September 18, 2022

Calvin Ludwig (CJ), of Franklin County, passed away unexpectedly on 9/18/2022. CJ was only 33 years old. Our family is devastated and shocked by this loss. CJ was born on 7/13/1989 in Baltimore MD to parents Calvin Ludwig and Cheryl Durst.

After CJ moved out as a teenager, he lived his life partying...

September 17, 2022

Kenneth Dreyer, age 91 of Hardy passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022. Ken was born in Sellersburg, Indiana on January 11, 1931, the son of Roy Kenneth and Ruth Dreyer, and grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. He married his teenage sweetheart, Jane, in 1951. Five months later, he was drafted and served in the army in...

September 17, 2022

Shelby Holley Shively Willis, 78 of Ferrum passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Doris Holley of Rocky Mount. Shelby was predeceased by her first husband, James Bobby Shively; as well as his parents, James Murphy and Sylvia Shively, all of Ferrum. Followed by her second husband of 39...

September 17, 2022

John Elton Haley, age 73 of Rocky Mount died Saturday, September 17, 2022. He was born May 3, 1949 a son of the late John and Virginia Dudley Haley. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Teresa Holley; and former wife, Judy Haley. Surviving are his son-in-law, Raymond Holley; and brothers-in-law, Ronnie (Diane) Altice and Ruben (Mary...

September 16, 2022

Mary Helen Sochor, age 98 of Moneta moved to her eternal home on Friday, September 16, 2022. She was born October 29, 1923 a daughter of the late John and Susie Sochor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Martha Feryance, Gertrude Sedjo, Zelma Lyons and Ida Feryance; and three brothers, John B.,...

September 15, 2022

Stewart E. Mason, age 66 of Rocky Mount died Thursday, September 15, 2022. He was born April 25, 1956 a son of the late Lloyd and Doris Mason. He was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Elaine Mason; brother, Leon Mason; and brother-in-law, Hilbert S. Lawrence. Surviving are his wife, Susan Mason; daughter, Jamie Mason; grandson, Jaxson Mason...

September 15, 2022

Peggy Arlene Young Meeks went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 15, 2022. Peggy was born May 30, 1934, the second child of twelve. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Blanche Young; her husband of sixty years, Claude Meeks; two daughters, Dreama Meeks and Amanda King; two sisters, Jean Mattox and Polly Conner; and...

September 14, 2022

Albert Galvan, age 65 of Rocky Mount passed away on September 14, 2022. He was preceded in death by his son, Albert Galvan II; parents, Susanna and Baldamar Galvan; sisters, Rubina Flores, MaryAnn Ramirez, and Alicia Salas. Surviving are his loving wife, Carolyn Galvan; daughters, Victoria Galvan Vazquez (Christopher), Michelle Odom (Fred), Sonya Underwood (Eddie); sons, Steve Blackman (Cheryl)...

September 11, 2022

George William Brubaker, Jr. age 67, of Rocky Mount passed away on September 11, 2022. George was preceded in death by his father, George Brubaker, Sr. and brother-in-law, James Johnson. He is survived by his mother; Norene Brubaker, daughters; Vanessa Burnette (Stephen), Stephanie Kirk (Robert Abed), sisters; Bonnie Bodnar (Larry), Valerie Latimer (Bill), Tammy Johnson, grandchildren; Jacob Burnette, Caroline...

September 10, 2022

Michael Otis Cundiff, age 65 of Boones Mill passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rubeun (Pumphouse) and Gracie Cundiff; son, Scott Cundiff; sister, Patricia (Ann) Weaver; brothers, Frank Hall and Terry Wayne Cundiff; brother-in-law, Billy Ramey. Surviving are his wife, Tena Cundiff; children, Courtney (Jesse) Sanchez, Michael (Samantha) Cundiff, Joshua...

September 9, 2022

Ruth R. Bryant age 86, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday September 9, 2022. She was formerly employed at Kenrose and Uttermost before her retirement and was a member of Sandy Ridge Baptist Church.  Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Park & Glenna Ross, brother, Bobby Ross, husband, Joseph H. Bryant, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry and Estelle...

September 9, 2022

Harold A. Hodges “Pete”, age 72 of Glade Hill, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Catherine Hodges and brother, Dan Hodges. Surviving are his daughter, Lea Altizer; son, Greg Hodges; nine grandchildren including his caregiver, James D. Altizer; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Eames (Lee) and Gladys Taylor (Jimmy). A...

September 8, 2022

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, Our Heavenly Father reached out His hand and said "Come home, my faithful servant, Rachel. The journey into her heavenly home was greeted by her true love of 63 years, Kenneth Allman, parents, Dossie and Henry Lawson Anderson and her siblings, Virginia, Russell, James (JL), Curtis Anderson and Sylvia Holland, brother-in-law, Silas Holland and...

September 5, 2022

Wendell Lewis McGuire, age 79 of Moneta, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis H. McGuire; mother, Valera B. Bobbitt; step-father, Clyde Bobbitt; and sisters, Lois M. Bobbitt, Beatrice M. Laprade, and Phyllis M. Robertson. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Rose McGuire; son, Robert W. McGuire; daughter, Carolyn M. Hager (Theron);...

September 5, 2022

Herbert Ray White, age 83 of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Lee White (August 30, 2021); parents, Robert and Katie White; and daughter, Lara Ann George. Surviving are his children, Herbert White, Jr. (Bertha), Robert White (Betty), Jerry Lee White (Tammy); grandchildren, Frankie George (Brittany), Patricia Saquiche...

September 4, 2022

Nancy Saunders Shelton, age 85 of Penhook, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter “Tuppie” Eugene Shelton; parents, Luther and Annie Mae Saunders; brothers, George Tosh and Edmond Powell; sisters, Mary, Ruth, Daisy, Augusta, Reva, and Betty. Surviving are her daughters, Carolyn Poindexter (Fred), Ann Brodie, and Eugenia Morrison (Kenny); six...

September 3, 2022

Velda Thomas Webster, age 94 of Boones Mill, Virginia went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2022. She loved God, her family and her church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Joseph S. “Billy” Webster, parents, Thaddeus Millard Thomas and Stella DeLancy Thomas Flora; step-father, Clarence Flora; brothers, Jesse Thomas and...

September 2, 2022

Waymoth “Wayne” E. Nichols, age 79 of Glade Hill, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022. He was preceded in death by his son, Adam Wayne Nichols; sister, Bertia Bowles; and brother, Robert Nichols. Surviving are his daughter, Rhonda Nichols Perdue; grandchildren, Megan Oliver (Andrew), Thayden Zeigler, Lauryn Nichols, and Eli Nichols; siblings, Joan Parcell (Hass), Jerry Nichols, Hallie “Snookie”...

September 1, 2022

William “Bill” Lee Shively, age 77 of Callaway, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after his battle with a brief illness. He was a son of the late Morgan William and Hazel L. Shively. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronnie Wayne Shively and Kermit Dillard Shively; niece,...

August 30, 2022

Grover Ford Mullins, age 78 of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Ford and Alice Mason Mullins. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Martin Mullins. Grover was also loved by his children and grandchildren. The family respectfully requests no food or flowers and memorials be made to Carilion Hospice....