Obituaries

Mark Allan Taylor, 51, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Franklin Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on April 2, 1975, in Martinsville, Virginia, to M...

Major Henry Scales, Jr. , 72, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026. He was born on February 15, 1954, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Major Scales, Sr. and Mildred ...

Shirley Ann Turner Mason, 85, of Rocky Mount, VA passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026, at her residence. She was born on August 6, 1941, to the late Richard Dewey Turner, Sr. and Alphia Hutcherso...

Elizabeth Sipe Motley Sutphin, age 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, September 14, 2026, at Sovah Hospital in Martinsville, VA. Born in Danville, VA on October 4, 1939...

Mrs. Judy Ann Shough Booth, age 80, of Stuart, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on July 9, 1946, to the late Jacob Noel Sho...

Mrs. Donna Lynn Henry, age 71 of Bassett, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026 at her residence after a decline in health. Mrs. Henry was born on January 30, 1955 to the Julius Henry Sc...

A funeral service will be held for Gregory and his brother Sydney on September 18, 2026, at noon, with a visitation one hour prior. All services will be held at Bassett Funeral Service Chapel.

Walter Garrett Sharpe, 93, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026. He was born on January 8, 1933, in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Benjamin Everett Sharpe, Sr. , and Hel...

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

Bruce Lee Smith, 63, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 13, 2026. He was born on January 16, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late Robert Edward Smith, Sr. and...

Michael David Franklin, 53, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 10, 2026. He was born on February 25, 1973, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to Donald Edward Mars and Joyce Lo...

In Loving Memory of Wendy Denise Sheppard Holcomb Wendy Denise Sheppard Holcomb passed peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2026. She was born October 8, 1970, in Stuart, Virginia. Wendy is survived b...

Lawrence “Melvin” DeHart, Sr. , age 89 of Woolwine, Virginia, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 12, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Melvin, as he was called by all, was precede...

Ms. Barbara Annette Williams, age 80 of Claudville, VA passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at her home. She was born in Patrick County on December 31, 1945 to Woodrow Thompson Willi...

Joseph Allen Freeman, 43, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026. He was born in Martinsville October 5, 1982, to James E. “Jimmy” Freeman and the late Cheryl Jean Pilson Fr...

Larry Roscoe Smith, 76, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 11, 2026. He was born in Ridgeway on May 9, 1950, to Moses Roscoe Smith and Melva Lee Wright Smith, both d...

Meredith Jo Reffett, 54, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026. She was born February 5, 1972, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Richard L. Reffett and Betty Jo Hendren Reffet...

Mary Dollarhite O’Dell, 86, of Ridgeway and Bassett, VA passed away on September 10, 2026. She was a cherished mother, grandmother, and great grandmother affectionately known as GG. Her loving prese...

Rose Mary Vaughn, 72, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026. She was born on January 23, 1954, in Patrick County, Virginia, to the late Charlie Amos Vaughn and Christi...

Chris Pardalis, 84, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. He was born on December 5, 1941, in Greece to the late John Pardalis and the late Evdokia Pardalis. In additio...

Child of God, wife, mother, sister and friend, Mary Ann Peters Ronk passed away on September 8, 2026, at age 73. Surviving is her husband of 51 years, Calvin, daughter, Lori Sammons, brothers and sist...

Richard “Tony” Antonio Flint, 64, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at SOVAH Health Martinsville. Richard was born on January 16, 1962, in Rockbridge County, Vi...

Timothy Ratcliff, 61, of Fieldale passed Friday September 11, 2026, at his residence. Tim was born July 4, 1965, to the late Carl W. "Buford" and Gracie Harmon Ratcliff. Tim had worked as Maintenance ...

Mrs. Judy Turner Foley, age 76 of Ridgeway, VA, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. She was born in Patrick County, VA on March 30, 1950 to the late John Henry Turner a...

Edmond Leo Hanrihan Jr. , of Courtland, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at a nursing home in Martinsville, Virginia, following a prolonged illness that began in March. Although he...