Obituaries
Arthur Maximillian Pfister, Jr.
Jul 16, 2025
Arthur Maximillian Pfister, Jr., 81, of Pearisburg, VA, passed away on July 16, 2025, at home surrounded by his beloved family. Born August 31, 1943, in Queens, NY, Artie lived a life of adventure — from childhood road trips along Route 66 to traveling the world with his wife, Sheila, and their children Jennifer, Brian, and David. A Clemson grad...
Jane Hester Cecil
Jun 26, 2025
Jane Lyons Hester Cecil passed away peacefully from this earth on June 26, 2025, following an extended illness. She was surrounded by loving and cherished family and friends. Jane was born on August 5, 1955 to Carl Wilson Hester and Kathleen Lyons Hester, of Fries, Virginia. She was always grateful to have been raised in this cozy town nestled on...
Arthur Ray Robertson
Jun 21, 2025
Arthur Ray Robertson, 72 of Pearisburg, VA, (Sugar Run) went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Arthur was born on February 3, 1953, in Pearisburg and was a son of the late Forrest Wood Robertson and Grace Elma Covey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Lula R. Wood.
Arthur spent his early...
Rodney Paul White
Jun 14, 2025
Rodney Paul White, 66 of Newport, VA., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Rodney was born on October 19, 1958, and was a son of the late Charlie Kanode and Iva Jean Hudson White.
Rodney was a 1977 graduate of Giles High School in Pearisburg and was a member of Mountain View Methodist Church of Guinea...
Caleb Owen Taylor
Jun 13, 2025
Caleb Owen Taylor, 36, of Pembroke, Virginia was received into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Caleb was born on December 27, 1988, in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was a son of Anna Wilson Taylor of Pembroke (he was a proudly self-proclaimed Momma’s Boy his whole life) and the late James Dwight...
Margaret Beatrice Phlegar Pack
May 31, 2025
Margaret Phlegar Pack, 102, of Rich Creek, VA., went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2025, at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. Margaret was born on May 3, 1923, in Giles County, VA and was a daughter of the late Emmy Dan Phlegar and Maggie Link Johnston Phlegar. Besides her parents, she was preceded...
Gertrude "Perk" Smith Perkins Givens
May 26, 2025
Gertrude “Perk” Smith Perkins Givens, 90, of Pearisburg, VA. went to be with the Lord on Monday May 26, 2025. Perk was born on August 12, 1934, in Petersburg, VA to the late Archer Witherspoon Perkins, Sr. and Alice Elizabeth Smith Perkins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John Harvey Givens, Jr.;...
Thomas Robert Kane
May 22, 2025
Thomas Robert Kane, 63, of Pearisburg, “Tom” to his friends and family, passed away in his home in the early hours of Thursday, May 22, 2025. The son of the late Robert Rhea Kane III and the late Ann Lipsey Kane; he was born at Giles Memorial Hospital on March 13, 1962.
Tom grew up in Pearisburg, graduated from Giles High...
Allen "Pete" Russell Carden
May 12, 2025
Allen “Pete” Russell Carden, 85 of Floyd, VA., went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 12, 2025. Pete was born on February 9, 1940, in Hinton, WV., and was a son of the late Allen Green Carden and Josephine Bennett Carden. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 4 sisters, Mary Louise Carden, Eleanor Sue Johnson,...
Billy Joe Williams
Apr 28, 2025
Billy Joe Williams, 43 of Staffordsville, VA., went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 28, 2025. Billly was born on July 21, 1981, in Guilford Co., NC and was a son of Donald Ray Williams and Nancy Lynn Wilson.
Billy loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and working on the family farm in Staffordsville. He was very passionate about his...
Kay Howell Houck
Apr 10, 2025
Kay Howell Houck, 92 of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Christiansburg, VA. Kay was born on June 25, 1932, in North Carolina, and was a daughter of the late Glen Howell and Eula Miller Howell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles...
James Arthur Simpson
Apr 9, 2025
James Arthur Simpson was born on November 16, 1956, in Lumberton, NC to Rudolph F. Simpson and Margarette D. Simpson. He attended Lumberton High School and began a career in over the road trucking, eventually transitioning to an Instructor in a trucking school.
Diabetes limited his life and eventually took both legs but not his vigor and vitality. He loved boating,...
Deloris Annalee Reed Neice
Apr 5, 2025
Deloris Annalee Reed Neice, 80, of Christiansburg, VA., formerly of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Spring Oak at Bedford. Deloris was born on March 19, 1945, in Narrows, VA and was a daughter of the late James Columbus Reed and Virginia Vaught Reed. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death...
Leonard "Gene" Eugene Kelley
Apr 1, 2025
Leonard Eugene “Gene” Kelley, 86 danced his way into heaven on April 1, 2025 — and if you knew Gene, you know he probably strutted in like a tom turkey wearing a Virginia Tech Hokie hat, camouflage pants, and his freshly shined church shoes, whistling a country tune, and ready to start a fish fry.
Born March 2, 1939, in Bluff...
Maldeen Martin
Mar 27, 2025
Maldeen Smith Martin, 97, of Newport, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Maldeen was born on March 9, 1928, in Hoges Store, VA, and was a daughter of the late Spracher Ridgeway Smith and Ella Sue Williams Smith. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jackson Martin, daughter, Carol...
Janice "Peggy" Evelyn Davis Hollar
Mar 3, 2025
Janice Evelyn “Peggy” Hollar, 87 of Pearisburg, VA., formerly of Norton, VA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 3, 2025. Peggy was born on May 19, 1937, in Wilburn Valley, VA., and was a daughter of the late Edward Thomas Davis and Clara Frances Cooper Davis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Kenneth Joseph Jametsky
Feb 1, 2025
Kenneth Joseph Jametsky, 92, of Christiansburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at his home. Kenneth was born on October 12, 1932, in Hibbing, MN and was a son of the late Roy Spence and Claudia Kendell Spence. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Lorraine Kennedy Jametsky, a...
Nellie Mae Martin Kelley
Feb 1, 2025
With hearts full of love and gratitude, we celebrate the life of Nellie Kelley, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother who passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on October 13, 1939, in Paint Bank, Virginia, Nellie moved to Pearisburg shortly after and remained a lifelong resident.
Little Bitty Nellie Kelley met Gene-Gene the Dancing Machine...
Clarence "Walter" Thompson
Jan 28, 2025
Clarence “Walter” Thompson, age 74 of Pearisburg, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. His wife Capris “Cappy” Shelton, was by his side and several of his loving family members.
Walter retired from Kroger after 48 years of employment and was a part-time employee at Virginia ABC store for over ten years. He loved people...
Robert "Bob" Rudolph Wilburn
Jan 25, 2025
Robert “Bob” Rudolph Wilburn, 98, of Spring Oak at Christiansburg, VA, formerly of Roanoke, VA., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Bob was born in Giles County, VA on April 3, 1926, and was a son of the late Hugh Wilburn and Etta Carper Wilburn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 4...
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