Obituaries
Debara 'Debbie' Fay Smith
Dec 13, 2022
Debara “Debbie’” Fay Smith, 65, of Christiansburg passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 . She was a loving mother, “Nanny”, sister and friend. Debbie was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Eula Gay Smith of Riner and nephew Chris Saul, of Riner. She is survived by her daughter, Kellie Wilkinson and husband Chris; son Brandon Young and...
Marendia 'Mary' Matherly Cox
Dec 12, 2022
Marendia ‘Mary’ Matherly Cox, 95, more affectionately known as Granny Cox by her family, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away in the early morning hours of December 12, 2022. She was born to the late Charlie Monroe Matherly & Ola Mae Goad. Besides her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her husband, John W. Cox Jr.; children, Barbara Sutphin, Van...
Betty Jean Burress
Dec 11, 2022
Betty Jean Burress, 87 of Christiansburg, passed away on December 11, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Burress; parents, Joseph and Mary Miller; and daughter, Rosa Lee Burress. Betty is survived by her sons, Joseph W. Burress, Ronald Burress (Sandra), Donald Burress (Nancy); daughter, Darlene Reed (Phil); grandchildren, Travis Reed (Kari), Kayla Comer (fiancé Brad Spangler),...
Edward George Tice
Dec 11, 2022
Edward George Tice, 77, of Christiansburg passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Edward was born on August 10, 1945. Edward is preceded in death by his parents, Willian Edward Tice and Rose Tice and sister, Jayne King. He is survived by his wife Marian Tice of 56 years; sons, Edward Tice and his wife Kim, George Tice and his...
Patricia Ann Gathercole Smith (Critter)
Dec 9, 2022
Patricia Ann Gathercole Smith (Critter), age 49 of Montgomery County went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2022, after a long fight with cervical cancer. She was born on October 26, 1973 to Charles and Rose Mary Gathercole. Patricia was preceded in death by her mother, Rose Mary Gathercole; grandfather, Charles Gathercole, Jr.; brother, Charles Douglas Gathercole, Jr.;...
Leslie Cline 'Les' Pugh
Dec 5, 2022
Leslie Cline Pugh (affectionately known as Les) of Floyd, went to his eternal rest with God on December 5, 2022. Les, the youngest of three children, was born in Floyd, Virginia on September 1, 1927 to O.C. Pugh and Evie Gladys (Sumner) Pugh. He graduated from Floyd High School in 1945. After high school, Les served his country: joining the...
Roger Rowland Neel
Dec 4, 2022
Roger Rowland Neel, 94, passed away on December 4, 2022. He was born in Huntington WV to the late John and Harriet Neel. He was married to his beloved wife, the late Sally Ellen Nixon Neel, for 66 years. He is survived by a daughter, Patricia Neel-Wilson and her husband Gregory Wilson and stepdaughter, Chandler Wilson of Columbus, Ohio, a...
James Edward Raines Jr.
Dec 4, 2022
James Edward Raines Jr. went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 4th, surrounded by his loved ones. He was preceded in death by his brother, Matthew Edward Raines. He is survived by his parents, James & Sandra Raines; siblings, Patricia Cooper (Junior), Carrie Raines; son, James Raines III; grandchildren, Blake, Hunter and Emily Raines; fiancé, Jody Johnson;...
Lois Marie Atkinson Henson
Dec 4, 2022
Lois Marie Atkinson Henson left this world on Sunday, December 4, 2022. She and her sisters used to sing a song with the refrain, “I’ll leave without saying goodbye,” and that is what she did. She died 6 weeks to the day after the passing of her husband of 77 years, Edward B Henson. She was born just over the...
Alice Price Wrenn
Dec 3, 2022
Alice Price Wrenn, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Dec. 3, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Minor and Ruby Price; brother, Charlie Price, sisters, Kathleen Absher and Betty Neighbors. She left behind her husband, Robert E. (Buck) Wrenn; daughter, Hannah Bishop; son, Robert (Bob) Wrenn and wife Leslie; brother, David Price...
Judy Hall Hagan
Dec 2, 2022
Judy Hall Hagan, 66, passed away peacefully at her home in Christiansburg, VA on December 2, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father, Frederick Nelson Hall, her mother, Martha Hyde Hall, and her beloved son, Kyle Lee Hagan. She left behind her husband, David Lee Hagan, sister, Carol Hall Runyon (Alfred), brother, Frederick Nelson Hall, son, Matthew David...
Thomas Leon "Tommy" Agee
Nov 30, 2022
Thomas (Tommy) Leon Agee was born on November 12, 1950 in Christiansburg, VIrginia and departed from this life peacefully in his home on November 30, 2022 in Salem, Virginia following a difficult battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas F. and Minnie Woolwine Agee of Salem, Virginia. He is survived by his fiancé and soulmate,...
Norma Jean Dunn
Nov 27, 2022
Norma Jean Dunn, 84, of Elliston went home to heaven on November 27, 2022. Norma enjoyed many hobbies from buying and refinishing antiques to showing off her green thumb with her indoor and outdoor plants. She loved elderly people and was a caregiver to people in need in her community. She loved God and her church where she served as...
Thelma Waldron Musselman
Nov 26, 2022
On November 26, 2022, Thelma Waldron Musselman, loving MawMaw, friend and avid spoiler of all things small passed away at the age of 79. Thelma (who was born and raised in the New River Valley to the late Charles & Laura Waldron. She enjoyed playing in the woods and being mischievous with her 2 sisters, niece and brother (who also...
Gene Thomas
Nov 25, 2022
Gene Thomas, 82, of Riner passed away on November 25, 2022. He was the best husband and dad ever! He was known to many people in town by selling his fresh vegetables at the Christiansburg Stockpin. Gene was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Adam Hutchins. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Brenda Thomas; children, Bryan Thomas,...
Dorothy May Epperly
Nov 25, 2022
Dorothy May Epperly, 87, of Blacksburg, VA, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. She was born in Montgomery County on February 8, 1935 to the late Oakley and Clara Lucas Epperly. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jim Epperly, a sister, Edna Bradbury, and nephew, Richard Bradbury. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Louise Holliday,...
Jesse James Collop
Nov 23, 2022
Jesse James Collop, 40 of Roanoke, passed away on November 23, 2022. Jesse was born on December 15, 1981 to Jim and Beth Collop. He is also survived by his sister, Jennifer Collop Nassar (George); nephews, Lucas Nassar and Josiah Nassar; grandmothers, Sarah Collop and Patricia Oliver; aunt, Nancy Collop Rader (Craig); uncles, John Olilver (Mona), Chris Collop, Michael Collop...
Elizabeth Asbury Hylton
Nov 22, 2022
Elizabeth Afton Asbury Hylton, 92 of Riner, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice C. Hylton, on November 20, 2013. Maurice passed away at home at 90 years of age. Both Elizabeth and Maurice were born in Southwest Virginia. They are survived by their children, Richard M. Hylton and Kenneth R....
James Granville Thompson
Nov 22, 2022
James Granville Thompson, known to some as, “Smoke” “Jimbo” and “Jumpin’ Jack”, 72, of Elliston, Virginia, went to ride his motorcycle in the sky on the afternoon of November 22, 2022. Jim was known by many, loved by many, and cared for many just the same. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Clarence Cecil “C. C.” Thompson; grandmother,...
Helen Cleora Capobianco
Nov 21, 2022
Helen Cleora Capobianco, age 97 of Christiansburg, Virginia passed away on Monday, November 21 at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a short illness. Helen was born in Fostoria, Ohio in 1925 to Maurice and Florence Huffman, one of four children. She graduated from Waite High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and later became an Army Corp nurse and an...
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