Current Obituaries

Karen Michelle Robertson Hite

- September 25, 2023

Karen Michelle Robertson Hite, 31, of Roanoke went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 25, 2023. She was preceded in death by her favorite aunt, Sharon Pedigo. Karen …

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Roanoke, Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory

Phillip Bruce Wood

- September 25, 2023

Phillip Bruce Wood, Sr., 75, widower of Pamela Folden Wood, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023. He was the son of the late James E. and Eva Compton Wood. …

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Roanoke, Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory

Johnny Banks Murphy

September 25, 1944 - September 25, 2023

Mr. Johnny Banks Murphy, age 79, formerly of Durham, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023. He was born September 25, 1944, in Durham County NC, to the late Lester V. …

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Lowgap, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Nellie Ann Mills

August 7, 1947 - September 25, 2023

Nellie Ann Mills, 76, of Stewartsville, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 25, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Annie Long; …

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Stewartsville, Lotz Funeral Home -Vinton

Lewis Dale Largen

February 11, 1957 - September 25, 2023

Lewis Dale Largen, age 66, of Meadows of Dan, Virginia, passed away at his home on Monday, September 25, 2023. Lewis was born in Patrick County on February 11, 1957, …

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Meadows of Dan, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

James Edward Smith

June 11, 1960 - September 25, 2023

James Edward Smith Sr., 63 of Christiansburg, VA departed this life September 25, 2023 in the care of Lewis-Gale Medical Center Salem. Born June 11, 1960 in Montgomery County, Virginia …

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Christiansburg, Kendall Funeral Home

Roxie Helen Long Dishon

April 21, 1926 - September 25, 2023

Roxie Helen Long Dishon, age 97, departed this life on Monday, September 25th, 2023. She was born April 21st, 1926, to parents Cooper Kunkle Long and Nancy (Nanny) Duncan Long. …

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Snowville, Mullins Funeral Home

Cynthia Lynn Allen

May 20, 1963 - September 25, 2023

Cynthia Lynn Allen, 60, of Danville, VA passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023. Ms. Allen was born May 29, 1963, in Danville to Talmadge Mitchell Allen and the late …

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Danville, Norris Funeral Service

Roger Franklin Barker

May 3, 1947 - September 25, 2023

Roger Franklin Barker, 76, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at Suncrest Assisted Living. He was born May 3, 1947 in Sparta, North Carolina, to the late …

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Martinsville, Wright Funeral Service & Crematory

Joseph Winfred Dawson

June 11, 1925 - September 25, 2023

Mr. Joseph Winfred Dawson, age 98 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at The Blue Ridge Therapy Connection on Monday, September 25, 2023. He was born in Pittsylvania County on June …

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Stuart, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

James Eldridge Belton

January 21, 1931 - September 25, 2023

James Eldridge Belton, beloved father, grandfather, retired shoemaker, and avid Duke fan, passed away on Monday, September 25th at the age of 92 following complications from a stroke. James was …

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Mt. Airy, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Glen Allen Marshall

April 24, 1954 - September 25, 2023

Glen Allen Marshall (Poppy), went to his heavenly home on September 25, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC as the sunset shown through his window. He fought a …

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Pembroke, Kendall Funeral Home

Dale Southers

June 22, 1960 - September 25, 2023

Dale Cameron Southers, age 63, of 104 Walton Church Lane, Clifton Forge, Virginia died Monday, September 25, 2023 at his residence. He was born on June 22, 1960 in Rockbridge …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

Janis Ann Keim

January 1, 1955 - September 25, 2023

Janis Ann Keim, 67, of Penrose NC, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023. Surviving are her beloved wife, Cindy Ann Thomas, Penrose NC; brother, Will Keim, Santa Rosa CA; …

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Buchanan, Botetourt Funeral Home

James "Bobby" R. Custer

November 26, 1942 - September 25, 2023

James R. “Bobby” Custer passed away on September 25, 2023 at his residence.  A native of Virginia, he was the husband of the late Brenda Custer and the son of …

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Salem, Lotz Funeral Home – Salem

Nancy Taylor

- September 25, 2023

Nancy Carol Taylor Hutchens, 84 went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 25, 2023. Born in Princeton, West Virginia to the late Leonard Coy Hutchens and Minnie Rose …

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Salem, John M. Oakey & Son

Anthony Snead

January 6, 1984 - September 24, 2023

Anthony Wayne “Tony” Snead, age 39, of 3219 Douthat Road, Clifton Forge, Virginia died Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Sentara Rockingham Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Tony was born January …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

Tycho Heckard Wood

August 26, 1930 - September 24, 2023

Mr. Tycho Heckard Wood, Sr., 93, of Mount Airy, passed away early Sunday morning, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Wood was …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Lynwood Gerald Dewitt

- September 24, 2023

Lynwood Gerald DeWitt, 87 of Bedford, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on Thursday, November 14, 1935 in Bedford County, a son …

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Bedford, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Edward Fletcher Walker

- September 24, 2023

Edward Fletcher Walker, Jr. of Blacksburg passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at his home. The family is planning services at a later date.

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Faye Gerline Long Hoback

November 29, 1938 - September 24, 2023

Faye Gerline Long Hoback, age 84 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. Born November 29, 1938 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Julius & …

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Pulaski, Bower Funeral Chapels

Frances Gravely Hall

August 9, 1939 - September 24, 2023

Frances Gravely Hall, 84, of Collinsville, VA, formerly of Penhook, VA passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at her home. She was born August 9, 1939 in Martinsville, VA to …

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Collinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Marie "Williams" Hodges

February 27, 1936 - September 24, 2023

Mrs. Ruby “Marie” Williams Hodges, age 87 of Mount Airy, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Hodges was …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Richard Allen Isaacs

February 10, 1940 - September 24, 2023

Mr. Richard Allen Isaacs, age 83, of Pilot Mountain, NC passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born …

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Pilot, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Archie Daniel Haynes

August 12, 1933 - September 24, 2023

Mr. Archie Daniel Haynes, Sr., 90, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday evening, September 24, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Haynes was born …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

James Elsworth Hogan

- September 24, 2023

James E. (Jim) Hogan went home to be with his Lord Sunday, September 24, 2023.His loving wife and caregiver of 47 years was at his side as well as other …

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Roanoke, Simpson Funeral Home & Crematory

Silas Isaac McCraw

May 12, 1934 - September 24, 2023

Mr. Silas Isaac McCraw, age 89, of Cana, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. He was born on May …

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Cana, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Maxine Perry Johnson

September 3, 1932 - September 24, 2023

Maxine Perry Johnson, 91, of Martinsville, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. She was born September 3, 1932, in Vance City, North Carolina, to the late Zollie Perry and …

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Martinsville, Wright Funeral Service & Crematory

John Cundiff

September 9, 1971 - September 24, 2023

John Cundiff, a devoted husband, loving father, cherished friend, and a beloved dog owner, was born on September 9, 1971. He departed from this world on September 24, 2023, at …

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Vinton, Lotz Funeral Home -Vinton

Earl Kendrick Hurt

September 23, 1942 - September 24, 2023

Earl Kendrick (Ken) Hurt, Jr. of Union Hall, VA passed away peacefully at home on September 24, 2023 at the age of 81.  He was the eldest of Earl Kendrick …

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Union Hall, Conner-Bowman Funeral Home

Melvin O'Neal Bowman

September 12, 1938 - September 24, 2023

Melvin O’Neal Bowman of Meadows of Dan, VA passed quietly at Lynchburg General Hospital after a brief illness on September 24, 2023. He was the proud father of his two …

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Meadows of Dan, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

David "Big Dave" G. Hamm

January 19, 1944 - September 24, 2023

David G. “Big Dave” Hamm, Sr. age 79 of Troutville, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Big Dave was born January …

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Troutville, Rader Funeral Home

Frieda Akers Albano

- September 24, 2023

Frieda Akers Albano, 95, of Pulaski, Virginia passed away on September 24, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Beulah Gardner Akers; son, Frank Cecil Albano; …

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Pulaski, Stevens Funeral Home

Roy Lee Donovant

August 23, 1941 - September 23, 2023

Roy Lee Donovant, 82, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023. He was born August 23, 1941, in Ridgeway, Virginia, to the late James Donovant and Ethel Sands …

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Bassett, Wright Funeral Service & Crematory

Betty "Evelean" Lawson Gammons

May 29, 1938 - September 23, 2023

Mrs. Betty Lou “Evelean” Lawson Gammons, age 85 of Westfield, North Carolina (formerly of Martinsville, Virginia) passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice …

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Westfield, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Belva Josephine Cobler

January 23, 1934 - September 23, 2023

Mrs. Belva Josephine Phillips Cobler, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy. She was born in Surry County on January …

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Fay Bishop Walters

- September 23, 2023

Fay Bishop Walters, 86, passed away surrounded by family and friends on September 23, 2023. She was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, Virginia. Fay was a retired hairdresser but …

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Montgomery County, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Carl Price Absher

- September 23, 2023

Carl Price Absher, 72, passed away on September 23, 2023, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where his final days were spent surrounded by close family following a tough and heroic fight …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Dontae Deangelo Miller

- September 23, 2023

Dontae Deangelo Miller, age 18 of Covington, died Saturday, September 23, 2023, in West Virginia. Dontae was born September 20, 2005, in Staunton, VA and was preceded in death by …

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Covington, Arritt Funeral Home

Ellen Marie Catron

January 10, 1964 - September 23, 2023

Ellen Marie Catron, 59, of Bassett, VA passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at her residence. She was born to the late George Severn and Ellen Severn Prater. In …

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Bassett, Norris Funeral Service

Doug Meredith

August 25, 1943 - September 23, 2023

Mr. Doug Meredith, 80 of Fancy Gap, VA passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, NC. He was born to J.P and Clara …

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Fancy Gap, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Rita Brown Jones

September 14, 1954 - September 23, 2023

Rita Brown Jones, 69, of Roanoke passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023.  She is a daughter of the late William Frank Brown and Ivory L. Allison Brown.  In addition to her …

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Roanoke, Lotz Funeral Home -Vinton

William "Liam" Evan Gavin

December 10, 1997 - September 23, 2023

William Evan Gavin “Liam”, age 25 of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023. He was born December 10, 1997 and was preceded in death by his father …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Donna White Wade

- September 23, 2023

Donna W. Wade, friends called her Cookie, after an illness transcended to Heaven, on September 23, 2023. She was an artist foremost, an animal lover, master gardener, chef, writer, painter, …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Sylvia Vaught Pace

March 23, 1924 - September 22, 2023

Sylvia Vaught Pace, 99 of Newport News, Virginia departed this life September 22, 2023. Born on March 23, 1924 in Virginia she was a daughter of the late Leonard and …

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Newport, Kendall Funeral Home