Obituaries
June Stanley
Dec 11, 2019
Mrs. June Hall Stanley, age 78 of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Franklin County on June 28, 1941 to the late Fred Hall and Hettie Amos Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Conner Stanley. She...
Steven Diego Lara
Dec 11, 2019
Steven Diego Lara, age 4, of Dobson passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 13, 2015, to Jose Lara and Elitania Cortes. Left to cherish his memories along with his parents is his brother, Luis Escobedo. The service for Steven will be on Friday, December 20, 2019,...
Hal Dean Nichols
Dec 11, 2019
Mr. Hal Dean Nichols, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on December 27, 1940 to the late, George Fox and Myrtle Eads Nichols. Mr. Nichols was co-owner of White Plains Milling Company, and a faithful member of Highland Park Baptist Church. He...
Verla Venable Phillips
Dec 11, 2019
Mrs. Verla Marsh Venable Phillips, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, December 11, 2019, with her family at her side. She was born October 24, 1927, in Lee County, to the late Mamie Brown and Wesley J. Marsh. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, James...
Ralph Jerry Childress
Dec 11, 2019
Mr. Ralph Jerry Childress, 79, of King passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Village Care of King. He was born in Surry County on March 28, 1940 to the late Foy and Sallie Childress. Mr. Childress proudly served our country in the United States Army. He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Childress, Melanie and Philip Slate, Lisa...
Betty Jo Potts
Dec 9, 2019
Mrs. Betty Jo McHone Potts, 77, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Monday, December 9, 2019. She was born Surry County on January 6, 1942 to the late Grayson and Ocie Marie Reece McHone. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Mrs. Potts retired from Pine State Knitwear after many years of service. ...
Phyllis Gaye Cooke
Dec 9, 2019
Mrs. Phyllis Gaye Thomas Cooke, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Cooke was born November 23, 1946, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Dewey Thomas, Sr. and Gretchen McMillian Thomas. Phyllis was a devoted housewife and a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church. She...
Mario Ruben Delgado
Dec 9, 2019
Mr. Mario Ruben Delgado, II age 48 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on December 9, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico on January 26, 1971. Mario was a husband, a father, a son, an Olympic, trained fencing coach, a talented musician, a movie fanatic and an avid gamer. ...
Libby Florence Puckett
Dec 9, 2019
Miss Libby Florence Puckett, 101, of Mt. Airy passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Patrick County, VA on July 28, 1918, to the late Arthur Joseph and Etta Ada Hawks Puckett. Miss Puckett was a loving homemaker, and a member of Rome Baptist Church. She is survived by a...
Tommy Benten Bowman
Dec 7, 2019
Mr. Tommy Benten Bowman, 68, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Patrick County on June 30, 1951 to the late Delbert and Delia Handy Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a Contractor, and a faithful member of Friendly Tabernacle. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Lorraine Bowman;...
Leann Nicole Denny
Dec 7, 2019
Ms. Leann Nicole Edmondson Denny, 36, of Rural Hall, graduated to heaven on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was a tenacious fighter and battled cancer for the last two years. She was born in Wayne Co., NC on July 5, 1983. She worked at Stratford BBQ and was of the Baptist...
Bill McCoy Golding
Dec 7, 2019
Mr. Bill McCoy Golding, 70, of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Regional Hospital, Saturday, December 7, 2019. He was born in Carroll County, VA, September 28, 1949 to the late Harley Sherman and Beatrice Mae Bobbitt Golding. Mr. Golding is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Vera Golden; a nephew, Steve Golden; nieces, Penny Flippen and Debbie...
Phillip Andrew Baldwin
Dec 6, 2019
Mr. Phillip Andrew Baldwin, 53, of Claudville, VA passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home. Mr. Baldwin was born in Surry County on September 4, 1966 to the late, Arch Andrew and Mary Frances Matthews Baldwin. He was a loving father and brother. Left to cherish his memory are two sons, Andrew Scott Baldwin and wife Sonia, and...
Hazel Mae Mills
Dec 6, 2019
Mrs. Hazel Mae Tate Bowman Mills, 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Mills was born May 8, 1946, in Surry County, to the late Fred and Stella Tate. Among the many who will cherish her loving memories are her sons, Clifford Bowman and his wife, Joy Nations Bowman, James “Bo” Robert (Carol),...
Mary Elma Graves
Dec 6, 2019
Ms. Mary Elma “Meg” Graves, of Mount Airy, died Friday, December 6, 2019, at Sharon Towers in Charlotte. Born November 15, 1955, in Mount Airy, Meg was the daughter of the late Ben K. and Barbara W. Graves. She is survived by her son, Charles “Chas” Graves of Mount Airy; a sister, Ann Martin (Conrad) of Mount Airy; and a...
Douglas Robert Spurrier
Dec 6, 2019
**UPDATE*** Mr. Spurrier's service will be held today at 3:30 PM, Tuesday December 10 , 2019, inside the church, due in inclement weather.
Mr. Douglas Robert Spurrier, age 68, of Shoals, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born October 22,1951 in Lexington NC to the late Hovis Edgar Spurrier and Doris Ilene Hendrix...
Mittie "Ruth" Wilmoth
Dec 5, 2019
Mrs. Mittie “Ruth” Wolfe Wilmoth, age 93, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at her home in Cana, VA. She was born in Surry County on March 7, 1926, to the late Raymond McKinley Wolfe and the late Maude Ella Davis Wolfe. She loving served people as a CNA until the age of 80. She was...
Roger Dale Ayers, Sr.
Dec 5, 2019
Mr. Roger Dale Ayers, Sr., 73, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, December 5, 2019. Mr. Ayers was born in Surry County on January 30, 1946 to the late Arthur Oakles Ayers and Vera Spencer Ayers Mills. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who loved his family dearly. Mr. Ayers was of the Baptist faith and work...
Randy Ray Allen
Dec 5, 2019
Mr. Randy Ray Allen, age 58, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Allen was born in Patrick County on December 5, 1961, to Latney and Opal Bowman Allen. He was employed with Scenic Ford and was a faithful member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church. Among the many who will always cherish his...
Hazel Faye McCraw
Dec 4, 2019
Mrs. Hazel Faye Griffith McCraw, age 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, December 04, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McCraw was born in Mount Airy on February 14, 1940, to the late Edgar Seldon and Dula Cordelia Gates Griffith. She retired from Northern Hospital, and was a faithful member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church where she was...


