Obituaries

Rebecca Ann “Cookie” Martin, 70, of Axton, Virginia, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026. She was born on October 1, 1955, to the late Bill Martin and Joy Phipps Martin. After graduation, Rebecca...

Debra Renee Collins, 53, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026. She was born June 12, 1972, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Gary A. Gammon, Sr. and Pamela Jane Yates Gammon...

Michelle Barker, 40, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital following a short illness. She was born August 21, 1985, in Martinsville, Virginia, to...

Irene Agnew Witt, age 94 of Martinsville, VA passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Kings Grant Retirement Community where she had been a resident for the past five years. Mrs. Witt was born on Augu...

Thelma Ruth Green Rotenberry, 89, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026. She was born on February 21, 1937, in McDowell, West Virginia, to the late Harrison Green and Tempa B...

Jack Randall Stultz, Sr. , 93, of Martinsville, VA passed away on April 1, 2026. Jack was born April 27, 1932, in the Dyers Store Community to the William Edwin Stultz and Lorretta Horne Stultz. In ad...

Donald “Wimpy” Lyndell Nowlin, age 62 of Woolwine, VA went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, March 30, 2026. He was born in Patrick County on March 2, 1964, to James Donald Nowlin and Glad...

On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Dawn L. Martin of Stuart's Draft, Va, peacefully transitioned from this life at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Courteous, efficient and dependable se...

Mary Ellen Hodges Walker, age 86, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Ruby Hodges Hall. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in deat...

Mr. Douglas D. DeVoe, Sr. of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. He was born in Highland Park, Michigan, grew up in the Greater Detroit area, and graduated from Center Line High Sc...

Peggy Gillenwater, 89, of Ridgeway, VA passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. She was born on November 18, 1936, in Ridgeway, VA to the late Paul Stratton and Sally Higgs Stratton. In addition to her...

Elisabeth Jeanne Hairston, 20, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026. She was born September 3, 2005, in Richmond, Virginia to Clemons Lee Hairston, Jr. and Lisa Jeanne Pacheco...

Douglas Ray Flaneary, 39, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away Sunday , March 29, 2026. He was born July 15, 1986, in Martinsville, Virginia to Douglas Fain and the late Laura Michelle Flaneary. Douglas...

Annie Osborne Donley, 96, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026. She was born on January 22, 1930, in Pittsylvania County, VA to the late Rose Anne Toler Osborne and William T. O...

Ms. Linda Sue Lawson, age 85 of Stuart, Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 29, 2026. She was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 25, 1940, to the late Frank Clyde La...

On Monday, March 30, 2026, God in His Infinite wisdom saw fit to call home Deacon Agatha Jackson Stockton. She passed peacefully and quietly at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. Agatha ...

On Monday, March 30, 2026, Jerry Jerome Smith, 72, of JS Holland Rd. , Ridgeway, VA peacefully transitioned from this life at Chippenham Hospital, Richmond, VA. He was born in White Plains, NY on Octo...

Lisa Ann Wilkerson passed on March 31, 2026, at the age of 52. Born July 12, 1973, in Utah, Lisa Ann Wilkerson was a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia. Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home is in charge.

Norman Haynes of Bassett, Virginia , passed away March 30, 2026. Norman lived a blessed and fulfilled life. He was born in Bassett, Virginia, graduated from Bassett High and the Army as a young man. H...

IIma Jean Edwards Moore Hopkins, age 91, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mrs. Hopkins was born on September 29, 1934 in Pulaski County, VA To Bill Edwards and Sue Bandy Stanley. In addition to...

Virginia Murphy Wright, 95, of Axton, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. She was born October 6, 1930, in Bassett, Virginia to the late Henry Murphy and Mary Slaughter Murphy. In addition ...

Karen Diane Leonard, 55, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. She was born in Eden, North Carolina, on August 19, 1970, to the late Wesley P. Leonard and Clara L. Williams Leonar...

Mr. John Franklin Clark, age 89, of Stuart, Virginia, passed away at Stanleytown Health & Rehab on March 29, 2026. He was born on August 17, 1936, to the late Harry Thomas Clark and Sallie Elizabe...

Gerald Lee Cassady, 78, of Martinsville, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2026. Born to the late Leonard Cassady and Carlene Dodson Cassady, Gerald lived a life defined by devotion to his family, ...

Phyllis Anne Garrett Sites, 83, of Callands, Virginia, passed away March 30, 2026, at her home. She was born December 7, 1942, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Joseph and Roslyn Garrett. In add...