Obituaries in Bland, VA

Verna Louise Sult Fisher of Rural Retreat Va. passed away on January 5 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wythe County Va on September 3 1933 to the late L. Straley Sult and Hallie Miller Sult. She is preceded in death by her parents former husband Dewey Bayne Buddy Fisher Sr. and brothe...

Jeffrey Wayne Moe Simpkins age 69 of Wytheville VA passed away Tuesday January 6 2026. He was born March 22 1956 in Giles County son of the late Elmer and Dorothy Hopkins Simpkins. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers James Simpkins and Roger Simpkins. Survivors include his wife ...

Nannie Rebecca Becky Sage age 86 of Rural Retreat Va. passed away Tuesday January 6 2026. She was born June 30 1939 in Wythe County Va to the late Albert Baine Parks and Della Inez Rich Parks. She was preceded in death by her husband Hurley Watson Sage her brothers Glenn Parks and William Parks sist...

Donna Jean Kitts age 92 of Bastian VA passed away Monday January 5 2026. She was born April 4 1933 in Bastian daughter of the late Floyd and Uva Bailey Kitts. She was preceded in death by two brothers Jack Kitts and Buddy Kitts. Survivors include three sisters Roberta Coe of Massachusetts Judy and G...

Frances Mae Jones Cox age 83 of Ivanhoe Va passed away Wednesday December 24 2025. She was born in Marion Va on September 6 1942 to the late John Jones and Lollie Adkins Jones. She was preceded in death by two sisters Marie Baker and Patsy Younce brother Robert Jones and two grandchildren John Burto...

Teresa Marie Blankenship Woods age 62 of Rural Retreat VA passed away Friday December 12 2025. She was born December 4 1963 in Grundy VA daughter of the late Larry and Evelue Coleman Blankenship. She was also preceded in death by two sons Joey Henderson and Larry Henderson husband James Powell and b...

Judith Alberta Umberger Jones age 87 of Austinville Va. passed away December 20 2025. She was born on March 10 1938 in Wythe County Va. to the late Thomas Jackson Umberger Jr. and Dorothy Kathleen Davis Umberger. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Lee Riley Jones son William Luther Bill...

Barbara Humphrey Garland age 89 of Max Meadows Va. passed away Wednesday December 24 2025. She was born in Wythe County Va. on April 22 1936 to the late Chess Humphrey and Julia Hudson Humphrey. She is preceded in death by her husband Spencer Garland son Steven Garland and brother James Humphrey. Gr...

Phyllis Mildred Patrick Kirk age 85 of Wytheville VA passed away on December 16 2025. Born April 18 1940 in Tannersville VA she was the daughter of the late Robert Neal Patrick and Ruth Griffitts Patrick. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Barbara Ann Patrick and by h...

Edward Bibb Andrew Thompson age 94 of Max Meadows VA passed away Friday December 12 2025. He was born November 22 1931 in Wythe County son of the late William Gardner Thompson and Hazel McCandless Thompson. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Denise Lunsford and his son Denny Thompson. Survi...

Shirley Peak McGee age 84 of Max Meadows Va passed away Thursday December 25 2025. She was born in Wythe County Va on November 7 1942 to the late Samuel Peak and Clarice Scott Peak. She was preceded in death by her husband Talmer McGee sons James McGee and Mitch McGee. Survivors include her son Wesl...

Patricia Midge Lambert devoted wife and mother age 79 of Max Meadows went to her heavenly home on December 12 2025. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 61 years George W. Lambert of Max Meadows son Wes Lambert and wife Melissa of Pulaski sister Betty Smith of Pulaski brother Raymond Collin...