John Walter Gaskell
Dec 14, 2018
Mr. John Walter Gaskell, age 71, of Stuart, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in Bethel, VT to the late Paul Gaskell and Dorothy Veasy Gaskell. He served in the U.S. Army. He spent most of his life in Vermont before moving to Stuart in 2007. He loved piano,...
John David Logan
Dec 13, 2018
John David Logan passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Nampa, ID. John was born in Mount Airy, Surry Co, NC on 13 March 1968 to Harold K & Paulette Logan. He was the father of seven children; Bryant Keith Conway, Troy Joseph Heirling, Sean Eliott Barnett, Stevie Nicoll Ottosen, Tyrell Logan, Brittney Anne Logan Menchaca, and Bryce Logan. ...
Beulah Alene McMillian
Dec 13, 2018
Miss Beulah Alene McMillian, 91, of Cana, VA passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Center. She was born in Carroll County on July 2, 1927 to the late Edgar Franklin and Annie Clines McMillian. Mrs. McMillian was a homemaker of a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Audrey McMillian; a...
Jason Matthew Davis
Dec 13, 2018
Mr. Jason Matthew Davis, 34, of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpected Thursday, December 13, 2018, at his home. He was born in Montgomery County on March 29, 1984, to Gurnie Edward Davis, Jr. and Debra Sechrest Davis. Mr. Davis proudly served our country in the United States Army in the Iraq War. In addition to his parents, Mr. Davis is...
Oklas James Harold, Sr.
Dec 13, 2018
Mr. Oklas James “O.J.” Harold, Sr., 82, of Franklin, IN, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Otterbein Franklin Seniorlife Community. He was born May 5, 1936, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Fogle and Vergie Bowman Harold. He was a United States veteran of the United States Air Force. He had been employed by Flat Rock School System...
Robert Cleveland Flowers, Sr.
Dec 13, 2018
Mr. Robert Cleveland Flowers, Sr., age 86, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 9, 1932 in Adel, GA to the late Robert Preston Flowers and Susie Weeks Flowers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Iris Hall Flowers; and...
Maxine Hamilton
Dec 13, 2018
Mrs. Maxine Moore Hamilton, 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. She was born January 21, 1923, in Thomasville, the older of two daughters of Max and Carrie Underwood Moore. Maxine and her sister, Priscilla, shared many fun adventures growing up together in Thomasville. She attended Thomasville High School, where she was president of her senior class. ...
Billy Gray Dickerson
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Billy Gray Dickerson, 84 of Mount Airy passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on June 20, 1934 to the late Squire and Ida Carico Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson was a self-employed Antique Dealer. He is survived by his loving wife, Lula Pilar Dickerson; a daughter and son-in-law,...
David Alton Cassell
Dec 12, 2018
David Alton Cassell, lovingly known as "Pop", passed away at age 80, on Dec. 12, 2018. Born in Mt. Airy, N.C. to the late Latishia M. and Samuel A. Cassell. He was a life-long resident of Newport News and retired from Newport News Shipbuilding as a welding instructor. David was a dedicated, longtime member of First Friends Church, Hampton. Survivors...
Robert Ray Crisp
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Robert Ray Crisp, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, December 12, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Crisp was born in Union County, NC, to the late George Ray and Ethel Starnes Crisp. Mr. Crisp was a member of Masonic Lodge #749 in Monroe NC and a lifelong member of the...
Elbert Hassell Watson, Jr.
Dec 11, 2018
Mr. Elbert Hassell Watson, Jr., age 70, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Mr. Watson was born in Surry County on March 27, 1948, to the late Elbert H. Watson, Sr. and Belvin Pansy Watson Booth. While proudly serving our country in the United States Army, during the Vietnam War, he was awarded the Purple Heart and...
Lois Martin
Dec 10, 2018
Mrs. Lois Jenkins Martin, age 80, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday morning, December 10, 2018, at Central Continuing Care, in Mt. Airy, NC. She was born in Surry County on March 23, 1938 to the late Hazel Archie Jenkins and the late Margie Ennis Luffman Jenkins. She was a member of East Elkin Full Gospel Church. Surviving is...
Frances Isabel Brown
Dec 10, 2018
Mrs. Frances Isabel Vestal Brown, age 82, of Lowgap, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Brown was born in Yadkin County on April 5, 1936, to the late Thomas Carl and Ellie Nance Vestal. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are daughters and a son-in-law,...
Michael "Mitchell" Ray Galyean
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Michael “Mitchell” Ray Galyean, age 48, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018. Mr. Galyean was born in Surry County on December 29, 1969 to Virginia Edwards Galyean and the late Walter Ray Galyean. He was employed with Hanes Brand for over 20 years. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Austin; honorary daughters, Amber and Heather Robertson; a son,...
Annie Elizabeth Riggs
Dec 9, 2018
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Midkiff Riggs, 104, of Mount Airy, went to her heavenly home on Sunday night, December 9, 2018. She had lived at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility for the past eight years. Mrs. Riggs was born September 30, 1914, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Roy L. and Lela Short Midkiff. Annie was a homemaker and...
Michael "Mitchell" Ray Galyean
Dec 9, 2018
Mr. Michael “Mitchell” Ray Galyean, age 48, of Lambsburg, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018. Mr. Galyean was born in Surry County on December 29, 1969 to Virginia Edwards Galyean and the late Walter Ray Galyean. He was employed with Hanes Brand for over 20 years. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Austin; honorary daughters, Amber and Heather Robertson; a son,...
Velma Parnell
Dec 8, 2018
Mrs. Velma Sykes Jarrell Parnell, age 92, of Durham, passed away on Saturday, December, 8, 2018 at Treyburn Nursing Home in Durham. She was born April 29, 1926 to the late Guy Duncan and Bertie Alma Mosley Sykes. Mrs. Parnell was a retired data processor from First Union Bank of Charlotte and was a member of Rose of Sharon Church...
Ruth Carol Vipperman
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Carol Vipperman, 76, of Westfield, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at LifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes. She was born in Stokes County on February 1, 1942 to the late Arlis Wendell and Pauline Cook Vipperman. Mrs. Vipperman retired from the W/S Journal after 25 years of employment. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Angel and...
Fannie Virginia Weddle
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Fannie Virginia Gunnell Weddle, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. She was born February 7, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Roosevelt and Emma McCraw Gunnell. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister and a dear friend, who will be dearly missed. Among the many who will always cherish her memory are a...
Ruby Pauline Robertson
Dec 7, 2018
Mrs. Ruby Pauline Galyean Robertson, 87, of Cana, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away at Grayson Nursing Home in Independence Friday, December 7, 2018. She was born in Carroll County May 13, 1931 to the late John Sherman and Martha Craddock Galyean. Mrs. Robertson was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She is survived by her daughters and a...