Obituaries

Michael Paul Nester, 46, of Martinsville, Virginia, took his final rest on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was born September 25, 1979, in Martinsville, Virginia to Kenneth Paul Nester and the late Martha...

David Alan Poore, 70, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, went to his heavenly home Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was born October 6, 1955, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Marce S. Poore and Irma Mize Poor...

Brenda Lee Nance, 61, of Martinsville, Virginia, was ushered into heaven Sunday, March 22, 2026. She was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on October 12, 1964, to Arnett Ray Eanes and the lat...

Kathleen Latone Gillespie, 74, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, March 20, 2026. She was born July 23, 1951, in Rochester, New York, to the late Robe...

Mr. Norman “Cherokee” Odell Bowman, age 83, of Claudville, Virginia, passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Bowman was born in Roanoke County, V...

Donna Jean Trent Eldridge, 75, of Martinsville, passed Monday, March 23, 2026. She was born May 20, 1950, to the late Donald and Myrtle Lively Trent. Donna was a member of Temple Faith. In addition to...

Irene Elizabeth Wray Jamison, 97, of Martinsville, VA transitioned on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at her residence. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Hines Funeral Services.

Barbara Jean Cockram Felts, 71, of Axton, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026. She was born January 1, 1955, in Charity, Virginia, to the late Roy Chester Cockram and Betty June Hall Cockram S...

Elizabeth Gayle Henderson Barker, 75, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026. She was born on August 2, 1950, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Douglas Henderson and Barbara F...

Donna Jean Trent Eldridge, 75, of Martinsville, passed Monday, March 23, 2026. She was born May 20, 1950, to the late Donald and Myrtle Lively Trent. Donna was a member of Temple Faith. In addition to...

Jacky Lee Minter, 89, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Sovah Health of Martinsville and Henry County. He was born on August 18, 1936, in Martinsville, VA to the late Pos...

Jerry Mack Martin, 86, formerly of Collinsville, VA, and recently of High Point, NC and Tarpon Springs, FL, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Brookdale Senior Living in Midlothian, Virginia....

Ms. Marilyn Gwynn, age 85 of Ararat, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Laurel Fork, Virginia. Miss. Gwynn was born on June 29, 1940, in Patrick County to the late Curtis Lee and Ne...

Landon Ashley Nowlin, 49, of Stuart, Virginia, passed away at his home on March 17, 2026. A devoted husband, son, stepfather, step-grandfather, uncle, and friend, Landon was born on March 5, 1977, in ...

Kenneth Wayne Edmonds, 73, of Stanleytown, Virginia, passed away on March 22, 2026. Kenneth was born to the late Ralph Edmonds and Irene Gibbs Edmonds. He was also preceded in death by his beloved si...

Patsy Gail Servin, 62, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Born to the late Robert Lee Byrd and Rosalie Beatrice Griffin Byrd, Patsy was a loving mother, gran...

Gerald “Jerry” Douglas Minter, 76, of Martinsville, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026. Born to the late Bernard Minter and Mamie Ann Duffy Minter, Jerry lived a life grounded in love, fait...

Charlie Thomas Elixson, Jr. , 82, peacefully passed away on March 20, 2026, following a short decline in health over the past year. He was one of six children: Harold Elixson, Betty Handler, Edwin Eli...

Pastor Daniel “Dan” Charles Schelling, 76, entered his Heavenly home on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was born on June 26, 1949, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to the late Gerald Parke Schelling and Pat...

Katerra Lytosha “Tosh” Penn Mitchell, 50, of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away March 16, 2026. She was born May 2, 1975, to Eugene Penn, Sr. and Cynthia Gamble Penn. She is preceded in deat...

Doris Ann Wiggonton, age 96, of Fieldale, Virginia, passed away on March 17, 2026. She was born to the late Jessie Alburn Bentley and Jewel Doig Bentley on August 2, 1929, in Gadsden, Alabama. Along w...

Richard Paul King, age 83, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026. He was born on July 31, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts, to the late John King and Gertrude Runge King. In addition to his parents, he ...

Carolyn Marie Turner Miller, 71, of Martinsville, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Tuesday, March 17, 2025. She was born May 21, 1954, to the late Marvin R. Turner, Jr. , and Edith Mae Chan...

Cheryl Faye Cassada Gauldin, 71, of Axton, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was born October 18, 1954, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Calvin Dallas Cass...

Stephen Eugene Moore, 62, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026. He was born January 14, 1964, in Pulaski, Virginia, to the late Albert Donald Moore and Ida Lorraine Harrell Mo...