Obituaries

Mary Ernestine Trail, 74, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023. She was born May 6, 1949, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late William Ernest Martin and Mary Evelyn “Crutchfield” Martin.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Larry Trail; brothers, Daniel Ernest Martin, Clyde William Martin, Daryl Wayne Martin, and Buford Mathew Martin.

Mary was a dedicated housekeeper for forty years. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, coloring, and doing laundry. She loved her family, and Westerns, especially “Gunsmoke”.

She is survived by her daughters, Marsha “Dee” Shew, Marie Lynn Foster and Sherb Renee King; grandchildren, Sunset Dawn Shew, Somer Brook Shew, Joey Thomas, Nicole Thomas, Sissy Thomas, Autum Gayle Hyde, Tanner White, and Ronald Eugene Hutton Jr.; and great-grandchildren; Zaelynn Leigon Penn, Jusiah Makiah Penn, and Genesis O’Brien Penn.

All services will be private.

Wright Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the family.