Obituaries in Wytheville, VA

Carrington Ruffhouse Lloyd Chandler age 77 of Crawfish Community of Rural Retreat VA passed away Sunday January 11 2026. He was born in Stoney Fork Va on June 25 1948 to the late Chalmer Chandler and Ola Mae Six Chandler. He was preceded by his wife Mary Ellen Brunk Chandler brothers Bill Chandler R...

Mirabella Jean "Bella" Michael Ward age 12 of Bland Va. passed away December 22 2025. She was born at New River Valley Medical Center in Virginia on October 2 2013 to Christopher Ward and Christy Michael Ward. She was preceded in death by paternal grandfather Thurman Davis uncle Jonathan Michael and...

Barbara Ann Saferight Akers went to be in Gods nearer presence on January 30 2026. She was born on July 9 1937 married and had threechildren. She earned her cosmetology certificate and started her ownbusiness which she ran for more than 30 years. She was VERY caring and had a kind loving and compass...

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...

Elmo Clinton Archer age 90 of Max Meadows Va. passed away Sunday December 21 2025. He was born in Wythe County Va. on May 31 1935 to the late Garland C. Archer Sr. and Emma Reynolds Archer. He is also preceded in death by his brothers Garland Cecil Archer Jr. Melvin Graham Archer Richard Archer and ...

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...

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 ...

Garnett Buck Ray Sheets 81 of Wytheville VA passed away Thursday December 18 2025. Born May 18 1944 in Wythe County VA he was the son of the late Henry and Lottie Umberger Sheets. Buck was an avid outdoorsman He loved hunting and fishing and horses and always enjoyed hunting trips out west. He was a...

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...