Obituaries
Monty Payne
Mar 4, 2021
Mr. Monty Lloyd Payne, 60, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was born in Surry County, October 1, 1960 to Jacquelyn “Jackie” Bobbitt Payne and the late Dwight Lloyd Payne. Mr. Payne worked with stucco and drywall for many years. He loved being outside whether it was taking a walk or just...
Una Holyfield
Mar 3, 2021
Mrs. Una Mae Lankford Holyfield, age 74, of Dobson, passed out of this world to be with her eternal Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Medical Center. She had battled cancer in 2015 and then again since April 2020. She was born April 1, 1946 in Wilkes County to the late Joe and Mamie Lankford....
Candis Swicegood
Mar 3, 2021
Ms. Candis Ann Kirkman Swicegood, 59, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Surry County. She was born in Cleveland County on February 16, 1962 to the late, Charles and Lynda Barnes Kirkman. Candis had a gentle soul and a kind heart. She loved her grandchildren more than anything in the world. She was always looking for...
Margaret Sutphin
Mar 2, 2021
Mrs. Margaret Juanita Sutphin Sutphin, 94, of Raleigh, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Mrs. Sutphin was born July 30, 1926, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Albert William and Lizzie Joyce Sutphin. Margaret retired from Brown-Wooten Hosiery and was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. She is survived by her children of love, Wanda Roberts (Ronald),...
Judy Handy
Mar 2, 2021
Mrs. Judy Ware Goard Handy, age 73 of Patrick Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in Martinsville, VA. She was born in Patrick County on February 13, 1948 to the late Alvis Garner Goard and Mary Evelyn Foley Goard. Judy loved cooking, cross stitching, coloring, working puzzles and was artistic in many ways. What she loved most was spending...
Samona Creasy
Mar 2, 2021
Ms. Samona Faye Hodges Creasy, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away at her home on Tuesday evening, March 2, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Raleigh County, WV on March 8, 1955 to the late Walter Edgar Hodges and Grace Belle Garretson Hodges. Ms. Creasy was retired from Sara Lee Hosiery after many years of service. ...
Gloria McCann
Mar 1, 2021
Mrs. Gloria Hodges McCann, 76 of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. McCann was born in Surry County on October 14, 1944 to the late Franklin and Jennie Hudson Hodges. Mrs. McCann was a loving wife, mother, mema, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all...
Teddy Combs
Mar 1, 2021
Mr. Teddy Gray Combs, 68, of Cana, VA, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born in Surry County, NC, to the late Marvin Edward and Clarsie Mae Dawson Combs. After his career as a truck driver, Mr. Combs worked as a mechanic for small engine repair, which he continued to...
Thomas Stanley
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Thomas Lee Stanley, age 72, of Fries, VA passed away at his home on Sunday, February 28, 2021. He was born in Surry County, on April 15, 1948, to the late Romas Winfield Stanley and to Mable Elizabeth Baldwin Stanley. Mr. Stanley was a retired construction worker and of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded...
Jacob Daniel Howell
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Jacob Daniel Edward Howell, age 30, of Sneads Ferry NC., passed away on Sunday, February, 28, 2021. He was born in Surry County on April 4, 1990 to Jacqueline Snody Fayne and the late Wesley Howell. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and animals, he loved his family and he loved God, he also enjoyed gunsmithing and making people laugh. Left...
Henry Holt
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Henry Edward Holt, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning February 28, 2021 at Northern Regional Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on April 14, 1941 to the late Joe and Polly Willard Holt. He was a self-employed painter for many years. Left to cherish his memory are two sons, Danny Edward Holt and Kenneth Henry Holt;...
Cecil Wayne Seal
Feb 27, 2021
Cecil Wayne Seal Sr. (1928-2021)
On Feb. 27,2021,Cecil Wayne Seal Sr. went to his heavenly home at age 92. He was born to William Lonzo and Ella Haymore Seal on Haystack Rd., Mt. Airy, N.C. He was preceded in death by sisters; Helen Seal Hayes, Alice Seal Horton, and brothers; Robert, Roger, Herman and Oliver Seal. He is...
Betty Perry
Feb 27, 2021
Betty Jane Hobbs Perry, 88, passed away on February 27, 2021 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born outside Augusta, Georgia on May 4, 1932 to Floyd Thomas and Elizabeth Prescott Hobbs, who proceeded her in death along with a sister, Kathryn; brother, Ed; and her husband of 63 years, Erie Meredith Perry. Perry is...
Jimmie Easter
Feb 27, 2021
CSM(Ret) Jimmie Lee Easter, 86, of Mount Airy, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 27, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Easter was born to Lewis Arnold Easter and Minnie Alma Horton Easter on January 29, 1935. The son of a produce market owner and a textile worker, Jimmie grew up with his four sisters and...
Debra Wright
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Debra Susan Robertson Wright, age 59, of Cana, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical center in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County on February 11, 1962 to Carlie and Rebecca Rigney Robertson. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...
Bessie Mills
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Bessie Parker Mills, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Mills was born April 24, 1934, in Surry County, the daughter of the late James Henry and Minnie Slate Parker. She retired from Spencer’s Inc., and she worked as a CNA after her retirement. She was a member of Haymore Memorial...
Timothy Reece
Feb 26, 2021
Mr. Timothy Glen Reece, age 66, of State Road, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1954 in Haywood County to the late Glen Lindsey Reece and the late Margie Gearldine Inman Beck. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step dad, John Beck; and his granddaughter, Taylor...
Julius Deeg, Jr.
Feb 26, 2021
Mr. Julius Theodor Deeg, Jr., of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 26, 1936 to the late, Julius Theodor Deeg, Sr. and Leah Binckley Deeg. Mr. Deeg was in Ministry. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Deeg; and brother...
Stephen "Tiger" Boyd
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Stephen “Tiger” Wendell Boyd, 49, of Meadows of Dan, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 25, 2021. He was born in Henry County on September 26, 1971 to Josie “Jo” Bowman and the late Wendell Boyd. Mr. Boyd was truck driver and had a love for his CB’s. Mr. Boyd is survived by his mother and stepfather,...
Dexter Overton
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Dexter Buel Overton, age 82, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday February 25, 2021 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in McDowell Co. West Virginia on February 12, 1939, to Dorothy Simmons Overton and to the late James William Overton. He was in Law Enforcement in Alexander County and was of the Baptist...


