Jack A. Jones

Jack A. Jones

Mar 27, 2020

         Mr. Jack Allen Jones, age 87 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville.  He was born in Brooke, VA on April 30, 1932 to the late Almon R. Jones and Bessie Payne Jones.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia...

Jack Lee Timmons

Jack Lee Timmons

Mar 27, 2020

Mr. Jack Lee Timmons, 80, of Mt. Airy went home to be with his heavenly father on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Alexander County on January 29, 1940, to the late Elmer Columbus and Mary Lou Gunnell Timmons.  Mr. Timmons was retired from Cross Creek Apparel and...

Ruby Alice Moore

Ruby Alice Moore

Mar 27, 2020

Ruby Alice Moody Moore, 100 years old, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Northern Regional Hospital, where she had resided for the past two years.  She was born at home on November 5, 1919, to Benton and Hessie Moody on Durham Street in Mount Airy.  She and her husband built and ran the Weinerburger...

Douglas Edward Hooker

Douglas Edward Hooker

Mar 27, 2020

Mr. Douglas Edward Hooker age 77 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away at his home on March 27, 2020. He was born May 22, 1942 in Surry County to the late Johnny Edward and Lillian Johnson Hooker. He was retired from Pike Electric as a warranty specialist. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and a willing...

Hallie Simcox

Hallie Simcox

Mar 27, 2020

Hallie Reeves Simcox, 92, of Lowgap NC, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on March 27th, 2020.  She was born in Wythe County to the late William (Bill) Reeves and Myrtle S. Reeves.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Webb Simcox Sr.; and son, Bruce Webb Simcox Jr.; a granddaughter, Michelle Todd; and sisters Bertie...

William Herbert Badgett

William Herbert Badgett

Mar 27, 2020

Mr. William Herbert Badgett, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2020, at his home.  Mr. Badgett was born March 22, 1938, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Coy and Thelma Smith Badgett.  Herbert served our country in the United States Army in the late 1950s and early 1960s.  He was a...

Virginia "Marie" A. Sawyers

Virginia "Marie" A. Sawyers

Mar 26, 2020

         Mrs. Virginia “Marie” Ann Sawyers, age 89 of Bassett, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Sovah Health of Martinsville.  She was born in West Virginia on August 22, 1930 to the late Lester Thomas Clark and Faye Shuck Clark.  She was raised by the late Lester and Queenie Chaney.  In addition to her parents, she...

Cortney Paige Brown

Cortney Paige Brown

Mar 26, 2020

Ms. Cortney Paige Brown, 38, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020.  She was born February 22, 1982, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Wesley K. Brown and Sonia Akers Mabry.  Cortney was a graduate of Mount Airy High School and attended The University of North Carolina at Wilmington.  She is survived by four children, Gabriella M. Guerrero,...

Emma Jean Hill

Emma Jean Hill

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Emma Jean Jones Hill, age 83, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at her home.  Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll County on July 19, 1936, to Vestal and Anna Martin Jones.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed.  While her health permitted, Mrs. Hill was a devoted member of Little...

Jacob LeHue Goad

Jacob LeHue Goad

Mar 25, 2020

        Mr. Jacob LeHue Goad, age 30 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.  He was born in Patrick County on September 22, 1989.  He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Wayne M. Goad; maternal grandfather, Curtis Elmo Largen; and one uncle, Elmer Wilson Underwood.  Jake loved taking rides on his motorcycle, being outdoors, fishing, and...

Dallas Layton Sawyers

Dallas Layton Sawyers

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Dallas Layton Sawyers, 57, of Ararat, VA passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.  He was born in Surry County on February 7, 1963, to Effie Bowman Sawyers and the late Layton Sawyers.  Mr. Sawyers retired from Advance Auto Parts, and a member of Doe Run Baptist Church in Ararat, VA. ...

Jerry Kenan "Coach" Hollingsworth

Jerry Kenan "Coach" Hollingsworth

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Jerry Kenan “Coach” Hollingsworth, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home.  Mr. Hollingsworth was born October 21, 1943, in Duplin County, the son of the late Herman Dallas Hollingsworth, Sr. and Lillian Bullard Hollingsworth.  Coach Hollingsworth started his teaching and coaching career in 1966 when he came to Mount Airy.  He was a...

Tonia Faye Goad

Tonia Faye Goad

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Tonia Faye Towe Goad, age 77, of Cana, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020.  Mrs. Goad was born in Carroll County, on March 6, 1943, to William Roscoe and Mattie Frances Monday Towe.  She retired from Rooftop of Virginia in Head Start education for more than 30 years.  Mrs. Goad was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, sister, friend...

Barbara Ann Boothe

Barbara Ann Boothe

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Barbara Ann Craddock Boothe, age 77 of Bassett, Virginia passed away on March 25, 2020 at SOVAH Health Martinsville Hospital.  She was born in Patrick County on March 28, 1942 to the late Otis Ayers Craddock and Edith McKamey Craddock.  Barbara enjoyed flowers, gardening, and cooking.  She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

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Troy Lee Payne Sr.

Troy Lee Payne Sr.

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Troy Lee Payne, Sr. of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday evening, March 25, at Northern Regional Hospital in the skilled care unit. Mr. Payne was born in Surry County, April 28, 1926, the son of the late Roy and Sally McCraw Payne. Mr. Payne led a colorful and storied life in his almost ninety-four years. He began his working...

Steven "The Big O" T. Oliver

Steven "The Big O" T. Oliver

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Steven T. Oliver “The Big O” passed away in his home on March 25, 2020 at the age of 64.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred T. Oliver and Lois D. Oliver and a brother, Glenn E. Oliver.

Steve retired from the Newport News Shipyard in 2017 after working 43 years; he was an avid race...

Charles Lewis Hill

Charles Lewis Hill

Mar 24, 2020

             Mr. Charles Lewis Hill, age 84 of Claudville, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at his home.  He lived his entire life in Claudville just down the road from the house where he was born and raised.  He was born on March 21, 1936 to the late William Robert Hill and Ethel Irene Smith...

John Angelo Halgash

John Angelo Halgash

Mar 23, 2020

Mr. John Angelo Halgash, age 63, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Northern Regional Hospital.  Mr. Halgash was born in Doylestown, PA, on August 8, 1956, to Raymond Francis and Virginia Mae Delorso Halgash.  John was a loving husband and a kind and happy go lucky kinda guy.  He was employed with Axis Dimensional.  Among the...

Eveart (EC) Charles Thomas

Eveart (EC) Charles Thomas

Mar 23, 2020

Mr. Eveart Charles (E. C.) Thomas, age 86, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Central Continuing Care.  Mr. Thomas was born in Surry County on June 11, 1933, to the late William Carl and Ada Lee McCraw Thomas.  He was a member of Christian Community Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain and retired from Pilot Floor Covering.  E. C. was...

Linda Faye Cannoy

Linda Faye Cannoy

Mar 23, 2020

Mrs. Linda Faye Martin Cannoy, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born in Surry County on December 27, 1943 to the late Leroy and Wilma Harvey Martin.  Mrs. Cannoy was retired from Renfro, and a loving homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who...