Tony Howard Stoltz
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Tony Howard Stoltz, 67, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023, at his home. He was born February 3, 1956, in Forsyth County, to Glenna Shatley Stoltz and the late James Howard Stoltz. Mr. Stoltz retired from Siemens Westinghouse Corporation after 40 years of service. He was a former volunteer fireman at Triangle Fire Department in Forsyth...
William Harold Hooker
Dec 27, 2023
Mr. William Harold Hooker, age 66, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 15, 1957 in Surry County to Shirley Lowe Hooker and the late Gaston William “Tut” Hooker. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be missed by all who knew him. Over the years...
Daniel "Dan" C. Conway
Dec 26, 2023
Daniel Camillus (Dan) Conway passed away in Sarasota, Florida on Tuesday, 26 December 2023 with his wife at his side. He was 86 years old. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on 24 March 1937 to Camillus Anthony and Frances Elizabeth (Morrow) Conway. He grew up a devout Catholic in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago, attending St. Mary’s School in Evanston...
Paula Elizabeth Wood Pratt
Dec 26, 2023
Mrs. Paula Elizabeth Wood Pratt, 75, of Dobson, NC passed away December 26, 2023. Paula was born September 2, 1948, in Surry County to the late Samuel Montgomery and Pearl Elizabeth Barber Wood. She was a devout Christian and faithful member of Little Richmond Baptist Church. Paula loved to write and was a master storyteller, one of her great...
Harold Wayne "Shorty" Easter
Dec 26, 2023
Mr. Harold Wayne “Shorty” Easter, age 91 of Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Easter was born in Surry County on October 14, 1932, to the late Kermit and Elizabeth Whitaker Easter. Wayne was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. He had a...
Mary Marshall Shook
Dec 26, 2023
Mrs. Mary Marshall Shook, age 91 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on April 6, 1932, to the late Edward Marshall and Clara Cockram Marshall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Shook;...
Howard Willis Conner
Dec 25, 2023
Mr. Howard Willis Conner, age 78, of Elkin, passed away Monday, December 25, 2023, at Atrium-Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born August 28, 1945, in Surry County, to the late Junior and Lela Conner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Clyde Conner; and his sister, Shirley York (Don).
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Norma Lee Hill Hawks
Dec 25, 2023
Mrs. Norma Lee Hill Hawks, 81, of Mount Airy, passed away Monday, December 25, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born January 26, 1942, in Surry County, to the late Lloyd Lee and Reba Wood Hill. Mrs. Hawks is survived by a brother, Preston E. Hill (Susan Holt); an uncle, Kirby Wood; a...
Wayne Curley "Baby Huey" O'Neal
Dec 24, 2023
Mr. Wayne Curley “Baby Huey” O’Neal ,76, of Dobson, NC passed away December 24, 2023. Wayne was born July 27, 1947, in Forsyth County to the late John Curley and Annie Evelyn Wolfe O’Neal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Buster O’Neal, Jim O’Neal, Gray O’Neal (Joyce); a niece, Jennifer O’Neal Riddle; and...
Mary Magdalene Thomas Reynolds
Dec 24, 2023
Mrs. Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Thomas Reynolds, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday night, December 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Reynolds was born April 9, 1936, in Surry County, one of six children born to the late Richard “Dick” and Ella Martin Thomas. Maggie retired from Spencer’s Inc. after many years of...
Darrell McCumbers
Dec 24, 2023
Darrell McCumbers, 84, of Woolwine, VA was welcomed into Heaven on December 24, 2023. He was born on July 21, 1939, in Calhoun County, WV, the eldest of seven children of Bernard and Pearl (Cottrell) McCumbers.
Darrell discovered a love for bluegrass music at a very early age and started playing when he was 3 years old. While Darrell...
Rosie Lee Turner
Dec 24, 2023
Mrs. Rosie Lee Wolfe Turner, age 99 of Stuart, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, December 24, 2023. She was born in Abingdon on August 27, 1924, to the late Marvin S. Wolfe and Mary Elizabeth Blackwell Wolfe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three husbands, five brothers, and three...
Curtis Randolph "Randy" Hill
Dec 23, 2023
Mr. Curtis Randolph Hill, age 54, better known as “Randy”, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Galax Health and Rehab. Mr. Hill was born March 24, 1969, to Linda Marlene “Molly” Hill and the late Curtis Roland Hill. Randy was a very skilled man that could do anything, he was a master at sheetrock and drywalling. He is...
Helen Lowe Bartley
Dec 23, 2023
In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 23, 2023, Mrs. Helen Lowe Bartley departed this earth surrounded by her loving niece, Linda Gravely and her three children, Penny, Dean and Debbie. Greeted by a host of angels, friends and loved ones to welcome her to her new heavenly home; she was delivered into the loving arms of her Lord...
Pete Burchette
Dec 22, 2023
Glenn “Pete” Burchette, age 76, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Wythe County Virginia on January 19, 1947 to the late Howard and Gladys Alley Burchette. Left to cherish his memory are sons, Darrell Burchette (Lisa), Todd Burchette (Margaret); grandchild, Hannah...
Ronald Rex O'Neal
Dec 22, 2023
Mr. Ronald “Rex” O’Neal, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, December 22, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born November 1, 1937, in Surry County, to the late Claude Columbus and Dora Blanche Key O’Neal. Mr. O’Neal retired from Spencer’s Inc. as the CFO after many years of service. Papa was...
Elizabeth Barbara Stucki
Dec 21, 2023
On December 21, 2023, Elizabeth Barbara Stucki, also known as The Mama…Mama Lazardo passed away in her Floyd County home surrounded with loved ones. Liz was a remarkable woman who had a passion for life. She was full of energy, creativity, and love for all living creatures. She loved traveling, being outside, hiking in the woods, lying...
Ernie Dallas Leonard
Dec 21, 2023
Mr. Ernie Dallas Leonard, 77, of Cana, VA passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Leonard was born in Carroll County on January 23, 1946, to the late Harmon and Lannie Combs Leonard. He was a retired electrician and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Mr. Leonard proudly...
Estel Glenn "Wild Thang" Love
Dec 20, 2023
Mr. Estel Glenn Love, age 66 of Pilot Mountain, passed away Wednesday morning December 20, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born February 1, 1957, in Carroll County to the late Jackson Cody Love, Sr. and Hassie Arlene Ayers Love. He retired as a fixer from Hanes Brand after many years of...
Patrica (Trish) Acker
Dec 19, 2023
Patricia (Trish) Acker passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on December 19, 2023 after a lengthy illness. She was born June 6th, 1957, in Mt. Airy, NC, to Joseph Licious (Lish) and Elizabeth Faye Venable Samuel. She was a devoted wife, mother, Nana and dog mom who touched the hearts of all who knew her. Trish found...