Virginia Paulene Watkins
Aug 24, 2019
Mrs. Virginia Paulene Pack Watkins passed away, Saturday, August 24, 2019, at her home.
She was married on December 12, 1940, to the late David Johnathon Watkins, Sr. They have five children. She was preceded in death by her husband, David; and two daughters, Pamela Temko and Barbie Schofield; her parents, Bob Pack and Correna Lewis Pack; and twelve brothers and...
Robert Danny Branch
Aug 24, 2019
Mr. Robert Danny Branch, age 69 of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away at his home on Saturday, August 24, 2019. He was born in Bassett, Virginia on January 13, 1950, to the late Robert Calvin Branch and Virginia Aretta Lucado Branch. Danny had worked over 20 years at Bassett Superior Lines.
Mr. Branch beloved husband, father, and brother...
Elinor Glynn Hall
Aug 23, 2019
Elinor Glynn Holland Hall, 88, died August 23, 2019, in Laurel Fork, VA, at a nursing facility where she made many friends, completed puzzle books, carried a change purse heavy enough from bingo winnings to be used as a weapon, and, much to the surprise of her family, once won a singing contest.
Elinor was born in Roanoke, VA, on...
John Frank Sechrist
Aug 22, 2019
Mr. John Frank Sechrist, 72, of Mt. Airy passed away at Surry Community Health Care Thursday, August 22, 2019. He was born in Surry County July 25, 1947 to the late Luther Amos and Mary Fulp Sechrist. Mr. Sechrist was a talented musician, playing guitar and mandolin with the Faith Brothers Gospel Group as well as playing with several other...
Ronald Gray Spivey
Aug 22, 2019
Mr. Ronald Gray “Ron” Spivey, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Spivey was born April 23, 1949, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Carlton Luther and Nellie Irene Stevens Spivey. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 43 years, Vera...
Dr. Delphine Frances Everhart
Aug 22, 2019
Dr. Delphine Frances “Dee” Waddell Everhart, 82, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2019, at her home. Dr. Everhart was born March 25, 1937, in Cabarrus County, one of two children born to the late Paul Franklin and Virginia Mills Waddell. Dr. Everhart attended New Hanover High School and Baptist Hospital Nursing School (RN diploma). She later...
Mary Lou Lawson
Aug 21, 2019
Mrs. Mary Lou White Lawson, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on February 6, 1933 to the late George Washington and Rannie Hodge White. Mrs. Lawson retired from Hills Shoes and was a faithful member of New Life Baptist Church. ...
Louise Underwood
Aug 21, 2019
Mrs. Louise Taylor Underwood, age 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Underwood was born in Surry County on December 10, 1925, to Ed and Ida Mae Felts Taylor. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother who will be sorely missed by her family and many friends. ...
Henry Archie Jones
Aug 21, 2019
Mr. Henry Archie Jones, 71, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at his home. He was born in Surry County on October 18, 1947 to the late, Jim and Rosella Fulk Jones. Mr. Jones retired from NCFI as a fork lift operator, and was past president of Flat Rock Ruritan. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,...
June Elizabeth Bowman
Aug 21, 2019
Mrs. June Elizabeth Thomas Bowman, 80, of Ararat, VA passed away at her home Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Mrs. Bowman was born in Carroll County, VA June 13, 1939 to the late Zelma Tobler Thomas and Alfred Lee Thomas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She was a talented seamstress, and quilter. She also enjoyed crocheting; she...
Betty Brown
Aug 21, 2019
Mrs. Betty Shackelford Brown, 89, of Pilot Mountain passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. She was born in Surry County, February 12, 1930 to the late John Jackson and Cora King Shackelford. Mrs. Brown was a generous, kind and humble woman; a loving mother and grandmother whom will be dearly missed. She was a faithful member of Westfield...
Celia Ines Tate
Aug 20, 2019
Mrs. Celia Ines Crotts Tate, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Crotts was born April 18, 1943, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Rufus McDaniel and Liney Allen Crotts. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...
Gurney Harold Royall
Aug 20, 2019
Mr. Gurney Harold Royall, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2019 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Yadkin County, NC on October 4, 1930 to the late Wilson Gurney Royall and Grace Boggs Royall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 1st wife, Barbara Tesh...
Billy Russell Reynolds
Aug 20, 2019
Mr. Billy Russell Reynolds, age 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Reynolds was born in Surry County on June 15, 1941, to Bartie Coleman and Maude Mikels Reynolds. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed. He really enjoyed his “front porch time”...
Harold Dean Hodges
Aug 19, 2019
Mr. Harold Dean Hodges, 79, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born May 27, 1940, to the late William Gaston “Gat” and Lovie Mae Cundiff Hodges. Harold served in the United States Air Force as an airman second class and then co-owned Simmons Plumbing...
Herbert Arnold Hallett
Aug 19, 2019
Herbert Arnold Hallett, 73, passed away on August 19, 2019 at his home in Mt. Airy North Carolina, with his loving wife and children by his side after a long hard battle with lung cancer. Herbert Arnold Hallett was born, January 25, 1946, in East St. Louis, Illinois to the late Herbert and Hallie Josephine (Flechsig) Hallett. Herb’s father had...
Mary Spiro Fields
Aug 17, 2019
Ms. Mary Spiro Fields, age 93, of Lowgap, NC formally of Stuart Florida for 34, years, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Chicago IL. on October 12, 1925, to the late James A. Spiro and Esther Adams Spiro. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and...
Avanelle "Sis" Elder
Aug 17, 2019
Mrs. Avanelle “Sis” Johnson Elder, 92, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab. Mrs. Elder was born in Surry County on November 4, 1926 to the late James Howard and Thelma Hennis Johnson. She loved playing golf with her friends, and was an excellent Artist. Mrs. Elder was a homemaker, a member...
Bobby Ray Collins
Aug 17, 2019
Mr. Bobby Ray Collins, 77, of Ararat, VA passed away at his home Saturday, August 17, 2019. He was born in Carroll County, VA November 5, 1941 to the late John and Gladys Ayers Collins. He retired from Proctor-Silex after 30 years of service. Mr. Collins was a member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. He was a loving husband, father...
William Gordon Allen
Aug 17, 2019
William Gordon Allen, 97, died August 17th in Winston-Salem. Gordon was born in Greeley County, Nebraska to his parents Franklin and Isabella Allen. They moved to Farina, IL, where he met his future wife Maurine Fender while attending high school. He served in the Navy as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After the war, he married...