Obituaries
Mary Ann Harshberger
Jan 1, 2020
Mrs. Mary Ann Wills Harshberger, 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2020 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 7, 1944 in Greene County, TN to the late Grady and Fayetta Renner Wills. Mrs. Harshberger was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be dearly missed. Among...
Hassie Arlene Love
Jan 1, 2020
Mrs. Hassie Arlene Ayers Love, age 91, of Ararat, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Heritage Hall-Laurel Meadows. Mrs. Love was born in Carroll County on August 21, 1928, to Davis and Mary Guynn Ayers. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a longtime member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Among the many who...
Homer Harold White
Jan 1, 2020
Mr. Homer Harold White, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on October 22, 1930, to the late George Washington White and to the late Rannie Hodges White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Margaret Martha Harrell
Jan 1, 2020
Mrs. Margaret Martha Harrell, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Surry Health & Rehab. Mrs. Harrell was born in Surry County on January 24, 1934, to Charlie and Mamie Slate Harrell. Surviving is a sister Roberta Harrell and nieces. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Oakdale...
Betty Lee Danley
Jan 1, 2020
Ms. Betty Davis Danley, age 90, of Dobson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Novant Health Palliative Care surrounded by her family. Ms. Danley was born in Surry County on September 25, 1929, to the late Thomas Clinton and Ila Lou Fulk Davis. Having grown up on a farm, she knew the value of hard work and...
Marianne Pruett
Jan 1, 2020
Mrs. Marianne Jones Pruett, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Mrs. Pruett was born April 25, 1934 in Surry County, to the late Robert Posey and Lucille Simmons Jones. Marianne is survived by her husband, Gary Pruett; a daughter, Gail Pruett Theard and her husband, Leo; a son, David Pruett and his wife, Kathy;...
Arthur Waymon "Pops" Wood
Dec 31, 2019
Mr. Arthur Waymon “Pops” Wood, age 77 of Vesta, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was born in Patrick County on October 15, 1942 to the late Arthur D. Wood, Jr. and Helen Fitzgerald Wood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Conner Wood; his step-mother, Roberta...
Eara Elizabeth Scott
Dec 30, 2019
Mrs. Eara Elizabeth Gentry Scott, age 93, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Scott was born in Surry County on January 17, 1926, to Robert Ford and Carrie Miller Gentry. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Ann D’Amico, Janice...
Roosevelt Garner Montgomery
Dec 30, 2019
Mr. Roosevelt “Bill” Garner Montgomery, 83, of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Montgomery was born in Patrick County on November 1, 1936 to the late Hie and Sally Barnard Montgomery. He was a retired mechanic, cook, and painter. Mr. Montgomery proudly served our country in the...
Ogla Mae Gwyn
Dec 29, 2019
Mrs. Ogla Mae Herring Gwyn, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, December 29, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Gwyn was born May 13, 1933, in Surry County, the younger of two daughters born to the late Felix Edgar Herring and Lexa White Herring Bunker. Ogla was reared on a farm in...
Georgia "Nifty" Hiatt
Dec 29, 2019
Mrs. Georgia “Nifty” Boyd Hiatt, age 89, of Mt. Airy, moved into the more immediate presence of her Lord on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Mrs. Hiatt was born in Surry County on July 21, 1930, to Raleigh S. Boyd and Ernie Ayers Boyd McHone. She was a member of Mt. Bethel Moravian Church and was a loving mother and dear friend...
George Ellis Pope
Dec 28, 2019
Mr. George Ellis Pope, 70, of Cullowhee, NC passed away unexpectedly at his home December 28, 2019. He was born in Huntington, WV, April 13, 1949 to the late Lonie and Marguerite Spencer Pope. Mr. Pope bravely served in the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Vietnam. He worked as a licensed electrician from 1972 until his death. Mr. Pope...
Billy Jack Holder
Dec 28, 2019
Mr. Billy Jack Holder, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away on December 28, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on August 14, 1938 to the late Roy and Elizabeth Mayes Holder. Left to cherish his memories are daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Darrell Sutphin, Brenda Sutphin, Barbara and...
Debra Ann McMillian
Dec 28, 2019
Ms. Debra Ann Miller McMillian, 65, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ms. McMillian was born April 1, 1954, in Surry County, to Joyce Ann Hawks Miller and the late Jack Cecil Miller. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sons, Robert C. McMillian and Donald McMillian; her sister, Donna Martin;...
Jimmy Wayne Reid
Dec 28, 2019
Mr. Jimmy Wayne Reid age 80 of Pilot Mountain went home to be with the Lord on Saturday December 28th at Willowbrook Rehabilitation & Care Center in Yadkinville NC. He was born October 13th, 1939 in Surry County, the son of the late Walter and Daisy Reid of Siloam NC.
Dad was child of God, a Loving and Devoted Husband,...
Jama Lee Bartley
Dec 27, 2019
Ms. Jama Lee Killen Bartley, age 95, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, December 29, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Ms. Bartley was born in Grayson County on January 24, 1924, to Elbert and Mary Murphy Killen. Among the many who will always cherish her memory is a daughter, Lana Smith; grandchildren, Tammy Umstead and husband, Joey and Robby Caudell; great...
Thomas Sikes
Dec 27, 2019
Mrs. Thomas Sikes, 80, passed away at his home, Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born August 6, 1939 to the late Charlton Marion and Clydie Mae Miller Sikes. Mr. Sikes retired from the U.S Navy and a member of Grace Moravian Church. After retiring from the Navy, Mr. Sikes worked with insurance. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn...
Larry Dean Dollyhigh
Dec 26, 2019
Mr. Larry Dean Dollyhigh, 75, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on June 17, 1944, to the late Helen Cehen Dollyhigh and his adopted father Bobby Dollyhigh. Mr. Dollyhigh was a retired truck driver from Dolly Farms, and a faithful member of...
Harold Eugene Finley
Dec 26, 2019
Mr. Harold Eugene Finley, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away early Thursday morning, December 26, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Finley was born March 28, 1932, in Welch, WV, the son of the late Wally Monroe and Lillie Jane Hall Finley. Harold served our country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and he...
Leona Hicks
Dec 25, 2019
Mrs. Leona Wood Hicks, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hicks was born March 13, 1930, in Surry County, to the late Roy Elbert and Minnie Lee Cook Wood. Leona was retired from Family Dollar Stores, where she was a store manager and...


