Shirley Mae Warren
Apr 4, 2020
Mrs. Shirley Meadows Warren, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehab. Mrs. Warren was born in Surry County on August 29, 1938 one of eight children to the late J. Van and Edith Parries Collins. Shirley is survived by a god daughter, Melanie Rogers of Sanford; sisters, Ethel Brannock, Marie Westmoreland,...
Sylvia Lynn Thornton
Apr 4, 2020
Mrs. Sylvia Lynn Whiteaker Thornton, age 83, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Central Continuing Care. She was born on September 11, 1936 in Pennington Gap, Virginia to the late Paul and Mary Edna Haynes Whiteaker. Sylvia retired from the Clerk of Courts Office after 25 years and was a faithful...
Clarence Lee Pyles
Apr 4, 2020
Mr. Clarence Lee “Buck” Pyles, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, April 4, 2020. Mr. Pyles was born June 23, 1936, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Thomas Franklin and June Catherine Willis Pyles. Clarence proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the City...
Betty Jo Burton
Apr 3, 2020
Mrs. Betty Jo Greenwood Burton, age 79, of Elkin, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 13, 1940, in Surry County to the late Clarence Winford Greenwood and Mattie Vetra Wilcoxsen Greenwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Beth Norman. She is...
Baby Weston Hurley Jones
Apr 3, 2020
Baby Weston Hurley Jones passed away on April 3, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Weston was born on April 3, 2020 to Kiersten Mullis and Brandon Jones. Weston is also survived by aunts, Macie Jones, Katie Sisk, Chelsea Mullis; maternal grandparents, Angela Sutphin, Marty Mullis, maternal great grandparents, Darrell Sutphin, Patricia Kihlmire; paternal grandparents, Dixie...
Angela Chilton Bowman
Apr 3, 2020
On April 3, 2020 Angela Chilton Bowman gently departed this life for the gates of heaven with her family by her side. Angela was the first of eight children born to Mary Ella Inman Chilton and Henry Kline Chilton on September 21, 1933 in Surry County. She was given the perfect name as she was truly an angel to everyone...
Thedford Alan Vernon
Apr 2, 2020
Mr. Thedford Alan Vernon, 67, of Thomas Street, Jefferson, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 2, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Vernon was born January 31, 1953, in Surry County, to the late Wiley Wayne and Audrey Virginia Smart Vernon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his older brother, Edward Vernon of Mount...
Irene Patterson
Apr 1, 2020
Mrs. Irene Patterson, 94, of Cana, VA, passed away at Central Continuing Care Wednesday, April 1, 2020. She was born in Surry County, May 28, 1925, the youngest of nine children born to the late George Washington Wilson and Martha Jane Wilson. She retired as a clerk from the FBI after many years of service. She always greeted you with...
Lisa Kim Pettite
Apr 1, 2020
Mrs. Lisa Kim Pettite, 59, of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born October 17, 1960, in Atlanta, GA, to the late James Calvin and Edna Posey Pettite. Mrs. Pettite was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed. She is survived by three daughters and two...
Kermit Eugene Smith
Mar 31, 2020
Mr. Kermit Eugene “Big Boy” Smith, 69, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Tuesday morning, March 31, 2020, at his home. Mr. Smith was born June 8, 1950, in Virginia, one of six children born to the late Eugene “Jack” and Etta Frances Niten Smith. Kermit was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, who will be dearly missed. He retired...
Peggy Joyce Vernon
Mar 31, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Cagle Vernon, 74, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her residence. She was born May 13, 1945 to the late Luther and Claudia Cagle. She was retired from the medical field as a CNA. She had passion and took great pride in caring for those in need. Mrs. Vernon is survived by her...
Velma Elizabeth Smith Simmons
Mar 30, 2020
Mrs. Velma E. Jones Smith Simmons, 101, of Mount Airy passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Hopewell Virginia on April 22, 1918 to the late Hilary and Samantha Johnson Jones Mrs. Simmons was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. She retired from...
Frances Eloise Heath
Mar 30, 2020
Frances Eloise Bateman Heath, age 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020. She was born on July 21, 1923, to the late Samuel Merritt Bateman Sr. and Mattie Clark Bateman. The following month, in August, she was baptized at Bethel Presbyterian Church and her father was made an elder of the church the same day. She continued to...
Brayden James St. Angelo
Mar 30, 2020
Brayden James St. Angelo, 5, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 30, 2020. Brayden was born May 7, 2014, in Jacksonville, to Taryn St. Angelo. He was the kindest and most caring child, full of energy and love. He always had a smile on his face and knew a dance move to show off. He loved God, his...
Betsy Rae Phillips
Mar 29, 2020
Mrs. Betsy Coble Phillips, 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Phillips was born November 16, 1942 to the late Roland DeWitt and Georgia Childress Coble. She was retired from Hull and Johnson Inc. as Office Manager/Bookkeeper. Betsy had a servant’s heart, helping many families throughout the years during...
Judy Kay Gunnell
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Judy Kay McCraw Gunnell, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, March 28, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Gunnell was born May 4, 1941, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Howard McCraw and Roseman Lowe Doby. Judy was a devoted housewife and a loving wife and mother. She is...
David Curtis Rudisill
Mar 28, 2020
Mr. David Curtis Rudisill, 84, of Cana, VA, passed away at Surry Community Health and Rehab Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born in Ohio, June 20, 1935 to the late James Monroe and Shirley Adelaide Dalton Rudisill. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sylvia; daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and James Anderson and Linda and Terry Roberts; sons and...
Gladys Elena Hawks
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Gladys Elena Mitchell Hawks, 93, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. She was born in Patrick County, VA on December 21, 1926 to the late Charles Earl and Geneva Dollarhite Mitchell. Mrs. Hawks retired from Perry’s Manufacturing, and a member of Maple Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law,...
Gwendolyn Lee Eaton
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Gwendolyn Lee “Gwen” Wagoner Eaton, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, March 28, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Eaton was born May 16, 1948, in Forsyth County, one of three children born to the late Estie Beatrice Wagoner. Gwen worked in several textile mills throughout her life and was a member of Joylight Baptist...
Angela "Snookie" Denise Rorrer
Mar 28, 2020
We are sad to announce that Miss Angela Denise “Snookie” Rorrer, age 47 of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 after struggling with the effects of a stroke for 7 years and battling cancer. She was born on February 22, 1973 in Martinsville. She was preceded in death by her father, James Samuel “Sammy”...