Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
Frances Rigney Lawrence
January 8, 1945 – January 11, 2025 Frances Rigney Lawrence, age 80 of Penhook passed…
Donald Edward Kay
December 9, 1938 – January 10, 2025 Donald Edward Kay, age 86 of Rocky Mount…
Norman Marshall Vance
August 24, 1958 – January 9, 2025 Norman Marshall Vance, age 66 of Glade Hill…
Thomas Douglas “Doug” Johnson
July 2, 1938 – January 8, 2025 Thomas Douglas “Doug” Johnson, age 86 of Glade…
Betty Kirk Plybon
March 12, 1932 – January 2, 2025 Betty Kirk Plybon, known to many as Betty…
Helen Mason Gryder
January 11, 1939 – January 6, 2025 Helen Mason Gryder, age 85 of Martinsville passed…
William Roger Hale
August 7, 1939 – January 6, 2025 William “Roger” Hale, born August 7, 1939, went…
Barbara Ann Reynolds
July 29, 1947 – January 5, 2025 Barbara Ann Reynolds, age 77 of Bassett received…
Ella Mae Chitwood
April 21, 1941 – January 4, 2025 Ella Mae Chitwood, age 83 of Rocky Mount…