Bonita ‘Cricket’ Cain, 78, of Mount Airy, Dies at Hospice Home

Mount Airy resident Bonita ‘Cricket’ Anders Cain passed away on Friday morning, August 28, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was 78.

The death notice was confirmed by Moody Funeral Services, which is handling arrangements. No further details about survivors, memorial services, or a full biography were immediately available beyond the basic notice.

Ms. Cain, known affectionately as “Cricket,” was a longtime resident of Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, where she spent her final hours, is a well-known care facility in the region serving patients with life-limiting illnesses.

Funeral home obituaries often serve as the first public record of a person’s death, and Moody Funeral Services has a long history of providing such notices for families in Surry County and surrounding communities. The brief announcement of Ms. Cain’s passing underscores the quiet, dignified manner in which many local families choose to share news of a loved one’s death.

Local obituary pages and news outlets occasionally publish expanded tributes once families provide additional information. For now, the notice stands as a simple marker of a life that touched the Mount Airy community.