Ronnie Paige Newman
Dec 1, 2023
Mr. Ronnie Paige Newman, age 74 of Stuart, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. He was born in Patrick County on June 30, 1949, to the late Henry Camden Newman and Manie Lucille Hill Newman Gammons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his maternal...
Nancy Lou Hayes
Dec 1, 2023
Mrs. Nancy Lou Hayes, age 93, of Mount Airy, passed away in the early morning hours, Friday, December 1, 2023, at Surry Community Health and Rehab with her loving family by her side. Nancy was born August 25, 1930, to the late Carl and Eva Jones. Mrs. Hayes was a well-known spiritual woman with a strong faith in...
Iris Nelly Bryant
Nov 30, 2023
Mrs. Iris Nelly Bryant, age 79, died peacefully at The Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Mrs. Bryant was born on December 21, 1943 in Claudville, VA to William Samuel Goins and Nellie Willard Goins. She attended Blue Ridge High School. She worked many years at Proctor Silex and retired from...
Buddy Norman Gallimore
Nov 30, 2023
Mr. Buddy Norman Gallimore, age 86, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Carroll County, Virginia, on January 27, 1937, to the late Norman Estel Gallimore and the late Lizzie Mae Melton Gallimore. Mr. Gallimore managed the radio station in Dobson for several...
Clyde Russell "Pete" Perry
Nov 30, 2023
Mr. Clyde Russell “Pete” Perry, age 81 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at his home. He was born in Floyd County on June 29, 1942 to the late Christopher Clyde Perry and Mildred “Mim” Bonniline Hall Perry. In addition to his parents, Mr. Perry was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Wayne Perry; two brothers-in-law, Lonza...
Arnold Ray "Runt" Goins, Sr.
Nov 30, 2023
Mr. Arnold Ray “Runt” Goins, Sr. age 85, of Mount Airy, passed away November 30, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Arnold was born June 15, 1938, to the late Claude Lee and Sallie Bet Goins. Mr. Goins was profoundly known within the community for his good spirits and expertise in working on small engines, as he owned/operated Goins Small...
Robert Arlie Allen
Nov 29, 2023
Mr. Robert Arlie Allen, age 83 of Mount Airy, formerly of Conway, South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Allen was born on October 7, 1940, in Davidson County, North Carolina to the late Robert Lee and Clara Mae Essick Allen. Robert was a faithful member of...
Myrtle Mae Shinault Wright
Nov 29, 2023
Mrs. Myrtle “Mae” Shinault Wright, age 84, of Dobson, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at her daughter, Beverly Johnson’s home. She was born in Surry County, on August 21, 1939, to the late Oscar Marvin Shinault, and the late Esther Whitt Shinault. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, a homemaker, a cook who “made...
Ruth Dunbar Hawks
Nov 29, 2023
Mrs. Ruth Dunbar Hawks, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on October 23, 1939, to the late Elmer James and Gladys Ellen Slate Dunbar. Mrs. Hawks retired as Contracting Agent of Mt. Airy License Plate Agency, and a member...
John Alfred Mount
Nov 28, 2023
Mr. John Alfred Mount, age 87 of Mount Airy, passed away during the morning hours of Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born June 20, 1936, in Sedgwick County, Kansas to the late Mary Dooley and John Elmer Mount. Mr. Mount was a veteran of both the United States Navy...
Teddy Ray Doss
Nov 28, 2023
Mr. Teddy Ray Doss, age 75, of Stuart, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at his home. He was born on December 31, 1947, to the late Coy Lester and Emma Odell Doss.
Teddy was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a quiet-natured man who enjoyed working, spending time with his family, and attending...
Beatrice Chaney Kirkman
Nov 28, 2023
Mrs. Beatrice Chaney Kirkman, age 102 of Mount Airy passed away earlier Tuesday morning, November 28, 2023, at Twelve Oaks Retirement Facility in Mount Airy. Mrs. Kirkman was born August 25, 1921, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Edward and Daisy Dunkley Chaney. Beatrice was the oldest member of New Venture Baptist Church where she attended as long as...
Donald Ray Hylton
Nov 27, 2023
Mr. Donald Ray Hylton, age 87 of Stuart, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection. He was born in Henry County on July 26, 1936, to the late James Emmett Hylton and Pearlie May Ingram Hylton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters,...
Richard Gail Isaacs
Nov 26, 2023
Mr. Richard Gail Isaacs, age 88, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Sunday Morning November 26, 2023. He was born in Lincoln County, West Virginia on October 3, 1935, to the late Richard Verlin Isaacs and the late Eulah Maude Pullen Isaacs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
James Bryan Holland
Nov 26, 2023
Mr. James Bryan Holland, age 96, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away at his granddaughter’s home in Germanton, NC, on Sunday morning, November 26, 2023. He was born in Laurens County, South Carolina on September 12, 1927, to the late Ansel Clair Holland and the late Mattie Lee Killebrew Holland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Earlene (McCraw) Frye Smith
Nov 26, 2023
Mrs. Earlene “Mimi” McCraw Frye Smith, age 87 of Mount Airy passed away early on Sunday morning, November 26, 2023, the same day as her dad did back in 1970, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, while her loving daughter held her hand. Mrs. Smith was born on April 3, 1936, in Surry County to the...
Hansel Leon Conner
Nov 25, 2023
Mr. Hansel Leon Conner, age 83, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023, at The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born in Patrick County on July 7, 1940, to the late John Edward Conner and Essie Hylton Conner. He retired from Hutchens Petroleum with over 30 years of service. ...
Joe Dexter Felts
Nov 25, 2023
Mr. Joe Dexter Felts, of Mount Airy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, November 25, 2023. Mr. Felts was a native of Carroll County, VA, and was the younger of two children born to the late Dexter Elmer and Louvenia Edwards Felts. Joe retired from Proctor-Silex Inc. after many years of dedicated service, and...
Johnnie Leon Puckett
Nov 25, 2023
Mr. Johnnie Leon Puckett, age 74 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on January 28, 1949. He was preceded in death by his father, John Taylor Puckett; his birth mother, Mary Simms Puckett Hylton; and a sister, Eva Sue Vaught. He had worked for United Elastic and Hanes...
Marvel Elaine Martin
Nov 25, 2023
Marvel Elaine Martin, age 83, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born February 25, 1940, in Surry County. Both her parents, James W. Martin and Mamie Sue Boyd Martin, an infant brother, William Boyd Martin, and her long-time partner, Jack Moser, also preceded her in death. A resident...