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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
Mrs. Mary Louise “Lou” Gates Hemmings, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on March 28, 1941, to the late Elbert and Vada Collins Gates. Mrs. Hemmings worked alongside her husband, Donald at Hemmings Superette for many years, and was a...
Mr. James Everett Goode, age 76 of Stuart, passed away peacefully at his home in Stuart on Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born in Patrick County on January 16, 1943, and was preceded in death by his mother, Opal Hall; sister and brother-in-law, Gloria Jean and Marvin Moran; brother-in-law, Marvin Rorrer; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jessie and Alice Chaney Rorrer.
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Mr. David Jack Bowman, age 53, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at his residence. He was born January 26, 1966, in Forsyth County to the late John Pete and Decie Mae Key Bowman. He is survived by his sister, Tracey Kiger; nephews and their spouses, Anthony and Jade Kiger and Matthew and Mary Kiger; great-nephews, Raiden Kiger...
Mrs. Jane Armstrong Durham, 80, of Ararat, NC passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born on August 16, 1938 in Surry County to the late Lendo and Alma Hiatt Armstrong. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Ira Armstrong. Mrs. Durham is survived by her...
Mr. Eugene Frank Shelton, age 88, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born August 26, 1930 in Surry County to the late John Fletcher Shelton and the late Sadie Mae Beck Shelton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Jean Baker Shelton;...
Mrs. Marguerite Kincer Roudabush, age 85 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Sovah Health of Danville. She was born in Wythe County on September 7, 1933 to the late Earnest Kincer and Grace Graybill Kincer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Paul Roudabush, Jr.; one sister, Dorothy Guthrie; and...
Mr. Calvin Gray “Leastie” Smith, 69, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Central Continuing Care after 9½ years of declining health. He was born August 3, 1949, in Carroll County, VA, to the late Carl and Flora Boyd Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Bassett Furniture after many years of work. He enjoyed fishing, playing horse shoe,...