Mrs. Virginia Beatrice Marshall Rakes, age 94 of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Rakes was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 21, 1930, to the late Nancy Ann Easter and Harvey Washington Marshall. Virginia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be...
Mr. Michael Lowe, age 77, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Surry Community Health & Rehab Center in Mount Airy, NC. He was born September 4, 1948 to Amos Norvale and Lannie Rosell Cain Lowe. Michael proudly served in the U.S Army. Michael had a passion for Nascar, he drove the pace car and car hauler for Hooter’s Pro...
Mrs. Katherine Sechrist McMillian, age 87, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born on August 8, 1938 in Surry County to the late Luther and Mary Fulp Sechrist. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her....
Mrs. Nancy Jane Niten Plaster, age 72 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. She was born in Henry County, Virginia, to the late Edgar Wesley Niten and Icy Barnard Niten. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Steve Plaster; longtime companion, Larry...
Mr. James Monroe Jones, 86 of Cana, VA, passed away Monday morning October 20, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Fairlawn, VA. He was born December 22, 1938, in Carroll County to the late James Garland Jones and Thelma Edwards Jones. He was a retired truck driver and brick mason. Mr. Jones is survived by three daughters and three sons-in-law,...
Mount Airy lost one of its kindest caretakers of both scrap and strays with the passing of David Andrews Pearce. Born on Christmas Eve 1943 in Winston-Salem, NC. David spent most of his life in Mount Airy, N.C. where he ran the business that brought his father back home in the 1950’s – Mount Airy Iron & Metal. What most...
Mrs. Allene McRoberts Love, age 89, of Mount Airy passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 19, 2025, after a lengthy battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis which she fought with strength and dignity. She was born in Buie, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Jonah Henderson and Gertrude Mae Copeland McRoberts. Mrs. Love retired from Russell Athletic...
Mr. Mac Arthur Wilson, age 83 of Rock Hill, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Wilson was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on October 7, 1942, to the late Robert and Myrtle Wilson Wilson. Mac was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He will...
Richard “Pless” Hodges Jr. 87, of Dobson, North Carolina passed away Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Born March 31, 1938, in Surry County to the late Richard Pless Hodges Sr. and Electer Hodge Hodges. Pless was a farmer and worked in agriculture most of his life. He loved flowers, farming, milking cows, and...
Mr. Gerald Wayne Stegall, Sr., age 86 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 20, 1939 in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina to the late James Brown Stegall and Retha Bridgers Stegall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Stegall was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Eleanor Ann...
Ms. Teresa Gail Stevens Marshall, 68 of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday afternoon October 18, 2025, at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. She was born August 7, 1957, in Surry County to Dorothy Marie Lewis Stevens and the late Edward Gray Stevens. Teresa worked at Pine State Knitwear and Brintle’s Truck Stop for many years. Ms. Marshall is survived...
Ann Cockram, age 86, of Meadows of Dan was called home on the 18th of October, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron Cockram, and her parents Dell and Cleados Quesinberry.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Sonita (Ernie) Harris, Rhonda (Brian) Baxley, Jason (Michelle) Cockram, 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Ann was an amazing homemaker,...
Dr. James Edward Wuenscher, age 82, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at Forsyth Hospital, Winston Salem, NC. Jim was born January 14, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Edward Ervin Wuenscher and Gladys England Wuenscher. Dr. James Edward Wuenscher was as professor at Duke University of Durham, NC for several years, and...
Mr. Harold Timothy Smith, 70 of Dobson, NC, passed away on Friday October 17, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 3, 1955, in Baltimore, MD to the late Harold Emmanuel Smith and Cecile Ann West. Mr. Smith retired as Vice President of Spencer’s Infant’s and Children’s Wear and was a member...
Ms. Shirley “Aunt Stick” Ann Leftwich Raycraft, age 80, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, October 17, 2025, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was born in Surry County, September 12, 1945, to the late Aubrey Leftwich and Kathryn Dowell. She was a loving mother, sister, and friend, who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Shirley...
Sarah Catherine McMillian Easter, age 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, October 17, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Sarah was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 1, 1940, to the late Claude McMillian and Martha Guynn McMillian. She worked for many years at Sara Lee in the quality control department. Sarah was a...
Ms. Brenda Lee Morris aka Burner Hone, 68 of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday October 17, 2025, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. She was born April 15, 1957, in Surry County to the late Dee Lee Shinault and Ima Lee Cox Morris. Ms. Morris retired from Novant Health after 29 years of dedicated service. Brenda is survived...
Mr. Jerry L. Jessup, age 70, of Hillsville VA, left this earth and entered the presence of his Lord on Thursday, October 16, 2025. “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” 2 Tim 4:7. Jerry will be forever loved by his wife Jo as well as by his Father Junior Jessup,...
Betty Marie Kyle (Jenkins) passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. She was born August 17th, 1985, to Dwight Luke Jenkins and Linda Gail Barry. She was proceeded in death by her brother Dwight Luke Jenkins II, her grandparents Charlie Leo and Betty Jo Jenkins, Jerry and Linda Whitaker, Victor Sewell as well as her uncles Chester and Sambo...
Mrs. Shirley Ann Epperson Bowman, 87, of Evington, VA, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA. She was born August 14, 1938, in Patrick County, VA, to the late Rufus and Bessie King Epperson. Shirley retired from General Electric after many years of dedicated service. Left to cherish her memory are two sons...