Obituaries
Mary Joe Ann Leftwich
Dec 23, 2020
Mrs. Mary Joe Ann Shelton Leftwich, 82, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on June 25, 1938 to the late, Leonard and Lucy Hiatt Shelton. Mrs. Leftwich retired from Renfro, and a member of First Church of the Brethren. She is survived by daughters...
Josefina Ortega
Dec 22, 2020
Mrs. Josefina Ortega Ibarra, age 75, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Forsyth County at the Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Canatlan Durango Mexico to the late Rafael Ortega and the late Josefina Ibarra. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons Cesar Humberto Rosales and Jose Luis Rosales....
Phyllis Ann Nester
Dec 22, 2020
Mrs. Phyllis Ann Patterson Nester, age 74 of Martinsville, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her home. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on March 22, 1946 to the late George William and Opal Frances Padgett Patterson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nester was preceded in death by her brother, Jerry Patterson. She was a...
Mary Frances Snow
Dec 22, 2020
Mrs. Mary Frances Ladd Snow, 70 of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, peacefully in her sleep at her home. Mrs. Snow was born in Surry County on July 2, 1950 to the late Alfred Lee Ladd, Sr. and Ellen Frances Edwards Ladd. Mary was a strong and hard-working mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She took pride in...
Zelma Doss
Dec 22, 2020
Mrs. Zelma Nunn Doss, age 90 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Central Continuing Care Nursing Home in Mount Airy, North Carolina on December 22, 2020. She was born in Patrick County on April 6, 1930 to the late William “Abe” Nunn and Laler “Cindy” Smart Nunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Bobby Ray Easter
Dec 21, 2020
Mr. Bobby Ray Easter, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday night, December 21, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Easter was born January 16, 1934, in Surry County, one of thirteen children born to the late Peter Abner and Lessie Coble Easter. Bobby served our country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his...
Johnny Paul Beasley
Dec 21, 2020
Mr. Johnny Paul Beasley, 92, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Valdese General Hospital, Monday, December 21, 2020. He was born in Stokes County, March 7, 1928, to the late Arthur and Maggie Lawson Beasley. He retired from Centel Telephone Company and was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Mt. Airy. Mr. Beasley is survived by his...
Mable Pricilla Bobbitt
Dec 21, 2020
Mrs. Mable Pricilla Wareing Bobbitt, 59, of Cana, VA passed away at her home, Monday, December 21, 2020. She was born in Cumberland County, NC, May 23, 1961, to the late Lettie Jean Venable Wareing and Francis Gerald Wareing. Mrs. Bobbitt was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Jeffery Steven...
Betty Evelyn Midkiff
Dec 20, 2020
Mrs. Betty Evelyn Snow Midkiff, 82, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday morning, December 20, 2020, at Universal Health Care in King, NC. She was born in Surry County on April 14, 1938 to the late Robert Clay and Ila Cova Arrington Snow. She was retired from Workman’s Federal as Branch Manager after many dedicated years. Mrs. Midkiff is survived...
Jeanne Marie Eutsler
Dec 20, 2020
On Sunday, December 20, 2020, the Eutsler and Preston Families along with the communities of Patrick County, VA and Baltimore, MD, lost a Bright Light, when Jeanne Marie (Bunce) Eutsler passed away in her home at Spirithaven Farm outside of Stuart, VA.
Born to John Wilmer and Louise Rosalie (Mattes) Bunce on September 27, 1929. Jeanne was preceded in...
Phillip Wade Chaney
Dec 20, 2020
Mr. Phillip Wade Chaney, age 72, of Harmony, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born in Oakland County Michigan on April 22, 1948 to Connie Leftwich Chaney Hensley and the late Elwood Chaney. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will surely be missed by all who knew him. ...
Bethany Kay Tilley
Dec 19, 2020
Mrs. Bethany Kay Casstevens Tilley, 30, of Oxford, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. She was born March 27, 1990, in Forsyth County, to Richard "Darrell" and Joyce "Darlene" Corder Casstevens. Mrs. Tilley was a loving mother, daughter, and sister and a friend to all who knew her. She will be deeply missed by...
Fred Henry O'Neal, Jr.
Dec 19, 2020
Fred Henry O’Neal, Jr. passed away on December 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on July 31, 1945 to the late Fred Henry O’Neal, Sr. and the late Mary Lee Patterson O’Neal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Lucille O’Neal, sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy...
Elsie Lee Cagle Easter
Dec 19, 2020
Mrs. Elsie Lee Hawks Cagle Easter, 90, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Mrs. Easter was born November 11, 1930, in Carroll County, VA, one of ten children born to the late Shade and Litha Edwards Hawks. Elsie was a homemaker and a member of Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters and...
Terry Kay Nixon
Dec 18, 2020
Mr. Terry Kay Nixon, age 74, of Dobson, NC passed away Friday December 18, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on December 17, 1946 to the late Gilbert “Gib” and Velna “Whitey” Davis Nixon. He was a retired truck driver for Cooke Trucking, and was of the Baptist...
Doris Mae Mills
Dec 18, 2020
Mrs. Doris Hill Mills, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020. Mrs. Mills was born April 24, 1929, in Stokes County, the daughter of the late Cladie and Allie Lawson Hill. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Mills of Raleigh/Mount Airy, who was blessed to have Doris as her mother for 71 years. Mrs. Mills was...
Louise Penniman Rotholz
Dec 18, 2020
Louise Penniman Rotholz, age 70, of Fancy Gap, VA passed away at home on December 18, 2020 in the company of her husband and daughter. She was born on April 24, 1950 in Trenton, N.J. to the late Eleanor K. and John G. Penniman. Growing up in Pleasantville, NY, Louise was a precocious and curious middle child of five who...
Annie Mae Gunter
Dec 18, 2020
Ms. Annie V. Gunter age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection on Friday, December 18, 2020. She was born in Stokes County on April 9, 1936 to the late Peter Dickerson Varner and Hessie Mae Shelton Varner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death her daughter, Karen Walker; and four sisters,...
Peggy Ann Smith
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Ann Venable Smith, 87, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Smith was born January 16, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Winfield and Ida Bell Woodruff Venable. She retired from the Surry County Health Department after several years of service. Left to cherish her memories are her...
Linda Lee Baker
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Linda Lee Byrd Baker, Age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her home. She was born in Mercer County, WV on May 25, 1940 to the late Elmer and Ruth Hemerick Byrd. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...


