Jean Dickerson Watson
May 8, 2022
Jean Dickerson Watson, 75, of Westfield, passed away on Sunday night, May 8, 2022, at her home. She was born in Surry County on August 26, 1946, to the late Hubert G. and Mary Francis Cockerham Dickerson. Mrs. Watson retired from Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be...
Charlie Altizer, Jr.
May 8, 2022
Mr. Charlie Altizer, Jr., 81, of Cana, VA, passed away at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Sunday, May 8, 2022. He was born August 7, 1940, in Wyoming County, WV, to the late Charlie Altizer, Sr. and Elva Graham Altizer. Mr. Altizer proudly served our country in the US Army and was an avid sports fan. Pawpaw loved...
Timothy Alan Draughn
May 7, 2022
Mr. Timothy Alan Draughn, age 62, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Guilford County at Moses Cone Hospital. He was born in Adams County Illinois, to the late Robert William Draughn and the late Audrey Alice Fortner Draughn. He was a member of Dobson United Methodist Church and was a disabled worker in Construction. ...
Pauline Smith Gilley
May 7, 2022
Mrs. Pauline Agnes Smith Gilley, age 74, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at her home. She was born in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late Paul Winchester and Mabel Clement Smith. Mrs. Gilley was a retired office manager and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her nieces, Renee Alexander; Tracey Vogler,...
Jerilene Webb Johnson
May 7, 2022
Mrs. Jerilene Webb Johnson, 93, of Lowgap went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Pulaski County on May 16, 1928, to the late Roy and Zora Quesenberry Webb. Mrs. Johnson retired from the Surry County Tax office and...
Noah Wade Collins
May 6, 2022
Baby Noah Wade Collins, infant son of Michael Wade Collins and Kayla Lynn Shelton went to Heaven May 6, 2022. He was born January 3, 2022, in Surry County. In addition to his parents, Baby Noah is survived by his grandmothers, Linda Faye Collins and Robin Shelton; aunts, Sophia Shelton and Christie Lynn Collins; godmother Mary Jeanette Brown; and...
Alvin Poteat
May 6, 2022
Mr. Alvin Poteat, 79, of Lowgap, died at his home on Friday, May 6, 2022. He was born December 4, 1942, in Pike County, KY, to the late William Calloway Poteat and Elizabeth Flannery Poteat. Alvin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. Left to cherish his...
Bernie Edward Phillips, II
May 6, 2022
Mr. Bernie Edward Phillips, II, 63, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, May 6, 2022. He was born November 26, 1958, in Surry County, the son of the late Bernie Edward and Josephine Atkins Phillips. Edward graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1977, and he was the owner and operator of Surry Painting. He was an...
Taylor Deann King
May 5, 2022
Miss Taylor Deann King, age 31 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday morning at her home. Miss King was born on September 27, 1990, in Surry County to Terry Dale King and the late Deana Gaye Lovill Mayes. Taylor was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Left to...
Dorothy "Inez" Bullins Hooker
May 5, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy “Inez” Hooker, age 89 of Lawsonville, North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Walnut Cove Nursing Home. She was born in Lawsonville to the late Dewitt “Deddie” Carroll Bullins and Perlie Hester Lawson Bullins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Forister...
Bonnie Ann Ratcliff Mannon
May 5, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Ann Ratcliff Mannon, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday morning, May 5, 2022, at her home. She was born in Surry County on October 16, 1945, to the late Coy Everette Ratcliff and Kate Well Pack Ratcliff. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Sheila “Missy” Parish, and Jennifer Wheeler; grandchildren, Samantha Miller, Ashley Wines,...
Virginia Ferguson Burnett
May 4, 2022
Mrs. Virginia Ferguson Burnett, age 87 of Stuart, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Pittsylvania County on April 19, 1935 to the late Claude Emerson Ferguson and Flaucie Myers Ferguson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Burnett was preceded in death by a sister, Jerleen...
Bonita Lee Hodges
May 3, 2022
Ms. Bonita Lee Edwards Hodges, 55, of Dobson passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. Ms. Edwards was born in Bad Cannstatt, Germany on June 20, 1966, to the late Lewis Paul and Bonnie Dare Childress Edwards. She is survived by a son, Joshua Hodges and girlfriend Taylor; grandchildren, Zoey Aliyah, Madilyn Hardy,...
Vernon Lee Parker, Sr.
May 3, 2022
Mr. Vernon Lee Parker, Sr., age 54, of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. He was born in Hampton, Virginia on January 24, 1968, to the late Vernon Luther Parker and Helen Mae Small Parker. Vernon loved his family; they were always # 1 in his life. He loved...
Peggy Lorene Venable Key
May 3, 2022
Mrs. Peggy Lorene Venable Key, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at her home. She was born the first of four sisters to the late Burton and Myrtle Simpson Venable on November 4, 1932. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Clint Younts of Buda, TX; her son and daughter-in-law, Brian...
Vallie W. White
May 2, 2022
Vallie W. White (nee White), 95, was welcomed home to Heaven on Monday May 2, 2022. She had been living in Grafton, OH for the last five years and passed away after a short hospitalization and a week on Hospice care at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, OH. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina on February 16, 1927. Vallie...
The Honorable Clifford Ricky Bowman
May 2, 2022
The Honorable Clifford Ricky Bowman, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, May 2, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, surrounded by his wife and children. Mr. Bowman was born August 31, 1956, in Elkin, one of four children born to Clifford Ray and Sally Verlie Hodges Bowman. Ricky was reared in...
James "Jimmy" Eugene Slate
May 2, 2022
Mr. James “Jimmy” Eugene Slate, age 74 of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Slate was born on June 24, 1947, in Surry County to the late Jim and Ever Culler Slate. Jimmy proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a faithful member of...
Charlie Lee Hawks
May 2, 2022
Rev. Charlie Lee Hawks, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on November 12, 1931, to the late Lester and Rosa Martin Hawks. Rev. Hawks retired from Renfro Corporation. He was in the ministry for over 50 years and was...
Mr. Daniel J. Fazioli
May 1, 2022
Daniel J. Fazioli, Sr. left this life on earth with family and friends nearby on May 1, 2022. He was born on July 1, 1937, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. His parents were both Italian and Polish and they arrived separately with their families through Ellis Island. Dan, more commonly known as Faz, spent most of his early life in Pennsylvania...