Ernest Durwood Barco passed on November 7, 2026, at the age of 96. Ernest was a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina. A Funeral Service will be held at Roselawn Chapel …

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Viola Barker Compton, 83, of Axton, Va. passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026. She was born in Martinsville, Va. July 25, 1943, to Oscar Thomas Barker and Elsie Clay Burnette. …

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Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Wells, 103, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at SOVAH Health in Martinsville, Virginia. She lived a remarkably long life, maintaining her cheerful spirit and sense …

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Julie Metz, 55, of Martinsville, Va., passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 22, 1971, to …

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Barbara Marlowe Wilson, 69, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026. She was born in Danville, Va. April 20, 1957, to Basil Alvin Marlowe and Virginia Shelton Marlowe. …

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Delores Jean Wilkins Odell, 90, of Collinsville, Va. passed away, Tuesday, October 13, 2026. She was born in Durham, N.C., July 30, 1936, to Thomas Ivey and Alma Louise Wilkins …

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Carol Ann Polk Elliott, 91, of Stuart, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2026. She was born in Fieldale, Virginia, on March 3, 1935, to Lacy Carlton Polk …

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Jose Antonio Rivera Morales, 78, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away Saturday, October 3, 2026. He was born July 4, 1948, in Ponce, Puerto Rico to the late Manuel Lopez Morales …

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Beau Genovese died Thursday, October 1, 2026, after a courageous fight with cancer. He was a resident of Martinsville, Virginia and formerly of Coral Gables, Florida where he resided with …

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Dennis Michael Miller, 75, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, March 5, 1951, to Richard Ellie Miller and Virginia Grove Miller. In …

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Peggy was born in Piedmont, SC on February 20, 1932 to James I. Simpson and Anna Lou Williams Simpson. She attended Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, The University of Georgia …

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Deanna Angell Laney passed away on September 18, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on April 28, 1948, in Virginia, Deanna lived in Chatham, Virginia.

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Robert “Bob” Charles Orr was born January 16, 1934, in Hot Springs, AR to parents Roy Flenniken Orr and Lola Mae Priest Orr. Bob had one brother and two sisters, …

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Joseph Allen Freeman, 43, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026. He was born in Martinsville October 5, 1982, to James E. “Jimmy” Freeman and the late Cheryl …

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Edmond Leo Hanrihan Jr., of Courtland, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at a nursing home in Martinsville, Virginia, following a prolonged illness that began in March. Although …

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Douglas Edward Riddle, affectionately known as “Doug,” passed away on September 7, 2026. Doug was born on May 15, 1944, in Martinsville, Virginia, to Clarence Edward “Dude” Riddle and Julia …

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James Clayton “Jimmie” Stone (100) passed away on September 4, 2026, at Kings Grant Assisted Living in Martinsville, Virginia. Jimmie was born on January 26, 1926, in Spencer, Virginia, to …

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Annie Mae Hammock, 86, of Callands, Va. passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026. She was born in Pittsylvania County, July 2, 1940, to the late James “Sleepy” McDaniel and Maggie …

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Martinsville City Sheriff Stephen Madison Draper, 73, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, following a lifetime committed to helping others and serving the citizens of Martinsville and Henry County. He …

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Bonnie Diane Minter, 68, of Axton, Va. passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026. She was born in Henry County, February 8, 1958, to Glenwood Thomas Minter and Nannie Ola …

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Robert “Bob” Gene Boyer, Sr. 75, of Ridgeway, Va. transitioned to his heavenly home on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at his residence after a battle with cancer. Bob was born …

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Emilie White Wooldridge, 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Thursday, August 13, 2026. She was born in Henry County, Va. January 30, 1937, to Edward Nelson White and Helen Claybrook …

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Patricia Testerman Hedrick, 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Martinsville, Virginia, on August 5, 2026. She was a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend. Her presence will be deeply …

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Cathie Dillard Carter, 71, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at her home after a brief illness. She was born April 21, 1955, in Martinsville to …

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Catherine Stuart Pannill Ward, 75, of Martinsville, passed away at Kings Grant on July 22nd, 2026. She was born in Danville, Virginia on January 19th, 1951. Stuart loved reading and …

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Alvin “Clay” Watlington, Jr. passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at the private care home of Jeanette Harris of Forest Street in Martinsville. He was preceded in death by …

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Susan Ann Glasgow, 71, of Axton Va. passed away on July 2, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Hospice in Roanoke, Va. after several months of declining health. She is survived …

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Clyde James Holland, 92, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at his home. He was born in Bluff, North Carolina on August 7, 1933, the son …

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Shelby Scott Pace (nee Scott), 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the home of her daughter in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She was born on September …

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Dwight Allen Stultz, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away June 10, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family after a life defined by faith, hard work, devotion to family, and …

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John Dudley Herndon, 91, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026. He was born June 12, 1934, in Pittsylvania County to Walter Jefferson Herndon and Hope Arnn …

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Diane Whitt (Moore) Miller, 84, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2026. She was born in Roxboro, NC on September 25, 1941, to the late Elmer Lambuth …

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Phyllis “Diane” Whitlow Clifton, who was lovingly referred to as “Di”, 73, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away, Saturday, June 6, 2026. She was born in Martinsville, Va. September 15, 1952, …

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William “Horace” Martin, Sr., 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Bedford County, Va. on May …

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Sarah Frances Persinger Altizer, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026. She was born on January 23, 1943, in Williamson, West Virginia, to Howard Moses Persinger and Minnie …

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Gerald “Jerry” Redd Roach, 90, of Axton, Va. passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at his home in Axton, Va. He was born in Henry County on June 13, …

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Helen Clark Hensley died peacefully at home on May 8th, 2026, one day after her 97th birthday. She will be remembered for living a life full of laughter, joy and …

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Susan Bridges Smith (Susannah, Kitty), 65, of Lynchburg, VA, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026. She was born in Martinsville, VA, to Catherine Sink Bridges and the late David Clifton …

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Philip Elmo Haynes passed on April 30, 2026, at the age of 76; born February 19, 1950, in Ridgeway, Virginia, he resided in Lexington, North Carolina. A Committal Service will …

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David W. Bowles of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away on April 22, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia October 16, 1948, to Carlyne Reynolds Bowles and Stanley Wilson Bowles, Sr. …

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Brenda Joyce Martin, born Brenda Sue Joyce, 81, of Cool Springs, Tennessee, and formerly of Martinsville, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026. She was born in Henry County, August 26, …

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Roger Claude Cousins, 67, of Axton, Va. passed away, Thursday, April 16, 2026. He was born July 20, 1958, in Danville, Va. to Norma Gray Cousins and the late Frank …

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Dorothy Haskins Smith, 99, of the Kings Grant Retirement Community passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026. She was born in Windham, Connecticut, September 17, 1926, to the Heywood Douglas Haskins …

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Inice Smith Mason Reynolds, 97, of Patrick Springs, Va. passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. She was born in Stokes County, N.C. July 4, 1928, to Charles Otis Smith …

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Lisa Ann Wilkerson, 52, of Lynchburg, Virginia, met her Lord and Savior early on the morning of March 31, 2026, surrounded by family and love. Lisa was born in Vernal, …

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