Obituaries
Mr. Auburn Allen Pedigo
Jul 24, 2015
Mr. Auburn Allen Pedigo, 78, of Welcome passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Brookstone Retirement Center in Lexington, NC. He was born in Patrick County on February 17, 1937 to the late Joseph L. and Bessie Ellen Noah Pedigo. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Arnder Pedigo of the home; a daughter, Ranae Leonard of Lexington. There will...
Mr. Bruce Charles Pettus
Jul 23, 2015
Mr. Bruce Charles Pettus, 76, of Pinnacle passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Mecklenburg County on April 7, 1939 to the late Hugh Francis and Della Leach Pettus. Mr. Pettus was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He served as a leader with Boy Scout Troop 545...
Ida Gwynn Edwards
Jul 23, 2015
Miss Ida Gwynn Edwards, 94, of 377 Old Dominion Road, Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, July 23, 2015, at her home. Miss Edwards was born August 27, 1920, in Carroll County, VA, one of five children born to the late Tom and Hassie Gwynn Edwards. Ida retired from Spencer's Inc. after 52 years of dedicated service. She...
Eunice Barbara Nunn Thore
Jul 22, 2015
Mrs. Eunice Barbara Nunn Thore, 85, of 1079 Collins Farm Road, Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, July 22, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Thore was born November 27, 1929, in Surry County, one of four children born to the late Willie Hamon and Donie Emerline Hiatt Nunn. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith and Gospel Church....
Mr. S.C. Hamlin
Jul 20, 2015
Mr. S.C. Hamlin
Mr. S.C. Hamlin, age 77, of Dobson, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Hamlin was born August 12, 1937 in Surry County to the late Wiley Braxton Hamlin and Virginia Mally Coe Hamlin. He was a farmer and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Mr. Hamlin is survived by his loving wife, Mrs....
Garry James Surratt
Jul 20, 2015
Mr. Garry James Surratt, 70, of 331 Surratt Drive, Lambsburg, VA, passed away Monday evening, July 20, 2015, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Surratt was born September 7, 1944, in Surry County, the son of the late Homer James and Iva Beasley Surratt. Garry worked at Bassett Furniture Company for many years and attended...
Opal Cleo Bean Beck
Jul 20, 2015
Mrs. Opal Cleo Bean Beck, 77, of 2813 Moxley Road, Boonville, passed away Monday afternoon, July 20, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Beck was born May 8, 1938, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Maggie Bennett Beck Shouse. Opal was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and will be missed by all her family and many friends....
Mr. Omer Glen Lowe
Jul 19, 2015
Mr. Omer Glen Lowe, 84 of Lowgap, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Mr. Lowe was born in Surry County on January 28, 1931 to the late Staley and Eva Cockerham Lowe. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Mr. Lowe is survived by his...
Mr. Richard William "Rit" Johnson
Jul 19, 2015
Mr. Richard William "Rit" Johnson, age 73 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at his home. He was born in New York on February 22, 1942 to the late Percy and Dorothy Griffin Johnson. In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Johnson. He had served in the United States Marines.
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Mr. Kenneth Cecil Hawks
Jul 19, 2015
Mr. Kenneth Hawks, 76, of Cana, VA passed away Sunday July 19, 2015 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mr. Hawks was born July 28, 1938 in Carroll County, VA to the late Porter and Ila Edith Jones Hawks. Surviving are one daughter Ronda Hawks of Cana, one son Ricky Hawks of Cana, five grandchildren...
Mr. David Willard
Jul 18, 2015
Mr. David Willard, 60, of Pilot Mountain passed away at his home Saturday, July 18, 2015. He was born in Patrick County, VA on December 9, 2015 to the late Tom and Nora Mae Anders Willard. Mr. Willard was a farmer and enjoyed the simple things in life. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Woods Willard; a daughter and...
Mrs. Mildred Louise O'Neal Mauldin
Jul 18, 2015
Mrs. Mildred Louise O'Neal Mauldin, age 83 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Mauldin was born in Surry County on April 16, 1932 to Jefferson Lewis O'Neal and Edna Tilley O'Neal Clifton. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, who will be dearly missed by all...
Chester Ray Atkins
Jul 16, 2015
Mr. Chester Ray "Check" Atkins, 87, of Pilot Mountain, went home to be with the Lord and "Ma" on Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2015, after a brief illness. Mr. Atkins was born January 23, 1928, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Paul and Sadie Dollyhigh Atkins. Check graduated from White Plains School in 1949 and...
Virginia Sutphin Bunker
Jul 15, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Sutphin Bunker, 99, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2015, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mrs. Bunker was born April 27, 1916, in Surry County, one of three daughters born to the late Luke and Viola Nichols Sutphin. Virginia retired from The May Department Stores Company in Jacksonville, FL, and was a longtime member...
Mr. Lee Thomas "Tom" Shelton
Jul 15, 2015
Mr. Lee Thomas "Tom" Shelton, age 89, of Westfield passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Shelton was born in Stokes County on April 27, 1926 to the late Everett and Phoebe Simmons Shelton. He was veteran of the United States Military having served in the...
James Roland Jones Jr
Jul 15, 2015
Mr. James Roland Jones Jr., 52 of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Jones was born December 5, 1962 in Surry County to Martha Margaret Gammons Jones and the late James Roland Jones, Sr. Mr. Jones was a truck driver. Mr. Jones is survived by two daughters, Amber Jones Felenczak and...
Mrs. Evelyn Marie Hall Williams
Jul 15, 2015
Ms. Evelyn Marie Hall Williams, 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. She was born in Carroll County, VA on January 8, 1944, to the late Elmer Garland and Emma Grace Dowell Hall. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to everyone. Left to cherish...
Ms. Myrtle Ruby Gregory
Jul 14, 2015
Ms. Myrtle Ruby Gregory, age 89 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on October 21, 1925 to the late Edward Duncan Gregory and Mary Alice Massey Gregory. In addition to her parents, Ms. Gregory was preceded in death by one daughter, Alice Gregory; two...
Christopher Blake Harrell
Jul 13, 2015
Mr. Christopher Blake Harrell, 23, of Westfield passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on June 6, 1992 to Tammy Harrell of Westfield. Mr. Harrell was a member of Glory Bound Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, Mr. Harrell is survived by his grandmother, Annie Lee...
Mrs. Hassie Mae Hall McHone
Jul 13, 2015
Mrs. Hassie Mae Hall McHone, age 95 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. McHone was born in Patrick County, VA on December 30, 1919 to Thomas and Dora Hawks Hall. She was a lifetime member of Northside Baptist Church. Mrs. McHone retired at age 82 from Cross Creek Apparel with over...


