Obituaries

Jun 24, 2024

Xavier "Zay" Regan, 21, of Pennington Gap passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024.

Xavier was born on April 12, 2003 in Oakland, Maryland. He was a 2020 graduate of Lee High School. Zay worked in construction. He was a proud father, loving son, caring brother, and close friend to many.

Xavier is preceded in...

Jun 19, 2024

Alayn Sheola (Lani) was born 7/26/1944 and was 79 yo at the time of her passing on 6/19/24. Lani lived in Pennington Gap, VA for the past 15 years. She died of Liver Cancer at Lee Health and Rehab Center. Lani moved to VA with her partner Jacques Loisel from Kissimmee, Florida.

Lani worked as a fashion...

Jun 17, 2024

Lillian Louise "Ditty" Sharpe, age 75, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024 surrounded by loved ones. She was an active member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed serving her community through the Calvary Road Food Pantry faithfully for 14 years.

Preceding her in death was her parents, Simon "Pete" and Ruth Baumgardner; her husband of 43...

Jun 17, 2024

J Keith Middleton, 48, was born February 11, 1976 in Harlan, KY and went to be with the Lord on June 17, 2024 at his home in Jonesville, Virginia.

Keith was preceded in death by his mother, Diane Disney Middleton; grandparents, Fred and Susan Middleton, & Charles and Cleo Disney; father in law, Earl Murphy; his first...

Jun 16, 2024

James (Jim) R. Jones, formerly of Vinton, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, Father's Day and went to join his loving soul mate of 62 years, Betty Bales Jones in heaven after seven years of separation.

He went by many names in the Roanoke Valley for the 55 years he was here. But the most important...

Jun 14, 2024

Billy Ray Garrett, 60, of Rose Hill went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 14, 2024 at Holston Valley Medical Center.

Billy was born on January 20, 1964 in Pennington Gap, Virginia to the late Dewey and Bobbie Garrett. He proudly served his community as a member of the rescue squad and fire department for...

Jun 14, 2024

James Richard Evans, 77, of Jonesville, Virginia passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024.

James was born on November 19, 1946 in Pennington Gap, Virginia to the late Roselee Evans. James worked for many years as an operator for the sewer plant in Lee County before his retirement. James was a faithful parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic...

Jun 14, 2024

David Wayne "Precious" Sweeney, 61, of Jonesville went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 14, 2024 at Lee County Community Hospital.

David was born on July 10, 1962 in Pennington Gap, Virginia. He worked all his life as a logger working all over the surrounding areas. Precious was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle....

Jun 13, 2024

Lula Mae Dorris, 91, of Pennington Gap, formerly of Franklin, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Lee Health and Rehab.

Lula was born on June 2, 1933 in Pattonsville, Virginia to the late Quillen Bledsoe and Polly Robinette Bledsoe. She was a housewife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Lula was a member of the...

Jun 9, 2024

Jeffrey Scott Wardell born April 14, 1964, departed this life on June 9, 2024 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer.

He was preceded in death by his parents Clyde and Lela Wardell.

He is survived by his son Dylan and his fiancé Elizabeth Davis, of Bristol, eight grandchildren, one sister,...

Jun 5, 2024

Roger Dale Riddle, aged 77, of Ecorse, Michigan, peacefully passed away on June 5, 2024. He was born on September 16, 1946, in Pennington Gap, Virginia.

Roger proudly served his country as a soldier during the Vietnam War and received several awards for his service, including The Purple Heart, The Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam...

Jun 3, 2024

Brenda Joyce Yeary, age 81, of Dr Thomas Walker Road, Ewing, VA, passed away on Monday, June 3rd, 2024. She was born on Sunday, April 18th, 1943 in Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Brenda is survived by her brother Harry Clyde Yeary JR of Dwale KY, sisters Wanda Myers of Knoxville, TN and Betty Smith and husband Bob of Harrogate...

Jun 3, 2024

Michael Steven McGinnis, age 59, of Mooresburg, TN, formally of Jonesville, VA, entered into his Heavenly home, Monday, June 3, 2024 while at the University of Tennessee Medical Center following a automobile accident.

He was a 1982 graduate of Jonesville High School.

Mike had lived out his dream of selling cars for the last 20...

Jun 3, 2024

Willard Rowe, 75, went to be with the lord on June 3, 2024, at his home in Pennington Gap, VA.

Willard was preceded in death by his parents Ruby DePew and Curtis Rowe, his brothers Winford Rowe and wife Sue and Kenneth Rowe, sister Betty King, daughter Gina Rowe, brother in laws Roy Witt, Lowell Edwards, Carl...

Jun 1, 2024

Cora "Jeweline" Robbins Witt, age 91, of Pennington Gap, passed away Saturday Morning, June 1st, 2024 while at the Lee Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on March 10, 1933 in Keokee, Virginia to the late Charles and Myrtle Robbins. She was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

May 31, 2024

Jacky Wilson McClusky, Jr., age 61 of Pennington Gap, passed away Friday afternoon while at the Lee County Community Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 11, 1961. He was retired after many years as a butcher. He is preceded in death by his father Jacky, Sr.

Survivors include his wife:...

May 29, 2024

Margaret McPherson, 74, of Pennington Gap went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Lee County Community Hospital.

She was born on August 11, 1949 in Rose Hill, Virginia to the late Henry and Lillie Hopkins Davis. She was a homemaker and housewife.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

May 24, 2024

Lisa Darlene Coomer, 61, of Pennington Gap passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at her residence.

Lisa was born on February 27, 1963 in Pennington Gap, Virginia to the late Irving Dennison and Lois Napier Dennison.

Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Tom Coomer; sister, Sonya Dennison Shuler...

May 20, 2024

Wilburn Junior Hale, Jr. 49, of Pennington Gap went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Wilburn was born on July 8, 1974 in Pennington Gap. He worked as a block mason for many years. He was a loving father, son, brother, grandfather, cousin, uncle, and friend.

Wilburn is preceded in death...

May 17, 2024

Nancy Pauley, 74, of Jonesville went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Nancy was born on December 7, 1949 in Saint Charles, Virginia. She was a member of First Baptist Saint Charles. Nancy worked as a substitute teacher for many years touching the lives of many students that went through the Lee County...