Obituaries
Robert Kyle Parish
Feb 29, 2024
Mr. Robert Kyle Parish age 88 of Mount Airy, NC passed away Thursday February 29, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson NC. He was born October 15, 1935, in Carroll County Va to Fred and Bernice Parish. He was proceeded in death by his wife Nancy Parish, his parents Fred and Bernice Parish and sister...
Linda Mae Jessup
Feb 29, 2024
Mrs. Linda Mae Bennett Jessup, 80, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Rose Tara Senior Living in King. She was born in Surry County on March 16, 1943, to the late Willie and Vena Johnson Bennett. Mrs. Jessup retired from Surry Veterans Services and was a member of Field of Grace Baptist Church. She was a...
Nancy Ann Linkous Parish
Feb 28, 2024
Mrs. Nancy Ann Linkous Parish, age 86, of Mount Airy, NC passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson North Carolina. She was born November 12, 1937, in Montgomery County Virgina. To the late Arnold and Oveda Linkous. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Sonny...
Linda DeHart Turner
Feb 28, 2024
Ms. Linda DeHart Turner, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick Springs on July 2, 1944, to the late Walker DeHart and Susie Rorrer DeHart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Kimberly Dale Hull Boyd
Feb 27, 2024
Mrs. Kimberly Dale Hull Boyd, age 51 of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday February 27, 2024. She was born January 16, 1973, in Surry County to Annie Arlene McMillian Hull and the late Dickie Dale Hull. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be so deeply missed. Kimberly was a...
Sam Hodges
Feb 27, 2024
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Mr. Sam Hodges, 85, woke up in the presence of the Lord in heaven after a long-fought battle and sickness.
Sam was born June 11, 1938, in Surry County, to Blan and Lillian Hodges. Sam had five siblings, Weldon, Dennis, Alita, Linda and Mark. He went to school in Lowgap and then entered the Navy in...
Vallie Dorine (Hall) Haynes
Feb 27, 2024
Mrs. Vallie Dorine Hall Haynes, age 92, of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Heritage Hall – Laurel Meadows. Mrs. Haynes was born in Carroll County on August 28, 1931, to the late Sam and Ida Williams Hall. Vallie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother; sister, and friend. She was a faithful member...
Monroe Edward Haynes, Jr. "Pete"
Feb 27, 2024
Mr. Monroe “Pete” Edward Haynes, Jr., age 80 of Stuart, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 27, 2024. He was born on December 15, 1943, in Patrick County to the late Monroe Edward Haynes, Sr. and Virginia Foley Haynes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Walter Haynes. Ed was a member of New Hope...
Opal Pauline Wright Lawrence
Feb 26, 2024
Mrs. Opal Pauline Wright Lawrence, age 96, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Monday, February 26, 2024, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 5, 1927, in Surry County to the late William and Ada Hill Wright. Left to cherish her memories are her loving husband, Ernest Grey Lawrence Sr; her children and their spouses,...
Carroll Elwood Bowman
Feb 25, 2024
Carroll “Woofie” Elwood Bowman January 24, 1975 - February 25, 2024.
Carroll “Woofie” Elwood Bowman, beloved father, grandfather, sibling, son, and friend, passed away on February 25, 2024, at the age of 49. Carroll was known for his larger-than-life personality, an infectious laughter, and for being a genuinely kind man. Jovial and outgoing, Carroll always had a smile on his face...
Kenneth Michael Arrington
Feb 25, 2024
Mr. Kenneth Michael “Mike” Arrington, age 54, of Elkin, passed away peacefully at home, Sunday, February 25, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 26, 1969, in Surry County. Left to cherish his memories are his loving wife, Tina Marie Arrington; his daughter, Cassie Sneed Arrington; stepsons, Jonathan Gardner, and Toby Potts; grandchildren, Carson Soriano, Kannon Gardner,...
Edward "Eddie" Preston Paitsel, Jr.
Feb 24, 2024
Edward, Eddie, Preston Paitsel, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10:58pm while at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Eddie was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Smith Paitsel, his father, Edward Preston Paitsel, and his mother, Gertrude Angelina Boone Paitsel. He was also preceded in death...
Jewel Carolyn Vernon Hutchens
Feb 24, 2024
Mrs. Jewel Carolyn Vernon Hutchens, 79 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday morning February 24, 2024, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on March 1, 1944, to the late Claude and Gennie Poore Vernon. Mrs. Hutchens was a loving homemaker and retired from the textile industry. Left to cherish her memory are two sons...
Kathleen "Kitty" Snow Crabb
Feb 24, 2024
Mrs. Kathleen “Kitty” Snow Crabb, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her home. She was born in Surry County on June 28, 1940, to the late John Quincy and Mamie Odell Collins Snow. Mrs. Crabb retired from Wayne Farms and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy...
Hunter Jacob Gertsch
Feb 23, 2024
Hunter Jacob Gertsch gained his Pilot's License on Friday February 23,2024. He has said since he was 3 that he wanted to take a plane to Heaven to see his cousin Emmitt and his Uncle Jay Jay. In Hunter's 8 years on Earth he touched so many lives. He lit up every room he walked in and was loved by...
Nathaniel Lee Harrison
Feb 22, 2024
Mr. Nathaniel Lee Harrison, or as some of his friends called him “NateDawg” unexpectedly ended his life on February 22, 2024, at the age of 21.
Nate was a very private person in life and probably wouldn’t want to end that life with people gawking at him laying in a coffin. His family...
Bertha "Granny" Alice Gwyn Stevens
Feb 22, 2024
Mrs. Bertha Alice Gwyn Stevens, age 95 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Stevens was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 8, 1928, to the late Andrew and Rose Gwyn. Bertha was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend and retired from Perry Manufacturing. Surviving are...
Ruth Willard Hutchens
Feb 22, 2024
Mrs. Barbara Ruth Willard Hutchens, age 90 of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, formerly of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 22, 2024. She was born in Patrick County on December 6, 1933, to the late Ervin Wesley Willard and Ima Lee Hodges Willard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Wayne Robert Denny
Feb 22, 2024
Mr. Wayne Robert Denny, age 80, of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County, July 22, 1943, the son of the late Curtis and Helen Scott Denny. Mr. Denny retired from farming and developing real estate. He was a veteran of the United States...
Michael David Cummings
Feb 22, 2024
Mr. Michael David Cummings, age 69, of Elkin, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 22, 2024. He was born May 8, 1954, in Johnston County NC, to the late Howard Claude Cummings and the late Ida Mae Moretz Cummings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dianne Fulk Cummings; and his son, Jason...


