Malinda Jane (Snider) Westmoreland
Aug 11, 2021
Mrs. Malinda “Jane" Snider Westmoreland, 79 of Mount Airy, passed away, Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Westmoreland was born on January 3, 1942 in Davidson County, North Carolina to the late Robert Hosey and Georgia Alline Ridenhour Snider. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be...
Mrs. Leslie Ann Griffith
Aug 11, 2021
Mrs. Leslie Ann Griffith, age 32 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Martinsville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Easley, South Carolina on June 28, 1989, and was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Griffith; maternal grandfather, Jack Wayne Swain; paternal grandfather, Kenneth Edward Roach; and step-father, Thomas Clyde Rimmer. She was loved by...
Carl Wayne "Billy" Martin
Aug 11, 2021
Mr. Carl Wayne “Billy” Martin, age 75, of Lowgap, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, August 11, 2021. He was born in Surry County on August 4, 1946, to the late Arnold Casper Martin and Essie Ann Calloway Martin. Carl was a self-employed landscaper for many years. Left to cherish his memory are a son and daughter-in-law, Matthew...
Barney Burkhart
Aug 11, 2021
Mr. Barney W. Burkhart, 87, of Pinnacle, passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Wednesday, August 11, 2021. He was born in Patrick County, VA, to the late Johnny W. and Alice Pell Burkhart. Mr. Burkhart bravely served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He retired from Renfro Corporation after many years of service. Mr....
Virginia Kendrick Clark
Aug 10, 2021
Mrs. Virginia Kendrick Clark, age 91 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on November 22, 1929 to the late Edgar Kendrick and Trudy Adams Kendrick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Allen Clark; a son, George Thomas “G.T.” Clark; two...
Joseph Edward Verran
Aug 10, 2021
Mr. Joseph Edward Verran, age 47 of Sevierville, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday August 10, 2021. He was born in Lapeer, Michigan on May 3, 1974. He was preceded in death by one sister, Christy Lynn Pilson Stowe, and two step sisters, Sharyn Ristum Pavlos and Jennifer Ristum.
How do you summarize a life? A life well lived and full...
Donna Faythe Newman
Aug 10, 2021
Mrs. Donna Faythe Newman, 57, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on September 3, 1963, to the late Roger and Cassie Mae Hardy Newman. Mrs. Newman was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed. she is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Newman; a...
Evelyn Hodge
Aug 9, 2021
Mrs. Evelyn Reynolds Hodge, 91, of Mount Airy, passed at her home, August 9, 2021, with her family by her side. Mrs. Hodge was born in Surry County on July 15, 1930, to the late Rev. Jesse Vester “JV” Reynolds and Annie Eliza Rogers Reynolds. Mrs. Hodges was married to Ralph Hodge who preceded her in death. In addition to...
Esley "Butch" Conrad Coleman, Jr.
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Esley “Butch” Conrad Coleman, Jr., age 62 of Patrick Springs, passed away at his home on Monday, August 9th, 2021. He was born in Patrick County on June 20th, 1959 to the late Esley Coleman, Sr. and Lena Collins Coleman. In addition to his parents, Mr. Coleman was preceded in death by his brother, Derrick Coleman. Mr. Coleman enjoyed...
Hazel Mildred Higgins Wood
Aug 9, 2021
Mrs. Hazel Higgins Wood, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 9, 2021. She was born on April 7, 1940, in Wilkes County to the late Howard Higgins and the late Tressie Crouse. Mrs. Wood was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of Anchored In Jesus Baptist Church and had retired...
Lawrence Alfred Hylton
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Lawrence Alfred Hylton, age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax. He was born on February 3, 1935 in Floyd County to the late Dewey Hylton and Margie Hooker Peters. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hylton was preceded in death by two sons, Lonnie and Danny Hylton;...
Ernest "Ernie" Leroy Birkett
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Ernest “Ernie” Leroy Birkett, age 94 of Fort Washington, MD, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 1927, to the late Arnold Lloyd Birkett and Ruth Neale Birkett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Aaron Birkett;...
Charles Randall "Randy" Ashworth
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Charles Randall “Randy” Ashworth, age 63 of Stuart, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born on February 18, 1958 in Oklahoma to the late Joseph Ashworth and Wanda Pooler Ashworth. Randy had served in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving is his fiancé, Susan Taylor of the home; three children, Christopher...
Betty Laura Vogler Houston
Aug 9, 2021
Betty Laura Vogler Houston passed away peacefully at her home on August 9, 2021 after an extended illness. Betty was born in Mount Airy, NC on September 7, 1938, the 7th of eleven children to John William Vogler and Jessie McKinney Vogler. She was brought up in a generous and loving Christian home. Each of her four sisters and six...
Sherman E. Hubbard
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Sherman Edgar Hubbard, age 89 of Stuart, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on February 20, 1932 to the late Charles and Inez Haden Hubbard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Carlene H. Pilson and Reva H. Foley. Sherman began his life as...
Warren Peter Eck
Aug 9, 2021
Mr. Warren Peter Eck, 72, of Lowgap, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Eck was born August 6, 1949, in Morristown, NJ, to the late Warren Harding and Ruth Ann Yeskoo Eck. He was a kind-hearted person who cared for the needs of every individual. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather...
Maudie Coe Stanley
Aug 8, 2021
Mrs. Maudie Coe Stanley, age 86, of Dobson, NC passed away at the Joan & Howard Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC on Sunday morning, August 8, 2021. She was born in Surry County on May 23, 1935, to the late Wilson Coe and to Maude Coe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul...
Ralph Puckett
Aug 8, 2021
Mr. Ralph Puckett, age 86, of Pine Ridge, passed away at Genesis Health Care in Sparta surrounded by his loving children on Sunday, August 8, 2021. He was born in Surry County, February 1, 1935, to the late John and Eliza Senter Puckett. Ralph greeted everyone with a smile and a friendly conversation. He became a friend to everyone he...
Dylan Gray Venable
Aug 8, 2021
Mr. Dylan Gray Venable, 30 of Mount Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Mr. Venable was born on October 1, 1990 in San Antonio, Texas to Michael Venable and Lisa Atkins. Dylan graduated from West Stokes High School and worked for Hardee’s in Mount Airy. He will be missed by all that knew him....
Karen Hayes Bowlin
Aug 8, 2021
Ms. Karen Hayes Bowlin, 66, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home Sunday, August 8, 2021. She was born in Augusta, GA, to Nancy Jones Hayes and the late George Wayne Hayes, Jr. Karen was a dedicated nurse and lived her life sharing compassion with all her patients. She was a devoted loving mother...