Charlie Crotts

Charlie Crotts

Sep 21, 2019

Mr. Charlie Crotts, age 80, of Cana, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at his home.  He was born on September 9, 1939 to the late Carl Manuel and Clementine McMillian Crotts.  Mr. Crotts retired from Acme Stone where he worked as a Stone Polisher for 30 years.  He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will surely...

Van Alan Payne

Van Alan Payne

Sep 21, 2019

Mr. Van Alan Payne, age 47, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Payne was born in Forsyth County on February 26, 1972.  He was a loving father, son, brother and dear friend.  Surviving is a daughter, Katlyn Payne; a son, Christian Payne; his parents, Mondale and Betty Winesett Payne; a brother and sister-in-law,...

Hallie McMillian

Hallie McMillian

Sep 21, 2019

Mrs. Hallie Ayers McMillian, age, 89, of Cana, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Heritage Hall in Laurel Fork VA.  She was born April 1, 1930 to the late Davis and Mary Guynn Ayers.  Mrs. McMillian retired from Quality Mills and was of the Baptist faith.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed...

Eleanor Ann Stegall

Eleanor Ann Stegall

Sep 21, 2019

      Mrs. Eleanor Ann Philpott Stegall, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away at her home on September 21, 2019. She was born in Durham, North Carolina on September 1, 1943, to the late Baxter Holt Philpott and Beulah Scott Philpott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William Thomas...

Gary Lee Martin

Gary Lee Martin

Sep 19, 2019

Mr. Gary Lee Martin, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.  He was born in Surry County June 26, 1963 to the late Barbara Mitchell Martin and Clyde William Martin.  He is survived by his daughter Brandi Forrester and husband Kevin; sons Christian Brintle and Ethan Stevens; grandchildren, Hunter Forrester and Seraphina Forrester;...

Rev. Billy Franklin Moore

Rev. Billy Franklin Moore

Sep 19, 2019

Rev. Billy Franklin Moore, Sr., 81, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Surry County on February 28, 1938 to the late Arthur Odell and Docie Brown Moore.  Rev. Moore was the pastor of Rocky Ford Christian Church in Cana, VA for over 40 years.  He...

Earl Clifton Inman

Earl Clifton Inman

Sep 19, 2019

Mr. Earl Clifton Inman, went home to be with Jesus and so many loved ones on Thursday, September 19, 2019 after a short stay at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born in Surry County on October 18, 1913 to the late George Lee and his wife Lillie Belle Simmons Inman.  He is survived by his wife of...

Frances Patry Collins

Frances Patry Collins

Sep 19, 2019

Mrs. Frances Beamer Collins, 92, of Mount Airy, joined her husband, John A. Collins and the Lord on September 19, 2019.  She was born in Surry County on December 30, 1926 to the late Elbert Earl Beamer and Irene Pearl Gowen Beamer.  She was blessed with many friends and Dickson Records and Gift Store customers for over 65 years.  During...

Ruby "Nanny" Aliene King

Ruby "Nanny" Aliene King

Sep 19, 2019

Mrs. Ruby “Nanny” Aliene Gallimore King, 93, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home.  She was born in Pulaski County, VA on May 23, 1926 to the late Earl and Samantha Jarrell Gallimore.  Mrs. King was wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and...

Billie Ray Goins, Sr.

Billie Ray Goins, Sr.

Sep 18, 2019

Mr. Billie Ray Goins, Sr., 74, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday evening, September 18, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  Mr. Goins was born November 30, 1944, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Roscoe Gene and Martha Emillie Puckett Goins.  Billie served our country in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam...

Walter Michael Gilley Sr.

Walter Michael Gilley Sr.

Sep 16, 2019

Mr. Walter Michael “Mike” Gilley, Sr., 68, of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County Monday, September 16, 2019.  He was born in Surry County January 11, 1951 to the late James Monroe and Dorothy Gordon Gilley.  He graduated from Mt. Airy High School in 1969 and was an inductee into the Mount Airy Sports Hall of...

Jackie Paul Tilley, Sr.

Jackie Paul Tilley, Sr.

Sep 16, 2019

Mr. Jackie Paul Tilley, Sr., 75, Mt. Airy passed away Monday, September 16, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home after a brief illness.  He was born in Surry County on January 10, 1944, to the late Hugh Stanley and Linda Combs Tilley.  Mr. Tilley retired from Smith Brothers Trucking, and was of the Baptist faith.  Left behind...

Bobby Franklin Rogers

Bobby Franklin Rogers

Sep 16, 2019

Mr. Bobby Franklin Rogers, 86, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Monday, September 16, 2019.  He was born in Patrick County, VA December 23, 1932 to the late Claude and Annie Anderson Rogers.  Mr. Rogers bravely served in the U.S. Airforce during the Korean War.  He worked for Niblock Typewriter Company for many years before starting his own...

Herbert Hoover Gentry

Herbert Hoover Gentry

Sep 14, 2019

Mr. Herbert Hoover Gentry, 91, of Lowgap, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Gentry was born May 24, 1928, in Surry County, the son of the late Anderson Hampton and Callie Goodson Gentry.  Most people only knew him as the man who would help them however he could, but throughout his life he had many careers. ...

Brandon Lee France

Brandon Lee France

Sep 14, 2019

Brandon Lee France, age 19 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at his home on Saturday, September 14, 2019.  He was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina on March 7, 2000.  He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Allen George Blair; great-grandmothers, Ida Mae Blair, Claris Mabe Doss, and Pearl Blackard; and great-uncle, Tom Blair.  Brandon loved fishing, hunting, riding...

Norma Jean Atkins

Norma Jean Atkins

Sep 13, 2019

Mrs. Norma Jean Quesinberry Atkins, age 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1944 to the late Rupert Ray and Ida Mae Hutson Quesinberry.  She was an Office Manager for Lanier Williams Realtors.  She was a loving...

Billy Gray Burton

Billy Gray Burton

Sep 13, 2019

Mr. Billy Gray Burton, age 78, of Elkin, NC passed away on Friday morning September 13, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Surry County on February 18, 1941, to the late James Conley Burton and the late Pearl Sneed Burton.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Nancy Ruth Stevenson

Nancy Ruth Stevenson

Sep 13, 2019

Mrs. Nancy Ruth Atkins Stevenson, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.  She was born in Forsyth County on January 29, 1954 to the late Clifton and Mary Ruth Hutson Atkins.  Mrs. Stevenson was a loving homemaker, and a member of Temple Baptist Church.  She is survived by...

Vera Mae Plaster

Vera Mae Plaster

Sep 12, 2019

Mrs. Vera Mae Martin Plaster, age 103 of Patrick Springs, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 12, 2019. She was born in West Virginia on November 15, 1915.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend to many. She was a homemaker and a wonderful cook. She enjoyed flower gardening and watching the birds.

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Lois Marie Gammons

Lois Marie Gammons

Sep 12, 2019

Mrs. Lois Marie Faulkner Gammons, age 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville.  She was born on October 2, 1940 to the late Claude Jerome and Ruth Alene Golding Faulkner.  Mrs. Gammons retired from Proctor Silex and was a long time member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.  She...