Karen Lee Holland

Karen Lee Holland

Feb 12, 2025

Ms. Karen Lee Holland, age 72, of Pinnacle, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Ms. Holland was born March 22, 1952, in Galax, Virginia, to the late Luther Carico and Violet Jones Carico. She was loving mother, grandmother and friend, she’ll be deeply missed by all who knew her. Ms. Holland was a long-time pharmacy technician,...

Georgia Johnson Lundy

Georgia Johnson Lundy

Feb 12, 2025

Mrs. Georgia Johnson Lundy, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lundy was born June 10, 1932, in Surry County, to the late King Brady and Mary McHone Johnson. Georgia was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her memory...

Machel Conrad Biggs

Machel Conrad Biggs

Feb 11, 2025

Mr. Machel Conrad Biggs, age 88, of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection on February 11, 2025. He was born in Patrick County on September 14, 1936, to the late Isom Dalton Biggs and Nellie Taylor Biggs. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Thyra Yates Biggs. Mr. Biggs served...

William Boggy "Dub" Golding

William Boggy "Dub" Golding

Feb 11, 2025

Mr. William Boggy “Dub” Golding, age 90, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday evening, February 11, 2025, at his residence. Mr. Golding was born in Surry County, October 14, 1934, to the late Dock Golding and Louie Flippin Golding. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, he’ll be deeply missed by all who knew him. Mr. Golding was a...

Louise Sawyers Kauffman

Louise Sawyers Kauffman

Feb 11, 2025

Mrs. Katie Louise Sawyers Kauffman, age 88 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday February 11, 2025. She was born in Surry County on July 31, 1936, to the late Fred William and Mandy Ellen Tolbert Atkins Sawyers. She was a member of Blackwater Methodist Church and had retired from Western Electric after many dedicated years....

Ken Jason Harrold

Ken Jason Harrold

Feb 11, 2025

Mr. Ken Jason Harrold, 75, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, February 11, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Harrold was born October 11, 1949, in Patrick County, VA, one of six children born to the late Harrison Davis and Needa Juanita Queen Harrold. For 43 years, Ken worked at Westinghouse, where he was a...

Lieselotte "Lilo" Comer

Lieselotte "Lilo" Comer

Feb 10, 2025

Mrs. Lieselotte Comer (born December 11, 1934) died peacefully on February 10, 2025 at her home in Bermuda Village in Bermuda Run, NC. She was 90 years old.

Mrs. Comer ("Lilo" or "Liesel" to friends) was born in Trier, Germany, to Heinrich and Katharina Kortzeborn, the second of three children.

She received her primary education from the Ursuline Nuns of the Calvarienberg...

Fred "Dwayne" Bocock

Fred "Dwayne" Bocock

Feb 10, 2025

Mr. Fred “Dwayne” Bocock, age 56, of Partick Springs, Virginia, passed away on February 10, 2025, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born to the late James Willie Bocock Jr. and Rosa Lee Handy Bocock on January 31, 1969, in Patrick County. He was preceded in death by his father. Dwayne enjoyed hunting, fishing, and motorcycles....

Donald Ray Clifton

Donald Ray Clifton

Feb 10, 2025

Donald Ray Clifton, age 81, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born July 1, 1943, in Surry County to the late Marlin Clifton and Mae Creed Clifton. Donald was a devoted husband, father, and friend. He shared 58 wonderful years of marriage with his wife, Judy...

Amber Annette (Cope) Bryant

Amber Annette (Cope) Bryant

Feb 10, 2025

Mrs. Amber Annette Cope Bryant, age 47, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Bryant was born on April 21, 1977, in Surry County to Charles Cope and Joyce Blevins. Amber was a loving wife, mother, grandmother (Mimi), sister, and friend. She enjoyed shopping, eating Mexican...

Frances Elizabeth Butcher Hatcher

Frances Elizabeth Butcher Hatcher

Feb 10, 2025

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Butcher Hatcher, age 75, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at Waddell Nursing in Galax. She was born on January 5, 1950 in Patrick County to the late Clarence Addison and Muriel Inscore Butcher. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...

Shannon DeeAnne Upchurch Hall

Shannon DeeAnne Upchurch Hall

Feb 10, 2025

Ms. Shannon DeeAnne Upchurch Hall, age 55 of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born May 19, 1969, in Surry County to Mary Jane Haynes and the late Gleathern Ray Upchurch. She was a registered nurse for over 16 years...

Tommy Gray Simmons

Tommy Gray Simmons

Feb 9, 2025

Tommy Gray Simmons, a Surry County native, certified internal auditor and accountant, civil war antiquities buff, avid gardener, and unyielding lover of sweets, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 9, 2025 while receiving treatment at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC. He was 74 years old.

Tommy, the eighth of nine children born to Lissie Harold Simmons and James Monroe Simmons,...

Betty Lou Payne

Betty Lou Payne

Feb 9, 2025

Ms. Betty Lou Payne, age 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Novant Health Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem. Ms. Payne was born in Surry County on February 6, 1941, to the late Alexander Lemul Winesett and Bertha Murphy Winesett Burnett. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, she’ll be deeply missed by all who...

Raymond Howard Curry

Raymond Howard Curry

Feb 9, 2025

Mr. Raymond Howard Curry, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was born in Upshur County, West Virginia on May 4, 1932 to the late Ernest Tamblyn Curry and Mary Luree Bean Curry. In addition to his parents, Mr. Curry was preceded in death by his wife,...

Ray Rufus Coe

Ray Rufus Coe

Feb 9, 2025

Mr. Ray Rufus Coe, 86, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Born April 18, 1938, to the late Grady Admiral and Lela Frances Coe. Ray was a member at Stony Knoll United Methodist Church. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was the best father anyone...

Gilbert Lincoln Wood

Gilbert Lincoln Wood

Feb 9, 2025

Mr. Gilbert Lincoln Wood, age 83 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on June 18, 1941 to the late Benton Uhel Wood and Claudine Hall Wood. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wood was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ellen Wood; a brother, Buford Wood;...

Rita Faye Oakley

Rita Faye Oakley

Feb 8, 2025

As of Saturday, February 8, 2025, Ms. Rita Faye Oakley (64) will forever be strolling over heaven hand ‘n’ hand with her Jesus, little girl, Mama and Daddy, and brother. She was born on December 3, 1960, to the late Opal McHone and Ronald Oakley. In addition to her parents, Ms. Oakley was proceeded in death by a daughter, Christy...

Cleve Garrett Harris, II

Cleve Garrett Harris, II

Feb 7, 2025

Mr. Cleve Garrett Harris, II, 38, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 7, 2025. Known to all who loved him simply as Garrett, he was a man who truly embodied the best of his family. He was a devoted son, a loving father, and a best friend. He was taken from us too soon. Garrett was the marketing...

June Carol Smith Martin

June Carol Smith Martin

Feb 7, 2025

Mrs. June Carol Smith Martin, 86, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family. Mrs. Martin was born June 1, 1938, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Waller Harden “Buster” and Gladys Epperson Smith. June graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 1956, where she was an outstanding basketball player....