Obituaries in Tazewell, VA

Margie Claudette Gillespie age 88 of Bluefield VA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday January 3 2026. Born on November 14 1937 she was the beloved daughter of the late Claude Clifton Johnson and Virginia Belle Duncan Johnson. Margie was a woman of quiet faith and a devoted Christian. She ...

James Morgan Yates age 59 of North Tazewell VA passed away Monday January 5 2026 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA. Jake was born on May 17 1966 a son of the late Richard Groundhog Yates and Louise Sawyers Yates. Jake was of the Christian faith. Extremely creative and a dreamer at ...

James Michael Harris age 77 of Tazewell VA passed away peacefully on January 7 2026 at Dogwood Crossing in Tazewell VA. Born on September 5 1948 in Tazewell VA he was the beloved son of the late James H. Todd Harris and Lillian Frances Stout Harris. A devoted man of faith Mike was a lifelong member ...

Oma Lee Waddell age 78 of Tazewell VA passed away Wednesday January 7 2026 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton WV. Born on January 23 1947 she was a daughter of the late Robert Howard Earls and Laura Rose Hunt Earls. Oma was raised in the Methodist faith. She enjoyed collecting angels and s...

David Allen Hale age 77 of Tazewell VA passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell VA. Born on November 8 1948 he was a beloved son of the late David Hale and Flossie Hicks Hale. After graduating from Big Creek High School he proudly served his country in ...

Mary Lois Asbury age 78 of North Tazewell VA passed away Monday January 19 2026 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA. Born August 10 1947 she was a daughter of the late John Thomas Horne and Vernie Opal Pruett Horne. Mary was of the Christian faith. She loved meeting people and never ...

Shirley Ann Virginia Gilmore Pruett age 89 of Tazewell VA passed away Tuesday January 13 2026 at Dogwood Crossing in Tazewell VA. She was born May 8 1936 a beloved daughter of the late Boyd Gilmore and Ida Belle Virginia Sargent Gilmore. Shirley lived most of her life in the Dix Creek section of Taz...

Candace Dawn Royse age 39 of Raven VA passed away on Monday January 19 2026 at Russell County Hospital. Born February 21 1986 at Raleigh General Hospital she was the daughter of James Gilkerson and Wanda Burnette. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Oliver Blaine Royse and Audrey R...

Mildred Marie Wolfe McClanahan age 82 of the Dryfork community of North Tazewell VA passed away peacefully on January 21 2026 surrounded by her loving family. Born August 16 1943 in Amonate VA she was a daughter of the late Douglas Wolfe and Mary C. Wolfe. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Leslie William Butter Brown age 78 of the Thompson Valley section of Tazewell Virginia passed away January 9 2026 at his home. Born September 28 1947 he was a son of the late John William Brown Jr. and Anna Ruth Brown. Les was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. Les was a retired coal miner from Isla...

Terry Lee Wolfe age 76 of North Tazewell VA passed away January 28 2026 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA. A service to commemorate Terrys life will be held at 200 PM Saturday February 21 2026 at The Life Center of Destiny Outreach Ministries in North Tazewell VA.

Rush Josiah Caudill Jr. affectionately known as Hoppy passed away Thursday January 29 2026 at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell VA. Born March 23 1942 he was a son of the late Rush Josiah Caudill Sr. and Ella Stump Caudill. Hoppy was a quiet man of Christian faith. He found great joy ...