Carolyn Bateman
May 3, 2023
Carolyn Genevieve Bateman, aged 82, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2023.
Formerly of Roselle, New Jersey and Mt. Airy, where she spent the majority of her life, Carolyn lived her remaining years in Eatontown, New Jersey.
Carolyn and her husband Lloyd, who predeceased her, were owners of Lloyds Restaurant in Garwood, New Jersey for over 16 years. She...
Gary Lee Cummings
May 2, 2023
Mr. Gary Lee Cummings, age 71, of Patrick Springs, Virginia departed this earthly life on May 2, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia on October 3, 1951, to the late Willie Allen “Bill” Cummings and the late Nannie Deal Cummings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one granddaughter,...
Jewel Elaine Gentry Thomas
May 1, 2023
Ms. Jewel Elaine Gentry Thomas, age 79, of Mount Airy passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Thomas was born in Surry County on April 11, 1944, to the late Lawrence and Wilma Hawks Gentry. Jewel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother sister, and friend. She will be deeply...
Junior Leo Turner
May 1, 2023
Mr. Junior Leo Turner, age 92 of Stuart, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on January 27, 1931, to the late Len Turner and Martha Texas Adams Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 1st...
Phyllis Jean Golding
Apr 30, 2023
Mrs. Phyllis Jean Golding, age 68 passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Golding was born February 17, 1955, in Carroll County to Forest Marie Bryant Golding and the late C.J. Golding. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Surviving are her twin sons, Phil Hawks (Crystal), Neal Hawks (Jennifer); five...
Mary Faye Lowe Jarvis
Apr 30, 2023
Mrs. Mary Faye Lowe Jarvis, age 100, of Mount Airy, went to her heavenly home on Sunday night April 30, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on February 8, 1923, to the late Talmadge Plato Lowe and Lottie Alma Vaughan Lowe. Mrs. Jarvis was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Mary Faye...
Joy Ann Turner
Apr 29, 2023
Ms. Joy Ann Turner, age 82, of Stuart, passed away on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart.
She was born March 4, 1941, in Stuart, VA to Dana and Virginia Hazelwood Haymond. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Barry Wayne Turner, and granddaughter, Alli Lane Turner.
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Vicky Lynn (Marshall) Cockerham
Apr 29, 2023
Mrs. Vicky Lynn Marshall Cockerham, age 64, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Cockerham was born January 3, 1959, in Surry County, North Carolina to Mildred Morris Marshall and the late Leonard Carl Marshall. Vicky was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that knew...
Mala Mae (Jones) Sellers
Apr 29, 2023
Mrs. Mala Mae Ruth Jones Sellers, age 72 of Lexington, formally of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Village Care of King in King, North Carolina. Mrs. Sellers was born February 24, 1951, in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Clyde Walter and Annie Arr Villa Lowe Jones. Mala was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Victor Keith Rakes
Apr 28, 2023
Mr. Victor Keith Rakes, age 67 of Critz, Virginia passed away at his home on Friday, April 28, 2023. He was born in Martinsville on September 25, 1955, to the late Walter Raleigh Rakes, Sr., and Rachel Martin Rakes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Walter Raleigh Rakes, Jr.
Victor was a 1973 graduate of...
Douglas Steven Kallam
Apr 28, 2023
Mr. Douglas Steven “Steve” Kallam, 85, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday night, April 28, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Kallam was born October 1, 1937, in Surry County, one of eight children born to the late William Allen and Lilliam Simpson Kallam. Steve was reared on a family farm in the White...
Christine (Sleight) Ayers
Apr 28, 2023
Mrs. Christine Sleight Ayers, age 85 of Mount Airy, passed away on Friday evening, April 28, 2023, in Mount Airy. Mrs. Ayers was born in Surry County to the late George Franklin Sleight and Minnie Pearl Payne Sleight Shelton. Christine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all that...
Bertie Hiatt Hicks
Apr 28, 2023
Mrs. Bertie Hiatt Hicks, 94, of Surry County, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkin, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hicks was born September 26, 1928, in Surry County, to the late Joe and Hattie Edwards Hiatt. She was admired and adored by the many that knew her. Left to cherish her...
Eunice Rorrer Goode
Apr 27, 2023
Mrs. Eunice Rorrer Goode, age 80, formerly of Stuart, Virginia passed away on April 27, 2023, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. She was born in Patrick County on March 3, 1943, to the late Jessie and Alice Chaney Rorrer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years,...
Wanda Grey Slate
Apr 27, 2023
Mrs. Wanda Grey Dixon Slate, 78, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on September 26, 1944, to the late Garvie Roe Dixon, Sr. and Nellie Jane Lowe Dixon. Mrs. Slate retired from Quality Mills and was a faithful member of Genesis Full Gospel...
Mary Alice Frye Styers
Apr 27, 2023
Mrs. Mary Alice Frye Styers, age 90 of Patrick Springs, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at her home. She was born in Iredell County, NC on August 1, 1932, to the late Jesse Frank Frye and Phosey Mae Caudle Frye. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold...
Richard Dale Pell
Apr 27, 2023
Mr. Richard Dale Pell, age 63, of Mount Airy passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Atrium Wake Forest Health in Winston Salem, NC. He was born in Surry County, May 24, 1959, the son of the late Elbert Franklin and Katherine Holyfield Pell. Mr. Pell was employed by Beck Trucking in Dobson, NC and was of the...
Darrell Lovill
Apr 26, 2023
Mr. Richard Darrell Lovill, age 67, of Cana, VA, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday evening April 26, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC surrounded by his loving family. Darrell was born in Surry County on February 12, 1956, to Betty Lou Slate Lovill and the late Richard Arlis “Butch” Lovill. He worked at NC Granite...
Patricia Sue Hice Lowe
Apr 26, 2023
Mrs. Patricia Sue Hice Lowe, age 74, of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her residence. She was born August 1, 1948, in Surry County, to the late Robert Woodrow Hice and the late Ruth Odell Vernon Hice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia and Bert...
Kenneth Arnold Martin
Apr 26, 2023
Mr. Kenneth Arnold Martin, 82, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday night, April 26, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Martin was born May 18, 1940, in Surry County, the son of the late Elisha and Emma Pell Martin. Kenneth served our country in the United States Army from 1963 until 1965, just as the Vietnam...