Lillian Inez Gunnell
Mar 19, 2017
Ms. Lillian Inez Gunnell, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Northern Hospital. Ms. Gunnell was born in Henry County, VA on May 10, 1933 to Roosevelt and Emma McCraw Gunnell. She was retired from A T & T after 25 years of service, was a member of East Side Baptist Church where she was...
Mrs. Margot Dominic Sams
Mar 18, 2017
Mrs. Margot Dominic Sams, 87, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday March 18, 2017 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart VA. She was born July 14, 1929 in Germany and was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Left to cherish her memories are three step-grandchildren; Jennifer Watson King, Doyle and Stacey Watson, Stephanie Watson, three step-great grandchildren Levi...
Mrs. Hazel Marie Meadows Hopkins
Mar 18, 2017
Mrs. Hazel Marie Meadows Hopkins, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Jones County on May 6, 1925 to Ossie and Mary Meadows. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Surviving are a sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Gladys Hopkins;...
Miss Catherine "Cathy" Elizabeth Snow
Mar 18, 2017
Miss Catherine Elizabeth Snow, 67, of Mt. Airy passed away at Northern Hospital of Surry County on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Cathy was born in Surry County on June 15, 1949 to the late Joseph Anthom Snow and Lola Moseley Snow. She is survived by three brothers, Phillip Snow and wife, Beverly of Mt. Airy , Joey Snow of Mt....
Mr. Henry Dean Edwards
Mar 17, 2017
Mr. Henry Dean Edwards, 74, of Pilot Mountain passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Surry County on April 21, 1942 to the late Claude Reece and Ernestine Ayers Edwards. Mr. Edwards owned and operated Edwards Garage and Body Shop for 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Georgie Mae...
Mr. Larry Kyle Handy
Mar 17, 2017
Mr. Larry Kyle Handy, age 66, of Patrick Springs, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on Aug. 10, 1950 to the late Noel Jasper Handy and Velma Virginia Layman Handy. Larry was a former Superintendent of the Martinsville Prison Farm and had served in the United States Marine Corps during the...
Sarah Quilling Lemke
Mar 16, 2017
Sarah Quilling Lemke, of Tomahawk, WI passed away on her 101st birthday at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, VA. She was born March 16, 1916 in Menomonie, WI to the late Fredrick and Fannie Quilling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Darrel C. Lemke, Sr.; twin sister Jane Podvin; sister Virginia Fenner;...
Mr. Richard Davis "Ricky" Howard
Mar 16, 2017
Mr. Richard Davis “Ricky” Howard, age 61, of Elkin, NC passed away, on March 16, 2017, at the Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Montgomery Co. VA on October 14, 1955 to the late Junior Holt Howard and the late Dorothy Howard Howard. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters Marie...
Mrs. Mary Louise Glass Neal
Mar 16, 2017
Mrs. Mary Louise Glass Neal, age 91, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Anderson, SC. She was born in Surry County on May 8, 1925 to Charlie Navy and Leliar Ethel Johnson Glass. Mrs. Neal was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be sorely missed by her family and many friends. Those...
Mrs. Marie Lewis Hooker Judson
Mar 15, 2017
Mrs. Marie Lewis Hooker Judson passed away peacefully at RidgeCrest Assisted Living on March 15, 2017 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s, where she had been a residence since 2014. Marie was born in Patrick County Virginia and was a long-time residence of Mt. Airy, where she graduated from Mt. Airy School in 1941. She was instrumental in organizing the...
Laura Jean Tagliamonte
Mar 15, 2017
Ms. Laura Jean Tagliamonte, age 48, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Baptist Hospital. Ms. Tagliamonte was born in Huntington, NY on November 8, 1968, the daughter of Alice Roberts Cavallo and the late Nicholas Bianculli. Laura will be sorely missed by her family and friends. Those who will always cherish her memory are her son,...
Mrs. Magdalene Creed
Mar 14, 2017
Mrs. Candis Magdalene East Creed, 74, of Mount Airy, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017, at her home. Mrs. Creed was born August 12, 1942, in Surry County, to the late Wilburn and Mary Inez McMillian East. Magdalene was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew her. She was...
Mr. Walter Dalton Leonard, Jr
Mar 14, 2017
Mr. Walter Dalton Leonard, Jr. age 87, of Mount Airy, died on March 14, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Mount Airy on April 1, 1929. Walter was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Dalton Leonard, Sr. and Alice Harris Leonard. A graduate of Mount Airy High School and Riverside Military Academy, he later attended The...
Mrs. Carrie Sue Melton Muzquiz
Mar 12, 2017
Mrs. Carrie Sue Melton Muzquiz, age 77, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Muzquiz was born in Carroll County on June 8, 1939, to Kelly and Abby Spencer Melton. She was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Eloisa...
Mr. Kenneth Calloway Reynolds, Jr
Mar 12, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Calloway Reynolds, Jr., age 78 of Henry, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on August 28, 1938 to the late Kenneth Calloway Reynolds, Sr. and Myrtle Roberson Reynolds. In addition to his parents, Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Reynolds, and a sister, Jean...
Charlie Woltz Hull, Sr
Mar 11, 2017
Mr. Charlie Woltz Hull, Sr., 95, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday morning, March 11, 2017, at his home. Mr. Hull was born December 18, 1921, in Surry County, one of ten children born to the late John Hillery and Emma Davis Hull. Charlie proudly served our country in the longtime member of Round Peak Masonic Lodge #616 AF and...
Nina Mae Cockerham Simmons
Mar 10, 2017
Mrs. Nina Mae Cockerham Simmons, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at Surry Community Health and Rehab. Mrs. Simmons was born in Surry County on February 8, 1942, to Kelly and Maggie Cockerham. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Those who will...
Ashley Reid Benfield
Mar 10, 2017
Our special beloved brother Ashley Reid Benfield went to be with Jesus March 10, 2017, and reunited with his daddy and mama Fred and Hallie Benfield. He was born April 5, 1954 in Surry County and was raised in Lowgap, NC, living the last twenty years in Johnson City, TN. He was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist church but...
Mr. Garry Lynn Hutchens
Mar 9, 2017
Mr. Garry Lynn Hutchens
Reidsville, NC Mr. Garry Hutchens, age 62, of Reidsville, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 10, 1954, in Surry County to the late Oscar Marvin and Gurtha Lou Hutchens. Mr. Hutchens was an employee of the US Postal Service and a devoted member of New Home Church of...
Mrs. Velma Hawks Haynes
Mar 9, 2017
Mrs. Velma Hawks Haynes, 91, of Mt. Airy after a long illness, won her battle to go on to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, March 09, 2017 from Priddy Manor in King. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. Born in Surry County, on December 16,...