Frances Egidio
Apr 19, 2023
Ms. Leila Frances Prescott Egidio, age 93, of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday morning April 19, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, NC. She was born February 26, 1930, in Orange County, FL to the late Ned Alexander Prescott and Epsie Parrish Prescott. Ms. Egidio was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend who was loved by...
Mary Lee Gravely
Apr 18, 2023
Miss Mary Lee Gravely, age 92, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at her home. She was born in Surry County on March 4, 1931, to the late Robert and Nellie Matthews Gravely. Miss Gravely retired from Spencer’s Inc. after 47 years of services. She was a very kind person, always helping others. She was very...
Michael Vance Marion
Apr 18, 2023
Mr. Michael Vance Marion, 47, of Mount Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at his home. He was born August 15, 1975, in Surry County, to Rachel Ann East Marion and the late Donald Marion. Michael was raised in White Plains. He attended White Plains Elementary School, graduated from North Surry High School in 1993, and graduated from Appalachian...
Victor Oscar Alvarez
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Victor Oscar Alvarez, age 48 of Mount Airy, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Alvarez was born on July 20, 1974 in Mexico the Augustine Villalobos and Margareta Alvarez. Victor was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. Surviving...
Charles Dale "Chuck" Whitt
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Charles Dale Whitt (Chuck), age 52, of Dobson, NC passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023. He was born to William H. Whitt and Lillie Whitt. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers Richard Lee Lester and William Whitt Jr.. Chuck loved to hunt, fish, and ride his motorcycle. He loved his...
James Edward Holt
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. James Edward Holt, age 73, of Westfield, NC, was called home to be with the Lord on April 17, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mr. Holt was born in Patrick County, VA on May 23, 1949, to the late Harvey Holt and Virginia Lawson Holt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Naomi "Nanny" Irene Hornaday Jessup
Apr 17, 2023
Mrs. Naomi Irene “Nanny” Hornaday Jessup, 94, of Mount Airy passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at Twelve Oakes Assisted Living in Mount Airy. Mrs. Jessup was born in Surry County on August 2, 1928, to the late William and Pearl Johnson Hornaday. Nanny was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all...
Deborah Roxanne Raines Shelton
Apr 16, 2023
Mrs. Deborah Roxanne Raines Shelton, 68, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, April 16, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Shelton was born January 11, 1955, in Surry County, one of three children born to the late Clyde and Agnes Hodge Raines. Deborah was a homemaker and a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. She is survived...
Robert "Bobby" Lawrence Leonard
Apr 16, 2023
Mr. Robert “Bobby” Lawrence Leonard, age 76, of Westfield, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 16, 2023. He was born June 10, 1946, in Surry County to the late Robert Corbin Leonard and Edna Virginia Sumner Leonard. He worked at Granite City Cigar for many years and worked as a DJ. Left to cherish his memory are...
Douglas Roger Dowell
Apr 15, 2023
Mr. Douglas Roger Dowell, 68, of Cana, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, at his home. He was born in Carroll County on January 17, 1955, to the late Coleman ”Roger” and Hassie “Pauline” Tilley Dowell. Mr. Dowell was in the construction business. He is survived by two sisters, Diane Bailey, and Darlene Cockerham; a brother, Cleave “DeWayne”...
Benjamin Taylor Shniederman
Apr 14, 2023
On April 14th, 2023, our son, Benjamin Taylor Shneiderman (age 27) passed away unexpectedly. He was a loving, caring son, brother, and uncle. Ben loved to smell fuel rich exhaust and burnt rubber. A blow- off on a turbo or lobed cam on a big block, cars were predictable but captivating. Ben took classes honing his skills in welding...
Larry Joe Altizer
Apr 14, 2023
Mr. Larry Joe Altizer, age 69, of Bassett, Virginia passed away at his home on Friday, April 14, 2023. He was born on October 31, 1953 to the late Arvel Altizer and Lake Morgan Altizer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Sharon Warrix, Regina Spence and Vickie Ward. Larry was a master hunter,...
Aubrey Ray Tickle
Apr 14, 2023
Mr. Aubrey Ray Tickle, 70, of Mount Airy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday night, April 14, 2023, from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Tickle was born March 21, 1953, in Surry County, the son of the late Hampton Thurman and Vera Beatrice Shelton Tickle. Aubrey retired as an engineer from Siemens/Westinghouse...
Wade Otis Phillips
Apr 14, 2023
Mr. Wade Otis Phillips, 78, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, April 14, 2023, at his home. Mr. Phillips was born on November 4, 1944, in Surry County, to the late Warren and Opal Lannie Hawks Phillips. Wade was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He owned and operated Phillips Motors for more than 53 years and...
Wayne Morris Torry
Apr 12, 2023
Wayne Morris Torry, 77, of Roaring Gap, NC, passed away on April 12, 2023, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Elisabeth (Lisa) Torry.
Born in Bossier City, LA, on March 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Herman Brooks Torry and Argyle Mayfield Torry.
Wayne served in the U.S. Army, processing photographs from Vietnam....
Mary Lou Snow
Apr 11, 2023
Mrs. Mary Lou Welch Snow, 83, of Mt. Airy passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. She was born in Surry County on September 12, 1939, to the late Brodis and Thelma Peele Welch. Mrs. Snow worked at Northern Regional Hospital before retiring from Surry County Health Department. She was...
Ronnie Edward Hylton
Apr 11, 2023
Mr. Ronnie Edward Hylton, age 62 of Woolwine, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at SOVAH of Martinsville. He was born in Patrick County on March 31, 1961. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Arthur and Winnie Hylton; his stepfather, Bernice Clint Martin; and a grandson, Jayvion Reid Hylton.
Surviving is...
Margaret Marie Hill Cassell
Apr 11, 2023
Mrs. Margaret Marie Hill Cassell, age 87 of Stuart, Virginia went to be with the Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Northern Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Patrick County on May 7, 1935, to the late Frank and Minnie Nunn Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
James "J.W." Waller Cockram
Apr 11, 2023
Mr. James “J.W.” Waller Cockram, age 81, of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born in Patrick County on July 15, 1941, to the late Paul Cockram, Sr., and the late Mae Vaughan Cockram. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Nadean Plasters Gilbert
Apr 11, 2023
Mrs. Nadean Plasters Gilbert of Patrick Springs, Virginia passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning on April 11, 2023. She was born in Patrick County to the late John C. Plasters and Rosa Lee Hundley Plasters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Fredrick “Jimmy” Gilbert; two sisters, Artie P. Milton and an...