Brenda Gail Martin Conner
Aug 23, 2023
Mrs. Brenda Gail Martin Conner age 66 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She was born on February 17, 1957, to William Noel Martin and Ruby Martin. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, John Edgar and Jettie...
Susan Ackermann Tabor
Aug 23, 2023
Mrs. Susan Ackermann Tabor age 67 of Stuart, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. She was born on September 25, 1955, in Bristol, Tennessee to the late Frederick Ackermann and Margaret Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Fredrick Ackermann, II; her mother-in-law, Doris Tabor and a sister-in-law, Kathy...
Ethel Alline Callaway Smith
Aug 23, 2023
Mrs. Ethel Alline Callaway Smith, 97, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday evening, August 23, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Smith was born October 16, 1925, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Thomas Daniel and Laura Faulkner Callaway. She is survived by three sons and four daughters-in-law, Robert “Bobby” and Treva Smith, James “Jimmy” and Teresa Smith, Thomas “Tommy”...
Edith Ann Beam Lewis
Aug 23, 2023
Mrs. Edith Ann Beam Lewis, age 83, of Pinnacle, NC passed away at Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Airy, NC on Wednesday evening August 23, 2023. She was born in Rowan County on January 3, 1940, to the late Carl Quentine Beam and the late Julia Ann Sowers Beam. In addition to her parents, she was...
Rachel Mayvone Faw Puckett
Aug 22, 2023
Mrs. Rachel Mayvone Faw Puckett, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on March 12, 1945, to the late William Euriah and Mittie Ann Jarrell Faw. Mrs. Puckett retired from Blue Ridge Burk Insurance Company. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Teddy Aldean Medley
Aug 21, 2023
Mr. Teddy Aldean Medley, age 87, formerly of Dobson, passed away Monday, August 21. Mr. Medley was born November 30, 1935, in Surry County, to the late Lucian Medley and the late Nora Royall Medley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Donese Southard Medley; his brother, Larry Medley; his sister-in-law, Mildred...
Michael Kenneth Collins
Aug 21, 2023
Mr. Michael Kenneth Collins, age 70, of Elkin, NC passed away at his home on August 21, 2023. He was born in Surry County on March 16, 1953, to the late Grady Lee Collins and the late Evelyn Elizabeth Adams Collins.
He was retired from Louisiana Pacific, a member of Union Cross Baptist Church. In addition to his...
Shane Jonathan Gates
Aug 21, 2023
Mr. Shane Jonathan Gates, 51, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at his mother’s home in Lambsburg, VA, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Gates was born April 29, 1972, in Surry County, to John Gates and Gale Gates Grow. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his adored children and their spouses, Olivia Gates, Zachary and Ashlee...
Selva Jean Key Danley
Aug 20, 2023
Mrs. Selva Jean Key Danley, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 20, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Danley was born February 17, 1938, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Dock and Mollie Reid Key. Selva graduated as the class of 1956 valedictorian from Copeland High School. She was...
Rev. Junior Willie Wimbush
Aug 20, 2023
Rev. Junior Willie Wimbush, age 90 of Woolwine, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at his home. He was born in Patrick County on November 21, 1932, to the late Lester Wimbush and Nannie Conner Wimbush. In addition to his parents, Rev. Wimbush was preceded in death by his first wife, Avis Pilson Wimbush; five brothers, Leon, Curtis, Joseph, Bernard,...
Gracie Ann Surratt Boyd
Aug 20, 2023
Mrs. Gracie Ann Surratt Boyd, 84, of Mt. Airy passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on October 4, 1938, to the late Luther and Melisha Payne Surratt. Mrs. Boyd retired from Pine State Knitwear. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will...
Edward "Eddie" Lee Beck
Aug 18, 2023
Mr. Edward “Eddie” Lee Beck, age 48, passed away at his home on Friday August 18, 2023. He was born in Surry County on August 28, 1975, to the late Bud Beck and Sherry Hauser. He was a loving father and husband. Eddie will be missed by many. He was the owner of EVCO Plumbing. Eddie loved to ride...
Mary Frances McMillian Smith
Aug 16, 2023
On Wednesday afternoon, August 16, Mary McMillian Smith passed away at her childhood home after an eight-month battle with cancer. Born on October 20, 1956, she was the daughter of Henry and Frances Harrell McMillian who taught her from an early age the value of family and hard work. Mary's thirty-year career as a rural mail carrier brought her in...
Bishop "Papa" Willie Lee Reynolds
Aug 16, 2023
Bishop “Papa” Willie Lee Reynolds, age 86 of Patrick Springs, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 16, 2023. He was born in Patrick County on May 5, 1937, to the late Roosevelt Reynolds and Ellen Cobb Reynolds. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Paul Stanley Fisher
Aug 14, 2023
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Paul Stanley Fisher, died August 14, 2023, at the age of 81. He was a man who loved God, his wife, family, and his fellowmen.
Paul was born at home on March 7, 1942, in Centerville, Utah to Marlow Lyon and Leone Parrish Fisher. He always said that one thing was...
Reverend Theodore "Ted" Clinton Turman
Aug 14, 2023
The Reverend Theodore Clinton “Ted” Turman of Mount Airy passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was 71 years old. The Reverend Turman was born November 9, 1951, in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Marie Martin and Silas Turman. He retired as...
Cora Pauline O'Brien
Aug 13, 2023
Ms. Pauline “Polly” Robertson O’Brien, age 91, daughter of the lateC. W. (Lum) and Lula Branscome Robertson, Mt. Airy, NC, passedaway Sunday, August 13, 2023, at Our Lady of the Valley RetirementCommunity in Roanoke, VA. After working many years as a secretary,she became a private duty caregiver and enjoyed helping others.Throughout the years Polly enjoyed playing bridge, golfing, andespecially...
Denise Evon Connelly
Aug 13, 2023
Denise “Dee” Evon (Joyce) Connelly, age 61, of Mount Airy, NC, donned her running shoes and giggled and skipped healthily and happily beyond the Pearly Gates from Forsyth Medical Center at 4:02 AM on Sunday, August 13, 2023. She crossed the finish line breathlessly, yet triumphantly with her arms held high, thus completing the final leg of her amazing...
Treva Delene Hughes Morrison Phillips
Aug 13, 2023
Treva Delene Hughes Morrison Phillips, age 76 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Washington, DC to the late Patrick Jewell Hughes, Sr. and Monnie Delene Pendleton Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, John Daniel “J.D.” Phillips. She attended...
Harold Flournoy Hill
Aug 13, 2023
Mr. Harold Flournoy Hill, age 89, of Hillsville, VA, passed away on Sunday afternoon August 13, 2023, at Waddell Nursing and Rehab. He was born in Carroll County on January 18, 1934, to the late Arnold Jackson Hill and Virginia Mildred Combs Hill. He proudly served our country in the US Army and was a retired dairy farmer. Mr....