Obituaries
Wade Hampton Bowman
Sep 25, 2019
Mr. Wade Hampton Bowman, 89, of Cana, VA, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 25, 2019, at Grayson Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Independence, VA. Mr. Bowman was born September 12, 1930, in Patrick County, VA, the son of the late James Manuel and Addie Minnie Smith Bowman. Wade worked as a logger for many years and then he...
Robyn Gail Blevins (Kuser)
Sep 24, 2019
Mrs. Robyn Gail Blevins (Kuser), age 63 of Patrick Springs, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019. She is survived by her loving husband, David Kuser of the home. She was born August 11, 1956 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, to the late Manuel "Jack" Blevins, and her surviving mother, Jean Hines Blevins of Sparta, NC.
She is also survived...
Marylee Margaret Schmidt
Sep 24, 2019
Mrs. Marylee Margaret Kincaid Schmidt, age 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Schmidt was born in Oak Hill, WV on October 20, 1941, to Jack and Esther Farley Kincaid. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Esther Nichols and...
John Eugene Snow
Sep 22, 2019
Mr. John Eugene Snow, age 77, of Dobson, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 5, 1942 in Surry County to the late Ola Mae Davis Snow and the late John Elmer Snow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two infant sisters. Mr. Snow was a retired minister...
Jo Ann Whitaker
Sep 22, 2019
Ms. JoAnn Goins Whitaker, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Twelve Oaks. Ms. Whitaker was born in Surry County on April 24, 1939, to Percy “PD” and Tince Willard Goins. She was a loving mother, grandmother, dear friend to so many and a life time member of Welcome Baptist Church. Surviving is a son...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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...


