Donald K. Lawson

May 24, 2011

Donald K. "Don" Lawson age 59 of 806 Parkview Ave. Martinsville died Tuesday May 24, 2011 at his home. He was born Feb. 29, 1952 in Leaksville, NC to the late Lemuel Cornelius and Pauline Culler Price Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by one brother, James Barry Lawson. He attended Fieldale-Collinsville High School and graduated...

Clarence Lee Dehart

May 21, 2011

Clarence Lee DeHart age 75 of Martinsville, died Saturday May 21, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. He was born October 17, 1935 in Stuart, VA to the late Henry Lee and Lillian Pilson DeHart. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his first wife Kathryn Turner DeHart, and one sister, Shirley DeHart Smith. He worked for...

Sallie Ruth Jones Merriman

May 20, 2011

Sallie Ruth Jones Merriman age 84 formerly of 79 Merriman Helmick Dr., Axton, VA, died Friday May 20, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born April 3, 1927 in Farmville, NC to the late Joseph Jones and the late Jennie Parker Jones Moore. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, Marion D....

Margaret "Peggy" Hendricks

May 17, 2011

Margaret "Peggy" Hendricks age 70 of 1509 Rivermont Heights, Martinsville, died Tuesday May 17, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. She was born May 25, 1940 in Kimball, WV to the late Lee Roy and Beulah H. Hendricks. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her two brothers, Louis and Billy Hendricks, and one sister Eleanora Hendricks. She...

Ricky Nelson Peters

May 15, 2011

Ricky Nelson Peters, age 40, of 2937 Axton Road, Axton, died on May 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Martinsville on October 01, 1970 to Davis Nelson Peters, deceased, and Evelyn Christine Eanes Peters of Axton. He attended Axton Baptist Church and had been a construction worker. He is survived in addition to his Mother of the...

Beulah Lankford Hopkins

May 7, 2011

Beulah Lankford Hopkins age 91 of Axton, died Saturday May 7, 2011 in Martinsville. She was born May 22, 1919 in Stokes County, NC to the late Willie Nick and Mickey Katherine Ashby Lankford. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband George E. Hopkins, 3 brothers, Will, Troy, and John H. Lankford, and 7 sisters, Nina...

Carolyn Turner Wiggington

Apr 22, 2011

Carolyn Marie Turner Wiggington age 64 of 105 Big Jane Street, Martinsville, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. She was born July 27, 1946 in Danville to the late John and Molly Henderson Turner. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by a brother Frank Turner. She had attended Freedom Baptist Church, had worked...

Dora Lee Bell Jefferson Smith

Apr 20, 2011

Dora Lee Bell Jefferson Smith age 69 of 170 Lackey Road, Bassett, VA died Wednesday April 20, 2011 at her home. She was born September 13, 1941 in Ridgeway, VA to James Ed and Cassie Higgs Bell. She was predeceased by her parents. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith, and had worked at Bassett Mirror Co. for many years....

James Tyson "Jimmie" Mullis

Apr 16, 2011

James Tyson "Jimmie" Mullis, Jr. age 75, of 106 Cross Road, Collinsville, died Saturday April 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. He was born August 14, 1935 in Cabarrus County, NC to the late James Tyson, Sr. and Mary Ruth Spears Mullis. He was a member of Day Star Ministries Church of God of Prophecy, and was retired from...

Lucy Martin Washburn

Apr 13, 2011

Lucy Martin Washburn, age 86, formerly of 136 Homewood Drive,Bassett, died on April 13, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Rehab Center, Martinsville. She was born on August 03, 1924 in Patrick County to the late Flemon S. and Nancy Wright Martin. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Henry Washburn, three brothers, Moir, Roy and Coy...