Rev. Donald Ray Ball
Jun 11, 2022
Rev. Donald “Don” Ray Ball, age 78, of Elkin, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Mr. Ball was born on February 5, 1944, in Forsyth County to the late Worth and Grace King Ball. Don was loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He spent his life preaching the gospel as an evangelist and as a...
Ronald "Ronnie" Carl Pratt
Jun 11, 2022
Ronald “Ronnie” Carl Pratt passed away surrounded by his devoted wife and daughters on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. He was 68 years old. Born on September 7, 1953 to the late Marjorie Cooke Pratt and Roland C. Pratt in Keane, New Hampshire.
Ronald was a 1971 graduate of Newtown High School in...
Maude Marie Ring O'Neal
Jun 11, 2022
Mrs. Maude Marie Ring O’Neal, 98, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, June 11, 2022, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. Mrs. O’Neal was born July 8, 1923, in Surry County, to the late John and Harriett Radford Ring. Maude was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish...
Mary Jane Rakes Lumpkin
Jun 11, 2022
Mary Jane Rakes Lumpkin, age 81 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 11, 2022. She was born in Giles County, Virginia on April 22, 1941, to the late Elder Dewey Branscomb Rakes and Viola Mae Sink Rakes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, Joey Beasley and Jerry...
Jack Henry Crouse
Jun 10, 2022
Mr. Jack Henry Crouse, age 83, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday evening June 10, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Forsyth County. He was born on September 7, 1938, to the late Dallas Jerome Crouse and the late Mary Carolyn Cooper Crouse. He was a member of Salem Fork Baptist Church, was employed by Vaughn Bassett. In...
Frances Louise Galyean
Jun 9, 2022
Frances Louise Galyean, 89 of Greensboro, NC passed away peacefully June 9. 2022 at Adams Farm Living and Rehabilitation in Jamestown, NC. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday June 13, 2022, at Union Hill Friends Church, Red Brush Rd, Mt. Airy. Louise was born in Mt. Airy, NC to the late Luther Moir Moser and...
Glenda Lena Thomas Pike
Jun 9, 2022
Mrs. Glenda Lena Thomas Pike, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, June 9, 2022. She was born February 6, 1932, in Surry County, one of 10 children born to the late John Samuel Thomas and Annie Mathis Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was always ready to welcome...
Emily Olive Clement
Jun 9, 2022
Mrs. Emily Olive Culler Clement, 94, of Ararat, VA, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Thursday, June 9, 2022. She was born in Patrick County, VA, May 22, 1928, to the late Irby Luther and Caroline Susan Bondurant Culler. Mrs. Clement enjoyed life and helping others. She delighted in volunteering, spending many volunteer hours at...
Billy Gray Riggs
Jun 9, 2022
Mr. Billy Gray Riggs, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, of natural causes at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born September 10, 1939, in Surry County to the late David Riggs and Metta Hamlin Riggs. Bill graduated with the last class from Franklin High School. Most of his professional...
Wilma June Martin Key
Jun 8, 2022
Mrs. Wilma June Martin Key of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center in Huntersville. She was 79 years old. Mrs. Key was born June 6, 1943, to the late Belva Branscome Martin and Clifton Martin. Mrs. Key was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a registered nurse who selflessly...
Michael Brian Cockram
Jun 8, 2022
Mr. Michael Brian Cockram, age 73 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on April 15, 1949, to the late Arthur G. Cockram and Edna Lawson Cockram. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald C. Cockram. Michael enjoyed fishing and...
Jerry Richard Gaylor
Jun 8, 2022
Mr. Jerry Richard Gaylor, 69, of Ararat, VA, formerly of Rome, GA, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. He was born in Vidalia, GA, March 22, 1953, to the late Ralph Gaylor and Frances Holcombe Myers. Mr. Gaylor was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed gardening and golf when he was younger but...
Brenda Ann Richardson Whitaker
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Brenda Ann Richardson Whitaker, age 66, of Pinnacle, NC passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Forsyth County on February 16, 1956, to the late Raymond Richardson and the late Josie Marshall Richardson. She was retired from Sara Lee Hosiery. In addition to...
Virginia Irene Bullin White
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Virginia Irene Bullin White passed away on June 7, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mrs. White was born in Surry County on February 25, 1947, to the late Marshall Bullin and Geneva “Top” Corder Bullin. She graduated from Surry Central High School in 1965. Afterward, she went to Appalachian State University and...
Frances Gail Fulk Atkins
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Frances Gail Fulk Atkins, age 75, of Ararat NC, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Northern Surry Hospital. She was born March 2, 1947, in Surry County to the late William McKinley Fulk and the late Jettie Mae Reynolds Fulk. Left to cherish her memories are her loving husband, Mike Atkins; daughter and son-in, Gina and Shane...
Nannie Lou Hardy
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Nannie Lou Hardy, age 77, passed away at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy, NC on Tuesday morning June 7, 2022. She was born in Surry County on February 19, 1945 to the late Willie Lewis Coe and Mary Alma Reece Coe. Nannie was a member of Mount Herman Baptist Church. A few of Nannie’s greatest joys were...
Richard Dean Kirkman, Sr.
Jun 6, 2022
Richard Dean Kirkman, Sr., passed away June 6, 2022, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC, after a lengthy and courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Richard was born in Mt. Airy, NC, to Margaret Ruth Human Kirkman and Bobby Ray Kirkman on August 19, 1949. He would jokingly tell people that since his mother was a Human that meant...
Virgil Ray Melton, Jr.
Jun 6, 2022
Mr. Virgil Ray Melton, Jr., 50, of Lowgap passed away unexpected, Monday, June 6, 2022, at his home. He was born in Galax, VA, November 24, 1971, to Kay Manning and the late Virgil Melton, Sr. He was a loving husband, father, son, pop-pop and friend. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Janet Melton; a daughter and...
Marvin Eugene Beasley
Jun 6, 2022
Mr. Marvin Eugene Beasley, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, June 6, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Beasley was born May 9, 1938, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Arthur and Maggie Lawson Beasley. Marvin retired from Sprint Telephone Company in 1998, after 38 years of...
Paul Michael Hill
Jun 5, 2022
Paul Michael Hill, 62, of Pigeon Forge, TN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Michael was born April 20, 1960, to Paul and Sherry Ann Hill in Selma, AL. As a military brat born to an Air Force father, Michael quickly learned to adapt and embrace new places. Michael...