Obituaries
Gene Bowman
Jan 17, 2026
Mr. Gene Bowman, age 60 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Bowman was born on July 1, 1965, in Forsyth County to the late Harold Ray and Louise Hiatt Bowman. Gene was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be...
Betty Johnson Wright
Jan 17, 2026
Betty Jean Johnson Wright entered the more immediate presence of her Lord and Savior on January 17, 2026. She was born in Surry County, NC on March 26, 1931, the youngest of five children to the late Richard David Johnson and Etta Wall Johnson. Betty cherished childhood memories in the fields and forests on their family farm. These experiences inspired...
Barry Eldon Sheppard
Jan 16, 2026
Barry Eldon Sheppard, age 67 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at his home surrounded by family. He was born August 12, 1958, in Patrick County to the late Alvis Prescott Sheppard and Rachel Morse Sheppard. In addition to his parents, Barry is preceded in death by one brother, Danny Sheppard. Barry worked as a truck driver...
Hazel Mae Newman Gunnell
Jan 16, 2026
Mrs. Hazel Newman Gunnell, 68, of Cana, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 16, 2026. She was born in Carroll County, VA, April 5, 1957, to the late Buford and Myrtle “Kate” Felts Newman. Hazel retired after many years of service in the medical field. She was a devoted wife, loving sister, and friend. Hazel was caring...
Betty Jane Ward
Jan 15, 2026
Mrs. Betty Jane Ward age 84 of Mt. Airy, NC went to be with Jesus on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Novant Health Care in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born December 16, 1941 in Patrick County, VA to the late William Riley Wood and Elsie May Chandler Wood Flinchum. She was retired from Ward Tax Service. She was a life...
Lloyd Kenneth Willis
Jan 14, 2026
Mr. Lloyd Kenneth Willis, 89, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday night, January 14, 2026, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mr. Willis was born June 20, 1936, in Henry County, VA, the son of the late Charlie Monroe and Iris Olive Dawson Willis. A hardworking and dedicated man, Lloyd spent many years working as...
Terry Wayne Martin
Jan 14, 2026
Mr. Terry Wayne Martin, age 60 of Lawsonville, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Martinsville, VA, on September 30, 1965. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rose Marie Bohannon; maternal grandparents, Rev. Wayne Bohannon and Florence Bohannon; one uncle, Donnie Bohannon.
He...
Gregory Wright Turner
Jan 14, 2026
Mr. Gregory Wright Turner, age 55 of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 8, 1970, to the late Ned Lee Turner and Elizabeth Ann Wright Turner. Greg grew up in Laurinburg, NC where he attended Scotland High School and was a member of the tennis team. He had a...
Tommy Gray Creed
Jan 14, 2026
Mr. Tommy Gray Creed, age 63, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at his residence. Mr. Creed was born in Surry County on September 26, 1962, to Buddy Wayne and Catherine Haynes Creed. Tommy grew up working with his dad on the family farm. They worked together growing tobacco. He loved working on the tractors and working closely...
Mary Eleanor Montgomery Ayers
Jan 14, 2026
Ms. Mary Eleanor Montgomery Ayers, 85 of Mount Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson on Wednesday January 14, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Ms. Ayers was born in Patrick County on October 21, 1940, to the late Warren and Gertrude Mabe Montgomery. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and...
Destiny Diane Bottoms
Jan 14, 2026
Destiny Diane Bottoms, 29, of Mount Airy, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, surrounded by love.
Destiny was born on May 3, 1996, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Jerry Leroy Bottoms and Monique Roxanne Faw.
Destiny was a fiercely devoted mother to her two sons, Eli Stratton McBride and Abel Jeffrey McBride, loving each of them...
Johnny Grover Hanes
Jan 13, 2026
Johnny Grover, Hanes, 76, of State Road, North Carolina passed away January 13, 2026, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Born August 24, 1949, in Surry County, to the late Grover Watson Hanes Jr. and the late Mary Ruth Calloway Hanes. Johnny graduated from Surry Central High School, and Catawba College. He then attended and graduated from...
Patrick Joseph Johnson
Jan 13, 2026
On January 13, 2026, Mr. Patrick Joseph Johnson, age 78 of Ararat, Virginia, went to be with the Lord. Mr. Johnson was born in Kent County, Delaware, on December 7, 1947, to the late Edward and Mabel Jean Maynard Johnson. Patrick was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was a faith member of Willis Gap Baptist Church...
Linda Faye Snipes Bedsaul
Jan 13, 2026
Mrs. Linda Faye Snipes Bedsaul, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born on April 27, 1950 in Hillsborough County, Florida, to the late William Snipes Sr and the late Ruth Goode Snipes. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be...
Gertrude Thomas Collins
Jan 12, 2026
Mrs. Gertrude Thomas Collins, age 83, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2026, at Surry Community Health Center. Mrs. Collins was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 8, 1942, to the late Charlie Roe Thomas and Sarah Jane Ayers Thomas. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sibling and friend, who will be deeply missed...
Patsy Juanita Bledsoe Parker
Jan 11, 2026
Patsy Juanita Bledsoe Parker, 77, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away January 11, 2026. Born October 15, 1948, in Surry County to the late Sherman Foley Bledsoe and the late Martha Bessie Jenkins Bledsoe. Patsy worked in the Washington Mills and Indera Mills Factories and babysat neighborhood children until later opening a game room and tanning bed business. She ran...
Leslie "Diane" Bristol Stanley
Jan 11, 2026
Mrs. Leslie Diane Bristol Stanley, 69 of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday January 11, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born October 31, 1956, in Richland County, SC to the late Eugene LeGraund Bristol and Jeanette Hoover Bristol. Diane graduated from North Surry and Surry Community College and worked in nursing for nearly...
Stephen Kent Davis
Jan 11, 2026
Due to the potential for severe weather, Mr. Davis' services have been postponed at this time. An updated service date and time will be shared here once available.
Stephen Kent Davis
August 5, 1953 – January 11, 2026
Stephen Kent Davis, of Claudville, Virginia—known to most simply as Steve—passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 72.
He was preceded in death...
Peggy Isabell Beasley Marshall
Jan 11, 2026
Mrs. Peggy Beasley Marshall, age 88, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Marshall was born in Surry County, November 6, 1937, to the late Calvin and Lillie Flippen Beasley. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her...
Penny (King) Dalton
Jan 10, 2026
Mrs. Penny King Dalton, age 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Dalton was born on March 10, 1948, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Clyde Anthony and Virginia King King. After high school, Penny began her studies at Bristol Sullivan School of Nursing in Bristol Tennessee, where she...
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