Obituaries
Phyllis Lynn Joines
Oct 17, 2020
Mrs. Phyllis Lynn Cain Joines, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Joines was born January 10, 1955, in Surry County, to the late Raymond Lawrence and Ila Annie Nunn Cain. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Dennis Clyde Joines; a daughter, Tosha...
Mark Edward Atkins
Oct 15, 2020
Mr. Mark Edward Atkins, 54, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on December 25, 1965 to the late Ernest and Betty Louise Coake Atkins Weddle. Mr. Atkins was a mechanic, and a member of Community Church. He is survived by sons...
Shirley Ann Bolen
Oct 15, 2020
Mrs. Shirley Ann Tate Bolen, 70, of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Regional Hospital, Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on January 27, 1950 to the late Emmett and Lola Utt Tate. Mrs. Bolen was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. She is...
Dorothy P. Romano
Oct 15, 2020
Mrs. Dorothy Patricia Romano, age 69, of Stuart passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 after battling cancer for over 20 years. She was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on December 22, 1950 to the late Pietro Giacomo Gherardi and Dorothy Veronica Rose Gherardi. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Christine Berrier
Oct 15, 2020
Mrs. Christine Marshall Berrier, 78, of Ararat, NC, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, Thursday, October 15, 2020. She was born in Patrick County, VA, April 24, 1942 to the late William Robert and Mandy Farris Marshall. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Berrier retired from Spencer’s and was a faithful member of Mt....
David Douglas Schaub
Oct 15, 2020
Mr. David Douglas Schaub, age 73, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born June 21, 1947, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carleton O. Schaub and Helen Yarbrough Schaub. David was a disabled veteran of the US Marine Corps. and...
Opal Lee Jones
Oct 14, 2020
Opal Lee Jones made her way to her Heavenly Father on October 14, 2020. She was born in Carroll County on February 25, 1936, to Raymond and Maggie Midkiff. She lived a wonderful 84 years 7 months and 11 days showing love and compassion her entire time on Earth. If you knew her, you knew love! Family was her pride,...
Zane "Clark" Shockley, Sr.
Oct 14, 2020
Mr. Zane “Clark” Shockley, Sr., 58, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Washington DC on January 15, 1962 to Sheila Shockley and to the late James Thomas “Tommy” Phillips. Mr. Shockley was employed at Mayberry Heating and Air, by his dear friend, Dennis Sechrist. Along with his mother, Sheila...
Randell "Andy" Anderson
Oct 13, 2020
Mr. Randell “ Andy” Anderson, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. He was born in Polk County, TN on June 27, 1936 to the late Moat and Ada Stiles Anderson. Mr. Anderson retired from Duke Power Company. He is survived by a son David Anderson of Denver, NC, a daughter,...
Jean Penn Doss
Oct 12, 2020
Miss Stuart High School 1943: Jean Penn Walker (Doss)
In 1943, the U.S. was still in the grip of the Great Depression. The economy of Patrick County was especially hard hit because the chestnut blight had devastated the forests of the Blue Ridge, decimating the timber industry and meat production from wild boar that thrived on chestnuts. Additionally, the nation...
Edgar "Buddy" Snow
Oct 11, 2020
Mr. Edgar “Buddy” Snow, age 70 passed away on Sunday, October 11th, 2020 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Snow was born in Surry County on April 2nd, 1950 to Juanita Creed Snow and the late Oscar Snow. Buddy was a loving father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend to all who knew him. He...
Jimmie Marvin Sechrist
Oct 10, 2020
Mr. Jimmie Marvin Sechrist, 60, of Cana, Virginia, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was born on May 19. 1960 in Patrick County, Virginia, to Jimmy Sechrist and the late Ona Mae Jones Sechrist. Jimmie had a passion of working on vehicles and spend most of his life as a mechanic and a truck driver. ...
Larry Dean Coe
Oct 10, 2020
Mr. Larry Dean Coe, age 69, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday October 10, 2020. He was born in Surry County on July 24, 1951 to Clifton Nathaniel Coe and the late Josephine Mikels Coe. He was a member of Union Hill Friends Church and was a retired Owner, Operator of Larry’s Diner. Surviving is his wife Deborah Thomas...
Howard Paul Watson
Oct 9, 2020
Mr. Howard Paul Watson, 88, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Watauga County on March 7, 1932 to the late Spencer and Mamie Wallace Watson. Mr. Watson was owner operator of Watson Drywall. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be...
Aaron James Sawyers
Oct 9, 2020
Mr. Aaron James Sawyers, age 32, of Elkin, NC passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, October 9, 2020. He was born in Surry County on August 17, 1988 to Ligia Jimenez Bullin and Lacy Homer Sawyers, Jr. Aaron was a disabled Veteran having served in the US Marine Corp. Surviving are his mother and her husband, Ligia and Terry Bullin;...
Julia Ann Sawyers
Oct 8, 2020
Mrs. Julia Ann Norman Sawyers, age 79, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Friday evening, October 8, 2020, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy, NC. She was born in Surry Co. on July 3, 1941, to the late William (Bill) Norman and to the late Frances Moser Norman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Icy Gwyn
Oct 8, 2020
Mrs. Icy Thelma Boyd Gwyn, 100, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Thursday afternoon, October 8, 2020. She was born in Carroll County to the late Roy and Rose McMillian Boyd. She was an active member of Willow Hill Moravian Church. Mrs. Gwyn is survived by a daughter, Patsy Gwyn Stanley; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Wendie Gwyn,...
Andrew Jackson "Jackie" Crotts
Oct 8, 2020
Mr. Andrew Jackson “Jackie” Crotts, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, October 8, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Crotts was born November 11, 1941, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Jonah and Patty Rakes Crotts. Jackie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend that will be deeply missed. ...
Lawrence Burton Sehen
Oct 8, 2020
Mr. Lawrence Burton Sehen, age 59 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at his home on Thursday, October 8, 2020. He was born on November 5, 1960 in Hampton, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley Burton Sehen and June Harris Shelor.
Mr. Sehen is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Lorie “Ann” Holt...
Glenn Edward Macey
Oct 7, 2020
Glenn Edward Macey, age 89, of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and will be missed by everyone that knew and loved him. Glenn was born in Surry County on April 21, 1931 during the Great Depression to the late Thomas Henry Macey and...
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