Michael Preston Simpson
Sep 26, 2021
Mr. Michael Preston Simpson, 55, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, VA. He was born in Surry County on December 4, 1965, to the late, Mitchell and Linda East Simpson. Mr. Simpson was an electrical foreman at Johnson Modern Electric Company, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Tracy Bombe Simpson;...
Jonathan Mark Riggs
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Jonathan Mark Riggs, 50, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital, due to complications of COVID. Born June 28, 1971, in Mount Airy, John graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1990. He completed additional studies in diesel mechanic technology at Forsyth Technical Community College. John worked for Dane Construction before he and...
Wayne Edward Arrington
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Wayne Edward Arrington, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, September 25, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Arrington was born June 15, 1937, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late William Howard and Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington. Wayne retired from Chappell Concrete after 27 years of...
Gene Allen Lester
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Gene Allen Lester, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home. He was born May 5, 1951, in McDowell County, WV, the son of the late Matthew William and Martillie Knuckles Lester. He was a loving brother and will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are five...
Eugene Jackson Gammons
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Eugene Jackson Gammons, 79, of Ararat, VA passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patrick County, VA on November 30, 1941, to the late Raymond and Bertha Hayden Gammons. Mr. Gammons was a retired Electrician. He proudly served our country in the United States Army. He is survived...
Jeffery Dean Ingram
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Jeffery Dean Ingram, age 52 of Greensboro, NC, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 26, 1969, to Moir Ellis Ingram and Mary Frances Adkins Ingram of Stuart. Jeff was an avid music lover and played the drums and piano. Surviving in addition to his parents is a brother...
Dennis Wade "Dink" Faw, Sr.
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Dennis Wade “Dink” Faw, Sr., 81, of Mount Airy, went to join his son Denny and his other family and friends in Heaven, Saturday afternoon, September 25, 2021, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on February 2, 1940 to the late Obie Faw and Vera Lucille Midkiff Faw....
Steven Elijah "Eli" Odum
Sep 24, 2021
Mr. Steven Elijah “Eli” Odum, 22, of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Friday, September 24, 2021. He was born in Surry County, June 9, 1999, to Steven Ray and Wendy Nunn Odum. Eli played football at North Surry High School and graduated in 2018. In addition to his parents, Eli will always be lovingly remembered by his...
Katherine Tucker Slate
Sep 24, 2021
Mrs. Katherine “Sis” Tucker Slate, 80, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Friday morning, September 24, 2021, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Slate was born November 26, 1940, in Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Luther Herman Tucker and Annie Inman Tucker Jenkins. Katherine worked in the dietary...
Judy Gail Pettus
Sep 24, 2021
Mrs. Judy Gail Pettus, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 24, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on September 20, 1942, to the late Elmer and Thira Evelyn Glass Norman. Mrs. Pettus was a loving mother and grandmother. She retired from the Surry County School System after many years of...
Bill Brim
Sep 24, 2021
Mr. William Arthur (Bill) Brim , age 98, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center. He was born in Patrick County on August 19, 1923, to the late Lucian Andrew Brim and Mary Arrington Brim. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brim was preceded in death by his brother Wallace Brim and sister-in-law Mary Hill Brim....
Shirley Conner York
Sep 24, 2021
Elkin, NC
September 24, 2021 Mrs. Shirley Conner York, age 78, of Elkin, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021,at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 1, 1943 in Surry County to the late Junior Howard Conner and the late Lela Jane Easter Conner; in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Janie Whitaker Hamlin
Sep 23, 2021
Mrs. Janie Whitaker Hamlin, age 73, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on December 26, 1947, to the late Audrey Cockerham and Oma Whitaker Holyfield, who survives. Janie attended Salem Baptist Church and retired from the Surry County Clerk of Court’s Office. Surviving is her...
Bessie Mae McCormick
Sep 23, 2021
Mrs. Bessie Mae Key McCormick, age 69, of Dobson, NC passed away at her home on Thursday morning September 23, 2021. She was born in Forsyth Co. on October 10, 1951, to the late James Monroe Key and the late Rosa May Holt Key. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Michael Holyfield and...
Nadene C. French
Sep 23, 2021
In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great- great grandmother, Nadene C. French who passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Staunton, VA on September 23, 2021.
Nadene is survived by her loving husband of 10 years, John (Bill) William French. They made their home in Sebring FL, Meadows of Dan, VA and recently in Mt....
Linda Burcette King
Sep 23, 2021
Mrs. Linda Gertrude Burchette King, age 72 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at her home. Mrs. King was born in Wythe County, Virginia to the late Howard and Gladys Alley Burchette. Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Left to cherish...
Betty Vaughn Fulk
Sep 23, 2021
Mrs. Betty Jean Vaughn Fulk, 69, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Northern Regional Hospital, Thursday, September 23, 2021. Mrs. Fulk was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 3, 1952, to the late Hasvil and Bertha Dean Vaughn. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be missed by all that knew her....
Melissa Mabe Holder
Sep 22, 2021
Mrs. Melissa Mabe Holder, age 49, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. She is the wife of Joseph Holder. Melissa joins her father as part of the heavenly chorus in praising God for His goodness and grace. Melissa was born of February 23rd, 1972, to Frank and Celia Jones Mabe. She was a loving wife,...
Herman Hassel Dalton
Sep 22, 2021
Mr. Herman Hassel Dalton, age 95 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 11, 1926, to the late Arthur Everett Dalton and Annice Hall Dalton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dalton was preceded in death by his loving wife, Daisy Plasters Dalton; a son, Everette Dalton; a...
Raymond Hayes
Sep 21, 2021
Raymond Cuthbert Hayes, 56 of Lowgap, NC passed away on September 21, 2021, in Kettering, Ohio. He was born on August 25, 1965, in Washington DC to Donald & Maryann (Jones) Hayes. Raymond was working as an Assistant to the President for the Fuyao USA Company. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Judy Hayes; his daughters, Rachel...