Mae Frances Barnett Petty age 83 of Ridgeway, passed away on Friday May 26, 2017 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount. She was born March 9, 1934 in Botetourt County to the late Selma and Mary Lee Patterson Barnett. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, Quincy Lee Petty, two sisters, Marie Barnett and...
Ina Rose Williams Thurman age 75 of Martinsville passed away on Sunday May 14, 2017 at her home. She was born July 6, 1941 in Independence, VA to the late Grover Lee and Emmaline Cora Snow Williams. Mrs. Thurman was of the Baptist faith, and worked at W.M. Bassett for many years. She is survived by her husband of 51...
Emma Underwood Fallin age 89, formerly of Martinsville, went Home to be with the Lord on Friday May 12, 2017 at Stanleytown Health and Rehab. She was born March 30, 1928 in Floyd County, VA to the late Alton Parker and Myrtle L. Brogan Underwood. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, Pearson Fallin, her...
Pearl Ola Mellott, age 90, of Roanoke, passed away on May 12, 2017 in Salem. She was born in Carlisle, PA on September 22, 1926 to the late Ray and Ethel Webster Mellott. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Stinchcomb. She was a member of Beckham United Methodist Church and had worked for Pannill Knitting for...
Christine Walker Willis age 87 of Martinsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday May 5, 2017 at her home. She was born May 21, 1929 in Sandy Level, VA to the late Rebel and Mary Catherine Hammock Walker. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, Harvey Willis, two sons, Charles Campbell, and Jimmy...
Alma "Blue" Barnes DeVoe age 72 of Ridgeway, passed away Tuesday April 25, 2017 at Alamance Hospital in Burlington, NC. She was born April 27, 1944 in Ridgeway to the late Franklin and Alma Jenkins Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by three brothers, Franklin, Elwood and Virgil Barnes, three sisters, Nancy Coleman, Lelar Hollandsworth, and...
Roy Arnold Jenkins, age 73 of Ridgeway, passed away on April 24, 2017 at the Veterans Hospital in Roanoke. He was born in Leaksville, NC on May 18, 1943 to the late Dennis and Louise Barnes Jenkins. He was a graduate of Drewry Mason High School, a self-employed Insurance Agent and Roy was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force....
Bobby Wayne Robertson age 80 of Martinsville, passed away on Wednesday April 19, 2017 at Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 12, 1936 in Henry County to Arnetta H. Robertson of Martinsville, and the late William Harry Robertson. In addition to his father, he was also predeceased by his sister, Eldean Robertson Mills. Mr. Robertson graduated from Martinsville H. S.,...
Bruce Mason Warren, age 82, of Martinsville, passed away on April 17, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. He was born in Pennsylvania on October 8, 1934 to the late Blanton and Annie Haynes Warren. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Beverly Garay, his brothers, Phillip Warren and Curtis Warren, and a grandson, Cameron Garay. He...
Nancy Jean Draper Hughes age 86, of Kilarney Court in Ridgeway, passed away on Monday April 10, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born Jan. 8, 1931 in Martinsville to the late Charles Eugene and Nannie Kate Jamison Draper. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her sisters, Pauline "Polly" Draper Clarke, and...