Obituaries

Sep 11, 2023

Sue Rainer, 76 of Laurel Fork, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at her home.  Mrs. Rainer was born in Kentucky to the late Edmond E. and Daisyman Gleason Hamm.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, David Ronald Rainer.

Survivors include her children, Ronald Davis, Donald Davis, John...

Sep 10, 2023

Gregory "Toby" Pierce Nester, 51 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at his home.  Mr. Nester was born in Radford, Virginia to the late Joseph Cullen Nester and Cosby Dalton Nester.

Survivors include his wife, Robyn Nester; sister, Karen Wall; nephew, Erik Mills; stepdaughter and spouse, Kacy and Jay; brother-in-law and spouse, Danny &...

Sep 9, 2023

Gleeon Lee "G.L." Quesenberry, Jr. age 77 of Hillsville, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Quesenberry was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Gleeon L. Quesenberry, Sr. and Pearl E. Spivey Quesenberry.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Brenda M. Quesenberry; a son,...

Sep 9, 2023

Our dear husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, L Roland "Ron" Doerschug, died suddenly at home on Sept 9 at age 86, after a six-year stroke recovery. Alfred University administrator, volunteer fireman, and sometimes computer instructor, Ron enjoyed any puzzle, whether associated with a building, card game, or computer.

After spending his youth in northern New Jersey,...

Sep 3, 2023

Joyce Lineberry Surratt, 89 of Galax, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.  Mrs. Surratt was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Harden and Juda Dalton Lineberry.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Foy J. Surratt and daughter, Lisa Jane Beasley.

Aug 31, 2023

Janet Marie Stevens, 88 of Hillsville, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Stevens was born in Canada to the late Harold and Jennie Goodspeed. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Ralph Hilson Stevens and a brother, Donald Goodspeed.

Janet...

Aug 27, 2023

John Edward Hayes, 86 of Laurel Fork, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Northern Surry Hospital.  John was born August 8, 1937 at Buckeye Lake, Ohio to the late John W. and Doris Hayes. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Marley Nicole Hayes.

Survivors include his wife...

Aug 25, 2023

Robert Dean Russell, 63 of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Dean Hanks; mother, Betty Hill Russell; step-father, James Russell.

Survivors include his wife, Jill Russell of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Brooke and Jeremy...

Aug 24, 2023

Thomas Edwin Neff, age 60, passed away at his home in Woodlawn, Virginia on August 24, 2023. He was born in Radford, Virginia on August 19, 1963. Thomas "Tommy" grew up in Hillsville with his loving family, Harry K., Lucy H. Neff and sister Barbara. His family founded Neff Insurance Agency affiliated with Nationwide Insurance. At HK's retirement, Tommy...

Aug 23, 2023

Edwin Graham Callahan, 65 of Fancy Gap, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at his home.  Mr. Callahan was born in Florida to the late Graham B. and June Primrose Callahan.

Survivors include his wife, Sally Hay Callahan; daughters, Barbara Fadden (Russell) and Janie Vilá (Santiago); brother, Capt. Tommy G. Callahan (Debbie); sister, Patricia Bryant (Michael);...

Aug 23, 2023

John Clarke Horton, 54 of Wytheville, passed away on August 23, 2023 in Radford, VA. John was born on December 31, 1968 to Sam Horton and Deborah Harner.

John is survived by his wife, Wanda B. Horton; daughters Brandi Pruitt and fiancé Justin Spraker; Hannah and Cristian Willard; Emma Horton; and Cambren Brown; mother and step father...

Aug 22, 2023

Thomas Huett Edward Doss, 35 of Hillsville, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at his home. Mr. Doss was born in Galax, Virginia on October 1, 1987.  He was preceded in death by his father, Danny D. Doss, Sr.; brother, Danny D. Doss, Jr.; maternal grandparents, Rush and Swanson Alderman; and paternal grandparents, George W. (June) and Claudia...

Aug 21, 2023

Thomas Edward Tabor, III, 97 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023 at his home.  Mr. Tabor was born in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Thomas E. Tabor, Jr. and Blanche Miller Tabor.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Charlotte Tabor; and siblings, James Tabor, Elizabeth Payette, and Mary...

Aug 21, 2023

Linda B. Marshall, 79 of Hillsville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023 at Lewis Gale Medical Center.  Mrs. Marshall was born in Jacksonville, FL to the late Gordon Dyer and Mildred B. Lawrence.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Tillman M. Marshall.

Survivors include several special cousins,...

Aug 16, 2023

Bobby James Reece, 71 of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Reece was born in Carroll County to the late Herman Reece and Lovelene Nester Hill.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Elwood Reece and a nephew, Darin Quesenberry; step-dad, Raymond Hill; and...

Aug 14, 2023

Sarah Catherine Goad, 57 of Radford, passed away at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center on Monday, August 14, 2023.  Sarah was born in Radford, Virginia on April 14, 1966 to the late Bishop Roy Leon Goad and Catherine Lucas Goad.

Survivors include her children, Marina-Elizabeth Venegas, Sara-Amanda Venegas, and Raul-William "Lucas" Venegas; sister, Suzanne Goad; brother,...

Aug 13, 2023

Laurie "Ruie" M. Martin Fariss, age 96, passed away peacefully Sunday August 13, 2023, at Heritage Hall Laurel Meadows with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years Jamie L. Fariss, parents Gilmer and Sena Martin, brother and sister-in-law Clayton and Maude Martin, and sister and brother-in-law Lillian and...

Aug 13, 2023

Eldena "Bunky" M. Hamm, 65 of Hillsville, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at UVA Medical Center.  Mrs. Hamm was born in Carroll County on May 14, 1958.  She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Burton Marshall.

Survivors include her husband, Jackie Hamm; son, Jackie Lee Hamm, Jr.; mother, Mary Ella Marshall; brothers, Kelly...

Aug 12, 2023

Barbara Louise Nester, 87 of Hillsville passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Thomas and Mary Grace Gilliam Gardner.

Survivors include her children and spouses, Michele and Jim Dixon, Gina Dalton, Pam Irvin, Michael Nester, Fred and Polly Nester, Susan Kinser, and Sara and Lynn...

Aug 12, 2023

Jeannie Linda Darrh, 54 of Galax, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mrs. Darrh was born in Korea to the late Rufus and Son Cha Song Meeks.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, James Darrh and a sister, Kathy Felts.

Survivors...