Obituaries

Henry Clay Brown, age 98, of the Scruggs Community of Franklin County passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in a local nursing home. Born Dec. 11, 1913 to the late James Loudon Brown and Fannie Price Morgan Brown, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Mary Byrd Brown; his brothers Charles, Randolph, James and Walter and their spouses; and his sisters Neva, Angie and Pearl and their spouses; his sons-in-law Geryl G. Wade, Sr. and Ronald L. Davis, his brothers-in-law William T. Byrd and James McMahon, his sisters-in-law Julia B. McMahon and Reva W.

    Sandra Jarels Overstreet, 56, of Bedford, died Sunday, April 8, 2012.  Born June 22, 1955 in Salem; she was a daughter of Nellie Green Jarels and the late Dennis Jarels.

    Maynard John Mens, 90, of Bedford, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Born May 23, 1921 in Minnesota; he was a son of the late William Mens and Elda Eickhoff Mens.
    Maynard served the United States in the Army during World War II, European African Eastern Theatre. He was a prisoner of war in Germany following the Battle of the Bulge. Maynard was recognized as a hard worker. He enjoyed his yard, flowers, and trees.

    Madeline Elizabeth Hartle “Granny”, 67, of Bedford, died Friday, April 13, 2012. Born Nov. 25, 1944 in Norfolk; she was a daughter of the late Carl Theodore Massie and Ruth Elizabeth Adkins Massie, and the widow of Donald Lee Hartle.
    Madeline attended Blue Ridge Community Church.