Jan 24, 2020

Christine Lawson Gilley 82 of Martinsville, VA., went home to be with the Lord, Friday evening January 24, 2020, in Franklin County, Va.  Christine was born February 28, 1937 to the Late Earnest Jake Lawson and Carrie Dillon Lawson. Christine was retired as front desk manager from 20 years of joyful service at the Dutch Inn.  Christine was very...

Jan 22, 2020

Glenn Sherman Blankenship 70, of Martinsville, went home to be with his Lord, Wednesday January 22, 2020, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  Glenn was born August 1, 1949, to the late Guss Shockley Blankenship and Mamie (Virginia) Lawson Blankenship.  Glenn was a self employed General Contractor for more than fifty years, and was the owner of...

Jan 21, 2020

Christine Martin Hager, 93, of Fieldale, passed away Monday January 21, 2020, at her residence. Christine was born in West Virginia on May 19, 1926, to the late Homer Howard and Ethelene Sigmon Martin.  She was retire from DuPont and was a member of Mount Bethel United Methodist Church for more than 70 years.  In addition to...

Jan 16, 2020

Joni Junkelman Hunt, 57, of Stuart passed away Thursday January 16, 2020, at the University Of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Texas to Robert "Bob" W. Junkelman and the late Macie Ruth Williams Junkelman.  She was a volunteer with the Patrick County food bank, and was a member of the Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to...

Jan 13, 2020

Clyde Deamous Joyce, 95, of Axton, passed away Monday January 13, 2020, at his residence.  Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday January 16, 2020, in the Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home with Director Kelly Ratcliff officiating; entombment will be private.

Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home and Burial Park was entrusted with arrangements.

Jan 2, 2020

Clyde Norman Meeks, 80, of Ridgeway, passed away Thursday January 2, 2020, at his residence.  He was born in Henry County on October 16, 1939, to the late Clyde Sherman Meeks and Cynthia Purdy Meeks.  He was the owner and operator of Meeks Upholstery for more then 40 years before retiring. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

Dec 29, 2019

Donald Lee "Buzz" Willard, 48, of Ridgeway, passed away December 29, 2020.  Buzz was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 20, 1971, to Earnest Willard and Judy Williams. Buzz had worked for the Martinsville Glass Company as an assembly worker. He was greatly loved and will be missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his...

Dec 17, 2019

James Albert Lewis, 73, of Martinsville, passed Tuesday December 17, 2019 at Carolina Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  James was born on November 9, 1946, in Urbana, Illinois to the late Nodas Lewis and Doris Dunn Lewis.  James served in the Untied States Navy as a classified telecommunications equipments Specialist, and in Military Communications. He was the first of his family...

Dec 11, 2019

Joy DeLancey Wingfield Philpott passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 11th, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She is the daughter of the late Alonzo Washington Wingfield and Laura DeLancey Wingfield. She is survived by Joe Curtis Philpott, her loving husband of 57 years, her daughter Elizabeth Philpott Phares , son Curtis...

Nov 17, 2019

James D. Hanley, 81, of Bedford, VA, died on November 17, 2019 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1938 to the late Lawrence Chester Hanley and Delta Mae Carey Hanley. Mr. Hanley was proud of his services in the United States Marine Corps, and was retired as a local government official in the zoning.  Hanley...