Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
James Thomas Currin
July 2, 1944 – August 23, 2025 James Thomas Currin, age 81 of Rocky Mount…
Dr. Paul Benjamin Noble, Jr.
April 6, 1935 – August 19, 2025 Dr. Paul Benjamin Noble, Jr. of Smith Mountain…
Shirley Mae Slayton Tatum
January 22, 1936 – August 19, 2025 Shirley Mae Slayton Tatum, age 89 of Wirtz…
Franklin Wilton Wright
January 26, 1941 – August 18, 2025 Franklin Wilton Wright, age 84 of Rocky Mount…
Daniel Patrick “Danny” Smith, Jr.
November 20, 1960 – August 17, 2025 Daniel Patrick Smith, Jr., age 64 of Rocky…
Hugh Howard Housman
April 18, 1935 – August 17, 2025 Hugh Howard “Pops” Housman, age 90 of Rocky…
Linda Ann Philpott
May 28, 1944 – August 17, 2025 Linda Ann Philpott, 81 of Ferrum, Virginia passed…
Joyce Ann Sigmon
October 12, 1935 – August 17, 2025 Joyce Ann Sigmon, age 89 of Rocky Mount…
Jerry Wilson “Ring” Atkins
November 23, 1955 – August 16, 2025 Jerry Wilson “Ring” Atkins, age 69 of Ferrum…