those years as pastor at Welcome Valley Baptist Church. He pastored 5 other churches as well during...
Peggy Mayes Holyfield
Aug 30, 2025
Peggy Mayes Holyfield, age 86, passed away peacefully on August 29th, 2025. Born September 25, 1938, Peggy was known for her warm heart, strong spirit, and the love she poured into both her family and her home.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Curtis Asbury Holyfield, Jr., her parents John Edward (Ed) Mayes and Lela Mayes, and her...
Shelba Jean (Johnson) Whitaker
Aug 29, 2025
Mrs. Shelba Jean Johnson Whitaker, age 88 of Ararat, North Carolina, passed peacefully at her home, into the loving arms of Jesus, on Friday, August 29, 2025. Mrs. Whitaker was born on February 25, 1937, in Surry County to the late Harvey Franklin and Ollie Mae Johnson Johnson. In her early years, she worked in the offices of Security Life...