Obituaries

Mar 19, 2006

Elman Jackson Horton, 80 of Hillsville passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Horton was preceded in death by his wife Gladys Sutphin Horton. He is survived by his son & daughter-in-law Wayne & Lola Horton of Hillsville; daughters & sons-in-law Kathy & Jerry Roper of Franklin, NC and Tracy & John Snelling of Boston,...

Mar 14, 2006

Frankie Iroler, 64 of Hillsville passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Iroler was preceded in death by his parents Charlie & Maude Iroler and two brothers Ken Iroler & Jim Iroler. He is survived by his son & daughter-in-law Jeffrey L. & Kim Iroler of Galax; sisters Irene Horton of Galax and...

Mar 13, 2006

Marjory Quesenberry Goad, 92 of Dugspur, passed away Monday, March 13, 2006 at Beverly Health Care Blue Ridge. Marjory was preceded in death by her husband Archie V. Goad; sons Ray Quesenberry, Kenneth Quesenberry, Ralph Quesenberry and Mike Goad; and grandson Roger Quesenberry. Mrs. Goad is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law Dale & Regina Goad of Dugspur,...

Mar 11, 2006

Paul Edwin Hall, 52 of Hillsville, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife Gennie M. Hall of the home; sons Jason Robert Hall and Justin Travis Hall both of Hillsville; parents William & Lufern Hall of Hillsville; and brother Nelson Hall of Hillsville.

A graveside service with burial following will...

Mar 10, 2006

Marguerite Dalton Thompson, 91 of Indian Valley, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson is survived by her daughter & son-in-law Bonnie & Jerry Hill of Indian Valley; grandsons David Dalton and Chris Hill; several neighbors and friends; and several nieces and cousins.

Funeral services will be Monday,...

Mar 9, 2006

Darrell R. (Tiny) Cox, 57 of Brunswick Maine, formally of Carroll County, and loving husband of the late Constance (Crystol) Cox passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006 while visiting relatives in Dugspur. He was born Feb. 28, 1949 in Radford, VA the son of Lonie & Rebecca Cox. He served his country in the U.S. Navy as an...

Mar 9, 2006

Kathryn Marie Smart, 68 of Laurel Fork, formerly of West Brattleboro, VT and the daughter of the late Harold Benedict, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Smart is survived by her daughter & son-in-law Karlene & Donald Dalton of Laurel Fork; son Philip Smart of Columbus, OH; mother Ruth Benedict; sister...

Mar 1, 2006

Edmund Watson Huff, 83 of Hillsville passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Beverly Health Care Blue Ridge. Mr. Huff is survived by his wife Christine Nester Huff of the home; daughter Donna Jean Webb of Hillsville; sister Mary Huff Smith of Hillsville; sister-in-law Shelby Huff of Appomattox, VA; brother-in-law Garnett Webb of Roanoke; and several nieces and...

Feb 28, 2006

Albert Wright, 79 of Hillsville passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Wright is survived by his wife Alma C. Horton Wright of the home; son Jimmy Wright of TX; daughter Gabriel Wright of TX; step-sons & spouses J.C. & Connie Horton of Hillsville, Ronnie & Shirley Horton of Woodlawn, and Gary &...

Feb 28, 2006

Janet A. Williamson, 68 of Galax passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Williamson is survived by her husband Harold Williamson; sons Scott T. Brown and Clark A. Brown both of Hillsville; and sister Faye Jones of Chester, VA.

Funeral services will be Friday, March 3, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at...

Feb 24, 2006

Edna D. Goad, 82 of Willis passed away Friday, February 24, 2006 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Ms. Goad is survived by her son James Nelson Goad of Willis; daughters & sons-in-law Virginia & Danny Lynch of Thaxton, Ellen & Connie Huff of Willis and Etta & Joe Martin of Willis; and two step grandchildren Brian and Jamie...

Feb 21, 2006

Darrell Wayne Culler, 52 of Laurel Fork, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Culler was preceded in death by his father Samuel Moyer Culler and his mother Marie Bowman Alderman. He is survived by his sons Samuel Darren Wayne Culler and Travis Lee Culler, both of Laurel Fork; childrens mother Kathy Culler of Laurel...

Feb 21, 2006

Ennis Draughn, 81 of Hillsville passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Trinity Mission. Mrs. Draughn is survived by her sons David Draughn of Fredericksburg, Allen Wade Draughn of Galax, and Venton Nubby Smythers very special son-in-law of Hillsville; daughters Leona Smythers of Hillsville and Ava Landreth of Hendersonville, NC; brothers Harding Norman and James Norman both of...

Feb 20, 2006

Mary Catherine Hampton Stahlhut, 52 of Alexander City, AL formerly of Hillsville and known by family and friends as Cathy, passed away from this life on Feb. 20, 2006 at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham after a long struggle with complications from brain cancer. Cathy worked for over 25 years in the airline industry in numerous...

Feb 19, 2006

Berlin Jennings, 85 of Austinville passed away Sunday, February 19, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Jennings was preceded in death by a granddaughter Melissa Jennings Shockley. He is survived by his wife Mabel Newman Jennings of the home; son & daughter-in-law Berlin Michael & Reida Jennings of Galax; daughter & son-in-law Natalie & Damon Branch of Austinville; brother...

Feb 18, 2006

Robert Lee Caviness, 77 of Austinville passed away Saturday, February 18, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Caviness was preceded in death by his wife Margaret H. Caviness and daughter Nancy Sue Caviness. He is survived by his daughters & sons-in-law Shirley & Ronald Akers of Woodlawn and Gloria & Joseph Branscome of Hillsville; sons & daughters-in-law Charles Caviness...

Feb 10, 2006

William Alfred Guynn, 74 of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, February 10, 2006. Mr. Guynn is survived by daughters & sons-in-law Carol & Bruce Richardson of Ferrum, VA, Lucy & Harold Brewer of Lexington, NC, Judy & Joey Messinger of Lebanon, TN, Sherry Wyrick of Greensboro, NC, Wilma & Ronnie Reed of Walnut Cove, NC and Rita Guynn...

Feb 9, 2006

John William Dickens, 61 of Hillsville passed away Thursday, February 9, 2006 in Maryland. Mr. Dickens is survived by his wife Teresa Dickens of the home; sons John McCoy of Roanoke, Ricky Lee Dickens of Roanoke and Stephen Isaac Dickens of Hillsville; foster son Andrew; sisters Brenda Porter of Roanoke, Wanda Jones of Cana, and Donna Reece of...

Feb 8, 2006

Susan L. Clark, 79 of Dugspur, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Mrs. Clark is survived by daughters & sons-in-law Michelle & Bobby Golding of Winston Salem, NC, Kathy Lynn & Ed Sharp of Kansas City, MO, Susan Dryden of Kansas City, MO, Bambi & Ken Garbarczyk of Graham, NC, and Rene Star & Dale Turman of Dugspur;...

Feb 8, 2006

Clyde B. Fleeman, Jr. 58 of Galax passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Fleeman is survived by his wife Peggy Fleeman of the home, children & spouses Kennard Scott Fleeman, Tina Sue & Derek Padgett, Clyde Allan & Rachel Fleeman, and Bradley Wayne Fleeman all of Woodlawn; father Clyde B. Fleeman, Sr....