Obituaries
Carol Faye Jessup
Nov 9, 2018
Mrs. Carol Faye Tilley Jessup, 74, of Westfield, passed away Friday night, November 9, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Jessup was born March 5, 1944, in Stokes County, one of three daughters born to the late Johnny Clarence and Maggie Allene Slate Tilley. Carol was a homemaker and a member of Asbury Presbyterian...
Pauline Lyons
Nov 9, 2018
Mrs. Pauline Bryant Lyons, 80, of Taylors, SC formerly of Lambsburg, VA departed this life November 9, 2018. She was born in Carroll County, VA January 8, 1938 to the late Rev. Gilmer and Hazel Berrier Bryant. At the age of 12, she was born again into the Kingdom of God. She is survived by her four children, Dr. Victor...
Dr. George Alan Schwemlein
Nov 9, 2018
Dr. George Alan Schwemlein died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Indian Hill, OH, on Friday, November 9, 2018, at age 72. He was a much-loved grandfather, father, spouse, sibling, uncle, colleague, teacher, and friend. Alan was born April 22, 1946, to Dr. George X. Schwemlein and Edna B. Schwemlein. He graduated from Wyoming High School (1965), and then...
Polly Lee Worrell
Nov 9, 2018
Mrs. Polly Lee Ashburn Worrell, 68, of Jonesville passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at her mother’s home. She was born in Surry County on October 9, 1950 to Lillian Haynes Ashburn and the late Marvin Ashburn. In addition to her mother Mrs. Worrell is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Clinton Worrell, Jr. and Karen, Sean Worrell and Tonya; a...
Richard Paul Surratt
Nov 9, 2018
Mr. Richard Paul Surratt, 55, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, November 9, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Surratt was born April 18, 1963, in Surry County, the son of Jo Ann Caudle Surratt of Toast and the late Carlos Paul Surratt. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his...
Kittie Veronica Comer
Nov 9, 2018
Miss Kittie Veronica Comer, age 67, of Dobson passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Dunmore Plantation surrounded by her loving family. Kittie was born in Surry County on June 24, 1951 to the late James Kennis Comer and the late Marylene Brindle Comer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Kennis Comer. ...
Glenn Donald Utt
Nov 8, 2018
Mr. Glenn Donald Utt, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, November 8, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Utt was born August 12, 1937, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late Ed and Liza Evelyn Tate Utt. Glenn served our country in the United States Army National Guard...
Mairi Ruth McDonald
Nov 8, 2018
Ms. Mairi Ruth McDonald, 74, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Duke Regional Hospital of Durham. She was born in Newport News, VA on November 26, 1943 to the late, Duncan Brown and Mary Ruth Venable McDonald. Ms. McDonald was a retired Registered Operating Room Nurse from Northern Hospital of Surry County and a member of...
Delta Orene Hawks
Nov 8, 2018
Mrs. Delta Orene Hawks, age 73, of Lowgap, passed away on Thursday, November 08, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Carroll County on August 10, 1945 to Ethel Combs Hawks and the late Yancy Hawks. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew...
Clem Diana Lawrence
Nov 8, 2018
Clem Diana Gunnell Lawrence passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 8, 2018, and has now joined a greater family. It is a sad day here, however we know she was met with hugs and is now surrounded by those who went before her. Clem was born June 22, 1926, and continued to live in the special town of Mount Airy. ...
Agnes Newman
Nov 8, 2018
Mrs. Agnes Stanley Newman, age 92 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County, Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Floyd County on February 8, 1926, to the late Dewey and Ada Dalton Stanley. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Newman was preceded in...
William Thomas York
Nov 7, 2018
Mr. William Thomas York, age 66, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry Co. on May 17, 1952, to the late James Clark and the late Betty Jo Cummings York. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Leonard Ray Hutchens
Nov 7, 2018
Mr. Leonard Ray Hutchens, Sr., 71, of Cana, VA, passed away Wednesday evening, November 7, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born February 22, 1947, in Carroll County, the only son of five children of the late Ray Fleming Hutchens and Ules Leonard Hutchens. Mr. Hutchens retired from N.C. Foam where he was...
Donny Boyd Jarrell
Nov 7, 2018
Mr. Donny Boyd Jarrell, 85, of King, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on August 30, 1933 to the late Pete and Josephine Boyd Jarrell. Mr. Jarrell bravely served in the U.S. Army for over nine years with much of his tour...
Daniel Francis MacIntosh
Nov 7, 2018
Mr. Daniel Francis “Dan” MacIntosh, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. MacIntosh was born October 13, 1937, in Albany, NY, the son of the late Kenneth M. and Edith Fahd MacIntosh. Dan was a self-employed carpenter for many years. He is survived by...
Paulene Walton
Nov 7, 2018
Mrs. Paulene Rakes Walton, age 74 of Meadows of Dan, went home to be with her Lord on November 7, 2018. She was born in Patrick County on September 18, 1944 to the late James Turner Rakes and Louise Irene Gunter Rakes. In addition to her parents, Paulene was preceded in death by her husband Luther Lee Walton. She...
Reitha Kaye Ramey
Nov 5, 2018
Ms. Reitha Kaye Cecil Ramey, 70, of Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, November 5, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Ramey was born July 23, 1948, in Grayson County, VA, one of seven children born to the late Garnett Jefferson and Nellie Aldred Cecil. Reitha retired as a seamstress from Alpha Manufacturing. ...
Tamzie Marie Bowen
Nov 5, 2018
Mrs. Tamzie Marie Caudill Bowen, age 76, of Elkin, passed away Monday November 5, 2018 at her residence. She was born October 5, 1942 in Pike County Kentucky to the late Samantha Elkins Caudill and the late R.B. Caudill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Martin Bowen; a daughter Cheryl Lynn Tate;...
Arnold Washington "A.W." Leftwich, Jr.
Nov 4, 2018
Mr. Arnold Washington “A.W.” Leftwich, Jr. of Dobson, passed away Sunday at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Carroll County, VA March 11, 1952 to the late Arnold Washington Leftwich, Sr. and Elma Painter Leftwich. He worked for over 20 years with Kentucky Derby and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a loving husband, father...
Donald Ray Crank
Nov 4, 2018
Mr. Donald Ray Crank, age 75 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mr. Crank was born in West Virginia on April 5, 1943, to the late Simon Crank and Elvie Blevins Crank. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one step-brother, Donald...


