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Andrew Jackson "Jack" Spradlin
Sep 3, 2023
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Spradlin, age 90 of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl Jackson Spradlin and Pauline Martin Spradlin and three brothers, John Edward, Charles Franklin and Donald Lee Spradlin.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 71 years Joann Caldwell Spradlin and daughter,...
Finley Straley Barrier
Sep 2, 2023
Finley Straley Barrier , age 71 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at his home with his family. Born August 13, 1952 in Marion, North Carolina he was the son of the late Carranzee Barrier & Mary Sudie Mosteller Barrier. He was also preceded in death by his mother & father-in-law, Calvin and Sylvia Street...
Ronald "Ronnie" Regan Eversole
Aug 25, 2023
Ronald "Ronnie" Regan Eversole , age 73 of Dublin passed away Friday, August 25, 2023 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born November 29, 1949 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Clyde H. Eversole, Sr. & Freeda Sparks Eversole. He was also preceded in death by his former wife, Patricia Eversole, sister, Judith...
Violet Ann Surratt
Aug 22, 2023
Violet Ann Walls Surratt , age 91 of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at the Highland Ridge Center in Dublin. Â She was born May 15, 1932 in Fries, Virginia to the late Louis Walls and Mary Etta Draughn. In 2011 her beloved husband of 61 years, Chester Darrell "Chet" Surratt, preceded her in death, as...
Patricia Marie Quinn Dishon
Aug 22, 2023
Patricia Marie Quinn Dishon was born August 17, 1941 to the late John F. Quinn, Sr. and Ruth Marie Novack Quinn in Baltimore, Maryland. She passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Lexington Health Care.
She leaves to cherish her memory three sons: N. Lonnie (Lori) Dishon, Jr., Roy D. Dishon and Kenneth D....
Barbara Sue Petty
Aug 20, 2023
Barbara Sue Petty, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born October 2, 1952 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Buford & Alberta Virginia Turner Petty. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Charlie, Mickey, Mike and Pete Petty.
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Donald Duane Bratton
Aug 19, 2023
Donald Duane Bratton , age 68 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born July 10, 1955 in Pulaski he was the son of the late David Daniel "Bobby" Bratton & Delores Draper Burton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Douglas Bratton.
Donald is...
Nora Belle Puckett Owens
Aug 16, 2023
Nora Belle Puckett Owens , age 97 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday morning August 16, 2023 at Commonwealth Senior Living – Christiansburg, Virginia. Born August 2, 1926 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late John & Josie Bell Quesenberry Puckett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arless Edwin Owens, Sr., son, Arless...
Jacqueline Anne Myers Spence
Aug 11, 2023
Jacqueline Anne Myers Spence , age 84 of Pulaski passed away Friday at the Pulaski Health Care Center. Born September 19, 1938 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Wilson Myers and Elizabeth Bertie DeHart Myers. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Spence,...
Walter "Doug" Douglas Sifford
Aug 10, 2023
Walter Douglas (Doug) Sifford went home to be with our Lord on August 10, 2023 and be reunited with his parents, brother and son. He was a retired Master Electrician with Jarrett Electric for many years.
He loved to hunt, tend to his garden or sit in the sun, tan himself and watch the deer...
Robin Louise Keith
Aug 10, 2023
Robin Louise Keith, age 62 of Dublin passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born November 24, 1960 in Radford she was the daughter of the late Cecil Franklin Keith, SR. & Catherine Nanny East. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Susie Mae Cook, stepbrothers, Daniel Lee and John Pross.
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William "Bill" Wesley Largen
Aug 7, 2023
William Wesley "Bill" Largen, Sr. , age 88 of Dublin passed away Monday, August 7, 2023 at the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. Born April 6, 1935 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Andrew Jackson Largen & Myrtle Robertson Largen. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Walter Largen,...
Carol B. Davidson
Aug 5, 2023
Carol B. Davidson , 82, of Dublin passed away peacefully at her home on August 5, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Â Born September 22, 1940, in Marion, VA, she fought a long, fierce battle with Alzheimer's with the same grace and fortitude in which she lived her life.
Carol is survived by...
John Martin Smith, Jr.
Aug 4, 2023
John Martin Smith, Jr. age 50 of Pulaski passed away Friday, August 4, 2023 in the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center(VCU) in Richmond, Virginia.
Born March 19, 1973 in Wythe County, he is the son of Betty Collins Smith and the late John Martin Smith, Sr.
He had been employed with Volvo Trucking with over...
Manetta Gene Layton Gunter
Jul 31, 2023
Manetta Gene Layton Gunter
The matriarch of the Layton Gunter family was called to her heavenly home on July 31,2023 surrounded by her family and the sounds of "Take Me Home Country Roads". A West Virginian, through and through, she was born in Mullens, West Virginia on March 23, 1926. Â If you are trying to figure her...
Mathew Cameron Carper
Jul 30, 2023
Mathew Cameron Carper, age 24 of Radford passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born November 20, 1998 in Roanoke, he was the son of Misti Rose Carper and the late Shawn Matthew Thomas. He was also preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Lois Thomas and maternal grandfather, Aaron Carper, Sr.
Mathew...
Rita Fae Wilson Thornton
Jul 18, 2023
Rita Fae Wilson Thornton , age 81 of Radford passed away Tuesday morning July 18, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. Born December 17, 1941 in Pulaski County she was the daughter of the late Charlie Harvey Wilson & Ethel Sylvis Flinchum Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Darlene...
Sandra Lee Mcgrady
Jul 17, 2023
Sandra Lee McGrady , age 71 of Pulaski passed away Monday evening July 17, 2023 at her home. Born October 15, 1951 in Williamsburg, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Ray & Dorothy Puckett McGrady. She was also preceded in death by her brother, David Michael McGrady.
Sandra had 40 years of service...
Jon Ashley Bassett
Jul 17, 2023
Jon Ashley Bassett , age 46, of Roanoke and formerly of Pulaski, passed away early Monday morning July 17, 2023 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born December 31, 1976 in Pulaski, Virginia, he was the son of Martha Peterson Bassett Ward and the late Lonnie Jackson "LJ" Bassett, Jr.
Jon was a graduate of Pulaski...
Rev. Joseph (J.B.) Buford Shelton
Jul 15, 2023
IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV. JOSEPH (J.B) BUFORD SHELTON
1945-2023
Rev. Joseph Buford (J.B.) Shelton, 77, of Hiwassee Virginia, peacefully passed away on July 15, 2023.
Rev. Joseph (J.B.) was born in his family home in Hiwassee, VA on November 18, 1945 to...
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