Obituaries

Bobby Louis Lemons, 81, of Ridgeway, passed Thursday, February 19, 2026. He was born September 10, 1944, to the late Willie Thomas and Irene Carter Lemons. He was retired from Georgia-Pacific where he...

Velma Chaney Cassell, 91, of Fieldale, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 19, 2026. She was born on August 10, 1934, in Patrick County, Virginia, to the late Fred Lee Chaney and Be...

Euna Lee Martin Parcell, 93, of Collinsville, Va. passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026. She was born November 19, 1932, to Edward and Maggie Davis Martin. In addition to her parents, she was prec...

Virgil “Glenn” Ferguson 87, of Bassett passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 16, 1938 to the late Virgil Greene Ferguson and Lessie Ire...

Mary Jane Barrow Price transitioned to her heavenly home on February 17, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents Everett and Mary Barrow; two brothers, Fred Barrow & Everett Barrow; sister ...

Cynthia Diuguid White, 61, of Axton, Virginia, entered her heavenly rest Sunday, February 15, 2026. She was born in Eden, North Carolina, on May 20, 1964, to Bobby White and the late Brenda Diuguid Wh...

Antoine Dion Ziglar, 48, of Pony Place, Martinsville, VA departed this life on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Roanoke Carilion Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. A native of Ridgeway, VA, he was born on...

In loving memory of Mamie Moyer, who departed this life on February 17, 2026. She was 87 years old. She was born to the late Sam Herford and the late Annie Wade Herford on December 5, 1938, in Eden, N...

Walter Allen Barber, 97, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026. He was born on April 17, 1928, in Eden, North Carolina, to the late John Barber and Myrtle Sigmon Barber. In addition to his parents,...

Carolyn Dianne Brandon Venable was born on October 21, 1954, to the late Robert Lee Brandon, Sr. and the late Creola Brandon Harris. She was a lifelong resident of Martinsville and a proud 1973 gradua...

Michael Henry Gilley passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 14, 2026. He was born to the late Willie D. “Bill” Gilley and Carleen Gilley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in d...

Sabrina Lynn Carter, 54, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born September 8, 1971, in Martinsville, Virginia to Imogene McKinney Blankenship and the late Larry ...

Rachel Faye Cuff, 72, of Martinsville, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born October 8, 1953, in Henry County, Virginia, to the late Ivory G. Manns and Lo...

Mrs. Thelma Oneda Hooker Puckett, age 82 of Vesta, VA passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Saturday, February 14, 2026. She was born in Patrick County on October 2, 1943, ...

Mary Allen, 64, of Martinsville, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born July 29, 1961, in Grundy, Virginia to the late Charles Barrett Lester, Sr. and Pear...

Elizabeth “Inez” Riddle, 66, of Martinsville, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born in Callands, Virginia, on April 10, 1959, to the late Robert Lee R...

Shemikka D. Stokes, 48, of Charlotte, North Carolina, transitioned to her heavenly home Wednesday, February 11, 2026. She was born March 13, 1977, in Martinsville, Virginia to George D. Parker, Jr. (V...

Michael “Shane” Wilson, 39, of Evington, Virginia, entered his eternal rest Wednesday, February 11, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia, on November 3, 1986, to Denise Dawn Helm and Michae...

Delsey Gravely Stockton, 63, of Martinsville, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Sunday, February 8, 2026. She was born August 26, 1962, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Lewis Gravely a...

Constance "Connie" Saul Thacker, 70, of Martinsville went home to be with her Lord, Monday, February 9, 2026. She was born in Texas on March 8, 1955, to the late Hender and Juanita Spicer Saul. Connie...

Mr. Thomas Adrian Bender, 49, of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy. Born on September 27, 1976, in Summersville, West Virginia, to Ar...

Carlene Oakes, 91, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026. She was born in Bassett, Va. December 17, 1934, to Jerry Thomas “J. T. ” Ingram and Berta Bell Arnold Ingram....

Charles Maurice Roach, 82, formerly of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Va. , August 29, 1943, to the late Clay Maurice Roach and Louise Geneva Fr...

Glen Edwin Leggett, 70, of Collinsville, Virginia, entered his eternal rest Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was born in Buchannon, West Virginia, on April 7, 1955, to the late Harold Wayne Leggett and ...

Benny Frank Smith, 82, of Ridgeway, Virginia, met his Lord and Savior face to face Sunday, February 8, 2026. He was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina on July 11, 1943, to the late Paul Smith and F...