H. Ray Lowe

H. Ray Lowe

Sep 7, 2022

Well done thy good and faithful servant, your work here is done.  Our beloved husband, father, and Papa, Mr. H. Ray Lowe, age 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Airy.  He was born on May 7, 1940 in Wilkes County to the late Rosten and Mattie Garris...

Betty Jean Conner

Betty Jean Conner

Sep 7, 2022

Miss Betty Jean Conner, age 72 of Stuart, Virginia went to be with her Lord at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. She was born in Patrick County on February 2, 1950, to the late Franklin Pierce Conner and Dorothy Trudy Hooker Conner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Mary Faye Webb Dalton

Mary Faye Webb Dalton

Sep 7, 2022

Mrs. Mary Faye Webb Dalton, age 77 of Westfield passed away on Wednesday at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina on March 15, 1945, to the late Carley Webb and Theora Dalton Webb.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dean Carter; five siblings, D.B. Webb,...

Cheryle Douglas McCraw

Cheryle Douglas McCraw

Sep 7, 2022

 

Mr. Cheryle Douglas McCraw, 67, of Cana, VA, passed away at his home on Wednesday September 7, 2022.  He was born in Galax on December 20, 1954, to the late Reuben Francis McCraw and Opal Lee Marion McCraw.  Cheryle farmed for most of his life and was a well-liked person in his community.  Left to cherish his memory are...

Sylvia Hice Blevins

Sylvia Hice Blevins

Sep 7, 2022

 

Mrs. Sylvia Ann Hice Blevins,75, of Lowgap, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Blevins was born June 24th, 1947, to the late Robert Woodrow Sr. and Ruth Odell Vernon Hice. She worked at Tultex Manufacturing in Dobson, NC, until eventually joining the local family...

Ronnie Lee Fulk

Ronnie Lee Fulk

Sep 6, 2022

 

Mr. Ronnie Lee Fulk, age 70 of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.  He was born on September 1, 1952, in Surry County to the late Catherine Cook and Jesse Lee Fulk, Jr.  Ronnie retired after many years in sales.  He enjoyed life to the fullest.  Ronnie was a family man, he loved...

Alton Lee Jessup

Alton Lee Jessup

Sep 6, 2022

Mr. Alton Lee Jessup, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, September 6, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mr. Jessup was born January 4, 1950, in Surry County, to the late James “Jim” Monroe  and Rachel Annie Dollyhite Jessup.  Alton worked at Proctor Silex/Hamilton Beach for 32 years.  He later retired from the...

Timothy John Towe

Timothy John Towe

Sep 6, 2022

Mr. Timothy John Towe, age 60 of Cana, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.  Mr. Towe was born January 29, 1962, to Betty Jo Collins and the late Homer Theodore Towe.  Mr. Towe is survived by his mother, Betty Jo Collins; and sister and brother-in-law, Karen and...

Cheryl Luanne White

Cheryl Luanne White

Sep 6, 2022

 

Ms. Cheryl Luanne White, age 65, of Dobson, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 3, 1957, in Surry County to the late John Reuben White and the late Virginia White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Carolyn Howell

Carolyn Howell

Sep 5, 2022

Carolyn Howell, age 87, went home to be with her Jesus on Sept 5th. She started out this journey in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, aka, Mayberry, the small town where the Andy Griffith show was based. After meeting her beloved husband, Bobby Lee, they married and moved to Texas and then moved on to Tulsa. They were blessed with two...

Vivian Agnes King Parker

Vivian Agnes King Parker

Sep 5, 2022

Mrs. Vivian Agnes King Parker passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Village Care of King.  She was 90 years old.  Mrs. Parker was born May 1, 1932, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Harvey Lee and Clercy Clement King.  She retired after many years of service as a personnel manager for a textile corporation.  Mrs. King...

Ruth Morton Donithan

Ruth Morton Donithan

Sep 5, 2022

Mrs. Nannie Ruth Morton Donithan, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday morning, September 5, 2022, at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkin, NC.  Mrs. Donithan was born in Surry County on July 9, 1938, to the late William Eugene Morton and Mary Lillian Bobbitt Morton.  She was retired from Renfro Corporation and was of the Baptist faith. ...

Alma Frances Venable

Alma Frances Venable

Sep 4, 2022

 

Mrs. Alma Frances Marsh Venable, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1937, to the late Brady and Tavie Hodges Marsh.  Mrs. Venable was owner-Operator of Mayberry Motor Inn, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  Alma was a...

James Franklin Martin

James Franklin Martin

Sep 4, 2022

Mr. James Franklin Martin, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. He was born on January 11, 1938, in the Gilberts Mill area of Patrick County to the late Roy Franklin Martin and Grace Woodall Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Athajean...

Evene Holyfield Nixon

Evene Holyfield Nixon

Sep 3, 2022

 

Mrs. Evene Holyfield Nixon, age 94, of Mountain Park, passed away Saturday, September 3,2022, at Dunmore Plantation. She was born February 1, 1928 in Surry County to the late Lonnie Roscoe “Bob” Holyfield and the late Hattie Victoria Draughn Holyfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clifton Nathaniel Nixon; and her...

Thelma Irene (Hanks) Shelton

Thelma Irene (Hanks) Shelton

Sep 3, 2022

 

 

Mrs. Thelma Irene Hanks Shelton, age 91 of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Shelton was born on June 13, 1931, in Surry County to the late Elmer Raymond and Lottie Berthena Parker Hanks.  Thelma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and...

Clara Jean Hice Moore

Clara Jean Hice Moore

Sep 3, 2022

Mrs. Clara Jean Hice Moore, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Moore was born April 16, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Pate and Ima Todd Hice.  She loved working in her garden, taking care of her flowers, and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother and...

Charlie Richard Stone

Charlie Richard Stone

Sep 2, 2022

Mr. Charlie Richard Stone, age 67, of Cana, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at his home.  He was born on June 4, 1955, in New Haven County, Connecticut to the late Flora Griswold and Albert Stone.  Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Charlene Beck Stone; children, Jonathan Beck, Jennifer Stone, Holly Grosz and Charlie Stone, Jr.;...

Barbara Jean Rand Cockram

Barbara Jean Rand Cockram

Sep 2, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Jean Rand Cockram, age 70 of Bassett, Virginia passed away at her home on Friday, September 2, 2022.   She was born in Presque Isle, Maine on December 23, 1951, to the late Weldon Wallace Rand and Norma Christina Lint Rand Langley.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six siblings, Sonny Rand, Paul Rand,...

Ray W. Francis

Ray W. Francis

Sep 2, 2022

 

Ray Francis, 81 years old, of Pilot Mountain passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, September 2, 2022.  He was a wonderful loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to so many.  Ray was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and taught Sunday school and devoted his time to its ministry...