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...
Joyce Dobbins Faries
Aug 30, 2021
On Monday afternoon, August 30, 2021, Mrs. Joyce Dobbins Faries, 72, of Mount Airy, joined her precious husband, J.K., on the streets of gold. Jesus took her by the hand and welcomed her home. There is no doubt that Joyce and Brother J.K. knelt at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him for His saving grace. Mrs. Faries was born March 22,...
Susan Devoy Efaw
Aug 29, 2021
Mrs. Susan Gail DeVoy Efaw, age 81, of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt Airy, NC. She was born April 6, 1940, in Rochester, New York, to the late F. Stanley DeVoy and H. Shirley DeVoy. Susan attended Stuart Presbyterian Church and volunteered at My Friends Closet in Stuart.
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William Laurence Newton
Aug 28, 2021
Mr. William Laurence “Bill” Newton, 79, of North Port, FL, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Venice Regional Bayfront Health in Venice, FL. Mr. Newton was born August 13, 1942, in Wake County, the son of the late Samuel Glennie and Lillie Ida Waddell Newton. Bill served our country in the United States Navy for four years and was...
Danny Ray Edwards
Aug 28, 2021
Mr. Danny Ray Edwards, 58, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, August 28, 2021. He was born in Surry County, March 7, 1963, to Peggy Sue Galyean Edwards and the late Lancy Landon Edwards. Mr. Edwards worked for several years at Henredon Furniture. He was a caring son, father, grandfather, and friend. Mr....
Doris Inez Atkins
Aug 28, 2021
Mrs. Doris Inez Bennett Atkins, 86, of Mt. Airy went home to be with her lord and savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on December 18, 1934, to the late Frank James and Nellie Lucinda Quesinberry Bennett. Mrs. Atkins was a retired Secretary from Franklin Elementary School,...
Bill Wells
Aug 28, 2021
Lamont William Wells, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, August 28, 2021, after a brief illness. Born on June 28, 1940, the son of Donald and Arlene Wells in Saginaw Michigan, Bill, as he was known to his friends and family, graduated from Arthur Hill High School and Saginaw Valley State University. He...
Bobby Ray Hutson
Aug 27, 2021
Mr. Bobby Ray Hutson, 87, of Ararat, passed away Friday evening, August 27, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. Mr. Hutson was born November 18, 1933, in Surry County, the son of the late John William “Willie” and Edna Frances Johnson Hutson. Bobby served our country in the United States Army from August 1953 until June 1955. He...
Rev. Robert Martin Fritchey
Aug 27, 2021
Rev. Robert Martin Fritchey (52), loving husband and father of four wonderful children, received his ultimate healing and entered the presence of God on Friday, August 27th, 2021. Robert was born on December 19, 1968 in Glynn County, Georgia. On August 12, 1989 he married Sonja Carol Christensen Fritchey and was happily married for 32 years. He received his bachelor’s...
Brother J.K. Faries
Aug 27, 2021
On Friday morning, August 27, 2021, our blessed Lord opened the portals of glory and welcomed His good and faithful servant into heaven. Brother J.K. Faries, 73, of Mount Airy, pastor of Word of God Baptist Church in Asbury, walked on the streets of gold that he had preached about for 44 years. Brother Faries loved his congregation and he...
Phyllis Wood Hubbard
Aug 27, 2021
Mrs. Phyllis Annette Wood Hubbard, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on March 18, 1937 to the late Murray Wood and Lillian Annabell Cockram Wood. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Sherman Edgar Hubbard, and three...