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Roger Royce Sonner
Oct 21, 2023
Roger Royce Sonner, age 71 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born September 17, 1952 in Pulaski ,he was the son of the late James Early Sonner & Lucy  Crowder Sonner. He was also preceded in death by one brother, James Preston Sonner.
Roger is survived by his ...
Margaret Rose Clark Patton
Oct 15, 2023
Margaret Rose Clark Patton , age 80 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023 at the Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. Born July 20, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James William Clark & Sarah Rose Fertitta Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Howard Patton,...
Edna Beatrice Walker Phillips Goodman
Oct 11, 2023
Edna Beatrice Walker Phillips Goodman , age 86 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born September 6, 1938 in Grant Parrish, Louisiana she was the daughter of the late William W. "Bill" Walker & Ollie Gatheright Walker. She was also preceded in death by her three infant children,...
Monroe Walker Mcmillian
Oct 9, 2023
Monroe Walker McMillian , age 88 of Pulaski passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 at the Galax Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 1, 1934 in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late George Jefferson McMillian & Erma Gregory McMillian. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Doris Ann McMillian.
He...
Clifton Leroy Stowers
Oct 8, 2023
Clifton LeRoy Stowers , age 64 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Highland Ridge Rehab in Dublin. Born April 9, 1959 Radford, he was the son of the late Berman & Betty Thornton Stowers. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Ratcliffe and two brothers, Joe and Berman (Junior) Stowers....
Jean Frances Davis Cox
Oct 8, 2023
Jean Frances Davis Cox , age 83 of Pulaski County passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski with her family by her side. Born January 5, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Bennett Rodman Davis & Pearl Stewart Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years,...
Dixie Myrtle Harmon
Oct 3, 2023
Dixie Myrtle Harmon , age 93 passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in the Pulaski Rehab Center. Born November 19, 1929 in Radford, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Inez Cox Sowers. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Linda Bennett and brother, Frankie Sowers.
Dixie is survived by...
David Lee Allen
Oct 1, 2023
David Lee Allen (76) passed away peacefully at home on October 1, 2023.
A lifelong resident of Pulaski, VA, David attended Calfee School and was a graduate of Pulaski High School. David began a career in healthcare in the 1970s at Pulaski Community Hospital, where he discovered the field of respiratory therapy that was his...
Clayborne Stafford Alexander
Sep 30, 2023
Clayborne Stafford Alexander , age 88 of Wythe County passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Northern Regional Hospital, Mt. Airy, N.C.
Born In Carroll County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Ingram Alexander and Minnie Nicatie Alexander Hamblin. He was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Burnette and...
William "Brady" Cole
Sep 29, 2023
William "Brady" Cole , age 46 of Pulaski passed away Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born November 15, 1976 in Pulaski he was the son of Junior Lee Cole & Wilma Diane Owen Cole. Brady was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Alex & Nancy Cole and maternal grandparents, Eleanor Elizabeth & George...
Faye Gerline Long Hoback
Sep 24, 2023
Faye Gerline Long Hoback, age 84 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023. Born November 29, 1938 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Julius & Callie Belle Brewer Long. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Lee Hoback, son, Ricky Hoback and her siblings.
She was retired from Jefferson...
Kathie Ann Meadows Baxter
Sep 22, 2023
Kathie Ann Meadows Baxter , age 71 of Pulaski passed away Friday, September 22, 2023 at her home with her family. Born September 14, 1952 in Belleville, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Oscar & Annabelle Harvey Meadows. She was also preceded in death by her beloved niece, April Meadows and great grandson, Levi Bishop....
Janis (Nee Diggs) Pauline Burke
Sep 21, 2023
Janis Pauline Burke (nee Diggs) , 72, of Pulaski, VA passed away on September 21, 2023.
Janis was born on January 23, 1951 to Marion and Helen Diggs in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended Western High School, graduating in 1969. Â She spent many of her younger years raising a family, working as a nurse, a social...
Thelma Jane Davis Mcdaniel
Sep 18, 2023
An avid camper and retired baker from Pulaski County High School cafeteria, Thelma Jane Davis McDaniel , age 78 of Pulaski, became a citizen of God's glorious kingdom Monday, September 18, 2023, while at her home with husband by her side and surrounded by her loving family. Â Born January 15,1945 in Wythe County she was the daughter...
Jeffery Wayne Long
Sep 17, 2023
Jeffery Wayne Long, age 54 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023. Born October 19, 1968 in Radford, Virginia he was the son of the late Walter Joe Long & Ruth Renee' Hilton Long. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jennifer and brother, Timothy "Tooter" Andrew Long.
Jeff is survived by his
...Ronald Dean Hodges
Sep 15, 2023
Ronald Dean Hodges, age 77 of Max Meadows passed away Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born April 3, 1946 in Smackover, Arkansas he was the son of the late Walter & Neva Howard Hodges. In addition to his parents, he preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Diane Friend Hodges in 2020 and sisters,...
Leonard Myrl "Sonny" O'Dell
Sep 14, 2023
Leonard Myrl O'Dell Sr. (Sonny) was 84 when he passed away Thursday, September 14,2023 at Skyline Nursing Home in Floyd, Va. He was born June 3,1939 in Pulaski, Va. To Bentley Turman O'Dell and Mary Magdalene Hurst O'Dell.
Sonny grew up on Max Creek in Hiwassee Virginia till he was 15 and moved to Rockville...
Betty Jean Handy Thomas
Sep 12, 2023
Betty Jean Handy Thomas , age 81 of Dublin gained her wings Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Commonwealth Assisted Living Facility, Christiansburg. Born February 3, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Howard Luther Handy & Mary Kathleen Bell Handy. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Bobby Lee Thomas....
Michael Duane Shockley
Sep 8, 2023
Michael Duane Shockley , age 62 of Max Meadows passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 at the New River Valley Medical Center.
He was born October 16, 1960 in Radford to the late Vadie Colleen Shockley Smith. He was a past employee of Carilion New River Valley hospital with over 19 years of service. Mike...
Raymond Eugene King, Sr.
Sep 6, 2023
Dr. Raymond Eugene King , age 86 of Pulaski County met his Savior Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at the New River Valley Medical Center in Radford. Born August 27, 1937 in Austinville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thelma Ethel King. He is also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Glenna Josephine...
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