Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Lawrence
Jun 22, 2020
Beloved matriarch Mary Elizabeth Lester Lawrence passed from mortality unto eternal life on Monday morning, June 22, 2020. Born August 24, 1925, she was 94.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Thomas and Mary Etta Turner Lester; her youngest son, Lester Wayne; her chosen companion, Herbert Franklin; two grandchildren, Patience and Trinity; and three great-grandchildren, Christine, Emelei,...
Charles Lee Goins
Jun 21, 2020
Mr. Charles Lee Goins, age 70 of Ararat, passed away Monday, June 21, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1949 in Patrick County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Goins; and two brothers, Bill and James Goins.
Surviving are a sister, Lynda Jones of Stuart; two...
Travis Joe Lowe
Jun 20, 2020
Mr. Travis Joe Lowe, age 47, of Dobson, NC passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on February 17, 1973, to Nell Davis Lowe and to the late Joe Lynn Lowe. He was a sheet metal worker for Piping and Fabrication. Travis was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church...
Margaret Evelyn Moxley
Jun 20, 2020
Mrs. Margaret Evelyn Beamer Moxley, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday night, June 20, 2020, at her home, surrounded by family. Mrs. Moxley was born May 23, 1928, in Surry County, the younger of two children born to the late William Swanson and Lucy Annie Creasy Beamer. Margaret retired as a PBX operator from Northern Hospital of Surry County...
Juanita Kay Smith
Jun 20, 2020
Mrs. Juanita Kay Smith, 63, of Pilot Mountain passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, at her home. She was born in Greenbrier County, WV on March 15, 1957 to the late, Walter and Margie Bostic Smith. Mrs. Smith proudly served our country in the United States Army. She is survived by daughters, Stephanie Sexton; Machelle Wright, Melisa Dublin; sons and...
Barbara Ann Mills
Jun 19, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Ann Cooke Mills, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, June 19, 2020. She was born in Surry County on September 9, 1935 to the late Jim and Elsie Cooke of Westfield. Mrs. Mills was a member of Mount Airy Wesleyan Church. She is survived by; sons, Mike Mills, Frank (Carolyn) Mills; a daughter, Rhonda (Dave) Odell; grandchildren,...
Jeffrey Lee Hill
Jun 19, 2020
Mrs. Frances Smith Joyce, age 87 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on June 18, 2020, at Sovah Health of Martinsville and twenty-one hours later, her son Jeffery Lee Hill,age 62 of Stuart, passed away June 19, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center. They were preceded in death by husband/stepfather, Lawrence Joyce; parents/grandparents, Jess Smith and Virginia Smith; sister/aunt, Ruby Goad;...
Beulah Florence Whitaker
Jun 19, 2020
Mrs. Beulah Florence Warden Whitaker, 84, of Seven Lakes, NC, formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away at her home Friday, June 19, 2020. She was born in Forsyth County, July 31, 1935 to the late Dolphus and Sula Mae Warden. Mrs. Whitaker was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a devoted Christian, and enjoyed working in her...
Billie Nell Hiatt
Jun 19, 2020
Mrs. Billie Nell Westmoreland Hiatt, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday afternoon, June 19, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hiatt was born May 26, 1933, in Surry County, the oldest of three children born to the late Carl and Mary Louise Chappell Westmoreland. Billie Nell worked in banking for 67 years, beginning...
Frances Joyce
Jun 18, 2020
Mrs. Frances Smith Joyce, age 87 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on June 18, 2020, at Sovah Health of Martinsville and twenty-one hours later, her son Jeffery Lee Hill, age 62 of Stuart, passed away June 19, 2020, at Forsyth Medical Center. They were preceded in death by husband/stepfather, Lawrence Joyce; parents/grandparents, Jess Smith and Virginia Smith; sister/aunt, Ruby...
Larry Ray Watson
Jun 18, 2020
Mr. Larry Ray Watson, 74, of Westfield, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020, at his home. He was born March 5, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Howard and Bessie Hall Watson. Larry was the owner and operator of Watson Used Cars in Westfield for many years. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Jean Dickerson Watson; two...
John Thomas Bowman
Jun 18, 2020
Mr. John Thomas Bowman, 74, of Meadows of Dan, passed away early Thursday morning, June 18, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem with his loving wife by his side. Mr. Bowman was born on September 29, 1945 in Patrick County to the late Simon Lee Bowman and Margaret Frances Culler Bowman. Mr. Bowman proudly served our country in the...
Peggy Gean Handy
Jun 18, 2020
Mrs. Peggy Gean Sechrist Handy, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, June 18, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Handy was born March 7, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Charlie Franklin “Ruben” Sechrist and Bessie Irene Johnson Sechrist. She was a loving farmers wife and a faithful member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. ...
Baby Brown
Jun 18, 2020
Baby Brown was brought into this world sleeping on June 18, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital, Mount Airy, N.C. We may not understand why she was taken from us, only God knows why. Please pray for our family in the days to come. Her Parents, Anthony and Amber Haden Brown from Lawsonville, N.C. will cherish the short time they spent with...
David Leon Wilson
Jun 18, 2020
Mr. David Leon Wilson, 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Thursday, June 18, 2020. He was born in Grayson County, April 28, 1943 to the late Robert and Gladys Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a devoted Christian, a loving husband, father, brother and friend. He retired from United Plastics after many years of service. Mr. Wilson is...
Jack Edward Jones
Jun 17, 2020
Mr. Jack Edward Jones, age 93 of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Jones was born in Surry County on January 17, 1927 to the late Lacy F. and Vivian Edwards Jones. Jack was a faithful member of Grace Moravian Church as long as his health allowed. Mr....
Dennis Ray Goodson
Jun 17, 2020
Mr. Dennis Ray Goodson, 70, of Mt. Airy, passed away at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, VA, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. He was born in Surry County, August 13, 1949 to Oma Lee Wood Goodson and the late Ray Johnnie Goodson. Mr. Goodson bravely served in the U.S. Army and retired from the U.S. Postal service. In addition to his...
Jacob Franklin Cave
Jun 17, 2020
Mr. Jacob Franklin Cave, age 80, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Pruitt Health in Elkin. He was born December 18, 1939, in Surry County to the late James Wesley and Nora Marsh Cave. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Martha Cave Bodford and Clarine Cave Sprinkle; brothers, J.B....
Jesse Marvin Tate
Jun 17, 2020
Mr. Jesse Marvin Tate, age 64, of Westfield passed away at his home on June 17, 2020. He was born in Carroll County on February 28, 1956 to the late Eugene and Margie Hawks Tate. He was a loving father and grandfather who will surely be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are his spouse,...
Lena Sylvia Tuttle
Jun 17, 2020
Mrs. Lena Sylvia Cassell Tuttle, age 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on July 2, 1937 to the late Samuel and Luna Atkins Cassell. She was a loving mother, sister and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left...
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