Nora Love Snody
Oct 6, 2023
Mrs. Nora Love Brewer Snody, 90, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, October 6, 2023, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy. She was born in Forsyth County on April 11, 1933, to the late Marion Lee and Carrie Lee Whitley Brewer. Mrs. Snody retired from Quality Mills and was a member of Woodville Baptist Church. She is...
Brenda Collins Hardy
Oct 6, 2023
Mrs. Brenda Faye Collins Hardy – “Brenda Faye”, age 73 of Dobson, passed away on Oct.6th, 2023 at SECU Hospice home, surrounded by her family, after a long illness and a tough, courageous fight against cancer.
She was born in Surry County on May 27th, 1950, to the late Jonas Franklin Collins and Vernice Omie White Collins. In addition...
Dennis Neal Thompson
Oct 5, 2023
Mr. Dennis Neal Thompson, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening October 5, 2023, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on May 26, 1939, in Forsyth County to the late Neal and Isla Gray Trotter Thompson. Dennis was Surry County Manager from 1985 until 2003. Among his loves were his family, friends, reading, opera,...
William Douglas Harris, Sr.
Oct 5, 2023
Mr. William Douglas Harris, Sr., age 67 of Mount Airy, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday evening, October 5, 2023, in Mount Airy. Mr. Harris was born July 14, 1956, in Surry County to the late Archie Lee and Nancy Noonkester Harris. William was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who...
Grady Jacob Mitchell
Oct 5, 2023
Mr. Grady Jacob Mitchell, age 80, of Dobson, NC passed away on Thursday October 5, 2023. He was born in Surry County on May 5, 1943, to the late Jacob Preston Mitchell and the late Alice Hodges Mitchell. He was the Owner/Operator of Mitchell Trucking Company, and a member of Blues Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents,...
Judith Johnston Leonard
Oct 4, 2023
Judith Johnston Leonard, 77, Executive Director and Co-founder of Appalachian Mission Initiative Incorporated, and the beloved wife of Barry E. Leonard, deceased, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Louisville, KY.
Judith (Judy), was born July 7, 1946, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to...
Easter Mozelle Webb Boyd
Oct 4, 2023
Mrs. Easter Mozelle Webb Boyd, age 94, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows in Laurel Fork, Virginia. She was born in Floyd County on March 31, 1929, to the late Lonnie Webb and Edith Melissa Pendleton Webb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Glenda Kaye Niston Thomas
Oct 4, 2023
Mrs. Glenda Kaye Niston Thomas, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2023, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. Mrs. Thomas was born October 16, 1944, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late Robert Allen and Ora Geneva Cockerham Niston. Kaye worked at Spencer’s Inc. for many years and was a...
Ruby Blackburn Lambert
Oct 3, 2023
Ruby Blackburn Lambert passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 surrounded by the love of family. Throughout her life she was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and an inspiration to all.
Born on October 14, 1920 in Lambsburg, VA to Rufus and Hettie Blackburn, she was the eldest daughter of six children. She...
Randy Colvard McMillan
Oct 2, 2023
Mr. Randy Colvard McMillan, 68, of Asheville, passed away Monday morning, October 2, 2023, at Carolina Pines in Asheville. Mr. McMillan was born June 23, 1955, in Forsyth County, the oldest of two sons born to the late Lawrence Colvard “Cobb” and Lommie Jane Tate McMillan. Randy was reared in Hickory and attended St. Stephens High School. He is survived...
Margaret Eileen Welch Tolbert
Oct 1, 2023
Mrs. Margaret Eileen Welch Tolbert, 87, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital. Mrs. Tolbert was born January 20, 1936, in Surry County, to the late George H. and Jessie Belton Welch. Margaret worked at Mount Airy Mantel and Table Company for 13 years and retired from North Carolina Granite Corporation after 27 years...
Roger Lee Boyd
Oct 1, 2023
Mr. Roger Lee Boyd, age 79 of Bassett, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023. He was born in Galax, Virginia on December 28, 1943, to the late Orville R. Boyd and Emeline Sizemore Boyd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Boyd; and one nephew, Greg Boyd. Roger retired from Dupont...
Linda Louise Harbin Hicks
Sep 30, 2023
Mrs. Linda Louise Harbin Hicks, 76, of Clemmons passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Hicks was born in Surry County on December 22, 1946, to the late, Harry Wilmer Harbin, Jr. and Hilda Jane Hutchens Harbin. She grew up in Maryland and her family moved to White Plains in 1963, where she...
Lula Mae Rakes Dalton
Sep 30, 2023
Mrs. Lula “Mae” Rakes Dalton, age 93 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully on September 30, 2023. She was born in Patrick County, Virginia on October 17, 1929, to the late Elder Dewey Branscomb Rakes and Viola Mae Sink Rakes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Dalton; three sisters, Gladys Lenora...
Virgil Vanbrook Lowe
Sep 30, 2023
Mr. Virgil Vanbrook Lowe, age 70 of Lowgap passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at his home. Mr. Lowe was born September 23, 1953, to Hallie Rachel Brannock Lowe and the late Porter Lowe. Virgil was a loving father, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. Mr. Lowe owned and operated his landscaping business for many years as well...
Josie Marie (Boyd) Epperson
Sep 29, 2023
Mrs. Josie Marie Boyd Epperson, age 97 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Epperson was born April 14, 1926, in Patrick County to the late Harvey and Sarah Gwynn Boyd. Josie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She...
David Samuel Greer, Sr.
Sep 29, 2023
Mr. David Samuel Greer, Sr., age 80, of Hillsville, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem. David was born in Patrick County on July 8, 1943, to the late Sam Greer and the late Ethel Gay Hall Greer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Greer was preceded in death by two sons,...
Gifford Melvin "Pete" Easter
Sep 28, 2023
Mr. Gifford Melvin “Pete” Easter, age 89, of Cana, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, September 28, 2023. He was born on January 27, 1934 in Carrol County to the late Carnis Elmer and Celestia Rigney Easter. Mr. Easter retired from Riverdale Electronics after many years of service. Pete was a private family man who enjoyed westerns,...
Kathryn Leftwich Hodges
Sep 28, 2023
Mrs. Kathryn Leftwich Hodges, 94, of Winston Salem passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Bermuda Village in Davie County. She was born in Grayson County, VA on September 27, 1929, to the late Curtis Leroy and Lula Mae Holder Leftwich. Mrs. Hodges was a member of Old Town Baptist Church in Winston Salem. She was survived by a...
Donald Lee Terrell, Sr.
Sep 28, 2023
Donald Lee Terrell, 85, of Ararat, died Sept. 28.
Don was born June 13, 1938, in Surry County, son of Virgil and Mallie Gilley Terrell. On Sept. 24, 1960, he married Faye Armstrong. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. Don spent decades working at RJ Reynolds in Winston-Salem while maintaining a cattle farm. During his Flat Rock school...