Stella Jane Hawks
Mar 2, 2020
Mrs. Stella Jane Johnson Hawks, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Hawks was born December 31, 1944, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Grady and Elizabeth McHone Johnson. Stella worked at Spencer’s Inc. for many years and later retired from Kentucky Derby Hosiery. Following her retirement, she...
Willie Ruth Dollyhigh
Mar 2, 2020
Mrs. Willie Ruth Wagoner Dollyhigh, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, March 2, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Dollyhigh was born July 22, 1927, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Robert Benton Wagoner, Sr. and Clara Jane Watts Wagoner. Willie Ruth was a devout Christian and a faithful member of Dobson...
Rev. Benny Lee Faw
Feb 28, 2020
Rev. Benny Lee Faw, 72, of Mount Airy, went to be with his Lord on Friday morning, February 28, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center. Rev. Faw was born in Surry County on October 10, 1947 to the late Obie and Vera Lucille Midkiff Faw. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Haywood Faw, Charles...
Minnie Ada Moser
Feb 28, 2020
Mrs. Minnie Ada Haynes Smith Moser, 94, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Patrick County on August 7, 1925 to the late, William Alexander and Roda Ida Shadrack Haynes. Mrs. Moser retired from Spencer’s, and was of the Moravian faith. She is survived by sisters-in-law, Virginia...
Clarence "Pete" Poe Fagg, Jr.
Feb 28, 2020
Mr. Clarence “Pete” Poe Fagg, Jr., 71, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, VA. He was born in Surry County on May 7, 1948 to the late Clarence Poe Fagg, Sr. and Margaret Jane “Polly” Short Fagg. Mr. Fagg retired from Westinghouse as a NDT operator, and was...
Ethel Elizabeth Riddle
Feb 28, 2020
Mrs. Ethel Elizabeth Simmons Riddle, age 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, at Moses Cone Hospital. Mrs. Riddle was born in Surry County on July 31, 1929, to Edgar and Della Moorefield Simmons. Mrs. Riddle was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker, the amazing wife that truly took care of everything. She was a wonderful seamstress,...
Patricia Ann Miller
Feb 28, 2020
Mrs. Patricia Ann “Patti” Hardy Miller, 59, of Thurmond, passed away Friday morning, February 28, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Miller was born September 17, 1960, in Surry County, the youngest of three daughters born to Margaret Carson Calloway Hardy and the late Ralph Curtis Hardy. Patti retired from Crossroads Behavioral Health after 28 years of service. ...
Joyce Elizabeth Cook
Feb 27, 2020
Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Moore Cook, age 86, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Cook was born in Iredell County on November 1, 1933, to Lonnie L. and Mary Elizabeth Haire Moore. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Among the many who will cherish...
Mildred "Millie" Mayes
Feb 27, 2020
Ms. Mildred “Millie” Freeman Mayes, age 78, of Siloam, NC passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Village Care of King, NC. She was born in Surry County on March 30, 1941, to the late Dewitt Porter Freeman and the late Mary Frances Abbott Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Barbara Chattin. ...
Wayne Robert Simmons
Feb 26, 2020
Mr. Wayne Robert Simmons, age 92 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Sovah Health Martinsville Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on August 6, 1927, to the late Tom Simmons and Cassie Shelton Simmons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five siblings, Charles Simmons, James Simmons, Richard Simmons, Nannie...
Nancy Nelson
Feb 26, 2020
Mrs. Nancy West Nelson, age 61 of Spencer, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on April 6, 1958 to the late Levi Joseph West and Beatrice Layman West. Nancy had been a teller with First National Bank and a Teacher’s Aide with the Patrick...
Wanda Gaye Lawson
Feb 26, 2020
Ms. Wanda Gaye Arrington Lawson, 76, of Mount Airy passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. She was born in Surry County on July 28, 1943 to the late Lacy Arrington and Dorothy Inman Arrington. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Left to...
Anzie Alease Lambert
Feb 26, 2020
Mrs. Anzie Alease Wright Lambert, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away February 26, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital Skilled Care Unit. Mrs. Lambert was born in Surry County, June 10, 1926, the daughter of the late Grover C. and Roxie Ashburn Wright. She was beloved as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Mrs. Lambert was a member of Haymore...
Foye Estelle Younger
Feb 26, 2020
Mrs. Foye Estelle Johnson Younger, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on June 1, 1927, to the late John Frank and Olevia Hemmings Johnson. Mrs. Younger retired from Sara Lee Hosiery and was a faithful member of Community Baptist Church, where...
Alice Maria Lytle
Feb 25, 2020
Ms. Alice Maria Lytle, 81, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away on February 25, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Lytle was born in Lee County, FL on October 2, 1938 to the late Steven and Wavie Curry Little. Nana was a truck driver by trade by mostly known for being a loving mother,...
Grant Jason Bowman
Feb 25, 2020
Mr. Grant Jason Bowman, age 39, of Ararat, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at his home. Mr. Bowman was born in Surry County on January 11, 1981. Among the many who will always cherish his memory are his son, Calvin Bowman, Calvin’s mother, Amber Beck; his mother, Kimberly Bowman; his grandmother, Mary Bowman; uncles Alex Bowman and his...
Kathryn "Kitty" Hudson
Feb 25, 2020
Kathryn “Kitty” Hale Hudson of Stuart, Virginia, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, surrounded by people that loved her. Kitty was born May 25, 1924, in Richmond, Virginia, to Benjamin and Ruth Revere Hale, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond and attended Mary Washington College. She worked...
Pamela Starr Saunders
Feb 25, 2020
Mrs. Pamela Starr Jackson Saunders, 64, of Lexington, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, after battling cancer for many years. Mrs. Saunders was born November 25, 1955, in Surry County, the only child born to Lonnie Otto and Rachel Shelton Jackson. Pamela began her career at the Surry County Sheriff’s Department....
Catherine Elaine Draughn
Feb 24, 2020
Mrs. Catherine Elaine Bowman Draughn, age 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Draughn was born in Patrick County on January 4, 1943, to Perry and Mary Alice Harrell Bowman. Among the many who will always cherish her memory are her grandchildren, Justin Draughn and wife Carolyne, Eden Draughn, Chrystal Reynolds and...
Garry Michael Penley
Feb 24, 2020
Mr. Garry Michael Penley, age 66, of Ararat, NC passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Forsyth County, NC on June 14, 1953, to the late Silas Franklin Penley and the late Pearl Barnes Penley. He worked in the Shipping Department for Renfro, in Mt. Airy. In addition...