Mr. Richard A. "Dick" Winkler
Jan 25, 2018
Mr. Richard A. “Dick” Winkler, age 88, of pilot Mountain passed away at his home on January 25, 2018. He died of several old age illnesses. Mr. Winkler was preceded in death by his parents and all siblings and numerous uncles and cousins. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ella Winkler; two daughters, Brynne Van Hettinga of Leander, TX,...
Mr. Frank Joe Kodenski
Jan 25, 2018
Mr. Frank Joe Kodenski, age 78, of Patrick Springs passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center. He was born in West Virginia on May 8, 1939 to the late Joseph Kodenski and Effie Rorrer Kodenski Landreth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Kodenski. Frank had served in the...
Mrs. Maggieleane Haynes Upchurch
Jan 25, 2018
Mrs. Maggieleane Haynes Upchurch, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1933 to the late, Foy and Gracie Hudson Haynes. Mrs. Upchurch retired from Bassett Furniture and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She is survived by daughters, Vickie Upchurch of...
Mrs. Rachael Jane Bryant Hodges
Jan 25, 2018
Mrs. Rachael Jane Bryant Hodges, age 81, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born, September 2, 1936 in Surry County to the late Troy Hubert Bryant and the late Alpha Jane Simmons Bryant. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith, and a lifelong farmer and homemaker. She is survived by her loving husband,...
Hassie Marie Chandler Utt
Jan 25, 2018
Mrs. Hassie Marie Chandler Utt, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Utt was born September 19, 1925, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Milton Marion and Jessie Marie Crissman Chandler. Hassie was a loving mother, housewife, and caregiver. She...
Mr. Oscar Lee “Sock” Haynes
Jan 24, 2018
Mr. Oscar Lee “Sock” Haynes, age 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Village Care in King. Mr. Haynes was born in Surry County on August 30, 1923, to John W. and Susie Flemming Haynes. He proudly served our county in the United States Army during WWII. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American...
Mr. William Noel (Willie Noel) Martin
Jan 24, 2018
Mr. William Noel (Willie Noel) Martin, 79 of Lawsonville, North Carolina passed away January 24, 2018 at Life Bright Community Hospital of Stokes in Danbury, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County, Virginia on May 18, 1938 to the late Andrew J. Martin and Gladys Clark Martin. In addition to his parents, Willie Noel was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Ardena Jarrell Moncus
Jan 24, 2018
Mrs. Ardena Jarrell Moncus, age 92, of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her home. She was born February 27, 1925 in Surry County to the late Tommy and Nina Jarrell. She retired from Spencer’s and was a member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Wilson; grandchildren, Dawn Wilson,...
Shelby Jean Midkiff Wood
Jan 23, 2018
Mrs. Shelby Jean Midkiff Wood, 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, January 23, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Wood was born July 24, 1937, in Surry County, one of three children born to the late George Clifford and Lillian Violet Barnard Midkiff. Shelby retired from Hanesbrands Inc. after many years of service and was a...
Mr. Michael Lee Holbrook
Jan 23, 2018
Mr. Michael Lee Holbrook, age 63, of Dobson, NC passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. He was born in Surry County on October 19, 1954 to the late Dennis Lee Holbrook and the late Rozella Norman Holbrook. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his Godparents Odell...
Rev. Edward F. Lovell
Jan 23, 2018
Rev. Edward F. Lovell, age 90, quietly departed this life at home in his sleep just after midnight on January 23rd, with his children at his bedside. Born in Mt Airy, NC to parents James Walter Lovill, Sr., & Gladys Virginia Warren in May of 1927, “Ed” was a graduate of Mount Airy High School, class of 1943, and Kentucky...
Miss Esther Mae McMillian
Jan 22, 2018
Miss Esther Mae McMillian, 86, of Cana, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork, VA. She was born in Carroll County on May 2, 1931 to the late William and Susie Haynes McMillian. Miss McMillian was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church for many years. She is survived by a nephew,...
Mrs. Shelby Jean Tucker
Jan 22, 2018
Mrs. Shelby Jean East Tucker, age 77, of Mt. Airy, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Tucker was born in Surry County on May 21, 1940, to Ralph and Viola Hall East. Mrs. Tucker worked at Washington Mills in her early years and retired from Kentucky Derby Hosiery. She...
Ms. Patricia Sue Poindexter France
Jan 22, 2018
Ms. Patricia Sue Poindexter France, 58, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, at Northern Hospital. Ms. France was born in Volusia County, Florida on June 26, 1959, to the late Ulius and Helen Goodson Poindexter. She is survived by daughters, Patricia Poindexter and Maggie Poindexter; a son, Bill Poindexter; ten grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Faye Poindexter and...
Mrs. Dorothy Franklin Johnson Riggs
Jan 21, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Franklin Johnson Riggs, age 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, January 21, 2018 at Northern Hospital of Surry County, Skilled Care Unit. She was born in Surry County on February 2, 1936, one of thirteen children to the late John Frank and Olevia Hemmings Johnson. She was a member of Community Baptist Church and had retired...
Mrs. Ella Marie Atkins
Jan 21, 2018
Mrs. Ella Marie Sebastian Atkins, age 83, of Ararat, NC, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Atkins was born in Wilkes County on November 13, 1934, to Quincy and Maggie Corthern Sebastian. She was so loving and dear to all her family and many friends. She will be sorely missed. Among the many who will always...
Mrs. Ada Margielene Hughes Bohannon
Jan 21, 2018
Mrs. Ada Margielene Hughes Bohannon, age 74, of Martinsville, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Martinsville Health & Rehabilitation. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on February 15, 1944 to the late Otis Clyde Hughes and Mary Margaret Duncan Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leander Bohannon and seven...
Mr. Roger Otis Draughn
Jan 21, 2018
Mr. Roger Otis Draughn, 55, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly at his home Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born in Surry County December 22, 1962 to Catherine Elaine Bowman Draughn and the late Gilbert Otis Draughn. Mr. Draughn is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Chrystal and William Reynolds; grandchildren, Kenyon Taylor Smith, Kylee Elaina Shai Smith, Keylon...
Mr. Clinton Ray Davis
Jan 21, 2018
Mr. Clinton Ray Davis, age 68, of Lowgap, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at his home. He was born February 13, 1949 to the late Gladey and Audry Bunn Davis. Mr. Davis was the owner of Davis Boxwood and Daylily’s and was a lifelong member of Liberty Union Baptist Church in Lowgap. He was a loving husband, father, and...
Mr. Edwin Arthur Camin
Jan 21, 2018
Mr. Edwin Arthur Camin, age 86, of Mt. Airy passed away on Sunday, January 21 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Camin was born in Dunmore, PA to the late George Edwin Camin and Helen Decker Camin. He was a member of the Dobson Church of Christ. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth (Betty)...