Obituaries
Clinton Barnnet Hall
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Clinton Barnnet Hall, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Transitions Hospice Home in Raleigh. Mr. Hall was born July 26, 1936, in Ashe County, to the late William Bill and Mary Shepard Hall. He retired from General Motors and was a member of Mount Airy Christian Church. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie...
Billy Gray Alderman
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Billy Gray Alderman age 71 of Dobson, NC; husband of Mrs. Pansy Greenwood Alderman passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born November 10, 1949 in Surry County to the late Clyde and Betty Beatrice Whittington Alderman. He was retired from Westinghouse as a turbine blade straightener. He was currently employed part...
Wanda Ruth Chandler
Dec 17, 2020
Ms. Wanda Ruth Gordon Chandler, 79, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Thursday morning, December 17, 2020 at Universal Health Care of King. She was born on August 10, 1941 to the late Reid Clifton Gordon and Betty Reddick Gordon. Ms. Chandler was retired from Renfro after many dedicated years. Left to cherish her memory are her son and daughter-in-law, Michael...
Bertha Jean Vaughn
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Bertha Jean Dean Vaughn 86 of Cana, Virginia, passed away, Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Village Care in King, North Carolina, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Vaughn was born in Carroll County, Virginia, on May 2, 1934 to the late Henry Harrison and Rosie Willard Dean. Bertha was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all. ...
Billy Jack Corder
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Billy Jack Corder, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Corder was born June 11, 1931, in Surry County, the son of the late Charlie and Ida Simpson Corder. Billy was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of New Home...
Clifton Miller
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. Vernie Clifton Miller, 73, of Mount Airy passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, December 16, 2020. He was born in Davidson County, July 30, 1947, to the late Lacy and Ollieree Byerly Miller. Mr. Miller was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He retired from C & G Miller Machine. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Rhonda...
Mary Lorene Penn
Dec 16, 2020
Mrs. Mary Lorene Penn, age 77 of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on April 14, 1943 to the late Leath Penn and Rosie Reynolds Penn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Willis, Henry, Johnny, Odell, Clinton, and Nathaniel Penn, and one...
Cathy Ann Holbrook
Dec 16, 2020
Mrs. Cathy Ann Jenkins Holbrook, age 59, of Thurmond, NC passed away on Wednesday December 16, 2020 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Surry County on July 28, 1961 to the late Clyde William Jenkins and the late Ruby Faye Combs Jenkins. She was a member of Gid Branch Baptist Church. In addition to...
Grady Decatuer "D.C." Pratt
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. Grady Decatuer “D.C.” Pratt, 91, of Pinnacle, passed away peacefully on his farm with his devoted wife by his side, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. He loved his Lord and went home to be with him. He was born December 1, 1929, in Stokes County, one of fifteen children, to the late Nathaniel Allen and Tannie Lane Pratt. Mr. Pratt...
Dennis Gray Creed
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. Dennis Grey Creed, 65, of Lowgap passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his home. Mr. Creed was born in Surry County on August 15, 1955 to Benny Lee and Lillian Martin Creed. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. In addition to his parents Mr. Creed is survived by daughters, Brittany Creed and Kayla Iroler;...
Wayne Thomas Williams
Dec 15, 2020
Mr. Wayne Thomas Williams, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home. He was born in Patrick County, VA on August 24, 1945 to the late John A. and Mattie Lee Carter Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired self-employed rock layer. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John Wayne Williams and wife Lurrenda;...
Baby Evelyn Louise Heironimus
Dec 15, 2020
Baby Evelyn Louise Heironimus was born asleep in the arms of Jesus on December 15, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, maternal great-grandparents, paternal great-grandparents; and one aunt.
Surviving are her parents, Dylan and Summer Register Heironimus of Stuart; one brother, Christopher Heironimus of the home; her paternal grandparents; and many...
Mary Loriene Knight
Dec 15, 2020
Mrs. Mary Loriene Martin Knight, age 79 of Madison, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 6, 1941 in Baltimore, MD to the late Caney Akers Martin and Dorothy Virginia Rakes Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Earnie Leon Martin. Loriene enjoyed the...
Wanda Gail Gravley
Dec 15, 2020
Mrs. Wanda “Nana” Gail Collins Gravley, 78 of Mount Airy passed away, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Gravley was born in Wythe County, Virginia on March 25, 1942, to the late Alexander Robinson and Mary Alice Doss Collins. Mrs. Gravley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all that knew her. She will be...
Mildred Irene Tate Montgomery
Dec 14, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Irene Wilson Tate Montgomery, 89, of Toledo, OH, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020. Mrs. Montgomery was born June 25, 1931, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Earl Jefferson Wilson, Sr. and Linda Ellen Moore Wilson. Mildred worked in the financial departments of several organizations in Columbus, OH, and later served her church family alongside her...
Michael Angelo DeBone, Jr.
Dec 14, 2020
Michael Angelo DeBone, Jr., 93, passed away on December 14, 2020 at Courtland Terrace in Gastonia, NC. He was born on February 8, 1927 in Greensburg, PA to the late Michael Angelo, Sr. and Helen DeBone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty years, Mary, brother Bill DeBone and sisters Shirley...
Kevin "The Storm" L. Corns
Dec 14, 2020
Kevin L. “The Storm” Corns, age 47 of Stuart, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. He was born in Patrick County on November 26, 1973. He was preceded in death by his father, Kent Leroy Corns and his father-in-law, Terry White. Kevin was a Sergeant with the Virginia Department of Correction for...
Lily Mozelle Felts
Dec 14, 2020
Mrs. Lily Mozelle Melton Felts, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Carroll County Virginia on November 11, 1939 to the late Lawrence and Nina Combs Melton. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her....
Jack Milton Hardy
Dec 14, 2020
Mr. Jack Milton Hardy of Siloam passed away Monday, December 14, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born May 16, 1939, in Surry County to the late James Harbour Hardy and Martha Columbia Bowman Hardy. He was preceded in death by his four brothers and an infant sister. He is survived by his...
Thomas Schley Gatewood, Jr.
Dec 14, 2020
Thomas Schley Gatewood, Jr, “Schley,” died on December 14, 2020 in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was loved as a compassionate physician, beloved husband, father and friend. In life and death, he belonged to his Lord Jesus Christ. Born in Americus, Georgia on August 6, 1943, Schley was the Son of Thomas Schley and Anne Laura Griffin Gatewood. He was...


