Martinsville, VA Obituaries

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...

William “Bill” Edward Higgs, 82, of Ridgeway, Va. went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 26, 2025. He was born in Ridgeway, July 2, 1943, to Edward Fontaine Higgs, Jr. and Mary Louise Hall Higgs....

Armand Flynn Harrell, 96, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025. He was born in Patrick County, Va., February 3, 1929, to Jesse Gorman Harrell and Alva Texas Stanley Harrell. In additi...

Lawrence H Heyman, age 88, of Boca Raton, Florida passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. A committal service for Lawrence will be held Friday, July 18, 2025 from 1:41 PM to 2:34 PM at Ohev Zion Ceme...

Ms. Connie McDaries Keys, age 75, formerly of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Oak View Health and Rehab, Conway, S.C. Ms. Keys was born on November 13, 1949, in Alamance Co...

John Charles Martin (59) July 9, 1965- May 30,2025 of Rising Sun Indiana; formerly of Washington WV, died unexpectedly from a heart event. His family and friends are deeply saddened and shocked at his...

Edward Marvin Page, Sr. 79, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2025. He was born in Woodruff, South Carolina to the late Victor Marvin Page and Florence Duke Page. He is survived by his...

Martha Sue Holcomb Belcher – known to her friends as Susie and to her seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren as “Gammy” – traded her earthly pigtails for a heavenly halo on July 9th. Born i...

Susan Rippy Lawson 71 of Collinsville, Virginia passed away July 8, 2025. She was born November 20, 1953, in Martinsville, Virginia, to the late William and Margaret Rippy. In addition to her parents...

Eddie Buford Clary, Jr., 87, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away peacefully Sunday, July 6, 2025, surrounded by family. He was born in Franklin, Va. to Eddie Buford Clary, Sr. and Ruth Jenkins Clary. In ad...

Georgie Randolph Jarrett, 89, of Fort Thomas, (formerly of Martinsville, VA and Rainelle, WV) passed away on June 29, 2025, at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas, KY. Georgie was born in Richmo...

Mr. Gene Ronald Pigg, 83, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025. He was born in Martinsville, Virginia, on February 20, 1942. Ron was a man of unwavering character, dedicating himself to his faith ...

Edith Carroll West Harris, 85, of Collinsville, Va. passed away Friday, June 27, 2025. She was born in Hardy, Kentucky, May 9, 1940, to Chester Foy West and Edith Lee Kirk West. In addition to her p...

Richard Calvin Cox, 68, of Ridgeway, Va. passed away Thursday, June 26, 2025. He was born in Martinsville, Va. on September 16, 1956, to Connis Calvin Cox and Minnie Lou Turner George Cox. In additi...

Terry Mitchell was called home to the Lord on June 26th, at the age of 88. In his final days he was surrounded by friends and family and was fortunate enough to be able to share his love for them, God...

John "Johnny" David Eanes, 70, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Monday June 23, 2025. Born on August 10, 1954, in Martinsville, Virginia, John was the son of the late John Morton Ean...

Betty Ann Taylor, 73, of Martinsville Va. passed away Friday, June 20, 2025. She was born in Dover, Deleware, January 2, 1952, to the late Stephen Elmer Kantz and Emma Schwarzer Kantz. In addition t...

Dorothy Sumner Edwards, age 83, of Yanceyville, NC, formerly Ridgeway, VA, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025. She is the daughter of the late Roy Sumner and Nellie York Sumner. Dorothy is surv...

Tammy Darlene Brown, age 61, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at home. Born April 27,1964 in Martinsville. She was the daughter of the late Nancy Ingram Brown and the l...

Venetia Ann Hill Kittrell, of Danville, VA, formerly of Valley, AL, age 66 passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025. She is the daughter of the late Thomas Joel Hill and Mavis Irene Huddleston Hill. She w...

LD Oakes, 87, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Snow Creek, Virginia, LD was the son of the late Herman and Flora Oak...

Gladys Martin Walker, age 92, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Sovah Hospital, Martinsville. She was born on February 14, 1933, to the late Ellis Martin and Ora Setlif...