Mrs. Shirley Jane Bryant

Mrs. Shirley Jane Bryant

Dec 16, 2017

Mrs. Shirley Jane Bryant, age 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at her home. She was born March 5, 1940 to the late Jack E. and Annie Mae Lowe Bryant. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her memories are a son and...

Mr. Zachary Edward Towe

Mr. Zachary Edward Towe

Dec 15, 2017

Mr. Zachary Edward Towe, age 31, of Mount Airy passed away Friday December 15, 2017 at his home. Mr. Towe was born in Guilford County, June 9, 1986, the son of Mark H. and Anne McGee Towe. Zachary graduated from Mount Airy High School in 2005, attended the Creating Successful Learners Program at Surry Community College and was a member...

Mr. Cornelius Wayne Keith

Mr. Cornelius Wayne Keith

Dec 15, 2017

Mr. Cornelius Wayne Keith, age 81, of Stuart passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Floyd County on May 7, 1936 to the late Una Ray Keith and Ida Ethel Boyd Keith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mr. Keith...

Mary Ann Letterman Myers

Mary Ann Letterman Myers

Dec 15, 2017

Ms. Mary Ann Letterman Myers, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017, at her home. Ms. Myers was born October 24, 1941, in Avery County, the only child born to the late Clessen and Maude Peterson Letterman. Ann graduated from Appalachian State Teachers’ College and worked as a school librarian for many years. She later worked in...

Mr. Gary Thomas Shaw

Mr. Gary Thomas Shaw

Dec 14, 2017

Mr. Gary Thomas Shaw, 60, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem after a long illness. He was born in Surry County on August 1, 1957 to the late Thomas Edger and Hazel Childress Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a painter and was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. He is...

Mr. David L. Walker, Sr

Mr. David L. Walker, Sr

Dec 14, 2017

Mr. David Lynn Walker, Sr., age 83, of Stuart passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on Nov. 26, 1934 to the late S.L. Walker and Ethel Jefferson Walker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Walker; and a sister, Mary Ellen Wall. Mr. Walker...

Ms. Mary Ann Cummings

Ms. Mary Ann Cummings

Dec 14, 2017

Ms. Mary Ann Robertson Cummings, daughter of the late C. W. (Lum) and Lula Branscome Robertson, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017. She was retired from Eli Lilly Co. and from Sun Trust Bank. She is survived by her sister, Pauline R. O’Brien, and a niece Teri Williams and her husband Dwight Williams; two great nieces, Megan and Rachel and...

Cole Douglas Glasco

Cole Douglas Glasco

Dec 13, 2017

Mr. Cole Douglas Glasco, 24, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, December 13, 2017. Cole was born February 17, 1993, in Surry County, to Robert Douglas and Christy Suzette Marsh Glasco. Cole graduated from North Surry High School in 2012, and he graduated from Surry Community College with a degree in construction management. He later earned an electrical lineman...

Mrs. Crystal Dawn Norman Goins

Mrs. Crystal Dawn Norman Goins

Dec 13, 2017

Mrs. Crystal Dawn Norman Goins, age 48, of Mount Airy, went to be with her Lord and Savior from her home on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. She was born on February 7, 1969 in Surry County to Roger Dale Norman and Glenda Ann Gravely Norman. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend who will be deeply...

Mr. Billy Joe McHone

Mr. Billy Joe McHone

Dec 12, 2017

Mr. Billy Joe McHone, age 76, of Ararat, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. McHone was born in Surry County on October 10, 1941, to Jesse and Lela Marsh McHone. He was a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend to so many. He will be dearly missed. Surviving is his devoted...

Mr. JP Heckman

Mr. JP Heckman

Dec 12, 2017

John Paul “JP” Heckman, age 25, of Walkertown, formally of Nesquehoning, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 12 at home. He was born June 10, 1992 in Lehighton, PA to John and Sue (Francisco) Heckman. Following graduation from Panther Valley High School in 2011, JP graduated from the Universal Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC in 2013 and worked as a mechanic...

Mr. James Clyde Henningsen

Mr. James Clyde Henningsen

Dec 12, 2017

Mr. James C. Henningsen, age 74 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Forsyth hospital in Winston Salem, NC. He was born on September 27, 1943 in Benton, Wisconsin to the late James R. and Clara Henningsen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Roger, Lyle, and Paul. He...

Mr. Ralph “Buddy” Shinault

Mr. Ralph “Buddy” Shinault

Dec 10, 2017

Mr. Ralph “Buddy” Shinault, age 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Forsyth medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born October 19, 1946 to the late James Emmanuel and Grace Viola Doby Shinault. He was a loving father and grandfather and will be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memories are...

Mrs. Mildred "Opal" Bowman Bateman

Mrs. Mildred "Opal" Bowman Bateman

Dec 10, 2017

Mrs. Mildred Opal Bowman Bateman, age 92, of Ararat, VA, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Bateman was born in Patrick County on May 2, 1925, to Dewey Lee and Martha Ann Hall Bowman. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, and dear friend. She had many...

Mrs. Dot Snow Brown

Mrs. Dot Snow Brown

Dec 10, 2017

Mrs. Dot Snow Brown, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away Sunday evening, December 10, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy, NC. She was born in Surry County to the late Elmer Lee Snow and the late Lillie Mae Davis Snow, on August 4, 1928. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mrs. Dot Snow Browm

Mrs. Dot Snow Browm

Dec 10, 2017

Mrs. Dot Snow Brown, age 89, of Dobson, NC passed away Sunday evening, December 10, 2017 at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy, NC. She was born in Surry County to the late Elmer Lee Snow and the late Lillie Mae Davis Snow, on August 4, 1928. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mrs. Melinda Aline Jones Cochran Payne

Mrs. Melinda Aline Jones Cochran Payne

Dec 9, 2017

Mrs. Melinda Aline Jones Cochran Payne, 75, of Mt. Airy went to her heavenly home to be with Jesus on Saturday, December 09, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Carroll County, VA on August 29, 1942 to Melinda Catherine Bowens and Marley Jones, and Rosie Alleuria Jones. She worked at Mt. Airy Hosiery...

Mrs. Debbie Shirlene Hawks Johnston

Mrs. Debbie Shirlene Hawks Johnston

Dec 8, 2017

Mrs. Debbie Shirlene Hawks Johnston, age 61, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. She was born in Carroll County, VA to the late Burlie Edward Hawks and to the late Annie Marie Hawks Hawks on November 1, 1956. She was retired from Spencer’s in Mt. Airy, and a member of Friendly...

Mrs. Phyllis Scott Hanchey

Mrs. Phyllis Scott Hanchey

Dec 8, 2017

Mrs. Phyllis Scott Hanchey, age 75, of Stuart passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at Sovah Health in Martinsville. She was born in Patrick County on June 12, 1942 to the late Luther Scott and Annice Foley Scott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Eunice Synan; and a brother, Brewster Scott. She was...

Mrs. Elsie Mae Bowman

Mrs. Elsie Mae Bowman

Dec 7, 2017

Mrs. Elsie Mae Gwynn Bowman, age 85, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was surrounded by her entire family. Mrs. Bowman was born February 20, 1932, in Patrick County, VA to the late Levi and Rachel Hall Gwynn. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She retired after...