Obituaries
Mary Redd Brooks
Jul 1, 2023
Mary Jane Redd Brooks age 73 of Pulaski, Virginia went home to the lord on July 1st, 2023. Mary was born August 19, 1949, to James “Bud” Redd and Lucy Jane Redd. James and Lucy had 12 children.
Mary attended the Christiansburg Institute School. On August 19, 1969, she married her former husband Walter Brooks Sr and had...
Earl Timothy Ratcliffe
Jun 26, 2023
Earl Timothy “Tim” Ratcliffe, 77 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 26, 2023, at his home. Tim was born on February 19, 1946, in Canebrake, WV and was a son of the late Claude B. Ratcliffe and Myrtle Hankins Ratcliffe Jackson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 sister, Judy...
June Ratcliffe Johnston
May 25, 2023
Edith June Ratcliffe Johnston went to be with her Lord Jesus on May 25, 2023. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of his saints. Psalm 116:15.
June was born on October 1, 1927, to Henry Sherman Ratcliffe and Carriemae Ross Ratcliffe in Abingdon, Virginia.
She was a graduate from Radford College Women’s Division of...
Sandra Ballard Peters
May 21, 2023
Sandra Peters (Sandy) of Pearisburg, VA passed away on Sunday May 21st, 2023. Sandy was born in Pearisburg, VA December 27th 1946 to the late Kathleen Ratcliff Ballard and William Howard Ballard. Sandy graduated from Giles High school and Radford college and also attended Ferrum college. She was a claims adjuster at Nationwide Insurance in Lynchburg where she resided...
Kurt Samuel Marcussen
May 17, 2023
The Legend;
Kurt Samuel Marcussen II,born September 29, 1989 unexpectedly departed this life on May 17th, 2023. Kurt attended Giles High School where he dominated in Football&Track! He also loved taking excursions through nature, hunting&fishing! Anytime he was around he'd make everyone laugh& have a good time! He was just an all around a great guy!
Most people...
Harry Carl Seeberger
May 14, 2023
Harry Carl Seeberger, 73 of Pearisburg, VA formerly of Colonial Heights, VA, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his family, on Sunday evening, May 14, 2023, at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg. Harry was born on August 1, 1949, in Albany, NY and was a son of the late Arthur Henry Seeberger, Sr, and...
Roger Clayton Mullins
Apr 10, 2023
Ret. Colonel Roger “Butch” Clayton Mullins, age 84 of Salem, passed away on April 10, 2023. He leaves behind his wife, Patricia Huffman Mullins, son and daughter-in-law Scott and Charlene Mullins and daughter Kim-Marie Hall. His grandchildren Ian Kelly Mullins, Sarah Elizabeth Mabry and Jesse Catherine Mathias. Also, two beautiful great grandchildren, Ian & Rachael Mullins’ son Christian Kelly...
Mary George Day
Mar 21, 2023
Mary George St.Clair Day, Pearisburg, Va., age 94, passed away on March 21, 2023 at Heritage Hall, Blacksburg, Va.
Mary was born at home in Bane, Giles County, Va. on New Year's Day, 1929 to Charles P. and Minnie Stafford St.Clair. Besides her parents, she was preceded by three sisters, Louise Goetz, Katherine Robertson, and Eleanor Thornhill.
Mary...
Matthew Peyton Bradley
Mar 12, 2023
Matthew Peyton Bradley of Pearisburg, VA passed away unexpectedly at the age of 41, on March 12, 2023. Matthew was preceded in death by his grandparents, Odell and Mary Ratcliffe and James T. Bradley. Matthew loved his mother and looked up to his father. He respected his brothers and adored his children. Monday through Friday, Matthew could be found...
Fred Lewis Austin
Mar 7, 2023
Fred Lewis Austin, age 89, entered into eternal life on March 7,2023. Fred was born on October 22, 1933, in Floyd County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Check High School, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Asbury Theological Seminary, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity by Emory and Henry College. Fred was an ordained United Methodist...
Thomas Neil Osborne
Mar 3, 2023
Thomas Neil “Tom” Osborne, 62 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, March 3, 2023. Tom was born on May 21, 1960, at Big Stone Gap, VA and was a son of the late Hezekiah Neil Osborne and Elizabeth Emaline Witt Osborne.
Tom was a 1978 graduate of Giles High School, he...
Douglas Jack Turner
Feb 24, 2023
Douglas J. Turner, 79, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 24, 2023, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Born February 20, 1944, Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Eva (Evans) Turner, and his great friend and brother-in-law, Bill Stables. Left to cherish his memory are his loving and...
Donald W. Wilson
Feb 11, 2023
Donald W Wilson, 89, a resident of the Bane Community in Giles County, VA, died Saturday, February 11, 2023. Born March 19, 1933, across the cress pond in New River Virginia, he was preceded in death by his mother, Mabel Ruth Wilson Boyd Price; father, Robert Thomas Boyd, and brothers Robert Eugene Boyd and Frankie Dean Wilson. He is...
Hobart Kyle Dunn
Feb 9, 2023
Hobart Kyle "Sonny" Dunn was welcomed into the arms of his Savior on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the home of his daughter in Staunton, Virginia. Sonny was born September 29, 193 1 in Giles County, Virginia to William Hobert and Josie Kathryn Reed Dunn. He grew up attending Giles County and Monroe County public schools and working on the...
Lois Ann Gautier
Feb 9, 2023
Lois Ann Gautier, 78, of Rich Creek, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Carilion New River Medical Center in Christiansburg, VA. Lois was born on April 6, 1944 in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Willie Ballard Gautier and Erselle Odessa Davis Gautier. Besides her parents, she was preceded...
Barbara Reynolds White
Feb 7, 2023
In Loving Memory of
Barbara Reynolds White
Barbara Reynolds White of Pearisburg, VA, formerly of Marietta, GA, died peacefully with a full smile on her face on February 7, 2023, at the age of 88. She began her life journey on March 9, 1934, in Versailles, KY. This beginning gave her a deep love of the Kentucky Derby and...