Shirley Mae Lynch
May 2, 2015
Shirley Mae Lynch (Pay), age 79 of Rocky Mount, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015. She was born April 7, 1936 a daughter of the late Johnny and Maggie Lynch. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter; a twin brother, Shelton A. Lynch, brothers, Curtis , Jay Hugh and James (Fats) ; sisters, Christine Ellis and Betty...
John Landis Walker
May 1, 2015
Landis Walker, 87, of Penhook, Virginia passed away Friday May 1, 2015. He was born April 23, 1928 in Snow Creek, VA, the son of William Edward Walker and Elizabeth Martin Walker. Landis graduated from Franklin County High School. He was a Franklin County Flue Cured Tobacco and Small Grain Farmer. He worked for Neals Warehouse for several years and...
Clara Hodges Greer
April 30, 2015
Clara Hodges Greer, age 78 of Rocky Mount passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was a loving mother, grandmother and a friend to everyone. Clara retired from Lane Furniture with 27 years of service and was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Lee Hodges and Mary Hambrick Hodges,...
Hazel France Meadors
April 28, 2015
Hazel France Meadors, age 89 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, April 28, 2015. She was born January 26, 1926. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Joseph France and Martha Via France; husband of 52 years, Glee E. Meadors; sister, Ruth Weddle (Oscar); brothers, Jennings (Audrey), Bob (Lelia), Eddie (Mabel), Archie (Alice), Amos (Louise), Dalton (Evelyn), Chester (Eunice),...
Gilbert Lane Nason
April 28, 2015
Captain Gilbert (Gil) Lane Nason, age 77 of Union Hall passed in his sleep, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 while vacationing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was born in Exeter, NH on August 4, 1937 a son of Freeman Nason & Beatrice Ayotte. He graduated high school in Westville, Indiana. A teenage roller skating champ, he helped develop new...
Peggy A. Lewis
April 28, 2015
Peggy Atkins Lewis, age 76 of Ferrum died Tuesday, April 28, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clenard "Slick" Lewis; parents, Charlie and Elva Atkins; and brothers, George Atkins and Thomas Burel Atkins. Surviving are her brothers and sister, Raymond Atkins, Marie A. Shively, Charlie O. "Dickie" Atkins, Jr.; many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be...
Jessie H. Perdue
April 28, 2015
Jessie Susan Hundley Perdue, age 89 of Rocky Mount went home to be with the Lord April 28, 2015. She retired from E.I. DuPont with 32 years of service. She was a devout Christian and worshiped as long as her health permitted. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Thomas Hundley and Jessie Clark Hundley; husband, Floyd Allen...
James William Simms
April 26, 2015
James William "Jay" Simms, age 63 of Moneta died Sunday, April 26, 2015. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount ? Smith Mountain Lake.
Janie Bowman Flora
April 26, 2015
Janie Bowman Flora, age 82 of Boones Mill, passed away, Sunday, April 26, 2015 at her residence. She was born May 24, 1932 a daughter of the late Leon Henry Bowman and Eulalia Boone Bowman Jamison. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Levi Jamison and sister, Doris Foster. Surviving are her husband of 66 years, David Cornelius...
Betty Cooper Hale
April 24, 2015
Betty Cooper Hale, age 105, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, 4/24/2015, at Franklin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount. Born June 18, 1909, the daughter of the late Samuel and Harriet Cooper of Callaway. Along with her parents, Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by her husband, Dalton John Hale; two brothers, Daniel, and Noel Cooper; three sisters...
Trinkle Lee Cook
April 24, 2015
Trinkle Lee Cook, age 58 of Moneta passed away Friday, 4/24/2015. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary Cook; daughter Amanda Cook; and two step sons, Troy Osborne and Todd Perkins; and sister, Kathy. Also surviving is two granddaughters, Savannah and Alexis; and seven step grandchildren; as well as numerous friends. Trink was a member of the American...
Sally D. Wilson
April 19, 2015
Sally D. Wilson, age 90, of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. She was born September 20, 1924 a daughter of the late John and Mary Dillon. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson, siblings, James, Calvin, Paul, John, Nelson, Carlton, Stanford, Kenneth and an infant baby. Surviving are her daughter, Shelia (Charles) Johnson,...
Shirley Bowles
April 18, 2015
Shirley Bowles, 69 of Boones Mill passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015. Graveside service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Franklin Memorial Park. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Robert Elwood Blenis
April 16, 2015
Robert Elwood Blenis, 84 of Glade Hill passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015. Memorial Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Redwood United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center Rocky Mount/ Smith Mountain Lake.
Ashleigh Jo Rutrough
April 16, 2015
Ashleigh Jo Rutrough, infant daughter of Alex and Wendy Rutrough was born Tuesday, April 14, 2015 and passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015. She was preceded in death by her infant brother Teagan Lamar Rutrough, November 8, 2012. In addition to her parents, also surviving are grandparents, Chester and Barbara Bowman, Tony and Angela Rutrough; great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins....
Lindsay Brooke Shepard
April 13, 2015
On April 13, 2015 Lindsay Brooke Shepard of Fort Wayne, IN was called home by Jesus unexpectedly and will be sorely missed by her family and friends. Lindsay was born in Roanoke, VA on December 18, 1984 and is survived by her parents, Gary & Monica A Shepard of Fort Wayne, IN, her brothers Chad and Parker Shepard of Fort...
Wanda Dethlefsen
April 12, 2015
Wanda Dethlefsen, 33, of Snow Creek died tragically at her home in LaGrange (NC) early Sunday morning. Dethlefsen leaves behind three children: Avie Gillispie, 13; Anna Cooke, 5; and Eathen Dethlefsen, 1. Also surviving are her parents, Michael J. and Nancy Bell Dethlefsen of Snow Creek; and siblings: James Dethlefsen, Jessica Dethlefsen Thompson (Tommy), Eric Dethlefsen and Anna Dethlefsen. Additionally,...
Fred Cline Wampler
April 10, 2015
Frederick "Fred" Cline Wampler, age 94 of Rocky Mount went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10, 2015. Fred was born on November 20, 1920 to the late Luther and Mary Elizabeth Wampler from Wyers Cave, VA. He was predeceased by his wife; three sisters; and two brothers. Fred married Frances Brubaker on June 6, 1946 and...
Ceylon Gerald France
April 7, 2015
Ceylon Gerald France, age 83 of Wirtz died Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Memorial services will be held in New York at a later date. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Ronald Wayne Young
April 7, 2015
Ronald Wayne Young, 67, of Glade Hill, born December 28, 1947, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Ronnie was a kind hearted man that never met a stranger and his life was devoted to his family and his electrical company, Ronald W. Young Electrical. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morton and Charlotte Hudson Young. He is survived...