Obituaries
Tycho Heckard Wood, Sr.
Sep 24, 2023
Mr. Tycho Heckard Wood, Sr., 93, of Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Wood was born August 26, 1930, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Ernest Lee and Daisy Mae Epperson Wood. Tycho co-owned Wood’s Television and various other businesses...
Doug Meredith
Sep 23, 2023
Mr. Doug Meredith, 80 of Fancy Gap, VA passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, NC. He was born to J.P and Clara Meredith on August 25, 1943. Doug was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Meredith is survived by his wife, Shirley Gardner Meredith, whom he married October 6, 1962; his...
Belva Josephine Cobler
Sep 23, 2023
Mrs. Belva Josephine Phillips Cobler, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on January 23, 1934, to the late Joseph Eldridge and Pearlie Edwards Phillips. Mrs. Phillips retired from Armtex after 36 years of employment, and a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church...
Betty "Evelean" Lawson Gammons
Sep 23, 2023
Mrs. Betty Lou “Evelean” Lawson Gammons, age 85 of Westfield, North Carolina (formerly of Martinsville, Virginia) passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on May 29, 1938, to the late Jesse Allen Lawson and Rachel Beasley Lawson. In addition to her...
Rhonda McAlexander Gunter
Sep 22, 2023
Mrs. Rhonda McAlexander Gunter, age 43 of Stuart, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023, at her home. She was born on December 31, 1979, in Martinsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam Haynes Gunter. Rhonda worked at Spectrum Brands in Blacksburg and was a member of Peters Creek Baptist Church. She loved taking...
Rosemary Felker Weir
Sep 21, 2023
Ms. Rosemary Felker Weir, age 92 of Blacksburg, VA, passed away on Thursday evening September 21, 2023, at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA. She was born on November 10, 1930, in Royal Centre, IN to the late Russell and Violet Ruth Siddall Felker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed. Rosemary was...
Minnie Lou Martin McIntyre
Sep 21, 2023
Mrs. Minnie Lou Critz Martin McIntyre, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mrs. McIntyre was born in Surry County on March 2, 1934, to the late Zeb and Mary Celia McGee Critz. She retired from Perry Manufacturing and a member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Mrs....
Sandra Kay Hardy Gage
Sep 21, 2023
Ms. Sandra Kay Hardy Gage, age 60, of Nashville, Arkansas, formerly of Surry County, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023. She was born June 11, 1963, in Yadkin County, to the late Robert Cecil Hardy and the late Goldie Mae Colston Hardy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jason Gage, and her...
Stephen Gary Bryant, Sr.
Sep 21, 2023
Mr. Stephen Gary Bryant, Sr., 64, of Hillsborough, passed away early Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at AuthoraCare Collective in Burlington. Mr. Bryant was born January 9, 1959, in Forsyth County, the youngest of three sons born to Georgie Hawks Bryant and the late Johnny Wesley Bryant. Stephen was formerly employed at Jacob Glass Company in Durham. He is survived...
Cora Denise Combs Nunn
Sep 21, 2023
Mrs. Cora Denise Combs Nunn, 65, of Stuart, VA, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Nunn was born February 4, 1958, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL to the late Parley and Mary Wingard Combs. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. ...
Dovie Fain Spencer
Sep 20, 2023
Mrs. Dovie Marie Fain Spencer, age 84, of Patrick Springs, Virginia departed this earthly life on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born on May 31, 1939, to the late James Irvin Fain and Nancy Emmarie Handy Fain. In addition to her parents, Dovie was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph Fain, Raymond Fain, and Charlie...
William Haynes Gunter
Sep 20, 2023
Mr. William Haynes Gunter, age 80 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at his home. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina on January 1, 1943, to the late William Irvin Gunter and Rheba Haynes Gunter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Christopher Todd Gunter, and Adam...
Clark Wayne Freeman
Sep 19, 2023
Mr. Clark Wayne Freeman, age 76, of Dobson, NC passed away on September 19, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County on October 2, 1946, to the late Porter Dewitt Freeman and the late Mary Frances Abbott Freeman. He was a self-employed car detailer, a veteran of the US...
Mary Leigh Simmons Adams
Sep 19, 2023
Mrs. Mary Leigh Simmons Adams, age 83 of Mount Airy, passed away at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy on Tuesday evening September 19, 2023. She was born in Surry County on September 9, 1940, to the late Garnet and Princess Alice Callaway Simmons. She was a retired RN and loved to work with her flowers and gardening. Left...
James Edward Martin
Sep 19, 2023
Mr. James “Edward” HARD HEAD Martin , 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on March 16, 1936, to the late Troy and Dorothy Martin. Mr. Martin was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed. He...
Elsie Mae Clark Fain Phillips
Sep 19, 2023
Mrs. Elsie Mae Clark Fain Phillips, age 96 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born on August 2, 1927 to the late Jim and Una Clark. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Fain, a second husband, Ralph Burton Phillip; six,...
Susan Thacker Arnold
Sep 18, 2023
Mrs. Susan Thacker Arnold, 72, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away early Monday morning, September 18, 2023, at Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Arnold was born August 6, 1951, in Surry County, the only child born to the late James Calvin and Nancy Jane Adams Thacker. Susan was reared in Mount Airy and graduated from Mount Airy High School...
Sylvia Jane Mosley Hemmings
Sep 18, 2023
Mrs. Sylvia Jane Mosley Hemmings, age 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 4, 1940, to the late Edgar Wallace Mosley and Opal Devota Bange Mosley. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will surely be missed...
James Lewis Hardy
Sep 17, 2023
Mr. James Lewis Hardy, age 77, of Dobson, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hardy was born August 12, 1946, in Surry County to the late Porter and Imogene White Hardy. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who will be missed by...
Lonnie Millard Dillon
Sep 17, 2023
Mr. Lonnie Millard Dillon, age 77, of Stuart, Virginia passed away at SECU Hospice Home of Yadkinville, North Carolina on Sunday, September 17, 2023. He was born on March 8, 1946, to the late Merton and Della Belcher Dillon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven siblings, Marie Barbour, Jeanette Pendleton, Myrtle Hollingsworth, Jewell Haden,...
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