Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
James Pat “Skip” Bowles, Jr.
December 30, 1954 – August 9, 2025 James Pat “Skip” Bowles, Jr., age 70 of…
Joey Lee Callaway
June 22, 1970 – August 9, 2025 Joey Lee Callaway, 55, of Rocky Mount Virginia…
Glenn W. Rakes
July 23, 1929 – August 9, 2025 Glenn W. Rakes, age 96 of Rocky Mount…
Doris Hattie Sumrell
October 11, 1951 – August 9, 2025 Doris Hattie Sumrell, age 74 of Rocky Mount…
Jonathan Andrew Scott
March 18, 1984 – August 8, 2025 Jonathan Andrew Scott, age 41 of Moneta, passed…
Walter Louis Sailer
September 28, 1946 – August 7, 2025 Walter Louis Sailer, 78, originally from Bucks County…
Patricia Gertrude Buckner “Pat” Robertson
August 28, 1936 – August 6, 2025 Patricia Gertrude Buckner Robertson, age 88 of Rocky…
Bertha Walters Funk
October 5, 1929 – August 3, 2025 Bertha Walters Funk, age 95 of Boones Mill…
Violet Marceline Hopkins
August 1, 2025 – August 1, 2025 Violet Marceline Hopkins, beloved daughter of Cecelia Barnes…