Ridgeway, VA Obituaries

Betty Anderson Biggs Thompson, 84, of Ridgeway, Virginia died on Friday, June 23, 2017. She was born November 29, 1932 in Lando Mine, West Virginia to Arthur H. Anderson and Ora Mae Wright Anderson. ...

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Sidney Harris Nash, 76, of Martinsville, Va., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. He was born in Martinsville, VA on September 18, 1940 to Shelburne Nash and Cora Prillaman Nash. He is survi...

Michael Lawson, 61, of Ridgeway, Va., passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017. He was born in Rockingham County, NC. on December 17, 1955 to Willie Lawson and Mary Lucy Higgs Lawson. He is surv...

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Harold “Bubba” Morene Copening, 82, formerly of Bassett, Virginia, departed this life on April 5, 2017. He was born July 17, 1934 in Henry County to the late Eugene and Mattie Lee Copening. He was als...

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Kenneth Ray Ashby, 73, of Ridgeway, Va., passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. He was born in Martinsville, VA. on May 19, 1943 to Robert Ashby and Belva Keen Ashby. In addition to his parents,...

Elizabeth Robinson affectionately known as "Liz" was born on October 14, 1939 in Martinsville Virginia to the late William and Julia Hairston. She transitioned from this life on March 31, 2017. Liz r...

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Anthony Martin “Marty” Taylor, of Martinsville died Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home. Mr. Taylor was born in Botetourt County on April 8, 1951 to Hobert Jackson “Jack” Taylor and Laura Emma Bishop ...

Carl Dexter Dillard, 60, of Ridgeway, Va passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born in Henry County on December 29, 1956 to Horatio Dillard and Edna Scales Dillard. In addition to his pa...

Gladys Helen Bass Arrington, 83, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born in Koehler Virginia on November 16, 1933 to Lewis Vernon Bass and Margaret Hylton Bas...

Laverne Easter Goodin, age 86, of Martinsville, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville/Henry County. She was born January 7, 1931 in Carroll County, VA to Kelly Howard Easter...

Eddie Banks Harris, Sr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 7, 2017. As we all morn his death, there will be a celebration of his life on March 10, 2017. God, Jesus, and all angels rejoi...

Mr. Barry Lynn Helms, 52, of Eden, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. He was born in Martinsville Virginia on March 4, 1964 to Charles Franklin Jordan Sr., and Donna Ellis Hel...

Mr. Selby Gene Lea, age 78 of Ridgeway, died on Monday, February 27, 2017 at the VA Medical Center, Salem, Va. after a decline in health. Mr. Lea was born on November 23, 1938 in Henry County, Va., a ...

Judy Carrolle Bryson Winchester, 68, of Collinsville passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born in Bassett on January 10, 1949 to Von Garland Bryson, Jr and Eva Betty Jean Early Bryson. ...

William Woodrow Altizer, Sr, 84, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Sunday February 12, 2017. He was born in Bandy Virginia on April 19, 1932 to Earnest Altizer and Vida Crawford Altizer. In...

Jonathan “Jon” Wesley Hopkins, 45, of Martinsville, Virginia, died on Friday, February 10, 2017. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Elizabeth Joyce Hopkins. He is survived by his father...

John “Jack” Edwards, 74 of Martinsville, Virginia has passed away at his home on February 9th 2017 surrounded by his family. Jack Edwards was the former Captain of the Horsepasture Volunteer Rescue Sq...

Penny Ann Stiles Venable, 49, of Bassett passed away on January 28, 2017. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on August 26, 1967 to Ronald Stiles and Patricia Greniewicki. On addition to her parents, s...

In loving memory of Marie Ann Callahan. Marie Ann Callahan passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017. She was born on January 18, 1953 and lived a beautiful life! She married Patrick Callahan - the...

Harper Jean Ramey came into this world January 23, 2017 and earned her angel wings the same day as she passed away peacefully in the arms of her mommy and daddy, Chris and Tori Ramey. During this fle...

Kenneth (Snip) Alvin Fountain, son of Clara Hairston Fountain of Sanford, NC and the late Samuel Fountain was born on September 5, 1950 in Axton, VA. On Thursday, January 19, 2017, a death angel move...

Carl Henry Davis, 49, of Rocky Mount Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on November 5, 1968, he was the son of JoAnne Broughman and the late Earl ...

Burch Junior Hall, 86, of Martinsville passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. He was born in Chattaroy, W.Va. on August 7, 1930 to Burch J. Hall and Nannie Bell Stone. In addition to his parents, h...

Carroll Douglas Wilcox, 65, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017. Arrangements by Community Funeral Services of Ridgeway

Mary Elizabeth Bullins Wilson, 89, of Collinsville died Tuesday, January 10, 2017. She was born March 19, 1927 to William Pryor Bullins and Pearl Hutcherson Bullins, both deceased. Mary worked as an ...

Ethel Mae Hughes Ferguson, 89 of Ferrum, VA answered the call of the Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Those left to cherish her memory are six daughters, Virgini...

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Helen Flanagan Loudermilk, 93, of Martinsville passed away on December 26, 2016. She was born in Switchback, West Virginia on May 19, 1923 to Daniel Taylor Craddock and Laura Lee D. Craddock. In add...

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Douglas “Randy” Sawyers, 53, of Axton passed away on December 9, 2016. He was born in Martinsville on January 31, 1963 to Douglas Hardeen Sawyers and Nancy Davis Massey. In addition to his father he...

Leonard Burton Eanes, 85, of Martinsville passed away on December 3, 2016. He was born in Henry County on December 7, 1930 to Richard Burton Eanes and Alice Agnes Eanes. In addition to his parents ...

David Monroe Baker Jr, 70, of 134 Third Ave West, Danville, passed away on November 13, 2016. He was born in Danville, Va on July 30, 1946 to David Monroe Baker, Sr and Vickie Peeler Townsend. In ad...

Barbara Gibson Merriman, age 81, of Ridgeway, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her home. She was born July 7, 1935, in Rockingham, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late William Gibson and ...

Mary Lucy Higgs Lawson, 89, of Ridgeway, died Friday, November 4, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville/Henry County. She was born in Pittsylvania County November 6, 1926 to Averett Higgs and Mary...

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Jack Douglas McBride, 61, was born on April 19, 1955 in Rocky Mount, Virginia to Doyle McBride and Ann Prillaman McBride. In addition to his parents, Jack is preceded in death by siblings; Butch McBri...

Katherine Michelle Divers Castaneda, 47, of Rocky Mount, VA passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016. She was born in Martinsville, VA on April 2, 1969 to Juanita Wyatt Divers and the late Joseph Div...

Lenford Davis Moore, 83, of Eden NC passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. He was born in Spray, NC on September 20, 1932 to Robert Moore and Elizabeth Via Moore. In addition to his parents, he...

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Bonnie Flora Brown Stegall, 90, of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She was born September 12, 1925 in Hensley, West Virginia to Henry and Della Perkins Brown. In additi...

Melanie Kay Bateman Pruitt, 54, of Ridgeway passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. She was born in Eden, NC. on May 2, 1962 to the late Carlis Irvin Bateman and Doris Mildred Bateman. She is sur...

Who will feed the turkeys?-Jimmy Cracked Corn has Gone on to Heaven He fed the turkeys, deer, rabbits and critters that wandered to his cabin off Pumpkin Town Hwy. A few times he even used an air hor...

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Harold Lee Griggs Jr., 76, of Spring, Texas and formally of Martinsville passed away on August 17, 2016. Mr. Griggs was born in Patrick Springs Va. on December 18, 1939 to the late Harold Lee Grig...

Linda Burke Robertson, age 67 passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at her residence after a brief illness. Mrs. Robertson was born on September 24, 1948 in Danville, a daughter of the late Claude W...

Aaron Silas Cannaday, 95, of Martinsville passed away on August 6, 2016. He was born in Patrick County on June 25, 1921 to Stephen Cannaday and Clara Turner. In addition to his parents, he was prece...