Obituaries

Aug 6, 2024

Mavis P. Martin Puckett, 93 of Hillsville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Hillsville, VA.  Mavis was born on the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Patrick County on June 5, 1931 to the late Raymond and Otilla Pruitt.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Aug 5, 2024

Brian Keith Goad, 59 of Hillsville, passed away on August 5, 2024 at his home.  Mr. Goad was born in Martinsville, VA to the late Theron R. and Margaret Bowles Goad.

Survivors include his siblings, Brady Goad, Jody Worrell, Steven Worrell, and Sharon DeHaven; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no services at...

Aug 3, 2024

Mary Ruth Brown, age 80 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away in her home Saturday August 3rd, surrounded by loved ones. Mary was born on June 22, 1944 to Paul and Lavaughnia Montgomery. In addition to her parents Mary is preceded in death by her beloved husband Robert "Bob" Brown, Sisters Pauline Frazier, Maudine Dunseth, and Brothers Don Montgomery, Robert...

Aug 2, 2024

Ethel Marie Dalton, 74, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024 in the Northern Regional Hospital, Mt Airy, North Carolina. Mrs. Dalton was born March 14, 1950 to the late James Arnold and Nancy Jane Moore Gardner.

She is survived by her children Bryan Dalton and wife Carleatha; Angel Hawks and Denise Dalton. Six grandchildren Shawn Dalton, Lane...

Jul 24, 2024

Lisa Dawn Branscome, 58 of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mrs. Branscome was born in Mt. Airy, NC on January 30, 1966.

Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Danny Branscome; children, Kacie Branscome and Dylan Branscome; parents, Marvin W. and Valda Horton Hawks; and sister and brother-in-law,...

Jul 23, 2024

Thomas George Coyer, 59 of Meadows of Dan, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at his home.  Mr. Coyer was born in Minnesota on October 22, 1964.

There will be no services at this time.  Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family.

Jul 22, 2024

Sylvia Lou Tate, 86 of Ararat, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart.  Mrs. Tate was born in Carroll County to the late William McKinley and Nancy Lou Crotts Tate.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Burton Tate; son, William Burton Wade Tate; daughter,...

Jul 20, 2024

Shaunya Pauline Harmon Horton went to reside with her Lord and Savior on July 20, 2024, at home with Mark by her side, after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She had a special bond with animals, especially her cats. She lived her life fully and loved her friends dearly.

She was born July 29,...

Jul 14, 2024

Carl Lyle Coe, 36 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024.  Mr. Coe was born in Galax, Virginia on November 23, 1987.  Survivors include his father and step-mother, David and Linda Coe; mother and step-father, Trudy and Chuck Conley; step-brothers, Kevin Lineberry (Kristie) and Paston Wheeler; step-sisters, Yesenia Conley, Gabbi Conley, and Erica Conley-Shannon; maternal grandparents, Lyle...

Jul 10, 2024

Landon Claude Cole, 58 of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  Mr. Cole was born in Hillsville, Virginia to the late Claude and Joyce Bond Cole.

Survivors include his wife, Angie Manning Cole of the home; daughters, Ella Cole and Brooke Arthur both of Hillsville; brother and...

Jul 10, 2024

Elizabeth Christine Cassell, 76 of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Pulaski Health and Rehab.   Mrs. Cassell was born in Floyd County, Virginia to the late James and Elizabeth Gallimore Orange.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Roy Lee Gillespie; and a grandson, Ronald Lee Davis, Jr.. Elizabeth...

Jul 10, 2024

Norma Ruth Bunn of Fancy Gap, VA passed away Wednesday July 10, 2024 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  She was born in Burkes Garden, VA on February 6, 1942, to the late Mack and Pauline Brown.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister; always seeing to...

Jul 9, 2024

Marty Craig Dalton, 49 of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Twin County Regional Hospital.  Mr. Dalton was born in Mount Airy, NC on November 12, 1974.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Joan Dalton.

Survivors include his father, Roger Dalton; children, Shyann Dalton (fiancé, Ethan Sides) and Dewey Evans (Sarah Evans);...

Jul 8, 2024

Pauline Jeston Freeman, 85 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024 at her home.  Mrs. Freeman was born in Tazwell, VA to the late Paul and Beulah Hamm Lineberry.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Aldred.

Survivors include her children, Diane Blevins, Leslie Freeman, Gregory Freeman,...

Jul 7, 2024

Sterling "Gene" Eugene Harmon, 86 of Woodlawn, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.  Mr. Harmon was born in Carroll County to the late Ransome Ranger and Lossie Lorena Melton Harmon.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Carol Harmon; and siblings, Ethel...

Jul 6, 2024

William Edward Horton, 95 of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at his home.  Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of 55 years, Nita M. Horton; children, Robin Horton Homesley (Scott Homesley), Christopher Mauck, Shannon Mauck (Erina Mauck), and April MacMackin (Carl Freeman); beloved grandchildren, Thomas Mauck, Nicholas Homesley (Tawny Homesley), Jeremy Homesley (Ashley Demar), Surekha...

Jul 2, 2024

Esther Mae Rigney, 72 of Fancy Gap, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at her home.  Mrs. Rigney was born in Cana, Virginia to the late Alvin and Lucy Goad.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Curtis Rigney, Jr.

Survivors include her sons, Johnny Rigney, Teddy Rigney,...

Jun 30, 2024

Arba Jean Montgomery, 73 of Hillsville, passed into eternal rest with her Lord Jesus Christ, on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Northern Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Montgomery was born in Christiansburg, Virginia to the late John Asbury and Virginia Edith Keith Muncy.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Montgomery; siblings, Frank...

Jun 28, 2024

Charmaine Marie Elledge, 58 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy L. and Patricia McAbee Martin; brothers, James M. Martin and Mark Martin; one grandchild, Axl Elledge.

Survivors include her husband of 40 years Kenneth Elledge; children and spouses, Rachel and Jeff...

Jun 27, 2024

Annie Delores (Jones) Huff, Age 86 of Dugspur, Virginia, peacefully passed away in her sleep on June 27, 2024.  Ann was born on December 30, 1937 to John Henry and Sarah Frances (Frazier) Jones in Wythe County, Virginia.  She graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 1955.  Ann attended Radford College and studied education.

In 1959, Ann...