Obituaries

Jun 10, 2025

Orbie Goad, age 77 of Laurel Fork, has left the garage on June 10, 2025, this time for good. Anyone who ever went to his garage will remember the numerous post-it-notes left, telling you where he was and when he would be back. This is his last post-it-note.

Orbie Gene Goad was born May 20,1948. He lived...

Jun 10, 2025

Larry Heath Walls, 68 of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.  Mr. Walls was born in Welch, WV to the late Roy Clarence and Delphia Gravley Walls.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his nephew, Kevin Persiani.

Survivors include his son, Austin Roy Walls; siblings, Tim Walls (Lisa), Danny...

Jun 9, 2025

Cindy Davis, 63 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025 at Twin County Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Davis was born in Maryland on July 9, 1961.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Geneva Alberta Vaught and brother, Greg Brown.

Survivors include her husband, Donald Davis; children, Dustin Kastner, Zachary Harrison, and Kymri Harrison Brazile;...

Jun 7, 2025

Virginia Dell (Jackson) Holtgrew, 90, of Hillsville, Virginia formerly of Winside, Nebraska died Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville.

Funeral services will be held at a later date in Hillsville.

Virginia Dell Jackson Holtgrew was born on April 29, 1935 in Winside to John Kent (from Elk Creek, Virginia) and Etta...

Jun 6, 2025

Paul Guerrera, Sr., 94 of Woodlawn, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2025 at his home.  Mr. Guerrera was born in Pontelandolfo, Italy to the late Antonio and Carmella Rinaldi Guerrera. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Anna D'Arcangelo Guerrera; and children, Paul Guerrera, Jr., John Guerrera, and Carmen Guerrera.

Jun 5, 2025

Thelma Imogene Branscome, 91 of Hillsville, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows.  Mrs. Branscome was born on March 18, 1934 in Carroll County to the late Orville and Edna Marshall.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Rex "Jack" Branscome; and brothers, Charles "Billy" Marshall and...

Jun 4, 2025

Paddy Carolyn Martin, 80 of Penn Laird, VA, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at her home.  Mrs. Martin was born in Carroll County, VA to the late Forest and Helen McGrady Webb.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Aaron Martin.

Survivors include her children, Tara Bell...

Jun 3, 2025

Gladys Louise Alvis, 81 of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at her home.  Gladys was born in Wytheville, Virginia to the late Carl Cecil and Florence Agnes Davis Halsey.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by brothers, James Halsey and Cecil Halsey; and sister, Helen Gordon.

Gladys was a...

Jun 2, 2025

Olen Douglas Marshall, 92 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 at the Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville. Olen was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Charles Roy and Levina Myers Marshall. In addition to his parents, he was also proceeded in death by his wife of 64 years, Barbara Burnette Marshall; brothers Bernard Marshall...

May 31, 2025

Thomas Lester Webb, 59, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem.  Mr. Webb was born in Galax, Virginia on January 26, 1966.  He was preceded in death by his Father, Dewey L. Webb, his Mother, Viola Bowman Webb, Sister and Brother-in-Law Linda and Garland Jennings.

Survivors include his Children, Drew Webb...

May 28, 2025

John Wesley Peters, 87 of Max Meadows, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.  Mr. Peters was born in Roanoke, Virginia on January 15, 1938.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Peters and wife, Odessa Harmon Peters.

Survivors include his children, Wilma Peters Justus (Gyler), William J....

May 25, 2025

James "Jimmie" Otis Marshall, Jr., 87 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows.  Mr. Marshall was born in Carroll County to the late James O. Marshall, Sr. and Varina Goad Marshall.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Gaye Vass Marshall and...

May 25, 2025

Michael Alan Nester, 66 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at his home.  Mr. Nester was born in Galax, Virginia to the late Robert Rush and Barbara Louise Gardner Nester.

Survivors include his children, Shaun Nester, Ethan Nester (Kaci), and Eli Nester all of Hillsville; grandchildren, Emett Nester and Kansas Nester; ex-wife, Teresa Nester;...

May 24, 2025

Jean Horton Nobblitt, 64 of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at her home.  Ms. Nobblitt was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late William N. and Hazel M. Bowman Horton.

Survivors include her children, Phillip Nobblitt (Alissa) and Emily Herndon (Josh); grandchildren, Jackson Nobblitt, Jared Herndon, and Stella Nobblitt; sister, Lisa Smith (Peter);...

May 23, 2025

Elden Harold Vass 82 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Harold was born in Woodlawn, Virginia to the late Elden and Kathleen Sumner Vass. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his brother Elvin Carroll Vass.

Harold loved...

May 21, 2025

Brenda Blankenship, the daughter of the late Moyer Culler & Marie and (Hansford) Alderman, passed away on Wednesday, May 21 2025 peacefully at her residence.Brenda was preceded in death by her parents as well as her brother, Darrell Wayne Culler, and nephews, Travis and Darren.

She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Kenneth Blankenship, children,...

May 20, 2025

Mark Alan Crowder, 70, of Hillsville, Virginia, passed away on May 20, 2025. Mark was a brilliant, hilarious, and endlessly curious soul with a deep love for science, spirituality, the ocean, and a good bargain.

Born on December 28, 1954, to Martha Symthers Crowder and Foy Dale Crowder, Mark spent a lifetime learning, dreaming, working, and inventing....

May 18, 2025

Brooke Lynn Arthur, 21 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025.  Brooke was born in Mount Airy, NC on December 13, 2003.  She was preceded in death by her step-father, Landon Cole and grandfather, Daniel Manning.

Survivors include her fiancé, Ashton Frost; son, Gracen Lee Pack; mother, Angie Cole; father, Brian Arthur; siblings, Cody Clinton...

May 17, 2025

Jack Wilson Janney, 94 of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at his home.  Mr. Janney was born in Floyd, Virginia to the late Johnnie and Lula Martin Janney.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Nadene L. Janney and his three brothers.

Survivors include his nieces, Mary...

May 17, 2025

Alena K. Stimac,72 of Dugspur, VA. passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Skyline Nursing & Rehab in Floyd, VA. Kay was born in Louisiana to the late Alfred B. and Martha K. Tatman Williamson. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her sister, Lynne Harville.

Kay was a loving wife, mother...