Elizabeth Ann Easter Melaga
Jan 13, 2022
Ms. Elizabeth “Ann” Easter Melaga, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born June 5, 1955, in Surry County, to the late William Gilbert and Helen Carter Easter. Ann was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a devoted daughter and was the...
Jerry Lee Dickerson
Jan 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
Mt. Airy, NC
Mr. Jerry Lee Dickerson, age 63, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County, on August 8, 1958, to the late Garney Dickerson, and the late Catherine Holloway Dickerson. Surviving is his wife, Betty...
Henry Rufus East
Jan 12, 2022
Mr. Henry Rufus East, 66, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born in California December 17, 1955, to the late Henry and Nancy Knight East. Mr. East was a very faithful servant to God, wonderful husband, loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was willing to help everyone....
Gary George Hansen
Jan 12, 2022
Gary George Hansen, age 83 of Stuart, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born on November 2, 1938 in Waupapca County, Wisconsin, the son of Stanley Perchynski and Etola Perchynski Hansen Bowersox. He and his wife, Louise, traveled to many foreign countries and lived in 15 different locations during their...
Shirley May Meredith Wall
Jan 12, 2022
Mrs. Shirley May Meredith Wall, 66, Pilot Mountain, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born in Surry County on December 30, 1955, to the late James Richard Meredith and Betty Ruth Galyean Meredith. She was a homemaker and a sweet loving person. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 13 years,...
Aaron Nash DeHart
Jan 12, 2022
Aaron Nash DeHart, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville. He was born on July 13, 1936 to the late Paul Arnold DeHart and Esther Pendleton DeHart. In addition to his parents, Mr. DeHart was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Joseph Abe “J.A.” Midkiff, Jr. He attended Jack’s Creek Primitive Baptist...
Ned Herman Martin
Jan 12, 2022
Mr. Ned Herman Martin, age 93, of the Beulah community passed away on January 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Martin was born on October 25, 1928, in Surry County to the late Claude Swanson and Nealy Atkins Martin. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ivylyn Sparger Martin; two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail...
Mary Lee Carpenter
Jan 11, 2022
Mrs. Mary Lee Mabe Carpenter, 89, of Stuart, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, Florida. She was born in Alleghany County on June 5, 1932, to the late Vester and Della Hawks Mabe. Mrs. Carpenter retired from Renfro Corporation in Mount Airy, North Carolina and a member of Tropical Farms Baptist Church, Stuart, Florida....
Travis Allen Shelton
Jan 11, 2022
Mr. Travis Allen Shelton, 35 of Cana, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2022, in Ripplemead, Virginia. Mr. Shelton was born on June 9, 1986, in Giles County, Virginia to Opal Marie Shelton McMillian. Mr. Shelton will be deeply missed by all that knew him. Surviving is his mother, Opal Marie Shelton McMillian and special dad, R.D. McMillian; one...
Marvin Lee Keene
Jan 11, 2022
Mr. Marvin L. Keene, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Patrick County on May 24, 1941, to the late Archie Keene and Clara Wiggington Keene. Marvin had retired from VDOT. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guard and was a member of American...
John Sink Pulliam, Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
Dr. John Sink Pulliam, Jr. 55, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on January 10, 2022, at age 55 surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 26, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois. John was preceded in death by his father, John S. Pulliam, Sr. and his mother, Annie Booze Pulliam. He is survived by his three greatest...
Georgia Ruth Stanley Barnes
Jan 10, 2022
Georgia Ruth Stanley Barnes, age 87, of Elkin, NC, went to her heavenly home on January 10, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on April 27, 1934, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late John Alvin and Cora Reece Stanley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Bessie Vass Noonkester
Jan 10, 2022
Mrs. Bessie Arlene Vass Noonkester, age 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living after several months of declining health. Mrs. Noonkester was born in Hillsville, Virginia on November 12, 1930, to Samuel Tilden Vass and Dorothy Chrisley Vass. She was a devoted member of Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church and was retired...
Anthony Danny Vaughn, Sr.
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. Anthony Danny Vaughn, 48, of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home, Monday, January 10, 2022. He was born in Surry County September 12, 1973, to Sandra Davis and the late Calvin Danny Vaughn. In addition to his mother, Mr. Vaughn is survived by his fiancée Mollie Eaton; sons, Anthony Vaughn, Jr., and Jason Vaughn; a brother Richard Vaughn;...
Ms. Betty Selena Smith Barr
Jan 10, 2022
Ms. Betty Selena Smith Barr, age 75, was a firm believer in the Lord, a loving mother of three, courageous grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. After a hard-fought battle, she passed away on the 10th of January 2022 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ms. Lena, (as many would refer to her as) was born...
Linda Turman Boyd
Jan 10, 2022
Mrs. Linda Turman Boyd, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at her home. She was born in Carroll County on September 12, 1943, to the late Virgil Turman and Jessie Kimball Turman of Laurel Fork. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilfort Boyd; and her sister, Janet Turman....
Mary Mitchell Wyatt
Jan 9, 2022
Mrs. Mary Helen Mitchell Wyatt, age 71, of Patrick Springs, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. She was born in Smith County, Virginia on October 11, 1950, to the late Oscar Gilmore Mitchell, Sr. and Sadie Lorene Hayden Mitchell. In addition to her parents, she...
James Leeland Yates
Jan 9, 2022
Mr. James Leeland “Jimmy” Yates, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at his home. Mr. Yates was born October 8, 1947, in Pittsylvania County, VA, one of ten children born to the late Leeland Alexander Yates and Gladys Doss Yates Gilliam. Jimmy owned and operated Jimmy’s Western Tack Store for many years. He is survived by...
Margaret Marie Van Ness Gordon
Jan 9, 2022
Margaret Gordon
Conover NC September 9, 1934 – January 9, 2022 Margaret “Peggy” Gordon passed away at home in Conover, North Carolina unexpectedly on January 9, 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Joanne Martin and her son-in-law, F.A. Martin, her daughter-in-law, Jeannette Gordon, and grandchildren Alex Martin and his wife, Melody, McKayla Gordon LeFevre and her husband, Brad and...
Angela "Angie" Faye Smith Marshall
Jan 9, 2022
Ms. Angela “Angie” Faye Smith Marshall, age 47 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at her home on Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 20, 1974. She was preceded in death by her mother, Connie Faye Human Mitchell, and one brother, Hunter Smith. Angie was a 1992 graduate of Patrick County High School, worked...