Lucille Southard
Jun 5, 2019
Lucille Dockery Southard of Elkin, NC, went home to meet her Savior on June 5, 2019. She was born on December 18, 1918, in Surry County, NC and was blessed to live 100 years. Lucille was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor. She loved the Lord and was a member of Bessie Chapel Baptist Church. Her family always...
Gene Gravley
Jun 5, 2019
Mr. William Eugene “Gene” Gravley, age 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Gravley was born in Surry County on August 21, 1929, to Walter Samuel and Bessie Ellen Jones Gravley. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during the Korean War, on the USS Preston. He was...
Marion Akers Wood
Jun 4, 2019
Mr. Marion Akers Wood, age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection after a lengthy illness. He was born in Patrick County, on December 27, 1934 to the late Oscar Lee Wood and Myrtie Fulcher Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Hoy, Glenn,...
Bessie Marie Bell Lewis
Jun 4, 2019
Mrs. Bessie Marie Bell Lewis, age 84 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Kenton, Ohio on March 11, 1935, to the late Cloe Hater. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her husband, Arzie Lewis; One daughter, Cheryl Lewis; a...
Esther Fain
Jun 2, 2019
Mrs. Esther Horvath Fain, age 93 of Collinsville, Virginia passed away at SOVAH Health in Martinsville on June 2, 2019. She was born in Ohio on May 26, 1926 to the late Ignace Horvath and Mary Kristin Synea Horvath. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Calvin Fain; son, Calvin Harding Fain;...
Monica Eubanks Smith
Jun 2, 2019
Monica Eubanks Smith, 55, of Shoals, NC passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greer, SC on August 11, 1963 to Paula Eubanks and the late Harry Lee Eubanks. Monica loved her family above all else in this world. She was a dedicated wife and mother that put her...
Ginger Alice Simmons
Jun 1, 2019
Mrs. Ginger Alice Edwards Simmons, age 69, of Ararat, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Simmons was born in Surry County on December 10, 1949, to James Clarence and Lois Mills Edwards. She was a loving mother, grandmother and dear friend. Among the many who will always cherish her memory is a daughter and son-in-law, Lori...
Judson Roger Monkus
Jun 1, 2019
Mr. Judson Roger Monkus, age 86, of State Road, NC passed away on Saturday evening June 1, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on December 25, 1932, to the late Ellis and Ella Blevins Monkus. He was the owner and operator of RJ Monkus Construction and was of the...
June Shelor
Jun 1, 2019
Mrs. June Harris Shelor, age 86 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was born in Patrick County on March 12, 1933 to the late Lawrence Harris and Belle Wood Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Neil Shelor. She was a member at Meadows of...
Ennis Albert Hodges
May 31, 2019
Mr. Ennis Albert Hodges, age 58, of Lowgap, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on February 8, 1961 to Marie Brown Hodges Edwards and the late James Albert Hodges. He was a loving father and grandfather who will surely be missed by all...
William C. "Bud" Cox
May 31, 2019
Mr. William “Bud” C. Cox, Jr., age 74 of Claudville, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on April 22, 1945 to the late William C. Cox, Sr. and Geneva Anderson Cox. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda...
Clara Jaqueline Yokley
May 31, 2019
Mrs. Clara Jacqueline Springthorpe Yokley, 88, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, May 31, 2019. She was born in Surry County on January 15, 1931, to the late John and Pansy Violet Jackson Springthorpe. Mrs. Yokley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Clara and Bud married...
Nina Christine Culler
May 31, 2019
Mrs. Nina Christine Culler, age 79, of Mount Airy passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019, from complications after surgery. Mrs. Culler was born in Surry County on July 31, 1939, the daughter of the late Robert and Ollie Hall Matthews. She was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother and was retired from Renfro Corp after 32 years of...
Jane Elizabeth Knudsen
May 31, 2019
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Marshall Knudsen, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Knudsen was born April 2, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Conduff and Ivil Mae Willard Marshall. She was employed by the Surry County Sherriff’s Department, where she worked as a secretary. She was a loving...
Patsy Lou Branch Cain
May 30, 2019
Mrs. Patsy Lou Draughn Branch Brinkley Cain, age 82, of Surry County, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 2, 1937, in Surry County to the late William Luther and Adabell Scott Draughn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Mabel Utt
May 30, 2019
Mrs. Mabel McMillian Utt, 86, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Patrick County January 14, 1933 to the late Samuel Cassell and Laura Elizabeth Dawson McMillian. She was a graduate of Hillsville High School in 1952. After retiring from the textile mill, Mrs. Utt worked along beside her husband,...
Nancy Bernice Johnson
May 29, 2019
Mrs. Nancy Bernice Burkhart Johnson, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Johnson was born May 27, 1937, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Victor James and Violet Goins Burkhart. Nancy retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. and was a member of The Peoples Church. ...
Sylvia Jean Brown
May 29, 2019
Mrs. Sylvia Jean Gammons Brown, 80, of 459 Holly Springs Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, May 29, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Brown was born April 7, 1939, in Surry County, the daughter of William Clyde Gammons and the late Susan Mary Ella Hiatt Gammons. Sylvia was a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
Ray Edison "Buzz" Norman, Jr.
May 28, 2019
Mr. Ray Edison “Buzz” Norman, Jr., age 60, of Mtn. Park, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born October 29, 1958, to the late Ray and Ruth Nixon Norman. Mr. Norman was a member of Mountain Park Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday...
Glenn "Dud" Edward Clark
May 27, 2019
Mr. Glenn E. “Dud” Clark, age 84 of Stuart, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019. He was born in Patrick County on April 4, 1935, to the late Moir Ayers Clark and Margaret Alice Sheppard Clark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Moir Page Clark. Mr. Clark honorably served in the United...