Mr. Richard “Ricky” Lee Holt, 55, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday November 12, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Forsyth County on July 27, 1961 to Rufus Holt, Jr. and the late Judy Pilgram Holt. Mr. Holt was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa Marie Holt and Wade...
Mr. Oliver Keith Craddock, Sr. 43, of Mt. Airy passed away at his home Saturday November 12, 2016. He was born in Forsyth County on August 23, 1973 to Marie Craddock Baker. Mr. Craddock was employed at Walmart and was a member of Firehouse Ministries. In addition to his mother, Mr. Craddock is survived by his fiancée, Rita Williams of...
Mr. James “Jimmy” Belton, Jr., age 74 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on May 19, 1942 and was preceded in death by his father, James Belton, Sr. He had retired from DuPont in Martinsville with 35 years of service.
Mr. Belton is...
Mr. Raymond Dennis Jessup, Sr., 84 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday evening, November 12, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Patrick County, VA on April 16, 1932 to the late Hillary Jessup and Laura Tilley Jessup. He was retired from Spencers after many years of dedicated service. Mr. Jessup is...
Mr. Robert Herman Chilton, Jr, age 81 of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born August 20, 1935 in Surry County to the late Robert Herman Chilton, Sr. and Clio Barker Chilton. Mr. Chilton was employed by Pike Electric Company for 45 years as their safety...
Nash Ranza Boyd, age 42 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. He was born in Patrick County on Dec. 8, 1973. Nash attended New Beginnings Baptist Church and loved Harley’s, his dogs, and horses.
Surviving are his wife, Angela Nicole “Nikki” Boyd of the home; his mother and step father, Barbara and Ronnie Lawson of Woolwine; his father...
Ms. Janice Anne Snow Brown, age 74, of Dobson NC passed away on Thursday morning November 10, 2016. She was born in Surry Co. on January 26, 1942 to the late Ralph and Annie Lee Burrus Snow. She was a homemaker and a retired nurse from Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed...
Mrs. Lavern Davis Snow, age 93, of Dobson, NC went home to her Heavenly Father surrounded by her loving family on Thursday evening November 10, 2016. Lavern was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed being surrounded by her family and especially her great grandchildren. Lavern was a retired tobacco farmer and homemaker. She was a member of Double Creek...
Mr. Ronald “Ron” Harris King, age 77 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 1939 to the late James and Juanita Harris King. Ron served in the United States Air Force and had retired from the Washington, D.C Police...
Mr. Mitchell Dain Reynolds, 61 of Mt. Airy, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. He was born on August 29, 1955 in Surry County to the late Garnett Reynolds and Ollie Clementine Thomas Crigger. Mr. Reynolds was a loving man who will be dearly missed by all that knew him. Mr. Reynolds is survived by his...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Crotts Goodson, 70, of Lowgap went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Carroll County, VA on January 29, 1946 to the late Theodore Bud and Media Edwards Crotts. Mrs. Goodson was a homemaker and was a member of Charity Baptist...
Mr. Ellis E. Ayers, age 76 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on June 4, 1940 to the late Thomas P. “Cap” Ayers and Eva West Ayers. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ayers was preceded in death by his wife, Betty...
Mr. Alvin Randolph Lyons, age 87, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016, at Central Continuing Care. He was born in Smyth County on September 26, 1929 to Cortez and Maggie Jarrell Lyons. Mr. Lyons served the Carroll County School System for 37 years, having served as teacher, coach and ultimately retiring as assistant principal. He will be...
Michael Kermit Lowe, 64, the man who always made us smile, got to smile at Jesus on Monday, November 7, 2016, after his huge heart just got too full. He was reluctantly released by his adored wife, Carol; his favorite daughter, Maggie; and his sweet baby sister, Holly Scott, her husband, Greg, and their son and his wife, Dustin and...
Mr. Jerry Wayne Martin, age 44 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on Feb. 3, 1972. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Lee Martin; and his wife, Lucy Detrick Martin.
Surviving are his mother, Peggy Joyce Brummett Martin of South Carolina; three daughters, Cassy Shipton, Chery...
Walter James Miller, Jr., passed away on November 6, 2016 at Mountain Valley Hospice in Dobson. He was born on January 9, 1925 in Rhonda, North Carolina. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, the Reverend Dr. Walter James Miller and Anna Atwood Miller; his beloved son, James Thomas Miller; his sister, Geraldine Miller Dowdy; and his brother, Thomas...
Mr. James Donald Nowlin, age 74 of Patrick Springs, departed this life on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Patrick Springs on February 22, 1942 to the late Samuel Thomas and Mable Redd Nowlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Sam Thomas Nowlin, Jr. Donald...
Mr. Jackson Sie “Frank” McCormick, age 84, of Dobson, NC, passed away on Saturday evening November 5, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry Co. in Mt. Airy. He was born in Surry Co. on December 12, 1931 to the late William Pinkney McCormick and the late Mamie Coe McCormick, in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Mr. Roy Lee Thomas, age 73, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, November 05, 2016, at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Thomas was born in Surry County on July 5, 1943 to Virginia Galyean Thomas Marshall and the late Harvey Lee Thomas. He was a loving husband, son, grandfather and friend to so many. Left to cherish his memory is...
Mrs. Alice Dixon Bowman
Mrs. Alice Dixon Bowman, age 84, of Elkin, NC, passed away Saturday November 5, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 20, 1931 in Surry County to the late John Wesley Dixon and Abbie Ray Goodson Dixon. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Harvey Junior Bowman: daughter, Glenda Marie Bowman:...