Charliene A. Belcher
Apr 4, 2019
Charliene Alice Belcher, having lived most of her beautiful life in Meadows of Dan, VA, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Thursday, April 4th, 2019, around 12:15 in the afternoon. She was born Charliene Alice Hatcher in Willis, VA on March 7th, 1942 and met her husband Lindel during a high school basketball game that she was playing in....
Jerry Lee Burcham Sr.
Apr 3, 2019
Mr. Jerry Lee Burcham Sr., age 62 of Dobson, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his residence. He was born June 27, 1956 in Wilkes County to the late Charlie Arvil and Ozeal Jolly Burcham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marvin and Maude Jolly Billings; and his paternal grandparents, Avery...
Billy James Simmons
Apr 3, 2019
Rev. Billy James Simmons, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his home. He was born in Surry County on February 25, 1941 to the late Robert and Lettie Gravely Simmons. Rev. Simmons retired from Boston Knitting, and was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed by all his family and many...
Ms. Deborah Folger (Street) Snow
Apr 2, 2019
Ms. Deborah Folger “Debby” (Street) Snow, age 55, of Elkin, NC passed at her home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was born in Surry County on January 15, 1964, to the late Harry Llewellyn Folger, Sr. and to the late Mary Ellen Draughn Folger. She was a cosmetologist and a member of Salem Baptist Church. She was well- loved...
Mr. James Lester Johnson
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. James “Lester” Johnson, age 63, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, after an automobile accident. He was born in Surry County to Martha Pauline Hutson Johnson and to the late William Roscoe Johnson. He was a disabled drywall hanger and was a member of Black Water Community Church. Surviving is his sons, Matthew Johnson and...
James Leonard Edwards
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. James Leonard Edwards, age 77, of Mt. Airy, better known as “Cowboy” passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at his home. Leonard was born in Surry County on February 15, 1942, the son of the late Walter Franklin and Ola Betty Marshall Edwards. He was a tobacco farmer by trade; however his true passion in life was horses. ...
Miss Maxine Lola White
Apr 1, 2019
Miss Maxine Lola White, age 82, of Dobson, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019, at her home. She was born on November 12, 1936, in Surry Co. to the late Hubert White and the late Cora Ellen White White. Miss White was a member of Union Cross Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Bruce Dale Corsnitz
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Bruce Dale Corsnitz, 82, of Mount Airy, formerly of Halifax, PA, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center with friends and dedicated caregivers, Dwight Seal, Dale Williams, Krystal Hardy, and Annie Bolton, by his side. Bruce was born December 16, 1936, in Dauphin County, PA. He was the only child of the late...
Wayne Edward Barker, Sr.
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Wayne Edward Barker, Sr., 74, of Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, April 1, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Barker was born July 4, 1944, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Edd McKinley “Kim” and Ethel Ferrell Barker. Wayne worked at Spencer’s Inc. for more than...
Jacob William Wilson
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Jacob William Wilson, 27, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 1, 2019. He was born December 12, 1991, in Surry County, to George Wilson and Donna Sumner Stanley. He is survived his fiancée, Jessica Bates; his sons, Rylen Wilson and Henley Cockerham; his mother and stepfather, Donna and David Craig Stanley; his father and stepmother, George...
Christopher Lee Trexler
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Christopher Lee Trexler, age 32 of Stuart, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on February 16, 1987, and was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Pack Baliles, and his grandparents, Ray and Myrtle Pack, Mary Magaleen Donathan Hensley and Nick Hensley, Jr. He was a...
Deborah Byrd
Apr 1, 2019
Ms. Deborah Rakes Byrd, age 60 of Ridgeway, passed away April 1, 2019 at her home. She was born in Martinsville on March 5, 1959 to the late Leonard and Emma Weaver Rakes. She had been a private duty nurse.
Surviving are three brothers, Eric Rakes of Greenville, VA, Kent Rakes of Elkton, VA, Douglas Rakes of Staunton, VA; and...
Harvey Lee McBride
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Harvey Lee McBride, 72, of Jonesville passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. He was born in Surry County on January 22, 1947 to the late Wiley and Hattie Doss McBride. Left to cherish his memories are brothers and sisters-in-law, James “Bill” and Ann McBride, Charlie McBride, Jessie McBride, John and Shirley McBride; extended family, Zishia and...
Dolores Garcia
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Dolores Bustillos Garcia, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Laurel Fork. She was born in California on May 16, 1931 to the late Maximo Bustillos and Antonia Flores Bustillos. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Edward Garcia; and a daughter, Ann Elizabeth Garcia.
Surviving are...
Zeb Sidney Crews, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Zeb Sidney Crews, Jr., age 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Northern Hospital. Mr. Crews was born in Forsyth County on August 8, 1946, to Zeb Sidney and Florence Katherine Snow Crews. He loved to play golf and was an avid NASCAR fan before his health deteriorated. Mr. Crews worked for the NC...
Thomas Jackson Collins
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Thomas Jackson Collins, 85, of Cana, VA passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Patrick County, VA on May 30, 1933 to the late Victor A. and Alpha Mae Collins. Mr. Collins bravely served in the U.S. Army from 1951 through 1953. He enjoyed life and was never...
Anita Lynn Lester
Mar 29, 2019
Mrs. Anita Lynn Cornett Lester, 56, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday night, March 29, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Lester was born June 15, 1962, in Surry County, the youngest of seven children born to the late J. Gleason and Alma Oleane Bunn Cornett. Anita worked at Walmart in Mount Airy for 19 years,...
Elsie Lorraine Hall
Mar 29, 2019
Mrs. Elsie Lorraine Crotts Hall, 76, of Hillsville, VA, formerly of Cana, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County, VA, January 2, 1943 to the late Clovest and Gillie Ada Marshall Crotts. Mrs. Hall was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed cooking and having...
William Alvin Belcher
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. William Alvin Belcher, age 89 of Woolwine, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Patrick County on January 13, 1930 to the late Elmer Green Belcher and Lola Jane Wood Belcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Kimberly Dawn McMillian
Mar 29, 2019
Ms. Kimberly Dawn McKenzie McMillian, 47, of Siloam passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on January 19, 1972 to Nancy Lankford Beasley and the late Kenneth McKenzie. Ms. McMillian was a loving homemaker. In addition to her mother, Ms. McMillian is survived by sons, Cody McMillian, and...