Obituaries
Lottie Anne Gusler Loving
Jan 21, 2026
Lottie Anne Gusler Loving, 86, of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Lottie was born on July 14, 1939, in Giles County, VA., and was a daughter of the late Lacy Cardell Gusler and Winnie Wilburn Gusler. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Alton Loving, son, C.A....
Mark Wilbur Simmons
Jan 20, 2026
Mark Wilbur Simmons, 75, of Pearisburg, VA passed away peacefully at his home on January 20, 2026. He was born in Radford, VA in 1950 to the late William G. Simmons and Ruth H. Simmons.
Mark was raised in Narrows, VA where he grew up with his 5 siblings whom he loved dearly and looked out for. He had a profound...
Anna Christine Hockenberger Abel
Jan 16, 2026
Anna Christine Hockenberger Abel, 86 of Bedford, VA., formerly of Pearisburg, VA., went to her heavenly home to see her husband on Friday, January 16, 2026. Anna was born on July 7, 1939, in Pittsburgh, PA and was a daughter of the late Harry Hansen Hockenberger and Dorothy Reithmueller Hockenberger. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her,...
Martin Andre Rafferty
Jan 13, 2026
Martin Andre Rafferty, age 92, of Pearisburg, VA, died on January 13th, 2026, with his family by his side. Martin was born on June 24th, 1933, in Gardner, MA, to Emerson and Madeleine Rafferty. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Worchester Polytechnic University. Martin was a veteran of the United States Army. Martin began his professional...
Melinda Jane Blankenship Gusler
Jan 10, 2026
Melinda Jane Blankenship Gusler, 59, of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at her home. Melinda was born on December 21, 1966, in Princeton, WV and was a daughter of the late Donald Whittaker and Linda Brown Blankenship.
Melinda was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved camping, fishing, riding side by sides...
Peggy Lafon Lucas
Jan 1, 2026
Peggy Lafon Lucas went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2026, on her 87th birthday. She passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, C. F. Lucas along with her parents, Houston and Lorine Lafon, and her four siblings.
Peggy graduated from Pearisburg High School in 1957....
Alfred "Al" Francis Katz, Jr.
Dec 31, 2025
Celebration of Life for Our Beloved Father
It is with both sorrow for our loss and joy for his eternal reward that we announce the passing of Alfred Francis Katz Jr., of Pearisburg, Virginia, who passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 85. He left this world as he lived it—on his own terms. Alfred...
Sylvia Louisa Woods
Dec 23, 2025
Sylvia Louisa Woods, 90, of Roanoke, VA, formerly of Pembroke, VA., went to be with the Lord December 23, 2025. Sylvia was born on March 6th, 1935, in Baltimore, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Louisa Sagel. She attended the University of Baltimore in the 1950s and then moved to Giles County when she married Jim...
Alice Gail Davis
Dec 11, 2025
Alice Gail Davis, 88, of Ripplemead, VA, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. Gail was born in Enumclaw, WA on August 28, 1937. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter John Gentala and Alice Humbert Gentala, who now welcome her home.
She...
Herman Douglas French
Nov 29, 2025
Postponed Until Wednesday December 10, 2025
2:00pm - Visitation 1 - 2pm
Herman Douglas French, 84, of Pearisburg, VA., passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Herman was born on November 8, 1941, in Rich Creek, VA., and was a son of the late Stewart Douglas French and Virginia Burton French Carr. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...
Vicki Lynn Merrix East
Nov 28, 2025
Vicki Lynn Merrix East, 64 of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 28, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Vicki was born in Pearisburg, VA, and was a daughter of the late Tyler Grayson Merrix and Mary Elizabeth Clifton Merrix. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jeffery...
Elizabeth Marie Sartin Roberts
Nov 21, 2025
Elizabeth Marie Sartin Roberts, 89, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 21, 2025. Marie was born on June 20, 1936, in Eggleston, VA and was a daughter of the late James Hugh Sartin and Gertie Mae Vaught Sartin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Darrell Leaton Roberts, 1 sister,...
Mary Elizabeth Riggins Webb
Nov 20, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Riggins Webb, 92 of Rich Creek, VA., went to be with the Lord on Thursday evening, November 20, 2025. Mary was born on April 15, 1933, in Bluefield, WV, and was a daughter of the late Luther Clinton Riggins, Sr. and Virginia Dooley Riggins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, William Lee Crabtree,...
LeRoy Easley Minnick
Nov 19, 2025
LeRoy Easley Minnick, 82, of Pearisburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at his home.
LeRoy was born on December 14, 1942, in Pearisburg and was a son of the late Frank Andrew Minnick and Sara Earnestine Wilburn Minnick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Brenda Parcell, and his brother, Arnold Minnick.
LeRoy...
Doris Anne Rice Austin
Nov 14, 2025
Doris Anne Rice Austin, 75 of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 14, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones. Doris was born on January 4, 1950, in Pembroke, VA and was a daughter of the late Frank McKinley Rice and Margaret Virginia King Rice. Besides her parents, she was preceded...
Larry Sherman Hodge
Nov 7, 2025
Larry Sherman Hodge, 74, of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 7, 2025. Larry was born on April 15, 1951, in Pearisburg, VA., and was a son of the late Charles Carson Hodge and Irene Miller Kelly Hodge.
Larry was a 1969 graduate of Giles High School in Pearisburg. After high school, he worked at the...
Phyllis Blanche Stafford Gordon
Oct 31, 2025
Phyllis Blanche Stafford Gordon, 85, Elyria, OH, formerly of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 31, 2025. Phyllis was born on May 18, 1940, in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Martin Lewey Stafford and Glenna Ellen Johnston Stafford. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Lawrence Denver Vaught...
Dorothy Miller Bales Strauss Thompson
Oct 23, 2025
Dorothy Miller Bales Strauss Thompson, of Pearisburg, VA, and formerly of Salem, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Heritage Hall Rich Creek in Rich Creek, VA. She was 102 years old.
Dorothy was born on June 19, 1923, in Giles County, VA, to the late Edgar Loomis Bales, Sr. and Beatrice Whittaker Bales. She was preceded in death...
Marvin Eugene Munsey
Oct 3, 2025
Marvin Eugene Munsey, 67, of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 3, 2025, at his home. Marvin was born on February 19, 1958, in Pearisburg and was a son of the late Ralph Marvin Munsey and Sara Ellen Dennis Munsey.
Marvin was a 1976 graduate of Giles High School in Pearisburg. He also attended the Giles...
Clifton "Tony" Linwood Meadows, Sr.
Sep 28, 2025
Clifton Linwood “Tony” Meadows, Sr., 87, of Wilburn Valley (Pearisburg, VA.), went to be with the Lord, surrounded by family at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on September 28, 2025. Tony was born on September 9, 1938, in Giles County, VA. Tony was preceded in death by his daughter Cynthia Lee “Cindy” Meadows Williams, his father and mother, Earl F. Meadows,...
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