Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
William Gene Gibson
April 7, 1946 – October 11, 2024 William Gene Gibson, age 78 passed away Friday,…
Diane Parcell Reynolds
February 14, 1953 – October 11, 2024 Diane Parcell Reynolds, age 71 of Truevine passed…
Deborah Faye “Debbie” Haynes
November 2, 1954 – October 9, 2024 Deborah Faye “Debbie” Haynes, age 69 of Snow…
Sevilla Marie Ashworth Bower
December 27, 1928 – October 9, 2024 Sevilla Marie Ashworth Bower, age 95 of Rocky…
Christopher Lee Mountcastle
January 20, 1969 – March 5, 2024 Christopher Lee Mountcastle, age 55 of Franklin County…
Donald “Donnie” Lee Flora
February 5, 1946 – October 8, 2024 Donald “Donnie” Lee Flora, 78, of Boones Mill,…
Charles Edward Pasley
January 4, 1938 – October 8, 2024 Charles Edward Pasley, age 86 of Roanoke died…
Raymond Louis Whirley
January 5, 1954 – October 8, 2024 Raymond Louis Whirley, age 70 of Martinsville passed…
Roger Eugene Budner
May 31, 1930 – October 7, 2024 Roger Eugene Budner, 94 of Hardy died at…