Obituaries
Earnest Lee "Butch" McMillian, Jr.
Oct 3, 2021
Mr. Earnest Lee “Butch” McMillian, Jr., 69, of Cana, VA, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. Mr. McMillian was born January 14, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Earnest Lee and Media Belle McMillian McMillian. Earnest was a truck driver at Horton’s Produce Inc. for many years. He is...
Mary Lou McCraw
Oct 2, 2021
Mary Lou McCraw, age 70, of Lambsburg, VA passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born November 27th, 1950, in Surry County NC to the late Henry B McCraw and Vera E McCraw. Mary is survived by her daughters, Rebecca Wright Upchurch (Brad) and Colleen Puckett; son, Charlie...
Michael Preston Wrest
Oct 1, 2021
Mr. Michael Preston Wrest, 57 of Cana, Virginia passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Wrest was born on July 6, 1964, at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, to Barbara White Wrest and the late Bud C. Wrest. Mr. Wrest was a loving son, brother, uncle, great-uncle, and friend....
Inez Mae Leftwich Belton
Oct 1, 2021
Mrs. Inez Mae Leftwich Belton, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Friday at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy, NC under the care of Mountain Valley Hospice. Mrs. Belton was born in Surry County, July 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Lloyd Fulton and Cordella Victoria Johnson Leftwich. Inez will be remembered as a strong prayer warrior...
Jennifer Evelyn Clark
Oct 1, 2021
Ms. Jennifer Evelyn Clark, age 72, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away on October 1, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on October 12, 1948, to the late Arlie Osborne Clark and the late Beulah Mae Blevins Clark. She was a retired Head Start Teacher Coordinator...
David Barry Simmons
Oct 1, 2021
Jesus came for David Barry Simmons on October 1, 2021. Now he is fully healed and with his Lord and Savior for eternity. David was only 58 years old when he lost his battle with the Delta Variant of COVID-19 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was dearly loved by his family, friends, church, Boy Scouts, and co-workers. He...
Wayne Wilmoth
Oct 1, 2021
Grady “Wayne” Wilmoth, 87, of Elkin, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born March 5,1934 in Surry County to the late Thomas Byrd and Stella Snow Wilmoth. Wayne is survived by his loving wife Edna Badgett Wilmoth of 70 years, daughter-in-law Debbie Wilmoth and son Eddie (deceased); daughter...
Ardith Sue Sechrist Barr
Oct 1, 2021
Ms. Ardith Sue Sechrist Barr, of Mount Airy, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 1, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born on January 27 in Forsyth County to the late Ofra and Justeen Gardner Sechrist. Left to cherish her memory are her loving daughter, Penny Newsome and fiancé Jeff Ross; two sons and a...
Annie Ruth Johnson
Oct 1, 2021
Annie Ruth Hardy Johnson, age 93, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 1, 2021. She was born January 15, 1928 in Surry County to the late John and Betty Hardy. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted wife and mother, who enjoyed working on the family farm. She is survived by her children; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Joyce...
Sammy Bryan Ashburn
Sep 30, 2021
Mr. Sammy Bryan Ashburn, 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born in Surry County, December 24, 1948, to the late Everett Bryan and Kathryn Ellen McKnight Ashburn. Mr. Ashburn was a loving and devoted husband, father, and pa. He adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren, appreciating...
Kevin Lane McMillian
Sep 30, 2021
Mr. Kevin Lane McMillian, 51, of Cana, VA, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born Surry County, NC, April 3, 1970, to Earnest “Butch” McMillian, Jr. and Mary Margaret Secrest McMillian. In addition to his parents, Kevin is survived by his son Kaleb Wall; sisters and a brother-in-law, Jessie McMillian, LeAnn and Chris Pyles;...
Kathleen Johnson Jones
Sep 30, 2021
Kathleen Johnson Jones (9/2/1933) of Dobson had just celebrated her 88th birthday before “going on,” joining her husband of 44 years, Duane “PeeWee” Jones and her beloved son, Monty, in Heaven at 10:39 am on Thursday, September 30th. Kathleen, affectionately known as “MawMaw” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, loved her family and “wouldn’t take anything for any of them,”...
Ruth Helen Haymore
Sep 29, 2021
Ruth Helen Thompson Haymore, age 88, peacefully went to heaven from her home, surrounded by family on September 29, 2021. She was born May 16, 1933, in the Flat Rock area of Surry County, North Carolina to Roby and Margie (Watson) Thompson. A graduate of Flat Rock High School and the North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, she worked...
Shirley Diane Simmons Hudson
Sep 29, 2021
Mrs. Shirley Diane Simmons Hudson, 67, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hudson was born July 28, 1954, in Norfolk, VA, one of three children born to the late George Washington Simmons, Jr. and Dorothy Ray Simmons. Shirley retired as a call coordinator from Novant Health and...
John M. Gery, Jr.
Sep 29, 2021
Mr. John M. Gery, Jr., 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Wednesday, September 29, 2021. He was born in Passaic, County, January 6, 1933, to the late John M. Gery, Sr. and Susan Spell Gery. Mr. Gery was a hard worker, retiring from Bassett Furniture after many years of service. He was...
Phillip Martin Draughn, Sr.
Sep 29, 2021
Mr. Phillip Martin Draughn, Sr., 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Draughn was born October 29, 1942, in Surry County, the son of the late Dallas Draughn, Sr. and Kathleen Coalson Draughn. He retired from W.P. Simmons, Inc. after many years of service and was of the Baptist faith. He is...
Elaine Lawson Mick
Sep 28, 2021
Elaine F. Mick, age 69, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2020, at Dunmore Plantation in Dobson, North Carolina. Ms. Mick was born February 17, 1952, in Mt. Airy, NC to the late Harvey Lawson and Mary Ruth Lawson. Following a career as a legal administrative assistant and paralegal in Florida and Alabama, she divorced and returned to Mt. Airy...
Payzlee Bo Loann Potts
Sep 27, 2021
Miss Payzlee Bo Loann Potts, age 3 Months, of Mt. Airy NC passed away unexpectedly on September 27, 2021. She was born in Surry County on June 14, 2021, to Christopher Shane Potts and Shalyn Dewolfe Potts. She will be ever in the hearts of her family. Surviving is her parents; sisters, Maci Potts, Baylee Dewolfe; brothers, Hayden Potts, Christopher...
Reatha Mae Trivett Baker
Sep 26, 2021
Mrs. Reatha Mae Trivett Baker, age 70, of Pinnacle was peacefully and graciously called by her Lord and Savior to her eternal home on Sunday, September 26, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born November 24, 1950, in Smyth County Virginia, to the late Riley and Callie Rotenberry Trivett. She was a loving mother, nana and great-grandmother who will...
Michael Preston Simpson
Sep 26, 2021
Mr. Michael Preston Simpson, 55, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, VA. He was born in Surry County on December 4, 1965, to the late, Mitchell and Linda East Simpson. Mr. Simpson was an electrical foreman at Johnson Modern Electric Company, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Tracy Bombe Simpson;...
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