Earl Gray Foster
March 12, 2010
Earl Gray Foster, age 81 of Collinsville died Friday, March 12, 2010. He was a superb role model and a remarkable husband, father, and grandfather and will be missed dearly by his family. He was born April 12, 1928 in Franklin County a son of the late Claude and Flossie Foster. He was also preceded in death by his one...
Donald L. Riddle, Sr.
March 12, 2010
Donald L. Riddle, Sr. (Don) age 78, of Rocky Mount passed away Friday March 12, 2010. Don was a Virginia State Trooper for 33 years, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and served 20 years in the United States Army Reserve. He also served 8 years on the Franklin County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in death...
Paula Ennis-Johnson
March 10, 2010
Paula Ennis-Johnson Paula Ennis-Johnson age 67 of Rocky Mount, Va. died Wednesday March 10, 2010. She is at peace and has gone to a better place. She has bravely faced this struggle with a positive attitude from beginning to end. Please say a prayer for her. Surviving are her husband Paul Johnson, sister and brother-in-law Carolyn and Gene Kreis, daughters...
Jessilee Van Pelt
March 9, 2010
On March 9, 2010, Jessilee Van Pelt, 85 of Wirtz, Va. passed into the loving arms of her Lord. She was born Jessilee Easterly, on May 1, 1924, in Grand Tower, Illinois to Clara and Owen Easterly. Mrs. Van Pelt was raised in Illinois, and married Percy J. Van Pelt on March 5, 1944. After the war she moved to...
Arthur Bell Ellis
March 8, 2010
Arthur Bell (Pap) Ellis, age 80 of Rocky Mount died Monday, March 8, 2010. He was born September 1, 1929 son of the late Dana and Mary Bobbitt Ellis. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Andrew Ellis and John Calvin Ellis; and sister, Mary Willie Harrison. He retired from Walker Machinery Foundry in Roanoke and was a...
Henry Brittian Ingle
March 8, 2010
Henry Brittian Ingle, 74 of Fork Mountain passed away Monday, March 8, 2010. He was born February 3, 1936 in Stuart, the son of the late George Lee Ingle and Julie Catherine Ingle (Amos). He is survived by his loving devoted wife of 58 years Barbara Ann (Franklin) Ingle; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Pat Ingle, Gary and Mitzy Ingle;...
Audrey R. Pendleton
March 8, 2010
Audrey R. Pendleton, age 70 of Rocky Mount died Monday, March 8, 2010. She was born November 11, 1939 to Curtis and Nell Robertson. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; aunt, Audrey Eller; sister, Iris Shively; father-in-law, Raymond Pendleton; and grandson, Brandon Roberts. She is survived by...
James Russell Juncker
March 5, 2010
James Russell Juncker, age 83 of Penhook passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born November 22, 1926 in Bayonne, N.J., and moved to McLean, Virginia, in 1960 and to Smith Mountain Lake in 1988. He was an avid golfer and one of the first residents at the Waters Edge. He...
Laura M. Keen
March 4, 2010
Laura M. Keen, age 77 of Snow Creek died Thursday, March 4, 2010. Funeral services will be held from Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger, W.Va. Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
Flossie Jones Flippin
March 3, 2010
Flossie Jones Flippin born July 15, 1932, in Rocky Mount to the late Alfred and Stella Hall Jones, went to meet the Lord on March 3, 2010. Flossie was a loving wife, daughter, sister and mother. She is preceded in death by her husband, William “Flip” Flippin. Surviving are her 4 children, daughter Gwendolyn Gaye Brown, son and daughter-in-law Michael...
Clarence Louis Robertson, Jr.
March 2, 2010
God put his footprints down for Louis to follow, in the morning of March 2, 2010, Louis began to follow these footsteps. Louis’s beginning of life was March 21, 1977. Louis has had some troubled years, but was on his way to being the dad, husband, brother, uncle, friend and good person that had been instilled in him by his...
Diane Walker Williams
March 1, 2010
Diane Walker Williams, age 59 of Rocky Mount passed away Monday, March 1, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Eddie Williams; children, Teresa Rosko (Steven) and Jennifer Mullins (Elmer); grandchildren, Travis Mullins, Angel Mullins, Hope Rosko, Morgan Mullins and Stephanie Rosko; sisters, Mary, Linda, Alma and Jeanette; brother, Billy; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted...
Russell Thomas Boitnott
February 25, 2010
Russell Thomas Boitnott died February 25, 2010. He was born September 26, 1919, to the late Essie Cummings Boitnott and Ivan Louis Boitnott. He was married to the love of his life Jewell Peters for 58 years until her death in October 2006. He was a quiet gentleman with a big heart and kind spirit. He loved God and family....
Venera Walker Hatchett
February 23, 2010
Venera Walker Hatchett, 90 of Penhook passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 9, 1919 a daughter of the late Bob and Hattie Agnes Walker and the last survivor of the 12 children, William, Grace, Lizzie, Walter, Robert, Leonard, Taylor, Younger, Omar, Louise and Emmett. She was also preceded in death by her husband...
Harold Melvin Turner
February 20, 2010
Harold Melvin Turner, age 100 of Scruggs passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sallie Blankenship Turner; parents, Elonza and Anna Turner; brothers, Kent Turner, Henry Turner; sisters, Avis Grubb, Stella Stabnow; and a son, William Aubrey Turner. Surviving are sons, Harold Wilbur Turner (Elizabeth), Boyd Turner (Lera); daughters, Louise Jones (Ford), Ercell...
Eula Shively Wright
February 19, 2010
Cloie Eula Shively Cooper Wright, age 80 of Ferrum went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 19, 2010. Born December 27, 1929 to the late Georgie McKinley and Ethel Boyd Shively, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Noel Cooper; second husband, Raymond Wright; and brother, Uriah Shively. Surviving are her sons, Autrey (Betty) Cooper...
Hilmon Buren "Cotton" Frith
February 17, 2010
Hilmon Buren “Cotton” Frith, age 75 of Rocky Mount died Wednesday, February 17, 2010. He was a resident at Tanyard Village where he enjoyed the many friendships he made over the past nine years. Cotton was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Ada Ingram Frith; his wife, Ima Robertson Frith; brothers, James, Larney and Morris Frith. Surviving are...
Curtis Stamper
February 16, 2010
Curtis C. Stamper, age 71 of Bluefield, West Virginia died Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Funeral services will be held by Cravens Shires Funeral Home, Bluefield, West Virginia. Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
Sidney Melva King Guthrie
February 15, 2010
Sidney Melva Guthrie, age 88 of Boones Mill died Monday, February 15, 2010. She was born April 13, 1921 a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Mary Peters King. She also is preceded in death by her husband Robert S. Guthrie, Sr. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law Robert Guthrie Jr. wife Jean, granddaughter; Keysha McNeil and husband John,...
Alvia Mattox Robertson
February 13, 2010
Alvia Mattox Robertson, age 79 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday February 13, 2010. Alvia was a member of Glade Hill Baptist Church since March 1961. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy and was retired from Virginia Apparel. Alvia was born February 28, 1930 to the late Samuel Robert Mattox and...