Obituaries

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.

Boor, Denise Inabinett

Obituaries

Ms. Margaret “Denise” Boor, 76, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on April 16, 2026. Born in Maryland, Denise moved to the New River Valley as […]

Ellis, Jr., James Everett

Obituaries

James Everett Ellis Jr., lovingly known to family and friends as Jimmy or Big E, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on April […]

Andrews, William Paul

Obituaries

William Paul “Bill” Andrews, 90, passed into Heaven on Tuesday, April 15, 2026. Bill was a longtime member of West Radford Church of God and […]

Skinnell, Lee Alexander

Obituaries

Lee Alexander Skinnell, 69, went to his heavenly home on Friday, April 17, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edison and Rebecca […]

Mauck, Michael Glenn

Obituaries

AFTERGLOW I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d […]

Duven, Dennis James

Obituaries

In loving memory of Dennis James Duven, Born November 5, 1940 in Orange City Iowa. He passed away in his home in Blacksburg Virginia on […]

McPeak, Vera Sowers

Obituaries

Vera Ann Sowers McPeak, 87 of Owings, Maryland, passed away on April 14, 2026. Vera was born a farm girl in Floyd County, Virginia. The […]

Chewning, Timothy Dale

Obituaries

Timothy Dale Chewning, age 61 of Pulaski, passed away Friday, April 3, 2026 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. Born May 2, 1964 […]

Compton, Eric Harmon

Obituaries

Master Sgt. Eric Harmon Compton, devoted husband, father, and Soldier, passed away on April 12, 2026. A resident of Christiansburg, Virginia, Eric was born November […]