Current Obituaries

Sandra Faye Lee Gaines

August 22, 1952 - June 6, 2026

Sandra Faye Lee Gaines, 73, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born on Friday, August 22, 1952 to the late …

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Bedford, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Wayne Thomas Grier

October 12, 1963 - June 5, 2026

Wayne Thomas Grier, age 62 of Pulaski, died Friday morning, June 5, 2026 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700

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Pulaski, Seagle Funeral Home

Larry Henry Hylton

- June 5, 2026

Larry Henry Hylton, age 77 of Rocky Mount passed away Friday, June 5, 2026. Memorial services will be held at Flora Funeral Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026. His …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Carolyn Diane (Odum) Woods

April 11, 1956 - June 5, 2026

Mrs. Carolyn Diane Odum Woods, age 70 of Mount Airy entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 5, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Woods was …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Doris S. Montgomery

- June 5, 2026

Doris S. Montgomery, age 91 of Rocky Mount died Friday, June 5, 2026. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Robert Ernest Laprad

- June 5, 2026

Robert Laprad, known to his family & friends as Bob, Bobby, age 85, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by his loving family, on June 5, 2026Born on …

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Salem, John M. Oakey & Son

Phillip Edward Newman

May 11, 1948 - June 5, 2026

Phillip Edward Newman, 78, of Lynch Station, passed away Friday, June 5,2026 at Cardinal Senior Living at Bedford. He was born Tuesday, May 11, 1948, in Bedford, a son of …

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Lynch Station, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Lewis "Peewee" Wallace Riddle

July 21, 1946 - June 5, 2026

LEWIS WALLACE RIDDLE, (“PEEWEE”), 79, beloved husband, dad, and grandfather, of the Little Creek Community of Pulaski County, passed away due to long illness at Pulaski Health and Rehab on …

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Little Creek, A. Vest and Sons Funeral Home

Dalton Craig Jackson

September 29, 1990 - June 5, 2026

It is with profound love and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dalton (DJ) Craig Jackson, 35, of Amherst VA, on Friday June 5, 2026. Born on September …

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Amherst, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Billy Swain

January 30, 1939 - June 5, 2026

Billy Lewis Swain, 87, of Salem, Virginia, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, June 5th, 2026. Born and raised in Salem, Billy graduated from …

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Salem, John M. Oakey & Son

William Richard Cheatham

June 11, 1936 - June 4, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, William Richard Cheatham, 89, of Spout Spring, VA. He passed peacefully at his …

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Spout Spring, Robinson Funeral Home

John Johnson

November 20, 1943 - June 4, 2026

John Henry Johnson, Jr., age 82, of 2041 Deerfield Road, Millboro, Virginia died on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at The Woodlands Health & Rehabilitation Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia. John …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

James Clayton Ware

October 2, 1951 - June 4, 2026

James Clayton Ware, 74, of Rocky Mount, Virginia was born on October 2, 1951. Clayton died peacefully at his home Thursday, June 4, 2026. He leaves behind his beloved wife …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Johnnie Wayne Gunter

July 16, 1947 - June 4, 2026

Mr. Johnnie Wayne Gunter, age 78, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born on July 16, …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Kimberly Lynn Robertson Ashwell

February 24, 1967 - June 4, 2026

Kimberly Lynn Robertson Ashwell of Bedford went to be with Jesus Thursday June 4th 2026. She was born February 24 1967. She was the Daughter of the late Jenky and …

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Bedford, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Julia Ann Bowman

- June 4, 2026

Julia Ann Bowman, 63, of Boones Mill, Virginia, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Julia was a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter and …

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Boones Mill, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Eva Mays Gowen

February 27, 1926 - June 4, 2026

Eva Golden Mays Gowen went to be with the lord after 100 years on this earth on Thursday, June 4th, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Mack Mays …

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Lynchburg, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Randy Reid Ratcliff

March 25, 1957 - June 4, 2026

Mr. Randy Reid Ratcliff, 69 of Mount Airy, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born March 25, 1957, in Surry …

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Clemmons, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Terry Wayne Johnson

August 24, 1947 - June 4, 2026

Terry Wayne Johnson, 78 of Moneta, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026 at his residence. He was born August 24, 1947 in Bedford County, a son of the late Oma …

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Moneta, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Oscar "Junior" King

October 1, 1951 - June 4, 2026

Oscar “Junior” King, 74 of Salem went home to be with the Lord June 4, 2026. Junior’s friends and family will remember him as an original. He never met a …

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Salem, Lotz Funeral Home – Salem

George Eddie Kingrea

- June 4, 2026

George Eddie Kingrea, 85 of Pearisburg, Virginia departed this life for his home in glory on June 4, 2026 at his home after a lengthy illness. Eddie was born at …

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Pearisburg, Kendall Funeral Home

Keith Preston Spencer

January 17, 1958 - June 4, 2026

Keith Preston Spencer passed on June 4, 2026, at the age of 68. Born on January 17, 1958, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Keith was also a resident of Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Lynchburg, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Gregory Roger Holderfield

August 20, 1965 - June 4, 2026

Mr. Gregory Roger Holderfield, 60, of Kernersville, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at his home after a brief illness. Mr. Holderfield was born August 20, 1965, in Galax, VA, …

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Kernersville, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Paula Wells Crist

March 17, 1958 - June 4, 2026

Paula Wells Crist, 68, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on March 17, 1958 to her parents Sylvia …

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Amherst, Norris Funeral Service

Ernest Wayne Davis

April 13, 1949 - June 4, 2026

Ernest Wayne Davis, age 77 of Pelham, NC passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026 at SOVAH Health Care in Danville, Virginia. Mr. Davis was born April 13, 1949 in Danville, …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

William Horace Martin

May 26, 1937 - June 3, 2026

William “Horace” Martin, Sr., 89, of Martinsville, Va. passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Bedford County, Va. on May …

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Martinsville, Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home

Kim Anthony O'Farrell

May 4, 1957 - June 3, 2026

Kim Anthony O’Farrell, 69 of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at his home. Kim was born on May 4, 1957, in Pearisburg, …

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Pearisburg, Givens Funeral Home, Inc.

Beverly Rader

June 8, 1948 - June 3, 2026

Beverly Dianne Blanton Rader, 77, of Pearisburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at her home. Dianne was born on June 8, 1948, in London, KY, and was …

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Pearisburg, Riffe Funeral Service

Benjamin Thomas Bower

- June 3, 2026

Benjamin Thomas Bower, 88, of Blacksburg, Virginia passed away on June 3, 2026. He was predeceased by his parents Fred L. Bower and Rebecca M. Bower. Ben was a graduate …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Henry Clay Carson

June 13, 2026 - June 3, 2026

Henry Clay Carson, 94, of Radford, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with his loving wife by his side. Born June 13, 1931, in Buchanan, Virginia, Clay …

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Radford, Mullins Funeral Home

William Lee Alexander

February 1, 1948 - June 3, 2026

William “Bill” Lee Alexander Jr., 78, of Draper, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on June 3rd, 2026. Born and raised in Pulaski County, Bill graduated from Dublin …

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Draper, Mullins Funeral Home

Harrison Wiseman

- June 3, 2026

Harrison Wiseman of Hardy passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Runk and Pratt Senior Living. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, …

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Hardy, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Patricia Hicks Burton

August 2, 1941 - June 3, 2026

Patricia Hicks “Pat” Burton, 84, went to be with her Lord on June 3, 2026, in Edenton, North Carolina. Pat was born in Lynchburg on August 2, 1941, and lived …

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Madison Heights, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Rhonda Lynn Brooks

February 18, 1964 - June 3, 2026

Rhonda Lynn Creasy Brooks, 62, passed away battling illness on Wednesday June 3rd, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Aubrey Creasy and Linda Stone. Born February 18, 1964, …

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Madison Heights, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Mary Louise Beasley Guynn

May 26, 1934 - June 3, 2026

Mrs. Mary Louise Beasley Guynn, age 92, of Ararat, VA passed away June 3, 2026, at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born in Patrick County, VA, May 26, 1934, the …

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Ararat, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Mardia Tinsley Long

August 17, 1955 - June 3, 2026

Mardia Tinsley Bradley Long, age 70 of Pulaski, died Wednesday evening, June 3, 2026 at her home. She was born in Bristol, TN on August 17, 1955 and was the …

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Pulaski, Seagle Funeral Home

Peggy Woodward Eskew

January 20, 1954 - June 3, 2026

Peggy Woodward Eskew January 20, 1954 – June 03, 2026 Peggy Eskew was a beloved daughter of Eva Lamb Woodward and James William Woodward. She is survived by her devoted …

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Floyd, Gardner Funeral Home

Holly Parker Ross

January 21, 1960 - June 2, 2026

Holly Parker Ross, 66, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg on January 21, 1960, she was the daughter of the …

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Lynchburg, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Betty Ballantine Crawford

April 21, 1937 - June 2, 2026

Betty Ballantine Crawford April 21, 1937–June 2, 2026 Born in Bakersfield, California in 1937, Betty moved to Roanoke at the age of 10, where she would plant deep roots and …

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Roanoke, Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory

Curtis Autry Broughfman

November 24, 1944 - June 2, 2026

Curtis Autry Broughfman, Sr., age 81, of Covington, died Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at his residence. He was born November 24, 1944, in Alleghany County, and was preceded in death …

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Covington, Arritt Funeral Home

Michael "Mike" Dale Easter

October 9, 1954 - June 2, 2026

Mr. Michael Dale Easter, 71 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on Tuesday evening June 2, 2026, at Central Continuing Care in …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Debra Dinkins Powell

February 1, 1955 - June 2, 2026

Ms. Debra Dinkins Powell, of Mount Airy, a beloved mother, grandmother, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Scott L. Stevens

November 15, 1956 - June 2, 2026

Scott L. Stevens, 69, of Salem, passed away on June 2, 2026, following a long illness. A 1975 graduate of Abington Heights High School, Scott was a student-athlete who participated …

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Salem, Lotz Funeral Home – Salem

Janice Elizabeth (Bennett) Phillips

May 31, 1948 - June 2, 2026

Mrs. Janice Elizabeth Bennett Phillips, age 78 of Mount Airy, entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 2, 2026, at the SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville. Mrs. Phillips was born …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Roy H.V. Whorley

September 18, 1953 - June 2, 2026

Roy H.V. Whorley, age 72, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born to the late Harry Whorley and Zula May Boyd, Roy …

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Bassett, Bassett Funeral Service