Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
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…
Linda Robertson Dillon
October 9, 1942 – January 3, 2025 Linda Robertson Dillon, age 82 of Ferrum died…
Edward Merlin Taylor
June 11, 1938 – January 3, 2025 Edward Merlin Taylor, age 86 of Union Hall…
Cindy Gale Hall
August 12, 1961 – January 2, 2025 Cindy Gale Hall, 63, of Rocky Mount, VA,…
Evan Ryan Kinney
February 12, 2000 – January 2, 2025 Evan Ryan Kinney, age 24 of Wirtz passed…
Betty Kirk Plybon
March 12, 1932 – January 2, 2025 Betty Kirk Plybon, known to many as Betty…