Obituaries

Bonnie “Granny” Woolridge Akers, 80, of Martinsville Virginia passed away on Friday November 25,2022 at her home. Mrs. Akers was proceeded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Akers; daughter...

Michael Moran Peters, 66, of Bassett, VA passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home. He was born August 2, 1956 in Martinsville, VA to the late Charlie Roosevelt Peters, Jr. and Barbara Ann Mor...

Asa Conway Harris, 92, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on November 22, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Danville, Virginia on April 13, 1930, to the late Charles Ivan Harris an...

Lillie Sue Hoyle, 88, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, November 23, 2022. She was home with her loving husband and daughter by her side. Lillie was born December 2, 1933 to the late Helen Vi...

Rev. Tracy Freeman, 91, of Collinsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at his home. He was born on September 8, 1931 in Montgomery County, NC to the late Tracy R. Freeman and the late L...

Eugene Guyton Jones, 88, of Martinsville, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Kings Grant. He was born June 28, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, to the late Ellie Bernard Jones and Katherine Guyto...

Floyd F. Ray, Sr. , 89, of Pasadena Knoll, Martinsville, Virginia, and formally of Lyndale Ave, Bluefield, West Virginia entered eternal rest on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Salem VA Medical Center, ...

Robert Everett Pratt, Jr. (Pee Wee), 76, of Martinsville, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, after a brief illness. Pee Wee was born October 24, 1946, to Robert E. Pratt, Sr. and Margaret Triplet...

Tracey Carolina Shough, 55, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 20, 1967, in Stuart, VA to Lois Martin Vandergrif...

Ann Leith Griffith, 93, of King’s Grant Retirement Community, Martinsville, VA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022. She was born in Clifton Forge, VA October 1, 1929, daughter of F. Leith and Cla...

Elaine Smith, 93, of Ocala, FL passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. She was born on September 18, 1929, in Alleghany Co. , NC to the late Richard Alonzo “Lon” Williams and Ida Cecil Lowe Wi...

Gary Randolph Bryant, 65, of Collinsville, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born June 19, 1957 in Rocky Mount, Virginia...

Curtis Delano Wagner, age 84, of Collinsville, Virginia passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022. A visitation at First Baptist Church of Bassett for Curtis will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2022 ...

Carlton “Steve” Hill, II, 61, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022. He was born June 9, 1961, in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Carlton Stephenson Hill and Nancy Bohon ...

William “Bill” Harold Gravely, 88, of Axton, VA passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022. He was born on November 16, 1934, to the late Fred S. Gravely, Sr. , and Lula Ingram Gravely in Bassett,...

Rita Lynn Dillon 74, of Rocky Mount passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke with her family by her side. She was born in Franklin, Co. on July 25,...

Alicia LeAnn Torres, 36, of Critz, Virginia, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at her residence. She was born May 8, 1986, in West Virginia, to the late Darrell Eugene Torres and Teresa Arringto...

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 , Shannon Stacey Dixon, 45, of Devonshire Drive, Ridgeway, Virginia transition to be with her Lord and Savior at Due Hospital, Durham, NC. Born in Virginia on March 19....

Joe Willie Moyer, Jr. , 78, of Ridgeway, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. He was born December 10, 1943 in Henry County to the late Joe Willie Moyer, Sr. ...

Faye Wright O’dell, 77, of Martinsville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, after a difficult battle with dementia. She was born April 14, 1945 in Martinsville t...

Terry Wilfred Labarge, 76, of Dry Fork, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1946 in New York to the late Willard Labarge and Gloria Denno Labarg...

Mildred Leedy Huddle, 102, of Martinsville, VA passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022. She was born March 12, 1920 in Bluefield, WV to the late Bruce Leedy and Maude Meredith Leedy. In addition to h...

Flonard Barett Stockton, Jr. , 39, of Fuller Street, Axton, VA, departed from this life Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Virginia on October 16, 1983, to Flonard Stockton...

Mary Mays Joyce, age 87 formerly of Bassett, VA and a resident of Suffolk, VA died Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Magnolia Manor Assisted Living, Smithfield, VA. Mary was born on May 12, 1935 in Henry ...

Andy W. Cunnigham, 92, of Bassett passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. He was born on March 8, 1930, to the late Andrew Cunnigham and Pearl Howard Cunnigham in Christiansburg, Virginia. In ad...