Mr. Oliver Dennis Combs
Oct 16, 2016
Mr. Oliver Dennis Combs, 74 of Dobson, passed away on Sunday evening, October 16, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Surry County on May 4, 1942 to the late Arman Combs and Etta Payne Combs. Mr. Combs was retired truck driver after many years of service. He is survived by his loving wife...
Ronald Ray Williams
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. Ronald Ray Williams, 82, of Ararat, passed away Saturday evening, October 15, 2016, at his home. Mr. Williams was born June 29, 1934, in Jefferson, OH, the son of the late Lester Roosevelt and Opal Mayone Curtis Williams. Ronald was a self-employed general contractor and a member of Blackwater United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of...
Mr. Thomas Edgar "Shorty" Stanley
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. Thomas Edgar “Shorty” Stanley Mr. Thomas Edgar “Shorty” Stanley, age 67, of Dobson, NC, passed away Saturday October 15, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 11, 1949 in Surry County to the late Donnelda Blanche Rose Wood and Raymond Wesley Wood, Sr. Mr. Stanley was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church, where he served as...
Ms. Jennifer Shannon Woodring
Oct 15, 2016
Ms. Jennifer Shannon Woodring, age 41, of Dobson passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Forsyth County on March 27, 1975 to Dennis Carl Woodring and Cathy Woodring Snow. Ms. Woodring was a Certified Nursing Assistant being employed by Senior Quality Care and was a member of Fairview...
Mrs. Margaret Lankford Clark Massey
Oct 15, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Lankford Clark Massey, age 90, of Patrick Springs passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in West Virginia on November 16, 1925 to the late Frank and Maddie Hill Lankford. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers, Bill Lankford, Coy Lee Lankford, Henry Lankford, Charles Lankford;...
Mr. Taze Eugene "Gene" Hill
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. Taze Eugene “Gene” Hill, 58, of Lambsburg, VA passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Surry County on December 4, 1957 to the late Taze Allen and Maude Johnson Hill. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Justin Scott and Michelle Hill; a step son, David Robertson; a step...
Mr. Joseph Barnard Baskin
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. Joseph “Joe” Barnard Baskin, age 49, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home. Mr. Baskin was born in Surry County on April 6, 1967 to Phoebe Barnard Baskin and the late George Franklin Baskin. He worked for the City of Mt. Airy and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Having served in...
Martha Magdalene Moore
Oct 14, 2016
Martha Magdalene (Pardue) Moore went home to be with the Lord on her eighty-sixth birthday, October 14, 2016. She was a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher first to twelve-year-old girls and then to a class of ladies. She sang alto in the choir and served on the music committee for many...
Mrs Virginia "Jenny" Pauline Benge Abels
Oct 14, 2016
Mrs. Virginia “Jenny” Pauline Benge Abels, 83 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at her home. She was born in Surry County on October 7, 1933 to the late Charlie Benge and Emma Myrtle Surratt Benge. She is survived by her husband, Fred Abels of the home; a daughter, Dorlisa Abels and Alan Quesinberry of Charlotte;...
Mr. Sheppard Allen DeHart
Oct 14, 2016
Mr. Sheppard Allen DeHart, age 90, of Louisburg, NC and formerly of Patrick County passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. He was born in Patrick County on Sept. 3, 1926 to the late Samuel DeHart and Losia Weaver DeHart Elgin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers,...
Mrs. Gail Miller Royal
Oct 13, 2016
Mrs. Gail Miller Royal, age 62, of Thurmond, NC passed away at her home on Thursday October 13, 2016. She was born in Florence Co. SC on July 9, 1954 to the late Talbert Walker Miller and the late Edna Wisenhunt Miller. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Sammy Dean Royal, a son...
Mrs. Carol June Nester Pruitt
Oct 13, 2016
Mrs. Carol June Nester Pruitt, 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday morning, October 13, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Patrick County, VA on May 15, 1940 to the late Wade Nester and Avis Smith Nester. Mrs. Pruitt was a loving wife, mother, Nana, and friend who...
Walter Wesley Surratt
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Walter Wesley Surratt, 83, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday night, October 13, 2016, at his home. Mr. Surratt was born June 11, 1933, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Ed and Kate Taylor Surratt. Wesley served our country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He retired as an account sales manager...
Mrs. Tonya Marie Holloway Edwards
Oct 13, 2016
Mrs. Tonya Marie Holloway Edwards, 49 of Lowgap, passed away Thursday morning, October 13, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Edwards was born in Surry County on September 25, 1967 to the late Jesse Kirby and Brenda Faye Easter Holloway. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her devoted husband, Phillip Duane Edwards; daughters and sons-in-law, Kristain and...
Lynda Lyles Ashburn Doby
Oct 12, 2016
Mrs. Lynda Lyles Ashburn Doby, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away early Wednesday morning, October 12, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Doby was born July 16, 1950, in Surry County, the daughter of the late R. Glenn and Julia Martin Ashburn. Lynda was a retired insurance agent with AFLAC and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She...
Ms. Sarah Frances Bowman
Oct 12, 2016
Ms. Sarah Frances Bowman, age 77 of Henry, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on December 29, 1938 to the late Addie and Etta Beasley Bowman. In addition to her parents, Ms. Bowman was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne Bowman and Claude Bowman, and one sister, Pauline...
Jordan Lee Crissman
Oct 12, 2016
Baby Jordan Lee Crissman was born on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 to Zackery Lee and Amanda Fay Gunnell Crissman to go on to live in his Heavenly Home with Jesus. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Ricky and Wanda Gunnell; paternal grandparents, Cathy Shockley, Michael and Sharon Crissman; maternal great grandparents, A.L. Dowell, Jr., Christal Gunnell, paternal great...
Edward James Thompson
Oct 12, 2016
Edward James Thompson, 79, fell asleep in death Wednesday afternoon, October 12, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Thompson was born June 20, 1937, in Sylacauga, AL, to the late Article and Willie Pearl Griffin Thompson. A congregation elder and full-time minister with the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he was a retiree of Consumer’s Energy and a Vietnam veteran....
Mr. Bobby Ray Hall
Oct 12, 2016
Mr. Bobby Hall, 79, of Welcome, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mt. Airy on June 7, 1937 the son of the late Bergie Simmons Hall Harrell and the late Ballard Hall. Mr. Hall graduated from Mt. Airy High School, served in the US Air Force and...
Mr. Barry Warren Collins
Oct 12, 2016
Mr. Barry Warren Collins, age 56 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on January 25, 1960 and was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Shockley Collins. He was a devoted father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle. He loved the outdoors and his co-workers...