All Obituaries

Raymond “Odie” Arlen Martin, 87, of Narrows, VA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Highland Ridge Rehab Center in Dublin.  Odie was born on April 9, 1936, in Narrows and was a son of the late Eldridge Richard Martin and Lillian Frazier Martin.  Besides his parents, he was preceded by his wife of 61years, Shirley Ann Thomas Martin, stepmother, Bessie Martin, 5 brothers, Richard “Buggy” Martin, Dee Martin, Daisy Martin, Joe Martin,...

Jerry Allen Shrader, 67 of Peterstown, WV, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem.  Jerry was born on January 4, 1956, in Giles County, VA and was a son of Opal Geneva Dalton Shrader and the late John Allen Shrader.  Besides his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Alieen Sue Morris Shrader and a brother, David Phillip Shrader. Jerry was a graduate of Narrows High School.  He worked as an electrical lineman and...

Charles “C.F.” Foster Perdue, 85, of Narrows, VA., went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 25, 2023, at his home.  C.F. was born on September 8, 1937, in Pulaski, Va and was a son of the late George Elmer Perdue and Helen Mae Brookman.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, William Dean Perdue and Bobby Newton Perdue and 1 sister, Joretta Ann Spangler C.F. attended Narrows High School and was a U.S. Army Veteran, with 9 years’...

Carol Sue Ratcliffe Bland, 76, of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 25, 2023, at her home.  Sue was born on February 26, 1947, in Narrows, VA and was a daughter of the late Wirt Jackson Ratcliff and Ida Caperton Ratcliff.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Michael “Mickey” David Bland, 5 brothers, Jennings, Bob, Bill, Gene and Jerry Ratcliff. Sue was a graduate of Narrows High School Greenwave.  She...

Alvie “Doc” Louis Hale, 93 of Wolf Creek, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Heritage Hall Blacksburg.  Doc was born on July 2, 1930, in Giles County and was a son of the late Beatuis Hale.  Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Brenda Sentman and1 brother, Arnold Lee Hale. Doc was an avid gardener who gave away a lot of his produce to family and friends.  He loved old time gospel music, bluegrass and watching old...

Andy Jack Wimmer, 88 of Narrows, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at his home.  Andy was born on February 25, 1935, in Narrows and was a son of the late Howard Wimmer and Laura Ferguson Wimmer.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Randy Craig Wimmer, a daughter, Terri W. Forbes, a half-brother, Arnold Mullins, a sister, Patricia Hare, a step-sister, Shirley Burson and 3 half brothers, Mackie Mullins, Roy Mullins and Burns,...

William Jennings Ratcliff Jr, 69, of Staffordsville, VA., also known as “W.J.” or “Dub,” passed unexpectedly in his home on June 16, 2023. W.J. was born on August 15, 1953, in Pearisburg, VA., and was preceded in death by his parents, William “Jennings” Ratcliff and Eloise Harless Ratcliff of Narrows, VA.  W.J. worked at Virginia Tech and was a proud boiler maker out of Local 45, but spent his best days farming, fishing, rabbit and coon...

Jackie Lee Spicer, 84, of Narrows, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 12, 2023, at his home.  Jackie was born on August 1, 1938, in Pearisburg, Va, and was a son of the late James William Spicer and Ida Mae Keffer Spicer.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 sister, Betty Gene Dalton and 3 brothers, Buddy R. Spicer, Richard “Dickie” Spicer, Danny H. Spicer and his best friend, Eugene Spicer.  Jackie grew up in Narrows as one of the...

Debra Jane Blankenship Merritt, 68, of Rich Creek, VA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 22, 2023, at her home.  Debbie was born on December 18, 1954, in Newport News, VA and was a daughter of the late Walter L. Blankenship and Phyllis June Lester Crider.  Debbie had a strong faith and was a daughter of the Lord.  She is survived by her daughter, Nicole Renae Wimmer (Kevin) of Bedford, her son, Jamie Mikles, Jr. (Vicky) of Princeton, WV, a sister, Carol Sue Crider of...

Tammy Doreen Williams Burke, 49, of Narrows, VA, formerly of Louisiana, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023.  Tammy was born on December 3, 1973, in Bennettsville, SC and was a daughter of the late Terry Gilbert Williams, I and Dorothy “Dot” Hilton Williams.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Terry Gilbert Williams, II. She was born and raised in S.C.  She received her B.S. at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. and received 2...