Mr. Randy “Yogi” Tate, age 62, of Mt. Airy, son of Carlie and Peggy Tate passed away on Thursday, December 03, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He is survived by a very special friend, Patty Johnson. All services will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and...
Mrs. Lillian Viola Riggs Payne, age 79, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at her home. She was born in Surry County, on November 15, 1941, to the late Rev. Dan Franklin Riggs and the late Nannie Elizabeth Haymore Riggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Odell George...
Mr. Fred Homer Abels, age 84, of Mount Airy passed away December 2, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County, March 28, 1936 to the late John and Mamie Bowman Abels. Mr. Abels was retired from Dixie Concrete Products and attended Flower Gap Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are his daughter, Dorlisa Abels and Alan Quesinberry; brother...
Mrs. Mildred Ann Norman Gonzalez, 62 of Mount Airy, passed away early Friday morning December 4, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born March 2, 1958 in Davidson County to the late Howard Swanson Norman and Annie Lorraine Tate Norman. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be dearly missed. ...
Mrs. Beverly Hicks Beverly, age 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Wake County on May, 13, 1943 to the late William Alfred “Bill” Hicks Sr. and Edith Sylvia Jarrell Hicks. She was a loving Mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will surely be missed...
Mrs. Kimberly Dawn McHone, age 54, of Mt. Airy, passed away on December 2, 2020. She was born in Surry County on August 5, 1966 to Jimmy and Betty Lowe McHone. She was a loving Mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. She was so full of life and loved her family more than...
Pastor Jeffery Allen Adkins, age 42, of Dobson, NC was killed in an automotive accident on Wednesday evening December 2, 2020 in Surry County. He was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia on December 29, 1977 to Ralph Donald “Donnie” Adkins and Patricia Sue Gunter Adkins. He was the pastor of Liberty Baptist Church and the owner/operator of ABC Tree...
Mr. Thomas Ray Gullatt, 74, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Rossville, GA on April 21, 1946 to the late Herbert and Mary Emma Wills Gullatt. Mr. Gullatt retired from Kentucky Derby, and a member of Mt. Airy Wesleyan Church. He is survived by his wife, Sherri...
Mr. Robert Junior Shumate, age 81 of Dobson, passed away December 1, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1939 in Surry County to the late Robert Lee and Tavie Francis Shumate. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Hill Shumate; brother, Billy Shumate, brother and sister-in-law, Denny “Dink” and...
Ms. Jo Ann Gwyn Stanley, age 77, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday evening December 1. 2020 at Dunmore Plantation. She was born in Surry County on December 11, 1942, to the late Buster Ed Gwyn and the late Ettamae Flossie Gordon McCraw. In addition to her parents she was preceded by her step father Arnold McCraw; daughter Patricia...
Miss Pamela Kay Moore, age 63 of Winston Salem, North Carolina passed away December 1, 2020 at her home. Miss Moore was born in Allegany County, North Carolina on September 23, 1957 to the late Burton Wayne and Mary Lou Hawks Moore. Miss Moore was an accountant for many years. Left to cherish her memories are her sisters Patricia Diane...
Mrs. Hazel Myree Clark Harris, age 89 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. She was born in Virginia on May 12, 1931 to the late William and Mildred Howell Clark. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin S....
Mrs. Annie Reeves Bolen Watson, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Watson was born May 8, 1929, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Otto and Nettie Shelton Reeves. Ann retired as a quality control coordinator from Russell Corporation after many years of service and was a member...
Mrs. Ruby Hall Brewer, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Davie Nursing and Rehab Center in Mocksville. Mrs. Brewer was born May 3, 1932, in Galax, VA, to the late Claude and Bessie Ramey Hall. Ruby was a faithful member of Temple Baptist Church and retired from Adams Mills (Hanes Brand, Inc.) after many years. ...
On November 30, 2020, Vera Edwards gained her wings and went to sing in Heaven’s choir. As she would say, went on over to Glory Land. Vera was born November 9, 1929 in Mount Airy, NC, a daughter of the late Robert and Flora Young. Known for making the best of life, a lady around town and her style and...
Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Lee Duncan Dickenson, 74, previously of Mount Airy, passed away, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Cone Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mrs. Dickenson was born on August 24, 1946 in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late Fred Duncan and Avalee Edwards Duncan Atkins. Pat was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend...
Mrs. Lura Nichols Brintle, 80, of Mount Airy passed away on November 30, 2020. Mom was born December 3, 1939 to the late Walter Woodrow and Margaret Sumner Nichols. Mom retired from YVEDDI and worked for several years at Rite-Aid Drug store. Mom was proceeded in death by her husband, Joe Grady Brintle, and her brothers, Johnny and Walter Woodrow...
Mr. Greer William “Willard” Johnson, 77, of Dobson, passed away Sunday night, November 29, 2020, at his home. He was born June 27, 1943, to the late Greer Wesley and Bertha L. Haynes Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and a great friend to many. Mr. Johnson bravely served in the U.S. Army. He worked as...
Mrs. Rachel Jean Carrico Marshall, 83, of Lowgap, completed her journey home on Sunday morning, November 29, 2020. Mrs. Marshall was born December 11, 1936, in Surry County, the daughter of the late James Franklin and Emma McCormick Carrico. She married at the age of 15 to Emmett Marshall. Before his passing in 2002, they celebrated 51 years of marriage. ...
Mr. Robert Clinton “R.C.” Creasy, age 72, of Dobson, NC passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County on May 25, 1948, to the late Robert Ernest Creasy and the late Sarah Louise Hicks Creasy. He was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, a veteran of...