Obituaries
Bobby Willard
May 16, 2021
Mr. Bobby W. Willard, 55, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Willard was born April 5, 1966, in Patrick County, Virginia, to the late Roy Davis and Shirley Shelton Willard. Bobby was a loving son, uncle, father, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. Left...
Harmel Francis
May 16, 2021
Mr. Harmel Lee Francis, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Lee County on May 16, 1939 to the late Paul and Marjorie Hawks Francis. Mr. Francis retired from Pike Electric, and then retired from Surry Telephone. He was a member of Highland...
Betty Edwards
May 16, 2021
Mrs. Betty Faye Byrd Edwards, 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Northern Regional Hospital, Sunday, May 16, 2021. She was born in Surry County August 8, 1932 to the late John and Mae Carter Byrd. Mrs. Edwards was a faithful member of Haymore Baptist Church as long as her health permitted. She retired from the Mount Airy City School...
Donald Adkins
May 15, 2021
Donald Kieth Adkins, 46, of Forsyth County, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2021. He was born on June 22, 1974 in Welch, West Virginia. Kieth obtained his GED from Braxton County High School in 1992 and went on to drive a coal truck for the mines. That is when his passion for driving trucks and heavy equipment...
John Hawks
May 15, 2021
Mr. John Daniel Hawks, age 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away on May 15, 2021 at his home. He was born in Surry County on November 11, 1932 to the late Joseph Lee and Mary Reynolds Hawks. Mr. Hawks was a retired fixer for Renfro Cooperation and proudly served our country in the U.S. Army. He was a loving husband,...
James Bowman
May 15, 2021
Mr. James Curtis Bowman, age 84 of Lexington, North Carolina (formerly of Meadows of Dan) passed away at his home on May 15, 2021. He was born in Maryland on June 12, 1936 to the late Estel Bowman and Elsie Spangler Bowman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Bowman, and one sister,...
Pastor Lee Johnson
May 15, 2021
Allen Lee Johnson came into this world on November 26, 1956, in Mount Airy, to the late Arvil Lee Johnson and Peggy Colleen (East) Johnson. He made his triumphant transition to glory on May 15, 2021, with his eyes looking toward Heaven. Assuredly, the angels rejoiced at his arrival. Lee Johnson grew up in Mount Airy and graduated from Mount...
Lena Bolay
May 14, 2021
Mrs. Lena Elizabeth Bolay, age 71 of Ararat, Virginia passed away at her home on May 14, 2021. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 9th, 1949 to the late John Holt and Virginia May Flinchum. Lena enjoyed a fresh cup of coffee and working puzzles while watching the Law & Order television shows. She will be remembered for...
Roger Norton
May 14, 2021
Mr. Roger Shelton Norton, Sr., 92, of Lowgap, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born in Joplin, Missouri, to the late Thomas Att and Ethel Dixon Norton. Roger proudly served his country in the United States Navy. After the Navy, Roger worked as a conductor for the...
Clyde Martin
May 14, 2021
Mr. Clyde William Martin, 85, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his home. He was born in Wythe County, Virginia, on April 8, 1936 to the late Lawrence Delbert Martin and Frances Lucinda Spencer. Mr. Martin was retired from Moseley & Reece and was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church, he was a loving husband,...
Eleanor Powell
May 14, 2021
Eleanor Greenwood Powell, 90, was born to Joseph Gordon Greenwood and Martha Frances King Greenwood on July 11, 1930. She graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1948. At 17, she interned at The Mount Airy News and became a full-time writer. After several months, she had “printer’s ink” in her blood and remained on staff for 52 years, retiring...
P McPherson
May 14, 2021
Mr. P. James McPherson (Mr. Mac), age 82, of Mt. Airy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 14, 2021, at Twelve Oaks, Mt. Airy, NC. He was born on October 29,1938, in Scott County, VA, to the late Lloyd Howard McPherson and the late Emily B Childress McPherson. In addition to his...
Susie Cook
May 13, 2021
Mrs. Susie Sawyers Cook, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, May 13, 2021, at the age of 98. Mrs. Cook was born in Surry County to the late Lee Grant and Sadie Venable Sawyers. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Cathy Cook; a daughter, Darlene Cook; two...
Johnny Van Horn
May 13, 2021
Mr. Johnny Max Van Horn, age 82, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born December 20, 1938 in Burke County to the late Sophronia Cline Van Horn and the late William Van Horn. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, JoAnn Evans Van Horn; sons and daughter-in-law, Desmond Howard Van Horn and...
Jackie Atkins
May 13, 2021
Mrs. Jackie Ann Vernon Atkins, 66, of Mount Airy passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at her home. She was born in Surry County on June 19, 1954 to Joanne Gentry Vernon and the late Jack Scales Vernon. She was employed at Renfro Corporation with many years of dedicated service. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband of...
Willie Beamer
May 12, 2021
Mr. Willie Martin Beamer, 60, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. He was born in Sarasota, FL on March 7, 1961 to Betty Alfonzo Beamer and the late Harold Jefferson Beamer. Mr. Beamer was employed at Brannock’s Service Station, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his...
Rodney Hawks
May 11, 2021
Mr. Rodney Ray Hawks, 52 of Mount Airy passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Hawks was born on April 25, 1969 in Surry County, North Carolina, to Donald Ray and Hallie Golden Hawks. Rodney was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that...
Roger Draughn
May 11, 2021
Mr. Roger Dale Draughn, age 74, of Dobson, NC passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. He was born in Surry County on October 14, 1946 to the late Johnny Clifford Draughn and the late Christine Gammons Draughn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Beane Draughn; sisters, Frances Leftwich,...
Debra "Pooh" Parkes
May 11, 2021
Mrs. Debra “Pooh” Lynn Parkes, age 59, of Lowgap, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on January 20, 1962 to the late Charles and Helen Sutphin Parkes. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 38 years, James Larry Joyce; son, Dustin Parkes; sister, Patty Parkes;...
Loraine Hudson
May 10, 2021
God called his precious angel, Loraine Hudson, home on Monday, May 10, 2021. She was the example of a true Christian. She lived out her Christian testimony to her last day. She was always sharing laughter and love with everyone she came in contact with. She demonstrated joy, love and peace through the mountain tops and valleys of life. Loraine...
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