Brenda Gail Fink Alford
Brenda Gail Fink Alford, 73, of Max Meadows died Sunday, June 4, 2023.
She was born March 14, 1950 in Wythe County, daughter of the late Vivian Wilson Fink and Eula Mae Armbrister Fink. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Leroy Alford; a son, Gregory Alford; grandson, Clay Alford; sister, Rachel Fink and brother David Fink.
Alford taught Sunday school and loved to be around babies. She enjoyed tending to her flowers.
Survivors include her son, Bradley Alford of Max Meadows; great-granddaughter, Kailynne Alford; sister, Peggy Akers of Salem; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Locust Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rick Lindamood officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before service time. Burial will follow in Fink Cemetery.
Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is serving the Alford family.
Robert Miller Cox Jr.
Robert Miller Cox Jr., 75, of Wytheville died Saturday, June 3, 2023.
He was born Sept. 6, 1947 in Wythe County, the son of the late Robert M. Cox Sr. and Jane Anna Umberger Cox.
Survivors include two sisters, Barbara Sharpe and Dorothy Crowder; and a nephew, Ian Sharpe.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is serving the Cox family.
Donna Michelle Viars Fisher
Donna Michelle Viars Fisher, 56, died June 6, 2023, at home.
She was a lifelong resident of Max Meadows and a graduate of Fort Chiswell High School. She received her Bachelor’s degree in social work from Radford University. Her early career started at Southern Highlands in Princeton, West Virginia, and she later went to work at her current employer, Mount Rogers Community Services in Wytheville. She was an active member of Fort Chiswell United Methodist Church where she attended with her parents her entire life.
Fisher had an infectious passion for sports, she faithfully attended high school football games as much as possible where she always cheered for the Pioneers. She also was an avid baseball fan and followed the Los Angeles Dodgers. She loved her old classic rock music and her special collection of turtles. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her high school sweetheart and husband of 33 years, Jerry Wayne Fisher; daughter, Kristen Cox, and husband, Brent; granddaughter, Ellie Michelle Cox; parents, James and Phyllis Viars; brother and sister-in-law, Sean and Cheryl Viars; sister and brother-in-law, Dana and Clyde Dunford; brother in-law and Sister-in-law, Stephen and Sandy Fisher; and several nephews, one niece and many loving uncles, aunts, cousins, and close friends.
Funeral Services to be held 2 p.m. Friday, June 9,, at Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Rick Lindamood, with interment to follow in West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from noon until service time. The family would like to express their gratitude for the wonderful help and care given by Wythe Hospice of Southwest Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to Fort Chiswell United Methodist Church, 549 Felts Lane, Max Meadows, VA 24360. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.grubbfuneralhome.com
Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Frank Dewey Harden
Frank Dewey Harden, 48, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Harden was best described as a funny, caring man who would go out of his way to be there for you. Though he was set in his ways, he never held a grudge. If there was ever an argument, he would make it up by the next day. Aside from the love he had for his friends and family, he loved to tear up cars just to put them back together again. To accompany his love for cars, he had the need for speed. He was also a farmhand who would do anything Stanley asked of him. In 2018, he came from Ohio and instantly fell in love with Melissa, his childhood playmate. His loving way will be missed.
He was preceded in death by his brother of the heart, Joey Collier.
Hardent is survived by his significant other of five years, Melissa Tate; daughters Adrianna Collier and Kimberly Adams (Jordan); sons Jaden Collier and Damien Collier; parents Frank Harden and Gail Wood; brother, Eddie Snouffer; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend who was like a father, Stanley King.
All services will be private.
Care for Harden’s family has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion.
George Houston Sr.
George Houston Sr., 78, of Wytheville died Friday, June 2, 2023.
Born March 25, 1945, in Marion, he was the son of the late Fred and Betty Wise Houston.
He was a very talented man; he enjoyed singing, playing the piano and golfing. He was a marksmanship instructor. He worked as a deputy sheriff for many years, and he was a lieutenant at the Radford Arsenal for 28 years. He loved to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers James Houston, W.C. Houston and sister, Sandra Matthews.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Gladys Houston of Wytheville; sons George Houston Jr. of Max Meadows and Donnell Houston and wife, Missy, of Wytheville; daughters Florecia Jenkins and husband, Michael, of Wytheville and Betty Yourse and husband, Grady, of Greensboro, North Carolina; brother, Fred “Sonny” Houston Jr. and sister Bettye Francis Smith; grandchildren, Cathy Boxley, Felicia Horton, Justus Houston, Breanna Jenkins, Khadesjah Yourse, Garrett Yourse, Logan Houston and Laden Houston; great-grandchild, Kaisleighann Houston; special son, Anthony Dabney; and his favorite pet his dog Bear.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 10, , at 2 p.m. at Franklin Street United Methodist Church in Wytheville with the Rev. Harry Grubb officiating. Burial will follow at West End Cemetery in Wytheville.
Friends may call Friday, June 9, from 5.to 7 p.m. at Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville.
Barnett Funeral Home is serving the Houston family.
James Lloyd Rose
James Lloyd Rose, 51, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at his home in Rural Retreat.
Rose was born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, to the late Clyde Eugene Rose Sr. and Sandra Quick Rose. He is also preceded in death by a close family friend Mike Stone. Rose served his country in the U.S. Army as a sergeant. During his service, he did a deployment in Iraq. After the military, he worked 14 years with the New River Valley Jail. He was a dedicated father and especially loved being a “PopPop”. He was a humble simple man that never seemed to meet a stranger. Rose enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling and was an Eagle Scout. He will be deeply missed, not only by his friends and family, but also his New River Jail and his U.S. Army family.
He is survived by his fiancé Bobbie “Berta” Webb; three children, Ashton Rose and fiancé Dustin, Dalton Rose and fiancé Katlyn and Payton Rose and fiancé Tabitha; brothers John Rose and wife, Stephanie, and Clyde “Gene” Rose Jr.; grandchildren Maxwell, Marley and Ella Rose and one on the way; stepchildren Cody Testerman and fiancé Hayley, Megan Adams and husband, Jordan, Dustin Testerman and fiancé Jocelyn, Jordan Boone and husband, Drew, and Kaleb Perkins; Bobbie’s siblings Rachel Wolford, Mike Stone and Jodi Hatfield; nieces and nephews to include Kennedy, Grace, Addison, Tyler, Erica, Cara, Mady, and Kayla; and other loving family and friends to include special friends Tab and Dale.
Funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 10, from the Bradley’s Funeral Home Chapel in Marion with Chaplain Richie Johnson officiating. Full military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Army National Guard and Francis Marion VFW Post 4667. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley’s Funeral Home of Marion is serving the Rose Family.
Donald Ray Sexton
Donald Ray Sexton, 76, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
Sexton was born in Marion on Feb. 16, 1947. He worked many years as a truck driver, at Brunswick in Marion, and most recently with Richardson Ambulance Service.
He is preceded in death by his parents Chester Ray Sexton and Laura Marie Sexton Myers, and a lifelong friend Roger West.
Sexton is survived by his wife, Rebecca Sexton; two sons, Jerry Sexton and wife, Linda, and Joseph Sexton; brother Tom Myers and wife, Jackie; grandchildren Samantha Sexton, Alicia Sexton, Cassidy Sexton, Grayson Jackson and Ben Sexton; great-grandchildren Colton Davenport, Amberlynn Smith and Lexie, Eli and Elliemae Sexton; stepson Brandon Tarter; father- and mother-in-law Jimmy and Brenda Linkous; nieces Tori Myers and Jessica Elswick; and numerous friends to include a special friends Dewey Mathena and Robin Richardson.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 8, from the Bradley’s Funeral Home Chapel in Marion with the Revs. Jacob Vanover and Dennis Eller officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Private graveside services will be held Friday morning at McClure Cemetery in Chilhowie.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley’s Funeral Home of Marion is serving the Sexton Family.
Alma Rachel Sharitz
Alma Rachel Sharitz, 91, of Crockett died Sunday, June 4, 2023.
She was born Dec. 24, 1931, in Wythe County and was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Emma Wright Sharitz; four brothers, Randolph, Clyde, Harold and Herbert Sharitz; and one sister, Pauline Sharitz.
Survivors include her sister, Roberta Sharitz; a niece, Carolyn Sharitz; special friends and cousins, Bertha and Wes Shelton, Sue Sexton, Robert Sexton, Olena and Jodi Lambert and their daughters, Jillian and Ada; and a host of good neighbors and friends.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at West End Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Alderman officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to a charity of choice.
Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is serving the Sharitz family.
Robert M. Williams
Robert M. Williams, 66, died Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Williams’ life was centered around his love for music. He followed in his father’s footsteps becoming a successful musician and multi-instrumentalist. He excelled playing bass, singing and drums. He played a variation of music from county, Southern rock and the blues. Williams’ love for music was then passed to his children, who have a profound appreciation for music. Aside from his love for music, he also enjoyed NASCAR and the Washington Redskins. You knew not to call on Sunday, especially if the Redskins lost to Dallas – to which his daughter would say “how ‘bout them Cowboys.” The family will miss their beloved “goofball.”
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Betty Williams; sisters, Dixie Dillion and Donna Capehart; and brother, James Williams.
Williams is survived by his daughter, Shannon Williams Riddick; sons Robert M. Williams Jr. and Cody M. Williams; one grandson, Landon Walker “Champ” Riddick; several nieces, nephews, including Matt, Tammy, Wendy (Marcos), Amanda (Gerald) and William; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
All services will be private.
Care for Robert’s family has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver Brown Funeral Service & Crematory.
