Eva Coleman Prillaman
May 6, 2022
Eva Coleman Prillaman, age 95 of Rocky Mount, Va. passed away peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was born in her ancestral home on a farm in her beloved Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Va.
After graduating from Burkes Garden High School, she married the love of her life, Curtis F. Prillaman. They moved to Meadows of...
Virginia Hall Truman
May 6, 2022
Virginia “Irene” Hall Truman departed this life to be with her Lord on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband; Cecil Truman, her parents and three brothers. She is survived by a son and his wife, daughter and her husband along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A graveside service was conducted at Mountain View...
Jackie Ray Guilliams
May 1, 2022
Jackie Ray Guilliams, age 83 of Callaway, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bren and Hilda Pendleton Guilliams and sister, Shelby DeHart. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Becky Angel Guilliams and son, Michael Ray Guilliams (special friend, Lenora Bridges). Jackie retired from Ply Gem with 37 years...
Kenneth I. Brown
May 1, 2022
Kenneth I. Brown, “K.I.” of Roanoke was born in 1927 in the city of Roanoke. He died weeks short of his 95th birthday. He was the first of eight children born to the late Irvin L. and Dorothy Hodges Brown. Kenneth served in the US Army 1st Division Infantry from Franklin County from 1946-1947, primarily in Germany and Austria....
William "Butch" Flemon Moran, Jr.
April 28, 2022
William “Butch” Flemon Moran, Jr., age 72 of Rocky Mount, went to be with the Lord leaving behind many loved ones Thursday, April 28, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Flemon Moran, Sr.; brothers, Michael Alan Moran and Jeffrey Lynn (Jeff) Moran. Surviving are his mother, Dee Kalmbach; his faithful wife, Patricia; his three daughters, Lorrie...
Robert Floyd Key
April 27, 2022
Robert F. Key, a man larger than life, passed away at home, April 27 th , 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was ushered into heaven in the presence of his significant other. his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Robert was raised and lived in Poughkeepsie NY, in a home that was built by hand by...
Richard Matthew "Matt" Foutz Ii
April 27, 2022
Richard Matthew “Matt” Foutz II passed away on April 27, 2022 at the age of 54. Matt was born on May 28, 1967 in Roanoke, VA and grew up in Rocky Mount – in a household immersed in the “coach’s family” lifestyle, large family gatherings, and the company of his life-long and loyal boyhood friends – experiences he cherished...
Donann Slate
April 25, 2022
Donann Slate, the daughter of the late Early “Bud” and Helen Gravely went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 25, 2022 surrounded by her family. Donann was a shining example of how to love and she loved everyone the same. The joy in her life came from spending time with family, attending the Adult Care Center in...
George Walton James
April 23, 2022
George Walton James, 67, died unexpectedly April 23, 2022, at home. He was born November 16, 1954, in Miami, Florida, the son of George Walton James and Helen Mullady James.
George graduated from the University of Maryland and then earned his MBA. Following graduation, he worked for Sprint and started several companies of his own. Eventually he...
David B. Hart
April 23, 2022
David B. Hart, of Hardy, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 after a long illness. Born in Jackson, Miss., he was predeceased by his parents, Albert J. Barge and Helen B. Hart. A 1953 graduate of George Wythe High School, David worked for the US Forest Service as a logger in Idaho and Alaska, and was a...
Lowell E. Layman
April 23, 2022
Lowell E. Layman, 83 of Wirtz, peacefully departed this life on April 23, 2022. He was married to Miriam Rutrough on November 14, 1959, To this marriage was born five children, Allen and Dena Layman, Nedra and Richard Jamison, Donna and Donnie Beckner, Carla and Neil Jamison and Galen and Karen Layman, 14 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two sisters, Lois...
James "Jim Bob" Jackson
April 22, 2022
James “Jim Bob” Robert Jackson, of Glade Hill, born on January 28, 1960, passed away on April 22, 2022 at age 62. He was preceded in death by his father, John Jackson; and stepfather, Tommy Baldwin. Surviving is his son, James Travis Jackson and wife, Kayla Jackson; grandchild, Jaxson; mother, Barbara Baldwin; siblings, Johnny Jackson, Faye Janney, Sandra Gray;...
Hazel Diane Bernard
April 22, 2022
Hazel Diane Mines-Bernard, 67, of Boon-Bernard Drive in Boones Mill passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and pastor. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Gordon Preston Bernard and brothers Marvin Dell Mines and James Ray Mines.
Diane loved her family and her church, the Boones Mill Christian Church, and participated in...
Ross Arkell
April 22, 2022
Ross Arkell passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22 nd 2022 in a memory care facility in Virginia. He was 86 years old.
He lived an astonishing life that some of his friends and contemporaries compared to a “rags-to-riches” Horatio Alger story. Born on the south side of Chicago on August 26, 1935, he entered a world...
Corena Smith Harrison
April 21, 2022
Corena Smith Harrison, age 87 of Rocky Mount went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2022. She was the last surviving child of Joe Fonza and Bertha Rigney Smith. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Myrtle Law, Lizzie Robertson, Sallie Mays, Etheleen Hall, and Lucille Brown; brothers, Eugene Smith and Henry “Nob” Smith. Surviving...
Thomas "Tommy" Franklin Bousman, Jr.
April 21, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” Franklin Bousman, Jr., age 87 of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Bousman; parents, Thomas Sr. and Elsie Bousman; sister and brother-in-law, Otha and Mary Hurt. Surviving are his son, Frank Bousman (Lisa); daughter, Sue Murphy (James); four grandchildren, Amber Sigmon (Matt), Amelia Bousman, Hannah and...
Stuart Ronald "Ronnie" Myers
April 20, 2022
Stuart Ronald “Ronnie” Myers, age 64 of Penhook died Wednesday, April 20, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Stuart Myers; mother, Doris Mikles Myers Griffin; and sister, Peggy Leah McDonald. Surviving are his wife, Susan Myers; sister, Helen Denise Myers; brother, Alton Crosby Myers; numerous nieces and nephews. Ronnie loved fishing, hunting, the outdoors and was...
Rickey Lee Vaden
April 20, 2022
Rickey Lee Vaden, age 65 of Rocky Mount died Wednesday, April 20, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Ruby Vaden; brother, Kenneth Vaden; and son, John Aliff. Surviving are his wife, Brenda Vaden; son, Jarret Vaden; daughter, Michelle Hall (Joey); grandchildren, Brianna Aliff (Jerry), Courtney Hall, Aiden Hall, Jordon Vaden; great-grandchildren, Sophia and Alina...
Susan Marie Owens
April 20, 2022
Susan Marie Owens, age 59 of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus A. and Tressie Marie Beckner, and two brothers, William and Steve Beckner. Surviving are her husband of 40 years, David Owens Jr.; son, David Owens III; three grandchildren, Donavin, Angel, and Hunter Owens; brother, Roger Beckner;...
Patricia Ann Worley Compton
April 18, 2022
Patricia Ann Worley Compton, age 74 of Penhook and formerly of Mullens, West Virginia died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 18, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Mae Worley; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Carl and Pat Compton. Surviving are her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, Mike Compton; daughters, Kim and Robert...