Ella S. Powell
June 3, 2009
Ella S. Powell, age 88 of Rocky Mount died Wednesday, June 3, 2009. She was a longtime merchant in Rocky Mount at P&P Produce. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Gerthia Smith; husband, Phillip E. Powell; sister, Ovaline Motley; and brother, Alfred Smith. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Bob Wood; grandchildren, Cindy Wood...
Leland John Wilson, Jr.
June 3, 2009
Leland John Wilson, Sr., age 57 of Henry died Wednesday, June 3, 2009. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Wilson; and daughter, Jenny Kitchen. Surviving are his wife, Jeanne Wilson; children, Keysha Wilson, John Leland Wilson, Jr., Larry Smith, Jr.; two grandchildren, Jordan and “Dunk”; and brothers, David, Craig, Chucky and Eugene. Memorial services will be conducted...
Terry Dudley Hall
June 3, 2009
Terry Dudley Hall, age 82 of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday June 3, 2009. He was born August 29, 1926 a son of the late Owen H. and Annie Hubbard Hall and was also preceded in death by brothers Leonard & Sidney Hall, sisters Ruby McBride and Hazel Maxey and son Kim Edward Turner. He retired from Bassett Walker &...
Etholene Ramsey Whitlow
May 30, 2009
Etholene Ramsey Whitlow, age 98 of Rocky Mount died Saturday, May 30, 2009. She was born August 6, 1910 a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Lillie Hodges Ramsey. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Homer Patterson Whitlow; sons, Benjamin Homer Whitlow, Draper Ramsey Whitlow; and sister and brother-in-law, Jewell R. and Clyde...
Mary Lee Nichols
May 25, 2009
Mary Lee Nichols, age 62 of Thaxton and formerly of Callaway, died Monday, May 25, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Ethel Shorter. Surviving are her children, Russell Biggs and wife Amanda of Thaxton, Elizabeth Saunders and husband Keith “Buba” of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Mary Jo Saunders and fiancé Chad Brugh, I, Zachary Saunders, Jordan...
Avis Ramsey Jamison
May 23, 2009
Avis Ramsey Jamison, age 88 of Rocky Mount, died peacefully at the Haven on Saturday, May 23, 2009. She was born March 24, 1921 a daughter of the late Raleigh and Ida Dalton Ramsey. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Ralph H. Jamison who died in May, 1987. She was a hairdresser for over...
Maude Cooper Sloan
May 23, 2009
Maude Cooper Sloan age 104, of Ferrum, passed away Saturday May 23, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim Edd Sloan, a son J.E. Sloan, Jr. daughter Ruby Sigmon and sons-in-law, Wallace Sigmon, Jesse Wray and Jack Russell, her parents Samuel and Harriet Cooper. She is survived by two daughters Nellie Russell of Danville, Va. and Sylbia...
Russell Engene Bowman
May 22, 2009
Russell Eugene Bowman, age 73 of Rocky Mount, passed away at his home Friday, May 22, 2009. Eugene was a lifelong dairy farmer, mechanic and general handyman. He was preceded in death by his mother, Myra Laprade Bowman; step-mother, Helen Bowman; grandparents, Dorus and Rosa Bowman, Joel and Bessie Laprade. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Peggy Hall Bowman;...
John H. James
May 21, 2009
John H. James, age 60 of Penhook, died Thursday, May 21, 2009. Services will be conducted from Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, W.Va. (304) 475-2071 Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
Kermit L. Shively
May 15, 2009
Kermit L. Shively, 83, of Ferrum, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009. He was born February 6, 1926, a son of the late Mark and Lula Hatcher Shively. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Millard Shively; and sisters, Geneva Hodges and Opal Thompson. Surviving are four sisters, Mildred Scott, Mary Sauers, Estelle Thompson, Virginia Hodges (Leslie); one...
Mildred C. Hall
May 14, 2009
Mildred C. Hall, age 88 of Glade Hill, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009. Funeral services will be held by Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg, KY. Local arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
Martha Sue Jones
May 14, 2009
Martha Sue Jones, age 70 of Rocky Mount, died peacefully at home Thursday, May 14, 2009, surrounded by her family and friends following a long battle with cancer. She was born January 4, 1939 a daughter of the late Odell Berkley and Vera Morris. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Melvin Jones. She was an avid gardener, crafter,...
Ronald Evans Belle
May 13, 2009
Ronald Evans Belle, age 72 of Boones Mill died Wednesday, May 13, 2009. He was born in Rye, New York on July 13, 1936 a son of the late Stephen and Emma Belle. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles Belle. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Belle; children, Lesley Karen Devanney, Ronald Scott Belle, Rebecca Lynn Marston;...
Arthur Wilbur Brown
May 12, 2009
Arthur Wilbur Brown, age 79 of Baltimore, MD died Tuesday, May 12, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Bertha Brown (nee Budash); devoted father of Alan Brown and his wife Deborah, and Barbara Lauenstein and her husband Michael; dear brother of Henry Brown, Thelma English, Inez Radosavich, and Lucille Dent; and loving grandfather of Leanne Lauenstein, Lindsay Parker, and...
Lila Lee Hill
May 12, 2009
Lila Lee Hill, age 74 of Boones Mill (formerly of Bluewell, W.VA.) died Tuesday, May 12, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father, John Peters. Surviving are her husband, Everett Hill; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Hill and wife Joan of Suffolk, Darrell Hill of Virginia Beach, Timothy Hill and wife Charlotte of Wilford, SC; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren;...
Tammy Lee Dillon Myers
May 10, 2009
Tammy Lee Dillon Myers, age 45, passed away Sunday May 10, 2009. She was born November 14, 1963. She battled C.O.P.D., diabetes and congestive heart failure. She is survived by five children, Dillon Ray Myers, Christine Patricia Myers, Floyd Curtis Myers, C.J. Myers, Destiny Renee Myers. Parents Charlie Jack Dillon and wife Diane and Judy Montgomery McGuire, also one brother...
Jack Willard Harman
May 8, 2009
Jack Willard Harman, age 77, born July 24, 1931 went to be with the Lord on Friday May 8, 2009. He died peacefully at home with his wife, daughters and grandchildren by his side. Jack retired from Grand Home Furnishings in 1998, after a long career in the furniture business. He married the love of his life Margaret Nichols on...
Jessie Owen Tyree
May 7, 2009
Jessie Owen Tyree, age 85 of Ferrum died Thursday, May 7, 2009. He was a member of Chestnut Primitive Baptist Church where he served faithfully until his declining health. Mr. Tyree was born July 19, 1923 to the late Owen Smith and Lulie Turner Tyree. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his...
Ethel Jamison Naff
May 5, 2009
NAFF ETHEL JAMISON Ethel Jamison Naff, age 104 of Boones Mill, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Franklin Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount, VA. She was born in Boones Mill, VA on October 13, 1904 and was the daughter of the late Cornealius C. and Ellen Jamison and sister of the late Dr. Claude Jamison, Clytie Naff,...
James D. Hodges
May 5, 2009
James D. Hodges, age 78 of Rocky Mount passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Salem after a long illness. Born March 3, 1931 a son of the late Dallas and Thelma A. Hodges, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Earl M. Hodges. He served in the United States Marine Corps and...