Barbara Bland

Gale Franklin Strother, age 91, of Crystal City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, Missouri. He was born September 1, 1934, near California, Missouri, the eldest son of the late Blanche (nee Wood) and George Hamilton Strother.He is survived by...

Thomas Neal Williams 80 of Chester Virginia entered eternal rest on January 8 2026 at Journeys Way Hospice Center at the HunterHolmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond Virginia following an extended period of declining health. Thomas was a 1963 graduate of Peabody High School. After graduating h...

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...

Deacon Abraham Bland Sr. 92 of Petersburg Virginia departed this life on Thursday January 1 2026 at Battlefield Park Healthcare Center Petersburg VA. He was born August 3 1933 to Otelia Bland Bonner and Jake Bonner in Dinwiddie County Virginia. He was affectionately known as Dirt Bland to family and...

Ruth Epps Bland 86 of Petersburg VA departed this life on Sunday January 11 2026 at her residence. She was born February 24 1939 to Nancy Epps in Dinwiddie County Virginia. She was employed in hospitality. Ruth was a member of Eleven Oaks Baptist Church in Dewitt Viriginia. Ruth enjoyed yardsaling a...

Deacon Harold Malcolm Bland 90 a devoted man of God cherished husband loving father and pillar of his community peacefully transitioned from this life on May 6 2025 at his home in McKenney Virginia surrounded by those he loved. Born on September 15 1934 in Ford Virginia Harold was one of ten childre...

Mother Mary Elizabeth Brown was born on September 19 1922 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to the late Ruby Bland. She spent the majority of her life as a native of Prince Edward County Virginia. She was married to the late James Edward Brown Sr. and four children were born to this union Barbara Stanton...

Linda Gail Nichols 83 of Caldwell Street Athens died peacefully Wednesday January 7 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown with her loving family at her side. Born October 26 1942 in Anderson SC she was the daughter of the late Charles Andrews Morgan Ollie Carroll Morgan. Linda was a devoted ...

Joe Acosta was born on April 24 1951 in Los Angeles California the oldest of eight siblings. In 1964 his family moved to Fayetteville when his father Command Sergeant Major Jose Carpio Acosta was stationed at Fort Bragg. Fayetteville remained his home for the rest of his life. Joe graduated from Pin...

Warnell Smith was born to McKinley Smith and Elizabeth Mack on September 41943 in Cumberland Virginia. He attended the public schools in Cumberland Virginia. He was employed at Buffalo Shook and later Capitol Mason Construction Company as a Bricklayer Foreman until he retired. He helped build John P...

Ms. Barbara Ann Bland Cox, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in Williamston, NC. Ms. Barbara was a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at the Vintage Inn Assisted Livin...