Thomas Jackson Whittaker
Dec 21, 2016
Thomas Jackson (Tommy) Whittaker, 57, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Arnold Jackson (Jack) Whittaker; wife, Kimberly Whittaker; and sister, Ann Alderman. Survivors include his daughter, Katrina Whittaker of Radford; mother, Patsy Cox Whittaker of Dublin; sister, Sharon Kitchner of Dublin; brother, John Whittaker of Fairlawn; 3 grandchildren and many nieces and...
James Maynard Phillips
Dec 17, 2016
James Maynard "Fiddle Man" Phillips, 88, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home in Fairlawn. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Phillips; parents, Roy and Stella Phillips; sisters, Gretchen (Pauline) Phillips and Kate P. Harris; and nephew, Roger Harris. Survivors include his sister, Nancy P. Mitchell of Radford; special niece and caregiver and nephew, Susie...
Helen Maleita Harless Simpkins
Dec 17, 2016
Helen Maleita Harless Simpkins, 89, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Radford Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her parents E. E. and M. Helen Weiss Harless; brothers, Richard, Warner and Robert Harless; and sisters, Thelma Harless, Ruth McPeak, Lora Worrell and Christine Hoback. Survivors include her husband...
Earnest Wilmer Walker
Dec 17, 2016
Earnest Wilmer Walker, 88, of Radford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Quesenberry Walker, parents, Clarence and Thelma Walker, Brother, Frank Clinton Walker of Salem, and grandson, Adam Farmer of Radford. He is survived by daughters, Brenda Walker of Radford, and Joyce...
Monty Simmons Leitch
Dec 14, 2016
Monty Simmons Leitch, 66, of Floyd County, died Wednesday, December 14. She was the daughter of the late William Montague Simmons and Patrica Painter Simmons of Fincastle, VA. Monty is survived by her husband Marshall and his family, her sister and brother-in-law Patsy and David Dickerson and her brother and sister-in-law Willie and Brenda Simmons. Aunty Monty, as she was...
Randall Vincent Heidt
Dec 14, 2016
Randall Vincent Heidt, 65, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his home in Dublin. He was an industrial electrician and a U. S. Navy veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He was born in North Dakota, the son of the late George and Georgia Heidt. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Nancy Smith Heidt; son and daughter-in-law,...
Magdalena Brey-Denbow
Dec 13, 2016
Magdalena Brey-Denbow, 94, formerly of Fayetteville, died in Radford, Virginia. Born in Breman, Germany, she served in the Army Nurse Corp in France during WWII and graduated from Syracuse University. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Syracuse. She retired from Cazenovia Elementary School as school nurse teacher. She was predeceased by her husbands, Ward Gardner, Rudolf Brey...
Justin Garrett Smith
Dec 11, 2016
Justin Garrett Smith, 37, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. He was a member of Snowville Baptist Church and has worked for 20 years at Volvo Trucks as a paint repairman. Justin was a loving father, son, brother, uncle and family man. He was a faithful servant to his community, serving...
Scott Phillips
Dec 11, 2016
Jeffrey Scott Phillips, 38, of S.C., formerly of Fairlawn, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Joan Easterling, and Elmer and Canous Phillips. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Lynn and Rick Arnold of Wytheville; father and stepmother, Jeffrey and Melissa Phillips of Dublin; brother, Adam Phillips of Fairlawn; sister, Taryn...
Bennett Mitchell Collier
Dec 11, 2016
Bennett Mitchell Collier, 93, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ballard and Elizabeth Collier; his wife, Marie Hobbs Collier; and two sons, Michael and Tony Collier. Survivors include his daughter-in-law, Linda Collier of Radford; sisters, Lavina Eggert of Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Irene Wood of Oak Harbor, Ohio; 3 grandchildren...
Dona Esther Vires Henley
Dec 10, 2016
Dona Esther Vires Henley, 93, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Radford. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Henley; and her parents, Monroe Issac and Mallie Lou Peak Vires. Survivors include her 3 daughters and their spouses, Mary Carper of Shawsville, Sylvia and John Harris of...
Haven "Bucky" Jennings Hutchison
Dec 10, 2016
Haven Jennings "Bucky" Hutchison, 64, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Haven and Thelma Dowdy Hutchison; his sister, Linda Cecil; and a stepson, Jay Montgomery. Survivors include his wife, Eva Montgomery Hutchison; a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Cyndi Hutchison of Christiansburg; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Cecil Atkins of...
Lelia Hogan Harvey
Dec 9, 2016
Lelia Hogan Harvey 76 of Radford passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at her home in Radford. She was a member of First Baptist Church on Rock Road in Radford, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jethro Amos and Lora Lee Roberts Hogan of Pulaski, Virginia. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Jackson Eugene Harvey; two...
Jeanne Lackey Trivett
Dec 9, 2016
Jeanne Lackey Trivett, 65, a longtime resident of Narrows, Va., passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born June 20, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio, she spent the majority of her youth in Martinsville, Va. After receiving her MBA from Virginia Tech, she sought to educate and mentor young people by teaching English and other subjects at Pulaski...
Clarence Wayne Patty, Sr.
Dec 8, 2016
Dr. Clarence Wayne Patty, Sr., PhD, 84, of Blacksburg, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born in Catoosa County, Ga., he worked on the family farm and sold his okra crop at market each summer to pay for undergraduate school. Wayne served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He received his bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. degrees in...
Misty Powers Bowman Mills
Dec 8, 2016
Misty Powers Bowman Mills, 42, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Survivors include her husband, Chris "Chico" Mills; children, Isaac Bowman and Josie Bowman; mother and stepfather, Shirley and David Hopkins; father, Marvin Powers; brother, Shannon Powers; and many relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the...
Brandon Michael Conner
Dec 6, 2016
Brandon Michael Conner, 31, passed away on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016. Brandons love for family, his passion for working hard and his larger than life attitude were his defining characteristics. While his life on this earth was short, Brandon touched so many others lives and left his unmistakable mark with each person who knew him. Brandon was born January 17th...
Berkley Anderson Bibee
Dec 3, 2016
Berkley Anderson Bibee, 88, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at his home in Christiansburg. He was a member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church and a retired barber. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rawligh and Mary Bibee and three brothers, Roy, Howard and Walter. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Wanda S. Bibee of Christiansburg;...
Bobby Lee Hill
Dec 1, 2016
Bobby Lee Hill, 69, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at his home in Belspring. He was a woodworker and a member of the New Life Tabernacle in Christiansburg. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Goldie Hill; and stepdaughter, Stephany Michelle Proffitt. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Letha S. Hill of Belspring; daughter and...
Linda Akers Prescott
Dec 1, 2016
Linda Akers Prescott, 65, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mazie Akers; father, Lee Akers; husband, Danny Prescott; children, Philip, Donna and Robbie; brothers, Columbus Lee "Tow", Dale and Bill Akers. Survivors include two sons, Michael and James Prescott of Dublin; daughter, Alma Prescott of Dublin; grandchildren, Tyler Gravely, Matthew and Josh...
