James Columbus Waddell 82 of Fairlawn passed away Wednesday August 26, 2009 at his home. He was a veteran of WW#II having served in the US Navy, and was a retired employee of RAAP. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiley Eugene and Mattie Wright Waddell and also by a twin brother, Robert Waddell and a sister Joella Waddell. Survivors include his wife of 61 years; Nancy Jarrett Waddell, two daughters and sons-in-law; Cheryl and Don McCulley, Ijamsville, MD., Carolyn and Turney Goad, Ijamsville, MD., five sons and daughters-in-law; James and Doris Waddell, Jr. Radford, Tim and Delores Waddell, Winchester, VA., Steve and Kay Waddell, Dublin, Paul Waddell, Fairlawn, and Jeffery Waddell of Christiansburg; two brothers and sister-in-law; Pierce Waddell, St. Petersburg, Fla., John and Dottie Waddell, Erie, PA., two sisters and brothers-in-law; Maudella and Moe Franks and Hazel and Junior Gadd both of Garrettsville, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren and his beloved pet, Smokey. Funeral services will be held Friday August 28, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford, with Rev. William Ratcliffe officiating. Entombment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Dublin where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. The Waddell family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.