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...
Timothy Lee Worrell
January 18, 2012
Timothy Lee Worrell, age 53 of Glade Hill passed away at his home Wednesday, January 18, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse L. Worrell and Glenna Light. Mr. Worrell is survived by his step-mother, Edna Worrell; son, Brian Worrell of Glade Hill; daughter, Jessica Martin of Salem; granddaughters, Mariah and Sydney Worrell; grandson, Casey Martin brothers,...
Lillian D. Edwards
January 17, 2012
Lillian D. Edwards, age 103 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Drucilla Via Edwards and Thomas Abraham Edwards; and by five brothers and five sisters. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A private graveside service was held at Mountain View Memorial Park 11 a.m. Monday, January 23, 2012...
Benjamin Clay Hauser
January 16, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin C. Hauser (USARMY, Ret.), 72, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012. Born in 1939, Ben attended William Fleming High School in Roanoke, VA, and later graduated with a business degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. Ben married his wife of forty-seven years, and went on to establish a distinguished career as a US Army officer,...
James Leslie Blankenship
January 16, 2012
James Leslie (Les) Blankenship, age 85 of Wirtz, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 16, 2012. Les was born in Narrows, Virginia, January 31, 1926. He was preceded in death by Betty Caulfield Blankenship his wife of 54 years. He served in the United States Marine Corp. Fourth Division from 1944-47 serving his country in Iwo Jima,...
Madeline Brown
January 16, 2012
Lois “Madeline” Chitwood Brown, age 81 of Salem passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at Richfield Retirement Community. Born in 1930 Madeline was the seventh of eleven children born to the late William H. and Alice Hubbard Chitwood of Redwood in Franklin County. Family members who passed on before her include her dear daughter, Judy B. McKee, brothers W. Coleman...
Valerie Brooks
January 14, 2012
Valerie Ryan Brooks, 60, daughter of the late, Francis X. and Virginia D. Ryan, and long-time resident of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Charles D. Brooks (formerly of Franklin County); two sons, Aaron and Ryan Brooks, three grandchildren and her brother, Keith Ryan. A memorial...