Franklin County Names Business Retention & Expansion andWorkforce Manager 
History of Community Police Departments 
Charles “Butch” Wallace Blankenship
October 22, 1943 – May 15, 2024 Charles “Butch” Wallace Blankenship, age 80 of Ferrum…
Mildred Holland Shelton
December 18, 1939 – May 15, 2024 Mildred Holland Shelton, age 84 of Glade Hill…
Martha Turner Torian
July 9, 1939 – May 15, 2024 Martha Turner Torian, age 84 of Roanoke passed…
Rickey Lee Blankenship
November 16, 1952 – May 14, 2024 Rickey Lee Blankenship, age 71 of Rocky Mount…
Betty Bryant Gardner
November 12, 1928 – May 14, 2024 Betty Bryant Gardner, age 95, passed away Tuesday,…
Justin Robert Procter
June 21, 2002 – May 14, 2024 Justin Robert Procter, age 21 of Rocky Mount…
Wileina Fisher Furrow
January 1, 1942 – May 11, 2024 Wileina Fisher Furrow, age 82 of Callaway passed…
Timothy Lee Wells
April 11, 1963 – May 10, 2024 Timothy Lee Wells, age 61 of 835 Sample…
Ronnie Wood
August 22, 1954 – May 10, 2024 Ronnie Wood, age 69 of Boones Mill, passed…