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Thomas Wayne Pauley

1942 - 2025

Thomas Wayne Pauley obituary, 1942-2025

BORN

1942

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Highland Funeral Service-Bland Funeral Home

530 Main Street

Bland, Virginia

Thomas Pauley Obituary

Thomas Wayne Pauley

June 5, 1942 - June 21, 2025

Thomas Wayne Pauley, age 83, of Bland, Va. passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025. He was born June 5, 1942 in Bland County, son of the late Walker Blair Pauley and Cornelia Burkhead Pauley.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Ann Runnels and Rosa Lee Dillow. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran and served in the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his daughter, Monica Lee Pauley Spade and spouse, Charlie Spade of Palm Coast, Fla.; two grandchildren, Zachary Spade and Devon Adams; his brother, David Ray Pauley of Fairlawn, Va.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the Bland Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Tom Maurer officiating. Burial will follow in the Bland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour before service time.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.highlandfuneralservice.com

Highland Bland Funeral Chapel, Bland, VA is serving the Pauley family.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by SWVA Today on Jun. 25, 2025.

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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Bland Funeral Chapel

530 Main St, Bland, VA 24315

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26

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Bland Funeral Chapel

530 Main St, Bland, VA 24315

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530 Main Street, Bland, VA 24315

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