Current Obituaries

William Howard Holbach

- December 14, 2025

Ut Prosim A Life of Service Virginia Tech Hokies know the motto ut prosim means “that I may serve.” Bill Holbach didn’t earn his degree from Virginia Tech, but as …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Shirley Wade

June 6, 1938 - December 13, 2025

Mrs. Shirley Jean Wade, 87, of Fieldale, VA transitioned on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at her home.  She was born June 6, 1938 a daughter of the late John and …

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Fieldale, Hines Funeral Services

Shirley Mae Conner

December 23, 1938 - December 13, 2025

Shirley Mae Conner December 23, 1938 – December 13, 2025 Shirley Mae Conner, 86, of Copper Hill, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday December 13, 2025. …

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Copper Hill, Gardner Funeral Home

Paul McGuire

August 24, 1950 - December 13, 2025

Paul McGuire, age 75 of Chatham, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025 at his home. Paul was born August 24, 1950 in Arlington, Virginia. He proudly served our country …

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Chatham, Norris Funeral Service

Dorothy Ruth Stafford Peyton

April 13, 1937 - December 13, 2025

DOROTHY RUTH STAFFORD PEYTON, 88, of Christiansburg, VA, went to be with her Lord she faithfully served on Saturday, December 13, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born April …

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Christiansburg, A. Vest and Sons Funeral Home

Thelma Oiter Hawks Mabe

January 6, 1932 - December 13, 2025

Mrs. Thelma Oiter Hawks Mabe, age 93, of Ararat, Virginia, passed away early Saturday morning, December 13, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Mabe was born …

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Ararat, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Linda Hall Shelton

June 8, 1947 - December 13, 2025

Linda Hall Shelton, age 78 passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born June 8, 1947 to the late Kathleen Mae Wood Hall and …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Janice Lowe Hauser

December 1, 1946 - December 13, 2025

Janice Lowe Hauser, age 79, of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Janice embodied the love of God through …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Sallie Kate Hodges

May 21, 1934 - December 13, 2025

Sallie Kate Hodges, age 91 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was born May 21, 1934 a daughter of the late William Anderson and Dematrice Holland. …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Helen Catherine Carson

April 5, 1934 - December 13, 2025

Helen Catherine Carson, age 91 of Penhook passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025. Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be …

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Penhook, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Jackie Lee Deel

October 27, 1950 - December 13, 2025

Jackie Lee Deel, Sr., 75, of Lynchburg, went to be with his Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2025. He was the son of the late Baxter Deel and Fannie Angaline …

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Lynchburg, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Jerry Josiah Burks

August 18, 1948 - December 13, 2025

Jerry Josiah Burks, Sr. was born August 18, 1948, to Roy and Pearl Burks. He enjoyed spending time with his older brothers Buck, and Leonard, his little sister Dreama and …

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Daleville, Rader Funeral Home

Joe Rektenwald

November 7, 1938 - December 13, 2025

Joseph Frank Rektenwald Sr., of Wirtz, Virginia, formerly of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025. He was 87 years old. He was born on November 7, 1938, …

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Wirtz, Conner-Bowman Funeral Home

Jerry Ray Murley

February 21, 1951 - December 13, 2025

Jerry Ray Murley passed away on December 13, 2025, while residing at Kroontje Health Care Center. He was the beloved son of W. Ray and Ruby M. Murley, who previously …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Leonard "Tom" Thomas Reeves

June 12, 1947 - December 13, 2025

Mr. Leonard Thomas “Tom” Reeves II, age 78, of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC. He was …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Helen Holloway

September 22, 1929 - December 13, 2025

Mrs. Helen Margaret Carter Holloway, age 96, of Covington, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at her residence. She was the wife …

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Covington, Loving Funeral Home

Doris West

March 7, 1932 - December 13, 2025

Doris Jones West, lovingly known as “Nanny,” of Elliston, Va., went home to be with the Lord and her children on Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was 93 years old. …

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Elliston, John M. Oakey & Son

Stevenson Lee Schroeder

February 15, 1967 - December 12, 2025

Stevenson Lee Schroeder, beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Chamblissburg, Virginia, on December 12, 2025. Steve was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1967 and …

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Daleville, Rader Funeral Home

Elizabeth "Betty" Ward Torrence

August 5, 1942 - December 12, 2025

Elizabeth “Betty” Ward Torrence, 83, of River Ridge Road, Appomattox, passed away on December 12, 2025, at Babcock Manor. She was the wife of the late Frank Allen Torrence. Born …

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Appomattox, Robinson Funeral Home

Jerry Ellis

January 14, 1961 - December 12, 2025

Jerry Ellis, age 64 of Rocky Mount passed peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, December 12, 2025. He had been living with dementia in his later years. Though he had …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Cynthia Smith

November 7, 1951 - December 12, 2025

Cynthia Margaret Smith, age 74, passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2025, at her home. Born on November 7, 1951, in Denver, Colorado, Cynthia—affectionately known as “Cindy” was the beloved …

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Rocky Mount, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Beverly Ann Wolfe Hudson

August 5, 1942 - December 12, 2025

Beverly Ann Wolfe Hudson, of Blacksburg, VA, formerly of Pulaski, VA, passed away peacefully in her home at Warm Hearth Village on Friday, December 12, 2025, at the age 83 …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Ruth Elizabeth Wilcher

June 17, 1952 - December 12, 2025

Ruth Elizabeth Wilcher, 73, of Forest, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2025, at her residence. Born on June 17, 1952, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the …

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Forest, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Steven Vess

February 28, 1958 - December 12, 2025

Steven Lewis Vess, age 67, of 407 Tannery Road, Iron Gate, Virginia died on Friday, December 12, 2025 at his residence. Steve was born on February 28, 1958 in Clifton …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

Greta "Susie" Annette McAdams

March 26, 1969 - December 12, 2025

Greta Annette (Bowman) McAdams, of Stuart, Va passed away on Friday December 12, 2025 at Sovah Health in Martinsville. She was born in Patrick County on March 26, 1969 to …

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Stuart, Norris Funeral Service

Bernice James Belcher

September 21, 1940 - December 12, 2025

Mr. Bernice James Belcher, age 85 of Woolwine, Virginia, passed away at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Friday, December 12, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born in Patrick County …

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Woolwine, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

James L. Dowdy

July 19, 1935 - December 12, 2025

James L. Dowdy died December 12, 2025. He was born on July 19, 1935, to the late Kent and Lena Sowers Dowdy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

John Michael Davis

September 1, 1976 - December 12, 2025

John Michael Davis, age 49 of Pulaski went to his Heavenly Home Friday, December 12, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Born September 1, 1976 in Pierce County, Washington, …

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Pulaski, Bower Funeral Chapels

Marie Ann Parker Matherly

December 20, 1937 - December 12, 2025

Marie Ann Parker Matherly, age 87 of Dry Fork, VA passed away Friday, December 12, 2025, at the residence of her daughter in Dry Fork. Mrs. Matherly was born on …

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Dry Fork, Norris Funeral Service

Diane Goins Arnder

August 18, 1952 - December 12, 2025

Mrs. Diane Goins Arnder, age 73, of Dobson, passed away Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born August 18, 1952, …

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Dobson, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Carlene Bowman Cain

January 6, 1943 - December 12, 2025

Mrs. Alpha Carlene Bowman Cain, 82 of Ararat, VA, passed away peacefully Friday night, December 12, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 6, …

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Ararat, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Charles Devon Moore

June 9, 1961 - December 12, 2025

Mr. Charles Devon Moore, 64, of Winston Salem, passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 12, 2025, at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wilkesboro, NC. He was born …

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Salem, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Betsy Dandridge Perkins

May 29, 1959 - December 12, 2025

Betsy Perkins, age 66, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Wythe County Community Hospital.  She is survived by her parents, Virginia and Richard Perkins. Left to survive her …

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Max Meadows, Norris Funeral Service

Albert "Al" Lemuel Smith

June 29, 1948 - December 12, 2025

Albert (Al) Lemuel Smith, III, 77, died December 12, 2025, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Al was born June 29, 1948 in Charles City, Virginia, the son of the late Albert …

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Radford, Mullins Funeral Home

Julian Anthony Mccroskey

July 6, 1948 - December 12, 2025

Julian Anthony McCroskey, of Narrows, VA, a cherished brother, uncle, friend, and patriot, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, in Christiansburg, VA. Born on July 6, 1948, in Mountain …

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Narrows, Kendall Funeral Home

Eunice Marie Ramsey

January 28, 1932 - December 12, 2025

Eunice Marie Ramsey, 93, of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025. She was the daughter of the late James Guss Austin and Ethel Tolly Austin. Born January …

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Madison Heights, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Denise Marie Davis

January 10, 1964 - December 12, 2025

Denise Marie Davis January 10, 1964 — December 12, 2025 Union Hall

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Union Hall, Conner-Bowman Funeral Home

Tommy Lee Bowers

September 22, 1955 - December 12, 2025

Tommy Lee Bowers, Sr., 70, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025. He was born on September 22, 1955, to the late Joe Billy Bowers, Jr. and Nellie Louise Rosenbaum …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Mark Duran Kinser

November 15, 1957 - December 12, 2025

Mark Duran Kinser of Draper, Virginia, passed away on December 12th, 2025 at his home surrounded by loved ones. Born on November 15, 1957, he was the son of Duran …

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Draper, Mullins Funeral Home

James Allen Wilson

September 23, 1947 - December 11, 2025

James Allen Wilson Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025. James was born in Danville, VA on September 23, 1947 to the late Bernice Wyatt Wilson and the …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Rosemarie Rutten Dillon

July 18, 1942 - December 11, 2025

Rosemarie Rutten Dillon, age 83 of Ferrum, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 11, 2025 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family …

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Ferrum, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Patsy Jean Hall

April 21, 1947 - December 11, 2025

Patsy Jean Hall, 78, of Concord, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Born on April 21, 1947, in Altavista, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas …

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Concord, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Alice Gail Davis

August 28, 1937 - December 11, 2025

Alice Gail Davis, 88, of Ripplemead, VA, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. …

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Ripplemead, Givens Funeral Home, Inc.

Fred Lance Harris

June 20, 1944 - December 11, 2025

Fred Lance Harris, 81, of Ridgeway, VA passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at his residence. He was born on June 20, 1944, in Henry County, VA to the …

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Ridgeway, Norris Funeral Service

Sallie Jearlene (Hawks) Farris

October 4, 1947 - December 11, 2025

Mrs. Sallie Jearlene Hawks Edwards Farris, age 78 of Cana, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Farris was born on …

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Cana, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory