Peggy Joyce Vernon
Mar 31, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Cagle Vernon, 74, of Cana, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her residence. She was born May 13, 1945 to the late Luther and Claudia Cagle. She was retired from the medical field as a CNA. She had passion and took great pride in caring for those in need. Mrs. Vernon is survived by her...
Velma Elizabeth Smith Simmons
Mar 30, 2020
Mrs. Velma E. Jones Smith Simmons, 101, of Mount Airy passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Hopewell Virginia on April 22, 1918 to the late Hilary and Samantha Johnson Jones Mrs. Simmons was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. She retired from...
Frances Eloise Heath
Mar 30, 2020
Frances Eloise Bateman Heath, age 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020. She was born on July 21, 1923, to the late Samuel Merritt Bateman Sr. and Mattie Clark Bateman. The following month, in August, she was baptized at Bethel Presbyterian Church and her father was made an elder of the church the same day. She continued to...
Brayden James St. Angelo
Mar 30, 2020
Brayden James St. Angelo, 5, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 30, 2020. Brayden was born May 7, 2014, in Jacksonville, to Taryn St. Angelo. He was the kindest and most caring child, full of energy and love. He always had a smile on his face and knew a dance move to show off. He loved God, his...
Betsy Rae Phillips
Mar 29, 2020
Mrs. Betsy Coble Phillips, 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Phillips was born November 16, 1942 to the late Roland DeWitt and Georgia Childress Coble. She was retired from Hull and Johnson Inc. as Office Manager/Bookkeeper. Betsy had a servant’s heart, helping many families throughout the years during...
Judy Kay Gunnell
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Judy Kay McCraw Gunnell, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, March 28, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Gunnell was born May 4, 1941, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Howard McCraw and Roseman Lowe Doby. Judy was a devoted housewife and a loving wife and mother. She is...
David Curtis Rudisill
Mar 28, 2020
Mr. David Curtis Rudisill, 84, of Cana, VA, passed away at Surry Community Health and Rehab Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born in Ohio, June 20, 1935 to the late James Monroe and Shirley Adelaide Dalton Rudisill. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sylvia; daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and James Anderson and Linda and Terry Roberts; sons and...
Gladys Elena Hawks
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Gladys Elena Mitchell Hawks, 93, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. She was born in Patrick County, VA on December 21, 1926 to the late Charles Earl and Geneva Dollarhite Mitchell. Mrs. Hawks retired from Perry’s Manufacturing, and a member of Maple Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law,...
Gwendolyn Lee Eaton
Mar 28, 2020
Mrs. Gwendolyn Lee “Gwen” Wagoner Eaton, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, March 28, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Eaton was born May 16, 1948, in Forsyth County, one of three children born to the late Estie Beatrice Wagoner. Gwen worked in several textile mills throughout her life and was a member of Joylight Baptist...
Angela "Snookie" Denise Rorrer
Mar 28, 2020
We are sad to announce that Miss Angela Denise “Snookie” Rorrer, age 47 of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 after struggling with the effects of a stroke for 7 years and battling cancer. She was born on February 22, 1973 in Martinsville. She was preceded in death by her father, James Samuel “Sammy”...
Jack A. Jones
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. Jack Allen Jones, age 87 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville. He was born in Brooke, VA on April 30, 1932 to the late Almon R. Jones and Bessie Payne Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia...
Jack Lee Timmons
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. Jack Lee Timmons, 80, of Mt. Airy went home to be with his heavenly father on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Alexander County on January 29, 1940, to the late Elmer Columbus and Mary Lou Gunnell Timmons. Mr. Timmons was retired from Cross Creek Apparel and...
Ruby Alice Moore
Mar 27, 2020
Ruby Alice Moody Moore, 100 years old, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Northern Regional Hospital, where she had resided for the past two years. She was born at home on November 5, 1919, to Benton and Hessie Moody on Durham Street in Mount Airy. She and her husband built and ran the Weinerburger...
Douglas Edward Hooker
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. Douglas Edward Hooker age 77 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away at his home on March 27, 2020. He was born May 22, 1942 in Surry County to the late Johnny Edward and Lillian Johnson Hooker. He was retired from Pike Electric as a warranty specialist. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and a willing...
Hallie Simcox
Mar 27, 2020
Hallie Reeves Simcox, 92, of Lowgap NC, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on March 27th, 2020. She was born in Wythe County to the late William (Bill) Reeves and Myrtle S. Reeves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Webb Simcox Sr.; and son, Bruce Webb Simcox Jr.; a granddaughter, Michelle Todd; and sisters Bertie...
William Herbert Badgett
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. William Herbert Badgett, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2020, at his home. Mr. Badgett was born March 22, 1938, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Coy and Thelma Smith Badgett. Herbert served our country in the United States Army in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was a...
Virginia "Marie" A. Sawyers
Mar 26, 2020
Mrs. Virginia “Marie” Ann Sawyers, age 89 of Bassett, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Sovah Health of Martinsville. She was born in West Virginia on August 22, 1930 to the late Lester Thomas Clark and Faye Shuck Clark. She was raised by the late Lester and Queenie Chaney. In addition to her parents, she...
Cortney Paige Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Ms. Cortney Paige Brown, 38, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. She was born February 22, 1982, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Wesley K. Brown and Sonia Akers Mabry. Cortney was a graduate of Mount Airy High School and attended The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is survived by four children, Gabriella M. Guerrero,...
Emma Jean Hill
Mar 25, 2020
Mrs. Emma Jean Jones Hill, age 83, of Hillsville, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll County on July 19, 1936, to Vestal and Anna Martin Jones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed. While her health permitted, Mrs. Hill was a devoted member of Little...
Jacob LeHue Goad
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. Jacob LeHue Goad, age 30 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born in Patrick County on September 22, 1989. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Wayne M. Goad; maternal grandfather, Curtis Elmo Largen; and one uncle, Elmer Wilson Underwood. Jake loved taking rides on his motorcycle, being outdoors, fishing, and...