Joseph Winfred Dawson
Sep 25, 2023
Mr. Joseph Winfred Dawson, age 98 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection on Monday, September 25, 2023. He was born in Pittsylvania County on June 11, 1925, to the late John William Dawson and Lillie Vaughn Dawson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Riddle...
Lewis Dale Largen
Sep 25, 2023
Lewis Dale Largen, age 66, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away at his home on Monday, September 25, 2023. Lewis was born in Patrick County on February 11, 1957, to the late Lloyd Glenn Largen and Martha Ethelean McAlexander Largen. Lewis loved bluegrass music, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and traveling. The joy of his life was being Poppy Lou to...
Johnny Banks Murphy
Sep 25, 2023
Mr. Johnny Banks Murphy, age 79, formerly of Durham, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023. He was born September 25, 1944, in Durham County NC, to the late Lester V. Murphy and the late Hilda Clayton Murphy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Helen Murphy Wright.
Left to cherish his memories...
Melvin O'Neal Bowman
Sep 24, 2023
Melvin O’Neal Bowman of Meadows of Dan, VA passed quietly at Lynchburg General Hospital after a brief illness on September 24, 2023. He was the proud father of his two children, Deborah Bowman of Madison Heights, VA and James Bowman of Lynchburg, VA; and his sister, Imogene “Jean” Wilson of Lynchburg. Most all the people who knew him called...
Silas Isaac McCraw
Sep 24, 2023
Mr. Silas Isaac McCraw, age 89, of Cana, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on May 12, 1934 in Carroll County to the late James Isaac and Rosa Ann Vernon McCraw. He proudly served our country in the United States Military as U.S. Army Specialist...
Archie Daniel Haynes, Sr.
Sep 24, 2023
Mr. Archie Daniel Haynes, Sr., 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Haynes was born August 12, 1933, in Surry County, one of nine children born to the late William Edgar “Bill” and Kate Blue Haynes. Archie was reared in the White Plains community and...
Marie (Williams) Hodges
Sep 24, 2023
Mrs. Ruby “Marie” Williams Hodges, age 87 of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hodges was born February 27, 1936, in Rockingham County, North Carolina to the late Richard Martin and Mary Jane Landreth Williams. Ruby was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. ...
Richard Allen Isaacs
Sep 24, 2023
Mr. Richard Allen Isaacs, age 83, of Pilot Mountain, NC passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Surry County, February 10, 1940, the son of the late Henry and Katherine Haymore Isaacs. Mr. Isaacs retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., CRES Tobacco, Isaacs Frame...
Tycho Heckard Wood, Sr.
Sep 24, 2023
Mr. Tycho Heckard Wood, Sr., 93, of Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Wood was born August 26, 1930, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Ernest Lee and Daisy Mae Epperson Wood. Tycho co-owned Wood’s Television and various other businesses...
Doug Meredith
Sep 23, 2023
Mr. Doug Meredith, 80 of Fancy Gap, VA passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, NC. He was born to J.P and Clara Meredith on August 25, 1943. Doug was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Meredith is survived by his wife, Shirley Gardner Meredith, whom he married October 6, 1962; his...
Belva Josephine Cobler
Sep 23, 2023
Mrs. Belva Josephine Phillips Cobler, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on January 23, 1934, to the late Joseph Eldridge and Pearlie Edwards Phillips. Mrs. Phillips retired from Armtex after 36 years of employment, and a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church...
Betty "Evelean" Lawson Gammons
Sep 23, 2023
Mrs. Betty Lou “Evelean” Lawson Gammons, age 85 of Westfield, North Carolina (formerly of Martinsville, Virginia) passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on May 29, 1938, to the late Jesse Allen Lawson and Rachel Beasley Lawson. In addition to her...
Rhonda McAlexander Gunter
Sep 22, 2023
Mrs. Rhonda McAlexander Gunter, age 43 of Stuart, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023, at her home. She was born on December 31, 1979, in Martinsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam Haynes Gunter. Rhonda worked at Spectrum Brands in Blacksburg and was a member of Peters Creek Baptist Church. She loved taking...
Rosemary Felker Weir
Sep 21, 2023
Ms. Rosemary Felker Weir, age 92 of Blacksburg, VA, passed away on Thursday evening September 21, 2023, at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA. She was born on November 10, 1930, in Royal Centre, IN to the late Russell and Violet Ruth Siddall Felker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed. Rosemary was...
Minnie Lou Martin McIntyre
Sep 21, 2023
Mrs. Minnie Lou Critz Martin McIntyre, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. Mrs. McIntyre was born in Surry County on March 2, 1934, to the late Zeb and Mary Celia McGee Critz. She retired from Perry Manufacturing and a member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Mrs....
Sandra Kay Hardy Gage
Sep 21, 2023
Ms. Sandra Kay Hardy Gage, age 60, of Nashville, Arkansas, formerly of Surry County, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023. She was born June 11, 1963, in Yadkin County, to the late Robert Cecil Hardy and the late Goldie Mae Colston Hardy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jason Gage, and her...
Stephen Gary Bryant, Sr.
Sep 21, 2023
Mr. Stephen Gary Bryant, Sr., 64, of Hillsborough, passed away early Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at AuthoraCare Collective in Burlington. Mr. Bryant was born January 9, 1959, in Forsyth County, the youngest of three sons born to Georgie Hawks Bryant and the late Johnny Wesley Bryant. Stephen was formerly employed at Jacob Glass Company in Durham. He is survived...
Cora Denise Combs Nunn
Sep 21, 2023
Mrs. Cora Denise Combs Nunn, 65, of Stuart, VA, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Nunn was born February 4, 1958, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL to the late Parley and Mary Wingard Combs. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. ...
Dovie Fain Spencer
Sep 20, 2023
Mrs. Dovie Marie Fain Spencer, age 84, of Patrick Springs, Virginia departed this earthly life on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born on May 31, 1939, to the late James Irvin Fain and Nancy Emmarie Handy Fain. In addition to her parents, Dovie was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph Fain, Raymond Fain, and Charlie...
William Haynes Gunter
Sep 20, 2023
Mr. William Haynes Gunter, age 80 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at his home. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina on January 1, 1943, to the late William Irvin Gunter and Rheba Haynes Gunter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Christopher Todd Gunter, and Adam...