Ezra Hairston Barnes
Oct 2, 2017
Ezra Hairston Barnes, Jr. age 71 of Martinsville passed away on October 2, 2017 at his residence. He was born on May 6, 1946 in Martinsville to the late Ezra H. Barnes, Sr. and Elsie Gilbert Barnes. He had worked for American Furniture and Pannill Knitting until he became disabled. He had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Daniel Jayhue O'Dell
Oct 1, 2017
Daniel Jayhue O'Dell, age 73, of Martinsville, passed away at his residence on October 01, 2017. He was born in Patrick Springs to the late William and Vergie Gilley O'Dell on September 5, 1944. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Arthur O'Dell, sisters, Virginia Woods, Mamie O'Dell and Jeanette Reynolds. He attended Faith Fellowship Church and had...
Trula Beatrice Fields (Perkins)
Sep 29, 2017
Trula Beatrice Perkins Fields age 92 of Martinsville passed away Friday Sept. 29, 2017 at Blue Ridge Rehab Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1924 in Swords Creek, VA to the late Harrison and Mallie Dye Perkins. In addition to her parents she was also predeceased by one granddaughter, Kimberly Fields, six brothers, Leonard, Bernard, Worley, Herbert, Henry Lee, and...
Franklin Lavern "Frank" Frazier
Sep 18, 2017
Franklin L. Frazier, 77 of Martinsville passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 at his home. He was born August 20, 1940 in Laurel Fork, Virginia to the late James B. and Vada Dehart Frazier. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his spouse Norma B. Frazier in 2008; and one sister, Judy Sutker. Mr. Frazier was a...
Herman Henry Powell
Sep 15, 2017
Herman Henry Powell age 88 of Martinsville passed away Friday Sept. 15, 2017 at Martinsville Health & Rehab. He was born Sept. 6, 1929 in Martinsville to the late Howard and Geneva Hite Powell. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his spouse Lillian T. Powell in 2009, one brother, Dan Powell, and one sister Edna Daniels....
Robert Jacob "Jake" Thomas
Sep 5, 2017
Robert Jacob "Jake" Thomas, age 43 of Patrick Springs, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. He was born in Martinsville on April 7, 1974 to the late Robert "Baxter" Thomas and Ellen Gay Sigmon Thomas of Collinsville. He attended Fieldale Baptist Church and was a member of Fieldale Fire Department since 1992. He had graduated from...
Carl Lenwood Spencer
Aug 29, 2017
Carl Lenwood Spencer, age 79 of Martinsville, passed away on August 29, 2017 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville on November 30, 1937 to the late Jefferson Green and Burdie Wagner Spencer. He had worked for the J&J Southeast-Georgia Pacific for over 33 years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran from the Vietnam Era and also...
Janet Prillaman Bennett (Prillaman)
Aug 20, 2017
Janet Prillaman Bennett age 83 of Collinsville, went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday Aug. 20, 2017 at Blue Ridge Manor. She was born April 1, 1934 in Franklin County to the late Grady Prillaman and the late Mary Carter Prillaman Hurd. Janet was also predeceased by her step father Leonard F. Hurd. Janet was a member of...
Gilmer Ernest Morris
Aug 12, 2017
Gilmer Ernest Morris, 91, of Collinsville, VA, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2017. Born September 11, 1925 in Horsepasture, VA, the son of Edgar Ernest Morris and Bertha Lois Shelton Morris. Gilmer had a strong work ethic and from an early age found ways to help his family. At age five he began selling the Grit weekly newspaper for...
Hilda Taylor Ayers
Aug 9, 2017
Hilda T. Ayers, age 67, of Martinsville, passed away on August 9, 2017. Her funeral services will be private. Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home is serving the Ayers family.