David Alexander Wilmoth
Jan 28, 2016
Dobson Patrol Officer and former Surry County Deputy Sheriff, Dave Wilmoth, ended his tour of duty and went home to be with his beloved Papa on Thursday, January 28, 2016. He was the son of Barry and Anne Wilmoth of Dobson. Dave was a 2010 graduate of Surry Central High School, where he excelled in both football and basketball. He...
Mrs. Lou Ella Lowe Doby
Jan 28, 2016
Mrs. Lou Ella Lowe Doby Age 89 of Lowgap, NC passed away Thursday January 28, 2016 at the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center in Galax. Mrs. Doby was born March 19, 1926 in Surry County to the late Ezra and Maggie Galyean Lowe, she was a loving mother and grandmother to her family, she was retired from Tultex and was...
Lt. Col. Jerry Paul Snow (USAF RET)
Jan 27, 2016
Lt. Col. Jerry Paul Snow (USAF RET), age 71, of Mount Airy, passed away surrounded by his loving family on January 27, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. Snow was born in Surry County on July 20, 1944, the son of the late Carl and Lennis Stewart Snow. Mr. Snow was retired from the United States Air...
Mrs. Beverly Lynn Curry
Jan 27, 2016
Mrs. Beverly Lynn Curry, age 55 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina after a hard battle with cancer. She was born on August 19, 1960 in Galax and was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Daniel Spangler; a brother, Kenneth “Wayne” Spangler; and a mother-in-law, Nancy Curry. She...
Mrs. Patsy Blackwell Mabe
Jan 26, 2016
Mrs. Patsy Blackwell Mabe, age 67 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Abingdon on January 22, 1949 to the late John Henry Blackwell, Jr. and Virginia Pope Blackwell. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mabe was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Clarence Mabe, Jr.;...
Mr. Jerry Dean Rakes
Jan 26, 2016
Mr. Jerry Dean Rakes, age 63 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Rakes was born in Surry County on August 22, 1952 to James Junior and Bernice Loretta Sutphin Rakes. He was a loving father and grandfather who will be dearly missed. . Surviving is his devoted wife of 46 years, Dale...
Ms. Ruth Ann Williams Arrington
Jan 25, 2016
Ms. Ruth Ann Williams Arrington, age 90, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Central Continuing Care. Ms. Arrington was born in Surry County on October 21, 1925 to James Roma and Martha Jane Flippen Williams. She was a loving mother, grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and many friends. Ms. Arrington was...
Mrs. Carol Bergey Myers
Jan 25, 2016
Mrs. Carol Bergey Myers, age 71, of Stuart passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Pennsylvania on Aug. 16, 1944 to the late Wilmer Floyd Bergey and Anna Lutterer Bergey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Craig Allen Myers and Troy Anthony Myers....
Mr. Bobby Lee Martin
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Bobby Lee Martin, loving and beloved son, husband, father and grandfather, got to go home on January 23, 2016. He was born in Stokes County, NC, on October 28, 1941 to the late James Robert and Grace Hawks Mayes Martin. Mr. Martin attended various elementary schools and Lowgap High School. He served his country as a military policeman from...
Mr. Plato Samuel Brim
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Plato Samuel Brim Age 81 of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday January 23, 2016 at the home of his son. Mr. Brim was born September 22, 1934 in Surry County to the late Romney Samuel and Voda Gammons Brim. Plato never met a stranger and was willing to help anyone in need and he loved antique cars including his...
Mrs. Shelby Jean Hedrick
Jan 23, 2016
Mrs. Shelby Jean Easter Hedrick, age 73, of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Universal Health Care in King. Mrs. Hedrick was born in Surry County on October 23, 1942, to George Curtis and Leodie Hiatt Easter. She was retired from Proctor Silex and was a member of Calvary Assembly of God. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law,...
Mrs. Thelma Handy Spangler
Jan 22, 2016
Thelma Handy Spangler, 90, died Friday, January 22, 2016 at her residence in the Mount Pleasant Retirement Village, Monroe, OH. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on March 13, 1925 to the late Daniel Lee Handy and Callie Mae Handy.
Thelma was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Benjamin Lesley Spangler; her sisters: Myrtle Goard,...
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Heaton
Jan 22, 2016
Susan Elizabeth Heaton age 55 of Meadows Of Dan Va passed away January 22, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 20, 1960 in Knoxville Tennessee. Born to the late Vernon Bryant and Marguerite Heffner. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Sharon Radford and a grandson Seth Jochims and her step...
Miss Helen Mae "Hedge" Hiatt
Jan 22, 2016
Miss Helen Mae “Hedge” Hiatt age 84 formally of Cana, VA. passed away Friday January 22, 2016 at the Trinity Mission of Hillsville. Miss Hiatt was born December 13, 1931 in Carroll County to the late Mattie Fleming Hiatt and Thomas L. Hiatt, she was a retired Caregiver and was a member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. Surviving are one...
Elsie Mae Dean Overby
Jan 22, 2016
Mrs. Elsie Mae Dean Overby, age 82, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Overby was born in Carroll County on May 17, 1933 to the late Dan Tate and Goldie Dean Ayers Chappell. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She is survived...
Mr. Charles Dwight “Zeke” Wilmoth
Jan 22, 2016
Mr. Charles Dwight “Zeke” Wilmoth, age 60, passed away on Friday morning January 22, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Surry County on November 22, 1955 to the late Doris Holyfield Wilmoth and the late Charlie Wilmoth. He was a retired Electrician and an accomplished carpenter. Also preceding him in death were...
Mrs. Marilyn Sue Archer
Jan 21, 2016
Mrs. Marilyn Sue Archer, age 68, of Patrick Springs, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. She was born in Sidney, OH on July 24, 1947 to the late James and Kathleen Garlow Reisinger. She was married to Denford “Denny” Floyd Archer, the love of her life, for 42 years. He preceded her in...
Mrs. Lola Hayden White
Jan 21, 2016
Mrs. Lola Hayden White, 93, of Wilmington, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday morning, January 21, 2016, at her home. Mrs. White was born May 9, 1922, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Ed Robert and Maggie Beatrice Hooker Hayden. She was a loving mother and grandmother and everyone who met her loved her. Mrs. White retired...
Mr. Aubrey Lee Tatum
Jan 21, 2016
Mr. Aubrey Lee Tatum, age 93, of Stuart passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at Pioneer Community Hospital in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on Sept. 11, 1922 to the late Russell Tatum and Hester Boaz Tatum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Garland and Johnnie Tatum. Mr. Tatum served in...
Mr. Patrick Zane Grizzell Sr
Jan 21, 2016
Mr. Patrick Zane Grizzell, Sr., age 72, of Siloam, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Pat was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a retired Primary Production Specialist for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Pat was a veteran of the US Navy and was in the last graduating class of...