Mary Magdalene (Gregory) Stockton
Oct 20, 2023
Mrs. Mary Magdalene Gregory Stockton, 89, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, October 20, 2023, at RidgeCrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy. Mrs. Stockton was born August 6, 1934, in Surry County, to the late James Elmer and Mary Ann Atkins Gregory. Magdalene was a loving wife, sister, aunt, great aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed...
Charles Ellis Hooker
Oct 20, 2023
Mr. Charles Ellis Hooker of Westfield, age 76 passed away on 20 Oct 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Hooker was born July 23, 1947, to the late William Ellis Hooker and Lois Tex Hooker. Mr. Hooker was a man who loved his family, loved to fish and collect toy cars, as well as...
Alene Lankford Tillis
Oct 19, 2023
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Mrs. Alene Lankford Tillis, 95, of Hogansville died Thursday evening surrounded by her family at Hospice LaGrange. Alene was born August 2, 1928 in Pilot Mountain North Carolina the daughter of the...
Richard Raymond Ferguson
Oct 18, 2023
Richard R. Ferguson, born July 4, 1956, in Louisville KY, lost his battle with cancer at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC, October 18, 2023. Richard was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Emert and Lizzie Ferguson; maternal grandparents, Raymond and Felicia Gonzales; his father, Louis R. Ferguson; and his sister, Christina M. McGow...
Larry Richard Eggers
Oct 18, 2023
Mr. Larry Richard Eggers, age 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Twelve Oaks in Mt. Airy. He was born in Boone County, West Virginia on July 12, 1945 to the late Clifford and Orpha Ellis Eggers. Mr. Eggers proudly served our country in the United States Amry. Left to cherish his memory are daughter...
Jimmy Patrick
Oct 18, 2023
Mr. Jimmy Patrick, age 87, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 12, 1936 in Floyd County Kentucky to the late Willie and Mallie Moore Patrick. Left to cherish his memory are brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry Wiley (Patty), as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his...
Nettie Ruth Harbour Winfield
Oct 17, 2023
Nettie Ruth Harbour Winfield, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born in Floyd County on September 7, 1942 to the late Parker Davis Quesenberry and Mary Ellen DeHart Quesenberry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Winfield was preceded in death by her first husband, J.C....
Teddy Ray Lawless
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Teddy Ray Lawless, age 69 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on August 10, 1954, to the late Charlie Wade Lawless, Sr. and Dorothy Puckett Lawless. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife and the love of his life, Donice Jean...
Stanley Lee Moran
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Stanley Lee Moran, age 64 of Woolwine, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg. He was born in Patrick County on January 19, 1959. Stanley was preceded in death by his father, Bernard Lee Moran; and a granddaughter, Sarah Lynne Moran. Stanley was a lifetime member of Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department,...
M. Leon Holt
Oct 17, 2023
M. Leon Holt, age 80 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on June 14, 1943, to the late Moir W. Holt and Ruth Dunn Holt. Leon was an avid golfer and enjoyed gardening. He loved spending time with his family and listening to and watching his...
Kelly Michelle Holbrook
Oct 17, 2023
Ms. Kelly Michelle Holbrook, 51, of Hays, passed away Tuesday morning, October 17, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Ms. Holbrook was born July 15, 1972, in Surry County, the daughter of Sandy Scott Edwards and the late Ricky Steven Edwards. Kelly was employed at East Coast Mouldings and a faithful member of Round Hill...
Stanley Ray Fleming
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Stanley Ray Fleming, age 84 of Lowgap, passed away on Tuesday morning October 17, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born in Richmond, VA on October 12, 1939, to the late James Marvin Fleming and Ida Bell Myers Frazier Fleming. Stanley was retired from Proctor Silex after many years of dedicated service. ...
Mitchell McKinley Ayers
Oct 16, 2023
Mr. Mitchell McKinley Ayers, 70, of Lambsburg, VA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday evening, October 16, 2023, at his home. Mr. Ayers was born August 7, 1953, in Surry County, the son of the late Floyd McKinley Ayers and Ossie Belle Gwyn Whitaker Ayers. He is survived by his wife, Teressa Darlene Hull Ayers. No formal services will be held. ...
Helen Ruth Kuehlke Beard
Oct 16, 2023
Mrs. Helen Ruth Kuehlke Beard, age 87, of Mount Airy, NC, passed away on October 16, 2023, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Hudson County, New Jersey to the late Rudolf Kuehlke and the late Erna Danz Kuehlke on July 20, 1936. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Thomas Jefferson Napier
Oct 15, 2023
Mr. Thomas Jefferson Napier, age 92, of Dobson, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on October 30, 1930 in Bell County Kentucky to the late Leander and Rose Hopkins Napier. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will surely be missed by all who...
Betty Mae (Arrington) Smith
Oct 15, 2023
Mrs. Betty Mae Arrington Smith, age 91 of Rural Hall passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Smith was born on November 29, 1931, in Surry County to the late John and Zippora Durham Arrington. Betty was a faithful member of First Baptist Church Stanleyville and retired after many...
Jacob Dandridge "Dan" Pendleton, Jr.
Oct 15, 2023
Jacob Dandridge “Dan” Pendleton, Jr., age 81, of Mount Airy, passed away on October 15, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Faye Pendleton, children, Jay Pendleton, Lynn Dunn (Bob), Mark Pendleton (Elizabeth), and Shannon Bauerle (Jaime). He had five grandchildren, Jake Pendleton, Josh Pendleton, Jared Pendleton, Grace Dunn, and Hannah Bauerle;...
James Wendell "Wendy" Watson
Oct 15, 2023
Mr. James Wendell “Wendy” Watson, age 87, of Mount Airy passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born in Surry County on June 27, 1936, to the late James William Watson and the late Alma Williams Watson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Glen Franklin Hazelwood
Oct 15, 2023
Mr. Glen Franklin Hazelwood, age 89 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House – Trellis Supportive Care, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on August 18, 1934 to the late James Ernest Hazelwood and Cappie Shelton Hazelwood. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hazelwood was preceded in death...
Pastor Donald Ray Hutson
Oct 14, 2023
Pastor Donald Ray Hutson, 66, of Mount Airy, passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, October 14, 2023, in Pigeon Forge, TN, while on vacation. Pastor Ray Hutson was born February 17, 1957, in Forsyth County, the son of the late Donald Preston and Inez Paisley Cassell Hutson. Ray was a loving pastor, husband, father, papa, and great-grandpa. He founded and...