April Haywood Combs
Aug 15, 2021
Miss. April Haywood Combs, age 17, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021. She was born in Twin County Hospital in Galax. Left to cherish her memories are her father and mother, Randy and Starr Combs; siblings, Hayley Haynes, James and Allen Wilmoth; maternal grandmother, Lucy Shinault; uncles and aunts, Rodney and Stephanie Combs, Big John and...
Roy Junior Martin
Aug 15, 2021
Mr. Roy Junior Martin, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 13, 1937, to the late Anderson Martin and Stacey Fain Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Nancy Law, Virginia Martin; and four brothers, Edward, Albert, William Leon,...
Lois Deatherage Overby
Aug 14, 2021
Mrs. Lois Revia Deatherage Overby, age 76 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Patrick County on March 16, 1945, to the late Banner William Deatherage and Revia Gunter Deatherage. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph Deatherage. Lois had...
Ben "Benny" Webster Carter
Aug 14, 2021
Mr. Ben “Benny” Webster Carter, age 66 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 14, 1955, to the late Willie “Dump” Carter and Beatrice Webster Carter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Pride, and a brother, Michael Carter. Benny had served in the...
Wayne "Skip" Peter Bowman
Aug 13, 2021
Mr. Wayne Peter “Skip” Bowman, age 71 of Stuart, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 7, 1950, to the late Hampton Bowman and Mattie Virginia Nunn Bowman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Angel Dawn Bowman, and a sister-in-law, Hilda Bowman. "Skip...
Edward Russell Oakley
Aug 13, 2021
Mr. Edward Russell Oakley, 73, of Lowgap, went home to be with the Lord on Friday night, August 13, 2021. Mr. Oakley was born April 14, 1948, in Surry County, the son of the late Hubert Oakley and Dorothy Hodges Oakley Goodson. Russell served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired as a self-employed...
Dr. Paul Daniel Webster, III
Aug 13, 2021
Dr. Paul Daniel Webster, III died at age 91, August 13, 2021, in Lancaster SC. He was born on April 26, 1930, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the son of Paul D. (Pete) Webster and Edith Gilbert Webster. He is preceded in death by both his parents and a twin brother, William Phil Webster. He is survived by his wife...
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...