Obituary Listing

Dec 23, 2004

Lacy Edward Talbert, 76, of Hightop Road in Blacksburg, departed this life Tuesday evening, December 23, 2004 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after suffering a stroke. Born in Giles County on October 18, 1932 he was a son of the late Lacy Elix and Julia Frances Bruce Talbert. He had been employed with Virginia Department of Highways and...

Dec 18, 2004

Ricky Lee Dowdy, 36, of Elk Dr. in Christiansburg died Saturday morning December 18, 2004 in Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles Co. on May 24, 1968 he was a son of Louise Songer Dowdy of Newport and the late Howard Benton Dowdy. He was employeed with Avis Construction Co. as a carpenter and was preceded in...

Dec 16, 2004

Wayne Louis "Buck" Merrix, 73, of Pembroke died Thursday evening December 16, 2004 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. Born in Pembroke on May 6, 1931 he was a son of the late Frank James Merrix and Modine Hilton Merrix Short and step-son of the late Norval Short. "Buck" was a self -employed mechanic and talented in many...

Dec 15, 2004

Gary Lee Turner, 48, of Riner died Wednesday afternoon, December 15, 2004 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Montgomery Co.. Gary was born in Pearisburg on October 6, 1956. He was proud to be a member of Auburn Baptist Church, a devoted member of Riner Volunteer Fire Department, and had been employed as a trucker. He was...

Dec 2, 2004

Roy Glen Martin, 87, of Sam Robinson Drive in Pembroke went to be with The Lord Thursday morning December 2, 2004 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born at Kimballton on November 22, 1917 he was a son of the late Charlie and Bertha Brumfield Martin. Roy was retired from the lime plant at Kimballton and was a veteran...

Nov 23, 2004

Martha Lynn McDonald Moretz, 46, of Fourth St. in Pembroke, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, November 23, 2004 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 23, 1958 in Pearisburg. Martha was an active member of the Pembroke First United Methodist Church where she sang with the church choir and participated...

Nov 22, 2004

Lorraine Nancy Dean, 72 of Hendrickson Road in Pembroke died Monday evening November 22, 2004 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born on October 11, 1932 in Nashua, New Hampshire she was a daughter of the late J. Henry and Alma Noel Vallincourt. She was retired from VPI &SU and was preceded in death by three children Donald Valcourt,...

Nov 9, 2004

Gertrude Mae Fletcher, 83, of Wenonah Ave. in Pearisburg died Tuesday morning November 9, 2004 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born on January 7, 1921 in Paint Bank, VA she was a daughter of the late Elliott Garfield (Tom) Lafon and Ada Link Lafon. She attended the Pembroke Christian Church and Pearisburg Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Oct 31, 2004

Irma Joyce Bryan, 64, formerly of Narrows and a resident of Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center died Sunday October 31, 2004 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA after a long illness. Born in Charlottesville, Va on February 28, 1940 she was a daughter of the late Enoch C. and Elmo Tucker Blevins. She was a graduate of Narrows...

Oct 30, 2004

William Coburn Lucas, 85, of Pembroke died Saturday evening, October 30, 2004 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pembroke on August 16, 1919 he was a son of the late William Cephas and Birdie Mae Collins Lucas. He was a graduate of Pembroke High School class of 1939 and had been employeed at National Gypsum Goldbond Plant,...

Oct 28, 2004

Meredith Leon "Mert" Presgraves, Jr., 55, of Bear Spring in Giles County and Dublin died Thursday October 28, 2004 at his hunting cabin at Bear Spring. Born at Luray in Page Co, VA on January 22, 1949 he was a son of the late Meredith L. Presgraves, Sr and Vinda V. Cook Presgraves. He had been employed as a...

Feb 15, 2001

Lillie Mae Farley Kessinger, 74, of Interior in Giles County, departed this life, Tuesday afternoon, February 15, 2001 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke after a long illness. She was born in Newport on December 4, 1936. Lillie attended The Church of God of Prophecy in Pearisburg. She was preceded in death by her mother Margie Farley, her...

Mar 14, 1949

David Leonard Phillips, Sr., 58, of Harrison Lane in Pearisburg departed this life Friday evening at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born in Charleston, WV on March 14, 1949, he was a son of the late Leonard and Edith Phipps Powers. David before his retirement due to illness had been a teacher at Arcadia Christian Center School in...

Edna Hypes Martin, 86, of Pearisburg, left this earth for her heavenly mansion on Thursday morning, August 24, 2017 while at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Giles County on June 13, 1931, she was an avid cook, homemaker and a devoted Christian of the Pentecostal faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend,...

James Edward Epling, 67, of Mountain Drive in Pearisburg was called home after a long battle with cancer at his home on Friday morning February 17, 2006. Born in Giles County on August 18, 1938 he was a son of the late Virgil R. and Annie Bell Ratcliffe Epling. He was a twenty-six year veteran of law-enforcement retiring from...

On March 20, 2015, Darrel Martin, 69, of Newport, began his first heavenly political campaign. He is survived by his wife of nearly 44 years, Marie Martin, and their two daughters: Laura Marie Martin of Reston, and Erin Lyndal Martin of Madison, Wisconsin. He also leaves behind a brother, Dr. Douglas Martin, and his many friends, golfing buddies and...

VIOLET LOUISE KIRK, 71, of Saunders Road in Vinton, VA, departed this life Saturday evening at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born in Giles County, VA on April 28, 1945 she was a daughter of the late Orla Harold and Ruth Christine Harless Goodwin. She was preceded in death by her husband Ray Kirk and her daughter...

Anna Katherine (Snidow) Campbell

94, passed away on August, 27, 2013 in Columbus, OH. She was born Nov. 7, 1918 in Pembroke, VA. She was a long-time resident of Tampa, FL and member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. For the past four years, she resided in Columbus, OH at Claremont Retirement Village. Preceded in death by...

Morell Julian McCroskey, 95, of Curve Road, Pearisburg, departed this life at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, Wednesday afternoon, January 27,2016,after a long and blessed life. Born at Interior, Giles County, on January 8, 1921, he was a son of the late William McKinley and Mary Elizabeth Wood McCroskey. He was a veteran of the U S Army,...

" I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give me"II Timothy 4:7-8

Virginia Lorraine Dudding, 95, of Maybrook Community, Newport, departed this life Monday

noon, September 30, 2013...