Mr. Paul Henry Casstevens
Jul 16, 2017
Mr. Paul Henry Casstevens, age 88, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Casstevens was born in Yadkin County on April 19, 1929 to John Henry and Inez Beck Casstevens. He was a farmer and former supervisor at Bassett Furniture. Mr. Casstevens’ precious memory will always be cherished by a daughter and...
Mr. Nathan Dale Draughn
Jul 16, 2017
Mr. Nathan Dale Draughn, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in his sleep Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his home. Mr. Draughn was born in Surry County on January 25, 1952, to the late Lester "Dubus" and Cathleen Dawson Draughn. Mr. Draughn was a 1971 graduate from North Surry High School and right from high...
Mr. Luther Allen Golding, Sr
Jul 14, 2017
Mr. Luther Allen Golding, Sr., 64, of Lambsburg, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday afternoon, July 14, 2017. Mr. Golding was born April 12, 1953, in Surry County, the son of Forest Bryant Golding and the late C. J. Golding. He was a loving son, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be dearly missed...
Mrs. Alma Mae Corder Law
Jul 14, 2017
Mrs. Alma Mae Corder Law, age 87, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Friday July 14, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry Co. on April 15, 1930 to the late Jesse Roscoe Corder and the late Isabelle Tolbert Corder. She retired from Perry Manufacturing, and was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist...
Mrs. Ruth Catherine Bryant
Jul 13, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Catherine Bryant, 86, of Lambsburg, VA, widow of Randolph Paul Bryant, Sr., passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late William Houston and Violet Crotts Hawks. Mrs. Bryant was a homemaker and a faithful member of Fellowship Tabernacle. She is survived...
Mr. Ronald Gray Carter
Jul 13, 2017
Mr. Ronald Gray Carter
Mr. Ronald Carter, age 71, of Dobson, passed away Thursday July 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born October 10, 1945 in Quantico Virginia to the late Harry Gray and Emmaleen Sloop Carter. He was a member of The New Day Christian Center Church and worked as an electrician. Mr. Carter enjoyed hiking the Appalachian...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Lawson
Jul 13, 2017
Mary Ruth Lawson, age 94, of Mount Airy, passed away on July 13, 2017. Ms. Lawson was born in Cana, Virginia on November 6, 1922, to the late Walker T. and Mary Magdalene McMillian. She retired in May 1992 from Lynne’s Hosiery Mill after 17 years of service, and worked at Spencer’s Hosiery Mill for a time before that. She...
Mrs. Lettie Mae Loftis Patterson
Jul 13, 2017
Mrs. Lettie Mae Loftis Patterson, 103, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on July 2, 1914 to the late Ephraim Jackson Loftis, Sr. and Willie Emma Shelton Loftis. Mrs. Patterson was a homemaker and a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church....
Mrs. Remona Meadows
Jul 13, 2017
Mrs. Remona Shrewsbury Meadows, 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Mercer County, WV on August 27, 1938 to the late Howard and Zida Basham Shrewsbury. Mrs. Meadows was a loving wife; mother; and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Claude Meadows; a daughter, Claudeane Sink; sons, Don Meadows and wife,...
Mrs. Myrtle Irene Branch LeQuire
Jul 12, 2017
Mrs. Myrtle Irene Branch LeQuire, 86, of Mocksville passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. She was born in Surry County on October 14, 1930 to the late Grover Cleveland and Frances Caroline Mitchell Branch. Mrs. LeQuire retired from J.C. Penney’s after many years of service. She was a faithful member of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church...
Gale Elizabeth Payne Watson
Jul 12, 2017
Mrs. Gale Elizabeth Payne Watson, 72, of Ararat, NC passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on March 30, 1945 to the late Elmer Lee and Cindy Marie Butcher Payne. Mrs. Watson retired from Northern Hospital after 42 years of service as a devoted Registered Nurse of labor...
Mr. Arthur James Perkins
Jul 12, 2017
Mr. Arthur James Perkins Mr. Arthur “Jim” James Perkins, age 90, of Dobson, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Pruitt Health Care in Elkin. He was born July 20, 1926, in Surry County to the late Lee and Hettie Snow Perkins. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Coe Perkins. Mr. Perkins was a veteran...
Mrs. Nora Leftwich Smith
Jul 11, 2017
Mrs. Nora Leftwich Smith, of Mt. Airy, widow of Robert Smith, passed Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on January 8, 1927 to the late Wesley and Opal Goad Leftwich. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of Central United Methodist Church. Her hobbies were, playing the piano, drawing,...
Wilma Mae Harvey Sutphin
Jul 11, 2017
Our loving mother, Wilma Mae Harvey Sutphin, 92 of Mount Airy, went to be with her Lord and Savior from her home on Tuesday evening, July 11, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Henderson County, North Carolina on November 19, 1924 to the late Hobert Reginal Harvey and Elsie Edna Osteen Harvey. She was of the...
Mrs. Gail Danley Bitancor
Jul 11, 2017
Mrs. Gail Danley Bitancor, age 62, of Ararat, NC passed away on Tuesday July 11, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on April 17, 1955 to Betty Davis Danley and the late Aubry Danley. She was employed by Tod Williams Senior Services in Winston Salem, and was a member of New Home...
MR. Douglas Mickey Jones
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. Douglas Mickey Jones, 52, of State Road passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in Surry County on March 24, 1965 to the late Charles Wesley Jones, Sr. and Cappie Lee Kingsburry Jones. Mr. Jones was employed at CenturyLink, Inc. He is survived a daughter, DeAnna Owens of Ararat, NC; a son, Adrian Owens...
Mrs. Dorsie "Dot" Ioa Hawks Martin
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Dorsie “Dot” Ioa Hawks Martin, age 94, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Martin was born in Barwell County, Virginia on June 10, 1923 to the late John Jefferson Hawks and Lula Frances Cagle Hawks King. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed. Left to...
Ms.Rebecca Jo Jackson Edwards
Jul 10, 2017
Ms. Rebecca Jo Jackson Edwards, 45, of Mt. Airy passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 10, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on January 17, 1972 to Patsy Coone Jackson and the late Edward Lee Jackson. Ms. Edwards was a homemaker, and will be dearly missed by all her family and...
Mr. Bernard Thomas Rakes
Jul 10, 2017
Mr. Bernard Thomas Rakes, age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on April 9, 1933 to the late Thomas Clyde Rakes and Catherine Cannady Rakes. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son,...
Mrs. Melissa Carter Taylor Poole
Jul 9, 2017
Mrs. Melissa Carter Taylor Poole, age 62, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Poole was born in Butler County, Alabama on October 7, 1954, to Margaret Hennis Taylor and the late Billy Venable Taylor. She graduated from Western Carolina and was a retired school teacher after faithfully serving the North Carolina...