Rudolph Hamlet
February 12, 2012
Rudolph Hamlet, age 73 of Lynchburg died Sunday, February 12, 2012. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Elsa Frida Bell
February 11, 2012
Elsa Frida Bell, age 87 of Rocky Mount, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount - Smith Mountain Lake.
Hampton Preston
February 10, 2012
John Hampton (Hamp) Preston, 90, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012. He was the youngest and last living child of Jasper and Cephronia Foster Preston. He is preceded in death by 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Hamp was a founding member of the Redwood United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and participated in...
Doris Brooks Ferguson
February 9, 2012
Doris Brooks Ferguson 84, of Rocky Mount went home to be with The Lord Jesus on February 9, 2012. She was born in Franklin County on March 7, 1927, the daughter of the late Elder Joseph A. Brooks and Jimmie David Brooks. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Elwood Eldridge Ferguson, six sisters...
Susie Jane Blankenship
February 8, 2012
Susie Jane Blankenship, age 76 formerly of Franklin County and Johnson City, Tennessee died Wednesday, February 8, 2012. She was born in Union Hall on October 2, 1935 and spent her childhood in Salem, Virginia. She attended Madison College in Harrisonburg and while in college she became a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She later attended graduate school...
Percy Kyrus Furrow
February 7, 2012
Percy Kyrus Furrow, age 69 of Rocky Mount went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Percy was born on March 7, 1942 to the late Sherman Alvin Furrow and Eva Wimmer Furrow Guilliams. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 46 years, Belvie Hall Furrow; and two brothers, Franklin “Bud”...
Guy E. Tabor, Jr.
February 5, 2012
Guy E. “Buddy” Tabor, Jr., age 63 of Juneau, Alaska and formerly of Roanoke passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012 suffering from lung cancer. He was lovingly cared for by his wife, Jeanette; his son, Jessee; and his sister, Margaret; as well as a host of his Juneau friends, hospice workers and nurses, for which his family will always...
Betty Jane Steiner
February 5, 2012
Betty Jane Steiner, 58 of Ferrum went to be with the lord Sunday, February 5, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, Vernon l. Underwood; mother, Lottie V. Stone; brother, Vernon Underwood. Surviving are her husband, Oliver Leroy Steiner; three daughters, Jean M. Dillard (Lewis) of Martinsville, Jessie M. Ray and Taylor R. Steiner both of Rocky Mount;...
Christine Chitwood Hall
February 5, 2012
Christine Chitwood Hall, age 80 of Rocky Mount died Sunday, February 5, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude E. Hall; parents, Jim Ed and Lethia Chitwood; brothers, James Edward, Jr. (Peanut) and Jesse Chitwood; sister, Lorene Nolen; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Marie Altice, Buford Hall, Naomi and Phillip Prillaman. Surviving are her sons, Ronnie Hall and friend...
Winnie Sloan Milam
February 3, 2012
Winnie Sloan Milam, age 74 of Roanoke died Friday, February 3, 2012. Graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Bethlehem Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Geneva Elva Swanson Lumsden Dillon
February 3, 2012
Geneva Elva Swanson Lumsden Dillon, age 97, a native of Franklin County, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 3, 2012. She was a great mother and grandmother and loved everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Anna Hartman and Charles William Swanson; two husbands, Frank N. Lumsden and John Dillon;...
Gerald Ralph Poulsen
February 2, 2012
Washington D.C. Radio Personality Jerry Gray October, 9 1933 – February 2, 2012 Gerald Ralph Poulsen (Jerry Gray), 78 went home to be with the Lord Thursday due to complications from a heart transplant 22 years prior. Jerry was a life-long lover of bluegrass and traditional country music and shared his passion and his vast knowledge of this music with...
Joan Savee Kulp Woody
January 30, 2012
Joan Savee Kulp Woody, age 81 of Rocky Mount went to be home with the Lord on Monday, January 30, 2012. She passed peacefully in her sleep at her home in Rocky Mount, Virginia, with her daughter present. After graduating from Spotsylvania High School she learned how to fly and soloed in the late 1940’s at Springfield Airport in Alexandria,...
Lisa Caraway Ferguson
January 30, 2012
Lisa Caraway Ferguson, age 51 of Martinsville and formerly of Snow Creek passed away Monday, January 30, 2012. Surviving are her father, Donald B. Ferguson, Sr.; mother, Shirley G. Hammock; longtime companion, James Rowe; brothers and sister-in-law, Bruce and Diane Ferguson, Brad Ferguson; two nephews, Dusty and Niles Ferguson; niece, Lindsey Ferguson; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of...
Florence Eveyln Matta
January 27, 2012
Florence Evelyn Matta, 84 of Rocky Mount passed away Friday, January 27, 2012. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/ Smith Mountain Lake.
James Herman Shively
January 23, 2012
James Herman Shively, age 79 of Ferrum died Monday, January 23, 2012 at his home. He was preceded in death by his son, James H. Shively, Jr.; his parents, Herman and Ruth Shively also of Ferrum. Jimmy was a graduate of Augusta Military Academy and the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his commission in the Marine Corps on his...
Zachary Ian Parsons
January 23, 2012
Zachary Ian Parsons, age 17 of Boones Mill died Monday, January 23, 2012. He was a senior at Franklin County High School where he had been a member of the ROTC for four years. Surviving are his parents, Tim and Patty Parsons, Annette Byers of North Carolina; sister and fiancée, Zoe Parsons and Jason Sweet; brother and sister-in-law, Joey and...
Nannie Kate Reynolds
January 22, 2012
Nannie Kate Reynolds age 90 of Glade Hill, Va. departed this earthly life peacefully on January 22, 2012 at Red Oak Manor where she made her home since September 29, 2006 being in declining health for the past nine months. She was the daughter of the late Walter A. Reynolds and Nannie Kate Hunt Reynolds, born September 15, 1921. Her...
Lois Ellen Chitwood
January 20, 2012
Lois Ellen Chitwood, age 78 of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. She was born August 31, 1933, a daughter of the late George Robert Hall and Beulah Abagail Young Hall. Surviving are her children, Donna Weaver, Eddie Chitwood and Angie, Michael Chitwood and Sandy; her sisters, Maebelle Honaker and Ruby Bailey; grandchildren, Bradley Weaver, Robbie Weaver, Ashley...
Lura Richards Webb
January 18, 2012
Lura Richards Webb, age 95 of Callaway died Wednesday, January 18, 2012. She was born February 26, 1916, a daughter of the late Robert and Viney Sowder Richards and was the last of eight siblings. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph (Nick) Webb; son, Donnie Webb; and son-in-law, Karl Flora. Mrs. Webb was a lifetime member...