Obituaries

Tony Lee Watkins, 67, of Axton, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born on April 2, 1959, in Eden, North Carolina, to Jesse Lee Watkins and Donna Kay Smith Kennon. He was preceded in...

Larry David Moser, Sr. , 78, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born on April 28, 1948, in Maryville, Tennessee, to the late Albert Moser and Sara Marie White Mose...

Jacqueline Jean Shearing, 86, of Patrick Springs, VA passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. She was born on February 14, 1940 in Patrick Traverse City, MI to the late Fern Harrison Shearing and Clyde S...

Ashley Shaunte Smith Shareef 39, of Roanoke, VA transitioned suddenly on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Hines Funeral Services.

Harry Waller, 85, of Axton, Virginia, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026. He was born on September 9, 1940, in Dry Fork, Virginia, to the late Samuel Waller and Lillie Inge Waller. In addition to hi...

Booker “Rodney” Stone, 85, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2026. He was born February 13, 1941, in Bassett, Virginia, to his late parents, Booker and Marie Shelton Stone. I...

Michael Stephen Carter, 57, of Axton, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. He was born on November 17, 1968, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Henry Stephen Carter and Gladys Marie C...

Mr. James Gray Guynn, age 93, of Ararat, VA, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Patrick County, VA, September 1, 1932, the son of the late George and Pearli...

Shirley Frances Taylor, aged 78, of Martinsville, Virginia, peacefully transitioned from this life on May 19, 2026, at her residence. Born and raised in Martinsville on August 17, 1947, to the late M...

Sarah Frances Persinger Altizer, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026. She was born on January 23, 1943, in Williamson, West Virginia, to Howard Moses Persinger and Minnie Helen Johnson ...

Gerald “Jerry” Redd Roach, 90, of Axton, Va. passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at his home in Axton, Va. He was born in Henry County on June 13, 1935, to Redd Roach and Daisy Haley Roach. In a...

James Stafford King, Jr. 87, of Martinsville, VA passed away peacefully on May 18, 2026, at Franklin Health & Rehab Center, Rocky Mount, VA. Courteous, efficient and dependable services provided ...

Peggy Tatum Williams of Port Republic, Maryland passed away peacefully on May 07, 2026 in her hometown of Stuart, VA. She was born on January 27, 1931 in High Point, NC to the late William C. Tatum, S...

Sheldon Lee Boyd, 81, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away on November 25, 2025, in The Villages, Florida. Sheldon was born in Patrick County, Virginia, to Oscar Lee Boyd and Nannie Hall Boyd on ...

Walter Flood, 61, of Martinsville, Virginia, entered his eternal rest Thursday, May 14, 2026. He was born on October 12, 1964, in Martinsville, Virginia, to Eddie Randolph Flood and the late Doris Mit...

Dorothy Bill Hairston, the daughter of the late Jessie Ben Hairston, Sr. and Clara Ann Hairston, was born in Henry County on June 7, 1938. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 13, 2026, at Sovah Hos...

Mrs. Lala Pendleton Hubbard, age 82 of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior at her home on Saturday, May 16, 2026. She was born in Patrick County on June 30, 1943, to the late...

Rae Lynne Finch Bogle, 67, of Critz, VA passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. She was born on August 29, 1958, in Iowa to the late Janet Ruth Peyton and Dale C. Peyton. In addition to her parents, s...

Stanley Leroy Van Etten (1937–2026) A life devoted to faith, scholarship, and the preservation of American sporting history Stanley Leroy Van Etten, a minister, professor, publisher, and respected h...

Mr. Darren “Bubba” Jordan, age 49, of Stuart, Virginia, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. He was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, on January 20, 1977. He was preceded in death by h...

Virgie Ashworth Taylor, 82, of Axton, passed Thursday May 14, 2026. She was born May 6, 1944, to the late William Elderidge and Winnie Bray Ashworth. Virgie retired from VA. Logistics and was a member...

With deep love and sorrow, we announce the passing of Elizabeth Christine Patrick Dye, born on July 12, 1964, in Richlands, Virginia, who left this world on May 8, 2026, at her home in Spencer, Virgin...

Laura Ellen Neaves Clark, 72, of Martinsville, passed Wednesday, May 13, 2026. She was born on March 10, 1954, to the late James Woodrow and Reva Neugent Neaves. Laura attended First Baptist Church of...

Tamma Hairston 65, of Martinsville, VA departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Martinsville Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Martinsville, VA a daughter of the Rufus and Sarah Belcher...

Marie Murphy Garrett, 83, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 24, 1942, in Halifax County, Virginia, to the late Ernest C. Murp...