Mr. Gary Lane Orr, age 73, of Surry County, passed away Tuesday night at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Orr was born December 21, 1949, to the late Ernest and Elsa Virginia Orr in Buford Georgia. He was a proud husband, father, and friend to the many that were blessed to have known him. Gary proudly served his country...
Shirley Norris Barnes, a beacon of love, beauty, and resilience, was born October 7, 1939, in Kerr, NC. Graduating from Roseboro High School in 1957, she embarked on a life journey that epitomized grace and compassion. On December 18, 2023, surrounded by the warmth of her family, she peacefully departed this world, leaving behind a legacy that echoes with love,...
Karen was born July 11, 1950 in Shelby, North Carolina, the oldest child of Dr. Byard Edwards and wife, Doris Gonzalez Edwards. She was a 1968 graduate of Shelby High School. She graduated with a degree in psychology from The College of William & Mary in 1972, where she was a proud sister of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
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Travis Wayne Cave, age 93, born February 25, 1930, to the late William Guy Harm Cave and Dessie Jennings Cave, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 18, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Travis was a loving dad, grandpa and papa. He was a retired farmer and a member of Holly Grove Baptist...
Mrs. Shelby Dean Badgett Nichols, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday night, December 17, 2023, at Homestead Hills Assisted Living in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Nichols was born October 5, 1937, in Surry County, the older of two children born to the late Howard Glenn and Annie Taylor Badgett. Shelby grew up in the White Plains community and graduated from White...
Mrs. Sharon Grey Mayes White, age 60, formerly Salem, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mrs. White was born April 6, 1963, in Galax, Virginia to the late Eldean and Barbara Ann Reeves Mayes. Sharon was an employee of Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics for many years and a dedicated member of Zion...
Mrs. Thelma Jean Gwyn McBride, better known as “Nanny”, age 77, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Carroll County, VA on August 21, 1946, to the late John and Hassie Gwyn. Mrs. McBride was a loving homemaker who will be dearly missed by all her...
Mr. Darcy Randall “Randy” Bean, age 71 of Pinnacle, NC formerly of Conneautville, PA, passed away Saturday evening December 16, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born in Crawford County, PA, on April 27, 1952, to the late Clarence and Clarrisa Amelia Stewart Bean. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...
James Chilton McGehee, 84, of Mount Airy, NC, passed on into paradise to be with his Lord & Savior on December 15, 2023. He was born on December 4, 1939, to George & Freeda McGehee in Hurricane, WV. Jim graduated from Hurricane High School and Morehead College, where he met the love of his life, Joy Belle Johnson McGehee.
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Mrs. Peggy Arlene Watson Fowler, 88, of Ararat, passed away Friday night, December 15, 2023, at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Airy. Mrs. Fowler was born May 29, 1935, in Surry County, one of five children born to the late Coley Willis and Annie Alice Johnson Watson. Peggy retired from Spencer’s Inc. after many years of service...
Mr. Ricky Lee Shinault, 65, of Mount Airy, entered heaven on Friday, December 15, 2023, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born December 16, 1957, in Surry County, to the late Clifton and Dorothy Dollyhigh Shinault. Ricky was a dedicated employee at Mount Airy Oil Company for 40 years of employment and was a...
Mrs. Regena Micheline Shough, age 72 of Stuart, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. She was born in Patrick County on May 28, 1951, to the late James Roosevelt Odell and Carlene Holt Justice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Tim Shough; and her...
Mrs. Christine Bowman, age 80 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection, in Stuart Virginia. Mrs. Bowman was born on January 30, 1943, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late William Harden and Laura Myrtle Lewis Bowman. Christine was a loving wife, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed...
Mrs. Anita Robertson Snow, age 76 of Cana, VA went to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Anita was born on March 24, 1947, in Surry County to the late Ruby Pauline Robertson. Anita was a loving and devoted wife of 59 years to her teenage “sweetheart” Paul Franklin Snow. Anita was a loving mother, nanny, sister and...
Mr. Nolan Christopher Davis, age 54, of Mt. Airy, went home to be with the Lord and his two daughters on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on October 4, 1969 in Iredell County to Margaret Phillips Davis and the late Howard Davis . Nolan had a loving heart and was...
Ms. Jilda Faye McMillian passed away unexpectedly at her home in Advance during the early morning hours of Thursday, December 14, 2023. She was 80 years old. Ms. McMillian was born August 9, 1943, in Glen Burney, Maryland to the late Hallie Reynolds and Edgar McMillian. Ms. McMillian is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Danny Gravely,...
Mrs. Joyce Faye Senter Combs, age 78 of Dobson, passed away at her home on December 14, 2023. She was born November 17, 1945, in Surry County to the late Nellie Mae Senter. Mrs. Combs was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be dearly missed. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Amanda Combs of Landrum,...
Mr. John Marvin Hughes, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 18, 1942, to the late William Leonard Hughes and Missouri Bertie Handy Hughes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Goins Hughes; and two...
Mrs. Ruby Ellen Embry Hall, 76, of Cana, Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born in Patrick County on May 28, 1947, to the late Ben and Ruth Hall Embry. Mrs. Hall was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed. Her hobbies are crocheting, reading, and tole painting. She is survived...
Mrs. Lynda Lee Hale Haymore, age 81, of Mt. Airy, shook off this mortal coil on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy after a short battle with cancer. She was born on April 16, 1942 in Surry County to the late James and Lonnie Mosley Hale. Mrs. Haymore was a die hard Carolina...