Marshall Dean Draughn
Nov 7, 2024
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Marshall Dean Draughn, Sr., 83, passed away on November 7, 2024, at his residence peacefully and lovingly surrounded by family. Dean was born in Surry Country, NC the youngest child of Ernest Howard Draughn and Hazel Virginia Marshall Draughn. His parents and oldest sister, Novijo Draughn Seivers preceded him in death along with his...
Marvene Freeman Stanley
Nov 7, 2024
Marvene Freeman Stanley, age 87, of Dobson passed away November 7, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born May 29, 1937, in Surry County to the late Paul Windell Freeman and Annie Odessa Nichols Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was proceeded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Rev....
Delman "Moe" Eugene Hawks
Nov 7, 2024
Mr. Delman Eugene “Moe” Hawks, age 77 of Ararat, VA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning November 7, 2024, from injuries due to an automobile accident. He was born August 10, 1947, in Patrick County to the late Delbert Francis “Duck” Hawks and Iva Gertrude Stanley Hawks Smith. Delman “Moe” worked at North Carolina Foam Industries as a chemical blender....
Mary Edith (Senter) Smith
Nov 5, 2024
Ms. Mary Edith Senter Smith, age 81, of Lambsburg, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Smith was born on October 24, 1943, in Surry County to the late Emmett and Mary Magdalene Spencer Senter. Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, and friend. Surviving is her daughter and...
Theresa Kiser O'Leary "Mama T"
Nov 5, 2024
Ms. Theresa Gail Kiser O’Leary Hylton “Mama T.” age 60 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Leon Abbott Kiser and Elizabeth Alphajean Smythers Kiser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother-in-law, Arthur Junior Gibbons, II. Theresa will be...
John Gilbert Mitchell
Nov 5, 2024
Mr. John Gilbert Mitchell, age 86, of Martinsville, VA passed away peacefully on November 5, 2024. He was born on June 25, 1938, to the late Berkley Sanders Mitchell and Pearl Gilbert Mitchell. John was a very successful businessman for many years as a Vice President of J.P. Stevens. After his retirement he ran his own business, Global Training of...
Lillian Badgett Kirkman
Nov 3, 2024
Mrs. Lillian Badgett Kirkman, of Mount Airy, departed this life on Sunday evening, November 3, 2024, at the remarkable age of 102. Mrs. Kirkman was born March 31, 1922, in Surry County, the youngest of three children born to the late Edgar Grover and Ida Savannah Jane Canter Badgett. Lillian witnessed more than a century of history, enduring and adapting...
John Melvin George
Nov 2, 2024
Mr. John Melvin George, age 83, of Westfield, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born July 5, 1941, in Stokes County to the late John Samuel George and Evelyn Mae Collins George. Mr. George proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Melvin...
Pansy Ann Atkins Allen
Nov 2, 2024
Mrs. Pansy Ann Atkins Allen, 94, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Allen was born July 24, 1930, in Surry County, to the late Paul and Sadie Dollyhigh Atkins. Pansy was a retired registered nurse from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and she also worked at...
Terry Richard Cave
Nov 2, 2024
Terry Richard Cave, 68, of Mount Airy, North Carolina passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024. Born February 18, 1956, to the late Jasper Roosevelt Cave and Virginia Mae Freeman Cave. Terry was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend. He was an avid outdoorsman. Terry struggled with his health for a long time but never complained, that was...
John "Johnny" Samuel Boles, Sr.
Nov 2, 2024
Mr. John Samuel “Johnny” Boles Sr. age 81, of Claudville, VA, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born on September 9, 1943, to the late William Russell “Buck” Boles and Ann Pace Boles. He was preceded in death by a brother, Herbert Boles; an infant brother; and a great-grandson, Eli Boles.
Throughout his life Johnny possessed many attributes...
James Curtis Akers, Jr.
Nov 2, 2024
Mr. James Curtis Akers, Jr., age 82 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at SOVAH Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on December 14, 1941, to the late Dr. James Curtis Akers, Sr. and Dorothy Merrill Wilkinson Akers. Jim was a faithful member of Stuart Baptist Church, where he...
Robert Alexander Gwyn, Jr.
Nov 2, 2024
Mr. Robert Alexander Gwyn, Jr., age 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mr. Gwyn was born in Surry County on April 11, 1934, to the late Robert Alexander Gwyn, Sr., and Mallie Haynes Gwyn. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend that would give you the shirt off his back...
Herbert Allen Burton, Jr.
Nov 1, 2024
Mr. Herbert Allen Burton, Jr., 75, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in the comfort of his loving wife. Mr. Burton was born February 23, 1949, in Surry County, to Herbert Allen Burton, Sr. and Mary Ruth Coleman Burton. He graduated from Lees-McRae College and later attended Guilford College. After college,...
Colon Deward Jones Jr.
Nov 1, 2024
Mr. Colon Deward Jones, Jr., age 59, of Surry County, formally of Wake County, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Jones, Jr., was born February 23, 1965, to the late Colon Deward Jones, Sr. and Florene Murray Jones. He was a loving father, grandfather and friend, he’ll be greatly...
Daniel Scott Payne
Nov 1, 2024
Daniel Scott Payne, 35, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away Friday, November 1, 2024. Born April 21, 1989, in Surry County to Thomas Wayne and Elaine Shumaker Payne. Daniel was above all a family man. The joy of his life was his beautiful daughter, Natalie. His love for her was fierce and his devotion to her was limitless. Beyond being...
Sandra Dare "Sandi" Bryson Cox
Oct 31, 2024
Mrs. Sandra Dare Bryson Cox “Sandi”, age 79 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 31, 2024. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia on June 28, 1945, to the late Richard McCoy Bryson and Dorothy Gray Wingfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Richard Howard “Ricky” Cox;...
Burnie Carl Epperson
Oct 30, 2024
Mr. Burnie Carl Epperson, 92, of Ararat, VA, passed away Wednesday night, October 30, 2024, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, VA. Mr. Epperson was born February 14, 1932, in Patrick County, VA, the youngest of nine children born to the late William Moses and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Collins Epperson. Burnie served our country in the United States Army with...
Henry Richard Brandt
Oct 30, 2024
Mr. Henry Richard Brandt, age 50, of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, October 30, 2024, at his home. Mr. Brandt was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1973, to Leo and Carol Brandt. Twinkie, a nickname affectionately given by his mother; was known for his goofy silliness, playing baseball as a child to fishing, fixing cars...
Ann Johnson Griggs
Oct 29, 2024
Mrs. Ann Johnson Griggs, age 83, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Griggs was born on August 24, 1941, in Surry County to the late Edward Lawrence Johnson and Donna Lee Anderson Johnson. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she will be deeply missed by the many that...