Obituaries
Deborah Byrd
Apr 1, 2019
Ms. Deborah Rakes Byrd, age 60 of Ridgeway, passed away April 1, 2019 at her home. She was born in Martinsville on March 5, 1959 to the late Leonard and Emma Weaver Rakes. She had been a private duty nurse.
Surviving are three brothers, Eric Rakes of Greenville, VA, Kent Rakes of Elkton, VA, Douglas Rakes of Staunton, VA; and...
Harvey Lee McBride
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Harvey Lee McBride, 72, of Jonesville passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. He was born in Surry County on January 22, 1947 to the late Wiley and Hattie Doss McBride. Left to cherish his memories are brothers and sisters-in-law, James “Bill” and Ann McBride, Charlie McBride, Jessie McBride, John and Shirley McBride; extended family, Zishia and...
Dolores Garcia
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Dolores Bustillos Garcia, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Laurel Fork. She was born in California on May 16, 1931 to the late Maximo Bustillos and Antonia Flores Bustillos. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Edward Garcia; and a daughter, Ann Elizabeth Garcia.
Surviving are...
Zeb Sidney Crews, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Zeb Sidney Crews, Jr., age 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Northern Hospital. Mr. Crews was born in Forsyth County on August 8, 1946, to Zeb Sidney and Florence Katherine Snow Crews. He loved to play golf and was an avid NASCAR fan before his health deteriorated. Mr. Crews worked for the NC...
Thomas Jackson Collins
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. Thomas Jackson Collins, 85, of Cana, VA passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Patrick County, VA on May 30, 1933 to the late Victor A. and Alpha Mae Collins. Mr. Collins bravely served in the U.S. Army from 1951 through 1953. He enjoyed life and was never...
Anita Lynn Lester
Mar 29, 2019
Mrs. Anita Lynn Cornett Lester, 56, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Friday night, March 29, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Lester was born June 15, 1962, in Surry County, the youngest of seven children born to the late J. Gleason and Alma Oleane Bunn Cornett. Anita worked at Walmart in Mount Airy for 19 years,...
Elsie Lorraine Hall
Mar 29, 2019
Mrs. Elsie Lorraine Crotts Hall, 76, of Hillsville, VA, formerly of Cana, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Carroll County, VA, January 2, 1943 to the late Clovest and Gillie Ada Marshall Crotts. Mrs. Hall was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed cooking and having...
William Alvin Belcher
Mar 29, 2019
Mr. William Alvin Belcher, age 89 of Woolwine, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Patrick County on January 13, 1930 to the late Elmer Green Belcher and Lola Jane Wood Belcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Kimberly Dawn McMillian
Mar 29, 2019
Ms. Kimberly Dawn McKenzie McMillian, 47, of Siloam passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on January 19, 1972 to Nancy Lankford Beasley and the late Kenneth McKenzie. Ms. McMillian was a loving homemaker. In addition to her mother, Ms. McMillian is survived by sons, Cody McMillian, and...
Jackie Ray Gibbs
Mar 28, 2019
Mr. Jackie Ray Gibbs, age 77 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Henry County on September 10, 1941, and was preceded in death by a grandson, Brian David Newman; his mother, Ruth Minter Gibbs Boswell, his step-father, Hubert Boswell, a brother, Fred Douglas Gibbs, and a...
William "Chuck" Cleo Shaw, Jr.
Mar 27, 2019
Mr. William Cleo “Chuck” Shaw, Jr., 66, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Wednesday, March 27, 2019. He was born in Surry County March 23, 1953 to the late William Cleo and Helen Rae Grubb Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a retired carpenter and painter. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Shane Brim; grandchildren, Arianna...
Charles Bynum Brintle, Jr.
Mar 26, 2019
Mr. Charles Bynum Brintle, Jr., 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, March 26, 2019, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Brintle was born January 23, 1933, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Charles Bynum Brintle, Sr. and Mary Kate Jones Brintle. Charles served our country in the United States Air Force. He...
Rachel Biggs
Mar 26, 2019
Mrs. Rachel Pack Biggs, age 71 of Critz, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on December 13, 1947 to the late Buster and Eunice Thompson Pack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garland W. Biggs. Mrs. Biggs had worked...
Mr. Charles Richard Marion
Mar 25, 2019
Mr. Charles Richard Marion, age 88, formerly of Dobson, passed away on March 25, 2019, at Universal Health Care in Bolivia, NC. He was born in Patrick County, VA, on March 8, 1931 to the late Christopher Columbus Marion and the late Lottie Short Marion. In addition to his parents, Mr. Marion was preceded in death by his loving wife,...
Dr. Gilbert Thompson Huffman
Mar 25, 2019
Dr. Gilbert Thompson Huffman, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, March 25, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Dr. Huffman was born February 27, 1938, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Daniel Franklin and Callie Virginia Haymore Huffman. Gilbert was reared in the Red Brush community and graduated...
Hal Denton Brintle
Mar 25, 2019
Mr. Hal Denton Brintle, 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at his home after several months of declining health. Mr. Brintle was born April 22, 1928, in Surry County, the son of the late Jacob Spencer and Hattie Pearl Nichols Brintle. Hal was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 67 years, Peggy Juanita Frye...
Eula Hope Young
Mar 24, 2019
Mrs. Eula Hope Young, age 84 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Galax Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Patrick County on March 31, 1934 to the late Charlie and Leola Young Walton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Young;...
Bessie Venable Jones
Mar 24, 2019
Mrs. Bessie Venable Jones, 87, born in Surry County to loving parents, Clyde W. and Stella Stewart Venable, the oldest of three children, living in the Blackwater area until the family moved to town while she was still a girl. Bessie attended Mount Airy City Schools. After school started work at Mount Airy Knitting Mills. Worked her entire career with...
Katy Grace Sumner
Mar 24, 2019
Katy Grace Sumner, age 3 months, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Brenner Children’s Hospital. She was born December 11, 2018 to her loving parents, Angela Lynette Hunter and John Daniel Sumner. In addition to her parents, she is survived sisters, Ellen Alverez and Bryana Richardson; her brothers Johnathon Hunter and Caleb Sumner; her grandparents and lots of aunts...
Elder Donnie A. Conner
Mar 24, 2019
Elder Donnie A. Conner, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Stanleytown Health and Rehab. He was born in Patrick County on October 8, 1937 to the late Posey and Naomi Mize Conner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Gary Steve Conner; four sisters,...
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