Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
Laquita Austin Bowman
August 8, 1941 – June 18, 2025 Laquita Joy Austin Bowman, age 83 of Wirtz…
Grace Faye Turner
November 19, 1958 – June 18, 2025 Grace Faye Turner, age 66 of Rocky Mount…
Ethel Law Akers
September 22, 1936 – June 17, 2025 Ethel Law Akers, age 88 of Rocky Mount…
Cynthia Ballard King
March 31, 1965 – June 16, 2025 Cynthia Ballard King, age 60 of Rocky Mount…
Mickey Allen Phillips
August 22, 1972 – June 14, 2025 It is with deep sorrow and immense love…
Loretta Adkins Sloan
September 19, 1948 – June 14, 2025 Loretta Adkins Sloan, age 76 of Ferrum passed…
Serina VeVang Garst
March 6, 1939 – May 15, 2025 Serina Vevang Garst, 86, died in her home…
Wanita Victoria Adams Taylor
July 10, 1951 – June 13, 2025 Wanita Victoria Adams Taylor, was born July 10,…
David Curtis Bennett
October 22, 1970 – June 12, 2025 David Curtis Bennett, age 54 of Rocky Mount,…