Wayne Lamar Kelly
May 1, 2026
Wayne Lamar Kelly, age 66 of Roanoke died Friday, May 1, 2026. He was born March 21, 1960 in Indiana and was preceded in death by his father, Max C.W. Kelly. Surviving are his mother, Beverly Angle Kelly; brothers, Mark Kelly, Michael Kelly and Brian Kelly; sister, Amy Kelly; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at Peters...
Ricky Franklin Dillon
May 5, 2026
Ricky Franklin Dillon, age 67 of Rocky Mount passed away Tuesday May 5, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
William Louis Meier
May 3, 2026
William Louis Meier, age 84 of Wirtz died Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in New York on July 25, 1941 a son of the late Robert and Eleanor Meier. Surviving are his wife, Janice Meier; sons, Bill Meier (Lisa Meier) and David Meier (Diana Meier); daughter, Marnie Meier; grandchildren, Little Billy, Stevie Meier,...
Juanita Cundiff Plybon
May 3, 2026
Juanita Cundiff Plybon, age 95 of Hardy passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026. She was born June 28, 1930. Juanita is preceded in death by her loving, devoted and precious husband, Calvin L. Plybon (May 8, 2023); parents, William Thomas Cundiff and Mattie Brooks Cundiff; brothers, William Joseph “Billy” Cundiff, James Herbert Cundiff, Andrew Thomas Cundiff and Bobby M. Cundiff;...
Ruth Agnes Furman
May 2, 2026
Ruth Agnes Furman, age 106 of Wirtz, formerly of Binghamton, NY passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/Smith Mountain Lake.
Wayne D. Roush
May 2, 2026
Wayne D. Roush, age 58 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday May 2, 2026. There will be no services. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
John Mack Blair
April 29, 2026
John Mack Blair, age 90 of Moneta passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/Smith Mountain Lake.
Gerald Rudolph Cooper
April 29, 2026
Gerald Rudolph Cooper, age 99 passed peacefully away at his home on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He served in the army during WWII stationed in Korea as a transportation mechanic and was a long-standing member in the local American Legion. He worked as a Maintenance Supervisor at DuPont during his working career.
Gerald was preceded in death...
Marion B. Sutherland
April 28, 2026
Marion Brown Sutherland, age 89 of Penhook died Tuesday, April 28, 2026. She was born July 13, 1936 a daughter of the late Randolph Brown and Blanche Brooks Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Sutherland; sister, Maxene Dickerson; brother, Donald Brown; brother-in-law, Wayne Motley; and former husband, William Forrest Brown. Surviving are her son, William...
Dorothy Davies Sullivan
April 27, 2026
Dorothy Davies Sullivan, age 100 of Rocky Mount passed away Monday, April 25, 2026. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Blaine Wilson Boone
April 26, 2026
Our sweet little Blaine Wilson Boone was born March 18, 2026. We are so in love. Pretty quickly the doctors knew something wasn’t right and that Blaine was struggling to breathe. We were told that his airway had collapsed, and that he would need to be intubated. As soon as Blaine was stable, he was airlifted to UVA. A few...
Jennifer Lynn Brubaker
April 26, 2026
Jennifer Lynn Brubaker (Botteicher) age 55, of Norfolk, VA, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after a long illness. Jennifer was born on September 4, 1970 in a Quonset Hut hospital at the Quonset Point Naval Base in North Kingstown, Rhode Island to Peggy (Berg) Botteicher and the late Thomas Edward Botteicher. She grew...
William "Bill" Grant
April 25, 2026
William ‘Bill” Grant, age 59 of Henry passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Daniel "Corey" Jefferson
April 24, 2026
Daniel "Corey" Jefferson, age 43 of Roanoke passed away Friday, April 24, 2026. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.
Brian Keith McDonaldson
April 24, 2026
Brian Keith McDonaldson, age 56 of Waynesboro died Friday, April 24, 2026. He was born June 30, 1969 to his parents, Richard and Joyce McDonaldson. He was married to Tami Holloway on November 19, 2015 after having been together since 2001. Brian was very proud of his work as Director of Maintenance and Reliability for Danone NA. Brian was much...
Alesia Pawluk Amos
April 20, 2026
Alesia Pawluk Amos, age 73 of Moneta died Monday, April 20, 2026 at her home. She was born January 23, 1953 a daughter of the late Gregory and Pauline Pawluk. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Alex Pawluk; and infant brother, Alexander Pawluk. Alesia was a Realtor at Smith Mountain Lake for over 30 years. She was...
George William "Bill" Claus
April 19, 2026
George William ‘Bill’ Claus, age 89 of Blacksburg died on April 19, 2026. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 15, 1936 and was married to Marcella Marie Thompson.
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1973, he conducted research in applied microbiology, published more than 30 scientific papers, and developed cooperative learning techniques for large class and...
The Rev. Mitzi McAlexander Noble
April 18, 2026
The Rev. Mitzi McAlexander Noble of Smith Mountain Lake, Franklin County, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the age of 85. She is reunited with her beloved husband of 68 years, Dr. Paul B. Noble, who preceded her in death in August 2025.
Born February 6, 1941, in Kingsport, Tennessee, Mitzi grew up...
Vernon Harvey Hinshaw
April 18, 2026
Vernon Harvey Hinshaw, age 90 of Henry, VA passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 18, 2026. He was born August 28, 1935 in Guilford County to Harvey and Belva Hammond Hinshaw. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Shirley Wright Hinshaw (passed December 10, 2025); and siblings, Hoyt Hinshaw,...
Ernest Eugene Ferguson
April 17, 2026
Ernest Eugene “Gene” Ferguson, age 79 of Glade Hill passed away Friday, April 17, 2026. He was born December 9, 1946 and was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Mary Ferguson; five brothers, Albert, Oscar, Edward, Julian and William (Bill); and two sisters, Mabel Payne and Christine Goodbar. Gene had many friends. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved...