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Margaret Elizabeth Akers Harnish

Margaret Elizabeth Akers Harnish

Mar 23, 2023

Margaret Elizabeth Akers Harnish , age 77 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home. Born June 21, 1945 in Wythe County she was the daughter of the late Hansel & Mary Rakes Akers. She was also preceded in death by her son, Ray Melvin Harnish, Jr.

Margaret is...

Roy Edward Taylor

Roy Edward Taylor

Mar 22, 2023

Roy Edward Taylor , age 69 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at his home.Born March 18, 1954 in Montgomery County, he is the son of Charlie A. Taylor and the late Margaret Yates Taylor. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lynn Taylor and Thomas Taylor.

He was retired from...

Wilburn Ray Stewart

Wilburn Ray Stewart

Mar 21, 2023

On March 21, 2023 Wilburn Ray Stewart, 81 of Dublin, VA. left this world at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.

Wilburn was the son of the late Ellis and Hazel Stewart of Dublin, VA.  He was born in Baileysville, WV and attended school in Pineville, WV. He married Virginia Hoffman and they had two daughters,...

Charles Ray Shannon, Sr.

Charles Ray Shannon, Sr.

Mar 21, 2023

Charles Ray Shannon, Sr. , age 74 of Dublin passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at his home. Born April 19, 1948 in West Virginia he was the son of the late Annie Brown Shannon. He was also preceded in death by several siblings.

Charles is survived by his

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Paul Dailey Underwood

Paul Dailey Underwood

Mar 21, 2023

It is with great sadness for our family that we announce the death of a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Paul Dailey Underwood who passed on March 21, 2023.

Born December 28, 1933 in Popular Hill, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his parents  Charles and Lucy Underwood. In addition to his parents, he...

Myra Lucille Atkinson Floyd

Myra Lucille Atkinson Floyd

Mar 20, 2023

Myra Lucille Atkinson Floyd , age 65 of Pulaski passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born May 6, 1957 in Radford, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Rev. Hampton "HT" Atkinson & Rev. Betty Manuel Atkinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Floyd...

Nancy Louise Heckman

Nancy Louise Heckman

Mar 19, 2023

Nancy Louise Heckman , age 72 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her home.  Born December 14, 1950 in Allentown, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Charles L. Boyer & Anna Mae Landis. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Louise Benware and brother, Charles Boyer.

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Agnes Dishon Smith

Agnes Dishon Smith

Mar 19, 2023

Agnes Dishon Smith , age 74 of Dublin went home to be with the Lord on Sunday evening March 19, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born October 28, 1948 in Snowville she was the daughter of the late William Alvis Dishon & Hassie Holliday Dishon. She was also preceded in death by her...

Perry Franklin White

Perry Franklin White

Mar 18, 2023

Perry Franklin White , age 82 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at his home. Born March 14, 1941 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Newton Whitman White & Fannie Juanita Phillips White. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Donald, Jerry and Jimmy White.

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James Floyd Ferguson

James Floyd Ferguson

Mar 17, 2023

James Floyd Ferguson , age 72 of Pulaski passed away peacefully Friday, March 17, 2023 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born in Beckley, WV to the late John Ferguson and Helen Faye Albert Ferguson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a...

Laina Renee Stout Mitchell

Laina Renee Stout Mitchell

Mar 16, 2023

Laina Renee Stout Mitchell, age 60 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at her home. Born March 14, 1963 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Harold Douglas & Shirley Gray Stout. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Tim Stout.

Laina spent her days as a...

Clara Kathleen Smith

Clara Kathleen Smith

Mar 16, 2023

Clara Kathleen Smith, age 93 of Pulaski and formerly Hiwassee passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023. Born March 20, 1929 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late John McKinley Elkins and Gladys Hagee Elkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Robert Norville Smith and one brother, Rudolph...

Thomas Shane Mabry

Thomas Shane Mabry

Mar 16, 2023

Thomas Shane Mabry, age 35 of Dublin went home to be with his grandparents and God on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Born June 1, 1987 in Radford, Virginia he was the son of Thomas Eugene Mabry & Cynthia Ann Bratton Mabry. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frank & Stella Bratton, Dave & Irene Mabry...

Lois Ann Viars

Lois Ann Viars

Mar 11, 2023

Lois Ann Viars , age 72 of Sevierville, Tennessee passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at her home. Born June 17, 1950 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Thelma Grace Jennings. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Gary, Dean, Bobby, Glenn and Johnny Spurlock.

Lois is...

Linda Joyce Jarrells

Linda Joyce Jarrells

Mar 10, 2023

Linda Joyce Jarrells , age 75 of Hiwassee passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Wake Forest Medical Center. Born March 5, 1948 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Roy Leonard Jarrells & Mary Pearl Trail Jarrells. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmy Leonard Jarrells, Ronnie Lee...

Eva Burchett Ryals

Eva Burchett Ryals

Mar 9, 2023

Eva Burchett Ryals , age 88 of Draper passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born September 13, 1934 in Austinsville, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Whitt & Mallie Levena Gravley Whitt. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Ralph Burchett and Forrest Ryals,...

Carol Jean Quesinberry Thorne

Carol Jean Quesinberry Thorne

Mar 7, 2023

Carol Jean Thorne , age 79 of Salem passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem. Born July 8, 1943 in Coldwell, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Quesinberry & Laura Rogers Quesinberry. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Mack Clayton Thorne, one son, Richard McCroskey,...

Joel Lee Hicks

Joel Lee Hicks

Mar 4, 2023

Joel Lee Hicks , age 81 of Fairlawn (Pulaski County) passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023. Born April 14, 1941 in Richwood, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Hicks & Goldie Oyler Hicks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Carolyn Heltzel and Mary Lou...

James "Allen" Thornton, Sr.

James "Allen" Thornton, Sr.

Mar 1, 2023

James "Allen" Thornton, Sr. , age 79 of Radford passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at his home with his family. Born August 26, 1943 in Radford, Virginia he was the son of the late James Isaac Thornton & Iva Annie Cressell Thornton. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Brenda Gail Thornton...

Kathleen Hester Alexander Trail

Kathleen Hester Alexander Trail

Feb 28, 2023

Kathleen Hester Alexander Trail , age 89 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. Born November 7, 1933 in Pulaski County she was the daughter of the late Charles Alexander & Ada Lawson Alexander. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Lee Trail,...

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