Mr. Jackie “Jack” Lee Tuttle, age 81 of Pinnacle, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Tuttle was born on March 10, 1942, in Stokes County to the late Roy and Pearl Gillespie Tuttle. Jack was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who...
Mrs. Carolyn Louise Linville Busick, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Blue Ridge Nursing in Stuart, VA. She was born on September 14, 1942 in Surry County to the late Charlie, and Beulah Gwyn Linville Gates. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew...
Mr. Dennis Edgar Raines, age 81 of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Surry Community Health Center in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was born in Surry County, North Carolina on June 9, 1942, to the late Clyde Raines and Agnes Hodge Raines. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters...
Mr. Derrick Bryan Roop, age 71, of Critz, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 14, 1952, to the late George Johnson Roop and Dana Evelyn Gilley Roop. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Ms. Judy Carol Lineback Lawson, age 71 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Thursday February 15, 2024, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born March 15, 1952, in Surry County to the late Carroll Elwood Lineback and Josephine Eaton Lineback. Ms. Lawson retired from the textile industry and later worked at T and...
Mrs. Yvonne Collins Marion, 71, of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday night, February 14, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Marion was born February 28, 1952, in Surry County, the oldest of two children born to the late Hersey Walter and Rada Pearl East Collins. Yvonne retired from the Surry County Department of Social Services and was a faithful member...
Dean Morris Hanby, 96, passed away on February 14, 2024. She was born July 18, 1927, in Henry County to the late William Quince Morris and Lelia Joyce Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, David G. Hanby on April 5th, 2016. Dean was born in Henry County, graduated from Spencer Penn High School and...
Mrs. Joann McDowell Findley, known to many as “Nanny Jo”, age 86, went to her heavenly home early Wednesday morning February 14, 2024, at Chatham Nursing and Rehab. She was born January 23, 1938, to the late Edward Culler and Sally Vernon Cox. Mrs. Findley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to the many that were blessed...
Angela Diane Pendleton, born November 20, 1961, in Galax, VA at Waddell Hospital, moved to North Carolina and graduated from Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, NC. Angela received both her BS and MS in Laboratory Animal Science from North Carolina A&T State University. Angela's life work was in the social sciences and mental healthcare fields, helping so many people. She is...
Mr. Jeffrey Lane Gage, age 62, of Advance, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 12, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. Jeff was born in Athens, Texas on December 8, 1961 to the late Horace Victor Gage and the late Bonnie Faye Young Gage. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gage was preceded in death by a son, Jason Lee...
Mrs. Velno Wiles Johnson, age 97, of Elkin, NC, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at Chatham Nursing Center in Elkin, NC. She was born in Wilkes County on June 9, 1926, to the late William Cortez Wiles and the late Lura Pruitt Wiles. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Mr. Denzel Jay Blackburn, age 86 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at Village Care of King. Mr. Blackburn was born on November 11, 1937, in Carroll County to the late Sanford and Verna Crotts Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all...
Sidney Ronald Owens, 80, of Roanoke, Virginia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 12th after a lengthy battle with cancer. Being a native of Patrick County, Ron was born on September 13, 1943, in Stuart, Virginia, to the late Guy Lamar and Emogene Hughes Owens. Ron was a loving brother to the late...
Mr. Dennis Wayne Cain, age 62 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday morning February 12, 2024, at his home. He was born September 17, 1961, in Surry County to the late Pete Hayrue Cain and Hattie Lee Golding Cain. Mr. Cain retired from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and was a member of Round Peak Masonic Lodge...
Mrs. Fannie Lee Easter Burkhart, 91, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, February 12, 2024. Mrs. Burkhart was born October 29, 1932, in Carroll County, VA, to the late James J. and Lelia Maude Leonard Easter of Lambsburg, VA. Fannie graduated from Lambsburg High School in 1950. She retired from Perry Manufacturing Company as an engineer on...
Mrs. Betty Joe Roberson Thomas, age 79 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her home. She was born in Patrick County on July 19, 1944, to the late Edgar P. Roberson and Edna Foley Roberson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Eugene Thomas; a granddaughter, Anna...
Mr. James Fitzgerald Angell, age 58, of State Road , NC, passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2024 at his residence. James was born May 10, 1965, in Davie County to the late Rufus Angell and the late Stella Brown Angell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Tammy Novak and a grandson,...
Gilmer Warren Blackburn
October 14, 1939 February 10, 2024
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, churchman, avid reader, scholar, educator, leader, administrator, writer, and community volunteer has gone before us after a courageous battle with bile duct cancer.
Gilmer was born the sixth child of Rufus and Hettie Calloway Blackburn on a horse farm outside Mount Airy, North Carolina. He is preceded in death...
Mr. Jimmie Clayton Combs Jr., age 72, of Dobson, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at The Greens at Spruce Pine in Spruce Pine NC. He was born November 20, 1951, in Surry County, to the late Jimmie Clayton Combs Sr. and the late Ruth Ellen Garris Combs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Mrs. Gladiona Holyfield Payne, age 90, of Elkin, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born July 21, 1933, in Surry County, to the late John Holyfield and the late Eula Cave Holyfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leonard Martin Payne; her son, Michael Martin...