Haskell Robert Lawson
Aug 22, 2014
Haskell Robert Lawson, 89, of Austinville passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Gertrude H. Lawson; wife, Charlotte Marie Lawson; son, Dennis Ray Lawson; parents, John and Mattie Lawson; brothers, Buford and Clayron Lawson. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-laws, Charles James Sharp and Teresa of Woodlawn, Robert Lee...
Vernie Randall Gravley
Aug 21, 2014
Vernie Randall Gravley, age 65, formerly of Hillsville, passed away at his home on Claytor Lake on Thursday, August 21, 2014. Mr. Gravley is survived by his wife, Judy Surratt Gravley; son, Graham Randall Gravley and wife, Madeline; and daughter, Gretchen Gail Gravley Tucker and husband, Scott. Left also to cherish his memory are two grandchildren, Granger Lochlan Tucker and...
Betty Lou Geisler
Aug 20, 2014
Betty Lou Geisler of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Mrs. Geisler was born in Kentucky to the late Russell and Nellie Preston Coyle. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry H. Geisler. Survivors include her children, Jenifer H. Geisler of Winston Salem, NC, Byrum L. Geisler of Abingdon, VA,...
Neil Harner
Aug 19, 2014
Neil Harner, 88, of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Wheatland Retirement Center. Mr. Harner was born in Ceres(Bland County), VA to the late Aubrey and Mae Neal Harner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters. Survivors include his wife, Audrea Penland Harner of Hillsville; son and...
Josephine "Jo" Bowman Gardner
Aug 17, 2014
Jo Gardner, 87 of Richmond and formerly of Hillsville, left this world on August 17, 2014, to join her husband, Rudy and their Lord in Heaven. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Rudolph Gardner; parents, Allen V. and Effie M. Largen Bowman; two brothers, Paul and Cassell "Tucker" Bowman; and nephew, Berlie Bowman. She is survived by...
Gary Wayne (Gator) Riggins
Aug 14, 2014
Gary Wayne (Gator) Riggins, 57, of Hillsville, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at his home. Mr. Riggins was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Carolyn Riggins. Survivors include his wife, Stephanie Marie Riggins of Hillsville; his children, Larry and Sherry Mabe of, Woolwine, Wendy and John Meredith of Galax, and Christopher and Sarah Riggins of Galax; father,...
Stephen Mark Ryan
Aug 14, 2014
Stephen Mark Ryan, of, Stuarts Draft, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014. Mr. Ryan was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Thomas and Elsie Mae Ryan and a brother, Scott Ryan. Survivors include his wife, Yvette J. Ryan of, Stuarts Draft, his children, Nikki and Patrick Somers of, Wytheville, Sean Thomas Ryan of, Stuarts Draft and Megan Mae...
James Doran Martin
Aug 9, 2014
James Doran Martin, 93, of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Mr. Martin is preceded in death by his wife, Ida Mae Martin and his parents, William and Fannie Martin, a brother, William Martin,Jr. Survivors include his daughter, Faye Sykes and husband, Larry of, Hillsville, grandchildren, Todd Sykes and wife, Renee...
Debra Gail Funkhouser
Aug 8, 2014
Debra Gail Funkhouser,59, of Pulaski, passed away Friday August 8, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Funkhouser is preceded in death by her father, Ira Victor Quesenberry,Sr. and a grandson, Mark Anthony Bryant. Mrs. Funkhouser is survived by her husband, David Funkhouser of, Pulaski, her sons, David Michael Funkhouser of, Dublin, Daniel Lee Funkhouser of, Pulaski, Johnathan Wayne Funkhouser of,...
Patsy Baker Dalton
Aug 5, 2014
Patsy Baker Dalton, 66 of Laurel Fork, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Dalton was born in Carroll County to the late Jim and Virginia Chrisley Baker. Survivors include her husband, David C. Dalton of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Jeff Davis of Fancy Gap; sons and daughters-in-law, David Dalton, Jr. and Sheena and...
Helen Brown Dalton
Aug 1, 2014
Helen Brown Dalton,87, of Hillsville, passed away on Friday, August 1 , 2014 at Wheatland Retirement Home in Hillsville. Mrs. Dalton was preceded in death by her parents, Odell and Nora Mitchell Brown and her husband, Kenard C. Dalton. Also preceding her in death are her brothers, Paul Brown and John Brown and a sister, Grace Gardner. Survivors include her...
Ella Combs Beasley
Jul 31, 2014
Ella Combs Beasley, 95, of Hillsville, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Beasley was preceded in death by her parents Bernard and Maggie Hall Combs, and her husband Olen Beasley, and 7 Grandchildren. Survivors include her children, Evelyn Hall of Hillsville, Nancy and Jim Longest of Austinville, Gail and Frankie Kettell of Hillsville, Wayne and...
Gilbert Grant Meredith
Jul 28, 2014
Gilbert Grant Meredith, 80, of Fancy Gap passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows in Laurel Fork. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde R. and Myrtle Thomas Meredith; son, Gilbert Wade Meredith; sisters, Vida Baughan, and Virginia Rogers; brother, George Meredith. He is survived by his wife, Mavis Sowers Meredith of the...
Clyde Wesley Lineberry
Jul 28, 2014
Clyde Wesley Lineberry, 82, of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home. Mr. Lineberry was born in Carroll County to the late Thornton Wesley and Zella Harmon Lineberry. He was a Korean War Veteran and a member of the Hillsville V.F.W. Post 1115. He was a longtime member of Coulson Church of the Brethren and also...
Hattie Ivah Thompson
Jul 27, 2014
Hattie Ivah Thompson, 85, of Dugspur, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson was born in Carroll County to the late Dock Gillespie Thompson and Lillie Jane Bolt Thompson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Edison Thompson. Survivors include her children, Patsy Mae Thompson of...
Mabel Turner
Jul 24, 2014
Mabel Turner passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Talmadge Turner; parents, John and Eva Shockley Surratt; siblings, Lillian Surratt Semones, Harley Surratt, Marie Surratt Smith, Leota Surratt Semones, and Avery Surratt. Survivors include a brother, Cleophus Surratt of Hillsville; nieces and spouses, Eulah Mae McKeown and Lee, Patricia Golding and Roger,...
Ruth Carter Semones
Jul 23, 2014
Ruth Carter Semones, 83, of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Mrs. Semones was born in Carroll County to the late Fred and Nellie Rotenizer Carter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Semones; two brothers, Everett Carter and Homer Carter; and one sister, Fern Smith....
Benjamin Lee Hancock
Jul 23, 2014
Benjamin Lee Hancock, 37, of Hillsville passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. He is survived by his parents, Douglas and Carol Hancock of Hillsville; one daughter; fiancé Jennifer Freeman; two brothers and sisters-in-laws, Jody and Dusty Hancock of Barren Springs, and Kevin and Pam Hancock of Hillsville; one sister and brother-in-law, Stephanie and Gary Riggins of Hillsville. Funeral services...
Edmond "Squeak" Bond
Jul 22, 2014
Edmond "Squeak" Bond, 67, of Woodlawn, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Mr. Bond was born June 1, 1947 to the late Edd and Hazel Bond. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Sandy Bond and Willie Lee Bond. Survivors include his wife, Faye Bond of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott...
Wilma White Gunter
Jul 19, 2014
Wilma White Gunter, 88, of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her home. She was born June 10, 1926 in McDowell County, WV. Wilma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, church sister and had many wonderful friends. She was a graduate of Hillsville High School Class of 1944, member of Shiloh United Methodist Church on...
