Drury Phillip Smith, age 70, Pilot Mountain, passed away on September 20, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on February 13, 1952, in Forsyth County, to the late Glenn and June Jackson Smith. Phil worked as a tobacco farmer on the Smith family farm in Stokes County, NC.  Over the years, he enjoyed bird hunting, listening to music, and sharing stories with his close friends.  He was an avid UNC basketball fan, passionately following the Tarheels from the...

Andrea Nichole Reed, 29, of Mount Airy, passed away on September 18, 2022. She was born on June 9, 1993, in Mount Airy, to the Andrew Lewis Reed and Yonna Blakey. Andrea loved flowers and doing arts and crafts. She is survived by her fiancé, Curtis Reeves; children, Isabella and Curtis Reeves; father, Andrew Lewis Reed; mother and stepfather, Yonna and Steven Blakey; brothers, Travis Reed and Nathan Turney; sister, Tabitha Pardue; grandfather, Roger Turney; grandmothers, Judy...

Mrs. Virginia Mayes Key, age 92, of Pinnacle, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. She was born on September 2, 1930 in Surry County to Lawrence Hobert Mayes and Lillian Alice Bullington Mayes.  Mrs. Key was a retired cafeteria worker for the Surry County School System and a member of Pinnacle View Baptist Church.  Mrs. Key is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Nickey “Nick” Key and wife Penny, of Gaffney, SC, Tony...

Mr. Gregory Lee Hill, age 61, of Pinnacle NC, transitioned on September 11, 2022 at home unexpectedly. He was born on September 19, 1960, in Forsyth County. Greg worked as a carpenter earlier in his career and later drove a truck with Spevco on the Winston circuit. He made many friends there and enjoyed his time with them. Later, he worked in woodworking. Greg enjoyed music, cooking, gardening, and tinkering. He was able to work on and fix any type of tool or machinery. He was quick witted...

Lisa Ann Walker, age 58, of King, passed away on September 10, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 23, 1964, in Stokes County to the late James Edward White and Geneva Inman White Lisa worked in the tobacco industry and enjoyed flea markets, yard sales, and shopping, in general.  She is survived by her sons, Jason Hall, Jonathan (Kelli-Ann) Hall, and Joshua Hall; grandson Matthew Helms; brother, Eddie White; sisters, Melinda (Roy) McKinney, Doris White, and Gloria (Dean)...

Gary Bottoms, age 57, of King, passed away on September 9th, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on Sept 8, 1965, in Forsyth County, to Jerry Wayne Bottoms and the late Stella Joan Warden. Mr. Bottoms worked as an HVAC technician and enjoyed riding motorcycles. He is survived by his son, Brian (Lisa) Byrd; daughter, Amanda Byrd; father and stepmother, Jerry and Lindy Bottoms; brothers, Christopher Bottoms and Jerry (Mary) Bottoms; sisters, Lisa (Warren) Lankford and...

Mrs. Terry Jean Hancock, age 74, of Pinnacle, passed away on September 4, 2022, at Novant Forsyth Medical Center She was born on September 1, 1948, in Columbus County to the late Edward Proctor McCormick and Barbara Jean Hanes McCormick Mrs. Hancock worked as a consumer affairs representative for Piedmont Airlines/US Air prior to joining Northern Regional Hospital as a patient registration manager. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pilot Mountain where she served on...

Mr. Michael Lee Toney, Jr., age 40, Mount Airy, passed away on September 3, 2022, at his residence. He was born on August 30, 1982, in Beckley, West Virginia to Michael Lee Toney, Sr. and Rosa Lee Hudson Michael worked in construction and knew God.  He was a man of many talents and had the ability to quote the Bible for many situations.  Michael had a heart of gold and enjoyed fishing, tattoos and, especially, orange popsicles. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Toney;...

Donald Gray Adkins, age 71, of King, celebrated his homecoming with Jesus on September 3, 2022 at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1950, in Stokes County, to the late Jackie Logan Adkins and Robert Adkins. Donald worked over thirty years for Douglas Battery in Winston Salem and preached God’s word for many years.  He was married to Rita Key of King for 33 years.  He was a wonderful father, grandfather,...

Mr. Landon Scott Bennett, age 23, of Pinnacle, passed away at his home on September 1, 2022.   Landon was born on March 30, 1999, to his father, Christopher Scott Bennett, and his mother, Tina Long DeLuca. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving father, Christopher, and wife, Dorothy Bennett; his mother, Tina DeLuca; his precious daughter, Adrienne Bennett; sisters, Keerstin Bennett and Emma Bennett; brother, Jordan Lynch; two step-brothers and a step-sister, Christian...