Obituaries

Billy Chitwood

Billy Chitwood

Sep 14, 2024

William Carter "Billy" Chitwood age 79 0f Rocky Mount went to be with His Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 14, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born on September 8, 1945, a son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Chitwood. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Yvonne Carter Chitwood; and his second wife, Tracey...

Curtis Holland

Curtis Holland

Sep 14, 2024

Curtis Wilson Holland, age 79 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Friendship Health and Rehab, South, surrounded by family. He was born April 26, 1945 son of the late Grady Wilson Holland and Vickie Perdue Holland. Surviving are his loving wife of 52 years, Doris Quinn Holland; twin daughters, Angela (Angie) Kay Holland, and Kristy Holland...

Hunter Lee Paxton

Hunter Lee Paxton

Sep 13, 2024

Hunter Lee Paxton age 34 of Roanoke passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was an avid fan of NFL Football being a huge Peyton Manning fan. He was also loved all music especially the older country.

He is survived by his son, Forrest Lee Paxton; parents, Lorie and Corrine Paxton; long-term companion, Sabrina Daly;...

Ronnie Lee Janney

Ronnie Lee Janney

Sep 12, 2024

Ronnie Lee Janney, age 74, of Boones Mill, Virginia went home to be with his Heavenly Father on September 12, 2024 in his home surrounded by his family. 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Roy and Grace Janney, his father and mother Coy and Peggy Janney, a brother Coy Janney Jr.

Ronnie is survived by his loving wife, Sarah Janney,...

Deborah Morrison Moore

Deborah Morrison Moore

Sep 10, 2024

Deborah Morrison Moore (Debbie), 68, of Rocky Mount, Virginia passed away on September 10, 2024. She was born July 13th, 1956 a daughter of the late Marvin and Dorothy Morrison. She leaves behind daughters, Kim Moore, Christi Morrison, and Kayla Tyler (Josh); son; Brian Moore. She is also survived by her brother, Marvin Morrison, Jr.; six grandchildren, Kylee Morris, Camden...

Forrest David Bussey

Forrest David Bussey

Sep 6, 2024

Forrest David Bussey age 92 of Rocky Mount passed away at his home on Friday, September 6, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 18, 1931, a son of the late Forrest D., Sr. and Myrtle Lavinder Bussey. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Margaret Campbell Bussey; infant daughter, Mary Margaret Bussey; a...

Sharon Lee Hensley

Sharon Lee Hensley

Sep 5, 2024

Sharon Lee Hensley age 80 of Goodview passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. She was born on September 2, 1944 a daughter of the late Estel Emory and Lois Elizabeth Johnson Hensley. She was also preceded in death by her canine "daughter", Charley. Sharon was a retired teacher and volleyball coach (William Byrd High School) in the Roanoke County...

Claudette Hodges Fulcher

Claudette Hodges Fulcher

Aug 31, 2024

Claudette Hodges Fulcher age 75 of Martinsville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024 in the Mulberry Nursing Home of Martinsville after a short stay. She was born on May 15, 1949 a daughter of the late Claude Ray Smith and Elizabeth Hodges Smith Wyatt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Vic Fulcher.

She is survived by her...

Henry Lester Foley, Jr.

Henry Lester Foley, Jr.

Aug 29, 2024

Henry Lester Foley, Jr, age 49 of Rocky Mount passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2024. He was born August 6, 1975 to Henry Lester Foley, Sr. and the late Nancy Sue Mills Foley. In addition to his mother, he is also preceded in death by grandparents, Charlie T. Foley and Mary S. Foley, Clarence Mills and Ethel Mills.

He is...

Wanda Foster Green

Wanda Foster Green

Aug 29, 2024

Let There Be Flowers

Wanda Gail Foster Green, Age 67 of Glade Hill went to be with the Lord on August 29th after a decade long battle with Cortical Basal Degeneration. She did many things in her life, but she will be remembered as the owner and operator of Foster’s Greenhouse and Country Market for 27 years.

Wanda LOVED flowers and antiques....

Kenneth J. Braumann

Kenneth J. Braumann

Aug 28, 2024

Kenneth J. Braumann age 68 of Rocky Mount, passed away August 28, 2024.   He is survived by his son, Kenneth Braumann.  

Arrangements are private by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 VA Market Place Drive, Rocky Mount, VA  24151

Mary Ellen Amos

Mary Ellen Amos

Aug 28, 2024

Mary Ellen Kanode Amos, 89 of Boones Mill, VA went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1935 in Pembroke, VA to the late Robert Lee Kanode, Sr. who passed away before she was born and her mother, Iva Smith Kanode Wright and step-father, John Wright who raised her.

She spent her...

Henry Barnette

Henry Barnette

Aug 26, 2024

Henry Barnette, age 50 passed away Monday, August 26, 2024  Services will be private.   Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 VA Market Place Drive, Rocky Mount, VA  24151

Daniel Brian Kuhary

Daniel Brian Kuhary

Aug 21, 2024

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Dan Kuhary, of Rocky Mount, Virginia, on August 21, 2024, at the age of 71.

 He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Patty, children Brian and Matt (Hannah), granddaughters Berit and Silje, and his pet Yorkie, Abby, aka Abbs-Dabbs.

 Dan was born near Detroit,...

Martha Helm Linnartz

Martha Helm Linnartz

Aug 19, 2024

Martha Helm Linnartz, age 96, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2024 at her home in Roanoke, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Bernard and Lucy Wells Helm; husband, Robert Edward Linnartz; son, Michael Wayne Linnartz; and siblings Mawyer Helm (Hilda), Margaret Evans (Norman), Marie Ruske (Robert), and Mildred Conner (Marcus). She is survived by her...

Michael Rossi, Jr.

Michael Rossi, Jr.

Aug 16, 2024

Michael Rossi, Jr. age 83 of Radford passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024 in Lewis-Gale Hospital.

Services will be private.

Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home & Crematory, 62 VA Market Place Drive, Rocky Mount, VA 24151.

Jeff Turner

Jeff Turner

Aug 14, 2024

William Jeffrey "Jeff" Turner age 48 of Ferrum passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at his home. He was born on September 26, 1975 a son of the late Keith and Jeanette Hall Turner. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Willie Turner, Edith Turner, Cleatis Hall and Mary Alice Adkins.

Living on to cherish his memory is...

Marilyn McKenna DeRaps

Marilyn McKenna DeRaps

Aug 14, 2024

Marilyn Edith McKenna DeRaps age 76 of Rocky Mount passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at her home. She was born on November 11, 1947 a daughter of the late Richard and Marjorie Kimball McKenna. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, David Gary DeRaps.

She is survived by her son, Michael David DeRaps (Tonya), Bristol, VA;...

MaryAlice Blankenbeckler

MaryAlice Blankenbeckler

Aug 12, 2024

MaryAlice Thompson Blankenbeckler passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2024, with her children holding her hands. She was a beloved mom and maw maw/grandma who will be deeply missed. She was born to the late Mary Catherine and Frank Melvin Thompson on October 24, 1943. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband...

Martha Lena Trail

Martha Lena Trail

Aug 12, 2024

 Martha ‘Lena’ Trail, age 77 of Ferrum was called to her heavenly home on Monday, August 12, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born December 5, 1946 to the Late James ‘Zera’ and Clyndia Marie Underwood Trail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Lawrence Jefferson ‘Sonny’ Trail. Grandparents Jeff and Eliza M....

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