Robert Allen Holcomb
Sep 5, 2021
Mr. Robert Allen Holcomb, age 78, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his residence. He was born June 26, 1943 in Forsyth County to the late Spencer Holcomb and the late Vernon Lorraine VanHoy Holcomb. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Martha Stanley Holcomb; sister and brother-in law, Wanda and Richard Byrd; brother-in-law and...
Tammy Lynette Price
Sep 5, 2021
Ms. Tammy Lynette Price, 51, of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Price was born on May 20, 1970, in Forsyth County, and was the daughter of the late Danny and Daisy Leftwich. Left to cherish her memory are her fiancé, Joe Angel of the home;...
David Richard Gillespie
Sep 5, 2021
Mr. David Richard Gillespie, age 57, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 24, 1964, in Surry County to the late G.W. Gillespie and Bernice Baldwin Gillespie who survives. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Katherine B. Gillespie; son and daughter-in-law, Captain David Richard Gillespie II, USAF,...
Roy Holten Puckett
Sep 5, 2021
Mr. Roy Holten Puckett, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 5, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Puckett was born March 14, 1944, in Patrick County, VA, the son of the late Walter Holland Puckett and Lila Frances Bowman Puckett Young. Roy was a self-employed painter for many years. He is survived by his wife of 57...
Richard Barner "Dick" Stone
Sep 4, 2021
Richard Barner (Dick) Stone of King, North Carolina received God’s call for an eternal life in Heaven on September 4, 2021. He was born in King on July 12, 1926 to Dr. Grady Erastus Stone and Nonnie Ashburn Stone. He proudly served in the United States Army in Italy during World War II. He received an undergraduate degree from Davidson...
Burney Ray Tilley
Sep 3, 2021
Mr. Burney Ray Tilley, 89, of Cana, VA, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family, Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born in Surry County, October 17, 1931, to the late Paul and Lessie Easter Tilley. Mr. Tilley bravely served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He continued to show his Patriotism throughout...
Hazel Lenora Hinkle
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Hazel Lenora Johnson Hinkle, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Kanawha County, WV, on July 13, 1935, to the late Harry H. and Hazel Annalee Phillips Johnson. Mrs. Hinkle was a loving homemaker, and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Charldeen Hawks
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Charldeen Gordon Hawks, of Mt. Airy, passed away at her home Thursday, September 2, 2021. She was born in Surry County, June 25, 1930, to the late Jesse William “Bud” and Bessie Lee Young Gordon. Mrs. Hawks was a loving mother, sister, aunt and friend. She retired from nursing at Northern Hospital of Surry County which exemplified her personality...
Lynn Fortner Ramsey
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Lynn Fortner Ramsey, age 52, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at her residence. She was born December 9, 1968, in Surry County to the late Wanda York Fortner and the late Wayne Fortner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jay Burrett York and Viola Coe York, and her...
Frances Lou Key Nichols
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Frances Lou Key Nichols, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, September 2, 2021. Mrs. Nichols was born October 14, 1935, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Davis Leonard and Mamie Sue McHone Key. Frances was a homemaker and a faithful member of Highland Park Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Greg...
Louzetta "Lou" Hawks Leonard
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Louzetta “Lou” Hawks Leonard, 94, of Cana, VA, passed away at Surry Community Health and Rehab Thursday, September 2, 2021. Mrs. Leonard was one of eight children born to the late William Columbus “Lum” and Mattie Leona Davis Hawks. Mrs. Leonard was a beautiful woman with a gentle nature. She always greeted you with a warm smile. She retired...
Gregory Warren Boyd
Sep 2, 2021
Mr. Gregory Warren Boyd, 49, of Ararat, VA passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Patrick County, VA on March 15, 1972, to the late Robert William and Shirley Turner Boyd. Mr. Boyd was owner-operator of Boyd’s Automotive, and a faithful member of White Plains Baptist Church. He was a...
Clayton Odell Fain
Sep 1, 2021
Mr. Clayton Odell Fain, age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed at SOVAH Hospital of Martinsville on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was born in Patrick County on April 15, 1937 to the late Amos Eugene Fain and Eunice Rakes Fain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Paula Juanita McPeake Fain; and one daughter,...
Mary Marie Harold Jessup
Sep 1, 2021
Mrs. Mary Marie Jessup, age 86, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Patrick County on June 30, 1935, to the late Carlis and Hassie Puckett Harold. Mrs. Jessup was retired from H&W Trucking Company where she worked as an office administrator and was a faithful...
Victoria "Torie" Chandler Hurst
Sep 1, 2021
Mrs. Victoria Lynn “Torie” Chandler Hurst, age 40, of Mt. Airy, NC, wife of Mr. Jason Robert Hurst, went to be with Jesus on September 1, 2021, at her home. She was born October 21, 1980, in Surry County to Terry Ray and Teresa Ann Chamblin Chandler, She had worked at Northern Regional Hospital as a medical assistant and was...
Ted Gray Midkiff
Sep 1, 2021
Mr. Ted Gray Midkiff, age 84, of King, NC passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on May 6, 1937, to the late Claude Midkiff and the late Mary Ruth Jones Woody. He was a retired Barber, and a veteran of the US...
Norma Siernos Hecker
Sep 1, 2021
Mrs. Norma Siernos Hecker, 83, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Hecker was born August 10, 1938, in Newark, NJ, one of three children born to the late Stanley and Theresa Krug Siernos. Norma was a retired secretary and a member of the Catholic church. She is survived by a daughter and...
Ken M. Peeples
Sep 1, 2021
Mr. Ken M. Peeples, 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was born in Guilford County, NC, January 16, 1940, to the late Jesse James and Annie Brown Peeples. Mr. Peeples worked with Oakdale Knitting for many years prior to retiring and also retired as a part-time truck driver with various local...
Mary Frances Brock Henson
Aug 30, 2021
Mrs. Mary Frances Brock Henson, age 89, of Westfield, passed away on Monday morning, August 30, 2021, at her home. She was born in Gadsden County Florida, on March 25, 1932, to the late Henry and Vida Horton Brock. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. She is survived...
Mary Elladee Haywood Brown
Aug 30, 2021
Mrs. Mary Elladee “Dee” Haywood Brown, 83, left her bags and her lifelong travel partner, Barry, to embark on her final journey on Monday, August 30, 2021. Born January 19, 1938, in Lumberton, to the late Ralph and Ruby Haywood, she graduated from Radford University in 1960 and later received her master’s degree from Hollins University. She spent most of...