Obituaries
Jack King
Feb 15, 2021
Mr. Jack Ray King, age 81, of Dobson, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021. He was born in Carroll County Virginia to the late Joseph Brewer King and the late Elva Irene Tate King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty King Mcintyre; brothers, William Anderson “Bill” King, James Henry “Jim” King and...
Lucy Ellen Gwyn
Feb 15, 2021
Miss Lucy Ellen Gwyn, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, February 15, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. Miss Gwyn was born September 6, 1934, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Robert Fritz and Pearl Vaughn Gwyn. She was a lifelong member of Central United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir...
Bessie Anthony
Feb 14, 2021
Mrs. Bessie Ann Hawks Anthony, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on May 24, 1953 to the late Lester and Hazel Marie Simons Hawks. Mrs. Anthony retired from Renfro, and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed. She...
Ann Bowling
Feb 14, 2021
Mrs. Ann Boyd Bowling, age 72 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on April 4, 1948 to the late Vance Conner and Clemmie Boyd Stultz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hansel Bowling. She enjoyed flowers, working in her garden, birds,...
Patty June (Bodenhamer) Stafford
Feb 14, 2021
Mrs. Patty June Johnson (Bodenhamer) Stafford, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Surry County on February 13, 1936 to the late King Brady Johnson and Mary McHone Johnson. Mrs. Stafford retired from Mount Airy Signs and Letters after many years of service. Patty...
Rev. Jim Clark
Feb 14, 2021
Rev. James “Jim” Edward Clark, 70, of Pilot Mountain, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on June 14, 1950 in Corry, PA to the late Lawrence Clark and Elizabeth Long Clark. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be...
Phoebe Elizabeth Baskin
Feb 13, 2021
Mrs. Phoebe Elizabeth Barnard Baskin, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Patrick County, VA on December 20, 1928 to the late William Charlie and Sally Ellen Bowman Barnard. Mrs. Baskin retired from Sara Lee after over 40 years of employment, and a faithful member...
Gertrude Montgomery
Feb 13, 2021
Ms. Gertrude Marshall Montgomery, 92, of Ararat, VA, passed away at Heritage Hall - Laurel Meadows Saturday, February 13, 2021. She was born in Patrick County January 6, 1929 to the late Sherman and Lettie Pruitt Marshall. Mrs. Montgomery retired from Brown-Wooten after many years of service. She was a soft-spoken, gentle woman that loved her family and will be...
Cynthia Dianne Sessoms
Feb 12, 2021
Ms. Cynthia Dianne Hauser Sessoms, 69, of Mount Airy, passed away early Friday morning, February 12, 2021, at her home. Ms. Sessoms was born January 22, 1952, in Surry County, the oldest of four children born to the late James Wade Hauser, Sr. and Rosa Elizabeth Hodges Hauser. Dianne worked as a quality control manager in the textile industry for...
Delmar Arthur Cave
Feb 12, 2021
Mr. Delmar Arthur Cave, age 73, of Dobson passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1947 in Surry County to the late Joseph Edgar Cave and the late Bessie Elizabeth Hodges Cave. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Alvin Cave and Roy Lee Cave. He...
Emmett Ray Stephenson
Feb 12, 2021
Emmett Ray Stephenson "POPS" 59 passed away peacefully at his home in Claudville, VA on February 12, 2021. He is predeceased by his significant other, Teresa Sigmon of Claudville, VA and a sister Betty Smith of Florida. He is survived by his children, Brandon Stephenson, of Hillsville, VA, Bobbie Joe Stephenson, of Mount Airy, NC and Bradley Stephenson, of Mount...
Yancey Willis Bond
Feb 12, 2021
Mr. Yancey Willis Bond, 47, of Ararat, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at his home. He was born in Surry County on September 16, 1973, to the late Donnis Dempsey Bond and Mary Angeleen Bowman Turney. Mr. Bond was employed at Wayne Farms. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Nathan and Karen Bond; a brother and sister-in-law,...
Vickie Mae Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Ms. Vickie Mae Atkins Baker Brown, age 65, of Cana, VA, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at her home. She was born in Surry County, NC, on August 2, 1955, to the late Archie Allen Atkins and the late Virginia Mae Doss Atkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, Max Ray Baker,...
Bruce Gene Francis
Feb 11, 2021
Mr. Bruce Gene Francis, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on September 30, 1940 to the late Harry Hamilton “Ham” Francis and Virginia Rogers Francis. Bruce had retired from VDOT with 37 years of service and was an avid outdoorsman.
Surviving is his wife of...
Mike and Barbara Edmonds
Feb 11, 2021
Michael Ray “Mike” Edmonds, 69, of Mount Airy, went home to be with his heavenly Father on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Northern Regional Hospital. On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, his wife, Barbara Jean McMillian Sawyers Edmonds, 74, joined him in eternal rest from Forsyth Medical Center.
Mike was born December 19, 1951, in Surry County, the son of the...
Rhonda Danette Hobbs
Feb 11, 2021
Ms. Rhonda Danette Barfield Hobbs, age 62, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021, at her residence. She was born July 31, 1958, in Rocky Mount North Carolina to the late Johnny Ree Barfield and the late Elsie Lee Whitley Barfield. She is survived by her daughter, Lauren Michelle Hobbs; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher Shawn and Melony Hobbs; grandchildren,...
Melvin Ray Foley
Feb 10, 2021
Mr. Melvin Ray Foley, age 70 of Stuart passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home. He was born in Petersburg on July 12, 1950 to the late Harry Lee Foley and Wilma Sue Pilson Foley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Foley was preceded in death by one brother, David Lee Foley. He faithfully served in the United...
Dennis Price Reynolds
Feb 10, 2021
Mr. Dennis Price Reynolds, age 45 of Critz, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 10, 1975. He was preceded in death by his father, Moir Reynolds; a brother, James Hylton; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Tatum Hylton; and his paternal grandparents, Roosevelt and Ellen Cobb Reynolds. Dennis...
Arnold Otis Radford
Feb 10, 2021
Mr. Arnold Otis Radford, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 10, 1931, in Floyd County, VA, to the late Hardin Otis and Lorean Ola Epperson Radford. Arnold was a farmer, who will be dearly missed by all his family and many friends, and a...
Maude Willard Morris
Feb 10, 2021
Mrs. Maude Willard Morris, age 101, formerly of Mount Airy, died peacefully in her apartment in Salemtowne Retirement Community on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Born in Carroll County, Virginia, on January 10, 1920, Maude was the last surviving child of Meiggs and Cora Westmoreland Willard. She married the love of her life, the late Howard Victor Morris, in 1939. He...


