Birchard Cleveland Younger
Apr 26, 2019
Mr. Birchard Cleveland Younger, age 92, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Younger was born in Surry County on December 5, 1926, to Harrison and Myrtle East Younger. He retired from Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company after many years of service. Mr. Younger was a faithful member of...
Junior Ray Payne
Apr 26, 2019
Mr. Junior Ray Payne, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Payne was born June 19, 1943, in Surry County, the youngest of two children born to the late Anderson and Sarah Johnson Payne. Junior served our country in the United States Navy aboard an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam...
Josephine Ruth Lineback
Apr 25, 2019
Mrs. J. Ruth Lineback, age 91, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born December 27, 1927 to the late Hosea and Maggie Akers Gwyn. She was retired from Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a member of Haymore Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memories is a...
Master Lincoln Sean Duayne Kelly
Apr 25, 2019
Master, Lincoln Sean Duayne Kelly was born sleeping on April 25, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Little Lincoln is survived by his parents, Kayla Wiles Kelly and Sean Steven Kelly, Jr.; sister, Lailyn Skye Kelly; grandparents, Tina Hemmings Wiles, Jeffrey Dwayne and Dana Wiles, Sean Kelly Sr. and Bridgette Freeman, Gloria Denean Kelly; great-grandparents, Nancy Hemmings, Desley and Frances Wiles,...
Erna Welden
Apr 24, 2019
Mrs. Erna Weiss Welden, age 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 20119 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born, October 8, 1925, in the Czech Republic to the late Rudolf and Marie Schuster Weiss. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death, her first husband, Jeff Caylor, her last husband, J.W. Welden; sister, Anna and...
Bettie Jean Stone
Apr 23, 2019
Mrs. Bettie Jean Lawson Stone, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on August 14, 1928 to the late John and Magdalene Lawson. Mrs. Stone was of the Baptist faith, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who will be dearly...
Arlyss "Eddie" McKinney
Apr 23, 2019
Mr. Arlyss Edward “Eddie” McKinney, age 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. McKinney was born in Surry County on July 29, 1929, one of seven children born to the late Grover T. and Mabel Carlan McKinney. His siblings included Robert, Don, Charles, Grover, Merle and Lois. He proudly served our country...
Bobby Leon Martin
Apr 22, 2019
Mr. Bobby Leon Martin, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 22, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Martin was born March 20, 1933, in Surry County, one of nine children born to the late Leonard Berryman and Ruth Irene Walker Martin. Bobby served our country in the United States Army at the end of the...
Donice Jean Lawless
Apr 21, 2019
Mrs. Donice Jean Lawless, age 65 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on September 11, 1953. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl T. Williams; a granddaughter, Erica Nichole “Nikki” Belcher; a son-in-law, James R. Beasley II; her maternal grandparents,...
Lear Chandler
Apr 21, 2019
Mrs. Lear Ayers Chandler, 80, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Carroll County, VA on December 7, 1938 to the late William Jefferson and Stella Elizabeth Ayers. Mrs. Chandler was a loving homemaker, and attended Gospel Mission. She is survived by her husband of 57...
Eva Galyean
Apr 21, 2019
Mrs. Eva Stanley Galyean, 88, of Lowgap, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Central Continuing Care. She was born in Stony Knoll, Surry County, May 8, 1930 to the late Bertha Venable Stanley and Oscar Stanley. She graduated from Copeland High School in 1948 continuing her education at Mars Hill College from 1948 until 1950. She completed her education...
Geraldine Lovill
Apr 21, 2019
Mrs. Geraldine Reece Lovill, age 68, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Lovill was born in Surry County on March 15, 1951, to Dewey and Elsie Reynolds Reece. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish her memory is a...
Vincent Lynn Pendleton
Apr 20, 2019
Mr. Vincent Lynn Pendleton, age 53 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on, April 20, 2019. He was born in Patrick County on November 28, 1965. He was preceded in death by his father, Lonnie M. Pendleton. Lynn enjoyed music and playing banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar with his family and friends. He loved the outdoors and spending his time hunting,...
Jill Marie Lawson
Apr 20, 2019
Mrs. Jill Marie Lawson, age 41, of Mt. Airy, passed away on April 20, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born May 26, 1977, to the late Raymond Lee and Glenda Janice Faw Lawson. She was a loving mother and friend who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to...
Lee Roy McKinney
Apr 20, 2019
Lee Roy McKinney, 83, of Boones Mill, VA passed away, Saturday, April 20, 2019. He was born January 30, 1936 the son of the late Nathan Mags McKinney and Blanche Vernon McKinney. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Lee Turner McKinney. In 1946 when Lee Roy was 10 years old he started attending the Virginia School for...
Geraldine Slate
Apr 19, 2019
Mrs. Betty Geraldine Smith Slate, 93, left her weakened body and moved to her new home with Jesus on Friday night, April 19, 2019. Mrs. Slate was born May 27, 1925, in Surry County (Westfield community), to the late Bernie Decosta and Elah Crumpler Smith. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a longtime member of First...
Donald Ray Harris
Apr 19, 2019
Mr. Donald Ray Harris, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Surry County on July 17, 1958, to Ima Jean Harris Jones. He was the former owner of Granite City Cab Company. Surviving are sons, Donald Brian Harris, Joel Harris, and Shamar Scales; grandchildren, Emily Harris, Yorick Harris,...
John Thomas Jones Jr.
Apr 18, 2019
Mr. John Thomas (Jack) Jones Jr., age 76, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born August 15, 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late John Thomas Jones, Sr. and Lewise Asher Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister-in-law and...
Peggy Jean Beck
Apr 18, 2019
Mrs. Peggy Jean Gibson Beck, 84, of Pilot Mountain passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Stokes County on April 14, 1935 to the late James Millard and Jettie Collins Gibson. Mrs. Beck was a loving homemaker and farmer, and a faithful member of Brims Grove Baptist...
Crystal "Tootsie" Ruth Cassady
Apr 17, 2019
Mrs. Crystal Ruth “Tootsie” Holt Cassady, age 88 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on March 6, 1931 to the late Will and Ruth McHone Holt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...