Jack Shelton Corn
July 26, 2012
Jack Shelton Clinton Corn, beloved friend to many, an adored father, and a devoted and loving husband, passed on to his heavenly reward on July 26, 2012. Jack was born on May 11, 1920 in Gaston County, NC. He met his beautiful wife in Danville where he was employed at Kingoff’s Jewelry Store. He moved the family to Rocky Mount...
Robert Leon Hodges
July 23, 2012
Robert Leon “R.L.” Hodges, age 20 of Rocky Mount died Monday, July 23, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Leon and Patsy Lawrence Hodges. Surviving are his grandfather, Randolph Lawrence; grandmother, Florence Hodges; god-mother and brothers, Venessa Rutrough, Brandon Rutrough, Taylor Hardy, Jamie Swartz II; several aunts, uncles and many special friends. Funeral services will...
Murphy Willard Shively
July 22, 2012
Murphy Willard Shively, age 91 of Ferrum passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Jenny Scott Shively; and four sisters. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Helen Shively; step-daughter, Lovviner (Dub) Scott; granddaughter, Candace Scott (Jonathan) Friel; great-grandson, Henry Wyatt Friel; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted...
Cynthia Ann Rhodes
July 21, 2012
Cynthia Ann Rhodes, age 52 of Moneta died Saturday, July 21, 2012. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Cristin Leigh Collins; and mother, Charlotte Catherine Collins. Surviving are her father, Robert Owen Rhodes (Jean); sister, Pamela Duke (Jeffery); nieces, Kinsey, Brandilene, Brittany, Katie and Nina; and many other family members and friends. She was a loving individual who...
James Radford Spencer
July 18, 2012
James Radford (Jimmie) Spencer, age 63 of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Nannie Mize Spencer. Surviving are his wife, Linda Spencer; children, Cynthia Mitchell, James R. Spencer II, Jennifer Estudillo and Daniel Spencer; grandchildren, Joseph, Taylor, James and Lilianna; brother and sister; Donald Spencer, Brenda Aheron; aunt...
Nancy Carol Callaway
July 15, 2012
On July 15, 2012, Nancy Carol Callaway, of Rocky Mount, Va. went home to be with the Lord. She was born August 24, 1950 to Roy N. Preston and to the late Annie Bell Preston. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Callaway; two sons, Jeff (Sylvia) Callaway and Joey (Tina) Callaway of Rocky Mount; three daughters, Josephine A. Callaway...
Dallas Edwin Winter
July 15, 2012
On July 15, 2012, a most honorable, giving, kind-hearted man, Dallas Edwin Winter, of Rocky Mount, VA (formerly of Pierson, Ml and Howard City, Ml), passed from this life and into God’s grace, receiving his much-deserved reward in heaven. Dallas was born and raised in Grand Haven, Michigan, and during his childhood shared good times with his sisters, cousins and...
Ronald Lee Rader
July 14, 2012
Ronald L. Rader, 71 of Troutville passed away Saturday July 14, 2012. Services are private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/ Smith Mountain Lake.
Joan E. Ingram
July 11, 2012
Joan E. Ingram, age 69 of Wirtz passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012. She was a member of Halesford Baptist Church. Born August 6, 1942 a daughter of the late Henry W. and Lottie B. Ingram, she was also preceded in death by her son, Gregory W. Storie; brother, Henry D. Ingram; and granddaughter, Kaycie Storie. Surviving are her children,...
Virginia B. Wigington
July 10, 2012
Virginia B. Wigington, age 92 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Born July 24, 1919 a daughter of the late, Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Wigington; she was also preceded in death by three brothers, Eugene, Parker and William Wigington; sister, Winifred Wigington; two sisters-in-law, Bessie Prillaman Wigington and Helen McGhee Wigington; nephew, Harry G. and wife Martha Wigington...
John Lennox Echternach, Jr.
July 2, 2012
Dr. John Lennox Echternach Jr., 54, of Boones Mill, passed away on Monday, July 2nd after sustaining a head injury from a falling tree during the windstorm last Friday. John, a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Boones Mill Volunteer Fire Department, was responding to a Fire/EMS call and attempting to help a motorist trapped in a vehicle when he...
Eugene Sigmon
July 1, 2012
Eugene Sigmon, age 79 of Callaway died Sunday morning, July 1, 20l2 at his home surrounded by his family. He faithfully attended Woodlawn Baptist Church since 1976 where he was also a member. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Germany 1953-l955. Eugene enjoyed a lifetime of hunting and fishing. He retired from Martin Processing and...
James Cecil Furrow
July 1, 2012
James Cecil Furrow, 69 of Boones Mill passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012. He was born April 29, 1943 and preceded in death by his father, Cecil Furrow. Surviving are his mother, Ardella Furrow; children, Michelle Furrow, Randy Furrow (Tina), Jeffery Furrow (Melissa), Joshua Furrow (Christina) and Joanna Furrow, P.J.; grandchildren, Seth, Michelle, Jaiden, Camron, Colton and Haylee; brothers and...
Hazel Lee St. Jacques
June 30, 2012
Hazel Lee Reynolds St. Jacques age 87 of Wirtz, formerly of Monroe County, WVA passed away Saturday, June 30, 20l2 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born May l7, l925 a daughter of the late John and Oma Miller Reynolds. Hazel and her late husband Robert owned and operated a dairy farm and were school bus drivers...
Richard Ray Rush
June 30, 2012
Richard Ray Rush age 64 of Hardy, Va. passed away Saturday June 30, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents William Earl Rush and Pauline Collins Rush; brother, Jim Rush; brother-in-law, Eural Jones; sister-in-law, Arlene Rush. Surviving are his brothers, Dick Rush, Frank Rush(Nellie) and Don Rush; a sister, Doris Jones; two nieces, Esther Dickerson and Linda Thompson;...
Elsie J. Neal
June 27, 2012
Elsie J. Neal, age 82 of Martinsville passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 27, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie Neal; and granddaughter, Katarina Stone. Surviving are her daughter, Trudy Stone (Roger); son, Richard Neal; sister, Trudy Hollandsworth (Steve); two grandchildren, Christina Moore (Bobby) and Willie Stone; two great-grandchildren, Dakota Moore and Hunter Stone. Memorial services will...
Betty Jane Corvin
June 26, 2012
Betty Jane Corvin, age 75 of Ferrum died Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Betty was born in Banner Elk, North Carolina on August 4, 1936 to James and Ethel Stout. She spent her childhood in their small home on Buck Mountain near Elk Park, Tennessee. Her father died when she was 13 years old and she was reared, along with two...
Gregory Daryl Chaney
June 20, 2012
Gregory Daryl Chaney “Side Kick”, age 39 of Ferrum died suddenly due to a heart attack Wednesday, June 20, 20l2. He was preceded in death by his father, Roosevelt Chaney; brother, Roosevelt Junior Chaney; and sister, Teresa Chaney. Surviving are his mother, Margaret Griffith Chaney; son, Brandon Lee Chaney, sister, Margie Angle (Gene); brothers, Todd Chaney (Renee), Barry Chaney (Donna);...
Ollie Farmer Mcmillan
June 19, 2012
Ollie “Tennie” Farmer McMillan, age 83 of Henry passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012. She was a loving mother and wife. A member of Providence Baptist Church, she was active in the WMU. Born March 22, 1929, she was a daughter of 18 children born to the late Thomas and Sarah Spencer Farmer. Also preceding her in death were her...
J. Hollace Bowman
June 14, 2012
James Hollace Bowman, 102, of Rocky Mount, Va. passed away at his home on June 14, 2012. Hollace was born March 10, 1910, to the late Dorus Isaac and Rosa Allie Bowman and was a lifelong resident of Franklin County. He was also preceded in death by a brother Ralph Isaac Bowman; his wife of 55 years, Myra Laprade Bowman;...