Obituaries
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;...
Jonathan Mark Riggs
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Jonathan Mark Riggs, 50, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital, due to complications of COVID. Born June 28, 1971, in Mount Airy, John graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1990. He completed additional studies in diesel mechanic technology at Forsyth Technical Community College. John worked for Dane Construction before he and...
Wayne Edward Arrington
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Wayne Edward Arrington, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, September 25, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Arrington was born June 15, 1937, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late William Howard and Jennie Mae Sutphin Arrington. Wayne retired from Chappell Concrete after 27 years of...
Gene Allen Lester
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Gene Allen Lester, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home. He was born May 5, 1951, in McDowell County, WV, the son of the late Matthew William and Martillie Knuckles Lester. He was a loving brother and will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are five...
Eugene Jackson Gammons
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Eugene Jackson Gammons, 79, of Ararat, VA passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patrick County, VA on November 30, 1941, to the late Raymond and Bertha Hayden Gammons. Mr. Gammons was a retired Electrician. He proudly served our country in the United States Army. He is survived...
Jeffery Dean Ingram
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Jeffery Dean Ingram, age 52 of Greensboro, NC, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 26, 1969, to Moir Ellis Ingram and Mary Frances Adkins Ingram of Stuart. Jeff was an avid music lover and played the drums and piano. Surviving in addition to his parents is a brother...
Dennis Wade "Dink" Faw, Sr.
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Dennis Wade “Dink” Faw, Sr., 81, of Mount Airy, went to join his son Denny and his other family and friends in Heaven, Saturday afternoon, September 25, 2021, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on February 2, 1940 to the late Obie Faw and Vera Lucille Midkiff Faw....
Steven Elijah "Eli" Odum
Sep 24, 2021
Mr. Steven Elijah “Eli” Odum, 22, of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Friday, September 24, 2021. He was born in Surry County, June 9, 1999, to Steven Ray and Wendy Nunn Odum. Eli played football at North Surry High School and graduated in 2018. In addition to his parents, Eli will always be lovingly remembered by his...
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