Obituaries

Mar 14, 2007

Harley Bolen Shepherd, 86 of Galax, has gone to be with the Lord Our God on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter Stacy Lynn Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd is survived by his wife Ruby King Shepherd of the home; daughter & son-in-law Yvonne & Donnie Slaughter of Indian Valley; son David Shepherd of...

Mar 12, 2007

Ralph White, 82 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007, at Golden Living Center-Blue Ridge. Mr. White was preceded in death by his wife Pearl Elizabeth White; grandson Michael Ralph White and great grandson Zach White. He is survived by his daughter Wanda Pearl White of Galax; sons & daughter-in-law Larry Ralph & Judy White of...

Mar 10, 2007

Beulah B. Quesenberry, 72 of Annandale, Va. died on Saturday March 10th, 2007 after an extended period of being hospitalized. She spent the last nine months moving back and forth from the hospital to a rehabilitation center in an attempt to fight off an infection that has now taken her to passing. She recently lost her loving husband...

Mar 10, 2007

Marian Robinson, 84, of Hillsville, VA passed away on March 10, 2007 at her residence. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Geneva L. and Mike Anderson of Galax; a son William Roby Moretz, Jr. of Leuven, Belgium; additional children Jacob Allen, Paul Howard Banton, and Doug Banton; and one grandson Tyler Lee Newman.

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Mar 6, 2007

William James Bolen, 75 of Austinville, passed away on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Bolen was preceded in death by his parents Arby Jeff and Ellie Woods Bolen; wife Anna Mae Bolen; and grandson Garrett Warf. He is survived by his daughters & son-in-law Cathy & Sam Vaughan and Cindy Warf all of...

Mar 4, 2007

Alvin Clinton Dalton, 75 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Dalton was preceded in death by his parents Orville and Maggie Dalton; a daughter Sharon Faye Dalton and a sister Hallie Davis Delp. He is survived by his wife Georgia R. McGrady Dalton of the home; daughters & sons-in-law Patsy &...

Feb 28, 2007

A graveside service with burial following will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007 at Liberty Hill Cemetery at 1:00 PM . There will be no visitation.

Feb 25, 2007

Jon Foster Edward Lovern, 15, of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at the University of Virginia Health System. Jon is survived by his parents Bucky & Milissa Lovern of Roanoke; maternal grandparents Millie & Barney Younce, Jr. of Roanoke; paternal grandparents Betty & Kenneth Jordan of Christiansburg; four very special cousins Manny Lovern, Mandy Dean,...

Feb 24, 2007

Richard A. Martin, 64, of Hillsville passed away on February 24, 2007 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Paddy Webb Martin of the home, his son and daughter-in-law Aaron Scott and Shannon Martin of Pilot Mountain, NC; his daughter and son-in-law Tara and John Bell of Winchester, VA; a brother Louis McCray Martin of Walnut...

Feb 23, 2007

Frances Ola Alderman, 64, of Galax passed away on February 23, 2007 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bobbie Jean Alderman Richardson. She is survived by her husband, Fred Alderman of the home; daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and Brian Lowe, Isabel and Dewey Wayne Jennings, Yvonne and David Matthews, and Donna...

Feb 21, 2007

Virgie Mae Wohlford, 99 of Madison Heights, Va passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Mrs. Wohlford was born in West Virginia on March 8 1907 to the late Will and Cassie Patrick Farris. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wohlford was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Wohlford. She is survived by...

Feb 20, 2007

Mary R. Cochran, 96, of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cochran was preceded in death by her husband Troy Franklin Cochran. She is survived by a son & daughter-in-law Emory M. & Margie Cochran of Wirtz, VA; three grandchildren Mary Ann Wright, Laura Lee Pahuta, and Troy Michael Cochran;...

Feb 19, 2007

Edward Leon Martin, 68, of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2007 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Mr. Martin is survived by his son Glenn Martin of Hillsville; daughter & son-in-law Karen & Bill Hash of Woodlawn; sisters Ethelene Martin and Frieda Staples both of Hillsville; brothers David J. Martin of Bristol, TN and Thomas C. Martin of...

Feb 18, 2007

Belva Marie Marshall Hill, 73, of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Hill is survived by her husband Ralph H. Hill of the home; son Eddie H. Hill & fianc Tammy Montgomery of Roanoke; mother Marie Marshall of Woodlawn; brothers & sisters-in-law Billy & Sallie Marshall of Woodlawn, Jerry Marshall of Woodlawn...

Feb 18, 2007

Violet Jean Sumners Reynolds, 86, of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2007 in Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center. Violet was born on March 23, 1920 in Carroll County, VA. She retired from Sprague Electric in Hillsville and was a member of Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Reynolds was preceded in death by her husband Charles...

Feb 16, 2007

Harold Ham Cox, 56, of Indian Valley passed away on February 16, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Wava Carter Cox of the home; daughters and son-in-law Grace Elizabeth Cox of Indian Valley, Heather and Jeff Little of Raleigh, NC; son Jeremy Cox of Richmond; brother and sister-in-law Daniel and Shelia Cox of Chesterfield, VA; sisters and...

Feb 15, 2007

Clain Preston Martin, 85, of Village Glen,Princeton, WV, formerly of Coalwood, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at his home. Born February 17, 1921 in Dugspur, VA, he was the son of the late David Totton Martin and Minnie Montgomery Martin. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of U.M.W.A. Local...

Feb 14, 2007

Charles Millard Chandler, 81, of Meadows of Dan, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at his home. Mr. Chandler is survived by his sister Ola Puckett of Bell Springs, VA; five nieces Kathryn Guerra-Ortiz, June Wilson, Gayle Mays, Mary Chandler and Wanda Sutphin and two nephews Norman Hall and John Chandler.

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Feb 12, 2007

Belva J. Poole, 86, of Hillsville, passed away on February 12, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her husband Andrew D. Poole. She is survived by her sons & daughter-in-law Eric D. & Zoe Poole of Denver, CO and Gregory D. Poole of Hillsville; sister Helen Alderman of Hillsville; brother & sister-in-law...

Feb 11, 2007

Calvin George Bryant, 78 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Bryant was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson and one sister. He is survived by his wife Laura Effie Bryant of the home; daughters & sons-in-law Brenda & Ricky Smith of Lambsburg, Margaret and Erroll...