Maude Greenwood Booker
Jun 17, 2020
Mrs. Maude Greenwood Booker, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at her home at Ridgecrest Senior Living. She was born on May 31, 1923 to the late Richard Bartley Greenwood and Donie Mae McCraw Greenwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Henry “Charlie” Booker, son, Charles...
Casper Jean Thomas
Jun 17, 2020
Mrs. Casper Jean Johnson Thomas, 85, of Mt. Airy passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on September 8, 1934, to the late Roy Milton and Rosa Wright Johnson. Mrs. Thomas was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who will be dearly missed by...
Walter Michael "Mike" Flinchum
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. Walter Michael “Mike” Flinchum, 62, of Mount Airy passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at his home. He was born in Stokes County on December 15, 1957, to Julia Sheppard Flinchum and the late Walter Garland Flinchum. Mr. Flinchum had a love of driving trucks, having retired as the owner and operator of WMF Trucking. However, his true passions...
Harvey Lee Edwards
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. Harvey “Evan” Lee Edwards, age 22, of Ararat, VA passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was born in Surry County on November 23, 1997. He was full of life and loved music, his smile and laughter could change the entire atmosphere. He loved cars, motorcycles, and big trucks and just going fast. He was the shadow of...
Curtis Roland Hill
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. Curtis Roland Hill, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Carroll County on September 20, 1942 to the late George Fulton Hill and Esther Evelyn Combs Hill. Mr. Hill, along with his brothers, was one of the owner/operators of Quality Drywall out...
Hugh Jordan Courtney
Jun 15, 2020
Hugh Jordan Courtney, 87, of Woolwine, Virginia, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, June 15, 2020. Hugh was born on July 8, 1932, in Cook, IL, the second son of James and Violet Courtney. As the child of a military officer, he lived in Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida and Alabama, before settling in the Washington, D.C....
Troy E. Joyce
Jun 15, 2020
Mr. Troy Elgin Joyce, age 77 of Bassett, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at Sovah Health in Martinsville. He was born on December 29, 1942 to the late Rufus and Sadie Ratliff Joyce. Troy had served in the National Guard and was a motorcycle enthusiast who logged close to 750,000 miles across the Southeastern U.S.
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Oneal Allen Terry
Jun 14, 2020
Mr. Oneal Terry, age 82, of Meadows of Dan, VA, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Patrick County on May 5, 1938 to the late Rex Harwood and Mecie Culler Terry. In addition to his parents, Mr. Terry was preceded in death by a grandson, Joseph Marshall. He is survived...
Frances Pearl Nichols
Jun 14, 2020
Mrs. Frances Pearl Webb Nichols, 57, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Mrs. Nichols was born February 17, 1963, in Forsyth County, one of three children born to Mary Elizabeth Green Webb and the late Wilburn Otis “W.O.” Webb, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Darrell Foster Nichols of...
Hunter Montgomery Barker
Jun 14, 2020
On Sunday, June 14, 2020, Heaven gained an angel. Hunter Montgomery Barker, 21, was released from his Earthly bonds and called to his Heavenly home after a valiant battle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He passed at home surrounded by his immediate family and beloved pets.
Hunter was born in Danville, Virginia on November 10, 1998 to Hyacinth (Respass) Barker Fiorenzo...
Phillip Haywood McBride
Jun 13, 2020
Mr. Phillip Haywood McBride, 71, of Lowgap, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020, at his home. He was born March 19, 1949, in Patrick County, VA, to the late William and Nancy Duncan McBride. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are his wife...
Judy Ann Marion
Jun 13, 2020
Mrs. Judy Ann Beasley Marion, age 63, of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 2020. She was born in Forsyth County, on March 26, 1957, one of thirteen children born to the late Rev. Silas George Beasley and Jessie Addie Goins Beasley. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Colleen Faye Marion
Jun 11, 2020
Mrs. Colleen Faye Hutchins Marion passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Pruitt Health in Elkin, NC. She was born in Surry County on April 21, 1929, to the late George Midkiff and Rosa Jane Rakes Midkiff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Curtis M. Hutchins; her second husband, Curtis H. Marion;...
Virginia Belle Cockram
Jun 10, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Belle Handy Cockram, age 82 of Patrick Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on March 24, 1938 to the late Sam and Elizabeth Boyd Handy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cockram was preceded in death by seven brothers,...
Patricia Ann Boyd
Jun 10, 2020
Mrs. Patricia Ann Boyd, age 80 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her home. She was born on December 13, 1939 in Wisconsin to the late Vincent Greene and Verna Sanders Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Cindi Louise Rose Brewster; her mother-in-law...
Ruth Love
Jun 10, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Kingery Love, age 90, of Mount Airy, passed into her heavenly home, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital Skilled Care. Mrs. Love was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky, June 26, 1929, to the late George Washington and Pearl Baker Kingery. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a faithful member of the...
Alma Mae Key
Jun 10, 2020
Mrs. Alma Mae Lowe Key, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Ridgecrest Retirement Center. She was born February 14, 1936, in Wilkes County, to the late Dallie Rhodes Lowe Miles. Mrs. Key retired from First Citizens Bank and was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Becky and...
Gary W. O'Neal
Jun 8, 2020
Gary W. O’Neal, 74, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at home with his wife by his side.
A native of Mount Airy, Gary was the son of the late Claude Columbus and Blanche Key O’Neal, brother to the late Steve O’Neal, and brother-in-law to the late Leslie Eldridge.
He is survived by his wife, Marian, with whom...
Regena Handy
Jun 7, 2020
Mrs. Regena Haden Handy, age 66, of Woolwine, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born in Patrick County on November 27, 1953, to the late Earnest Taylor Haden and Wavie Lyon Haden Stephens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, James Talmadge “Todd” Handy, Jr.;...
Robert Eugene Barneycastle
Jun 6, 2020
Mr. Robert Eugene Barneycastle, age 84, of Dobson passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy. He was born in Davie County on September 7, 1935 to the late Coy Lee and Mary Lee Carter Barneycastle. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Tommy Wright; son, Robert Frye; grandchildren, Nathan...