Obituaries

Jane Martin

Jane Martin

Jul 13, 2018

Mrs. Jane E. Martin, age 62, of Dobson, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home.  Mrs. Martin was born in Surry County on September 8, 1955, to the late Denny and Evelyn O’Neal East.  Jane was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed.  Among the many who will always cherish her memory...

Lester Roy Taylor

Lester Roy Taylor

Jul 13, 2018

Mr. Lester Roy Taylor, age 78, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home.  Mr. Taylor was born in Surry County on October 8, 1939, to Roy and Ilene Simmons Taylor.  He will be dearly missed by all his family and friends.  Surviving is his devoted wife, Linda Goins Taylor; sons, Randy Taylor and...

Shelvia Jean Gough

Shelvia Jean Gough

Jul 13, 2018

Shelvia Meadows Gough, 77, of King, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 13, 2018.  She was born in Forsyth County on October 5, 1940 to Douglas and Mildred Meadows.  She worked at Bahnsons until 1984 and became a housewife.  Her hobbies included crafts, gardening, bird watching and spending time with her family. Her humor and laughter...

Augustus Reed Martin

Augustus Reed Martin

Jul 12, 2018

Mr. Augustus Reed Martin, 79, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home Thursday, July 12, 2018.  He was born in Stokes County, September 21, 1938 to the late William Ezra and Jodie Owens Martin.  Mr. Martin bravely served in the U.S. Marine Corp.  He was a building contractor and owner of A. Reed Martin...

Clinton D. Martin

Clinton D. Martin

Jul 12, 2018

Mr. Clinton D. Martin, age 75, of Patrick Springs, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at his home.  He was born in Patrick County on Nov. 28, 1942 to the late Randolph and Annie Martin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Dent Martin; one daughter, Laurie Ann Reynolds; one son, James Robert...

James Herbert Bridgeman

James Herbert Bridgeman

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. James Herbert Bridgeman, age 85, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.  He was born in Wayne Co. MI on July 5, 1933 to the late Frederick Charles Bridgeman, SR, and to the late Jessie Monk Bridgeman.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

James Weldon Taylor

James Weldon Taylor

Jul 11, 2018

Mr. James Weldon Taylor, 71, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 11, 2018, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  Mr. Taylor was born March 31, 1947, in Surry County, one of two children born to the late James Hassell and Elsie Lee Hiatt Taylor.  Weldon was a teaching assistant with the Creating Successful Learners Program at Mount Airy...

Shirley Louise Heath

Shirley Louise Heath

Jul 11, 2018

Mrs. Shirley Louise Atkins Heath, 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Twelve Oaks Retirement Center.  Mrs. Heath was born in Surry County on August 10, 1942, to the late Coy Nathan and Mae Marie Wolfe Atkins.  She was retired from Proctor-Silex and the Mount Airy City School System.  She is survived by her husband, Hal...

Betty Jean Smith

Betty Jean Smith

Jul 9, 2018

Mrs. Betty Jean Rakes Smith, age 84, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Woltz Hospice Home.  Mrs. Smith was born in Surry County on May 22, 1934, to Larkin and Beatrice DePalma Rakes.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Mrs. Smith was...

Lummie Mae Hodges

Lummie Mae Hodges

Jul 9, 2018

Mrs. Lummie Mae Wilson Hodges, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away early Monday morning, July 9, 2018, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Hodges was born July 5, 1929, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Jesse Raleigh and Anne Greenwood Wilson.  Mae was a homemaker and a faithful and longtime...

Norman Gail Hall

Norman Gail Hall

Jul 8, 2018

Mr. Norman Hall, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  He was born on April 18, 1940 to the late Elmer and Etta Chandler Hall. Norman worked and retired from Mosley and Reece. Left to cherish his memories are a daughter and son-in-law Tondrea and Leonard Marshal;...

Norma Faye Smith

Norma Faye Smith

Jul 8, 2018

Mrs. Norma Faye Johnson Smith, age 66, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Smith was born in Surry County on October 3, 1951, to Robert and Mattie Bowman Johnson.  She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed.  Among the many who will always cherish...

Raymond Junior Culler

Raymond Junior Culler

Jul 8, 2018

Mr. Raymond Junior Culler, age 85, of Pilot Mountain, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born May 30, 1933 to the late Grant Lewis and Madie Easter King Culler. Mr. Culler served our country in the U.S. Army during the time of the Korean War.  Left to...

Martha Jean Cassell

Martha Jean Cassell

Jul 8, 2018

Mrs. Martha Jean “Jeanne” Jones Cassell, age 79, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.  Mrs. Cassell was born in Surry County on June 5, 1939, to Floyd and Ethel Cundiff Jones.  She was deeply loved not only by her family, but also by everyone who met her.  She was well known in the community as...

Allyn David Sapp

Allyn David Sapp

Jul 7, 2018

Mr. Allyn David Sapp, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Saturday, July 07, 2018.  He was born in Lake County, FL to the late Isaac Jessie and Alice Ray Lucas Sapp.  He worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator as long as health permitted.  He was a faithful member of Temple Baptist Church.  Mr. Sapp...

Patsy Elaine Reece

Patsy Elaine Reece

Jul 7, 2018

Mrs. Patsy Elaine Tilley Reece, 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County.  Mrs. Reece was born August 25, 1942, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Hugh and Linda Combs Tilley.  Patsy retired as a teacher supervisor from Head Start and was a member of New Charity Baptist Church.  She...

Joseph Kenneth Bledsoe

Joseph Kenneth Bledsoe

Jul 7, 2018

Mr. Joseph Kenneth Bledsoe, age 70, of Dobson passed away at his home on Saturday July 7, 2018. He was born in Surry County to the late William Joseph Bledsoe and the late Mary Elizabeth Whitaker Bledsoe on December 1, 1947. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Vietnam. Surviving are his son and fiancée Kenneth...

Frances Elizabeth Gates

Frances Elizabeth Gates

Jul 7, 2018

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Lynch Gates, 91, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Surry Community Health and Rehab in Mt. Airy.  She was born in Stokes County on September 4, 1926 to the late Merlin and Delia Heath Lynch.  Mrs. Gates retired from Spencer’s and was a long-time member of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church.  She is...

Raymond Conrad Nash

Raymond Conrad Nash

Jul 7, 2018

Mr. Raymond Conrad “Ray” Nash, 80, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away July 7, 2018, at the Salem VA Medical Center.  Mr. Nash was born January 23, 1938, in La Cygne, KS, to the late Orville and Sophia Elizabeth Kraft Nash.  He bravely served in the United States Navy and retired as an air traffic controller.  He is survived by his...

Alvin William Beasley

Alvin William Beasley

Jul 6, 2018

         Mr. Alvin William Beasley, age 93 of Westfield, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, July 06, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  He was born in Stokes County on June 29, 1925, to the late Alvis V. Beasley and Elsie Dunkley Beasley.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in...