Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


