Nancy Bernice Johnson
May 29, 2019
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. ...
Sylvia Jean Brown
May 29, 2019
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...
Ray Edison "Buzz" Norman, Jr.
May 28, 2019
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...
Glenn "Dud" Edward Clark
May 27, 2019
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...
Mary Louise "Lou" Hemmings
May 27, 2019
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...
James E. Goode
May 25, 2019
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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David Jack Bowman
May 25, 2019
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...
Jane Durham
May 25, 2019
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...
Eugene Frank Shelton
May 25, 2019
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;...
Marguerite Roudabush
May 25, 2019
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...
Calvin Gray Smith
May 25, 2019
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,...
Christopher "Chris" Joel Gammons
May 25, 2019
Mr. Christopher Joel Gammons, age 35, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. He was born February 16, 1984, in Surry County to Gilmer Ray and Kathy Lynn Hutson Gammons. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Jamie Ray Gammons; sister, Jodie Lynn Gammons; niece,...
Fernando Ojeda
May 25, 2019
Mr. Fernando Ojeda, age 22, of Dobson passed away May 25, 2019. He was born May 30, 1996, in Surry County to Martin Ojeda Sierra and Maria Dominga Gonzalez Juarez. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Cindy Ojeda; and brothers, Alejandro Ojeda and Hector Ojeda, and many other family members. Visitation will be Friday, May...
L.M. Phillip Kirby, Jr.
May 24, 2019
Mr. L.M. Phillip Kirby, Jr., 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, May 24, 2019, at his home. Mr. Kirby was born March 7, 1966, in Walker County, GA, the youngest of four children born to the late L.M. Phillip Kirby, Sr. and Mary Jo Harris Kirby White. Phillip served our country in the United States Army National Guard...
Elizabeth Davis Barnes Manieri
May 24, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Barnes “Betsy” Godwin Manieri, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 24, 2019. Betsy was born June 13, 1951, in Durham County, the older of two children born to the late Hugh Archibald and Elizabeth Davis “Betty” Prevette Godwin. As her mother before her, Betsy’s professional life was spent in service to teaching young...
Betty Lou Jarrell
May 23, 2019
Mrs. Betty Lou Jarrell, 82, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born on June 9, 1936 to the late Edgar W. and Leona Hawks Gwyn. She was a loving mother, and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her memories...
Ray Lawrence Quesenberry
May 23, 2019
Mr. Ray Lawrence Quesenberry, age 55, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Thursday morning on May 23, 2019, at Northern Hospital of Surry Co. He was born in Forsyth Co. on January 29, 1964, to the late Carl and Nancy Eloise Bowman Quesenberry. He had worked at Factory Screen Works in King, NC. Surviving is his wife, Peggy Smith Quesenberry;...
Nellie Watts Wylie
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Nellie Watts Appling Wylie, age 104, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in the Skilled Nursing Unit at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Wylie was born in Monroe County, West Virginia on April 10, 1915 to the late Richard Clark and Maggie Blankenship Appling. Mrs. Wylie was one of the last living daughters of...
Kenneth Norman Dunkley
May 22, 2019
Mr. Kenneth Norman Dunkley, age 70 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on June 23, 1948, to the late Alvis Dunkley and Thelma Owens Dunkley. Kenneth volunteered with CCDF Fire and Rescue Squad. He spent his whole life farming and it’s...
Ziney Alzry Nunn
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Ziney Alzry Gammons Nunn, age 95, of Mount Airy, N.C. (Woodville community) entered into her heavenly home on Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center following several weeks of declining health.
She was the youngest of nine children and was born on June 8, 1923, in Surry County, N.C. to Joel and Mary Hiatt Gammons. She grew...