Cleo Helen Johnson

Cleo Helen Johnson

May 19, 2019

Mrs. Cleo Helen Gunnell Johnson, 89, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019.  Mrs. Johnson was born May 24, 1929, in Surry County, one of seven daughters born to the late James “Jim” and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Smith Gunnell.  Cleo lived and worked on farms in Surry County for most of her life, prior...

Coley King James

Coley King James

May 19, 2019

In the early morning hours of Sunday May 19th 2019, Coley King James was taken from this world to be with the Lord.  His time here with us was too short.  He was only 17.  Not many knew Coley as he truly was.  To most he was quiet and kept to himself.  But, to those of us who knew and...

Tammy Sue Weagraff

Tammy Sue Weagraff

May 19, 2019

Tammy (Foltz) Weagraff, 60, of Mount Airy, North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning May 19, 2019.  She was born on February 10, 1959, in Titusville, PA to Warren and Doris (Slagle) Foltz. She was married on September 17, 1977, to Richard Weagraff. Alongside her husband, she served the Lord in ministry as a...

Jane Linskey Haynes

Jane Linskey Haynes

May 18, 2019

Mrs. Jane Linskey Haynes, age 84, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born November 7, 1934 to the late Martin and Dora Williams Linskey. Mrs. Haynes was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a faithful member of Maple Grove United Methodist...

Otis Gray Sisk

Otis Gray Sisk

May 18, 2019

Mr. Otis Gray Sisk, age 81, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Sisk was born in Stokes County on September 7, 1937, to James Madison and Mary Lou Dalton Sisk.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and dear friend to so many.  Mr....

Leon Franklin Reece

Leon Franklin Reece

May 18, 2019

Mr. Leon Franklin Reece, age 77, of Dobson, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Surry County on December 10, 1941 to the late Curry Washington Reece and Ella Lee Gunnell Reece.  Mr. Reece was self-employed in the construction business.  He proudly served our country in...

Coley King James

Coley King James

May 18, 2019

In the early morning hours of Sunday May 19th 2019, Coley King James was taken from this world to be with the Lord.  His time here with us was too short.  He was only 17.  Not many knew Coley as he truly was.  To most he was quiet and kept to himself.  But, to those of us who knew and...

Gregory Walter Vincent Upchurch

Gregory Walter Vincent Upchurch

May 18, 2019

Mr. Gregory Walter Vincent Upchurch, 25, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday evening, May 18, 2019, due to injuries resulting from an auto accident.  Mr. Upchurch was born July 6, 1993, in Surry County, the son of Pamela Jane Leach and James Michael Upchurch.  He is survived by his mother, Pamela Jane Leach; his father, James Michael Upchurch; his brother,...

Phyllis Kaye Pyles

Phyllis Kaye Pyles

May 18, 2019

Ms. Phyllis Kaye Pyles, age 68, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Pyles was born in Surry County on June 6, 1950, to Thomas Franklin and June Willis Pyles.  Surviving are sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley Arnder, Margaret and Mike Noonkester, Ruth and Michael Brown, brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence and Betty Pyles, Homer...

Frances Marie Poole

Frances Marie Poole

May 18, 2019

Frances Marie Williamson Poole went home to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, May 18th, 2019.  She grew up at the Children’s Home of Winston Salem and graduated from Reynolds High School. She was inducted into the Winston Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame in May 1989. She attended Central United Methodist in Mt Airy, where she...

Gabrielle Teresa Harless

Gabrielle Teresa Harless

May 18, 2019

Mrs. Gabrielle Teresa Weinberger Harless, age 74, of Lowgap, NC passed away at her home on Saturday evening May 18, 2019.  She was born in Straubing Germany on January 12, 1945, to the late Max Weinberger and Francesca Weinberger.  She was of the Catholic faith and had worked at Adams-Millis in Mt. Airy.  Surviving is her husband, Barry Eugene “Hopper”...

Erlene Marshall

Erlene Marshall

May 17, 2019

Mrs. Erlene Cain Bowman Marshall, age 83, of Ararat, VA, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center, surrounded by her loving family.  Mrs. Marshall was born in Stokes County to Johnny Cain, Sr. and Edna Moorefield Cain.  She was a member of Willis Gap Baptist Church.  Erlene was not only a loving wife, mother, and grandmother...

Gray Lee Senter

Gray Lee Senter

May 16, 2019

Mr. Gray Lee Senter, 51 of Morganton, NC formerly of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his home Thursday, May 16, 2019.  He was born in Surry County May 7, 1968 to Louis Gray and Brenda Gail Stone Senter.  Mr. Senter was a kind man, a loving son, father, grandfather and brother.  He worked in sales and enjoyed strength training...

Oscar Alvin Dodson

Oscar Alvin Dodson

May 16, 2019

Mr. Oscar Alvin Dodson, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem.  He was born in Surry County on September 7, 1928 to the late Oscar Amos and Virginia Easter Dodson.  Mr. Dodson retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County, and was a faithful member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.  He...

Billy Wade Carter

Billy Wade Carter

May 15, 2019

Mr. Billy Wade Carter, 55, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mr. Carter was born March 5, 1964, in Forsyth County, to Barbara Lee Murray Carter and the late Billy Edward Carter.  Wade was a service technician at Mount Airy Oil Company and a member of...

Beatrice Jane Miles

Beatrice Jane Miles

May 15, 2019

Mrs. Beatrice Jane Bowman Miles, 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Patrick County, VA on September 18, 1937, to William Hobart and Renie Niten Bowman.  Mrs. Miles retired from Cosmair Inc. after 42 years of employment.  She is survived by her husband, Claude Edward...

Marian York

Marian York

May 14, 2019

Marian Johnson York, 97, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2019. She was born in Surry County, NC on March 1, 1922 to J. Brady and Christine Nichols Johnson, and celebrated 68 years of marriage to Thomas Baity York of White Plains. Marian was a life-long member of White Plains Friends Meeting, where she valued her Sunday school class, the...

Dorothy Mae Cave

Dorothy Mae Cave

May 14, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Branch Cave, age 90, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Pruitt Healthcare. She was born November 13, 1928 in Surry County to the late James Hardin and Mary Bet Jones Branch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Kenneth Ray Payne and George Washington Cave; daughters, Gaynell Hayslip and...

Norman Gayle Cummings, Sr.

Norman Gayle Cummings, Sr.

May 14, 2019

Mr. Norman Gayle Cummings, Sr. age 72, of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.  He was born in Montgomery County, Virginia on July 15, 1946, to the late Harold Wayne Cummings and Irene Altizer Cummings.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Logan Douglas Cummings; and one brother, Jerry Wayne Cummings. ...

Bonnie Sue Ashburn

Bonnie Sue Ashburn

May 14, 2019

Ms. Bonnie Sue Eldridge Ashburn, age 76, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday evening May 14, 2019, at her home.  She was born in McDowell County, WV on February 7, 1943, to the late Garland and Helen Sessor Eldridge.  She was a member of Pine Hill Friends Meeting and was a knitter.  In addition to her parents, she...