All Obituaries

Ms. Hazel Boykin Gay entered eternal rest on  Wednesday June 3, 2026.  A Graveside Service will be 12:00 noon, Thursday June 11, 2026 at Booker T. Cemetery, Terrapin Swamp Road, Wakefield, Va. www.poolesfuneralhome.com

Mr. Felton Columbus Brown of Carrolton, Virginia entered eternal rest on Saturday, May 23, 2026. A Celebration of Life service will be Friday, June 5, 2026 at 12 noon. Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 5738 Colonial Trail East Surry, Va 23883. Viewing will be 11-12 at the church. Mr. Brown will be laid to rest in Hickory Grove Cemetery, 3893 Colonial Trail East Surry, Va. poolesfuneralhome.com

On May 22, 2026, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, gently called our beloved son, grandson, brother, cousin, and friend, Dashawn L. Jefferson, home to rest. Dashawn was born on September 21, 1981, to the late Bernadette Jefferson. He was lovingly reared by his grandparents, the late Arthur and Violet Jefferson. Dashawn was a devoted member of First Gravel Hill Baptist Church. He worked faithfully as a landscaper alongside Rev. Glenn Lyttle, Jefferson Lawn Care, and Misclear Mason. Known ...

Mrs. Rosetta Clark Jones entered eternal rest on Friday, May 22, 2026. A Celebration of Life Service for will be Saturday, May 30, 2026 11:00 AM at 1st Gravel Hill Baptist Church 5230 Old Stage Highway Smithfield , VA. Viewing will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Mrs. Jones will be laid to rest at the church cemetery. Please keep the Jones family in your thoughts and prayers. www.poolesfuneralhome.com

Mr. Gene Orlando Pretlow Jr. of Spring Grove, Va. entered eternal rest on Sunday May 3, 2026. Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held  3:00PM Saturday May 9, 2026 at Poole’s Funeral Home 8721 Colonial Trail E. Smithfield Va. 23530. Please keep the Pretlow family in your thoughts and prayers.  www.poolesfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Mary Florence Holloway of Surry, Va. entered eternal life on Wednesday April 29, 2026. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00AM, Monday May, 11, 2026 Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 5738 Colonial Trail E. Surry, Va. 23883.  Viewing, Sunday May 10, 2026 from 4-6pm at the Poole’s  Funeral Home . Mother Holloway will be laid to rest in Mt. Ray Cemetery, 111 Mount Ray Rd. Surry, Va. 23983.   

A Celebration of Life service for Robert Lee Little “Peter “ will be 12 noon, Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 38070 Rocky Hock Road Wakefield, Va 23888. Viewing will be 5:00pm- 7:00pm  Friday, May, 8, 2026 at Poole’s Funeral Home 8721 Colonial Trail East Smithfield, Va 23430. Mr. Little will be laid to rest at Park Lawn Memorial Park Hampton, VA. The family requested only green plants for the service. Please keep the Little family in your ...

Ms. Gail C. Chamberliss of Williamsburg, Va. entered eternal rest on Friday, April 24, 2026.   Celebration of Life service  will be 12:noon Thursday May 7, 2026 at  Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 5738 Colonial trail E. Surry, Va. 23883.  Viewing will be from 5-7:pm Wednesday May 6, 2026 at Pooles Funeral Home Chapel. Also 1 hour prior to start of service Thursday at the church. Ms. Chamberliss will be laid to rest in Mt. Ray cemetery, 111 Mount Ray Road Surry, Va. ...

Mr. Mahue Darnell Brown of Surry entered eternal rest on Monday April 20, 2026.  A Celebration of Life Service will be 11:AM Saturday May 2, 2026 at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 5738 Colonial Trail E, Surry, Va. 23883 Viewing will be from 10-11:00AM prior to the service. Mr. Brown will be laid to rest in Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery 111 Mount Ray Rd. Surry Va.  Please keep the Brown family in your thoughts and prayers during their time of bereavement.   

If we believe that when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them, then those of us are fortunate enough to have known Trustee Willie Ray Evans are better for it. Willie Ray Evans was born on October 22, 1940, to the late Virginia T. Newby and Jackson Evans, Sr. He was the fourth of nine children, born healthy and full of promise. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Fannie “Duck” Evans; his sons, Ray A. Evans and Lennie P. Miles; his siblings, ...