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Roscoe Freddie Hoback, Jr.

Roscoe Freddie Hoback, Jr.

Sep 21, 2025

Roscoe Freddie Hoback, Jr. , age 70 of Dublin passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025 at his home. Born July 28, 1955 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Roscoe Freddie Hoback & Lois Louise Anderson Hoback. He was also preceded in death by his son Chad Hoback; brother Ricky Hoback and stepson Michael Lambert....

Rev. Donald Clinton Crowder

Rev. Donald Clinton Crowder

Sep 20, 2025

Rev. Donald Clinton Crowder, age 82 of Crockett passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Wytheville Community Hospital. Born December 5, 1942 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Elmer & Bessie Sheppard Crowder. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Etta Sayers Crowder; great grandson Austin Wingo; brothers David and Ray Crowder;...

Diana Lynn Johnson

Diana Lynn Johnson

Sep 19, 2025

Diana Lynn Johnson , age 71 of Pulaski, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 at her home. Born July 24, 1954 in Giles, she was the daughter of the late Emory Wallace Tickle & Irene Adaline Kirk Tickle. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers Hobart Kirk and Richard Tickle.

Diana...

William Henry Wall, Jr.

William Henry Wall, Jr.

Sep 18, 2025

William Henry Wall, Jr. age 87 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, September 18, 2025 at Highland Ridge Nursing Center, Dublin.

Born August 7, 1938 In Wythe County, he was the son of the late William Henry Wall and Bessie Jane Ring Wall. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Mary Ruth Wall and...

Vesta Pruitt May

Vesta Pruitt May

Sep 14, 2025

Vesta May , 86 formerly of Draper, VA passed away on September 14, 2025, at the Manna Post Acute Facility. Born in Pikeville, KY, she was a daughter of the late Bradley & Lilly Pruitt.

Survivors include sons, Johnny (Teresa), David, and Wayland (Jill) May, several grandchildren, great grandchildren and a sister Ressie Dotson. Ms....

Marjorie Lou Goad

Marjorie Lou Goad

Sep 14, 2025

Marjorie Lou Clendenon Goad age 84 of Wytheville, formerly of Draper went home to be with her Lord and Savior, September 14 ,2025 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem.

Born November 29,1940 in Bedford, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clendenon and Marie Butler Clendenon. She was also preceded in death by her...

Jerry Clayton Gravley

Jerry Clayton Gravley

Sep 12, 2025

Jerry Clayton Gravley , age 73 of Pulaski passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born February 15, 1952 in Wythe County, he was the son of the late Preston Anderson Gravley & Roxie Vera Ogle Gravley. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Ronnie, David and Leon Gravley; sisters Faye...

Patricia Anne Henry Arnold

Patricia Anne Henry Arnold

Sep 11, 2025

Patricia Anne Henry Arnold , age 82 of Hillsville, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born November 10, 1942 in Cortlandville, NY she was the daughter of the late Albert Francis Henry & Mary Elizabeth Bolt Henry. She was also preceded in death by her husband Claude McNeal Arnold; brothers Roy, Junior,...

Cindy Ann Eaton Warden

Cindy Ann Eaton Warden

Sep 10, 2025

Cindy Ann Eaton Warden , age 61 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born March 24, 1964 in Radford, she was the daughter of the late Clayford Eaton and Patsy Ann Brown Eaton. She was also preceded in death by her grandchildren Clay Clay and Cory Cole.

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Imajean Hayes Barker

Imajean Hayes Barker

Sep 10, 2025

Imajean Hayes Barker , age 91 of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born July 6, 1934 in Konnarock, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hayes & Lula Lewis Hayes. She was also preceded in death by her husband Walter Grant Barker; daughter Teresa Gail Quesenberry...

Stanley Lee Cole

Stanley Lee Cole

Sep 7, 2025

Stanley Lee Cole , age 76 of Draper passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the Galax Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born September 30, 1948 in Radford, he was the son of the late Franklin Lee Cole & Margaret Elizabeth O'Dell Cole. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law Chester Duncan.

Stanley lived...

Rachel Nixon Ernest

Rachel Nixon Ernest

Sep 7, 2025

Rachel Nixon Ernest , born January 1, 1949 to Winfred and Sarah Killen Nixon, went home Sunday, September 7, 2025 to see her parents, her husband Lester Ernest and three brothers Donnie, Terry and Alvin Nixon.

She is survived by her

Children & spouses - Sarah (Tim) Gilliland –...

Alex "Cecil" Kennedy

Alex "Cecil" Kennedy

Sep 5, 2025

Alex Cecil Kennedy , age 92 of Draper, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025 at his home. Born March 9, 1933 in Paynesville, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Sam Kennedy & Nana Lula Rowe Kennedy Corvin. He was also preceded in death by his wife Velma Ruth Viars Kennedy; stepfather George Ribble Corvin;...

James "Jim" C. Blair, Jr.

James "Jim" C. Blair, Jr.

Sep 5, 2025

James C. Blair Jr. (Jim) of Dublin, VA went to be with God September 5, 2025 at the age of 90.

Born April 9, 1935 in Buffalo, New York, Jim was a United States Air Veteran and member of The American Legion. Jim graduated from Virginia Tech and received his master's from Radford University. Jim...

James Rodney Bowling, Jr.

James Rodney Bowling, Jr.

Sep 5, 2025

James Rodney Bowling Jr ., affectionately known as "JR," went to his heavenly home on September 5, 2025, at the age of 58, surrounded by the love of his wife, Jessie Bowling.

He is survived by his wife, Jessie; his mother, Edna Nicely; his brother, Chad Bowling; and his stepchildren, Derek, Devon, and Dana Johnson....

Kenton Lee Bird

Kenton Lee Bird

Aug 31, 2025

Kenton Lee Bird, age 78 of Dublin, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Born December 18,1946 in Radford, he was the son of the late Paul Kenton Bird & Beulah Virginia Elizabeth Phillips Bird.

Kenton will be missed by his

Wife – Jane McReynolds Bird – Dublin...

Jesse Lee Lane

Jesse Lee Lane

Aug 30, 2025

Jesse Lee Lane , age 88 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 in Roanoke, Virginia. Born March 3, 1937 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Luther Lane & Elsie Taylor Cressell. He was also preceded in death by his wife Alice Faye Rupe Lane (2019); son Samuel (Sammy) Lane; brothers Luther "Buddy"...

Ottie Mae Mccoy Turnmyre

Ottie Mae Mccoy Turnmyre

Aug 29, 2025

Ottie Mae McCoy Turnmyre passed away in the early morning of Friday, August 29, 2025. Daughter of Edward Lee Bouldin and Eva Clair Blankenship McCoy Bouldin, she is survived by her husband, Mike Turnmyre, sisters Carol Haga, Christine Mullins and her husband, Charlie, brother Roger Bouldin, daughter Cheryl Rose and her husband, Doug, daughter Rhonda Turnmyre Martin...

Thomas "Dottie" Theron Webb

Thomas "Dottie" Theron Webb

Aug 29, 2025

Thomas Theron Webb , affectionately known to all as "Dottie," passed away unexpectedly on August 29, 2025.

Born and raised in Pulaski, Virginia, Dottie was the epitome of a country boy—straightforward, strong-willed, and full of life. He dearly loved the town of Pulaski, where his roots always ran deep. He worked at Volvo...

Angela Dawn Reed

Angela Dawn Reed

Aug 23, 2025

Angela Dawn Reed

Passed away peacefully in her home on August, 23,2025. Angela is survived by her Husband Chris Reed, father-in-law Pappy Reed, mother and father-in-law Treva (Mike) Bowman. "Same as" mother and father-in-law Martha and Kenneth Conner. Children Danielle (Kevin) Simmerman. Austin (Bryttany) Quesenberry. Stepchildren. Hannah (Albert) Walters, Jeanette Reed....

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