Apr 5, 2020

Fern Harris Cochran, 80, of Martinsville, passed away Sunday April 5, 2020.  She was born in Danville, Virginia, on March 14, 1940, to the late Charles Ivan and Ruby Thelma Stevens Harris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; William H. Cochran, Jr., one daughter; Donna C. Pulliam, three brothers; Edward Milton, Lionel...

Mar 30, 2020

Lynwood M. Roberson, 58, of Martinsville, Virginia, died on March 30,2020 at Sovah Health Martinsville Hospital. He was born on May 5, 1961 to the late Lynwood Doyle Roberson and Zora Goode Roberson. Lynwood was a System's Engineer at ICF International. In addition to his parents, Lynwood was proceeded in death by his brother; Stephen Raldall Roberson.

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Mar 26, 2020

Dorothy Reynolds English, 90, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday March 26, 2020, at the Kerner Ridge Assisting Living in Kernersville, NC.She was born September 6, 1929, to the late John Robert Reynolds and Lucille Smith Reynolds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd William English.  Dorothy retired from JCPenney's, and was a...

Mar 24, 2020

Charles Lane Crist, 69, of Martinsville, passed away Tuesday March 24, 2020, at his home. He was born in Martinsville on November 4, 1950, to the late Charles Sherman Crist and Jewel Linville. He was retired from Lester Group where he worked in Maintenance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers; Lonnie Gunter,...

Mar 19, 2020

Marion Thomas George, 85, of Martinsville passed away Thursday March 19, 2020, at his home. He was born in Bassett, to the late Joseph Graham George and Bertha Agnes Bishop.  He retired from E.I. DuPont, was a founding member of Preston Wesleyan and a member for 47 years with this Preston Ruritan Club.  In addition to his parents he...

Mar 5, 2020

Bonnie Lawson Odom, 91, formerly of Ridgeway,  Bonnie went to her heavenly home from Lower Cape Fear Life Care Center in Wilmington, NC  Thursday March 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Bonnie was born in Fieldale, Virginia on July 12, 1928, to the late Walter Price Stevens and Stela May Anderson.  Bonnie attended Spencer Penn School; formerly a...

Feb 22, 2020

Hester Sue Hanley, age 75, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, February 22, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with dementia.  She was born Hester Sue Payne on August 3, 1944 in Whitewood, VA to Thomas Milton Payne and Elsie Louise Payne; the only daughter of four siblings.  She was a coal miner's daughter who...

Feb 12, 2020

Jewel Nadine Flowers Critz, 96, of Martinsville, found her home in heaven on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.  She was born in Georgia in 1923 to Susie Weeks Flowers and Robert Flowers and grew up in Florida before moving to Virginia for marriage, work, and family.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Critz; daughter, Linda Critz...

Feb 5, 2020

Judith "Judy" Forsythe, née Cardwell, 75, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2020 at her home. Born October 8th, 1944, she was the proud only child of Fawnie Cardwell, a homemaker, and James Cardwell, an electrician, WWII veteran, and POW.She graduated from Drury Mason High School and attended both Western Kentucky University and the University...

Jan 26, 2020

Lillia Ann Cox Shupe, 82, of Martinsville, passed away Sunday January 26, 2020, at the Stanleytown Rehab Center. She was born February 2, 1937, to the late Joseph Eli Cox and Bonnie Rachel Cayton Cox.  She was retired from Tultex Knitting Company and was of the Baptist faith.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one...