Virginia Skiles Bowman
July 20, 2015
Virginia Irene Skiles Bowman, age 83 of Rocky Mount departed this life on Monday, July 20, 2015. She was born January 5, 1932 in Pendleton, Indiana to John A. Skiles and Keturah I. Kinsley Skiles. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Rita Maurine; three brothers, Roy, Marion and David; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy and...
Ruth Ann Farmer
July 18, 2015
Ruth Ann Farmer, 61 of Danville, VA formerly of Brooklyn, New York went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born November 24, 1953, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Ruth Linbergh Quinlan. Ruth Ann was employed by French Bank in New York for many years. She leaves to cherish her memory her...
Paul B. Holland
July 17, 2015
Paul B. Holland, age 92 of Rocky Mount died Friday, July 17, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Sally Holland; and sister, Era Southall. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Catherlene Hodges Holland; children, Sandra Paulette Young (Jeff Hollandsworth), Patricia Gaye Holland (Jeff Oliver); sister, Dove Holland Woody; caregivers, Betty Hubbard and Carilion Hospice...
Mary Ruth Sigmon
July 9, 2015
Mary Ruth Brown Sigmon, 78 of Rocky Mount, VA passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Lewis Gale Hospital. She was a member of Gogginsville United Methodist Church and retired from DuPont after 20 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Wayne Sigmon; parents William Curtis and Sallie Kate Brown; brothers and sisters J.C., Ruben,...
Bertia Elvira Bowles
July 8, 2015
Bertia Elvira Bowles, age 70 of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015. She was preceded in death by her son Thomas Lee Bowles. Surviving are her husband of 52 years Richard Lee Bowles, daughter, Tammy Elaine Wilburn, son, Terry Lee Bowles, two grandsons, Brett David Smith, and Benjamin Thomas Wilburn, granddaughter, Samantha Bowles, great-granddaughter, Avery Aaron Smith, four...
George Wayne Young
July 3, 2015
George "Wayne" Young, age 90 of Rocky Mount, VA, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 3, 2015. Wayne departed this life at Franklin Healthcare, Rocky Mount, VA. He was a member of Fork Mountain United Methodist Church. Wayne was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Fannie Jane Young; his parents; Jessie and...
Agnes Hall Hodges
June 29, 2015
Heaven gained another Angel Monday, June 29 2015. Agnes EVaughn Hall Hodges, 77, of Wirtz lost her three year battle with breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle Saunders Hall and Wilbur Coleman Hall; and her sister, Judy Faye Sailor. She is survived by her four children, Mark (Belinda) Hodges of Rocky Mount, Kenneth Hodges of...
Douglas James Moats
June 29, 2015
Douglas James Moats, age 44 of Rocky Mount died Monday, June 29, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Elizabeth Moats; and brother, Eddie. Surviving are his wife, Teresa P. Moats; children, Shawn Douglas Moats, Abigail Lindsey Moats; sister, Elizabeth F. Hamm; aunt and uncle, Dorlores and Louis Figueroa; cousin, Jorge Figueroa; nieces, Kayla, Beth, and...
John Wayne Flanagan, Sr.
June 29, 2015
John Wayne “Johnny” Flanagan, Sr., age 69 of Union Hall died peacefully at home following a long battle with COPD. He is at peace and free of pain and reunited in heaven with his parents and the Lord. Johnny was a long time employee with Berglund Chevrolet and Midpoint. He was preceded in death by his father, Beverly G. Flanagan;...
George Booth Brown
June 26, 2015
George Booth Brown, 72 of Rocky Mount passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born April 11, 1943, a son of the late Dalton Lee (Boss) and Emma Anderson Brown. He was also preceded in death by his son, Larry King; brother, Lewis Brown; brothers-in-law, Gerald Wray and Greg Hallmark; sister-in-law, Joyce Pelletier. Surviving to cherish his memory are...
C.A. Flora
June 26, 2015
Cecil Alfred Flora (C.A.) of Boones Mill, Va. passed away peacefully at home Friday June 26, 2015. He was born on November 26, 1932 to the late Charles Abraham and Emma Saul Flora. He was also preceded in death by his sisters and brothers-in-law Margaret Flora, Martha and Dr. Bays Wolfe, Ruth and Jack Jones, Christine and Paul Overfelt, Louise...
Norman Blankenship
June 25, 2015
Norman Blankenship, age 65 of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday June 25, 2015. Surviving are his wife Sandra Elaine Blankenship, three daughters, Brandance Blankenship of Durham, NC., Heather Jackson (Zach) of Ferrum, Sarah Walker (Jonathan) Jacksonville, NC, granddaughters, Kaylah Taylor, Lily Grace, Emma Skye and Ava Lynn, great-grandsons, Quintin and Quemari; brother-in-law Tony Allgood of Brodnax, Va. sisters, Mildred Thompson...
Dorothy Florence Hansen
June 23, 2015
Dorothy Florence Hansen, 82 of Rocky Mount passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Graveside services were held at Mountain View Memorial Park, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 with Chaplain Rick Poland officiating. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/ Smith Mountain Lake.
Walter Samuel Crook
June 22, 2015
Walter Samuel Crook, of Ferrum, the 4th child born to David Crocket Crook and Claudie Mae Taylor Crook on June 14, 1924, died peacefully at home after a lifetime of hard work on June 22, 2015 at 91 years of age. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Herman and Tillman and one sister Laimer Hedrick and is...
Pm Drewry
June 21, 2015
P.M. Drewry, Jr., 77, of Rocky Mount, lost his battle with multiple myeloma in the late evening of June 21, 2015. He was retired from the DuPont Company in Martinsville, VA. P.M. was preceded in death by his parents P.M. Drewry, Sr. and Thelma James Drewry, a beloved grandmother Minnie James, a brother Thomas Drewry, and brothers-in-law J.D. Hodges and...
Velma Altice Montgomery
June 19, 2015
Velma Altice Montgomery went to her heavenly home on Friday, June 19, 2015. She was born September 10, 1917 to the late Silas and Mary Perdue Altice. She was also preceded in death by her husband Roy L. Montgomery, her siblings, Levi (Helen) Altice, Reva (Henry) Thurman, Haseltine (James) Hudson, Gillie (Marvin) Johnson, Gladys and her husbands, (John Boone), (Roy...
Reba Hunt Taylor
June 18, 2015
Reba Hunt Taylor, of Rocky Mount broke free of all earthly pain and danced straight into the open arms of Jesus and her son on June 18, 2015. Reba was born on April 14, 1940 in South Boston, Va. and has spent most of her life in Rocky Mount, Va. Reba graduated from Franklin County High School in 1958 and...
Mary Flora Witcher Simmons
June 17, 2015
Mary Flora Witcher Simmons, age 84 of Hardy died Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was born January 2, 1931 in Franklin County to the late Rucker and Etta Mae Witcher. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Calvin Simmons; brothers, Jack and R.M. (Rucker) Witcher; grandchild, David Brooks; great-grandchild, Dagan Brooks; and two other great-grandchildren. Surviving...
Wm. Bill Eder
June 17, 2015
Wm. Bill Eder, age 70 of Ferrum died Wednesday, June 17, 2015. He was born June 7, 1945 in Cantonsville, MD, a son of the late Francis and Helen Eder and was also preceded in death by a brother, “Buck”. Bill was a United States Navy Veteran. He taught HVAC for 5 years at Maryland Technical Institute and worked at...
John Cooper Garrett, Jr.
June 15, 2015
John Cooper Garrett, 72, of Water’s Edge at Smith Mountain Lake, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Cooper Garrett, Sr. and Marion Silverthorne Garrett; and his sister, Sharon Garrett. He is survived by his wife, Jerroldine Garrett; his daughter, Charlene Salus, son-in-law, Tom, and two grandchildren, Ryan and Grace; his son,...