Buddy Carlie Cockerham
Aug 31, 2019
Mr. Buddy Carlie Cockerham, 72, of Lowgap, passed away early Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, at his home. Mr. Cockerham was born February 11, 1947, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Andy Coy and Ruby Lela Holder Cockerham. Buddy owned and operated Buddy Cockerham Backhoe and Grading Company for 40 years and was a faithful...
Warren Cecil Nichols
Aug 30, 2019
Mr. Warren Cecil Nichols, Age 81, born on October 22, 1937, to the late Merlin Melvin Nichols and Bertha Marshall Nichols, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2019, surrounded by family. He graduated from White Plains High School, and attended Guilford College, where he graduated in 1959. He met his wife of 60 years there and they married the...
Terry Gail Jester
Aug 30, 2019
Mr. Terry Gail Jester, age 78 of Thurmond, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019, at his residence. He was born August 14, 1941, in Bryson City, North Carolina to the late Alta Day Jester and the late John Fonroe Jester. He was a partner in Tarheel Sand and Stone. He is survived by his loving wife, Polly Viola Newman Jester;...
Jay Anthony Stanley
Aug 29, 2019
Jay Anthony Stanley, 58, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at the SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville, NC. Jay, the youngest of seven children, was born November 30, 1960, to the late Oscar W. and Dorothy Southard Stanley. He graduated from Surry Central High School in 1979. Jay’s life revolved around his love...
James Wallace Collins, Jr.
Aug 29, 2019
Mr. James Wallace Collins Jr., age 82 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia on February 26, 1937 to the late James Wallace Collins Sr. and Edith Heath Collins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Shockley Collins; a son, Barry Warren...
Ida Ruth Hylton
Aug 29, 2019
Mrs. Ida Ruth Haden Hylton, age 89 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on August 29, 2019. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on August 1, 1930 to the late Worth W. Haden and Elna Pendleton Haden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Moir C. Hylton; three sisters, Gladys Dillon, Allene Harbour, Ruby...
Bertie Ellen Starr
Aug 28, 2019
Mrs. Bertie Ellen Draughn Starr, 71, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Bertie was born in Surry County on January 26, 1948 to the late Dallas Draughn and Anna Smith Draughn. She was a loving wife, mother, and granny who will be dearly missed by all her...
Mr. Wilburn Joshua Carpenter
Aug 28, 2019
Mr. Wilburn Joshua Carpenter, age 76, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019. He was born October 3, 1942 in Surry County to the late Lillie Emma Bowles Carpenter and the late Joshua Wilburn Carpenter. He is survived by his loving wife, Jewel Dean Cave Carpenter; daughter and son-in-law, Ginger and David Brown; grandchildren, Joshua Nations and DJ Brown;...
Martha Alma Coleman
Aug 27, 2019
Mrs. Martha “Alma” Blair Coleman, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, August 27, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Coleman was born February 14, 1924, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late William Bunyan and Minerva Rosella Taylor Blair. Alma was a long-term and dedicated employee of JCPenney for...
Shirley Redd
Aug 27, 2019
Mrs. Shirley Nowlin Redd, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on March 12, 1940 to the late Samuel Thomas Nowlin and Mable Redd Nowlin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Redd; one daughter, Pamela...
Lucy Ann Lowe
Aug 27, 2019
Mrs. Lucy Ann Norman Lowe, age 94, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 27, 2019 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on December 11, 1924 to the late Jacob Allen and Ennice Lorraine Galyean Norman. She retired from Spencer Knitting Mill where she worked as a seamstress. She was...
Winfred Kerry Hooker
Aug 27, 2019
Mr. Winfred Kerry Hooker, age 55 of Efland, passed away on August 27, 2019. He was born in Surry County to Connie Horton Hooker and the late Edward Hooker. Mr. Hooker worked for National Fleet Management as a diesel mechanic. He was a loving husband and father who will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish...
Mary Nell Wall
Aug 26, 2019
Mrs. Mary Nell Seagraves Wall, 85, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2019, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Wall was born in Surry County, April 10, 1934, the daughter of the late Fred and Lila Hanks Seagraves. Mrs. Wall, along with her husband, worked at Mount Airy Country Club for many years and later...
Carol June Moody
Aug 26, 2019
Mrs. Carol June Dickerson Moody, 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on September 9, 1941 to the late Curtis Dickerson, Sr. and Elois Jones Dickerson. Mrs. Moody retired from PRS, and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a daughter...
Bonita Ann Hull
Aug 26, 2019
Ms. Bonita Ann Brickell Hull, 75, of Mt. Airy passed away at her home surrounded by her family Monday, August 26, 2019. She was born in Surry County August 30, 1943 to the late Rufus Thomas Brickell, Sr. and Mabel “Nannie” Alene Amburn Brickell. Ms. Hull retired from Proctor-Silex after 33 years of service. She was a member of Ivy...
Ronald "Mack" McMillan
Aug 24, 2019
Mr. Ronald “Mack” McMillan, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, August 24, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. McMillan was born September 10, 1937, in Carroll County, VA, one of two children born to the late Shirley Otis and Mary Viola Strickland McMillan. Mack graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1955. He served...
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...