Obituaries
Buford Allen Barbour
Feb 22, 2024
Mr. Buford Allen Barbour, age 81 of Spencer, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born on March 10, 1942. He was raised by the late Johnie Cooper and Edith Cooper and his biological parents, the late Jim Pete Barbour and Estelle Deal Barbour. He was also preceded in death by...
Sharon Lynn Hunt
Feb 21, 2024
Ms. Sharon Lynn Hunt, age 57, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 19, 1966, in Surry County, to the late Clinton Lee Hunt and the late Princess Donna Ranson Hunt.
Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Ali...
Harvey Ray Wall
Feb 20, 2024
Mr. Harvey Ray Wall, age 76 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday afternoon February 20, 2024, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born July 21, 1947, in Surry County to the late Harvey Wilson Wall and Evelyn Alice Hill Wall. Ray proudly served our country in the US Air Force. After leaving the military Ray...
Alejandro Valenzuela Lozano
Feb 20, 2024
Alejandro Valenzuela Lozano, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday evening, February 20, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Alejandro was born April 22, 1950, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of the late Catalino Valenzuela and Hermelinda Lozano. Alejandro worked as a maintenance technician at Carolina Carports for many years. He is survived by his...
Denna Louise Brintle
Feb 20, 2024
Mrs. Denna Louise Hodges Brintle, 62, of Mount Airy passed away unexpectantly on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Brintle was born April 2, 1961, in Forsyth County to the late Zula Hodges. She was employed at High Point Hospital for 17 years and worked at Renfro for 16 years before going...
Thomas "Tommy" Dean Kingsbury, Sr.
Feb 20, 2024
Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Dean Kingsbury, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 20, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Kingsbury was born in Surry County to the late Robert Thomas and Naomi Quesinberry Kingsbury. Tommy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, who served many years as a pastor. He...
Kathy Denise Wood
Feb 19, 2024
Mrs. Kathy Denise Wood, age 61, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024 at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation in Mt. Airy. She was born on November 21, 1962 in Wilkes County to the late Edward and Shirley Moss Wood. Left to cherish her memory are a son, Edward Senter; grandchildren, Logan Senter, and Lilly Wood;...
Velma Nelson Wall
Feb 18, 2024
Mrs. Velma Nelson Wall, 99, of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, and was preceded in her passing by her husband of 66 years, John Kelly Wall, who in the 1980s was the elected sheriff of Charlotte Mecklenburg. Velma was born August 7, 1924, in Danbury, the only child of the late Roy M. and Annie Mae Nelson of...
Jack Hilton Moore, Jr.
Feb 17, 2024
Mr. Jack “Butch” Hilton Moore, Jr., age 66 of Mount Airy, went home to his heavenly father on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. He was born May 26, 1957, in Surry County to the late Jack Hilton Moore, Sr. and Helen Ruth Haynes Moore. He graduated from Mt Airy High School in 1975 where...
Steven Clark Williams
Feb 17, 2024
Mr. Steven Clark Williams, age 60, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on September 19, 1963 in Grayson County to the late Perry and Dorothy Bedsaul Williams. Steven loved fishing, hunting, golfing, and gardening, but he especially loved watching sports with his...
Rev. Earnest Porter Harrell Jr
Feb 17, 2024
Rev. Earnest Porter Harrell Jr., age 73, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on November 23, 1950 in Surry County to the late Earnest Porter Harrell Sr., and the late Bertha Virginia Stroupe Harrell. Mr. Harrell owned and operated Tri-State Furniture before his retirement. He was...
Judy Draughn Dollyhigh
Feb 16, 2024
Mrs. Judy Draughn Dollyhigh, 73, of Dobson, passed away Friday morning, February 16, 2024. Mrs. Dollyhigh was born February 10, 1951, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Wade Gilbert and Verlie Marion Draughn. Judy worked as an office administrator for many years at McCraw-Everhart Heating and Air Conditioning Company. She retired in 1994, due to a degenerative back...
Jackie "Jack" Lee Tuttle
Feb 16, 2024
Mr. Jackie “Jack” Lee Tuttle, age 81 of Pinnacle, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Tuttle was born on March 10, 1942, in Stokes County to the late Roy and Pearl Gillespie Tuttle. Jack was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who...
Carolyn Louise Linville Busick
Feb 16, 2024
Mrs. Carolyn Louise Linville Busick, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Blue Ridge Nursing in Stuart, VA. She was born on September 14, 1942 in Surry County to the late Charlie, and Beulah Gwyn Linville Gates. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew...
Dennis Edgar Raines
Feb 15, 2024
Mr. Dennis Edgar Raines, age 81 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Surry Community Health Center in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was born in Surry County, North Carolina on June 9, 1942, to the late Clyde Raines and Agnes Hodge Raines. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters...
Derrick Bryan Roop
Feb 15, 2024
Mr. Derrick Bryan Roop, age 71, of Critz, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 14, 1952, to the late George Johnson Roop and Dana Evelyn Gilley Roop. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Judy Carol Lineback Lawson
Feb 15, 2024
Ms. Judy Carol Lineback Lawson, age 71 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Thursday February 15, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 15, 1952, in Surry County to the late Carroll Elwood Lineback and Josephine Eaton Lineback. Ms. Lawson retired from the textile industry and later worked at T and...
Yvonne Collins Marion
Feb 14, 2024
Mrs. Yvonne Collins Marion, 71, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday night, February 14, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Marion was born February 28, 1952, in Surry County, the oldest of two children born to the late Hersey Walter and Rada Pearl East Collins. Yvonne retired from the Surry County Department of Social Services and was a faithful member...
Dean Morris Hanby
Feb 14, 2024
Dean Morris Hanby, 96, passed away on February 14, 2024. She was born July 18, 1927, in Henry County to the late William Quince Morris and Lelia Joyce Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, David G. Hanby on April 5th, 2016. Dean was born in Henry County, graduated from Spencer Penn High School and...
Joann Culler McDowell Findley
Feb 14, 2024
Mrs. Joann McDowell Findley, known to many as “Nanny Jo”, age 86, went to her heavenly home early Wednesday morning February 14, 2024, at Chatham Nursing and Rehab. She was born January 23, 1938, to the late Edward Culler and Sally Vernon Cox. Mrs. Findley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to the many that were blessed...


