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Obituary coverage for Rocky Mount now resolves from the regional desk instead of the old single-market obituary board.

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September 10, 1929 - October 25, 2026 ยท Age 97
Norris Funeral Services & Crematory - Martinsville Chapel
Virginia Pauline โ€œPollyโ€ Merriman, 97, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Rocky Mount, Virginia. She was born on September 10, 1929, to the late Matt Harbour and Ruth Pendleton Harbour. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Jesse Wyatt; husband, Jerry Merriman; daughter...
Service details listed with Norris Funeral Services (last service date 2026-10-29); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.
Margaret Ann Nelson Boones Mill, VA
December 4, 1937 - October 24, 2026 ยท Age 88
Oakey's South Chapel
Margaret Ann (Marge, Maggie) Rusch Nelson, 88, of Boones Mill, Virginia, passed peacefully with her daughter by her side on Saturday, October 24, 2026. She was preceded in death by two beloved husbands, Wayne Nelson and William Spangler; daughter, Teri Nolan Richards; and siblings, Richard, Don, and Norma Jean. She is ...
Service details listed with Oakey's Funeral Service (last service date 2026-10-31); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.
Daphene Mattox Fisher Bassett, VA
October 15, 1962 - October 14, 2026 ยท Age 63
Wright Funeral Service Bassett Chapel
*Services will be held at the Bassett location, 1230 Oak Level Road, Bassett, Virginia. Daphene Mattox Fisher, 63, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away October 14, 2026. She was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia, on October 15, 1962, to Eldean Mattox and the late Glenn Wilson Mattox. In addition to her father, she was precede...
Service details listed with Wright Funeral Services & Crematory (last service date 2026-10-17); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.
Patsy Ann Eanes Rocky Mount, VA
July 25, 1946 - October 13, 2026 ยท Age 80
Norris Funeral Services & Crematory - Chatham Chapel
Patsy Ann Myers Eanes, age 80, of Rocky Mount, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. Mrs. Eanes was born July 25, 1946, in Halifax County, VA to the late Louise Scott and the late Bob Scott. She was married to the late Jimmy Eanes. A devoted homemaker all he...
Service details listed with Norris Funeral Services (last service date 2026-10-15); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.
Rodney Reece Grimmett Boones Mill, VA
November 19, 1966 - October 11, 2026 ยท Age 59
Oakey's South Chapel
Rodney Reece Grimmett, 59, of Boones Mill, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Rodney was raised in Lewisburg, West Virginia, by his parents, the late Graden Reece Grimmett and Phyllis Ann (Fox) Grimmett. Those left to cherish hi...
Service details listed with Oakey's Funeral Service (last service date 2026-10-17); verify visitation and service times on the funeral-home page.

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Rocky Mount, VA Ferrum, VA Boones Mill, VA Callaway, VA Union Hall, VA

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