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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,...

Clara "Leroy" Ruth Quesinberry

Clara "Leroy" Ruth Quesinberry

Feb 24, 2023

Clara Ruth "Leroy" Smith Quesinberry , age 93 of Dublin passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born November 29, 1929 in Mt Airy, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Eugene Smith and Hazel Rector Blackburn.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Judy Flemming

Judy Flemming

Feb 22, 2023

Judy Flemming, of Pulaski, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the age of 82.  She was the daughter of the late Glenn Wonders who was the lead Lockmaster of the US Lock and Dam #13 on the Mississippi River. Her mother, Virginia, sadly passed away in Judy's youth.

Survived by her beloved cat Tina and...

Mary Dean Elliott Viars

Mary Dean Elliott Viars

Feb 21, 2023

Mary Dean Elliott Viars , age 70 of Dublin went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem. Born December 25, 1952 in Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Howard John Elliott & Nellie Frances Clark Elliott. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Stephanie White Draper (Updated Service Time)

Stephanie White Draper (Updated Service Time)

Feb 20, 2023

Stephanie White Draper , age 57 of Pulaski passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home.

Born January 10, 1966 in Radford she was the daughter of James David White, Sr. and the late Kalima Sutphin White.

She is survived by

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Thomas Richard Guinn

Thomas Richard Guinn

Feb 18, 2023

Thomas Richard Guinn , age 74 of Dublin passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at his home with his family. Born January 28, 1949 in Castlewood, Virginia he was the son of the late Vestal Guinn & Josephine "Jo" Grizzle Guinn. He was also preceded by two brothers and one sister.

Thomas was...

Jennie "Kylene" Lawson Waldron

Jennie "Kylene" Lawson Waldron

Feb 15, 2023

Jennie Kylene Lawson Waldron , age 36 of Lindside,WV and formerly of  Pulaski passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery. Born May 28, 1986 in Pulaski, Virginia she was the daughter of George Stanley Lawson JR and Patricia Malley Lawson. She was preceded in death by her infant son Brock Waldron, grandparents...

Shirley Magdalene Rickey Warf

Shirley Magdalene Rickey Warf

Feb 14, 2023

Shirley Magdalene Rickey Warf , age 74 of Dublin passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born April 19, 1948 in Max Meadows, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Boyd Dickerson Rickey, Sr. & Sally Elizabeth Jackson Rickey. She was also preceded in death by her daughters, Scarlett Lynn...

Joyce Ann Vires Altizer

Joyce Ann Vires Altizer

Feb 12, 2023

Joyce Ann Vires Altizer , age 65 of Dublin, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 after a battle with illness at Pulaski Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia June 27, 1957 to the late William Gilmer and Judith Lovern Vires. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Roy Arthur Hawkins

Roy Arthur Hawkins

Feb 12, 2023

Roy Arthur Hawkins , age 82 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at the Pulaski Healthcare Center. Born September 21, 1940 in Pulaski Roy was the son of the late Arthur Sylvester Hawkins & Annie Patrey Worrell Hawkins. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Martha Welch and nephews, Gary and...

Sherill Neil Holston

Sherill Neil Holston

Feb 6, 2023

Sherill Neil Holston , age 79 of Pulaski passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Montgomery. Born July 31, 1943 in Coalwood, West Virginia he was the son of the late Clarence Holston & Cora Mae Humphrey Brookman. He was also preceded in death by his son, Lee Holston, sisters, Sandra Wilkerson, Shannon...

Barbara Clark Swecker

Barbara Clark Swecker

Feb 5, 2023

Barbara Clark Swecker , age 73 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born April 29, 1949 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Dock Washington Clark & Clyde Thersa Eller Clark. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Roger Clark & wife, Peggy.

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Jesse Monroe Mitchell

Jesse Monroe Mitchell

Feb 3, 2023

Jesse Monroe Mitchell , age 78 of Pulaski passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Lawrence E. Mitchell and Georgia Guynn Mitchell. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Clyde, George and Ed Mitchell, sisters, Rosie Saunders, Virginia Patton, Peggy Morris.

He is survived...

Cecil Franklin Keith, Sr.

Cecil Franklin Keith, Sr.

Jan 28, 2023

Cecil Franklin Keith, Sr. , age 86 of Dublin passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023. Born December 31, 1936 in Floyd, Virginia he was the son of the late James H. Keith & Lila Mae Wilson Keith.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Stone Keith, daughter Susie Mae Cook, stepsons, Daniel...

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