Obituaries
John Sherwood McGuire
Mar 18, 2024
On Monday, March 18th, 2024, our family lost a great brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. John Sherwood McGuire, 79 of Pearisburg, VA passed away peacefully in his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Pembroke, he was the son of the late John Daniel McGuire and Rebecca Cox McGuire. He was preceded in death by...
John Harvey Givens, III
Mar 11, 2024
John Harvey “Harv” Givens, III, 66 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 11, 2024, at his home. Harv was born on June 13, 1957, in Petersburg, VA and was the son of Gertrude “Perk” Smith Perkins Givens and the late John Harvey Givens, Jr. Beside his father, he was preceded in death by his...
Ada Lee McBrayer
Feb 17, 2024
Ada Lee McBrayer, 72, of Narrows, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Ada was born on August 19, 1951, in Welch, WV, and was a daughter of the late Frank McBrayer and Virgie Smith McBrayer. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Raymond McBrayer, Roy McBrayer, Frank McBrayer, Bill McBrayer...
John Wesley Perdue
Feb 11, 2024
John Wesley “Wes” Perdue, 89 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Wes was born on August 14, 1934, in Giles County, VA and was a son of the late James Garfield Perdue and Minnie Gertrude Frazier Perdue. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 sister, Myrtle Perdue.
Wesley was...
James Robert Lee Conner
Jan 30, 2024
James Robert Lee Conner 86, Rich Creek, VA., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. James was born on August 16, 1937, in Giles County, VA and was a son of the late Henry Herbert Conner and Eresha Burton Conner. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 5 brothers, Woody Conner, Tommy Conner, Clifford...
Lee Neal Fain
Jan 19, 2024
Lee “Bubba or Bub,” Neal Fain, 14, of Christiansburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 19, 2024. Lee was born February 22, 2009, in Roanoke, VA and was a son of Amanda Marie Neice Donathan of Christiansburg and Lee Frederick Fain of KY. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ronnie and Rosa Vaught...
Edith Earnest Wudarski
Jan 18, 2024
Edith Earnest Wudarski, 101, of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Heritage Hall Rich Creek. Edith was born on December 9, 1922, in McDowell Co., WV and was a daughter of the late Gaylord Thomas Earnest, Sr. and Cora Virginia Lynch Earnest. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, George “Wade” Edwin Wudarski, 9 sisters, Bertha...
Michael William Nevergold
Jan 17, 2024
Michael William Nevergold, 79, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Michael was born on January 30, 1944, in Roanoke, VA and was a son of the late Harold William Nevergold of Tarentum, PA and Susie Frances Wimmer Nevergold of Hardy, VA.
Michael was a faithful and dedicated member of the Pearisburg Presbyterian Church...
Ivan "Buddy" Glenn Bales, Jr.
Dec 21, 2023
Ivan “Buddy” Glenn Bales, Jr., 70 of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Buddy was born on April 21, 1953, in Pearisburg and was the son of the late Ivan Glenn Bales, Sr. and Norma June Crosier Bales.
Buddy was a 1971 graduate...
Diane Lynn Price
Dec 15, 2023
Diane Lynn Eaton Price, 67 of Pearisburg, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2023, at her home in Wilburn Valley. Diane was born on April 7, 1956, in Pearisburg to the late James (Dick) Eaton and Hazel Earnest Eaton.
She was a member of Eatons Chapel United Methodist Church in Bane, VA.
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George "Flash" Howard Snider, Jr.
Dec 5, 2023
George “Flash” Howard Snider, Jr., of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at his apartment. George was born on February 13, 1978, in Blacksburg, VA and was a son of the late George Howard Snider, Sr. and Margaret Young Snider.
George loved the outdoors, fishing, hiking, riding thru the mountains,...
Ella Juanita Neice Sexton
Nov 29, 2023
Ella Juanita Neice Sexton, 89, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on November 29, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Ella was born on January 18, 1934, in Giles County, VA and was a daughter of the late Robert Lee Neice and Nillie Jane Riggs Neice. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...
Bruce Arthur Tomlinson
Nov 11, 2023
October 14, 1942 – November 11, 2023
“The” Bruce was a man loved by all. His ever-present smile and beautiful blue eyes were mesmerizing.
Born to Harry Walter (Tex) Tomlinson and Guida Medalen Tomlinson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was their fourth son, survived by his brother David Tomlinson of Minneapolis. Predeceased are his brothers James Tomlinson and Edward Tomlinson....
Anthony Gillett Wickline
Nov 9, 2023
Anthony “Wick” Gillett Wickline, 67 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Anthony was born on July 26, 1956, in Pearisburg and was a son of the late Gillett Grey Wickline and Lorraine Walls Wickline.
Wick was a 1974 graduate of Giles High School, and...
Maleta Cooper Guthrie
Oct 14, 2023
Maleta Cooper Guthrie, 87, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Highland Ridge Rehab in Dublin, VA. Maleta was born on January 30, 1936, in Princeton, WV and was a daughter of the late Blackstone Cooper and Mary Dicie Dishner Cooper. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by 1...
Lester Raymond Spangler, Jr.
Oct 13, 2023
On October 13, 2023, God called Lester Raymond Spangler, Jr. to his heavenly home. He was met at the pearly gates by his beloved wife Barbara, his mother, Mary Webb Spangler and his father Lester Raymond Spangler, Sr. Lester spent his life in the United States Air Force, serving our country during the Vietnam era. He loved serving his...
Louise Stafford Johnston
Oct 10, 2023
Louise Bolton Stafford Johnston, 99, of (Trigg), Pearisburg, VA, was released from all her suffering on October 10, 2023. Her strength restored, she can once again play the piano and sing her beloved hymns. Louise was born May 23, 1924, in Berton, Virginia, to Robert Cyrus Stafford and Bertha Jennelle Stafford and moved to Trigg, Virginia, as a small...
Margie Lee Earnest Sommers Bean
Oct 4, 2023
Margie Lee Earnest Sommers Bean, 90, a resident of Heritage Hall Rich Creek, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Margie was born on December 14, 1932, in Dry Fork, VA and was a daughter of the late Gaylord Thomas Earnest, Sr. and Cora Lynch Earnest. Besides her parents, she was...
Cheryl Ann Thompson
Oct 2, 2023
Cheryl Laughlin Thompson was born on April 5, 1953, in Elkhart, Indiana, to the late Richard Henry Laughlin and Joyce Kiefer Strintz. She is survived by her four children: LIssa (Gene) Conley of Newcomerstown, OH; Marshall (Melissa) Miller of Elkton, MD; Jason Miller and Dennis Thompson of Maryland. Surviving Cheryl is a sister, Cindy Spears, and three brothers, Richard,...
James Richard Oakley
Sep 19, 2023
James “Jim” Richard Oakley, 86 of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Jim was born on January 2, 1937, in Martinsville, VA and was a son of the late James Tylor Oakley and Reavey Azalea Oakley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Loretta Peters Oakley, son,...