Obituaries

The obituaries air on WHEE-AM1370 Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m.

James Paul Chappell Jr., 77, of Martinsville, died Monday, April 15. Norris Funeral Service is in charge.

Mary Alice Clements, 66, of Martinsville, died Sunday, April 14. A memorial service will be Thursday, April 18, at 1 p.m. at Wright Funeral Service with visitation 30 minutes prior.

Carl Jean Thompson Duncan, 92, of Martinsville, died Sunday, April 14. A graveside service will be Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. Norris Funeral Service is in charge.

Steven “Bull” Ray Durham, 66, of Cascade, died Friday, April 12. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 17, at 11 a.m. at Wilson Lillard Family Cemetery. Norris Funeral Service is in charge.

Taylor M. Farris Sr., 68, of Martinsville, died Sunday, April 14. Visitation will be Saturday, April 20, at 12:30 p.m. and the funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at Hairston Funeral Home. Burial will be private.

John Leslie Glisson, 69, of Martinsville, died Saturday, April 13. A memorial services will be held Saturday, April 20, at 11 a.m. at Norris Funeral Service with a celebration of life at Hugo’s Restaurant in uptown Martinsville at 2 p.m.

Harold Gravely, 67, of Martinsville, died Monday, April 15. Hairston Funeral Home is in charge.

Leonard P. Hairston, 101, of Bassett, died Sunday, April 14. A visitation will be Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Greater International Holiness Assembly Building. The funeral will follow at noon and burial will be at Carver Memorial Gardens. Collins Funeral Home is in charge.

Virginia Amos Hodges, 86, Bassett, died Thursday, April 11. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 17 from 5-7 p.m. with funeral on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. at Bassett Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Roselawn Burial Park.

John Lewis Jamison, 80, died Sunday, April 14. A memorial service iwll be Thursday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Norris Funeral Services. Visitation will be one hour prior.

Langhorne Sydnor Mauck, 87, of Martinsville, died Friday, April 5. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m. Norris Funeral Service is in charge.

Bessie Nichols Peters, 92, died Sunday, April 14. A celebration of life service will be Friday, April 19, at Stone Memorial Christian Church at 1 p.m. with visitation one hour prior and the burial afterward at the family cemetery in Endicott. Norris Funeral Services is in charge.

Jean Marie Mayes Ramsey, 87, of Collinsville, died Tuesday, April 9. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 17 from 12-1 p.m. with the funeral at 1 p.m. at Bassett Funeral Service. The burial will follow in Roselawn Burial Park.

Patty Branscome Spangler, 79, of Bassett, died Thursday, April 11. Visitation will be Friday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by the funeral at noon at Bassett Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Pine View Primitive Baptist Church in Carroll County.

Cecil Dillard Stone, 61, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 10. Visitation will be Saturday, April 20, at 11:30 a.m. and the funeral will follow at noon at Meadow Christian Church. Burial will follow at the Morrison Family Cemetery. Hairston Funeral Home is in charge.

George W. Townsend, 88, died March 5. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 at First Presbyterian Church. McKee Funeral Home is in charge.