May 6, 2023

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Nadine Nolen of Rocky Mount, VA, on May 6, 2023, at the age of 83 years after a very short battle with cancer. She will be forever remembered and cherished by her daughters, Angie Nolen and Terri Nolen; granddaughter, Gracyn Alice; sisters-in-law,...

May 6, 2023

James Martin “Buddy” Campbell, 90, of 131 Campbell Road, Penhook, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 peacefully surrounded by family at his home. Born November 28, 1932, son of the late Garnett Campbell and Bertha Cooper Campbell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters,...

May 5, 2023

Richard Avery Shoemaker, age 84 of Rocky Mount, went to Heaven on Friday, May 5, 2023. He was a son, brother, husband, father, uncle and grandfather to a family that loved and cherished him. He was a dedicated servant of his community in so many ways, including serving as President of First...

May 4, 2023

Micah Titus Meggs, age 15 of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023. Born June 25, 2007, the ninth of ten children, Micah’s fun loving and intrepid determination characterized his life. Micah enjoyed spending his time outdoors hunting, fishing, camping and trapping, and became a skilled outdoorsman. He enjoyed displaying his trophies and making video...

May 2, 2023

Jerry Everett Dalton, age 82 of Rocky Mount passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Jerry was born June 16, 1940 a son of the late Walter and Claudia Wallace Dalton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Jones Dalton; and son, Andy Dalton. Surviving are his daughter, Susan (Sandy) Grice; five grandchildren,...

May 2, 2023

Amanda “Starr” Loving, age 40 of Rocky Mount died Tuesday, May 2, 2023. She was born April 14, 1983. What a star she was! Starr was a loving daughter to Joe and Sarah Arnold. She loved her brothers, Logan and Sawyer; and her cousin, Grace Bennett was the little kid she drew pictures with. Starr was...

May 1, 2023

Michael Wayne Parks (Mike) age 57 of Rocky Mount, passed peacefully at home on the morning of May 1, 2023. He was born in Tampa, FL to the late Ernest Coy Parks and Matilda Jean Ford; and at the age of 7, he and his family relocated to the little mountain community of Endicott. Mike, a...

May 1, 2023

C arolyn Sue Fisher Johnson “Suzi”, age 74 of Boones Mill passed away Monday, May 1, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carey Morgan Johnson III on August 28, 2022; father, Delmas Eugene Fisher, grandparents, Jube and Kate Holland Dillon, Ernest and Mary Fisher and step-son, James Eric Johnson. Surviving are her mother,...

May 1, 2023

April Wyatt Scott, age 48, of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, May 1st, 2023, in her home after a 22 month battle with brain cancer. April was a fearless fighter who never gave in to this disease. Our April had a golden heart. She was thoughtful, considerate, generous, caring, carefree, and charismatic.

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May 1, 2023

Paul Raymond Shreves, Jr. “Junior”, age 86 of Glade Hill passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 with his family by his side. He was predeceased in death by his wife, Rebecca Carter Shreves; mother, Phyllis Stead Shreves; father, Raymond Shreves; grandson, Christian Placer; daughter, Michelle Shreves; brother, William “Bill” Shreves; and his beloved pups, Beaver and...

April 22, 2023

Paul Leppert, 79, of Wirtz, VA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 22, 2023 with his loving wife by his side. Born in Binghamton, NY to Bruce and Reba Leppert, Paul joined the Navy upon graduating from Windsor Central High School. After serving his country during Vietnam, Paul returned to the states and began his...

April 22, 2023

Janice Marie Martin, age 55 of Ferrum, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. She was preceded in death by her father, James Sanders Sr. Surviving are her husband of 38 years, Ralph Martin Sr.; three sons, Ralph (Cathy) Martin Jr., Sammy (Holly) Martin and Jonathan (Kayla) Martin; seven grandsons and two granddaughters; mother, Mary Beckner Sanders;...

April 21, 2023

Eleanor Lynch Woody, age 101, of Rocky Mount, Virginia died Friday, April 21, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Posie and Alice McCall Lynch. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Guy Lewis Woody; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Lorene Lynch Thurman (Wilford) and Anne Lynch McBride (Hughes); three brothers and four...

April 21, 2023

Lainey Fern Guilliams “Sissy” was born January 12, 2023 and passed away April 21, 2023. Lainey got to spend three happy months on this earth with her family and being a little sister. She loved being held and talked to. She loved sleeping with one eye half open so she didn’t miss anything and one arm above her...

April 20, 2023

Lucy B. Reed, age 96, of Roanoke County passed away at her home Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Reed, Sr. her parents, Henry and Nannie Brubaker, her step-mother, Mary Brubaker, eight brothers, two sisters, a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter, four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was a homemaker...

April 18, 2023

Peggie Anderson Foster, a local community activist and philanthropist, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023. She lived on Foster Street many years and more recently was a resident of Runk & Pratt at Smith Mountain Lake. She enjoyed reasonably good health with a few setbacks until later in life when she'd say, "I'm...

April 17, 2023

Joyce Maureen Brown Ellis, 87, of Midlothian, VA, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023. She was born April 19, 1935 in Franklin County, VA to the late Troy Chatman and Sallie Fannie Brown. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Thomas Dillon Ellis, and 7 older brothers, Fulton (Virginia), Wallace (Ann), Wilfred...

April 16, 2023

Mrs. Diane Francis, age 87 of Rocky Mount, VA passed away in the morning on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at her residence.

Diane Francis known to most as Momdiane or MimiAnn was born November 25, 1935 in Arcadia Florida. She is the daughter of late Peter Murray and Bessie Lee Murray.

MomDiane is preceded in...

April 16, 2023

Gail Belinda Rutrough, 66, of Ferrum, Virginia, after fighting a hard courageous battle with cancer passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023. She is suffering no more but instead celebrating in heaven with her grandchildren, Ryan William McGhee and Hope Leigh Newell. She is survived by her loving husband, Charlie Rutrough Jr.; her six children, Janie Adkins (Eugene), Charlotte Hall,...

April 16, 2023

Walter Kahnrad Hughes, Sr., age 86, of Union Hall, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at his home. Walter was born on June 21, 1936, to Walter George Hughes and Alice Nell James in Argyle, Georgia.

In 1954, at the age of 17,...