Dawn Mcgrady
Dec 31, 2020
Ethel Dawn Matthews McGrady, 85, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Woltz Hospice Home, Dobson, North Carolina. Dawn was born October 30, 1935 in Mt Airy, North Carolina to the late Boyd Monroe and Lila Ethel Cruise Matthews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charlie Owen "Tex" McGrady.
Dawn...
Arlas Parnell
Dec 30, 2020
Arlas Parnell, 79 of Hillsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Carrington Place in Rural Retreat. Mr. Parnell was born in Carroll County to the late Carl and Elva Rotenizer Parnell. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers.
Arlas will be best remembered as "Poppy"...
Euna Fae Newman
Dec 30, 2020
Euna Fae Newman, 85 of Mount Airy, NC and formerly of Austinville, VA, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Newman was born in Carroll County to the late Walter Thornton and Bertha Mae Shupe Beasley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, J....
Marvin Lee Taylor, Jr.
Dec 29, 2020
Marvin Lee Taylor, Jr. 68 of Allisonia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home. Mr. Taylor was born in Radford, Virginia to the late Marvin Lee Taylor, Sr. and Edith Mae Morris Taylor Wilson.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Horton Taylor of the home; daughter, Jamie Leann Seagle (Jeremiah) and grandson, Grady Seagle...
James Melvin Bowen, Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
Rev. James Melvin Bowen, Jr. 80 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at his home. Rev. Bowen was born in Salem, Virginia on March 1, 1940. He was a graduate of the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor's degree, and then later received a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi....
Karter Ray Quesenberry
Dec 28, 2020
Karter Ray Quesenberry, four-month-old son of Tim Quesenberry and Megan Pack, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Ryleigh Quesenberry; maternal grandmother, Renea Branch of Hillsville; and paternal grandparents, Tina Everhart of Hillsville and Ronald Quesenberry of Dugspur.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January...
John Al Hash, Sr.
Dec 25, 2020
John Al Hash, Sr., 81 of Austinville, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at his home. Mr. Hash was born in Tazewell, Virginia to the late Walter Whitten and Missouri Sue Brown Hash. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his siblings, "Snook" Hash, Lillian Hopkins, Della Hinkley, Harmon Hash, Ralph Hash, and...
Iva Ogle Easter
Dec 25, 2020
Iva Ogle Easter, 93 of Rocky Mount, VA and formally of Hillsville, VA, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Franklin Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Easter was born in Wythe County, Virginia on April 19, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vivian & Myrtle Swecker Ogle, her husband, C. Allen Easter, a son Jacob...
David G. Nester
Dec 22, 2020
David G. Nester, 61 of Laurel Fork, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Mr. Nester was born in Carroll County on May 27, 1959. He was preceded in death by his father, Hassell Nester and two sisters, Rhonda Delp and Sandra Lineberry.
David worked for the department of corrections...
Peggy G. Stanley
Dec 21, 2020
Peggy G. Stanley, 80 of Meadows of Dan, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Stanley was born in Floyd County, Virginia to the late J. A. Gillenwalters and Maggie Irene Cox Gillenwalters Willard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Connie Elmo Stanley, Sr.; son, Connie Elmo Stanley,...
Walter Gray Edwards
Dec 20, 2020
Walter Grey Edwards, 77 of Austinville, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his home. Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Oscar and Beatrice Bowman Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Helen Marie Phillips Edwards; brothers, Leonard Edwards, Ray Edwards, Guy Edwards, and Burt...
Lora Leigh Turman Copeland
Dec 20, 2020
Lora Leigh Turman Copeland, 66, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on December 20, 2020. She was born in Laurel Fork, VA to the late Clayton and Imogene Jessup Turman on September 5, 1954.
Survivors include her husband Phil Copeland; sister, Margaret Turman; two nieces, Robin (Ray) Goins and Marlisa Fick; nephew, Dustin Combs; great-nephew, Ray Goins, III;...
Billy Marvin Marshall
Dec 19, 2020
Billy Marvin Marshall, 80 of Woodlawn, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Norther Regional Hospital. Mr. Marshall was born in Carroll County to the late Luther Hearold and Carrie Marie Howlett Marshall. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Belva Hill and Rebecca Easter.
Survivors include his wife,...
Garland Russell Jennings
Dec 16, 2020
Garland Russell Jennings of Austinsville, Virginia, gained his Heavenly wings, at home with his wife, sister, and fur babies by his side, early morning on December 16, 2020, succumbing to more than a decade's long battle with Parkinsons with Lewy Body Dementia. The whole time he was supported and cared for by his wife, Linda, who honored his wishes...
Emily Lynn Vass Collins
Dec 14, 2020
Emily Lynn Vass Collins, born on August 13, 1952, gained her angel wings on Monday, December 14, 2020, at her home in Hillsville, Virginia. Welcoming Emily to her heavenly home were her beloved parents, Emmett and Dina Vass, who preceded her in death.
Left to carry on her legacy of love, faith, and strength is a family...
Katherine Meeks Felts
Dec 11, 2020
Katherine Meeks Felts, 48 of Fancy Gap, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond. Mrs. Felts was born in Germany to the late Rufus Louie Meeks, Jr. and Son Cha Song Meeks.
Katherine is survived by her husband, Rodney Felts; sisters, Nancy Quesenberry and Jeannie Darrh; brother, William Meeks; and several...
Garry W. Goad
Dec 9, 2020
On the evening of December 09, 2020, Garry Wayne Goad died unexpectedly at his home. A life-long resident of Woodlawn, Virginia, Garry was 64 years old.
Garry was born on April 5, 1956 in Hillsville, Virginia to Merle Edwards Goad and Charles Adam Goad of Woodlawn, Virginia.
As a boy, Garry loved his family and...
Thomas Jay Hill
Dec 9, 2020
Peacefully and while surrounded by loved ones, Thomas Jay Hill, 74, of Hillsville, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Thomas was born on December 14, 1945 in Darby, Pennsylvania to the late Calvert Allen Hill and Muriel Peckover Hill. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn Sterling and his...
Gardella Burnette Bryant
Dec 8, 2020
Gardella Burnette Bryant, 80 of Galax, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, Virginia. Gardella was born November 4, 1940 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Garnett Thomas Burnette and Zella Newman Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters, Geneva Cox and...
Laura Jean Biggs
Dec 7, 2020
Laura Jean Biggs, 64 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Carrington Place in Wytheville. Mrs. Biggs was born in North Carolina to the late Charlie and Clara Hoosier Woodall. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by siblings, Mary Crowder, James Henry Sayers, Estele Jackson Sayers, Fred Allen Sayers, and Newgean...
