Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning 
Stepping Stone Mission of Franklin County is Celebrating 20 Years 
ROADWATCH: May 1-8, 2026 
Gladys Marie Gray
April 1, 1921 – September 28, 2024 Gladys Marie Gray, age 103 peacefully transitioned to…
Carole Lee Fulcher Booth
February 27, 1942 – September 25, 2024 Carole Lee Fulcher Booth, 82, of Penhook, VA,…
Brenda Blankenship McNeil
February 25, 1944 – September 25, 2024 Brenda Blankenship McNeil, age 80 of Rocky Mount…
Bobby Sigmon
September 17, 1937 – September 25, 2024 Bobby Sigmon, age 87 of Boones Mill, Virginia…
Louise Sherlund
September 10, 1941 – September 24, 2024 Louise Sherlund, age 83 of New Castle and…
Pattsy Stilson
August 25, 1946 – September 24, 2024 Pattsy Stilson, age 78 of Penhook died Tuesday,…
Robert Lynn Whitaker
September 30, 1957 – September 12, 2024 Robert Lynn Whitaker, age 66 of Rocky Mount…
James Hewitt
December 6, 1951 – September 23, 2024 James Hewitt, age 72, passed away Monday, September…
Thomas Howard Linson
January 26, 1956 – September 22, 2024 Thomas Howard Linson, age 68 of Hardy passed…