Obituaries
Rebecca "Becky" Apple Thunder
Nov 13, 2023
Ms. Rebecca Apple Thunder, age 82 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday evening, November 13, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. Thunder was born July 28, 1941, in Alamance County, North Carolina to the late Marvin Franklin Apple, Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Best Apple. Becky was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be...
David Edward Conrad
Nov 12, 2023
Mr. David Edward Conrad, age 62, of Elkin, passed away suddenly Sunday, November 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born December 25, 1960, in Fredericksburg MD. He was preceded in death by his father and stepfather. Left to cherish his loving wife, Wanda Conrad; his mother, Essie Coffey; daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy and David Barger, and Nikki and...
Mary Irene Casstevens Blackburn
Nov 12, 2023
Early in the morning on Sunday, November 12, 2023, Mary Irene Casstevens Blackburn of Pilot Mountain, NC, entered the presence of Jesus with all the joy and peace of heaven awaiting. Our loss came in the dark, early morning hours, but when the sun rose, we were reminded again that the mercies of our great God are new...
John Daniel "J.D." Paul
Nov 12, 2023
Mr. John Daniel “J.D.” Paul, Jr. age 82 of Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, November 12, 2023, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Paul was born June 6, 1941, in Surry County to the late John Daniel Paul, Sr. and Susan Belton Paul. J.D. was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He...
Susan Elizabeth Shelor
Nov 11, 2023
Ms. Susan Elizabeth Shelor, age 91 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away peacefully at her home on November 11, 2023. She was born in Patrick County on June 10, 1932 to the late Posey Lester Shelor and Eloise Badger Newell Shelor. In addition to her parents, Ms. Shelor was preceded in death by three brothers, Glenn D. Shelor, Joseph...
Marilyn Blackburn Ledford
Nov 11, 2023
Marilyn Blackburn Ledford passed to her heavenly home on Saturday November 11th at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Palliative Care in Winston-Salem, with loving family gathered around. Marilyn was born to Rufus and Hettie Blackburn on July 18, 1934. She was the 5th of six Blackburn children: Her older siblings Ruby Blackburn Lambert, Eugene Blackburn, Ed Blackburn, and Donald...
Clarine Wright Shinault
Nov 10, 2023
Ms. Clarine Wright Shinault, age 88, formerly of Dobson, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at the Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, Georgia. She was born September 10, 1935, in Surry County, to the late George Samuel Wright and the late Nancy Gilley Wright. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Gene Gwaltney; son...
Barbara Ann Rorrer Wood
Nov 10, 2023
Mrs. Barbara Ann Rorrer Wood, age 79, of Stuart, Virginia went to her heavenly home on Friday, November 10, 2023, at Stanleytown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bassett. She was born in the Fairystone park area of Patrick County on August 18, 1944, to the late Harold Oakley Rorrer and the late Mozell Chaney Rorrer. In addition to her...
Nedie Mae Handy Hiatt
Nov 9, 2023
Mrs. Nedie Mae Handy Hiatt, age 86 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday afternoon November 9, 2023, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. She was born May 1, 1937, in Patrick County to the late Burley Handy and Mindy Louisa Vipperman Handy Hiatt. She loved to play bingo, work word search puzzles, and go...
Odell White
Nov 9, 2023
Rev. Odell White, 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Rev. White was born in Randolph County on February 14, 1934, to the late Andrew Jackson and Sallie Coley White. He retired from Claude Golding Construction Company. Rev. White preached the gospel of Jesus Christ in...
Phillip "Phil" Edward Chappell
Nov 9, 2023
Mr. Phillip “Phil” Edward Chappell, age 56 of Westfield, passed away on Thursday morning, November 9, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Phil was born in Surry County, November 16, 1966, to the late Edward and Mildred Chappell. Mr. Chappell was a very oriented kind of guy, a very well-known family man, and a...
Pansy Mae Bowman Chaney
Nov 9, 2023
Mrs. Pansy Mae Bowman Chaney passed away peacefully during the morning hours of Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her precious family. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Chaney was born June 3, 1936, in Surry County to the late Maggie Mae Felts and Tyrie Lyrine Bowman. Mrs. Chaney...
Ralph Odell Lanier, Sr.
Nov 8, 2023
Ralph Odell Lanier, Sr. , age 102, passed away peacefully in the company of his beloved family on November 8, 2023. Born on December 10, 1920 in Davidson County, NC, he was the eldest child of James and Nona Michael Lanier, and had five beloved siblings who all preceded him in death: Dwight Lanier, Emogene Lanier Cope, Wayne Lanier,...
Eric Chadley Snow
Nov 8, 2023
Mr. Eric Chadley Snow, age 46, of Siloam, NC passed away on Wednesday November 8, 2023. He was born in Surry County on June 16, 1977, to the late Bob Randolph and the late Nancy Martin Randolph. He was a commercial welder. Surviving is his two sons Walker Isaiah Snow; Caleb Isaac Snow; five grandchildren; the mother of his...
Faith "Fay" Coger
Nov 7, 2023
Ms. Faith “Fay” Marie Delapp Coger, age 61, of Claudville, Virginia gained her angel wings on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born February 27, 1962, in Cobleskill, New York. Fay enjoyed collecting angel figurines and could always be found soaking up the sun, mainly by the pool on sunny days. She will be greatly missed...
Janice Yevette Thompson
Nov 5, 2023
Miss Janice Yevette Thompson, age 55, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on June 6, 1968, in Brair County Texas to Avis May Llewellyn Thompson, and the late Charlie Wayne Thompson Sr. Miss Thompson was employed at McDonalds, and a member of first Assembly of God...
Estelle Hill Snow
Nov 5, 2023
Mrs. Lilia Estelle Hill Snow, age 91, of Elkin, NC passed away at PruittHealth in Elkin, NC on Sunday evening November 5, 2023. She was born in Surry County on April 2, 1932, to the late Jacob Solomon Hill and the late Ella Flinchum Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Leroy...
Lonnie Otto Jackson
Nov 5, 2023
Mr. Lonnie Otto Jackson, age 93, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 2:00pm at Skyline Memory Gardens.
Mary Ann Martin Shumate
Nov 4, 2023
Mrs. Mary Ann Martin Shumate, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, November 4, 2023, at Willow Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Shumate was born October 28, 1926, in Wilkes County, one of fourteen children born to the late Sherman Stephen and Eva Laura Isenhour Martin. Mary Ann was reared in the Millers Creek community...
Bobby Joe Goins
Nov 4, 2023
Mr. Bobby Joe Goins, age 58 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023 at his home unexpectedly. Bobby was born in Surry County, on October 16, 1965, to the late Rosa Lee and Coy Goins. Bobby could always light the room up or put a smile on your face, regardless of the person or the surroundings. He...
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