Obituaries
Mary Sue Johnson
Jun 17, 2019
Mrs. Mary Sue Simons Johnson, age 72, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born in Carroll County, VA on April 21, 1947, to the late Ralph Simons and the late Irene Wood Simons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Jesse Franklin "Frank" York
Jun 16, 2019
Mr. Jesse Franklin “Frank” York, 76, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. He was born in Carroll County on November 29, 1942, to the late Charlie and Mazie Surratt York. Mr. York was a farmer, and attended Chestnut Grove Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by a sister, Lannie Lorson;...
Delmas Sammie Overby
Jun 15, 2019
Delmas Sammie Overby, 70, of Mount Airy, passed into the more immediate presence of our Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He graduated from North Surry High School in 1967, attended and graduated from Surry Community College in 1969 and continued his education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating in...
Marilyn Gwyn
Jun 14, 2019
Mrs. Ruth Marilyn Creed Gwyn, 74, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday evening, June 14, 2019. Mrs. Gwyn was born April 9, 1945 in Surry County to the late Ralph and Mary Alice Hill Creed. She retired from Cross Creek Apparel and was a faithful member of Union Hill Friends Church. Surviving are her two sons and daughters-in-law Kevin and...
Mr. Wesley Ray Snow
Jun 14, 2019
Mr. Wesley Ray Snow, age 74, of Dobson, NC passed away on Friday morning June 14, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Surry Co. on August 26, 1944, to the late Wesley Woodrow Snow and the late Ilene Johnson Snow. He was a member of True Gospel Church and was retired from Lowes Hardware. ...
Shelby Jean Dalton
Jun 14, 2019
Shelby Jean Mankins Dalton, 80, of Stuart, passed away peacefully at home Friday, June 14, 2019. She was born in Patrick County November 8, 1938 to the late William Lester Mankins and Nellie Hill Mankins.
Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Charles Edward Dalton of the home, son Laine Dalton and wife Patti of Stuart, grandsons Tyler and Cayden...
Randall Wade Bryant
Jun 12, 2019
Mr. Randall Wade Bryant, 84, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Bryant was born January 21, 1935, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Samuel Wilburn and Minnie Myrtle Lawrence Bryant. Randall retired as an electrician from Salem Electric after many...
Lonnie Ray Easter
Jun 10, 2019
Mr. Lonnie Ray Easter, 74, of Cana, VA passed away Monday, June 10, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Carroll County, VA July 24, 1944 to the late Isaac and Ida Marie Gwyn Easter. Mr. Easter was a kind, gentle man, and a talented carpenter. He was a faithful member of Westview Baptist Church, always showing his unwavering...
Ruby Mae Beasley
Jun 10, 2019
Mrs. Ruby Mae Hall Beasley, age 81, of Claudville, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Beasley was born in Patrick County on June 25, 1937, to Nathaniel T. and Clemmie Vaughn Hall. She and her husband owned and operated Beasley Trucking Company. Mrs. Beasley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose...
Robert William Boyd
Jun 9, 2019
Mr. Robert William Boyd, age 72 of Ararat, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy, NC. He was born in Patrick County on December 29, 1946 to the late Orville Boyd and Emeline Sizemore Boyd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
David Alexander Hepler
Jun 9, 2019
Mr. David Alexander Hepler, 88, of Mount Airy went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Thomasville, North Carolina, on December 8, 1930. Mr. Hepler served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan. He earned a Korean Service Medal,...
Donald Ray Hall
Jun 8, 2019
Mr. Donald Ray Hall, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on November 7, 1945 to the late Willie M. Hall and Evelyn Gilbert Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Harold Dennis Hawks
Jun 8, 2019
Mr. Harold Dennis Hawks, age 75 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at his home. He was born in Carroll County on November 15, 1943 to the late Arnold Hawks and Syble Stanley Hawks. He served three tours of duty with the US Army in Vietnam and later worked in...
Alene Virginia Hemric
Jun 8, 2019
Mrs. Alene Virginia Koontz Hemric, 94, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Amelia County, VA on March 8, 1925, to the late Wilborn Jackson and Unity Myrtle Taylor Koontz. Mrs. Hemric retired from Perry Manufacturing, and was of the Baptist faith. She was...
Betsy Ross Love McCraw
Jun 8, 2019
Mrs. Betsy Mills Love McCraw, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County, July 29, 1927 to the late Lannie and Louise Mills. Mrs. McCraw had a banking career of more than 50 years, having been employed by First National Bank, Workmen’s Federal and Surrey Bank and...
Marie Virginia Hodges Edwards
Jun 7, 2019
Mrs. Marie Virginia Brown Hodges Edwards, age 90, of Galax, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Edwards was born in Fireco, WV, to Major Armfield and Martha Baugess Brown. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law, Betty Shores, Charlotte and...
Wade Jefferson Young
Jun 7, 2019
Mr. Wade Jefferson Young, 79, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at his home. He was born May 31, 1940 in Patrick County, the fourth child born to the late Charles Jefferson and Lois Celia Smith Young. He is survived by sisters, Louise Cooke, and Frances Cave; brother and sister-in-law, Harvey Ray and Mary Young; and several...
Dr. Carlton Dhu Everhart
Jun 7, 2019
Dr. Carlton Dhu Everhart, M.D., 86, of Cana, VA, passed away Friday night, June 7, 2019, at his home. Dr. Everhart was born April 5, 1933, in Davidson County, one of eight children born to the late Charles Jefferson “Jeff” and Minnie Aliceteen “Alice” Gray Everhart. Dr. Everhart attended Lexington High School, Wake Forest University, and Bowman Gray School of...
Nina Pearl Senecal
Jun 6, 2019
Nina Pearl Craig Senecal, 96, of Bristol, TN passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 in the Christian Care Center of Bristol. She was born in Mars Hill, ME on December 4, 1922, a daughter of the late Robert Allen Craig and Thelma Glidden Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Otho Stillman...
Betty Street
Jun 5, 2019
Mrs. Betty Atkinson Street, age 91, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (her birthday), at her home in Mount Airy, NC. Mrs. Street was born in Christiansburg, VA on June 5, 1928, and was the eldest child of John Med Atkinson and Lonnie Magretta DeHart Atkinson. Surviving is a son, Roddy K. Street, Jr. and wife Nan;...


