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Jeremiah Patrick Holland
Jeremiah Patrick Holland of Rocky Mount was born on Thursday, September 28, 2023, to Brittany…
Benjamin Matthew Lilly , Sr. “Ben”
Benjamin Matthew Lilly , Sr. “Ben” age 60 of Franklin County, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023….
Alice Brown Hale
Alice Brown Hale, at the age 88, of Fork Mountain passed away Wednesday, September 20,…
Kimberly Dawn Wimmer Alls
Kimberly Dawn Wimmer Alls, age 47 of Wirtz, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 surrounded…
Clay Leonard Altice
Clay Leonard Altice, surrounded by his family, passed peacefully to his heavenly home on Monday,…
Loal-Mae Jamison Potter
Loal-Mae Jamison Potter of Rocky Mount, Virginia, passed peacefully on September 18, 2023, at age…
Shirley Ruth Moreland
Shirley Ruth Moreland, age 83 of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023. Shirley…
Ezra Newton Guilliams
“I’ve lived a long and good life” are the words that many people heard from…
Sandra Hardwick
Sandra Hardwick, 69, died unexpectedly August 6, 2023, at Carilion Hospital in Roanoke. Sandy was…