Thelma Arlene Reid Payne
Sep 20, 2022
Mrs. Thelma Arlene Reid Payne, age 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born October 25, 1944, in Randolph County to the late Walter and Daisy Lee Wood Reid. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
Mike Shelor
Sep 20, 2022
Mr. Mike Shelor, 87, of Meadows of Dan passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. He was born on December 14, 1934 to the late Harry Allen Shelor and Rillie Scott Shelor in Meadows of Dan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Carlene Keith...
Elva Biggs Cassady
Sep 20, 2022
Mrs. Elva Biggs Cassady, age 99 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her home. She was born in Patrick County on May 4, 1923, to the late Enoch Biggs and Verda Corns Biggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Cassady; one...
Rev. Tommy Clay Floyd
Sep 20, 2022
Rev. Tommy Clay Floyd, 87, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away on September 20, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. The son of Clay and Mamie Davis Floyd, Tommy was born in Davidson County, NC on August 27, 1935, and was one of eight children. As a young adult, Tommy was called into the gospel ministry in November 1955...
Ash Leigh Bowman Nester
Sep 19, 2022
Ash Leigh Bowman Nester, age 30 of Hillsville, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at SOVAH-Martinsville. She was born in Patrick County on June 26, 1992. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Lawrence Elmer Quesenberry, Sr.; and her paternal grandmother, Sheila Marie Rakes. Ash loved her Ford Mustang. She...
Pauletta Sparkman Crotts
Sep 19, 2022
Mrs. Pauletta Sparkman Crotts went home to be with Jesus and her husband, Clayton, peacefully in her sleep on Monday morning, September 19, 2022. Mrs. Crotts was born February 14, 1946, in Floyd County, KY, the daughter of the late Willie and Sadie Sparkman. She will be remembered by many and missed as well. Everyone loved her chicken dumplins and...
Mabel Dalton Rakes
Sep 19, 2022
Mrs. Mabel Dalton Rakes, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Laurel Meadows. She was born in Patrick County to the late Arthur Everette Dalton and Annice Magaline Hall Dalton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Jonathan R. "Jack" Fallis
Sep 18, 2022
Mr. Jonathan R. “Jack” Fallis, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, after 97 years of a life full of joy, laughter, and good books.
Jack was born May 26, 1925, in New Rochelle, NY, where his lifelong love of his hobbies, which he referred to as “The Three Bs, baseball, books, and bluegrass,” began. One of...
Glaten Charles Wood
Sep 18, 2022
Glaten Wood “Woody”, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the age of 86. He was born in Charity, Virginia to the late E.K. Wood and Bertha Nolen Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the love of his life, Peggy Wray Wood; two brothers, Hanford Wood and Gifford Wood; four sisters, Eura Tuggle,...
Judy Kaye Smith
Sep 18, 2022
Mrs. Judy Kaye Goodman Smith, 71, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Forsyth County on June 6, 1951, to the late Frank and Beatrice Brown Goodman. Mrs. Smith was a loving wife, and mother who will be dearly missed. She is survived by...
Matthew Vincent Goins
Sep 18, 2022
Mr. Matthew Vincent Goins, age 60, of Mount Airy passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County, June 25, 1962, the son of the late A.L. and Jewel Hawks Goins. Mr. Goins was a graduate of North Surry High School, class of 1980. He was owner...
Anna Kimberly Crossingham Braun
Sep 17, 2022
Ms. Anna Kimberly Crossingham Braun of Mount Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Saturday, September 17, 2022. She was 62 years old. Ms. Braun was born in Surry County on January 3, 1960, to the late Charles Edward Crossingham, Sr. and Dianne David. Ms. Braun was a brilliant artist who was fiercely...
Hiram Joey Boyd
Sep 17, 2022
Mr. Hiram Joey Boyd, age 65, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on September 2, 1957, to the late Major Walter Boyd and Dorothy Gertrude Pack Boyd. Joey had a big heart and was loved by so many.
Left to cherish the memory...
Timothy Scott Jenkins
Sep 17, 2022
Mr. Timothy “Timmy” Scott Jenkins, age 58 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Jenkins was born on January 25, 1964, in Forsyth County to the late Johnny Edgar Jenkins, Sr. and Cora Louise Felts Jenkins. Timothy was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend. He will be...
William Jefferson Lowe
Sep 17, 2022
Mr. William Jefferson Lowe, age 68, of Lowgap, NC passed away at his home on Saturday, September 17, 2022. He was born in Surry County on September 23, 1953, to Hallie Rachel Brannock Lowe and to the late Porter Lowe. He was retired from North Carolina DOT. After retirement he worked for Surry County at the Land Fill as...
David Moscoe Puckett
Sep 17, 2022
Mr. David Moscoe Puckett, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, September 17, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born June 7, 1955, in Surry County to the late Leonard Moscoe Puckett and Eva Euelala Puckett Puckett. He was worked at Cross Creek Apparel for many years until his...
Mamie Jane Upchurch Potts
Sep 16, 2022
Mrs. Mamie Jane Upchurch Potts, 98, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away at her home, Friday, September 16, 2022. She was born in Carroll County, VA, June 26, 1924, to the late Frank and Bessie Baker Upchurch. Mrs. Potts was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She farmed with her family and devoted her life to caring for them. Mrs....
Brenda Gay Beverly
Sep 16, 2022
Mrs. Brenda Gay Beverly, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on January 3, 1951, to the late Joseph and Pearlie Edwards Phillips. She is survived by her son, Sammy Beverly Jr. There will be no formal services at the funeral home. ...
Elizabeth (Libby) York Enstam
Sep 15, 2022
Elizabeth (Libby) York Enstam, 85 died in Dallas TX, September 15, 2022. She was born Mary Elizabeth York on July 1, 1937, to Mary Alexander and John Davis York in Mount Airy, NC. Her grandparents were Esther Elvina and Wesley A. York of Beulah, NC. Libby was a salutatorian in 1955 senior class of Mount Airy High School, where...
Homer Neal Keen, Jr.
Sep 15, 2022
Mr. Homer Neal Keen, Jr., age 66 of Homosassa Springs, FL, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022. He was born in Richlands to the late Homer N. Keen, Sr. and Gracie Ellen Boyd Keen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph David Keen; and a sister,...