Carolyn Dews Maddox
February 14, 1942 - July 21, 2019
Carolyn Dews Maddox, 77, of Hurt died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James Edward Maddox for 58 years. She was born February 14, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, a daughter of the late Paul Lee Dews and Mamie Crews Dews. She was a member of St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was a member of the choir. Carolyn enjoyed flower gardening and bird watching. She is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Gubbins and her husband, Paul of Raleigh, NC and Jan Bell and her husband, Richard of Rustburg; two grandsons, Michael Edward Gubbins and Douglas Grant Gubbins; and a step grandson, Justin L. Bell. She was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip Leroy Dews. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Charles Arnold and Rev. Tim Lane with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista. The family suggests that those wishing to make memorials consider St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church, 6658 Dews Rd., Hurt, VA 24563 or American Cancer Society, 2050 Langhorne Rd., Ste. 201, Lynchburg, VA 24501.
Carolyn Dews Maddox, 77, of Hurt died Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of James Edward Maddox for 58 years. She was born February 14, 1942 in Pittsylvania County, a daughter of the late Paul Lee Dews and... View Obituary & Service Information