Darrel Charles Lemke, Jr
Jan 9, 2025
Darrel Charles Lemke, Jr., age 77, of Stuart, VA passed away on January 9, 2025. Darrel was born in Menominee, WI on December 16, 1947, to the late Darrel Charles and Sarah Quilling Lemke. He is survived by his loving wife, Phyllis, stepdaughter Renee (Brian) Penix and grandson Maxwell of Franklin, TN; sister, Maxine Payne of Acton, MA; niece Kelly...
Callie Hamlin Smith
Jan 9, 2025
Mrs. Callie Hamlin Smith, 89, of Siloam, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, January 9, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Smith was born October 6, 1935, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Richard “Dick” Hamlin and Gladys Inez Marion Hamlin Hawks. Callie was raised in a rural area of Surry County...
Jim Allen Lawson
Jan 8, 2025
Mr. Jim Allen Lawson, age 76 of Claudville, passed away on January 8, 2025 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on April 7, 1948, to the late Jesse Allen Lawson and Rachel Beasley Lawson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by one brother, Bennie Lawson; and...
Alvin Samuel Radford
Jan 8, 2025
Alvin Samuel Radford, 86, of Ararat, VA, passed away at Sovah Health in Martinsville on January 8, 2025, after a lengthy struggle with diabetes. He was born on March 11, 1938, in Patrick Co. VA, son of the late Hardin Otis and Lorene Ola Epperson Radford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Dwight...
Thomas Clifford Starling, Jr.
Jan 8, 2025
Mr. Thomas Clifford Starling, Jr., age 60, of Clemmons, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at his home. He was born on February 26, 1964, in Fayetteville, NC to the late Thomas Clifford Starling, Sr. and Carol Sue Everhart Starling. Mr. Starling retired as a Construction Inspector Supervisor with the Engineering Department for the City of Winston-Salem. He was...
Mary Phillips Botkin
Jan 7, 2025
Mrs. Mary Phillips Botkin, 99, of Fort Collins, CO, and formerly of Mount Airy, passed away in Fort Collins, CO, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. She was born August 14, 1925, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of Jesse Andrew and Bertha Horton Phillips. Mary retired from Quality Mills, Inc and was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of...
Anne Turpin Cody
Jan 6, 2025
Anne Turpin Cody passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, January 6th, 2025, at the age of 70. She was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on April 26th, 1954, to Charles Braxton Turpin and Mae Hardy Turpin of Mount Airy, NC. Anne graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1972, where she was class Valedictorian and member of the...
Shane Mayo Nay Jr.
Jan 6, 2025
Mr. Shane Mayo Nay Jr., 40, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away January 6, 2025. Born November 21, 1984, to Shane Mayo Sr. and Mary Ann Roberts Nay in Albany County, New York. Shane enjoyed firefighting. He also loved the outdoors where he would spend his time hunting and fishing. Shane had a big heart and a love for...
Brenda Hoosier Arnder
Jan 6, 2025
Mrs. Brenda Hoosier Arnder, age 67, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born on August 11, 1957 in Grayson County to the late Paul and Ergle Sheets Hoosier. Mrs. Arnder lived in Mt. Airy for more than 40 years. She was a CNA for...
Delores Ann Richardson
Jan 5, 2025
Mrs. Delores Ann Richardson, age 71, formally of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectantly in Raleigh on January 5, 2025, at Wake Med. Mrs. Richardson was born in Surry County on September 19, 1953, to Robert Glenn and Effie Bowman Richardson. Mrs. Richardson is survived by her son, Michael Andrew Gilliam; a sister, Linda Webb; and a brother, Larry Gleen Richardson....
Dawn Margaret Barkley
Jan 5, 2025
Mrs. Dawn Margaret Eckrote Barkley, age 49 of Patrick Springs passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 at her home. She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara J. Parsley Eckrote.
Dawn was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She had a larger than life personality and a smile that would light up a room. She loved being in the...
Jack Edward Wall
Jan 5, 2025
Mr. Jack Edward Wall, 85, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away January 5, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center. Born November 16, 1939, to the late Caleb Anderson and Susie Coe Wall. Jack was a member and deacon of Fairview Baptist Church, and a proud veteran. He took great honor in serving his country. Left to cherish his memory is his...
Mr. Douglas Holt
Jan 4, 2025
Douglas Holt passed away at his home in Stuart, Virginia on Saturday January 4th, at 82 years of age. Funeral services will be held at 1pm, Friday, January 10th at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. Douglas is survived by his wife Judith Holt, sister Julia Head, daughter Sally Baker (Jacob), son Richard Holt (Sabine) and three grandchildren, Philip, Alyssa and...
Ida Frances Pennington Wilkerson
Jan 4, 2025
Mrs. Ida Frances Pennington Wilkerson, age 86 of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away on Saturday night January 4, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy with her daughter Rhonda by her side. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in Somerset, KY, on September 17, 1938, to the late Everett James Pennington and Agnes Mae Rhodes Pennington. She was a loving mother,...
Franklin D. Tilley
Jan 3, 2025
Franklin D. Tilley (also called “Frank” or “Frankie” by those closest to him). Born December 31, 1936, to Jack and Mattie Tilley, in Westfield, N.C., Frank was the seventh of nine children. He was a tobacco farmer most of his life but was also handy with just about anything. A hard-working family, the Tilleys grew most of their food, which...
Barbara Southern Gray
Jan 2, 2025
Mrs. Barbara Ray Southern Gray, age 87, of Pilot Mountain, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Thursday January 2, 2025, after several years of being cared for in her home by her family. Mrs. Gray was born in Forsyth County, December 5, 1937, the daughter of the late John F. and Effie May Kiser Southern.
Barbara worked for...
Carol Gertrude Haskin Duncan
Jan 2, 2025
Mrs. Carol Gertrude Haskin Duncan, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, January 2, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Duncan was born January 5, 1965, in Egg Harbor, NJ, one of eight children born to the late Richard and Lillian Renuart Haskin. Carol dedicated her career to teaching throughout Virginia and North Carolina, where...
Vicki Cheryl Mosley Williams
Jan 2, 2025
Mrs. Vicki Cheryl Mosley Williams, age 65, of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 2. 2025 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on September 8, 1959 in Surry County to the late Alpha and Virginia Stone Mosley. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left...
Rebecca Ann (Towe) McHone
Jan 2, 2025
*** Due to inclement weather, this service has been postponed to Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM ***
Mrs. Rebecca Ann Towe McHone, age 77 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. McHone was born October 24, 1947, in Surry County to the late Harvey and...
Roger Nelson Boyd
Jan 2, 2025
Mr. Roger Nelson Boyd, age 62, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away Thursday afternoon January 2, 2025, at his residence with his loving family by his side. Mr. Boyd was born November 29, 1962, in Surry County to the late Clark Gable Boyd and Shirley Gene Cain Boyd. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, he’ll be deeply missed by...