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03/19/2026

03/18/2026

LAKE BOTTOM - Angela Kay Rowe, 54, of Lake Bottom, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Born January 28, 1972, Princeton, she was the daughter of late Marion Farmer and Geraldine Hurt Farmer of Lake Bottom.

Angela attended House of Prayer in Bramwell. Angela was an in-home care provider for...

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03/17/2026

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Blanca Brock, 90, of Alexandria, Virginia, died Saturday, March 14, 2026. Born April 18, 1935, in El Porvenir, Chihuahua, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Federico F. Ortega and Angelina Martinez Ortega.

Mrs. Brock was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed walking,...

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03/17/2026

Because I could not stop for Death —
He kindly stopped for me —
The Carriage held but just Ourselves —
And Immortality.

We slowly drove — He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility —

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess — in the Ring —
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain —
We passed the Setting Sun —

Or rather — He passed us —
The Dews drew quivering and chill —
For only Gossamer, my Gown —
My Tippet — only Tulle —

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground —
The Roof was scarcely visible —
The Cornice — in the Ground —

Since then — 'tis Centuries — and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity —

~ Emily Dickinson

03/15/2026

LENOIR, NC – Sandra “Sandy” Kay Neely, 71, of Lenoir, North Carolina, formerly of Matoaka, died Thursday, March 12, 2026, at UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina. Born August 2, 1954, in Princeton, she was the daughter of the late William Otis Neely and Evelean Gertrude...

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03/15/2026

I shall offer several considerations calculated to help the people of God in time of sickness, to keep their hearts loose from all earthly objects, and cheerfully willing to die:

03/14/2026

ROCK – Virda Sue Hale, 82, of Rock, died Friday, March 13, 2026. Born February 28, 1944, in Matoaka, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Taylor and Thelma Farmer Taylor.

Sue enjoyed gardening, fishing, bingo, and especially spending time with her grandkids.

In addition to her parents, she...

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03/12/2026

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03/11/2026

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
-- Romans 8:18

03/08/2026

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03/03/2026

MATOAKA - Donald “Skip” Conner, Jr., 67, of Matoaka, passed away Monday, March 2, 2026, from injuries he sustained after being struck by a car. Born August 19, 1958, in Chicago, he was the son of the late Donald and Phyllis Mills Conner.

Skip was a 1976 graduate of Matoaka High School. He was a...

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