Obituaries

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Apr 11, 2021

Mr. Michael Williams age 51, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 20201 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  He was born in Surry County on September 15, 1969 to Lillian Williams Hodge and the late Will Hodge.  Mr. Williams was a hardworking man and very kind hearted.  He was a great dad, brother, son, and co-worker who...

Beulah Faye Danley

Beulah Faye Danley

Apr 10, 2021

Mrs. Beulah Faye Creed Danley, 92, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, April 10, 2021, at Central Continuing Care.  Mrs. Danley was born February 1, 1929, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Richard Zan and Minnie Alberta Smith Creed.  Faye was reared on a family farm in the...

William Isaacs

William Isaacs

Apr 9, 2021

Mr. William Dale Isaacs, age 69, of State Road, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. He was born May 6, 1951 in Surry County to the late William Dare Issacs and Lillie Elizabeth Wood Isaacs, who survives. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Kannika Isaacs and his nephew, Jason Daniel Isaacs....

Dennis Draughn

Dennis Draughn

Apr 9, 2021

Mr. Dennis Wade Draughn, a disabled veteran, passed away at his home, Friday, April 9, 2021.  He was born in Surry County, February 23, 1942, to the late Jacob Spencer and Dinah Handy Draughn.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam era.  Mr. Draughn is survived by his wife of 51 years, Opal G....

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Apr 9, 2021

Mr. Charles Lawrence “Punk” Smith 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Surry County on May 31, 1941 to the late Charlie Lee and Hallie Norman Smith.  Mr. Smith was the Maintenance Superintendent at Hugh G. Strickland for twenty-seven years.  He was also...

James Smith

James Smith

Apr 9, 2021

Elkin, NC April 9, 2021 Mr. James William “Jimmy” Smith, age 54, of Elkin passed away at his home on Friday morning April 9, 2021.  He was born in Surry County on December 19, 1966, to Carol Lee Carter Smith, and to the late Wayne Jackson Smith.  He was retired from Floyd Pike and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist...

Myra Mills

Myra Mills

Apr 9, 2021

Mrs. Myra Collins Mills, age 78 of Claudville, Virginia passed away at her home on April 9, 2021.  She was born in Patrick County on July 1, 1942 to the late Walter Collins and Delphia Bowman Collins.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fletcher Mills; and six siblings, James Collins, Vance Collins,...

Friel Allen

Friel Allen

Apr 8, 2021

Mr. Friel Morris Allen, 75 of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Alleghany Center in Sparta, North Carolina.  Mr. Allen was born on October 21, 1945 in Surry County to the late William Elbert and Frances Haynes Allen.  Friel was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend.  He will be deeply missed by...

Steve Hughes

Steve Hughes

Apr 8, 2021

Mr. Steve Douglas Hughes, age 70 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Patrick County on August 23, 1950 to the late Dillard Hughes and Rachel Hodges Hughes. Mr. Hughes served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter mechanic with the 45th Trans Co....

Debbie Christian

Debbie Christian

Apr 8, 2021

Mrs. Debbie Sue Buchanan Christian, age 62, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  She was born on May 13, 1958 in Guilford County to the late Ralph Weldon and Helen Southern Buchanan.  Mrs. Christian worked as a CNA at Central Continuing Care.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

Danny Durham

Danny Durham

Apr 8, 2021

Mr. Danny Edward Durham, 55, of Lowgap, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021.  He was born March 24, 1966, in Surry County, to Margie Horton Durham Noah and the late Harvey Durham.  Mr. Durham was a loving father, grandfather, son, and friend, who will be dearly missed.  He is survived by a son, Matthew Durham and his wife, Heather; a...

Jessie York

Jessie York

Apr 7, 2021

Mr. Jessie Curtis York, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, April 7, 2021.  He was born on February 1, 1938 in Randolph County to the late Dennis Patterson York and Hazel McMasters York.  He was a member of Great Hope Independent Baptist Church and a retired long distance truck driver.  Left to cherish his...

Glenda Pruitt

Glenda Pruitt

Apr 7, 2021

Mrs. Glenda Imogene Burcham Pruitt, age 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Amelia County Virginia on September 3, 1942 to the late Roy Ernest Burcham and Marie Robertson Burcham.  Mrs. Pruitt worked at H&R Block for 43 years.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely...

Glenda Creech

Glenda Creech

Apr 7, 2021

Mrs. Glenda Rae Martin Creech, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, April 07, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem.  Mrs. Creech was born in Surry County on November 11, 1941 to the late Thomas Roby Martin and Frances Forest Martin.  She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Mrs. Creech was a...

Loretta Good

Loretta Good

Apr 7, 2021

Loretta Janette Marshall Good, 68, of Cana, VA, passed away at her home on Wednesday night, April 7, 2021.  She was born in Carroll County on September 22, 1952 to the late Oscar and Lillie Mae East Marshall.  She was a very talented seamstress and educator.  She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  Left to cherish her...

Delano Fowler

Delano Fowler

Apr 7, 2021

Mr. Delano Roosevelt Fowler, age 84, of Dobson, left his earthly home on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 after an extended illness.  He was born January 17, 1937, in Surry County, NC, to the late Alex Fowler and the late Hattie White Fowler.  Delano was a member of Fairview Baptist Church where he served as a deacon as long as his...

Charles Isom, Jr.

Charles Isom, Jr.

Apr 7, 2021

Mr. Charles Columbus Isom, Jr., 81, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, April 7, 2021, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in McDowell County, WV on April 7, 1940 to the late Charles Columbus Isom, Sr. and Lillie Mae Bunks Isom.  He proudly served our country in the US Army...

Patricia Dalton

Patricia Dalton

Apr 6, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Ann Dalton, age 62 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Patrick County on September 28, 1958 to the late Bobby Ray Spence and Geneva Austin Spence of Stuart.  In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Lee Spence.  Patricia loved gardening, canning, knitting,...

Rev. Darvel Crotts

Rev. Darvel Crotts

Apr 6, 2021

Rev. Darvel Crotts, 77, of Lowgap, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday night, April 6, 2021, at PruittHealth in Elkin.  Rev. Crotts was born June 5, 1943, in Grayson County, VA the son of the late Theodore Bud and Media Edwards Crotts.  He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lennis Spencer...

Alice Ayers

Alice Ayers

Apr 6, 2021

Mrs. Alice Athelene Thomas Ayers, 71, of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her loving husband and friends.  She was born in Carroll County, on May 2, 1949 to the late Charlie Roe Thomas and Sarah Jane Ayers Thomas.  She retired from Cockerham’s Printing Company after...