Obituaries

Cheryll Ann Sowers, 47, of Axton, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born December 3, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Michael Lyn Sowe...

Vivian Laonia Stone Stafford, 96, of Bassett, VA passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Stanleytown Health Care. She was born on July 4, 1927, in Henry, VA to the late Albert Stone and Annie Lovel...

On October 4, 2023, John Anthony McDaniel was called to be with the Lord. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Reynolds McDaniel. Those surviving include his father, Eugene Marvin McDaniel; h...

Darrell Ray Hunt, age 76, of Collinsville, VA, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023 in Henry County. He was born March 2, 1947 in Whitewood, VA to Chester Hunt and Rutha Horn Hunt. In addition to h...

Frank David Carter, 84, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at his residence. He was born on September 22, 1939, to the late George M. Carter and Flora Blanche Harris Cart...

Debra Dianne Hairston, 72, of Martinsville, gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at her residence. She was born on August 6, 1951, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late Jessie Hylt...

Billy Charles Robertson, 71, of Ferrum, Virginia, closed his earthly book of life on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at the Carilion Franklin Memorial in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He was born on April 13, 19...

Isabelle “Freda” Starling Preston was born to James and Edna Starling on April 17, 1939, in Maybeury, West Virginia. The Lord called her to eternal rest on October 2, 2023, at her residence. She ...

James “Jim” William Hodge, Jr. , 78, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born April 8, 1945, in Martinsville, to the...

Arthur Lee Dandridge, Jr. , 64, of Fieldale, Virginia, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1958, in Martinsville, Virginia, to Gwendolyn Callaway Eggleston an...

Shirley Jean Lusk Littles, 81, of Axton, Virginia, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Virginia, to the late Arthur Lusk and Era Massey Hod...

Joanne Riggs, 68, of Webster, Florida passed away in Bushnell, Florida on September 27, 2023. She was born in Keystone, West Virginia on April 27, 1955, to Lonnie and Vennie Green. She was Christian i...

On Sunday, October 1, 2023, Antoine J. “Smoke” Preston 47, of Owens Rd. , Martinsville, VA transitioned from this earthly life to eternal life. He was born in Martinsville, VA on October 14, 1975,...

Darrell Ray Hunt, age 76, of Collinsville, VA, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023, in Henry County. He was born March 2, 1947, in Whitewood, VA to Chester Hunt and Rutha Horn Hunt. In addition to...

Mary E. Stredrick, 86, of Bassett, VA, died on October 1, 2023, in Bassett, VA. She was born on May 7, 1937, the daughter of the late Lawyer T. and Pencie V. Wimbush, both of Henry County, VA She was ...

Ann Bolbach White, a 52-year resident of Washington, DC, and a teacher for 25 years, died on the evening of Friday, September 29, 2023, of a heart attack in Martinsville, Virginia. White moved to Was...

Walter Everett Tawney, 50, of Danville, Virginia, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023. He was born August 29, 1973, in Danville, Virginia, to Mary L. Wilson McMillan and the late Walter Hoge Tawn...

Mary Ellen Shelton, 58, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 2, 1965, in Martinsville, VA to Mary Alice Atkins ...

On Sunday, October 1, 2023, Windle Watkins 90, of Martinsville, transitioned from this earthly life to eternal life. He was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, on May 6, 1933, the son of the late Willie ...

Thomas Elmo Hall or “Tommy” to his friends and family, passed away at Forsyth Hospital in Winston Salem on September 29, 2023, at the age of 78. He was born on August 3, 1945, in Huntington, West ...

Barbara McGuire Harris, 82, of Axton Va. passed away Friday, September 29, 2023. She was born in Martinsville, Va. on April 27, 1941, to Roy Lee McGuire and Virginia Hairfield McGuire. In addition to...

Helen Knott, 98 ½ years of age, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Friday, September 29, 2023. Helen was born on April 23, 1925, in Francisco, N. C. to the late Fletcher Morris Smith and Carrie Ward Sm...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Terry Wright, a beloved father, brother, son, and friend, who departed from this world on September 29, 2023, at the age of 62. Terry’s journ...

Christopher Dale Boardwine, 57, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born March 24, 1966, in Martinsville, to Shirley Wis...

Mary Jane Matherly, 58, of Martinsville, VA passed away Friday, September 29, 2023. She was born February 27, 1965, in Martinsville, VA to Betty Jane Matherly and the late James Edward East. In addit...