Current Obituaries

Jean M. King

March 10, 1941 - April 9, 2025

In Loving Memory of our Mother Jean M King — “Queen Jean” / “Mama Jean” born in Hiwassee Virginia 03/10/1941 and gained her wings on 04/09/2025 A True Southern Lady …

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Pulaski, Bower Funeral Chapels

James Arthur Simpson

November 16, 1956 - April 9, 2025

James Arthur Simpson was born on November 16, 1956, in Lumberton, NC to Rudolph F. Simpson and Margarette D. Simpson. He attended Lumberton High School and began a career in …

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North Carolina, Givens Funeral Home, Inc.

Nancy Brooks O'Brien

- April 8, 2025

Nancy Brooks O’Brien, age 86, of Blacksburg, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, April 8 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on January 15, 1939, …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Gloria Bray Davis

January 12, 1941 - April 8, 2025

Gloria Bray Davis, 84, of Axton, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Sovah Health of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born on January 12, 1941, in …

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Axton, Norris Funeral Service

James Woodrow Wray

January 14, 1944 - April 8, 2025

James Wray, age 81, of Henry, Virginia, passed away on April 8, 2025. James was born on January 14, 1944 to the late Roy and Dorothy Hatcher Wray.James grew up …

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Henry, Conner-Bowman Funeral Home

Samuel Lawrence Witt

July 5, 1943 - April 8, 2025

It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Samuel Lawrence Witt, 81, of Pulaski, Virginia, on April 8, 2025. Sam was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, …

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Pulaski, Bower Funeral Chapels

Walter Joseph Ketz

February 27, 1958 - April 8, 2025

Walter Joseph Ketz, Jr., 67, of Lynchburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Born in Welch, West Virginia, on February 27, 1958, Walter was preceded in death by his …

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Lynchburg, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Thelma Louise Busby

May 17, 1941 - April 8, 2025

Thelma Louise Busby, 83, of Ridgeway, Virginia, transitioned to her heavenly home Tuesday, April 8, 2025. She was born May 17, 1941, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, to the late …

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Ridgeway, Wright Funeral Service & Crematory

Daniel Leo Myers

October 27, 1963 - April 8, 2025

DANIEL LEO MYERS, 61, of Bland, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born October 27, 1963 in Bluefield, WV, the …

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Bland, A. Vest and Sons Funeral Home

Ruby Ann Tolbert Tablas Houlden

July 17, 1932 - April 8, 2025

Mrs. Ruby Ann Tolbert Tablas Houlden, 92, of Winston-Salem, left her earthly home on Tuesday morning, April 8, 2025, and entered her heavenly home. Mrs. Houlden was born July 17, …

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Winston-Salem, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Steven Lamont Allen

- April 8, 2025

Steven Lamont Allen, age 57, passed away surrounded by family and friends, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, following a short illness.  Stevie was born, September 6, …

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Covington, Arritt Funeral Home

Terri Michele Kipley

August 8, 1974 - April 8, 2025

Terri Michele Shelor Kipley, 50, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Garrett and Inez Beavers Shelor, and …

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Rocky Mount, Mullins Funeral Home

Walter Right Johnson

July 28, 1947 - April 8, 2025

Mr. Walter Right Johnson, age 77, of Mount Airy, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Mr. Johnson was born on July 28, 1947, in Surry County …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Hillery Wayne Barker

June 23, 1955 - April 8, 2025

Mr. Hillery Wayne Barker, 69, of Lowgap, passed away Tuesday morning, April 8, 2025, at his home. Mr. Barker was born June 23, 1955, in Trenton, NJ, the son of …

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Lowgap, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

William Darrin Mcrae Coleman

June 28, 1972 - April 8, 2025

Mr. William Darrin McRae Coleman, age 52, of Mount Airy passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Mr. Coleman was born in Surry County on June 28, …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Avis Quesinberry Light

June 12, 1928 - April 8, 2025

Mrs. Avis Quesinberry Light, age 96 of Meadows of Dan, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Carroll County on June …

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Meadows of Dan, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Gary Lawrence Wolfe

September 15, 1991 - April 8, 2025

Gary Lawrence Wolfe, age 33 of Hiwassee, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at his home. Born September 15, 1991 in White Sulphur Springs, he was the son of the …

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Hiwassee, Bower Funeral Chapels

Richard "Dick" Taylor

April 8, 1940 - April 8, 2025

Richard Anthony (Dick) Taylor went to rest on April 8, 2025.  He was born in Rutland, Vermont.  The son of Bernard Carroll Taylor and Gladys Mae Loso Taylor.    Dick …

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Daleville, Rader Funeral Home

Robert "Bobby" Willard Hayden

November 19, 1943 - April 7, 2025

Robert “Bobby” Willard Hayden, Jr., age 81 of Riner, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025 at his home. Born November 19, 1943 in Pulaski, he was the son of the …

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Riner, Bower Funeral Chapels

Marvin Burnell "Pete" Monroe

September 18, 1930 - April 7, 2025

Marvin Burnell “Pete” Monroe, 94, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Runk and Pratt at Liberty Ridge, Lynchburg. He was the husband of Grace Garnett Monroe. Born on …

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Appomattox, Robinson Funeral Home

Ruby Nance Coggins

July 19, 1930 - April 7, 2025

Ruby Louise Nance Coggins, 94, of Appomattox went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2025. She was the wife of Rev. Raymond Odell Coggins. Born in Thomasville, NC, …

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Appomattox, Robinson Funeral Home

Donald W. Speight

September 22, 1935 - April 7, 2025

Mr. Donald W. Speight, age 89, of King, North Carolina passed away early Monday morning, April 7, 2025, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Speight was born …

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Kingsport, TN, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Barry Mason Gray

November 24, 1962 - April 7, 2025

Barry Mason Gray, age 62 of Henry, passed away Monday April 7, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. His wife, Susan M. Gray, daughter, Kelly Susanne Mitchell …

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Henry, Flora Funeral Service, Inc.

Violet Virginia Johnson Tripp

- April 7, 2025

Violet Virginia Johnson Tripp, 89, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norris Lynn Tripp; parents, Oris M. Johnson, Sr. and Pearl Lee …

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Buchanan, Botetourt Funeral Home

Horst Oedel

February 23, 1939 - April 7, 2025

Horst Oedel, 86, of Salem passed away on April 7, 2025. He was born February 23, 1939 in Heidelberg, Germany. Horst was a paratrooper in the German Army in the …

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Salem, Lotz Funeral Home – Salem

Patricia Lambert

April 7, 1957 - April 7, 2025

Patricia Jean “Pat” Spellman Lambert, age 68, of 15 Sparrow Lane in Millboro, Virginia died on Monday, April 7, 2025 at her residence. Pat was born on April 7, 1957 …

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Rocky Mount, Nicely Funeral Home

Thomas Riddle

October 7, 1929 - April 7, 2025

Tommy “T.V.” Riddle went running barefoot into the arms of Jesus on April 7, 2025. Tommy was born in Clifton Forge, VA on October 7, 1929 to Vivian and Jhue …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

Richard Lee Hodge

- April 7, 2025

Richard Lee Hodge, age 68, of Blacksburg died, Monday, April 7, 2025. He was born in Montgomery County, VA on December 2, 1956. He was preceded in death by his …

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Blacksburg, McCoy Funeral Home, Inc.

Darlene Bell Humphries

November 25, 1955 - April 7, 2025

Darlene Bell Humphries, 69, of Madison Heights, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Madison Heights on November 25, 1955, she was the daughter of …

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Madison Heights, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Beulah E. Dickerson

May 1, 1937 - April 7, 2025

Beulah E. Dickerson, 87, of Collinsville, Virginia, peacefully passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025. She was born on May 1, 1937, to the late Maxwell C. Isom and Sarah …

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Collinsville, Bassett Funeral Service

Jessie Barnard Morrison

November 30, 1928 - April 7, 2025

Mrs. Jessie Barnard Morrison, age 96, passed peacefully and joyfully into Heaven on Monday, April 7, 2025, at their home in Richmond,Virginia. Jessie was the fourth of five children born …

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Meadows of Dan, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Teresa Laverne Rollins Taylor

July 30, 1954 - April 7, 2025

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Teresa Laverne Rollins Taylor, who departed this life on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 70 years old. …

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Radford, Mullins Funeral Home

Phyllis Sigmon Parker

June 18, 1954 - April 7, 2025

Phyllis Sigmon Parker, age 70 of Bassett, VA, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at her home after a decline in health. Phyllis was born on June 18, 1954 …

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Bassett, Collins Funeral Home

Betty Jean Hundley

January 16, 1940 - April 7, 2025

Betty Jean Hundley, 85, of Marietta, Georgia, transitioned to her heavenly home Monday, April 7, 2025. She was born January 16, 1940, in Dry Fork, Virginia to the late Wilbur …

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Martinsville, Wright Funeral Service & Crematory

Gertrud Maria Fisher LaChey

July 17, 1936 - April 7, 2025

Gertrud Maria Fisher LaChey was born to Ernst Fisher and Kinigunde Eberth on July 17, 1936 in Germany. Maria passed away on April 7, 2025 in Danville, Virginia. She is …

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Danville, Norris Funeral Service

Mildred Katherine "Bonnie" Fields

July 2, 1933 - April 7, 2025

Mildred Katherine Fields (Bonnie), 91, of Pulaski passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, in her home with her loving Son by her side. Bonnie was born on July 2, …

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Pulaski, Norris Funeral Service

Anita Lou Thompson

- April 7, 2025

Anita Lou Petty Thompson of Lexington, Virginia formerly of Buchanan passed into eternity on Monday April 7, 2025. Anita was born in the family home on February 23 rd , …

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Lexington, Botetourt Funeral Home

Ruby Stone Simmons Smith

October 15, 1938 - April 6, 2025

On April 6, 2025, Ruby Stone Simmons Smith went home to be with the Lord, and though Heaven gained a jewel, her light and memory remain with us here. Perhaps …

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Pilot Mountain, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Evelyn Peery

June 27, 1930 - April 6, 2025

Mollie Evelyn Broughman Peery, age 94, of Clifton Forge, Virginia was ushered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at her residence. …

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Clifton Forge, Nicely Funeral Home

Donald Alfred Davis

- April 6, 2025

Donald Alfred Davis, 78 of Moneta, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, February 20, 1947 in Boston, MA, a son of the …

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Moneta, Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Annette Young Crane

August 22, 1943 - April 6, 2025

Annette Young Crane, 81, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2025. Annette was born on August 22, 1943 in Danville, VA to the late Margie Layell Young Murray and the …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Jerry Lane Brannock

December 14, 1940 - April 6, 2025

Rev. Jerry Brannock, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on March 14, 1940 in Surry …

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Mount Airy, NC, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Patricia Satterfield Walden

August 13, 1945 - April 6, 2025

Patricia Satterfield Walden, 79, passed away on April 6, 2025, at Sovah Health, Danville, VA. Mrs. Walden was born on August 13, 1945, to the late Wilson Satterfield and the …

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Martinsville, Norris Funeral Service

Sally Ann Towe Jones

April 28, 1932 - April 6, 2025

Mrs. Sally Ann Towe Jones, 92, of Cana, VA, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 6, 2025, at Walnut Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Walnut Cove, NC. Mrs. Jones …

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Cana, Moody Funeral Service & Crematory

Vanessa Golden Cooper

July 7, 1959 - April 6, 2025

Vanessa Golden Cooper of Monroe, Virginia was called home to her loving Father on April 6, 2025. She was born July 7,1959 and was 65 years old. Vanessa fought a …

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Monroe, Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Service