Obituaries

Jan 4, 2017

Mrs. Anna Frances Snody Jessup, age 87 of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Northern Hospital. Mrs. Jessup was born in Surry County on April 2, 1929 to Powell and Allie Blanche Arrington Snody. She was retired from Northern Hospital after many years of dedicated service and she was also a faithful member of Woodville Baptist Church....

Jan 4, 2017

Mrs. Hallie Badgett White, 86, passed away January 4, 2017 at Brookridge Retirement Homes in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born July 3, 1930 in Surry County to Robert Byrd and Emma Marion Badgett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Montgomery White; sisters, Mamie Badgett, Grace Badgett Whitaker, Lela Badgett Atkins; brothers, Lonnie Badgett, Gernie Badgett and Willie Badgett....

Jan 4, 2017

DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST, THE SERVICE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 2:00 PM SUNDAY.

Mr. Gilmer Wayne Hiatt, age 69, of Mt. Airy, Passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 the Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Hiatt was born in Surry County on August 20, 1947 to Porter Gilmer and Nancy Verona Welborn HIatt. He was Sales Manager with Foothills Hardware. Mr. Hiatt...

Jan 4, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Marie Bobbitt Sumner, 88 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday evening January 4, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Sumner was born in Carroll County on September 16, 1928 to the late Posey Green Bobbitt and Florence Lawson Bobbitt. She was a loving wife,...

Jan 4, 2017

Mr. James Ray “Jimmy” Watts, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, January 4, 2017, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Watts was born December 25, 1937, in Surry County, one of seven children born to the late Garles Rupert “Mike” and Mary Alice Shelton Watts. Jimmy proudly served our country in the United...

Jan 4, 2017

Ms. Mildred Ann Gilley, age 72 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on February 5, 1944 to the late Willis Andrew and Lillian Gilley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Lee Troy Gilley.

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Jan 3, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Hamlin Brooks, age 81 of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice home. She was born January 7, 1935 in Stokes County to the late Coley Bob and Ester Sands Hamlin. She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Wayne Farms. Mrs. Brooks is survived by her loving husband,...

Jan 3, 2017

Mr. E.L. “Lester” Shelor, age 98, a Patrick County native, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Landmark Center in Stuart. He was born in Claudville, VA on July 20, 1918 to the late Ellis Shelor and Hattie Webb Shelor. Lester was a member of the CC Corp, served in the Coast Guard during WWII, and was the...

Jan 3, 2017

Mr. Johnnie Ray Belton, 66 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Belton was born on May 19, 1950 in Surry County to the late Johnie Roosevelt and Jo Ann Hawks Belton. Mr. Belton retired from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office where he served as Chief Deputy...

Jan 2, 2017

Mr. William “Billy” Randolph Davis, age 60, of Boonville NC, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice in Dobson. He was born October 2, 1956, in Sparta NC to the late William Garnett and Laura Mae Key Davis. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and a graduate of North Wilkes High and...

Jan 2, 2017

Mr. Leslie Elmer Fleck, Jr., 95, of Mount Airy and formerly of Charlotte, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at RidgeCrest Retirement Community. Mr. Fleck was born in Indianapolis, IN on August 21, 1921, to Leslie Elmer Fleck, Sr. and Ada Marie Leet Fleck. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Eddie Corder of Mount Airy and his son...

Jan 2, 2017

Mrs. Jathina Josephine Eaton Bowman, 98, of Mt. Airy formerly of Ararat, VA passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. She was one of ten children born to the late William Tyler and Lavinia Ellen Marshall Eaton. She was born in Patrick County, VA on April 27, 1918. Mrs. Bowman attended Jeb Stuart School and worked at Spencer’s Inc. In addition...

Jan 1, 2017

Ms. Deana Gaye Lovill, 47, of Mt. Airy passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on February 16, 1969 to Geraldine Reece Lovill and the late Larry Dean Lovill. Ms. Lovill was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. Left to cherish her memories in addition to her mother, are...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. Marion “Allen” Goad, age 49 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Henry County on July 31, 1967 to Claude Marion Goad and Leonia H. Goad. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a sister, Tina Renee Goad-Tatum. Allen...

Jan 1, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Mr. Quincy Leon Cook, 76, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, December 31, 2016, at Universal Health Care in King. Mr. Cook was born February 14, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Quincy Johnnie and Cora Lee Hiatt Cook. He worked in a furniture factory for many years and was a member of the Christian faith. He...

Dec 31, 2016

Mr. Kenneth Ray Flippin, age 73 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on December 31, 2016 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on December 26, 1943 to the late Andy Jesse Flippin and Lula Mae Bingman Flippin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Flippin was preceded in death by a...

Dec 31, 2016

Mrs. Lucy Jane Poore Browne, 91, of Mt. Airy, died Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Browne was born in Surry County on October 15, 1925, to Walter Allen and Doris Allred Poore. She attended Women’s College of Greensboro, and was retired from the Mount Airy Merchants Association and Credit Bureau after 35...

Dec 31, 2016

Mrs. Ramona Lowe Bowlin, 87 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday December 31, 2016 at Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh, NC. She was born in Surry County on May 17, 1929 to the late Lloyd Lowe and Susie Matthews Lowe. Mrs. Bowlin was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew...

Dec 30, 2016

Mrs. Lynn Cagle Collins, 60, of Cana passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 30, 2016 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born in Surry County on September 6, 1956 to the late William Marlie and Wanda Irene Edwards Cagle. Mrs. Collins was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, always putting the welfare of others before her own. She...