Obituaries
James Edmiston
Apr 30, 2021
Mr. James Edward (Jim) Edmiston, age 83, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully with his family on April 30, 2021, at his home. He was born September 5, 1937, in Belmont County (Bel Air), Ohio the son of the late Robert and Drucilla Lykins Edmiston. He was a Boy Scout and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Jim...
Dean Strickland
Apr 30, 2021
Mr. Nelson “Dean” Strickland, 54, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Friday, April 30, 2021, surrounded by friends and family. He was born in Surry County on September 25, 1966 to the late Chester Lee Strickland and Ethel Mozelle King Strickland. Dean was a well-known auto mechanic and was the owner...
David Wagoner
Apr 29, 2021
Mr. David Edmond Wagoner, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Thursday, April 29, 2021. He was born in Surry County, April 13, 1956, to the late Luther Preston and Bertha Beverly Wagoner. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, as of May 1st, Frankie Thomas Wagoner; daughter Kathy Wagoner and...
Billy Bledsoe
Apr 29, 2021
Mr. Billy Junior Bledsoe, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 29, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born October 23, 1937, in Surry County, the son of the late Otis and Metta Johnson Bledsoe. Mr. Bledsoe retired from Surry County Schools, having served as principal at Lowgap Elementary School, Gentry...
Ruby Belcher
Apr 29, 2021
Mrs. Ruby Carter Belcher, age 80 of Bassett, went home to her Lord and Savior on April 29, 2021. She was born on December 28, 1940 in Henry County to the late Willie “Lum” Carter and Ella Mae Myers Carter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Belcher; and one brother, Lindsey Carter. ...
Patty Bledsoe
Apr 29, 2021
Mrs. Patty Sue Riggs Bledsoe, age 72, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday morning April 29, 2021. She was born in Surry County on March 1, 1949, to the late Paul E. and Onita B. Riggs. She is survived by her husband of 53 ½ years, Rev Dennis Bledsoe; a son and wife, Joshua and Lisa Bledsoe of...
Patsy Slate
Apr 28, 2021
Mrs. Patsy Penelope Owens Slate, age 87 of Claudville, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 28, 1933 to the late Burke Owens and Ethel May Rorrer Owens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Slate was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Nathan Slate. She was a longtime resident...
George "Cotton" Gordon
Apr 28, 2021
Mr. George Wayne “Cotton” Gordon, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away at Central Continuing Care, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. He was born in Surry County, May 3, 1934, to the late Jesse William “Bud” and Bessie Lee Young Gordon. Mr. Gordon loved his family and enjoyed spending time with all the grandchildren and spoiling the great-grandchildren. He enjoyed fishing, playing...
Sarah Simpson
Apr 28, 2021
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Hyatt Simpson, age 84, of Pfafftown, NC formerly of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday, morning April 28, 2021, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on March 1, 1937, to the late Harvey Hyatt and the late Bernice Dockery Hyatt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Mae Crissman
Apr 28, 2021
Mae Bledsoe Crissman, born April 25, 1925, went to Heaven on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Mae was preceded in death by her sweetheart husband, Ellis Crissman. They were married for 53 years. She was also preceded in death by her parents: Tommy and Anna Edmonds Bledsoe, two brothers: Roger (Betty) Bledsoe, Monroe (Vera) Bledsoe, two sisters: Pansy (Joel) Moore and...
Judy King
Apr 27, 2021
Mrs. Judy Ann Wilmoth King, age 75, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Autumn Care of Statesville, NC. She was born in Surry County on February 17, 1946, to the late Kelly Basil Wilmoth and the late Mittie Ruth Wolfe Wilmoth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Ethel Cox
Apr 27, 2021
Mrs. Ethel Mae Rakes Cox, age 91 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Dublin on May 2, 1929 to the late George and Alverta McCormick Rakes. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her husband, Acie Cox; a daughter, Debra Cox...
Elizabeth Combs
Apr 27, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth Mayfield “Libby” Matthews Combs, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday evening, April 27, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Combs was born May 11, 1950, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Patricia Matthews Hester. Libby retired as a secretary from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety after many years of service. She...
Barbara Beck
Apr 27, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Gail Jessup Beck, 75, of Pilot Mountain, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Beck was born May 26, 1945 in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Isom and Eunice Love Jessup. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Beatrice Spence
Apr 27, 2021
Mrs. Beatrice Bowman Spence, age 82 of Claudville, Virginia passed away unexpectedly on April 27, 2021. She was born in Virginia on February 3, 1939 to the late Pate Bowman and Lois Ergie Nunn Bowman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Trenton Ellis Spence; one son, David Spence; one sister, Judy Anderson; and...
Michael Vaughn
Apr 26, 2021
Mr. Michael Noel Vaughn, age 75 of Bassett, Virginia passed away at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Monday, April 26, 2021. He was born in Stuart on November 22, 1945, to the late Noel Vaughn and Dorothy Stedman Vaughn. Mike retired after 30+ years with Henry County Public Service Authority. He loved reading the daily paper, keeping up with current events,...
Mary D'Amico
Apr 26, 2021
Mary Ann Scott D’Amico of Peter Cotton Trail, Mount Airy, NC passed away on April 26, 2021 surrounded by her family. Mary Ann was born in Surry County to Terry and Eara Elizabeth Scott on December 7, 1965. She was a 1984 graduate of North Surry High School and married Philip D’Amico, Jr. on September 21, 1991. Mary Ann worked...
Charles Hatfield
Apr 26, 2021
Mr. Charles Richard Hatfield, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 26, 2021, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Hatfield was born August 17, 1945, in Howard County, MD, the son of the late Charles and Anna Florence Perryboyd Hatfield. Charles retired as an attendant from Surry County Landfill and was a member of Gospel Mission Baptist Church. He...
Mattie "Pat" Bowman
Apr 25, 2021
Mrs. Mattie Lee “Pat” Bowman, age 66 of Mayodan, NC, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at her home. She was born in Henry County, VA on June 13, 1954 to the late Leonard Luther Agee and Erline Willard Agee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Danny Bailey...
Sheila Williams
Apr 25, 2021
Mrs. Sheila Ann Williams, 51, of Cana, Virginia passed away on April 25, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 29, 1969 in Surry County. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend to all who knew her. She always had a song in her heart and her eyes on the Lord. Left to cherish...
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