Ms. Bebe Georgette Rakes
May 2, 2016
Ms. Bebe Georgette Rakes, age 53 of Bassett, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at her home. She was born in Henry County on September 12, 1962 and was preceded in death by her father, George Tyler Rakes. In addition to her father, Ms. Rakes was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Cassie L. Foley. She was a member...
Sam Robert Holt
May 1, 2016
Mr. Sam Robert Holt, 86, of 5858 Westfield Road, Westfield, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday afternoon, May 1, 2016, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Holt was born April 10, 1930, in Patrick County, VA, the son of the late Bob and Lottie Beverly Holt. Sam retired from Kentucky...
Rev. Wesley Hubert Boyles, Sr
May 1, 2016
The Rev. Wesley Hubert Boyles, Sr., 78, of Mount Airy, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare in Sparta. The Rev. Boyles was born October 21, 1937, in Amelia County, VA, one of ten children born to the late Hubert and Minnie Shinault Boyles. Wesley was a dedicated Christian and a member of Fellowship...
Mr. Harles Mathew Goins
May 1, 2016
Mr. Harles Mathew Goins, age 76 of Chatham, LA, passed away May 1, 2016 in Chatham, LA. Mr. Goins was born on November 19, 1939 in Patrick County, VA to the late James and Amy Goins. He was raised in Sanford, NC. Mr. Goins is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Delores Goins Hunter of Raleigh and Amy “Beth”...
Mr. Robert Jackson "Jackie" Freeman
Apr 30, 2016
Mr. Robert Jackson “Jackie” Freeman, age 70, of Elkin passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home. Mr. Freeman was born in Surry County on March 26, 1946 to the late Jackson Bob and Josephine Mildred Stanley Freeman. He was a retired Engineer from Chatham Manufacturing with thirty seven years of dedicated service and a member of...
Dwight David Atkins
Apr 30, 2016
Mr. Dwight David Atkins, 59, of Ararat, VA passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Atkins was born in Surry County on November 13, 1956 to the late Clifton and Mary Ruth Hutson Atkins. He was a retired sewing machine mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his loving...
Linda Mae Snow Smith
Apr 30, 2016
Mrs. Linda Mae Snow Smith, 63, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on February 25, 1953 to the late Mack and Leona Brown Snow. Mrs. Smith was employed at Northern Hospital of Surry County and was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. She...
Mr. Douglas O'Neal Ratcliff
Apr 29, 2016
Mr. Douglas O’Neal Ratcliff, age 78, of Mt. Airy passed away on Friday April 29, 2016 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Pulaski, VA on May 22, 1937 to the late Coy and Kate Well Ratcliff. He was a car salesman and retired from Park Chevrolet in Kernersville, NC. He was a member of...
Mr. Terry Lynn Reeder
Apr 29, 2016
Mr. Terry Lynn Reeder, 72 of Ararat, VA passed away at his home on Friday, April 29, 2016 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Mr. Reeder was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served ten years in the Navy. He completed his career as a Senior Systems Analyst for the Department of Defense. He is survived by his wife...
Cecil Calvin Beasley
Apr 29, 2016
Mr. Cecil Calvin “Red” Beasley, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, April 29, 2016, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Beasley was born September 23, 1928, one of three sons born to the late Walter Frank and Effie Mosley Beasley. He retired as a superintendent from Vulcan Materials after 39 years of service and was the founder...
Mr. Joseph Linwood "Bill" Williams
Apr 28, 2016
Mr. Joseph Linwood “Bill” Williams, age 84 of Patrick Springs, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 31, 1931 to the late Lee and Maggie Purdy Williams. In addition to his parents, Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Lawson Williams; two brothers, Frank and Daniel...
Mr. Alvis Spencer "Dickie" Joyce
Apr 28, 2016
Mr. Alvis Spencer “Dickie” Joyce, age 91 of Critz, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on May 21, 1924 to the late Richard Green Joyce and Lucy Jane Spencer Joyce. In addition to his parents, Mr. Joyce was preceded in death by a...
Mr. Fletcher "Red" Joyce Jr
Apr 28, 2016
Mt. Airy, NC
April 28, 2016 Mr. Fletcher “Red” Joyce, Jr. age 86, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home. He was born in Surry Co. on February 23, 1930 to the late David Fletcher Joyce and the late Vallie Watson Joyce. He was of the Baptist faith. He worked in the family...
Mrs. Virginia "Ginny" Poirier Winters
Apr 28, 2016
Mrs. Virginia “Ginny” Poirier Winters, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Chenango County, New York on June 19, 1935 to the late Reginald A. Poirier and Pearl Melissa Whitmarsh Cook. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Winters was preceded in death by her husband, Peter E....
Mrs. Wanda Gail Comer Miller
Apr 27, 2016
Mrs. Wanda Gail Miller, age 73, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday evening April 27, 2016 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin. She was born in Christiansburg, VA to the late Howard Wilson and Lila Scott Comer. She retired after thirty years of service from the Surry County Department of Social Services. She was a member of The...
Mr. Marshall Ray Smith
Apr 27, 2016
Mr. Marshall Ray Smith, age 70, of Mt, Airy, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born in Surry County on October 31, 1945 to Edgar Jennings and Grace Easter Smith. He was so loved by everyone who knew him; he will be sorely missed by all his family and many friends. Surviving is...
Lowell Delano Martin
Apr 27, 2016
Mr. Lowell Delano “Fuzz” Martin, 79, of 184 Poor Boys Trail, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, April 27, 2016, at Golden Living Center. Mr. Martin was born May 25, 1936, in Surry County, the son of the late Lowell L. “Lowe” and Ollie Parker Martin. He was the former owner and operator of Satterfield’s Market and was a member...
Mr. Howard Lee Lawson
Apr 26, 2016
Howard Lee Lawson 64, of Bassett, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born in Patrick County on September 1, 1951 to the late Raymond C. Lawson and Frances Meeks Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond C. Lawson, Jr.
Surviving are his...
Jefferson Cooper Draughon
Apr 26, 2016
Mr. Jefferson Cooper Draughon, 66, of Ararat, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at his home. He was born April 11, 1950, in Surry County, to the late Marvin Sydney and Margaret Mearns Draughon. Mr. Draughon retired from American Health Care. He is survived by his wife, Patty Jean Flinchum Draughon; two sons and a daughter-in-law, John Jefferson Draughon and...
Mr. Samuel David "Sammy" Martin
Apr 26, 2016
Mr. Samuel David “Sammy” Martin, age 75 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on March 10, 1941 to the late John D. and Mary Williams Martin. He was a member of Bouldin Memorial Presbyterian Church. He served in the United States Army during the...