Mr. George Vernon Utt
Jan 17, 2017
Mr. George Vernon Utt, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his home. He was born in Carroll County, VA on May 9, 1938 to the late George and Hattie McMillian Utt. He attended Hillsville High School. Mr. Utt proudly served our country in the United States Army in Korea as military police, and was a...
Virginia Landrum Nichols
Jan 16, 2017
Ms. Virginia Landrum Nichols, 84, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, in Mount Airy. Ms. Nichols was born January 13, 1933, in Raleigh, the only child born to the late James and Virginia Branch Landrum. Virginia grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Hugh Morson High School. She attended Peace College in Raleigh and later worked for the North Carolina...
Mr. Ralph Warren Hall
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Ralph Warren Hall, age 94, of Ararat, Va, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 16, 2017. Mr. Hall was born in Patrick County on October 28, 1922 to Jesse and Ida Bell Bowman Hall. He was a humble servant of God and charter member of Trinity Baptist Church where he was faithful to attend until his...
Mr. David Brian Meadows
Jan 15, 2017
Mr. David Brian Meadows, 56 of Mount Airy, passed away on January 15, 2017 at his home. Mr. Meadows was born in Surry County on June 14, 1960 to the late Rev. Lee O. Meadows and Betty Lou Smith Meadows. He was a long-term and construction superintendent of RPM and Associates of Chattanooga, TN. He was an avid Tar Heels...
Mrs. Anna Lou McCreary
Jan 14, 2017
Mrs. Anna Lou Catron McCreary, age 77, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning January 14, 2017, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McCreary was born in Grayson County on October 10, 1939 to Robert and Nannie Dixon Catron. She was retired from Pine State Knitwear and was a devoted member of Northside Baptist Church. Surviving is her loving...
Mr. Carl Edward Sehen, Sr
Jan 13, 2017
Mr. Carl Edward Sehen, Sr., age 80 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 in Richmond, VA. He was born on April 13, 1936 to the late Berton and Faye Van Sutphin Sehen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, Harvey, Wesley, Elmer, and John Sehen; and three...
Rev. Van Roger Brindle
Jan 13, 2017
Rev. Van Roger Brindle, age 77 of Dobson passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on November 4, 1939 to the late Jasper Elmer and Stella Etta Cave Brindle. Rev. Brindle was a true man of God having served as Pastor of Shoals...
Mary Frances Gillespie Scott
Jan 12, 2017
Mary Frances Gillespie Scott, 90, of Dobson, passed away January 12, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Scott was born in Surry County, one of five children to the late Emmett and Minnie Snow Gillispie. Mrs. Scott held a variety of positions in the business world after graduating from Draughn's Business College in 1944,...
Delmah Baddge Galyean
Jan 12, 2017
Mr. Delmah Baddge Galyean, 87, of Lowgap, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Surry Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. Mr. Galyean was born November 4, 1929, in Surry County, to the late Bishop Carroll and Sina Ester Lowe Galyean. Delmah proudly served our country in the United States Army, in support of the Korean Conflict from 1952...
Michael Stephen Williams, Sr
Jan 12, 2017
Mr. Michael Stephen Williams, Sr., 76, of Ararat, VA, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Williams was born July 26, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Alphonso “Fonce” and LaDean “Tab” Westmoreland Williams. He bravely served in the United States Navy for more than six years, working as a Hospital Corp. Technician....
Danny Ray Mitchell
Jan 11, 2017
Danny Ray Mitchell, born into this world on January 30, 1959 became a special son to Curtis and Mary Mitchell when he was five months old. Danny passed from this life to his heavenly home on January 11th, 2017 after a period of illness.
Danny grew up on their family farm working in the tobacco fields, playing in the...
Mrs. Mary Joyce Granade Mason
Jan 11, 2017
Born Mary Joyce Granade on July 21, 1943 in Jackson, AL to Calhoun and Sophie Powell Granade, Died January 11 from complications associated with early-onset Alzheimer’s in Fancy Gap, VA, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Alison Mason, her two blessed daughters and their spouses Valerie Tarver Burke...
Infant Bentley Jorge Carranza
Jan 11, 2017
Infant Bentley Jorge Carranza
Infant Bentley Jorge Carranza, son of Samantha Dawn and Cesar Jorge Carranza, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Hospital. In addition to his parents, his is survived by his brother, Azai Carranza and his grandparents, Jon and Angie Maines, Teresa Patton and Buck Viars. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com
Mr. Robert Owen "Bob" Taylor
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Robert Owen “Bob” Taylor, 82, passed away on January 11, 2017 at Pruitt Health in Elkin. Bob was born on September 5, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA to Norman and Margaret Sharp Taylor. Bob obtained a Master’s degree from Clemson University. He was retired from Wayne Farms. Bob was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy where he...
Mrs. Dorothy Colleen Murdock Wood
Jan 10, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Colleen Murdock Wood, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Heritage Hall - Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Laurel Fork, Virginia. She was born in Saltville, Virginia on March 25, 1940 to the late Robert Washington Murdock and Edna Virginia Henderson Murdock. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wood was preceded...
Sharon Jeanette Hawks
Jan 10, 2017
Sharon Jeanette Hawks passed away in her home, surrounded by her beloved family, January 10, 2017 from complications of cholangiocarcinoma. She was born May 3, 1956, in Mt. Airy, NC and lived in Cana Virginia during her youth surrounded by her entire family. Sharon attended Virginia Tech and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Radford University and moved...
Frances Elizabeth Golihew Thorne
Jan 10, 2017
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Golihew Thorne, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Thorne was born October 19, 1928, in Washington, DC, to the late William Jefferson and Nellie Quick Golihew. Frances was a meat cutter at Safeway Inc. for many years. She is survived by two daughters...
Ivan Oral Hodges
Jan 10, 2017
It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Mr. Ivan Oral Hodges, 61, of Yadkinville, NC after a long battle with COPD. He went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday afternoon, January 10, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born in Surry County on October 12, 1955...
Mr. Herbert Willard Haynes
Jan 10, 2017
Mr. Herbert Willard Haynes, age 74 of Cana, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home. Mr. Haynes was born in Carroll County on April 14, 1942 to J. Garfield and Hester Hiatt Haynes. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Surviving is his devoted wife, Ruby Lucas Haynes; daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and James Conley...