Obituaries
Mrs. Odell Noah Hilderbrand
Jan 31, 2018
Mrs. Odell Noah Hilderbrand, 96, of Pinnacle passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 8, 1921 to the late Walter and Jennie Gammons Noah. Mrs. Hilderbrand was retired from Pine State Knitwear. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly...
Mrs. Georgia Marie Lawson Shelton
Jan 31, 2018
Mrs. Georgia Marie Lawson Shelton, age 91 of Danbury NC, formerly of Stuart, VA passed away on January 31, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. She was born in Stokes County, NC on May 2, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Goode Shelton; her...
Mr. William Louie McCall
Jan 30, 2018
Mr. William Louie McCall, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Tuesday, January 30, 2018. He was born in Mecklenburg County April 18, 1950 to the late Banks Theodore and Sarah Louise Jenkins McCall. Mr. McCall retired from construction and was a member of Bear Trail Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Mr....
Ruth Marion Miller
Jan 30, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Marion Miller, 97, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday night, January 30, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Miller was born March 28, 1920, in Surry County, one of eleven children born to the late Paul Alexander and Mary Lou Forrest Marion. Ruth was a loving and devoted housewife and farmer for many years. She later worked as a cafeteria...
Mrs. Wanda Sue Spence
Jan 30, 2018
Mrs. Wanda Sue Spence, age 64, of Patrick Springs passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the home of her daughter. She was born on July 31,1953 to the late Woodrow Hamm and Lois Howell Hamm. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred H. Spence, Sr.
Surviving are her son, Freddy Spence; a...
Johnny Ray Hamlin
Jan 29, 2018
Mr. Johnny Ray Hamlin, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday afternoon, January 29, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hamlin was born April 18, 1938, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Ed and Linnie Adeline McMillian Hamlin. Johnny served our country in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis era....
Mrs. Tensie Lee Gammons
Jan 28, 2018
Mrs. Tensie Lee Gammons, 64, of King passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Universal HealthCare in King. She was born January 28, 1954 to the late Samuel Jack and Alva Mae Willard Johnson. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish her memories are a daughter and...
John Wells Marshall, Sr
Jan 28, 2018
Mr. John Wells Marshall, Sr., 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday night, January 28, 2018, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Marshall was born August 12, 1932, in Surry County, the only child born to the late Leonard and Virginia Wheeling Marshall. John served our country in the United States Army for two years during the Korean Conflict....
Mrs. Helen Montgomery Flippin
Jan 28, 2018
Mrs. Helen Flippin, age 73, of Lowgap, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Alleghany County January 9, 1945 to the late Abie Lee and Josephine Wagoner Montgomery. Mrs. Flippin was known by many as “Nanny Helen”. She cared for many children, even second generation of...
Mr. Danny Hawks
Jan 28, 2018
Mr. Charles Daniel “Danny” Hawks, 64, of Pine Ridge, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2017 at his home. He was born in Surry County on May 22, 1953 to the late Billy Gray Hawks and Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Lawson Hawks. Mr. Hawks was retired from Cross Creek Apparel after many years of service. Left to cherish his memory is a...
Ms. Cathey Delores Barker
Jan 27, 2018
Ms. Cathey Delores Barker, age 63, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Saturday January 27, 2018 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on July 5, 1954 to Mary Ethel Sammons Barker and the late Major Vance Barker. She was a retired seamstress, and a member of Little Richmond Baptist Church. In addition to...
Mr. Buford Samuel Rakes
Jan 27, 2018
Mr. Buford Samuel Rakes age 84, of Roanoke, Virginia passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at Salem Health & Rehab. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia on July 3rd, 1933 to the late Samuel Kyle Rakes and Dorothy Cannady Rakes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Keith Rakes; and a sister, Joyce...
​Mr. Michael Wayne Whitaker
Jan 26, 2018
Mr. Michael Wayne Whitaker, 64, of Statesville passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was the youngest son born to Ruby Dell Brewer and the late Byrd Edgar Whitaker, Jr., on January 8, 1954 in Surry County. In addition to his mother, Michael is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Robin and Darrell Hauser of Winston...
Mr. Thomas Carl "Tom" Pendergraft
Jan 26, 2018
Thomas Carl Pendergraft, 74, a man who lived life to the fullest, died on Friday, January 26. Tom was born March 7, 1943, the son of Herman and Lula Pendergraft of Johnston County. Tom enlisted in the Army in 1960, and as a soldier in the 82nd Airborne, served three tours in Viet Nam, earned the Bronze Star with V-device,...
Mrs. Fern Snow Poindexter
Jan 26, 2018
FERN SNOW POINDEXTER WENT HOME TO BE WITH HER LORD AND SAVIOR ON JANUARY 26, 2018.
SHE WAS BORN MAY 17, 1923, THE 6TH BORN OF 10 CHILDREN TO THE LATE ELMER LEE AND LILLY MAE SNOW. SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO ALL HER FAMILY AND MUCH LOVE WAS SHARED. SHE WAS RETIRED FROM TULTEX INC IN DOBSON NC...
Ms. Cheryl Ann Yonts Trexler
Jan 26, 2018
Ms. Cheryl Ann Yonts Trexler, age 58, of Meadows of Dan Virginia, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born January 9, 1960 to the late Bob Wright and Dalias Blair. Left to cherish her memories are three children, Matthew Trexler, Carmalita Yonts, and Samantha Twigg; nine grandchildren, Jeremy Flynn, Rebbecca...
Mr. Richard A. "Dick" Winkler
Jan 25, 2018
Mr. Richard A. “Dick” Winkler, age 88, of pilot Mountain passed away at his home on January 25, 2018. He died of several old age illnesses. Mr. Winkler was preceded in death by his parents and all siblings and numerous uncles and cousins. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ella Winkler; two daughters, Brynne Van Hettinga of Leander, TX,...
Mr. Frank Joe Kodenski
Jan 25, 2018
Mr. Frank Joe Kodenski, age 78, of Patrick Springs passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center. He was born in West Virginia on May 8, 1939 to the late Joseph Kodenski and Effie Rorrer Kodenski Landreth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Kodenski. Frank had served in the...
Mrs. Maggieleane Haynes Upchurch
Jan 25, 2018
Mrs. Maggieleane Haynes Upchurch, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on December 12, 1933 to the late, Foy and Gracie Hudson Haynes. Mrs. Upchurch retired from Bassett Furniture and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She is survived by daughters, Vickie Upchurch of...
Mrs. Rachael Jane Bryant Hodges
Jan 25, 2018
Mrs. Rachael Jane Bryant Hodges, age 81, of Dobson, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born, September 2, 1936 in Surry County to the late Troy Hubert Bryant and the late Alpha Jane Simmons Bryant. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith, and a lifelong farmer and homemaker. She is survived by her loving husband,...


