Obituaries

Rosetta Marie Purdy, 68, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025. There will be a Funeral Service on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at Norris Funeral Services - Martinsville. The family wi...

Mrs. Evona Lula Helms, age 85, of Meadows of Dan passed away suddenly and peacefully at her home on December 1, 2025. She was born on January 17, 1940, in Floyd County. Evona was known later in life t...

Mrs. Sellinah Lomalangeni Hill, age 63 of Stuart, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born on November 23, 1962 in Piggs Peak, Eswatini t...

Hester Marie Joyce Hollandsworth, 83, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2025. She was born on October 10, 1942, to the late George Calvin Joyce and Dovie Craig Joyce....

Quentin “Gene” Cochran, Sr. , 89, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025. He was born in West Virginia on October 12, 1936, to the late George Washington Cochran Sr. a...

Hazel Jean Boyd Rhodes passed Saturday, November 29, 2025. Hazel was born in Martinsville, Virginia. Hazel was born on Thursday, April 18, 1940, and the date of her death was in later part of her eig...

Jerry Wayne Whitlock, 78, passed away peacefully in Roanoke, VA on November 30, 2025. He was born on September 17, 1947, in Bassett, Virginia, to the late Esley F. Whitlock and Lessie Witt Whitlock. ...

Helen Jane Lester, age 76, of Axton, Virginia, passed away on November 29, 2025. She was born on July 10, 1949. Ms. Lester is survived by her loving partner of 37 years, Wayne Poteat; son, Stephen Le...

Mr. Darrell Nigel Dodson, age 59 of Stuart, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2025 at his home. He was born in New York on September 29, 1966. He was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Lee Dodson...

Mrs. Edith Marie Dunkley Stowe, 99, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on August 31, 1926 to Booker James ...

On Friday, November 28, 2025, William Samuel King 83, of Elijah Circle, Martinsville peacefully transitioned from this earthly life to eternal rest at his residence. He was born in Martinsville, VA on...

Helen Ann Cassell, 83, Fieldale, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2025. She was born on December 19, 1941, in Virginia, to the late Hilliard Cassell and Jettie Cassell. In add...

Vinney Stewart Foley, 93, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away on Friday, November 28, 1925. She was born on January 12, 1932, in Henry County, Virginia, to the late Harry L. Stewart and Virgie Zigl...

Avis Hodges Gilley, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. She was born to the late Fitz Lee Hodges and Effie Hale Hodges. In addition to her parents, she was p...

Gloria Chaney Smith, 96 of Martinsville passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2025. She was born February 21, 1929 to Margaret Chaney. She was preceded in death by her husband Dudley and 2 si...

Douglas was best known by those closest to him as “Poppy” or “Dougie Doug”, but for the majority, he was simply Doug. Doug was born on November 4th, 1946, in Fieldale to the late J. Alfred and...

Erica Lynette Palmer Walker, 46, of Moneta, Virginia passed away peacefully Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospice Home, Roanoke, Virgina, due to complications from cancer. She was bor...

Ruth Johnson Masters passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Danville Sovah Health. Ruth was born on April 20, 1934, in Henry County to the late Samuel W. and Amy Lovell Johnson. She lived a f...

Iris F. Perry, 95, of Bassett, Virginia, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. She was born on February 15, 1930, to the late Albert M. Fulcher and Lelia Plaster Fulcher. In add...

Eunice Roberts, 78, of Collinsville, Virginia, entered her eternal rest Wednesday, November 26, 2025. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia, on September 13, 1947, to the late Thomas Leonard Emerson ...

Mrs. Evelyn Montgomery-Parker, age 61, of Claudville, Virginia, passed away peacefully from cancer at her home, Monday evening, November 24, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Montgomery ...

Sweet B was born on Friday, November 21, 2025, sleeping in the arms of Jesus. She was the beloved daughter of Christopher Hicks and Tabitha Wyatt. She was preceded in death by her sister, Ryleigh Bel...

Coy Benjamin Lawson, 68, of Rocky Mount Virginia, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Coy was born on October 7, 1957, to Alice Joesphine Lovins Trail and Vernon Benja...

Earl Cletis Utt, 85, of Axton, Virginia, transitioned to his heavenly home Sunday, November 23, 2025. He was born June 28, 1940, in Hillsville, Virginia, to the late Earl Estel Utt and Olivia Quesenbe...

Mr. Robert L. Webb, age 84 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at his home. He was born in New York, New York on February 25, 1941, to the late Thomas E. Webb and Gertrude Acke...