Obituaries

Mozelle (Mozie) Williams Stafford, 87 of Pearisburg, VA., (Trigg Community), went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.  Mrs. Stafford was born on November 8, 1927 at Berton, VA and was a daughter of the late Leonard Buford Williams and Naomi Stafford Williams.  Besides her parents, […]

Bonnie Dodrill French Harvey, 92, formerly of Narrows, passed away Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 at The Shannon Gray nursing facility in Jamestown, North Carolina. She was born in Elgood, West Virginia on March 17th, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Walter Guffy and Lena Belle Chipps Dodrill.  In addition to her mother and […]

Eddie Egbert Eugene Epling departed this life on Monday, April 6, 2015, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. He enjoyed the happy reflections consequent upon a well-spent life and passed away with the hope of a glorious immortality. He was a compassionate and loving husband to Beulah Link Epling, his wife […]

Jenny Grogan Farrier, 40, of Clover Hollow, Newport, VA departed this life Good Friday morning, April 3, at her home after a courageous battle with Huntingtons Disease. Jenny was a graduate of Giles High School and completed four years at Virginia Tech and had been employed at Kroger in Blacksburg and Carol Lee Donuts. She […]

Roulet Wayne Collins, Sr., 68, of Shawsville and formerly of Pembroke, departed this life Sunday evening March 29, 2015 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Pearisburg on February 25, 1947, he was a son of the late Roulet Miller and Lucille Snidow Collins.

George Blake McDonald, Jr. “GB”, 85, of Kimballton, VA died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. He was born August 22, 1929 at the homeplace in Kimballton to the late George Blake, Sr. and Margaret Robertson McDonald.

Lillian Harriet Straley, 98 of Eggleston, passed away Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at Heritage Hall Rich Creek. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born in Eggleston on July 11th, 1916, and was the daughter of the late Charles French and Georgia Walker Straley.

Jonathan Bryan Petch, 51, of Westview St., Narrows, departed this life Sunday morning, March 22, 2015 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Southall, England on August 29, 1963, he was a son of the late Robert and Alice Verdun Petch.

On March 20, 2015, Darrel Martin, 69, of Newport, began h is first heavenly political campaign. He is survived by his wife of nearly 44 years, Marie Martin, and their two daughters: Laura Marie Martin of Reston, and Erin Lyndal Martin of Madison, Wisconsin. He also leaves behind a brother, Dr. Douglas Martin, and his […]

Wayne Calvin Shrader, 55 of Pearisburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015. A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born on February 9th, 1960, and was the son of the late James Allen and Gracie Lorene French Shrader. In addition to his mother and father, he was preceded […]

Dorothy Beatrice Brotherton Jenkins, 86 of Waldorf, Md, formerly of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord March 12, 2015 at her home. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 10:30 am at East Side Cemetery in Pearisburg with the Rev. Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating. Online condolences can be […]

Known by many throughout Virginia in his 93 years of life, James (Dick, Pop) Preston Beale, Jr., departed this earthly life on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015. He was born in the Holland community of Suffolk, Virginia on February 23rd, 1922 to the late James Preston Beale, Sr. and Estelle Holland Beale Phelps.

Evelyn Keatley Helm, aged 83, died peacefully on March 5, 2015 at her home in Rich Creek, Virginia after a 2 year battle with cancer. Evelyn was born June 21, 1931, in Neponset, West Virginia, the youngest daughter of the late John Rigor (Jake) Keatley and Idella Clowers Keatley.

Rich Creek, VA- Amy Lynn Pack, 53 of Rich Creek, VA passed away, Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Heritage Hall- Rich Creek. Born June 9, 1961 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Delores Ann Underwood Roberts and the late Larry Calvin Pack of Peterstown, WV. She is survived by her mother Delores Ann […]

Lorraine Hopson Hughes, 92 of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 12th, 2015 at Heritage Hall Rich Creek. She was born in Paw Paw, Pike County, Kentucky on February 4th, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ross Hughes. In addition to her husband, she was preceded […]