Obituaries

Goldie Alberta Rumley, 76, of Fieldale, Virginia passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 at SOVAH Health of Martinsville. She was born December 4, 1945 in Spencer, Virginia to the late John Harden Ruml...

Stafford Lee “Mickey” Ross, 75, of Martinsville, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at his home. He was born April 6, 1947, in Bassett, to the late Posey Ross and Mayomie Stanley Ross. In ad...

Lorenzo Jerome Hairston, 63, of Spencer, Virginia, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, at SOVAH Health Martinsville. He was born June 5, 1959, to Christine Reynolds Hairston and the late Lem K. Hair...

Ralph Dennis Phipps, Jr. , 66, of Colonial Beach, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Martinsville Health & Rehab. He was born March 4, 1956 in Alexandria, Virginia, to the late Ralph...

Douglas Mark Anthony of 145 Cherward Street, Collinsville, Virginia died exactly two months short of his 100th birthday on Sunday, October 23, 2022. He was born in Stella, Patrick County on December ...

James Martin “Jimmie” Cassady, 85, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022. He was born in Surry County, N. C. on November 19, 1936 to the late Raymond R. Cassady and Sallie...

John Keith Bocock, 62, of Patrick Springs, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home. He was born on March 3, 1960, in Patrick County to the late Reverend James and Cleo Bocock. In additio...

William Wayne Young, 82, of Figsboro, VA passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home. He was born on April 11, 1940, in Franklin County, VA to the late James William (Mellin) Young and Irene ...

AnnaLeigh Scarlet Gammons, 8 years old, of Spencer, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at SOVAH Health of Martinsville. She was born August 18, 2014 in Martinsville, to Alexander Gammon...

Kathy Eileen Bledsoe, 70, of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Stanleytown Health & Rehab. She was born October 23, 1951 in Providence, North Carolina, to the late James Monroe...

Marilyn Marie “Molly” Dodson Braxton, 65, of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Stanleytown Health and Rehab. She was born October 10, 1957, in Spencer, Virginia, to the lat...

Ernest Lucas, Jr. , 52, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, at SOVAH Health of Martinsville. He was born January 31, 1970 in Maryland, to Doris Fields Lucas and the late Ernes...

William Curtis Hall, Jr. , 74, of Axton, VA passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022. He was born June 3, 1948 in Danville, VA to the late Gwen Hall and William C. Hall, Sr. In addition to his parents,...

James Martin “Jimmie” Cassady, 85, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022. He was born in Surry County, N. C. on November 19, 1936 to the late Raymond R. Cassady and Sallie...

James Ernie Hundley 73, of Martinsville passed away on October 20, 2022 at Sovah of Martinsville. He was born in Virginia on August 11, 1949 the son of the late Morton Elbridge Hundley and the late A...

Estelle Willard, 88, of Bassett, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 14, 1934, in Martinsville to the late John Witt and the late Neacy Spencer Witt. In additi...

Buffy Marie Joyal, 45, of Martinsville, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, at SOVAH Health of Martinsville. She was born November 5, 1976 in Plattsburg, New York to Rodney Joyal and Patricia Joyal. ...

Brenda Lee Hairston, 53, of Martinsville, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her home. She was born May 11, 1969, in Martinsville, to the late Lawrence Martin and Ora Bell Hairston Martin. She ...

Frank Edward Grant was born February 5, 1943, in Henry County, Virginia to the late Howard Grant and the late Maggie Jones Grant. He departed his life on October 14, 2022. He was preceded in death by...

Donna S. Ferguson, age 72, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otha Taylor, Sr. and Mary Eileen Taylor. Donna was employed by Fieldcrest Cannon and Mono...

Bobby Lee Clark, 79, died Saturday, Oct. 15. The visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 20 from 12-1 p. m. at Bassett Funeral Service with the funeral following at 1 p. m. Burial will be at Roselawn Burial...

Larry Darnell Stanfield, Sr. , 72, of Ridgeway, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at the Salem VA Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1950 in Danville, Virginia, to the late George Washington S...

Harvey Wilson Ratcliff, 86, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 13, 1935 in Virginia, to the late Jessi Ratcliff and Hazel Eanes Ratcliff. I...

Corbie Jean Shields Hairston, 70, of Cascade, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at her residence. She was born March 3, 1952 in West Virginia to the late David and Betty Shields. She had been e...

Barbara Eggleston Smith, 73, of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her residence. She was born January 5, 1949 in Martinsville, to the late Henry Eggleston and Cassie Haislip Eg...