Maggie Irene Danley
Aug 13, 2019
Mrs. Maggie Irene Atkins Danley, age 99, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. She was born in Surry County on July 6, 1920, to the late James Powell Atkins and the late Lela Belle Atkins. She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. She was a member of New Home Church of Christ. ...
Mae Pace
Aug 13, 2019
Mrs. Mae Hopkins Pace, age 93 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at The Landmark Center in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on December 13, 1925 to the late Joseph and Maude Cochran Hopkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, John...
JoAnn Evans
Aug 13, 2019
Mrs. JoAnn Hunter Evans, 82, of Boonville, passed away Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019, at SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville. Mrs. Evans was born October 4, 1936, in Yadkin County, one of seven children born to the late Lee and Thelma Hutchins Hunter. JoAnn retired as a sales associate from Maxway Store in Yadkinville after 20 years of service. She...
Eric Jason Tilley, Sr.
Aug 12, 2019
Mr. Eric Jason Tilley, Sr., age 59, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at his home. Mr. Tilley was born in Abington, Virginia on June 24, 1960, to Richard Aaron and Billie Jean Horton Tilley. He was retired from National Motor Club and was a member of Friendly Chapel Church. Among the many who will always cherish...
Thomas William Boger, Jr.
Aug 12, 2019
Mr. Thomas William Boger, Jr. 72 passed away at his home Monday, August 12, 2019. He was born May 29, 1947 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late Thomas William Boger Sr. and Betty Lipe Boger. Mr. Boger served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. He retired From the Forsyth County Police Department. He is survived by a...
Beverley Ruth Philpot
Aug 12, 2019
Mrs. Beverley Ruth Young Philpot, 87, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Monday evening August 12, 2019 at Landmark Center in Staurt, Virginia. She was born on October 4, 1931 in Cambridge, MA to the late John and Irene Wigginton Young. She was the owner of Bev’s Blueberry Patch in Ararat and was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist...
Lawrence Ruby Lowe
Aug 11, 2019
Mr. Lawrence Ruby Lowe, 87, of Lowgap, passed away Sunday morning, August 11, 2019, at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy. Mr. Lowe was born March 20, 1932, in Grayson County, VA, one of four children born to the late Lynn C. and Fern Smith Lowe. Lawrence retired as the maintenance manager from Insteel Wire Products and was a member...
Opal Mae Watson
Aug 11, 2019
Mrs. Opal Mae Simpson Watson, 97, of Mt. Airy passed away at Ridgecrest Sunday, August 11, 2019. Mrs. Watson was born in Surry County May 15, 1922 to the late Tyra McKinley and Roxie Badgett Simpson. She retired from Renfro Corporation and was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Mrs. Watson will be lovingly remembered by her daughters and...
Georgie Ethel Anderson
Aug 11, 2019
Mrs. Georgie Ethel Watson Anderson, 90, of Claudville, VA passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on August 29, 1928 to the late Nathan and Lucy Matthews Watson. Mrs. Anderson retired from Gentry Middle School and was a faithful member of Unity Bible Church in Ararat,...
Carl Ray Utt
Aug 10, 2019
Mr. Carl Ray Utt, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on August 10, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on July 11, 1936 to the late Claude and Emma Mathis Utt. Mr. Utt was retired from Procter Silex and attended Grace Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather...
Faye Rippey
Aug 8, 2019
Mrs. Faye Hawks Rippey, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Radford, VA. She was born in Carroll County, VA May 8, 1941 to the late Albert Fred Hawks and Virginia Faye Edwards Hawks. Mrs. Rippey was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend always greeting you with her warm smile. She...
Athajean Kelena Martin
Aug 8, 2019
Mrs. Athajean Terry Martin, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born on March 28, 1938 in Patrick County to the late Rodney Charlton Terry and Mattie Irene Epperson Terry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Newell Bernie Inman
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Newell Bernie Inman, age 84, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home. Mr. Inman was born in Surry County on April 7, 1935, to the late John McKinley and Donnie Arrington Inman. He was retired from Pike Electric where he worked as a foreman for many years traveling the United States. He was also...
George Dewel Cooke
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. George Dewel Cooke, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mount Airy. Mr. Cooke was born on October 31, 1933, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Annie Novella Arrington and William McKinley Cooke. George retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after many years of...
Sonny Eugene Osborne
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Sonny Eugene Osborne, age 72, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home. Mr. Osborne was born in Cabarrus County on April 9, 1947, to Jake Osborne and Myrtle Stanley Burge. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish his memory...
Joseph Lynn Dellinger
Aug 8, 2019
Mr. Joseph Lynn Dellinger, 68, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his home. Mr. Dellinger was born July 25, 1951, in Surry County, the son of the late Raymond and Connie Estelle Kidd Dellinger. He graduated from Surry Central High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. Joseph was retired from Rite Aid...
Lewis Harvey Franklin
Aug 7, 2019
Mr. Lewis Harvey Franklin, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 7, 2019. He was born in Surry County June 20, 1963 to the late Mary Easter Franklin and Shade M. Franklin. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Sheena and Lee Clifton, and Shasta Franklin; grandchildren, Madeline Clifton and Levi Holder; sisters and brother-in-law, Barbara Money,...
Shelby Jean McPherson
Aug 7, 2019
Mrs. Shelby Jean Mendenhall McPherson, age 80, of Mt. Airy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston v-Salem, NC. She was born on April 27, 1939, in Scott County, VA, to the late Charlie Jessee Mendenhall and the late Cora Elizabeth Bledsoe Mendenhall....
Essie Lee Easter
Aug 7, 2019
Mrs. Essie Lee Carter Easter, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Easter was born April 15, 1936, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Edward Arlo and Savannah Elizabeth Martin Carter. Essie retired from Renfro Corporation after 38 years of service and was a member of Blue...
Donald Ray Knight, Sr
Aug 6, 2019
Mr. Donald Ray Knight Sr., age 75 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Sovah Health of Martinsville. He was born in Patrick County on February 26, 1944, to the late Russell V. Knight and Gracie Doss Knight. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Margarett Everett Knight; and...