Obituaries
Rebecca Lewis
Mar 9, 2021
Ms. Rebecca Childress Lewis, 61, of King, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. She was born in Surry County, March 9, 1960 to Alton Gray Childress, Sr. and the late Judith Rebecca Gardner Childress. Ms. Lewis was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She was a nurse at Blumenthal Nursing and Rehab Center in Greensboro. ...
Brenda Blake
Mar 9, 2021
Mrs. Brenda Gayle Knowles Blake, age 59 of Talbott, Tennessee, and formerly of Patrick County, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Tennessee. She was born in Danville, Virginia to Pat and Barbara Knowles of Meadows of Dan. Mrs. Blake was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, George M. and Nannie Bell Adkins; paternal...
Lennie Swayze
Mar 9, 2021
Mrs. Lennie Ann Swayze, age 82 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Patrick County on January 23, 1939 to the late James and Mary Ann Bowman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Swayze; three sisters, Christine Martin, Laura...
Janis Honeycutt
Mar 9, 2021
Mrs. Janis Irene Ayers Honeycutt, 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family Tuesday, March 9, 2021. She was born in Carroll County, VA, December 21, 1946, to the late Rabe and Mae Willard Ayers. Mrs. Honeycutt was a social worker in Surry County for many years. She is survived by her devoted husband...
Bryan Mills
Mar 9, 2021
Mr. Bryan Tillman Mills, 55, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Mills was born April 3, 1965, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Bobby Herbert and Sylvia Sue Hantzopoulos Mills. Bryan was reared in the Level Cross community and graduated from Surry Central High...
Lillian Scales
Mar 8, 2021
Mrs. Lillian Ayers Scales, 94 of Ararat, Virginia passed away, Monday, March 8, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Scales was born in Patrick County, Virginia on March 3, 1927 to the late George Cleveland and Jesse Mae Childress Ayers. Lillian was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. ...
Polly Jenkins
Mar 8, 2021
Mrs. Polly “Josephine” Hiatt Jenkins, 89 of Ararat, Virginia passed away at Heritage Hall in Laurel Fork, Virginia on Monday, March 8, 2021. Mrs. Jenkins was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 8, 1931 to the late Arless and Maola Marshall Hiatt. Josephine was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that...
Michelle Gravely
Mar 8, 2021
Mrs. Michelle Claudette Hammond Gravely, 61, of Ararat, VA, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Monroe County, FL on December 31, 1959 to the late Emmett Palson and Shirley Hammond. Michelle was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed. She is survived...
Louella Harp
Mar 8, 2021
Louella Marie Mann Chandler Harp was born in Ballard, West Virginia on September 3, 1934 to Roena Bratton Mann Ferguson and Arthur Dean Mann. She was preceded in her passing by both of her husbands, Clinton T Chandler and Thomas Harp, and her brother James Mann. Louella has two living brothers, Aaron Ferguson of Bozoo, West Virginia, and Dean Mann...
Justin Freeman
Mar 7, 2021
Justin Andrew Freeman, age 32 of Patrick Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his home. He was born in Henry County on April 6, 1988, and was preceded in death by his father, Donnie McCray Freeman. He enjoyed rock hunting, knife forging, tinkering and taking things apart. He also loved to cook. Justin is survived by his...
John Shelton Sr.
Mar 6, 2021
Mr. John Lemuel Shelton Sr, age 54, of King, NC passed away on March 6, 2021. He was born on February 15, 1967 in Surry County to Sarah Mae Whittington and the late Donald Gray Shelton Sr. Left to cherish his memory is his son, John Lemuel II of Myrtle Beach, SC; daughter, Chandler Shelton of King, NC, sisters and...
Nancy Sadler
Mar 6, 2021
Mrs. Nancy Carol Luther Sadler, 80, of Winston Salem passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Rockingham County on February 16, 1941 to the late Lloyd Taylor and Mozelle Scott Luther. Mrs. Sadler retired from DuPont in Wilmington, DE. She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Louise and John...
June Dockery
Mar 6, 2021
Mrs. June Maxine Hege Dockery, age 84, of Elkin, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at her residence. She was born June 22, 1936 in Forsyth County to the late George Edward Hege and the late Vera Martin Hege. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Gilmer Dockery, sister, Carolyn Ashley; brother and...
Diane Cooksey
Mar 6, 2021
Diann White Cooksey, age 69, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on March 6th. Ms. Cooksey was born in Surry County, North Carolina to Ova and Clyde White in November of 1951. She graduated from East Carolina University and found her purpose in life in helping others, especially through her work as a social worker. She also enjoyed spending time with...
Nellie Thompson
Mar 6, 2021
Nellie I. Thompson, age 85 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on March 6, 2021. She is predeceased in death by her parents, John Wesley and Mattie Clarice Thompson; brother, Alvin Thompson; sister, Zelma T. Spence; and brother, Marvin R. Thompson. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Velva S. Lineback (Garry) of Draper, Virginia, John Thompson of Christiansburg, Virginia,...
Jack Fletcher
Mar 6, 2021
Mr. Jack Samuel Fletcher, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 6, 2021, at his home. Mr. Fletcher was born February 14, 1948, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Benton Johnny and Rebecca Elizabeth Venable Fletcher. Jack served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He owned and operated...
Monty Payne
Mar 4, 2021
Mr. Monty Lloyd Payne, 60, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was born in Surry County, October 1, 1960 to Jacquelyn “Jackie” Bobbitt Payne and the late Dwight Lloyd Payne. Mr. Payne worked with stucco and drywall for many years. He loved being outside whether it was taking a walk or just...
Una Holyfield
Mar 3, 2021
Mrs. Una Mae Lankford Holyfield, age 74, of Dobson, passed out of this world to be with her eternal Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Medical Center. She had battled cancer in 2015 and then again since April 2020. She was born April 1, 1946 in Wilkes County to the late Joe and Mamie Lankford....
Candis Swicegood
Mar 3, 2021
Ms. Candis Ann Kirkman Swicegood, 59, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Surry County. She was born in Cleveland County on February 16, 1962 to the late, Charles and Lynda Barnes Kirkman. Candis had a gentle soul and a kind heart. She loved her grandchildren more than anything in the world. She was always looking for...
Margaret Sutphin
Mar 2, 2021
Mrs. Margaret Juanita Sutphin Sutphin, 94, of Raleigh, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Mrs. Sutphin was born July 30, 1926, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Albert William and Lizzie Joyce Sutphin. Margaret retired from Brown-Wooten Hosiery and was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. She is survived by her children of love, Wanda Roberts (Ronald),...
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