Barbara Ann Simmons Cruise
Sep 6, 2023
Mrs. Barbara Ann Simmons Cruise, age 81, of Kernersville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Kate B. Reynalds Hospice Care in Winston-Salem. She was born on March 6, 1942 in Surry County to the late James Dewey and Hulda Susan Nichols Simmons. Mrs. Cruise was a member of...
Cynthia Anne Helms Hicks
Sep 5, 2023
Mrs. Cynthia Anne Helms Hicks age 68 of Lewisville, NC passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born June 18, 1955 in Abingdon, VA to the late Roy and Anne Blevins Helms. She retired from Spectrum Laboratory as a cytotechnologist. Surviving are her husband, Darrell O. Hicks, a...
Treva Arnice Hawks
Sep 5, 2023
Ms. Treva Arnice Hawks, age 84, of Dobson, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. She was born in Moore County, NC, on July 13, 1939, to the late Virgle and Ressie Collins. Ms. Hawks was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed. She is survived by two sons, Rocky Lee...
Ella Marie Cummings Shinault
Sep 4, 2023
Mrs. Ella Marie Cummings Shinault, 84, of Mount Airy, went into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday morning, September 4, 2023. Mrs. Shinault was born September 18, 1938, in Moore County, one of eight children born to the late Alexander Dodson “Dan” and Lucy Elizabath Gibbons Cummings. Ella retired from Spencer’s Inc. after many years of service and later...
Richard "Ricky" Howard Cox
Sep 3, 2023
Richard Howard “Ricky” Cox, age 49 of Laurel Fork, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on August 2, 1974. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Juanita Kaye Rorrer. He enjoyed playing golf and was a diehard UNC fan. He loved his family dearly and was...
Eunice Marie Butcher Gilley
Sep 3, 2023
Mrs. Eunice Marie Butcher Gilley, age 86, of Dobson, NC passed away on Sunday September 3, 2023, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, in Dobson, NC. She was born in Surry County, on October 2, 1936, to the late Connard Ervin Butcher and the late Flora Hazelwood Butcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Benton Roy Butcher
Sep 2, 2023
Mr. Benton Roy Butcher, 72, of Mount Airy, passed away Saturday evening, September 2, 2023, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mount Airy. Mr. Butcher was born January 27, 1951, in Surry County, to the late Curtis and Thelma Butcher. He had a passion for body car restoration . Benton was an avid music fan of the famous “Elvis...
Tina Roxanne Golding
Sep 2, 2023
Ms. Tina Roxanne Golding, 62, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Surry Community Health Center by Harborview in Mt. Airy. She was born in Grayson County, VA on September 17, 1960, to the late Harold and Era Amanda Dickens Golding. Ms. Golding was a loving mother, grandmother and sister who will be dearly missed. She...
John Wesley Badgett
Sep 1, 2023
John Wesley Badgett of Mount Airy, NC passed away on September 1, 2023 at the age of 78. He was born in Surry County to Samuel Wesley and Aileen Edwards Badgett. After graduating from North Surry High School, class of 1963, he attended Forsyth Tech. John proudly served his country for four years in the United States Air Force,...
Alene Anderson Tilley
Sep 1, 2023
Mrs. Alene Anderson Tilley, age 96, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023, at her home. She was born on July 15, 1927, in Surry County to the late William and Cora Banner Payne Anderson. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will surely be missed by all who knew her. Left to cherish...
Romey Weldon "Bud" Hunter, Jr.
Sep 1, 2023
Mr. Romey Weldon (Bud) Hunter, Jr. age 77 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Friday morning, September 1, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. He was born December 1, 1945 in Surry County to the late Romey Weldon Hunter and Ina Sue Willard Hunter. He was retired from Altec. He attended Bannertown Baptist Church and Calvary...
Maryln Lane Johnson
Aug 31, 2023
Mrs. Maryln Lane Johnson, age 64 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully at the SECU Hospice Center in Yadkin, North Carolina. She was born in Montgomery County, Virgina on January 1, 1959 to the late James M. Lane and Betty Dalton Lane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Timothy Craig Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson is survived...
Frankie Rogers Joyce
Aug 31, 2023
Mrs. Frankie Rogers Joyce, 82, of Pinnacle, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Joyce was born September 18, 1940, in Surry County, to the late Otis Perry and Minnie Palmer Rogers. Frankie retired from Econo Lodge and was a member of Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband,...
Ms. Flossie Alene Easter
Aug 30, 2023
Ms. Flossie Alene Easter, age 79, of Mount Airy gained her angel wings at her home on Wednesday afternoon August 30, 2023. She was born in Surry County on February 11, 1944, to the late Lewis Arnold and Minnie Alma Horton Easter. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be deeply missed. Left to cherish...
Reva Wilmoth McDevitt
Aug 30, 2023
Reva Wilmoth McDevitt, 91 of Dobson, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 21, 1931, to the late Thomas Byrd and Stella Snow Wilmoth. Reva was a very dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. She was very devoted to...
Walter "Wendell" McCann
Aug 30, 2023
Mr. Walter “Wendell” McCann, 82 , of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. He was born in Surry County on September 30, 1940, to the late Grover and Mary Hodges McCann. Mr. McCann worked for Westinghouse for many years. He is survived by his loving wife...
Edna Conchita Simpson Bowman
Aug 30, 2023
Mrs. Edna Conchita Simpson Bowman, 77, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Bowman was born April 21, 1946, in Durham County, the daughter of the late R. Richard and Dorothy “Dot” Vernon Simpson. Conchita graduated from North Surry High School in 1964. She retired from...
Elizabeth Irene (Clement) Belton
Aug 30, 2023
Mrs. Elizabeth “Irene” Clement Belton, age 87 of Ararat, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Belton was born July 10, 1936, in Patrick County to the late Raffie Alexander Clement, Sr. and Sallie Frances Hiatt Clement. Irene was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. ...
Linda Leola Ross York
Aug 29, 2023
Mrs. Linda Leola Ross York, age 72, of Elkin, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Pruitt Healthcare in Elkin. She was a strong woman who loved her family who had fought a battle with her health, but God stopped by on Tuesday and healed her and said it’s time to come home. We know she walked...
Avery Leo Dillon
Aug 29, 2023
Mr. Avery Leo Dillon, age 89, of Stuart, VA passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. He was born on September 22, 1933, to the late Merton and Della Belcher Dillon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six siblings, Marie Barbour, Jeanette Pendleton, Myrtle Hollingsworth, Jewell Haden, Green Dillon and...