Obituaries

Apr 26, 2026

Linda Ann Nemeth, 74 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Hillsville Health and Rehab. Mrs. Nemeth was born on May 29, 1951 in New York. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Butch Hundsinger.

Survivors include her husband, Danny Nemeth; daughters, Tiffany and Tammy; sister, Debra Bersch (William); and brothers, Wilson Price Bruce...

Apr 24, 2026

Homer Lee Turman, 70 of Woodlawn, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026. Mr. Turman was born in Radford, Virginia to the late Artie and Winnie Marshall Turman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Turman.

Survivors include his wife, Letty Turman; stepchildren, Justin Neaves (Joanna Jones), Joshua Winesett (Janell), Callie Holt, Jennifer Short,...

Apr 24, 2026

Betty Jo Reynolds, 77 of Fancy Gap, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late William F. and Cara Moore Marshall. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Elmo Reynolds; sisters, Martha Guynn and Essie Gaye Marshall;...

Apr 22, 2026

Ronnie Odell Goad 80 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hassell and Vida Gertrude Horton Goad; wife, Sadie Mae Hawks Goad; sister, Peggy Nester; brother, Paul Lewis Goad.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David and Tammy Goad; granddaughter, Haley Goad; great-grandson,...

Apr 18, 2026

Douglas Ray Horton 68 of Austinville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026 after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sarah Margaret Dalton Horton; father, John Henry Earnest Horton: brothers, Eugene Horton and Gilmer Horton; sisters, Kathleen Griffin, Josphine Kemp, Bernice Goad, and Louise Davidson.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years Donna...

Apr 17, 2026

Della Mae Radford Utt, 86, of Fancy Gap, passed away on Friday, April 17th, 2026 at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax. Mrs. Utt was born in West Virginia to the late Robert Lee Radford and Ollie Mae Clay Radford. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Ray Utt; sister, Mary Hall;...

Apr 14, 2026

Claudine Elizabeth Furrow Goad, 95 of Radford, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Blacksburg. Mrs. Goad was born in Max Meadows, Virginia to the late Henry Ellis and Eunice Fisher Furrow. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Anderson Goad, Sr.; son, Ronald Goad; brothers,...

Apr 13, 2026

Ollie Quesenberry, 105 of Dugspur, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026 at Hillsville Health and Rehab. Mrs. Quesenberry was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Lafayette and Alverta Turman Quesenberry. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Delmon Cephus Quesenberry; son, Turner Quesenberry; daughter-in-law, Mary Quesenberry; son-in-law, Bernard Duncan; grandson,...

Apr 12, 2026

Joseph Leon Nester, age 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Kill Devil Hills, NC, on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

Leon was born on November 22, 1948, in Laurel Fork, VA, to the late Jesse Nester and Alpha Mae Collier Nester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Cosby Mae Cox (S.J.), Helen Melvina...

Apr 11, 2026

Delfina Ramirez Soto, 86 of Galax, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at her home. Mrs. Soto was born in Mexico to the late Lorenzo Ramirez and Maria Guerrero. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Salvador Soto Ramirez.

Survivors include her children, Miguel Soto, Manuel Soto, Jose Antonio Soto, Maria Guadalupe Soto,...

Apr 11, 2026

Gordon Glenn Sowers 86 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter “Cub” and Viola Webb Sowers; half sister, Ila Sutphin.

Survivors include his sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Jack Cox; nephew and spouse, Steven and Bonnie Cox; niece, Lisa Cox;...

Apr 8, 2026

Dennis Ray Bunn, 79 of Galax, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at his home.  Mr. Bunn was born in Carroll County to the late John Clayton and Annabelle Isom Bunn.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Bunn and several siblings.

Survivors include his sons, Dennis Bunn,...

Apr 7, 2026

Rev. James Robert (Bob) Parvin woke on the morning of April 7 in the arms of God. A Disciples of Christ minister, Bob enjoyed a life of preparing sermons, blessing babies, teaching classes, studying the Bible, counseling, conducting funerals and weddings, attending conferences, visiting the sick, celebrating weekly communion, and all the other things ministers do. Bob would say, “not...

Apr 7, 2026

Mary Ann Sutphin Worrell Hill, 79 of Dugspur, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Hill was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Walter Kern and Alta Wilma Dalton Sutphin.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husbands, Gerald Worrell and Henry Allen Hill;...

Apr 6, 2026

Donna Gay Ogle Hudson, 57 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026 at her home.  Mrs. Hudson was born in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Darrell Lester and Nancy Ellen Ogle.

Survivors include her son, Matthew Hudson (Melissa Shipwash); brother, Todd Ogle (Patricia); sisters, Tammy Cummins (Bobby), Darlene Horton (Daymon), and Janet Ogle; grandchildren, Olivia...

Apr 5, 2026

Donald Clifford "Duck" Henley, age 84, of Hillsville, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

Mr. Henley was born in Carroll County, Virginia, to the late James and Millie Henley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ruth Henley; his...

Apr 3, 2026

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bullard Barley, 72 of Austinville, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at her daughter's home in Jacksonville, NC.  Mrs. Barley was born in Greensboro, NC to the late William Duncan and Scharline Frances Bullard. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Steven Barley; and brothers, Randall Bullard and...

Apr 3, 2026

Vickie Teresa Hughes, 61 of Dugspur, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at her home.  Ms. Hughes was born in Johnson City, TN to the late Willard and Virginia Garland Whitson.

Vickie was a CNA for fourteen years.  She enjoyed her career and helping those in need.

Survivors include her daughter, Jo Hughes and...

Apr 3, 2026

William Randolph Alger, 74 of Hillsville, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at his home. Mr. Alger was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Samuel and Claudine Alderman Alger. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Tina Alger; and brothers, Haeston Alger and Ralph Alger.

William enjoyed...

Apr 3, 2026

Terryell Gentry Crisp, Jr., 68 of Fancy Gap, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at the Sheila S. Strauss Hospice House in Roanoke, Virginia.  Mr. Crisp was born in Lexington, NC on September 6, 1957.  He was preceded in death by his father, Terryell Gentry Crisp, Sr.

Survivors include his mother, Marie Crisp; siblings, Sherry Crisp...