Mr. Rawley King, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Carroll County, VA on August 29, 1932 to the late Jessie and Lettie Jones King. Mr. King proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He has continued to be a faithful supporter of...
Mr. Harold Eugene “Mike” Grimm, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Stanleytown Health and Rehab. He was born in Maryland on May 19, 1934 to the late Harold Everette Grimm and Edith Thelma Weissmueller Grimm. Mike had served in the U.S. Navy and had retired from the U.S. Government.
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Mrs. Bessie Mae Dollyhigh Marshall, age 90, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Central Continuing Care. She was born in Surry County on August 11, 1928, to the late Lacy Harkrader and Mary Janette Blue Dollyhigh. Mrs. Marshall retired from Surry County Schools after 35 years of service as cafeteria manager, and was a faithful member...
Ms. Maude Irene Dawson Thompson, 87, of Cana, VA passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was born in Carroll County, VA, November 23, 1931 to the late George Lester and Sarah Elizabeth Edwards Dawson. She was born ninth out of twelve children. At the age of sixteen, Ms. Thompson abandoned her dream to attend...
Mr. James Douglas Simpson, 64, of Pinnacle, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 22, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Simpson was born June 25, 1954, in Randolph County, one of four children born to the late Ray Melvin and Mazie Sawyers Simpson. Doug bravely served our country in the United States Air Force from...
Mr. Richard Kenneth Cooke, age 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Cooke was born in Guilford County on February 28, 1937, to Charles C. Cooke, Sr. and Hallie Milton Cooke. He proudly served our county in the United States Air Force and was a retired from Piedmont Airlines. Mr. Cooke...
Mrs. Margaret Sable “Penny” Mabry Redden, 68, of Stuart, VA, passed away Friday afternoon, June 21, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Redden was born September 28, 1950, in Patrick County, VA, one of four children born to Mary Margaret Epperson Mabry and the late Fred Mabry. Penny worked at Spencer’s Inc. for many years and...
Mrs. Wilma Webster Carter, age 78 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Wytheville Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on February 16, 1941 to the late Benjamin and Dolly Ann Webster. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bill Carter; and three sons,...
Mr. Jerry Lee Edwards, 54, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night June 19, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Edwards was born in Forsyth County on May 7, 1965 to Mrs. Peggy Galyean Edwards and the late Lancy Landon Edwards. He was a loving husband, father, son and friend who will be dearly missed. Left...
Mrs. Shelby Jean Dunlap Fallin, age 74, of Pinnacle, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Fallin was born in Moore County on July 14, 1944, to Aubrey Dalton and Esther McIntosh Dunlap. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish her memory are...
Mrs. Bessie Louise Martin, age 91 of Patrick Springs, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on February 2, 1928 to the late Kelsie and Ida Rodgers Cassady. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel...
Mrs. Betty Jane Kidd, age 81, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Surry County on November 22, 1937, to the late Fred Henry O’Neal, Sr. and the late Mary Lee Patterson O’Neal. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Mr. William Perry Robertson, 92, of Mount Airy, gained his angel wings on Monday night, June 17, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Robertson was born April 2, 1927, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Grover Cleveland and Amanda Taylor Robertson. As a young man, Perry followed his daddy...
Mrs. Mary Sue Simons Johnson, age 72, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Carroll County, VA on April 21, 1947, to the late Ralph Simons and the late Irene Wood Simons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Mr. Jesse Franklin “Frank” York, 76, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. He was born in Carroll County on November 29, 1942, to the late Charlie and Mazie Surratt York. Mr. York was a farmer, and attended Chestnut Grove Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by a sister, Lannie Lorson;...
Delmas Sammie Overby, 70, of Mount Airy, passed into the more immediate presence of our Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He graduated from North Surry High School in 1967, attended and graduated from Surry Community College in 1969 and continued his education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating in...
Mrs. Ruth Marilyn Creed Gwyn, 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday evening, June 14, 2019. Mrs. Gwyn was born April 9, 1945 in Surry County to the late Ralph and Mary Alice Hill Creed. She retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a faithful member of Union Hill Friends Church. Surviving are her two sons and daughters-in-law Kevin and...
Mr. Wesley Ray Snow, age 74, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday morning June 14, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Surry Co. on August 26, 1944, to the late Wesley Woodrow Snow and the late Ilene Johnson Snow. He was a member of True Gospel Church and was retired from Lowes Hardware. ...
Shelby Jean Mankins Dalton, 80, of Stuart, passed away peacefully at home Friday, June 14, 2019. She was born in Patrick County November 8, 1938 to the late William Lester Mankins and Nellie Hill Mankins.
Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Charles Edward Dalton of the home, son Laine Dalton and wife Patti of Stuart, grandsons Tyler and Cayden...
Mr. Randall Wade Bryant, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Bryant was born January 21, 1935, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Samuel Wilburn and Minnie Myrtle Lawrence Bryant. Randall retired as an electrician from Salem Electric after many...