Shirley Ann Roberson Trent
Sep 9, 2021
Ms. Shirley Ann Roberson Trent, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on June 22, 1934 to the late John W. and Audrey Reynolds Roberson. In addition to her parents, Ms. Trent was preceded in death by a daughter, Audrey Williams; a son, Gary Burnette; a grandson, Wayne...
Denise Montgomery
Sep 8, 2021
Ms. Denise Montgomery, 56, of Pilot Mountain, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Ms. Montgomery was born October 1, 1964, in Surry County to Warren and Juanita Leftwich Montgomery. Denise was a loving mother, nana, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend who was a shining light to anyone who knew her. Her family was her whole world...
Gary Lee Chilton
Sep 8, 2021
Mr. Gary Lee Chilton, 69, of King passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Chilton was born in Surry County to the late Paul and Ila Jones Chilton. Gary was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. He graduated from North Surry High School...
Joel Herman Fain
Sep 8, 2021
Mr. Joel Herman Fain, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on April 15, 1942 to the late Paul Harold Fain and Lois Lee Dollarhite Fain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers-in-law, Mary Audrey and Thomas Gregory and...
Ola Mae Crissman White
Sep 8, 2021
Mrs. Ola Mae Crissman White, age 87, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born May 3, 1934, in Surry County to the late Fletcher Kenneth Crissman and the late Minnie Mae Doss Crissman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving...
Bernard "Mickey" Mitchell Wright, Jr.
Sep 7, 2021
Mr. Bernard Mitchell “Mickey” Wright, Jr., 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He was born in Patrick County, VA, May 7, 1947, to the late Bernard Mitchell Wright, Sr. and Melba Hutchens Wright. Mr. Wright retired as a truck driver after 54 years. He enjoyed helping his grandchildren with landscaping, working with...
Joseph Arthur "Joby" Smith, Jr.
Sep 6, 2021
Mr. Joseph Arthur “Joby” Smith, Jr., 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Smith was born May 12, 1939, in Forsyth County, to the late Joseph Arthur Smith, Sr. and Leona Allen Smith. Joby was a faithful member of Bannertown Baptist Church, where he served as a former deacon for...
Stephen Sherman Grubbs
Sep 6, 2021
Mr. Stephen Sherman Grubbs, 69, Cana, VA, passed away at Northern Regional Hospital on September 6th, 2021. He was born in Forsyth County on February 24th, 1952. He enjoyed Nasscar racing and Wrestling. He was preceded in death by his parents Sherman and Anna Lee Marsh Grubbs of Cana, Virginia, as well as his second wife Betty Jane Grubbs. Left...
Charlotte Booker Collins
Sep 6, 2021
Mrs. Charlotte Booker Collins, age 91, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on April 29, 1930, to the late Lewis and Mae Elizabeth Wagoner Booker. Mrs. Collins was a long-time member of Highland Park Baptist Church, the first female deputy of Surry County,...
Billy Joe "Bill" Penley
Sep 6, 2021
Billy “Bill” Joe Penley, 65 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021, at his home. Mr. Penley was born February 1, 1956, to the late William and Arbiazenna Bryan Penley. He was preceded in death by both his parents, one sister and three brothers. He is survived by his daughters Michelle (Sam) Brown and Karen (Jim) Kenyon,...
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...