Obituaries

Daisy Young Barnes, 90, of Bassett, Virginia, entered her eternal rest Tuesday, May 26, 2026. She was born in Franklin County, Virginia, on June 27, 1935, to the late Milton Young and Daisy Edith Maso...

Alvin Lee Jones, Jr. , 53, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026. He was born on October 29, 1972, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Margie Gravely Jones and the late Alvin...

Robert Henry Johnson, affectionately known as “Bob” by his family and close friends was born on January 19, 1931, to Frank Johnson and Martha Vaughan Johnson in Philpott, Virginia. He was the olde...

Mr. Reginald Bennett Mayhew, age 88 of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Mr. Mayhew was born on February 15, 1938 in Martinsville, Virginia to Jesse Bennett Mayhew and Joci...

Thomas “Tommy” Lee Hayzlett, 84, of Axton, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026. He was born on August 31, 1941, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Lon Hayzlett and Reba Alice Kind...

Joyce M. Davis, 78, of Ridgeway, VA passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Stanleytown Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 7, 1948, in Henry County, VA to the late Algie Rigney Ha...

Mr. Garry Dwain Boyd, age 65 of Meadows of Dan, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Patrick County on January 3, 1960 to the late Orville Robert ...

Mr. Steven Dwayne Peal, age 59 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at SOVAH-Martinsville Hospital. He was born in Henry County on July 27, 1966. Mr. Peal was preceded in death by his mother, ...

Mr. Gary Earl Plaster, age 74 of Stuart, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2026 at his home. He was born in Henry County on July 27, 1951 to the late Posey Earl Plaster and Elizabeth Mills Pla...

Mrs. Rhoda Bowman Lyons Marshall, age 82 of Ararat, Virginia passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Twin County Reginal Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Marshall was born in Patrick Cou...

William Bennett Martin, age 95, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026. Born on June 9, 1930, he was the son of the late Dewey C. Martin and Helen Virginia Bartley Martin. In addition to his parents,...

Harold Wilson Young, 87, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2026. Born to the late Kermit Wilson Young and Allie Ersel Wagner, Harold lived a life filled with love, music, and ad...

Mildred Keatts Gunter, 86, of Fieldale, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026, at Martinsville Health & Rehab. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished sister, and faithful friend whose k...

Arrangements are pending at this time. Bassett Funeral Service is in charge.

Ms. Louise Audrey Rivers, age 77 of Bassett, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2026. She was born in New York on June 21, 1948 to the late Fredrick Charles Rivers and Edith Crawford Rivers. I...

Wayne Douglas Branscom, Jr. , 58, of Fieldale, Virginia, entered his eternal rest Friday, May 22, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia, May 28, 1967, to Wayne Douglas Branscom, Sr. and the late...

Nancy Lee Turner, 74, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She was born on September 29, 1951, in Henry County, Virginia, to the late Samuel Turner and Hazel Turner. In addit...

Clyde Russell Dalton, 82, of Axton, Virginia, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 20, 2026. He was born September 22, 1943, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to the late Harry Dalton and Edith Bell...

Betty Rebecca Myers Parnell, 85, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She was born on January 26, 1941, in Carroll County, Virginia, to the late Dewey Clarence Myers and Goldie May Bays Myers. In a...

Mrs. Essie Elna Hubbard Hughes, age 85 of Patrick Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Stuart Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on October 26, 1940, to the late Walter ...

Bernice Bertha Bain, age 87 of Kings Grant Retirement Center, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026. Mrs. Bain was born on August 31, 1938 in Winnville, Georgia to Otis Tanner and Bertha Walters Tanner...

Elizabeth Akridge Norman, 83, of Bassett, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2026, at Mulberry Creek Rehabilitation Center. Born in Bassett, Virginia, Elizabeth was the beloved daughter of the late Ja...

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...