Grayson County High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

William Bill Lee Strong age 74 of Independence VA passed away at his home on Wednesday December 17 2025. Coach Strong was born in Bluefield West Virginia to the late Grover Reese Strong and Shirlene Burgess Strong. He is survived by his brother Brad Strong and wife Mary Ann of Bristol TN two nephews...

Geraldine Curtis Loving died on Thursday February 5 2026 at the Brian Center in Low Moor Virginia. She was born Charlotte Geraldine Curtis on July 23 1938 in Alleghany County Virginia to the late Lewis Oscar Curtis and Blanche Bell Nicely Curtis. She was a lifelong resident of the Alleghany Highland...

Lynn Gray Burke age 92 widow of Gerald Watson Burke of Ewing passed away peacefully on Monday December 29 2025 at Baptist Health in Lexington surrounded by her family. Lynn was born in Fleming County on November 4 1933 to Roy Cooper and Alice Hood Gray.She was a 1952 graduate of Fleming County High ...

Lt. Col. Jimmey Norman Phipps USAF Ret age 92 of Colorado Springs CO passed away in his home on December 17 2025. Jim was born April 9 1933 at Bridle Creek Grayson County VA to Dewey and Elsie Phipps. He was the second of five children and grew up with strong family values where he developed his str...

The family of Wilma Louise Jones Moxley 73 of Independence VA is deeply saddened to share that she passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem Virginia. Louise was born on March 22 1952 in Jefferson NC to Arzie and Gladys Jones. She graduated from Alleghany High School...

Lynn Gray Burke age 92 widow of Gerald Watson Burke of Ewing passed away peacefully on Monday December 29 2025 at Baptist Health in Lexington surrounded by her family. Lynn was born in Fleming County on November 4 1933 to Roy Cooper and Alice Hood Gray.She was a 1952 graduate of Fleming County High ...

The Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Russell of the Whitetop Community passed away on Wednesday December 24 2025 at the Ballad Health Hospice Home in Bristol TN. Dr. Russell was born on December 29 1949 in Flint Michigan to Clyde G. and Billie Lee Webb Russell. Following his graduation from of Caledonia High Sch...

Barbara Hale Sutherland went to her Heavenly Home early in the morning on January 7, 2026. A lifelong resident of Buchanan County, she was born in Clell, Virginia, on July 27, 1937, to Roy and Mary Duty Hale.Barbara was a graduate of Garden High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in ed...

Gloria Mae (Reid) Wines peacefully passed away on November 18, 2025, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA having endured a lengthy term with kidney disease. “Glo” as she was called by family and many friends, was born September 15, 1938, to the late Matthew and Nannie Scott Reid. She was...

Carrsville Robert Bobby Milton Butler Sr. went to be with his Lord at the age of 92 on January 4 2026. He was born in Isle of Wight County on April 151933 son of the late Pressley B. Butler Sr. and Francys O. Butler. He was married to the love of his life the late Mary Carr Butler for 68 years. He ...

Ida Beth Davis Burgess age 94 of Nashville Tennessee passed away on December 28 2025. She was born in Humphreys County Tennessee on May 31 1931 to the late Robert Clinton and Odie Pickard Davis and graduated from Waverly Central High School in 1949. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband o...