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Rosie Leigh Bishop, 89, of Bassett, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart

She was born March 14, 1920, in Patrick County and was a daughter of the late Walter F. Harris and Maggie Cassell Harris. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Vera Wright, Ora Dell Harris Holt and Mary H. Lackey; and three brothers, Raymond Harris, Curtis Harris and James "Snappy" Harris.

She was a member of Faith Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Beth Ott of Belews Creek, N.C., and Wendy Hicks of Stokesdale, N.C.; one sister, Mildred Turner of Bassett; one brother, Paul Harris of Patrick County; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. John Shelley officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Burial Park.

Pallbearers were John Hicks, James Johns Jr., John A. Spencer, Kevin Ott, Don Hagy and Larry Hollandsworth.

Arrangements were by Bassett Funeral Services.

John J. Clark Sr., 33, of Pine Valley Drive, Bassett, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at his home.

He was born in Martinsville on February 6, 1976, and was a son of Thelma Rae Skeens Jones of Bassett and the late Curtis Lee Clark Sr. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Raymond and Elizabeth Skeens and Nellie and John J. Clark.

He attended Franklin County High School and Victory Baptist Church.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his stepfather, Larry Wayne Jones; his wife, Kimberly Lynn Helton Clark of Stuart; three sons, Christopher J. Clark, John J. Clark Jr. and Dakota W. Clark, all of Stuart; one stepson, Brandon Lee Helton of Stuart; one brother, Curtis Lee Clark Jr. of Bassett; and one sister, Barbara E. Clark of Martinsville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the mausoleum at Roselawn Burial Park.

Arrangements are by Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home.

Bettie Clifton Deal, 68, of Stuart, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at her home.

She was born in Patrick County on October 2, 1941 and was a daughter of the late George and Rosie Hughes Clifton. She was also preceded in death by one son, Larry Lovelace; one grandson, Brandon Dillon; one granddaughter, Katherine Rose Lovelace; one sister, Ethel Agee; and four brothers, Dillard, James, Eugene and Richard Clifton.

Surviving are one daughter, Sandra Lovelace of Patrick Springs; one son, Jeffrey Richards of Bland; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Vance Clifton of Ridgeway and Jerry Clifton of Stoneville, N.C.; and one sister, Minnie Cassell of Bassett.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. Burial will follow in the Adams family cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

Mary Janney Frazier, 75, of Martinsville, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Giles County on November 24, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Everett L. Janney and Ruby Peters Janney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Delmer Lee Frazier; and a sister, Evelyn J. Lawson.

She retired from DuPont as a technical assistant after 39 years of service, and attended Starling Avenue Baptist Church.

Surviving are one son, Mikel Dale Frazier of Martinsville; three sisters, Frances J. Smith of Daleville, Elizabeth C. Janney Gibbs of Rocky Mount and Charlotte J. Lawson of Stuart; one brother, Everett L. Janney Jr. of Ridgeway; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A graveside service was held Monday at Roselawn Abbey with Dr. David Adkins officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Arrangements were by Norris Funeral Services and Crematory.

Chester Lee Hopkins, 82, of Bassett, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his home.

He was born in Patrick County on December 26, 1927 and was a son of the late Jesse Lee Hopkins and Nannie Belle Foley Hopkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Doris Marie Dalton Hopkins; a sister, Eleanor Claudine Turner; and two brothers, James Harold Hopkins and George Burton Hopkins.

He served as a corporal in the Army and worked for Gardner's Music Company as an electronic technician from 1955-2007. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Martinsville.

Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth Anne Edwards and Vicky DeHart, both of Bassett; two sons, Michael Lee Hopkins of Bassett and Robert Dean Hopkins of Roanoke; one sister, Lillian Frances Clark of Martinsville; three brothers, Richard Ervin Hopkins of Kodak, Tenn., Norman Clyde Hopkins of Dalton, Ga., and Douglas Eugene Hopkins of Hallwood; three grandsons; three granddaughters; seven great-grandsons; three great-granddaughters; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Bassett Chapel, by Pastor Ron Mateer. Burial, with military rites by the Patrick County Veterans' Memorial Honor Guard, was in Patrick Memorial Gardens.

Virginia Hughes Lancaster, 77 of Hillsville and formerly of Stuart, died Monday, February 1, 2010, at Pioneer Community Hospital.

She was born in Patrick County on June 10, 1932 to the late Hampton and Nannie Crisman Hughes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert C. Lancaster Sr., and five brothers, Glenn Hughes, Harry Lee Hughes, Murry Hughes, Ted Hughes and Bill Crisman.

She was a member of True Gospel Baptist Church and had worked for Pannill Knitting and Charmell Manufacturing. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Juanita Carol Johnson of Roanoke and Nannette and Larry Haden of Stuart; two sons and daughters-in-law, Herbert C. "Butch" and Teresa Lancaster of Stuart and Mark and Susan Lancaster of Critz; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Howard Hughes and Dewey Hughes, both of Stuart.

Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Pastor Darrell Boles officiating. Burial will follow in Patrick Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Patrick County Chapter, P. O. Box 1301, Stuart, Va. 24171.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

Orlando "Akie" Raphel Martin, 60, of Trent Store Lane, Spencer, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the home of his daughter in Roanoke.

He was born July 24, 1949 in Martinsville and was a son of Dorothy Brown Martin and the late John Nick Martin.

He had served in the U.S. Air Force, was a member of the Equalization Taxation Board and president of the Patrick County Branch NAACP.

He was a farmer and a trustee of Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one daughter, Alina M. Tate of Roanoke; two sons, Roshaun Martin of Roanoke and Curtis Hairston of Columbus, Oh.; two sisters, Sherdinia Cross of Columbus and Mary Moss of Tacoma, Wash.; and three brothers, John Richard Martin, James "Pete" Martin and Isaiah "Jake" Martin, all of Columbus.

Funeral services were conducted Friday at Hairston Funeral Home by Elder Joe Scales and Pastor Boyd A. Bullock. Burial was in Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Sandy Ridge, N.C.

Pallbearers were Wayne Martin, Thomas Gross Jr., Bernard Johnson, Shawn Dodson, Isaiah Martin and Joe L. Hairston.

Kathy Anne Seymour, 36, of King, N.C., died Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

Surviving are one daughter, Kandra McBride of King; one son, Phillip McBride of Stuart; her mother, Gail Estes and stepfather, James King of Mount Airy, N.C.; father, Mike Pomeroy of High Point, N.C.; one sister, Bambi Adams of Mount Airy; one brother, Michael W. Pomeroy of Mount Airy; maternal grandmother, Katherine Estes of Conquest, N.Y.; grandfather and grandmother, Glen and Ginny Estes of Mount Airy; three aunts, three uncles, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service was held Friday at King Christian Center with Pastor Randall Smith officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Gail Estes for Kandra McBride, c/o 179 Red Barn Lane, Mount Airy, NC 27030.

Charles Lowdnes Tate Jr. of Midlothian, his home for the past 40 years, died Sunday, January 24, 2010.

He was born in Asheville, N.C., on December 8, 1943. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles L. Tate Sr. and his mother, Eugenia Tate Stirewalt, and his grandparents, Riley G. and Cora E. Carter.

He graduated from Anacostia High School in Washington, DC in 1961, and from VCU in 1972. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1963 and was a Spec 4 in the 82nd Airborne Division, 505 Infantry Regiment, Delta Company, Fort Bragg, N.C.

In April, 1964, his regiment was air dropped into Santo Domingo, where after only 45 days he was aiding a wounded comrade and was injured by sniper fire. On June 15, 1964, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal, and V Device for his heroic actions.

He was a member of the VFW Post 1426 and a lifetime member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association and of the Paralyzed Veterans of America where he was past director of the MidAtlantic Chapter.

Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, Gene and Denise Stirewalt of Stuart; niece, Cynthia Stirewalt of Stuart; nephews, Wesley Stirewalt of Charlotte, N.C., and Benjamin Rorrer of Stuart; and cousins, Guy Cipriano and wife, Shawn, of Greenville, S.C., and Vince Cipriano and wife, Donna, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A private burial was held Monday in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, N.C.

A memorial service and visitation will be held Saturday, February 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bliley's Funeral Home, 6900 Hull Street Road, Richmond.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 12400, Richmond, Va. 24171.




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	ROSIE L. BISHOP Rosie Leigh Bishop, 89, of Bassett, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart She was born March 14, 1920, in Patrick County and was a daughter of the late Walter F. Harris and Maggie Cassell Harris. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Vera Wright, Ora Dell Harris Holt and Mary H. Lackey; and three brothers, Raymond Harris, Curtis Harris and James "Snappy" Harris. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Beth Ott of Belews Creek, N.C., and Wendy Hicks of Stokesdale, N.C.; one sister, Mildred Turner of Bassett; one brother, Paul Harris of Patrick County; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. John Shelley officiating. Burial was in Roselawn Burial Park. Pallbearers were John Hicks, James Johns Jr., John A. Spencer, Kevin Ott, Don Hagy and Larry Hollandsworth. Arrangements were by Bassett Funeral Services. JOHN J. CLARK SR. John J. Clark Sr., 33, of Pine Valley Drive, Bassett, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at his home. He was born in Martinsville on February 6, 1976, and was a son of Thelma Rae Skeens Jones of Bassett and the late Curtis Lee Clark Sr. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Raymond and Elizabeth Skeens and Nellie and John J. Clark. He attended Franklin County High School and Victory Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his stepfather, Larry Wayne Jones; his wife, Kimberly Lynn Helton Clark of Stuart; three sons, Christopher J. Clark, John J. Clark Jr. and Dakota W. Clark, all of Stuart; one stepson, Brandon Lee Helton of Stuart; one brother, Curtis Lee Clark Jr. of Bassett; and one sister, Barbara E. Clark of Martinsville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the mausoleum at Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements are by Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home. BETTIE C. DEAL Bettie Clifton Deal, 68, of Stuart, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at her home. She was born in Patrick County on October 2, 1941 and was a daughter of the late George and Rosie Hughes Clifton. She was also preceded in death by one son, Larry Lovelace; one grandson, Brandon Dillon; one granddaughter, Katherine Rose Lovelace; one sister, Ethel Agee; and four brothers, Dillard, James, Eugene and Richard Clifton. Surviving are one daughter, Sandra Lovelace of Patrick Springs; one son, Jeffrey Richards of Bland; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Vance Clifton of Ridgeway and Jerry Clifton of Stoneville, N.C.; and one sister, Minnie Cassell of Bassett. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. Burial will follow in the Adams family cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com. MARY J. FRAZIER Mary Janney Frazier, 75, of Martinsville, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Giles County on November 24, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Everett L. Janney and Ruby Peters Janney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Delmer Lee Frazier; and a sister, Evelyn J. Lawson. She retired from DuPont as a technical assistant after 39 years of service, and attended Starling Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are one son, Mikel Dale Frazier of Martinsville; three sisters, Frances J. Smith of Daleville, Elizabeth C. Janney Gibbs of Rocky Mount and Charlotte J. Lawson of Stuart; one brother, Everett L. Janney Jr. of Ridgeway; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held Monday at Roselawn Abbey with Dr. David Adkins officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were by Norris Funeral Services and Crematory. CHESTER L. HOPKINS Chester Lee Hopkins, 82, of Bassett, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his home. He was born in Patrick County on December 26, 1927 and was a son of the late Jesse Lee Hopkins and Nannie Belle Foley Hopkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Doris Marie Dalton Hopkins; a sister, Eleanor Claudine Turner; and two brothers, James Harold Hopkins and George Burton Hopkins. He served as a corporal in the Army and worked for Gardner's Music Company as an electronic technician from 1955-2007. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Martinsville. Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth Anne Edwards and Vicky DeHart, both of Bassett; two sons, Michael Lee Hopkins of Bassett and Robert Dean Hopkins of Roanoke; one sister, Lillian Frances Clark of Martinsville; three brothers, Richard Ervin Hopkins of Kodak, Tenn., Norman Clyde Hopkins of Dalton, Ga., and Douglas Eugene Hopkins of Hallwood; three grandsons; three granddaughters; seven great-grandsons; three great-granddaughters; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Bassett Chapel, by Pastor Ron Mateer. Burial, with military rites by the Patrick County Veterans' Memorial Honor Guard, was in Patrick Memorial Gardens. VIRGINIA H. LANCASTER Virginia Hughes Lancaster, 77 of Hillsville and formerly of Stuart, died Monday, February 1, 2010, at Pioneer Community Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on June 10, 1932 to the late Hampton and Nannie Crisman Hughes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert C. Lancaster Sr., and five brothers, Glenn Hughes, Harry Lee Hughes, Murry Hughes, Ted Hughes and Bill Crisman. She was a member of True Gospel Baptist Church and had worked for Pannill Knitting and Charmell Manufacturing. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Juanita Carol Johnson of Roanoke and Nannette and Larry Haden of Stuart; two sons and daughters-in-law, Herbert C. "Butch" and Teresa Lancaster of Stuart and Mark and Susan Lancaster of Critz; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Howard Hughes and Dewey Hughes, both of Stuart. Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Pastor Darrell Boles officiating. Burial will follow in Patrick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Patrick County Chapter, P. O. Box 1301, Stuart, Va. 24171. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com. ORLANDO R. MARTIN Orlando "Akie" Raphel Martin, 60, of Trent Store Lane, Spencer, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the home of his daughter in Roanoke. He was born July 24, 1949 in Martinsville and was a son of Dorothy Brown Martin and the late John Nick Martin. He had served in the U.S. Air Force, was a member of the Equalization Taxation Board and president of the Patrick County Branch NAACP. He was a farmer and a trustee of Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one daughter, Alina M. Tate of Roanoke; two sons, Roshaun Martin of Roanoke and Curtis Hairston of Columbus, Oh.; two sisters, Sherdinia Cross of Columbus and Mary Moss of Tacoma, Wash.; and three brothers, John Richard Martin, James "Pete" Martin and Isaiah "Jake" Martin, all of Columbus. Funeral services were conducted Friday at Hairston Funeral Home by Elder Joe Scales and Pastor Boyd A. Bullock. Burial was in Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Sandy Ridge, N.C. Pallbearers were Wayne Martin, Thomas Gross Jr., Bernard Johnson, Shawn Dodson, Isaiah Martin and Joe L. Hairston. KATHY A. SEYMOUR Kathy Anne Seymour, 36, of King, N.C., died Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Surviving are one daughter, Kandra McBride of King; one son, Phillip McBride of Stuart; her mother, Gail Estes and stepfather, James King of Mount Airy, N.C.; father, Mike Pomeroy of High Point, N.C.; one sister, Bambi Adams of Mount Airy; one brother, Michael W. Pomeroy of Mount Airy; maternal grandmother, Katherine Estes of Conquest, N.Y.; grandfather and grandmother, Glen and Ginny Estes of Mount Airy; three aunts, three uncles, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service was held Friday at King Christian Center with Pastor Randall Smith officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Gail Estes for Kandra McBride, c/o 179 Red Barn Lane, Mount Airy, NC 27030. CHARLES L. TATE Jr. Charles Lowdnes Tate Jr. of Midlothian, his home for the past 40 years, died Sunday, January 24, 2010. He was born in Asheville, N.C., on December 8, 1943. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles L. Tate Sr. and his mother, Eugenia Tate Stirewalt, and his grandparents, Riley G. and Cora E. Carter. He graduated from Anacostia High School in Washington, DC in 1961, and from VCU in 1972. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1963 and was a Spec 4 in the 82nd Airborne Division, 505 Infantry Regiment, Delta Company, Fort Bragg, N.C. In April, 1964, his regiment was air dropped into Santo Domingo, where after only 45 days he was aiding a wounded comrade and was injured by sniper fire. On June 15, 1964, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal, and V Device for his heroic actions. He was a member of the VFW Post 1426 and a lifetime member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association and of the Paralyzed Veterans of America where he was past director of the MidAtlantic Chapter. Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, Gene and Denise Stirewalt of Stuart; niece, Cynthia Stirewalt of Stuart; nephews, Wesley Stirewalt of Charlotte, N.C., and Benjamin Rorrer of Stuart; and cousins, Guy Cipriano and wife, Shawn, of Greenville, S.C., and Vince Cipriano and wife, Donna, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. A private burial was held Monday in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, N.C. A memorial service and visitation will be held Saturday, February 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bliley's Funeral Home, 6900 Hull Street Road, Richmond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 12400, Richmond, Va. 24171.