Vada Mozelle Cole Smith
Mar 11, 2025
Mrs. Vada Mozelle Cole Smith, age 87of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning March 11, 2025, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. She was born April 15, 1937, in Carroll County to the late Calvin Young Cole and Viola Ellen Quesenberry Cole. She retired from Hospital Pharmacy after many years of dedicated service. Left to...
Annie Louise Luther Haynes
Mar 11, 2025
Mrs. Annie Louise Luther Haynes, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday morning, March 11, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Haynes was born March 20, 1938, in Rockingham County, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mozelle Scott Luther. Louise grew up in Draper, now Eden, and graduated from John Motley Morehead High School in 1956. Following high school,...
Georgia Carol Ingram Gathings
Mar 10, 2025
Georgia Carol Gathings, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 3, 1943, to John Mathson and Bessie Webb Ingram in North Carolina, the youngest of eight siblings.
Georgia Carol reconnected with the love of her life, Bill Gathings, Sr., and they were married on August 31, 1987. Together, they...
Erik Daniel Rakes
Mar 10, 2025
Mr. Erik Daniel Rakes, age 41, of Critz, Virgini,a passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 24, 1983, to John Moir Rakes and Teresa Lynn Rakes. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Roy and Carrie Rakes; maternal grandmother, Linda Bond; and “like a grandmother”; Dot Gammons. Erik...
Mary McBride Coleman Childress
Mar 9, 2025
Mary Lee Coleman McBride Childress, 81, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away peacefully at her home March 9, 2025. Born June 11, 1943, to the late Frank and Dolly Mayhon Coleman in West Virginia. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Kathy McBride; grandson, Steven Lowe; and sister, Loretta Burnell. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death...
Alma Lou (Benge) Warf
Mar 9, 2025
Mrs. Alma Lou Benge Warf, age 93 of Newport News, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Riverside Regional Hospital in Newport News surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Warf was born on August 31, 1931, in Surry County, to the late Charlie and Myrtle Surratt Benge. Alma was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. She...
Bruce Lane Hiatt
Mar 8, 2025
Bruce L. Hiatt, 84, of Cana, Virginia, passed away on March 8, 2025. He was born on September 3, 1940, in Carroll County, Virginia, on the family orchard established by his great-grandparents. Bruce graduated from Pulaski High School in 1958 and went on to serve in the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman, with assignments in Montana, Canada,...
Mary Christine (Tate) Pack
Mar 8, 2025
Mary Christine Pack , 88 of Mount Airy died Saturday March 8, 2025. She will be remembered for her generosity and concern for her relatives and friends as well as animals. She was a kind, gentle, sweet soul who always put others first and loved by those who knew her. She is survived by a son, Tim Pack, brother Ralph...
Wrenley Jo Harris
Mar 7, 2025
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our precious angel, Wrenley Jo Harris, who was stillborn on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Baby Wrenley Jo was deeply loved by her parents, Christopher Luke and Lyndsi Rae Hamlin Harris, her older sister, Emersyn Kate Harris, and her...
Velma Barbara O'Lague
Mar 6, 2025
Mrs. Velma Barbara Martin O’Lague, age 96, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. O’Lague was born in Watsonville, California, December 30, 1928, to the late William Martin and Rachel Coleman Martin. She had many great hobbies that she enjoyed, whether it was reading her favorite book,...
Bobby Arnold Burkhart
Mar 6, 2025
Mr. Bobby Arnold Burkhart, age 84, of Claudville, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Blue Ridge Nursing in Stuart. He was born on August 15, 1940 in Patrick County to the late John and Alice Pell Burkhart. He was a farmer and a faithful member of Flippin Memorial Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory are his...
Charles Ray Cagle
Mar 6, 2025
Mr. Charles Ray Cagle, 72, of Cana, VA, passed away Thursday morning, March 6, 2025, at his home. Mr. Cagle was born December 1, 1952, in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Raymond and Essie Hawks Cagle. For many years, Ray ran a local fruit stand, sharing his love for fresh produce with everyone who visited. It was...
Donald Gray Venable
Mar 5, 2025
Mr. Donald Gray Venable, age 84, of Mount Airy passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital with his loving family by his side. Mr. Venable was born in Surry County on June 29, 1940, to the late Elbert and Daisy White Venable. He was the best husband any wife could ask for, a...
Linda Susan Miller
Mar 4, 2025
Mrs. Linda Susan Miller, age 69, of Elkin, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Novant Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born October 24, 1955, in Hagerstown MD, to the late Thomas Martin Miller and the late Helen Perkins Miller; in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Larry Miller and Rick Miller.
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Shirley Marie Davis Mooney
Mar 4, 2025
Mrs. Shirley Marie Davis Mooney, age 90, of Dobson, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 11, 1934, in Surry County to the late Charlie Franklin Davis and the late Thelma Davis Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her devoted husband,...
Mattie Eveline Hawks Goad
Mar 4, 2025
Mrs. Mattie Eveline Hawks Goad, 79, of Cana, VA, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 4, 2025, at her home. Mrs. Goad was born August 15, 1945, in Carroll County, VA, the daughter of the late Clarence Lonnie and Grady Ethel Easter Hawks. Eveline retired from Rite Aid after many years of service and attended Cedar Lane Baptist Church. She...
Patricia Ann (Marsh) Beck
Mar 3, 2025
Mrs. Patricia Ann Marsh Beck, age 75 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Lake Norman Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Beck was born on May 7, 1949, in Surry County to the late Loui Clifford and Vernis Virginia O’Neal Marsh. Patricia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She will...
Estelle Bonnie Lyons
Mar 3, 2025
Estelle Bonnie Lyons, 89, of Elkin, North Carolina passed away March 3, 2025. Born March 27, 1935, to the late Josephus and Alice Laster Lyons in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter and son-in-law, Darlene Collins and James; sons and daughter-in-law, Darell Nixon and Billie, and Doug Nixon; grandchildren, Kristy Patrick and Scott, Kelly...
Doris Mitchell Davis
Mar 2, 2025
Mournfully we announce the passing of our beloved Doris Mitchell Davis of Lowgap, NC. She peacefully answered her call home on March 2nd, 2025. She was 90 years old. Born on June 18th, 1934, to Edgar Jackson Mitchell and Guida Higgins Mitchell in Galax, VA, she spent her early days running through the rolling hills of the Cold Creek community...
Donna Reed Collins Williams
Mar 2, 2025
Mrs. Donna Reed Collins Williams, 79, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday morning, March 2, 2025, at her home. Mrs. Williams was born September 2, 1945, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Moses Collins, Jr. and Frances Pauline Lowe Collins. During her childhood, Donna spent her days playing, taking care of her siblings, doing chores,...