Gilbert R. Amos

Gilbert R. Amos

August 5, 2010

Gilbert R. Amos, age 48 of Wirtz died Thursday, August 5, 2010. Funeral services will be held through Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home in West Virginia. Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.

Lois Idell Harris

Lois Idell Harris

August 5, 2010

Lois Idell Harris, age 88 of Rocky Mount passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allie Mae Burr and Bud Shue; husband, Robert Harris; and brother, Carl Shue. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, William E. “Billy” Melton and Gail; daughter, Patsy G. Melton; grandchildren, Stacy K. and wife Laura Melton, Cory Carwyle...

Curtis Odell Underwood

Curtis Odell Underwood

August 3, 2010

Curtis Odell Underwood, age 81 of Ferrum went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 3, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born June 20, 1929 a son of the late Samuel and Lethie Underwood. He was also preceded in death by his son, Larry Shively; brothers, Harley Underwood and Ed Underwood; and sister, Bertha Radford. Surviving are...

Evelyn Fuller Williams

Evelyn Fuller Williams

August 2, 2010

Evelyn Fuller Williams, age 91, of The Glebe at Daleville and formerly of Lexington, beloved wife, mom, mamma and great mamma, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010. Evelyn had resided in Lexington from 1955 until 2006, at which time, due to declining health, she and Tommie chose to become residents at The Glebe Retirement Community. She was born on July...

Andrew Jackson Stone

Andrew Jackson Stone

August 1, 2010

Andrew Jackson (Jackie) Stone, Sr., 70 of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday, August 01, 2010. Mr. Stone was born August 27, 1939 a son of the late General and Ollie Turner. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frankie Stone and George William Turner. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Stone; son, Andrew Jackson Stone, Jr.; daughter, Anita Faye...

Michaux Raine Iii

Michaux Raine Iii

July 30, 2010

Michaux Raine III, always known as Shack, of Penhook passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 after a very long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. He was 74. Born to Michaux and Zou Raine he was raised in Chuckatuck, Va. He attended Hampden-Sydney College, Elon College and T.C. Williams Law School at The University of Richmond. He was also...

Edith Page Fisher Helms

Edith Page Fisher Helms

July 29, 2010

Edith Page Fisher Helms, age 86 of Roanoke and formerly of Callaway, Rocky Mount, Charlottesville, and Martinsville, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 29, 2010. She was born in Rocky Mount on May 5, 1924 to the late Luther Milton and Lula Prillaman Fisher. Edith Page was foremost a homemaker, married 63 years to Jack Lawrence Helms until widowed...

Posey Wayne Dillon

Posey Wayne Dillon

July 26, 2010

Posey W. Dillon, 59, of Rocky Mount, Virginia went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 26, 2010. He was the son of Hilda Dillon of Glade Hill and the late Posey L. Dillon. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Frances Hutchinson. Posey was a member of Glade Hill Baptist...

Tommy Lynn Campbell

Tommy Lynn Campbell

July 25, 2010

Tommy Lynn Campbell, age 57 of Glade Hill passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010. He was preceded in death by his father, Teddie W. Campbell. Surviving are his mother, Nannie T. Campbell; partner in life, Chris Nichols; two sisters, Sylvia Holley and Patsy Smith (Jack); five brothers, Buford Campbell (Darlene), Wayne Campbell (Marie), Michael Campbell (Rita), Melvin Campbell (Barbara), Larry...

Henry Anderson Reynolds

Henry Anderson Reynolds

July 24, 2010

Henry Anderson Reynolds, age 90 of Penhook passed away Saturday evening, July 24, 2010 at his home. He was a lifetime Deacon of Boones Chapel Church of the Brethren and retired from Goodyear in Danville. Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys O. Reynolds; son, Henry A. Reynolds, Jr.; brothers, William, Levi, Nelson, Hollace, and Robert; and...

George "Max" Macafee Frye Ii

George "Max" Macafee Frye Ii

July 24, 2010

George MacAfee Frye II (Max), age 40 of Redwood passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Glen Bowling and Larmie and Fred Ingram; and his paternal grandfather, S.L. Frye. He is survived by a loving and caring family, his parents, George and Linda Frye; his beloved and precious daughter, Halee Madison Frye;...

Harry Alton Blankenship

Harry Alton Blankenship

July 23, 2010

Harry Alton Blankenship, age 73 of Glade Hill died Friday, July 23, 2010. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Tammy Blankenship; two granddaughters, Mary Barnes and Frostie Blankenship; three great-grandchildren, Katelyn Ashbrook, Christopher Ashbrook and Patrick Anderson; two sisters, Zula Perdue and Ruby Perdue; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Graveside services will be conducted from the Ferguson Family...

Matthew Lee Dillon

Matthew Lee Dillon

July 21, 2010

Matthew Lee Dillon, age 27 of Scruggs died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. He was born September 28, 1982 and was preceded in death by his half sister, Tina Dillon Hartman; and grandparents, Roy and Goldie Perdue. Surviving are his son, Austin Lee Dillon; parents, Richard and Ethel Dillon; brother, Jason Dillon; grandparents, Vernon and Elsie Dillon; half-sister, Rhonda Dillon; many...

Donald Allan Chichester

Donald Allan Chichester

July 17, 2010

CHICHESTER DONALD ALLAN Donald Allan Chichester, 76, of Wirtz, VA, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010. He was born on June 20, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Anita; three daughters, Cathee Chichester of Ewing NJ, Laurie Chichester of Scotch Plains, NJ and Linda Dutcher and her husband Richard, of Charlotte, NC;...

Edith Altice Brooks

Edith Altice Brooks

July 16, 2010

Edith Altice Brooks, age 93 of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at Franklin Healthcare. She was born April 23, 1917 a daughter of the late George and Virginia Harrison Altice. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 42 years Woodrow Brooks, sisters Eva Crook, Dorothy Altice, Clara Hall, Alice Hall, Thelma Hunter brother Claudie...

Dorothy Ellen Bunn

Dorothy Ellen Bunn

July 13, 2010

Dorothy Ellen Hutchinson Bunn, age 73, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Runk & Platt Retirement Center from complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease. Born February 25, 1937 in Vienna, Austria, to James & Ellen Hutchinson, she graduated from Wheaton in 1959 earning a B.S. degree and R.N. On November 28, 1971 she married Dr. Norris Bunn, Jr. She lived in...

Helen Ward

Helen Ward

July 13, 2010

Helen Ward, age 87 of Wirtz died Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.

Lera France Quinn

Lera France Quinn

July 12, 2010

Lera France Quinn, age 100 of Glade Hill died Monday, July 12, 2010 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Posey and Loutitia France; husband, Thomas Quinn; daughter, Ruby Potter; grandson, Anthony Quinn; sisters, Myrtle Martin and Avis Gunter; and brothers, Coy and Frank France. Surviving are her daughters, Peggy Clingenpeel, Betty Worley, Barbara Mattox and...

Pauline Elizabeth Sink

Pauline Elizabeth Sink

July 8, 2010

Pauline Elizabeth Sink, age 74 of Rocky Mount passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at her residence. She was born November 7, 1935 a daughter of the late Gus and Christine Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband John M. Sink; sons, Larry Wayne Sink and John Michael Sink. Surviving are two daughters, Paula Treadway and husband...

Jesse Judson Holley

Jesse Judson Holley

July 7, 2010

Jesse Judson Holley, Sr., age 73 of Henry died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. He was born July 28, 1936 a son of the late Genus and Grace Holley. He was also preceded in death by his children, Jesse J. Holley, Jr. and Michael Shawn Holley; and sister, Lynda Holly Goodwin. Surviving are his wife, Ann Thomason Holley; children, George Thomas...