Obituaries
Martha Rachel Foley
Oct 23, 2025
Ms. Martha Rachel Foley, age 85 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2025, at SOVAH Health- Martinsville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on October 27, 1939, to the late George Edgar Foley and Hestell Turner Foley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Ruby Jane Foley and Ruth Foley...
Melvin Samuel Ayers
Oct 23, 2025
Mr. Melvin Samuel Ayers, 89 of Cana, passed away on Thursday morning October 23, 2025. He was born November 29, 1935, in Carroll County to the late Harless Beamer Ayers and Lucy Mae Ayers. He was a retired master electrician and a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Mr. Ayers is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Arvin and...
Margaret Elizabeth Williams Harris
Oct 22, 2025
Margaret Elizabeth Williams Harris “Mamaw,” 97, of Dobson, NC, entered the gates of heaven and gained her angel wings on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Born on December 3, 1927, Margaret dedicated her life to creating a loving and nurturing home for her husband of 64 years, Joe (deceased), their four children, and later in life, her granddaughter, Stacey.
Margaret was born...
Shirlee Ann Foley Powell
Oct 22, 2025
Mrs. Shirlee Foley Powell, age 81 of Bassett, Virginia passed away on October 22, 2025, at her home. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on December 15, 1943, to the late Calvin Luck Foley Sr. and Cassie Lovell Foley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Bebe Rakes; and two brothers, C. J....
Virginia Beatrice Marshall Rakes
Oct 22, 2025
Mrs. Virginia Beatrice Marshall Rakes, age 94 of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Rakes was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 21, 1930, to the late Nancy Ann Easter and Harvey Washington Marshall. Virginia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be...
Michael Lowe
Oct 21, 2025
Mr. Michael Lowe, age 77, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Surry Community Health & Rehab Center in Mount Airy, NC. He was born September 4, 1948 to Amos Norvale and Lannie Rosell Cain Lowe. Michael proudly served in the U.S Army. Michael had a passion for Nascar, he drove the pace car and car hauler for Hooter’s Pro...
Katherine Sechrist McMillian
Oct 21, 2025
Mrs. Katherine Sechrist McMillian, age 87, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born on August 8, 1938 in Surry County to the late Luther and Mary Fulp Sechrist. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her....
Nancy Jane Niten Plaster
Oct 21, 2025
Mrs. Nancy Jane Niten Plaster, age 72 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. She was born in Henry County, Virginia, to the late Edgar Wesley Niten and Icy Barnard Niten. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Steve Plaster; longtime companion, Larry...
James Monroe Jones
Oct 20, 2025
Mr. James Monroe Jones, 86 of Cana, VA, passed away Monday morning October 20, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Fairlawn, VA. He was born December 22, 1938, in Carroll County to the late James Garland Jones and Thelma Edwards Jones. He was a retired truck driver and brick mason. Mr. Jones is survived by three daughters and three sons-in-law,...
David Andrews Pearce
Oct 19, 2025
Mount Airy lost one of its kindest caretakers of both scrap and strays with the passing of David Andrews Pearce. Born on Christmas Eve 1943 in Winston-Salem, NC. David spent most of his life in Mount Airy, N.C. where he ran the business that brought his father back home in the 1950’s – Mount Airy Iron & Metal. What most...
Allene McRoberts Love
Oct 19, 2025
Mrs. Allene McRoberts Love, age 89, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 19, 2025, after a lengthy battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis which she fought with strength and dignity. She was born in Buie, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Jonah Henderson and Gertrude Mae Copeland McRoberts. Mrs. Love retired from Russell Athletic...
Mac Arthur Wilson
Oct 19, 2025
Mr. Mac Arthur Wilson, age 83 of Rock Hill, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Wilson was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on October 7, 1942, to the late Robert and Myrtle Wilson Wilson. Mac was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He will...
Richard Pless Hodges Jr.
Oct 19, 2025
Richard “Pless” Hodges Jr. 87, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Born March 31, 1938, in Surry County to the late Richard Pless Hodges Sr. and Electer Hodge Hodges. Pless was a farmer and worked in agriculture most of his life. He loved flowers, farming, milking cows, and...
Gerald Wayne Stegall, Sr.
Oct 18, 2025
Mr. Gerald Wayne Stegall, Sr., age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 20, 1939 in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina to the late James Brown Stegall and Retha Bridgers Stegall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Stegall was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Eleanor Ann...
Teresa Gail Stevens Marshall
Oct 18, 2025
Ms. Teresa Gail Stevens Marshall, 68 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday afternoon October 18, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. She was born August 7, 1957, in Surry County to Dorothy Marie Lewis Stevens and the late Edward Gray Stevens. Teresa worked at Pine State Knitwear and Brintle’s Truck Stop for many years. Ms. Marshall is survived...
Ann Quesinberry Cockram
Oct 18, 2025
Ann Cockram, age 86, of Meadows of Dan was called home on the 18th of October, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron Cockram, and her parents Dell and Cleados Quesinberry.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Sonita (Ernie) Harris, Rhonda (Brian) Baxley, Jason (Michelle) Cockram, 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Ann was an amazing homemaker,...
Dr. James Edward Wuenscher
Oct 17, 2025
Dr. James Edward Wuenscher, age 82, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at Forsyth Hospital, Winston Salem, NC. Jim was born January 14, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Edward Ervin Wuenscher and Gladys England Wuenscher. Dr. James Edward Wuenscher was as professor at Duke University of Durham, NC for several years, and...
Harold Timothy Smith
Oct 17, 2025
Mr. Harold Timothy Smith, 70 of Dobson, NC, passed away on Friday October 17, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 3, 1955, in Baltimore, MD to the late Harold Emmanuel Smith and Cecile Ann West. Mr. Smith retired as Vice President of Spencer’s Infant’s and Children’s Wear and was a member...
Shirley Ann Raycraft
Oct 17, 2025
Ms. Shirley “Aunt Stick” Ann Leftwich Raycraft, age 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, October 17, 2025, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was born in Surry County, September 12, 1945, to the late Aubrey Leftwich and Kathryn Dowell. She was a loving mother, sister, and friend, who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Shirley...
Sarah Catherine Easter
Oct 17, 2025
Sarah Catherine McMillian Easter, age 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, October 17, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Sarah was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 1, 1940, to the late Claude McMillian and Martha Guynn McMillian. She worked for many years at Sara Lee in the quality control department. Sarah was a...
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