Shirley Ruth Owen
Dec 7, 2014
Shirley Ruth Owen, age 87, of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014. She was born December 17, 1926 the daughter of the late Joseph Fletcher King and Elsie Marie McConnell. Surviving are her two daughters, Jeannette Domm of Rocky Mount, Diane Ruth Martin of Haddonfield, New Jersey; four Grandchildren; two Great-Grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at Mountain...
Lowell Thomas Love
Dec 6, 2014
Lowell Thomas Love, age 75, of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014. He was born February 6, 1939 the son of the late Robert and Addie Love. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jackie Love, Earl Harrison, Ernest Harrison; sisters, Jean Smith, Tessie Perdue. He retired from Lane Furniture Company with many years of service....
Claude Garry Hepworth
Dec 4, 2014
Claude Gary Hepworth, age 80 of Boones Mill, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. Arrangements by Conner Bowman Funeral Home & Crematory, Rt. 220, Rocky Mount.
Dennis Mastin Walker
Dec 4, 2014
Dennis Walker, of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was born October 13, 1942 the son of the late Richard Younger Walker and Agnes Williams Walker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Anne Perdue Walker. Mr. Walker was an employee of Ply Gem Window Manufacturer (formerly M & W Windows) as a truck driver...
Nancy Clemons
Nov 28, 2014
Nancy R. Clemons, age 73 of Rocky Mount passed away Friday, November 28, 2014. Nancy was born February 13, 1941 to the late Dennis H. Rock and Ruth Elizabeth Rock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother William Rock. Surviving is her husband J.T. Clemons; daughter Melissa Anne Prillaman (Brian); son Jisten Todd Clemons;...
Steven L. Helms
Nov 28, 2014
Steven L. Helms, age 58 of Boones Mill and known to many as Uncle Steve, Homesey, Homer T., Colonel and Tybee passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, November 28, 2014 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Steve was born June 13, 1956 a son of the late Lt. Col. George J. and Adelaide Hartfelder Helms....
Jesse W. Milliron
Nov 28, 2014
Jesse William Milliron, Jr. (Bill) of Union Hall passed away peacefully November 28, 2014, at his home. He was 75 years old. He was predeceased by his parents, Jesse William and Katie Angell Milliron. He is survived by his wife Peggy of 42 years; two sisters, Janet M. Shockley (Henry), Joyce M. Ferguson (Jim); four nephews, Mark A. Shockley (Kathy),...
Rose Lavern Schuellein
Nov 23, 2014
Rose LaVerne Schuellein, age 93, passed away November 23, 2014 in Rocky Mount, Va. LaVerne was born in Moscow, Idaho to Frank and Christine Grieser on January 8, 1921. She graduated from the University of Idaho in 1942. Over the course of her working career she was employed by both the F.B.I. and the Diplomatic Service serving at posts through...
Irma Fulcher Saunders
Nov 17, 2014
Irma Colene Fulcher Saunders, age 81, of Martinsville, VA passed away Monday, November 17, 2014. She was born December 15, 1932 the daughter of the late David Elbert Fulcher and Mary Malinda Hartman Fulcher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard G. Saunders. Mrs. Saunders was employed for many years with Bassett Furniture Company. Surviving are her four...
Eva Bowman
Nov 13, 2014
Eva Marie Bowles Bowman age 84 of Boones Mill, passed away on November 13, 2014. She was born April 24, 1930. She was preceded in death by her first husband Amos R. Bowles. Eva is survived by her husband Kenneth Bowman, Sons Jim Bowles (Danese), Charles Bowles (Rain), Amos Bowles (Marsha); Daughters Kay Powell, Dorothy Parker, Barbara Bowles (Steve), Martha...
Jackie Donald Hall
Nov 10, 2014
Jackie Donald Hall, age 66 of Callaway, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014. He was born December 18, 1947 to the late Easy W. Hall and Virgie Moore Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Vernor Hall, and Larry Hunt; sisters Nancy Doss, Sheila Furrow, Frances Hunt and Patricia Janney. Jackie loved hunting, especially...
Geraldine M. (Nanny) Burke
Nov 9, 2014
Our loving mama, Geraldine M. (Nanny) Burke, 88, of Franklin County, went to her heavenly home on November 9, 2014. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Claude D. Burke, her infant daughter Joanie, mother Nina Rockwell Davis and her father Raymond Davis, her brothers Carroll Davis, Bernard Davis and Everett Davis and her sister Betty Anne Davis. She is...
Everett A. Lancaster
Nov 6, 2014
Everett A. Lancaster (Rooster) of Boones Mill passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the age of 98 at Franklin Health & Rehab Center in Rocky Mount. Everett was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Preceding him in death were two brothers and four sisters. Everett is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lois...
Vivian M. Jones Peters
Nov 5, 2014
Vivian M. Jones Peters, affectionately known as Nana, passed away suddenly in the late evening of Wednesday night, November 5, 2014, 8 days shy of her 87th birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Corbie F. Peters, her loving parents and all her siblings. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother and foster mother....
Carolee Robin Barnes
Nov 3, 2014
Carolee Robin Barnes, age 50 of Glade Hill, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014. Arrangements by Conner Bowman Funeral Home, Rt. 220, Rocky Mount.
Alan Corey Mullins
Nov 2, 2014
Alan Corey Mullins passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Alan was born September 24, 1976, truly a miracle child for his parents after believing they would not be able to have more children, and a miracle as well for his big sister, who so wanted a brother or sister. The joy of Alan's life were his two children,...
Lucille Brown Dent
Oct 30, 2014
July 29, 1924 - October 30, 2014 Lucille Brown Dent, formerly of Rocky Mount, Virginia, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Potomac Falls Health and Rehab in Sterling, Virginia. Lucille was a longtime and active member of Furnace Creek Baptist Church in Rocky Mount where she enjoyed praising God by singing in the choir. She...
Elbert Junior Trail
Oct 26, 2014
Elbert Junior Trail, age 55, of Ferrum, VA passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014. He was born September 27, 1959 the son of the late James Elbert Trail. He was employed with Lane Furniture Company for over 25 years and also with STEP for 7 years. Surviving are his wife, Donna Trail; son, James Trail; daughter, Kristy Radcliff and husband,...
Roger C. Cooper
Oct 26, 2014
Roger Coleman Cooper age 63 of Rocky Mount, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014. Roger was born June 2, 1951 to the late Joe W. and Tillie Cooper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law Chris and Angela Cooper; and a sister Anne Cooper Lester. Roger was born and raised in Franklin...
Madaline J. Hodges
Oct 25, 2014
Madaline J. Hodges, 100 of Rocky Mount passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the home of Joe and Beverly Rutter. She was a member of Fairview Church of the Brethren where she served as a Deaconess and Sunday School Teacher. Mrs. Hodges was born on October 14, 1914, a daughter of the late James O. and Annie S....
