Allyn David Sapp
Jul 7, 2018
Mr. Allyn David Sapp, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Saturday, July 07, 2018. He was born in Lake County, FL to the late Isaac Jessie and Alice Ray Lucas Sapp. He worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator as long as health permitted. He was a faithful member of Temple Baptist Church. Mr. Sapp...
Patsy Elaine Reece
Jul 7, 2018
Mrs. Patsy Elaine Tilley Reece, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Reece was born August 25, 1942, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Hugh and Linda Combs Tilley. Patsy retired as a teacher supervisor from Head Start and was a member of New Charity Baptist Church. She...
Joseph Kenneth Bledsoe
Jul 7, 2018
Mr. Joseph Kenneth Bledsoe, age 70, of Dobson passed away at his home on Saturday July 7, 2018. He was born in Surry County to the late William Joseph Bledsoe and the late Mary Elizabeth Whitaker Bledsoe on December 1, 1947. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Vietnam. Surviving are his son and fiancée Kenneth...
Frances Elizabeth Gates
Jul 7, 2018
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Lynch Gates, 91, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy. She was born in Stokes County on September 4, 1926 to the late Merlin and Delia Heath Lynch. Mrs. Gates retired from Spencer’s and was a long-time member of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is...
Raymond Conrad Nash
Jul 7, 2018
Mr. Raymond Conrad “Ray” Nash, 80, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away July 7, 2018, at the Salem VA Medical Center. Mr. Nash was born January 23, 1938, in La Cygne, KS, to the late Orville and Sophia Elizabeth Kraft Nash. He bravely served in the United States Navy and retired as an air traffic controller. He is survived by his...
Alvin William Beasley
Jul 6, 2018
Mr. Alvin William Beasley, age 93 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, July 06, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Stokes County on June 29, 1925, to the late Alvis V. Beasley and Elsie Dunkley Beasley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Lucille Cockerham
Jul 6, 2018
Mrs. Lucille Johnson Cockerham, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away early Friday morning, July 6, 2018, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Cockerham was born April 28, 1933, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Elbert and Mimi McCraw Johnson. Lucille retired as an inspector from Quality Mills after 45 years of dedicated service and...
Edgar Lee Booth
Jul 5, 2018
Mr. Edgar Lee Booth, age 83, of Charity, Virginia passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his homeplace. He was born in Patrick County on December 22, 1934 to the late Claude Edgar Booth and Mamie Rakes Booth. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel “Polly” Turner Booth; and seven siblings,...
Richard Lee Flippin
Jul 5, 2018
Mr. Richard Lee Flippin, age 35, of Stem, NC, passed away Thursday, July 05, 2018, due to natural causes. Richard was born in Wake County on October 13, 1982. He was kind and loving to everyone. He will be sorely missed by his parents, Douglas and Melissa Brown Flippin; a sister and brother-in-law, Brandi and David Norman; a niece and...
Randy Dean Hawks
Jul 5, 2018
Mr. Randy Dean Hawks, 38, of Lowgap passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at His Home. He was born in Forsyth County on October 13, 1979 to Delta Orene Hawks and to the late Junior Clyde Hawks. Mr. Hawks was in the construction business. He is survived by a son, Tucker Hawks; a sister, Linda Hawks and fiancee J.J. Edwards; brothers...
Roy "RL" Lawernce Dowell
Jul 4, 2018
Mr. Roy Lawrence “R.L.” Dowell, age 82, of Cana, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Dowell was born in Carroll County on February 4, 1936, to John Nathan and Lala Towe Dowell. He was retired from YRC after many years of service. Surviving is his devoted wife, Evelyn Brannock Dowell; a son and daughter-in-law, Roy...
Daniel McKinley Dockery
Jul 4, 2018
Daniel Mckinley Dockery, Sr. left this earthly life the morning of July 4th, 2018 knowing three things; he had been a good man and husband, he loved his family and his family loved him, and heaven would “know” him and was waiting to welcome him home. There just isn’t much else one man could want.
Daniel (Kenny, to family and...
Paul Dale "PD" Hull
Jul 3, 2018
Mr. Paul Dale “PD” Hull, 71, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County on May 31, 1947 to the late John Howard and Ruby Lowry Hull. Mr. Hull retired from the Surry County School System, and was a member of Crooked Oak Moravian...
Vernon E. Belcher
Jul 3, 2018
Mr. Vernon Eugene Belcher, age 86, of Woolwine, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born on Nov. 24, 1931 to the late Wesley Belcher and Lelia Wood Belcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eulah Mae Conner Belcher.
Mr. Belcher served in the...
Lee E. Collins
Jul 3, 2018
Mr. Lee Elijah Collins, age 99, of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Feb. 9, 1919 in Patrick County to the late Elijah and Nannie Lawson Collins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Irene Hooker Collins; an infant daughter;...
Barbara Sue McMillian
Jul 2, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Sue “NaNa” Newman McMillian, age 73, of Rural Hall passed away at the home of her daughter Monday, July 2, 2018. She was born in Carroll County, VA November 27, 1944 to the late Rev. Burlie Edward Newman and Ima Celeste Combs Newman. Mrs. McMillian was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, always more concerned of the...
Dennis Clyde Hodges
Jul 2, 2018
Mr. Dennis Clyde Hodges, 60, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, July 2, 2018. Mr. Hodges was born April 9, 1958, in Surry County, to the late Robert and Estelle Oakley Hodges. Dennis worked for the city of Mount Airy for 28 years and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are his...
James Edward Hodges
Jul 1, 2018
Mr. James Edward Hodges, age 92 of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 1, 2018. He was born in Patrick County on June 17, 1926, to the late Edward Foster Hodges and Mary Lee Jessup Hodges. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis Puckett Hodges;...
Virginia Minnie Carter
Jul 1, 2018
On Sunday, July 1, 2018, Mrs. Virginia Minnie Brannock Carter completed her life’s work here on Earth and her soul made its way to her new heavenly home. Mrs. Carter had many roles in life. She was a loving daughter to her parents, born April 1, 1927, to her father, the late Richard William Brannock and mother, the...
Glenn William Armfield, Jr.
Jul 1, 2018
Mr. Glenn William Armfield, Jr. age 69, of Mount Airy passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Armfield was born in Forsyth County, October 22, 1948 the son of the late Glenn William Armfield Sr., and Faye Snow Armfield. Glenn graduated from North Surry High School in 1966 and graduated from North...