Obituaries
Joseph Henry Wilhite
Jan 5, 2023
Mr. Joseph Henry “Joe” Wilhite, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, January 5, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Wilhite was born March 21, 1956, in Forsyth County, one of six children born to the late Ramey and Martha Winonia Hiatt Wilhite. Joe worked at Pike Electric for many years and was a member of Joylight Baptist Church. ...
Alsa Jane Wenzel
Jan 5, 2023
Miss Alsa Jane Wenzel 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living, Thursday, January 5, 2023. She was born in Fort Jackson, SC, November 13, 1948, to the late Alvin Joseph and Alma Graves Wenzel. Miss Wenzel is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Jeffrey and Suzanne Wenzel; nieces, Sally Wenzel Lail, Jody Wenzel; and a...
Glenda Faye Inman
Jan 5, 2023
Mrs. Glenda Faye Inman Inman, of Winston Salem passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Clemmons Village 1 in Clemmons. She was born in Surry County on February 9, 1944, to the late Lonnie Elwood and Nonnie Odell Love Inman. Mrs. Inman was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed and was of the Baptist...
Danny Dale Scott
Jan 4, 2023
Mr. Danny Dale Scott, age 75 of Woolwine, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at The Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Roanoke on July 12, 1947, to the late G.K. Scott and Bessie Brogan Scott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three...
Kevin Eugene O'Lague
Jan 4, 2023
Mr. Kevin Eugene O’Lague, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born in Santa Cruz County, California on April 19, 1957, to Barbara Martin O’Lague and to the late Junior Eugene “Gene” O’Lague. Mr. O’Lague was a retired Machinist. His hobbies were building radio controlled airplanes, and...
Mabel Marie Blackburn Puckett
Jan 4, 2023
Mrs. Mabel Marie Blackburn Puckett, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning January 4, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital ~ Skilled Care Unit with her family at her side. She was born in Surry County on December 23, 1931, to the late Sanford and Verna Crotts Blackburn. She was a charter member of Southside Baptist Church and also...
Kennith Allan Murray
Jan 3, 2023
Mr. Kennith Allan Murray, 61, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away at his home on Tuesday January 3, 2023. He was born in Surry County, September 5, 1961, to the late Charles Henry Murray and Helen Frances Tolbert Murray Vipperman. Mr. Murray was employed as a machinist for Lydall. He will be dearly remembered by his siblings, Frances Kay East, Kathy...
Evelyn Catherine Puckett
Jan 3, 2023
Ms. Evelyn Catherine Puckett, age 97 of Spencer, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at her home. She was born in Kibler Valley, Virginia on June 2, 1925, to the late Benjamin Puckett and Cynthia Blanche Croaff Puckett Wilson. In addition to her parents, Ms. Puckett was preceded in death by a sister, Lida Ruth Prater and a...
Curtis James Poindexter
Jan 3, 2023
Mr. Curtis James Poindexter of Dobson, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his home. He was born in Surry County, May 8, 1960, the son of James Poindexter and the late EllaMae Garris Poindexter. He graduated from Surry Central High School and was a salesman with Cantrell Mechanical Solutions in Gainesville, GA. Surviving is...
Mona Gay Shore
Jan 3, 2023
Ms. Mona Gay Shore, age 80, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023. She was born September 19, 1942. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Moody-Davis Funeral Service in Dobson is serving the Shore family.
Michele Renee Ayers Marshall
Jan 2, 2023
Mrs. Michele Renee Ayers Marshall, age 56, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on May 17, 1966, to the late Jeanette Weddle Ayers. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...
Alva Rae Lloyd Dixon
Jan 2, 2023
Mrs. Alva Rae Lloyd Dixon, age 91, of State Road, NC passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC. She was born in Surry County on March 18, 1931, to the late Frank Lloyd and the late Ruby Shores Lloyd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Walter Eric "Bill" Wood
Jan 2, 2023
Mr. Walter Eric “Bill” Wood, 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home, Monday, January 2, 2023. He was born in Surry County, October 31, 1944, to the late James Castevens and Lela Mae Wood Reece. Mr. Wood retired from United Plastics after 35 years of service. He was a quiet man who loved his family, cared deeply...
Deborah Crane Arrington
Jan 2, 2023
Mrs. Deborah Crane Arrington, age 70, of Pilot Mountain passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Rowan County, January 16, 1952, the daughter of the late Curtis and Lois Neal Crane. Debbie grew up in Salisbury, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North...
Gary Tindsley Angel
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. Gary Tindsley Angel, 75, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, at his home. He was born in Surry County on April 23, 1947, to the late Jess and Linnie Sechrist Angel. Mr. Angel was a retired painter. Mr. Angel was a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather who will be dearly missed. He is survived by...
Warren Ray Alberty
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. Warren Ray Alberty, age 81, of Dobson, NC passed away on Sunday January 1, 2023, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on September 5, 1941, to the late Warren Festus Alberty and the late Mary Viola Johnson Alberty; in addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Douglas Clark Nichols
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. Douglas Clark Nichols, 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born on November 18, 1939, in Surry County to the late Roy and Jenny Cook Nichols. Mr. Nichols worked as a brick mason and later retired from the Mt. Airy City Housing Authority. Left to...
David Webster Hemmings
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. David Webster Hemmings, age 88, of Dobson, passed away January 1, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born December 1, 1934, in Surry County, to the late Daniel Webster Hemmings and the late Alma Poindexter Hemmings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Tara Jean...
Mason Radford Gilley
Dec 31, 2022
Mr. Mason Radford Gilley, 20, of Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday night, December 31, 2022. Mr. Gilley was born November 19, 2002, in Forsyth County, the son of Cynthia “Cindy” Chilton Smith and John David Gilley. Mason graduated from Mount Airy High School in 2021 and was employed at Steve Tate and Son...
Brenda May Wood Jenkins
Dec 31, 2022
Mrs. Brenda May Wood Jenkins, age 78, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday December 31, 2022, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. She was born in Surry County on December 22, 1944, to the late Elmer Wood and the late Mary Hazelwood Wood; in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death, by a daughter, Cheryl...


