Obituaries
Shelby Jean Shelton Laney
Aug 25, 2025
Mrs. Shelby Jean Shelton Laney, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, August 25, 2025, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Laney was born June 8, 1939, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Ralph William “Pete” and Mildred Wagoner Shelton. Shelby grew up in the Franklin community of Mount Airy and graduated...
William "Butch" Lanigan, Jr.
Aug 25, 2025
Mr. William “Butch” Lanigan, Jr., age 50 of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at his home. He was born to the late William Lanigan, Sr. and Glenda Faye McBride Lanigan. Butch was an avid hunter and fisherman, in his words, “a turkey slayer from way back.” He was always joking and playing around. He was a true...
Margaret Lynn Salmons
Aug 24, 2025
Ms. Margaret Lynn Salmons, 72, of Elkin, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, August 24, 2025, at her home.
Ms. Salmons was born May 21, 1953, in Surry County, the youngest of three daughters born to the late Hugh Glenn and Catherine Whitener Salmons. A longtime resident of Elkin, she graduated from Elkin High School in 1971 and went on to...
William “Will” Charlie Thomas Pack
Aug 24, 2025
On the morning of August 24, 2025, at 7:08a.m., Heaven gained a beautiful angel when our sweet William Charlie Thomas Pack, only five years old, left this world. Though his time here was heartbreakingly short, William filled every moment of his life with laughter, love, and light. Born to April and Barry Pack, William was a child who brought immeasurable...
Valerie Sue DeHart Lawson
Aug 23, 2025
Valerie Sue DeHart Lawson, age 58 of Stuart, VA passed away peacefully at Woltz Hospice house in Dobson, NC. She was born in Patrick County to James N. DeHart and Anna D. Fuqua DeHart. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her son, Bobby Wayne Lawson, and a sister, Lorrie Ann DeHart Pack.
She was a loving...
Richard Nash Clifton
Aug 22, 2025
Mr. Richard Nash Clifton, Sr., age 87 of Vesta, passed away Friday, August 22, 2025, at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 8, 1938, to the late Homer Elza Clifton and Gracie Etta Bowling Clifton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Clifton was preceded in death by...
Matthew William Fultz
Aug 22, 2025
Mr. Matthew William Fultz, age 62, of Mount Airy passed away on August 22, 2025, at Colonial Care. He was born in East Orange, NJ on May 29, 1963, the son of the late Robert Harden and Virginia Stiuso Fultz. Matthew was a sweet soul and loved dearly by his family and friends. Surviving are his sisters, Vivian Patterson, Wanda...
Leslie Gray Slawter
Aug 22, 2025
Mr. Leslie Gray Slawter, 58 of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday afternoon, August 22, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. He was born in Surry County to the late Lesley Lindburg Slawter and Lena Ellen Donathan Slawter. Gray was a handyman who loved his grandchildren and woodworking. Left to cherish his memory are his significate other, Sandra Keener; daughter and...
Linda Milholen Love
Aug 22, 2025
Mrs. Linda Milholen Love, age 80, of King, passed away Friday night, August 22, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Davie County, on February 26, 1945, to the late Charles Edgar Milholen and Margie Matoka Page Milholen. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sibling. She’ll be deeply missed by the many that were...
Melissa Carol Belcher
Aug 21, 2025
Ms. Melissa Carol Saul Belcher, age 61 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at her home. She was born in Henry County on July 6, 1964. She was preceded in death by her father, Dennis Saul; stepfather, Sterling Mullins; maternal grandparents, Elmer and Vera Lackey; companion and love of her life, Todd Withrow; and beloved yorkie,...
Ned Lee Turner
Aug 21, 2025
Mr. Ned Lee Turner, age 85 of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. He was born on May 18, 1940, to the late James Roy Turner and Evelyn Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Wright Turner; and a brother, Bobby Turner. Ned grew up in Henry County....
Norman "Timothy" Hill
Aug 20, 2025
Mr. Norman Timothy Hill, age 61 of Claudville, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 8, 1964. He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Bernard Hill; his paternal grandfather, Reid Hill; and his paternal grandmother who raised him, Bessie Hill. He was a...
Bobby Lee Phillips
Aug 20, 2025
Mr. Bobby Lee Phillips, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, August 20, 2025, at King Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Phillips was born March 28, 1947, in Surry County, one of thirteen children born to the late Joseph Eldridge and Pearlie Edwards Phillips. In his younger years, he worked as a general laborer at a local sawmill, where...
Sandra Lee (Newman) Gaudreau
Aug 20, 2025
Mrs. Sandra Lee Newman Gaudreau, age 75 of Mount Airy passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Gaudreau was born on December 9, 1949, in Wayne County, Ohio to the late Charles Edward Newman, Sr and Vera Fern Lockhart Newman. Sandra was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister,...
Lewis Edward Beach
Aug 20, 2025
Mr. Lewis Beach, age 73, passed away August 20, 2025, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1951, to the late Arvil and Ethel Beach. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Suzanne Beach; and his brothers, Lawrence Beach and Carson Beach.
He is survived by his wife, Denise Beach; sister, Christine...
William Clyde "Sonny" Hamlin Jr.
Aug 19, 2025
William Clyde “Sonny” Hamlin, Jr.
William Clyde Hamlin, Jr., age 79, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was the devoted husband of Jeanette Owens Hamlin.
Bill was born on June 29, 1946, in Dobson to the late Bernice Hamlin and William Clyde Hamlin, Sr. He grew up...
Linda Carolyn Hodges Lowe
Aug 19, 2025
Mrs. Linda Carolyn Hodges Lowe, age 78, of Lowgap, passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. She was born in Surry County on February 21, 1947, to the late Blan Carr and Lillian Fern Hawks Hodges. Mrs. Lowe was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sibling who will be dearly missed...
Ronnie Reynolds Dalton
Aug 19, 2025
Service location change.
Mr. Ronnie Reynolds “Paw Paw” Dalton, 69 of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Tuesday morning August 19, 2025. He was born in Grayson County, VA, on February 16, 1956, to the late McKinley Reynolds Dalton and Daisey Bell Tolley Dalton. He retired from Ararat Rock (LuckStone) after 30 years of dedicated service. He was a...
Betty Ruth Martin Draughon
Aug 18, 2025
Mrs. Betty Ruth Martin Draughon, 89, of Mount Airy, departed this life peacefully on Monday night, August 18, 2025, after a brief illness. Mrs. Draughon was born November 3, 1935, in Randolph County, one of nine children born to the late Leonard Berryman “Len” and Ruth Irene Walker Martin. On October 28, 1953, Betty married Lewis Allen Draughon, and together...
Wilmer Wayne Parks
Aug 18, 2025
Mr. Wilmer Wayne Parks, age 76 of Claudville, Virginia went to be with his Lord and Savior at his home with his family surrounding him on Monday, August 18, 2025. He was born in Maryland to the late Roy Gilbert Parks and Gladys Overby Parks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annice Bowman...
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