Martinsville, VA Obituaries

Carlene Oakes, 91, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026. She was born in Bassett, Va. December 17, 1934, to Jerry Thomas “J.T.” Ingram and Berta Bell Arnold Ingram. In ...

Charles Maurice Roach, 82, formerly of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Va., August 29, 1943, to the late Clay Maurice Roach and Louise Geneva Fr...

Barbara Jean Smith, 87, of Martinsville, passed away peacefully on February 4th. She was the daughter of the late Wray Ovid Smith and the late Ethel Adams Smith. She was born on March 26, 1938, in Wi...

Kathy Gay Smith of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away on February 2, 2026, at the age of 62. She was born on January 8, 1964, to the late Lewis E. Minter and Jacqueline Ann Darby Scott. Kathy joins her ...

Jacqueline Ann Scott of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away on February 2, 2026, at the age of 83. She was born on June 12, 1942, in England, United Kingdom, to the late Jack Darby and Winifred Lily Mae H...

Frances Louise Holland Bledsoe, 92, of Martinsville, VA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on January 29, 2026. She was born in Axton, VA, to the late Drewry Willard Holland and Eula C...

Lowell Thomas Haynes, 87, of Ridgeway, Va. went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 29, 2026. He was born in Martinsville, Va. November 21, 1938, to Russell and Louise Haynes. In additio...

Thomas Carol Williams, 86, of Fieldale, Va. passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. He was born in West Virginia December 24, 1939, to George Thomas Williams and Ada Virginia Baily Williams. In add...

Robert Leon Gunter, 84, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026. He was born November 11, 1941, in Stuart, Va. to Wade Hampton Gunter and Evelyn Shockley Gunter. In addition to his...

Sandra Marlene Birchfield, born on May 30, 1954, passed away on January 20, 2026, at the age of 71. Sandra was a resident of Lester, West Virginia.

Irvin Gray Holley, born on August 1, 1947, in Martinsville, Va. was called home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 22, 2026. He was preceded in death by his father, Gray Holley an...

James Robert Connelly, 84, died on January 20, 2026, at his home in Martinsville, VA. Jim was born on November 24, 1941, in Greensboro, NC, to the late Elizabeth Simmons Connelly and Mead Lee Connell...

Frances Ann Blankenship, 93, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026. She was born in Martinsville on January 10, 1933, to James Curtis Blankenship and Marie Elsie Hubbard Blanke...

Thelma Rodgers Young, 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. She was born July 21, 1936, in Wytheville, Va. to Remus Rodgers and Alice Scott Rodgers. In addition to her p...

William “Bill” Columbus Ratcliff, Jr., 82, of Martinsville, VA, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026. Bill was born March 14, 1943 to William Columbus Ratcliff, Sr. and Ora Grogan Ratcliff. He is surv...

Nancy Eileen McGann was born on June 12, 1946, in Lansing, Michigan. Nancy passed away on January 6, 2026, at the age of 79. She was a resident of Martinsville, Virginia.

Mildred Catherine Richie, 80, of Danville, Va. passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. She was born in Danville, Virginia on July 1, 1945, to David Washington Crowder and Mildred Irene Bray. She is...

Elizabeth Ann Jarrell Moxley, 70, of Eden, North Carolina passed away Saturday, January 3, 2026. She was born on November 11, 1955, in Eden, N.C. to Gilbert Lee Jarrell and Frances Wilson. In additi...

Dorris Foley Martin Roach, 95, of Martinsville, Va. passed away December 22, 2025. She was born in Bassett, Va., April 20, 1930, to Josiah James Abram Foley and Mary Pencie Joyce Foley. In additio...

Morton Edward “Joe” Gillispie, 84, of Martinsville, VA passed away peacefully on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home. He was born November 4, 1941, in Henry County, Virginia to the late Benjamin T...

Donald Everett Wilder, age 82 husband of Joyce Anne Toler Wilder was welcomed into Heaven on December 18, 2025. Mr. Wilder was born November 28, 1943, in Portsmouth, Virginia, a son of the late Donald...

GLENWOOD RANDOLPH TURNER 4 October 1939 – 6 December 2025 Glenwood R. Turner, 86, of Collinsville, Va. passed away peacefully on 6 December 2025, at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, NC...

Mrs. Fern Grogan Motley, age 88 of Axton, VA passed away on December 3, 2025. Mrs. Motley was born April 6, 1937 in Rockingham County, N.C. to Louie Kester Grogan and Monnie Leake Grogan. In addition...

Gloria Chaney Smith, 96 of Martinsville passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2025. She was born February 21, 1929 to Margaret Chaney. She was preceded in death by her husband Dudley and 2 si...

Hazel Riddle Wells, age 93, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away peacefully on November 13, 2025, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. She was born in Martinsville, on...

Leonard “David” Gilley, age 68 of Martinsville, VA passed away on November 10, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after battling Colon Cancer. David was born on July 12, 1957 to Malley Lee Gi...

Joanne Palmer Corns passed away on November 6, 2025, at the age of 85. Joanne, a longtime resident of Martinsville, VA, was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who built a wonderful life surround...

Joan Eanes Newman, of Martinsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Born and raised in Henry County, Virginia, Joan was the daughter of the late Claude S. Eanes and Grace Walker Eanes. ...

Charles Russell Dameron, 88, departed this life on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at his home in Martinsville, VA. Charles was born on February 15, 1937, in Danville, VA, to the late Russell and Eva Dame...

Betty June Morris, 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed on Monday, October 27, 2025. She was born in Patrick County, Va. September 23, 1936, to Posey Lester Thomas and Mary Rotenberry Thomas. In additi...

Garrett Allen Scearce, 59, of Axton, Va. passed away October 26, 2025. He was born in Danville, Va. June 16, 1966, to Clyde Allen Scearce and Arlene Custer Scearce. He is survived by his wife, Beli...

Larry Walter Robertson, 85, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Monday, October 20, 2025. He was born October 19, 1940, in Franklin County, Va. to James Madison Robertson and Ruby Gray Jones Robertson. ...

Julia McGuire Compton, 86, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025. She was born in Martinsville, on January 17, 1939, to Harry Thomas McGuire and Lottie Roach McGuire. In additi...

Freddie Morton Jones, 75, of Axton, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025. He was born in Leaksville, NC on April 18, 1950, to the late Morton (Buck) Jones and Eunice Dillion Jones. Freddie was a ma...

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” -Romans 12:10 A life well-lived is a preciou...

Bernice Paschall McDaniel, 97, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025. She was born August 10, 1928, in Reidsville, NC to Arthur Lee Paschall and Ruth Roach Paschall. In addit...

Charles F. Lewis, 66, of Axton, Va. passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025. He was born July 25, 1959, in Martinsville, Va. to John Roy Lewis and Dora Prillaman Lewis. In addition to his parents, ...

Joseph Marion Flanagan, Jr., 73, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Friday, September 5, 2025. He was born March 3, 1952, in Martinsville to Joseph Marion Flanagan, Sr. and Doris S. Washburn. In addit...

Eunice Davis Finney of Rocky Mount, VA passed peacefully with family by her side, on September 05, 2025, after several years of declining health. She was full of curiosity, a yearn for learning, and a...

Anne Thompson Abercrombie, 83, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. She was born August 23, 1942, in Charlotte, NC to John Knox Thompson and Billie Russell Thompson. In ...

Blaise C Plageman, age 87, of Collinsville, Va. passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025. Blaise was born in Richmond, Va. on October 10, 1937, Blaise was the son of the late Charles F. and Katherine...

Glenn “Hollywood” Stephen Holland, 75, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025, at the Salem VA Hospital. He was born December 29, 1949, in Roanoke, Va, to John Thomas Holland and Dor...

Clara Eunice Mize, age 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Clara was born May 19, 1936, in Henry County to the late Harry Trevor Cox and Irene Spangler Cox. In addition ...

Angela Elizabeth Calaman Troxell, 56, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025. She was born in Martinsville, March 5, 1969, to John Bernard Calaman and Theresa Harmon Garvin. She wa...

Kevin Lee Joyce, 40, of Roanoke, Va. passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025. He was born in Martinsville, Va. February 5, 1985, to Jimmy and Pam Joyce. In addition to his parents, he is survived by h...

James “Jim” Kenneth Sells, 84, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025. He was born on August 15, 1941 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Elmer G. Sells and Mabel Summers Sells. I...

Myrtle “Becky” Rebecca Thore Carter, 85, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. She was born September 16, 1939, in Martinsville to the late William Robert Thore and Pearlie Lo...

James “Jimmy” Howard Clifton, also known as “Cowboy”, 73, of the Horsepasture Community passed away, Tuesday, August 19, 2025. He was born April 1, 1952, in Martinsville, Va. to the late Paul Corbet ...

James Douglas Walker, 70, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025. He was born on October 31, 1954, in Martinsville, Va. to James Curtis Walker and Barbara Massey Walker. In addit...

Johnny DeVere Robertson, 65, of Martinsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, August 5th, 2025. He was born in Denton County, Texas on July 2, 1960, to Donald Jack Robertson and Edith Carolyn Threadgill Chan...