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.

Akers, Jr., H. James

Obituaries

H. James “Jim” Akers, Jr., of Roanoke, died peacefully on Monday, July 15, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann Dulaney Akers; sons, […]

Poff, Ila Foster

Obituaries

Ila Jean Poff, 85 of Shawsville, passed away on July 14, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Thomas Poff; parents, Marvin […]

Williams, Virginia Lee

Obituaries

Virginia Lee Williams, 96, of Peterstown, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024. She worked for Celanese for forty-two years. She was preceded in death by […]

Shelor-Hare, Kimberly Ann

Obituaries

Kimberly Ann Shelor-Hare, 58, of Pulaski, VA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024. She was born September 21, 1965 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of […]

Dunagan, Margaret Raley

Obituaries

Margaret Ann Dunagan, 82, of Draper, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Andrew Raley and […]

Branch, Betty Webb

Obituaries

Betty Webb Branch, 85, of Radford, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m., Saturday, July 20, […]

Stevens, Jacob Gene

Obituaries

Jacob Gene Stevens, 91, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2024. Gene was born on May 7, 1933, in Marion, Ohio to […]

Perdue, Howard Wesley

Obituaries

Howard Wesley Perdue, 64, passed peacefully to his Heavenly home on Friday, July 12, 2024 while in the arms of his loving wife with family […]

Lewis, Sr., Walter Sandy

Obituaries

Walter Sandy Lewis, Sr. passed away in the early morning of Tuesday July 9, 2024 at Signature Healthcare of Norfolk, Virginia. Walter was born November […]