Mrs. Louenna Stanley Pendleton “Tootsie”, age 92 of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her home. She was born in Welsh, West Virginia to the late John Stanley and Wahneta Yoakum Stanley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Ellis Pendleton; two sisters, Donnis Stanley, and Louetta Rakes;...
Mr. Bobby Ray Shaw, 81, of Mt. Airy passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home April 29, 2019. He was born January 28, 1938 to the late Charles Conrad Shaw, Jr. and Maggie Barker Shaw. Mr. Shaw retired from the Dairy Center after many years of service. He is survived by a sister Peggy Jean Shaw; nieces,...
Frances Hunt Dinkins went peacefully to her forever home on April 29 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Frances was born in Derby, Maine, May 11, 1925. She was born in the Roaring Twenties, only five years after women were granted the right to vote. She was the daughter of the late Chester Lee and Margaret Wilson...
Mr. Peter Voorhees, age 96 of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ on May 24, 1922 to the late Richard and Harriet Collins Voorhees. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor Kohler Voorhees; his...
Ms. Brenda Ann Butcher, 72, of Lowgap passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County May 9, 1946 to the late Elbert Henry and Ila Rose Lowe Butcher. She worked as a CNA for many years. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jason and LauraLee Webster; grandchildren...
Mr. Ronnie Dean Bullins, age 55 of Lawsonville, NC, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 a day after celebrating his 33rd wedding anniversary. He was born on February 25, 1964 in Patrick County to the late Hubert and Allie Mae Campbell Bullins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,...
Mrs. Ruby Irene Jones Chilton Rodgers, 86, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Rodgers was born in Carroll County on March 8, 1933, to Edgar and Sarah Edwards Jones. She retired from Hanes Brands, Sara Lee Division, after more than 40 years of service, attended First United Methodist Church in Pilot Mountain...
Tommy Earnest Vandergrift, age 82, of Ridgeway VA, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019, after a long battle with diabetes. He was born on October 1, 1936 in Roanoke, VA.
Tommy enjoyed hunting and gardening in his earlier years. Before retiring, he worked for Lawrence and Nester Distributing Company. He always had a joke or a funny antidote to share...
Mrs. Claire Hill Collins, 44, of Cullowhee, passed away April 27, 2019. She was born in Colquitt, Georgia on March 1, 1975, the daughter of Thomas “Tommy” and Sandra Davis Hill. Claire graduated from Mount Airy High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Communication Studies. She worked as the executive assistant to...
Mr. Marvin Donnell “ Donnie” Foddrell, age 68 of Fieldale, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his home. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia on March 12, 1951 to the late Marvin Ralph Foddrell and Mary Eloise Turner Foddrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Goldie Turner Nichols and...
Mrs. Margaret Hall Williams, age 85 of Elkin, NC, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on April 24, 1934 to the late Tucker and Addie Rakes Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three children, Patsy Marshall, Larry Riddle, Carolyn Southard;...
Mrs. Patty Jones Santucci, 54, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born on August 13, 1964 to Louise Hawks Jones and the late Carva “Sonny” Jones. Mrs. Santucci was a loving wife and mother whom will be dearly missed by everyone that knew her. In...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...