AN APARTMENT FIRE IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A JONESVILLE WOMAN. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 75 YEAR OLD LORENE BRANHAM DIED DURING A FIRE AT HER CHAPPEL GARDENS APARTMENTS SUNDAY MORNING. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE SMOKING MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLAZE AND THAT BRANHAM MAY HAVE DIED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND BRANHAM’S DEATH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. HER BODY HAS BEEN SENT TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMNIER’S OFFICE IN ROANOKE FOR AN AUTOPSY.