Obituaries
Lummie Edwards
May 18, 2020
Lummie Laura Jones Edwards, 85, of Lambsburg, VA went home to be with her loved ones on Monday morning, May 18, 2020. Lummie was born June 29, 1934 in Carroll County, VA, to the late John B. Jones and Laura Tolbert Jones. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who will be missed by all...
Austin Lee Edwards
May 18, 2020
Mr. Austin Lee Edwards, age 81, of Lambsburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home. Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County on April 13, 1939 to the late Forester Lee Edwards and Ethel Jones Edwards. Austin was a devoted Deacon at Lambsburg Missionary Baptist Church for many years. He was Past...
Jonathan David Johnson
May 16, 2020
Mr. Jonathan David Johnson, 34, of Lowgap, passed away unexpectedly May 16, 2020. He was born in Surry County, August 9, 1985 to Sue Bryant Haynes and the late David Lee Johnson. Jonathan had a warm heart with a big smile. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his daughter and church family. Jonathan was very competitive when...
James "Frog" Tate
May 16, 2020
Mr. James William “Frog” Tate, Sr., 81, of Ararat, North Carolina, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 16, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Tate was born March 12, 1939, in Wythe County, to the late Lee Andrew Burton Tate and Mollie Lee Gwyn Tate. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be dearly missed. ...
Janet Harrell
May 15, 2020
At home, surrounded by her loving children and sister, Janet Poff Harrell, age 80 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, joined her husband, infant son and parents in heaven on May 15, 2020.
Mrs. Harrell was preceded in death by her husband, Gorman E. Harrell; an infant son, Keith Samuel Harrell; her parents, Bremen and Edna Poff; son-in-law, Michael Hill; and...
Robert Roscoe Bowman
May 15, 2020
Mr. Robert Roscoe Bowman, age 80 of Ararat, VA., passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Patrick County on May 22, 1939 to the late Bruce and Nora Pack Bowman. Mr. Bowman was retired from Virginia Carolina Paving. Left to cherish his memories are a daughter and son-in- law,...
Ethel Mae Cave
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Ethel Mae Combs Hawks Cave, 98, of Lowgap, passed away on Friday night, May 15, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Hospice Home in Dobson surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Carroll County on October 17, 1921 to the late William and Mattie Payne Combs. She was a lifelong member of Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church...
Wanda Joy Atkins
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Wanda Joy Nichols Atkins, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away early Friday morning, May 15, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Atkins was born May 9, 1948, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Jesse Franklin Nichols, Jr. and Verna Key Nichols. Wanda graduated from North Surry High...
Rufus Garvey Bean
May 14, 2020
Mr. Rufus Garvey Bean, 76, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home on Thursday, May 14, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hickory, NC, October 2, 1943, to the late Rufus S. and Viola A. Bryant Bean. Mr. Bean was a loving husband, father, step-father and grandfather. He enjoyed life, especially when he had...
Donald Zane Cox
May 14, 2020
Mr. Donald Zane Cox, 67, of Pfafftown passed away peacefully Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Cox was born in Patrick County, VA on February 22, 1953 to Zane S. and Mycleta Reynolds Cox. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Mycleta Reynolds Cox; a sister Janice Cox Utt (James); his aunts and...
Gerlene Rosie Snow
May 13, 2020
Mrs. Gerlene Rosie Anderson Snow, 80, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 9, 1939 to the late Jake Harmon and Ella Stevens Anderson. Mrs. Snow retired from Cross Creek Apparel, and a faithful member of Mount Hermon United Methodist...
Carlos Green Franklin Bryant
May 12, 2020
Mr. Carlos Green Franklin Bryant, age 85, of Mt. Airy, gained his angel wings on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 29, 1935 in Carroll County to the late Harvey Jackson Bryant and Ella Celestia Upchurch Bryant Hill. Mr. Bryant was retired from Lawson Construction and was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. ...
Victor Bradley Hawks
May 12, 2020
Mr. Victor Bradley Hawks, 57, of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home May 12, 2020. He was born in Surry County, November 10, 1962 to the late William Jessie and Maybelle Combs Hawks. Mr. Hawks was employed as a dispatcher with WLA Trucking. Left to cherish his memories are his children, Crystal D. Hawks, Shaun Hawks and Chad Hawks;...
Reaford Edward Utt
May 11, 2020
Mr. Reaford Edward Utt, age 96, of Fancy Gap, Virginia, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Utt was born on February 20, 1924, in Carroll County, Virginia, to the late Ellis William and Lucy Midkiff Utt. Mr. Utt retired from the Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, VA. after 43 years of service....
Benjamin Ellis Franklin
May 11, 2020
Benjamin Ellis (Ben) Franklin, age 81 of Stuart, died May 11, 2020 in a local hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Lakeland, FL on June 22, 1938. Ben was the son of John Will and Shellie (Johnson) Franklin. He was a long-time resident of Lakeland, FL.
Ben graduated from Lakeland High School in 1956 and...
Daniel Thurman Hall
May 11, 2020
Mr. Daniel Thurman Hall, age 87 of Woolwine, Virginia passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on May 23, 1932 to the late Jasper Perry Hall and Hettie Belcher Hall Hylton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Hall Wright; one son, Douglas Perry Hall;...
Teresa Ann Beck
May 11, 2020
Mrs. Teresa Ann Phibbs Beck, age 60, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Monday evening, May 11, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on July 17, 1959 to the late Murray Phibbs and Betty Sue Easter Shelton. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be dearly missed. Left...
Ashley Taylore Coleman
May 10, 2020
Ashley Taylore Coleman, age 35 of Stuart, passed away on May 10, 2020 at her home. She was born on May 17, 1984 in Henry County to Harold Taylor Coleman of Spencer and the late Kim Marie Keckler Coleman. In addition to her mother, Ashley was preceded in death by her grandparents, Tom and Verna Coleman; two uncles, Eddie...
Randy Thomas Rogers
May 10, 2020
Mr. Randy Thomas Rogers, age 57, of Lawsonville, NC passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born to Johnny and Marie Tilley Rogers on November 12, 1962. Randy began his career in cosmetology as an ambitious 17 year old and continued this line of work for 39 years. He was the...
Melvin Glenn King
May 9, 2020
Mr. Melvin Glenn King, age 52 of Ararat, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his home. He was born in Surry County, NC on June 28, 1967. He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Perkins King; grandparents, Clyde and Virginia King, James and Ollie Wilhelm; and a special cousin, George A. Trivett. Melvin attended Patrick County...
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