Please note: after posting obituaries since 2001, our database was running over. To handle those earlier obituaries we have created SWVA Roots.com as a place for geneaology researchers to find recent data. Please look there for any obituaries we’ve posted from June 2014 back. We will move obituaries to the new site at the end of every month.
Sandra (Sandy) Jane Spicer Malenson, 72, of Narrows passed away December 11th, 2018 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA. Sandy was born on May 16, 1946 in Giles County, VA and was a daughter of the late Claude Cover Spicer and Hester Claire Payne Spicer. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death […]
Joshua Bailey, 29, of Christiansburg and Roanoke, Va., passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Josh attended Christiansburg High School and then Radford University where he majored in Biology which led him to his job at Novozymes in Salem, Va. Josh was preceded in death by his father, Mark […]
Tincie Lula Hungate Mattox, age 95, of McCoy move to her heavenly home, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at her home. She was born in Belspring, Va. on February 23, 1923 to the late Crockett Lee and Evia Albert Hungate. She was also preceded in death by a infant daughter, Patricia Dalphine Mattox, grandson, Richard Brett […]
Jared Thomas Price, age 31, of Blacksburg died, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Lewis Gale Medical Center. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on March 10, 1987. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leonard and Christine Price. He is survived by his parents, Tony and Brenda Price, of Blacksburg, brother and sister-in-law, Cory […]
Sandra Kay Watkins, 64, of Starlite Drive, Christiansburg departed this life Wednesday afternoon, December 5, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born in Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 1954 she was a daughter of the late Bobby Lee and Shirley Shrader Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, […]
Peggy Sayers, 77, of Draper, VA died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at her home She was born in Wythe County on May 6, 1941 and was the daughter of the late Porter Dunford and Mattie Moore Dunford. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas Sayers; sisters, Brenda Moore, Geneva Jonas and Gertie […]
James B. Hale Jr., 79, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Dec. 4, 2018. Funeral service is Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m., at Randolph Avenue United Methodist Church. The family is receiving friends at the church, one hour prior to the service. Interment is in Highland Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Nancy Faulkner Parks, age 79, of Pulaski, VA went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2018 at her home and surrounded by her family. Born on November 16, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Luther C. Faulkner and Clara C. Faulkner of Bland, VA. She is survived by her beloved husband […]
Richard Douglas Blevins of Pulaski, was accepted into the loving embrace of Christ on December 5, 2018. Richard was born on March 21, 1929 in Logan, West Virginia to Everett Blevins and Ova Curry Blevins. He will be remembered as a person who loved life, a family man, and an individual viewed by many to […]
Marylou Ann Richard Foster, 74, born January 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, passed away gently into Heaven to join Her father, Henry B. Richard, her mother, Margaret Wurth Richard and her brother, Henry “Butch” Richard, Jr. on December 11, 2018. Ann worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Radford Hospital. Her greatest passion […]
Arnold Marshall Linkous, age 76, of Christiansburg, died Monday, December 10, 2018, at his home. He was born in Blacksburg, VA on December 19, 1941 to the late George Lee and Sadie Link Linkous. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Geraldine Carter, and a nephew, Wayne Browing. He was a member of […]
Norman M. Kidd, age 89, of Pilot, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 10, 2018. Norman was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Marlene June Fritz Kidd; son, Gregory Willard Kidd; parents, Willard and Frances Hoover Kidd of Dayton, Ohio; brother, Herbert; and sister, Doris Hahn. He is […]
Lorraine Compton Keith, 92 of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2018. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Larkin and Hattie Compton; husband, George Keith; sisters, Freeda Anglin and Iva Ruth Brammer; brother, Melvin Compton. She is survived by […]
Linda Darlene Nelson Wall, age 71 of Wytheville and formerly Pulaski passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home. Born February 7, 1948 in Wythe County she was the daughter of the late James Nelson & Celia Spencer Nelson. Her husband, Roy Randolph Wall, Sr., sisters, Catherine Victoria Nelson Sands, Dora Bell Nelson Spurling […]
Justine Linda Austin White, 76, of Pearisburg, departed this life Tuesday morning, December 4, 2018 in the care of Heritage Hall Rich Creek. Born in Pearisburg on August 30, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Charles Lee and Thelma Rice Austin. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Tammy Lynn […]
Gloria Jean Moore, 69, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. She was retired from Nokia. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gaylord Cox Walker. Survivors include her daughter, Sheila Floyd; sons, Randy Moore, Jr. and James “Matt” Moore; father, Rev. James Walker; grandchildren, Brittany, Brooke, Cody, Matthew, Jr. and Madison; great […]
Helen Fisher Rowell Miller, age 100, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, December 1, in Montgomery, AL, where she has resided since 2012. She was born in Salem, VA, on September 22, 1918, to the late Lawrence and Maggie Akers Fisher. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John 0. (Jack) Rowell, and her second […]
Patricia Ann Norton Bayless, 77 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2018 in Roanoke. Mrs. Bayless was born on February 9, 1941 in Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Seba Roosevelt Norton and Pauline Huffaker Norton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, […]
Freddie Granville Butler, age 95, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Springfield Center in Lindside, WV. Born January 22, 1923, in Marie, WV, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Bessie Cody Butler. Freddie was a graduate of Greenville High School and a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran. He […]
Mary Eugenia Dalton, age 51, of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, December 04, 2018 at her home. Born November 28, 1967 in Radford she was the daughter of Robert Lee Wright and the late Della Rita Edwards Wright. Her brother, William Edwards, Jr. also preceded her in death. She is survived by her Father Robert Lee […]
Pamela Clemons Lindsey, 55, of Dublin, VA passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at UVA Medical Center following a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. She was born June 13, 1963 at Pearisburg, VA, the daughter of Raymond Leroy & Phyllis Lambert Clemons. She was a homemaker that loved Elvis and anything he did, whether […]
