Carl Junior "Cj" Simpkins
May 16, 2016
Carl Junior "C.J." Simpkins, 62, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home in Hiwassee. He was a welder with Long Airdox Corp. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. George Truman Simpkins and Frances Simpkins and his wife, Frankie Sue Stafford Simpkins. Survivors include his brothers and sister-in-law, Danny Simpkins, and Russell and Terry Simpkins, all...
Edith Akers Sledd
May 15, 2016
Edith Akers Sledd went to her eternal home on Sunday evening, May 15th, 2016. Born in Floyd, Va. in 1920 to Loraine Howard Akers and Charles Akers, Edith was the first born of eleven children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved son, Denny Sledd, her husband of sixty years, Otto Dempsey Sledd, brothers, Winston Akers, Frank...
Forest Granville Dobbins
May 12, 2016
Forest Granville Dobbins, 88, of Radford, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. He was a member of the West Radford Church of God and retired from Burlington Mills with over 40 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, June Dobbins; parents, Percy and Rita Dobbins; and sisters, Geneva Young and Esther Long. Survivors include sons and...
Johnny Garie Browning
May 11, 2016
Johnny Garie Browning, 79, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Lewis Gale Pulaski Hospital. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and retired machinist at the Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Berlin and Eula Browning; and sons, John Brent Browning and Garie Browning. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Browning; sons and...
Billie Clark Alexander
May 10, 2016
Billie Clark Alexander, 82, of Radford, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife Queen B. Alexander; son and daughter-in-law, Alvin and Jenny Alexander of Radford; daughter and son-in-law, Erika Alexander and Vincent Barbour of Atlanta, Ga.; grandsons, Jerome and Jordan Alexander; brother, George Alexander and Rita Lewis;...
Edward Bert Gosnell
May 10, 2016
Edward Bert Gosnell, 77, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home in Dublin. He was retired from Volvo Trucks and a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Dock and Daisy Gosnell. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Barbara Turner Gosnell; daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Jeff Marcus...
Larry Raymond Beamer
May 7, 2016
Larry Raymond Beamer, 78, of Dublin, Virginia passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Galax, Virginia to Lonnie and Clara Beamer and attended Virginia Tech where he received a BS in Industrial Engineering. Larry enjoyed a long career at Radford Army Ammunition Plant and was an active member of...
Winnie Ella Phillips Meredith
May 2, 2016
Winnie Ella Phillips Meredith, 82, of Christiansburg, formerly of Snowville, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Radford Health & Rehab. She was a member of Christiansburg Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Ella Phillips; step-mother, Lucille Phillips; Charles and Josie Quesenberry; husband, Cleddie Meredith; 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include...
Harold "Sonny" Frank Nester, Sr.
May 1, 2016
Harold Frank "Sonny" Nester, Sr., 74, of Parrott, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Harold proudly served in the U. S. Air Force for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin and Macy Nester; sister, Maxine Demers; brother, Lewis Nester; and grandson, Cameron Fitzwater. Survivors include his wife,...
Carolyn Ann Puckett Sutherland
May 1, 2016
Carolyn Ann Puckett Sutherland, 66, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home in Dublin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Greever and Hazel Sheets Puckett; and a brother, Robert T. Puckett. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Roger Lee Sutherland of Dublin; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa Sutherland and Jason Brandon of Concord, N.C.; grandson,...
Henry Berton Richard, Jr.
Apr 25, 2016
Henry Richard Jr., 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Henry was born in Los Angeles, California and then spent most of his life in Spokane, Washington. After graduating from high school in 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve in the Vietnam War. After four years of service, he...
Ralph Willard Poole
Apr 23, 2016
Ralph Willard Poole, 96, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. He attended Fairlawn Baptist Church and worked at both Hercules and Harris Mechanical as a sheet metal worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cebert and Myrtle Poole; his wife, Frances Sawyers Poole; and siblings, Lloyd Poole, Thelma Poole Sawyers, Kermit Poole, and Phil Poole. Survivors...
Barbara Faye Hanson
Apr 23, 2016
Barbara Faye Hanson, 93, of Blacksburg, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Kroontje Health Care Center where she had resided for the past 6 years. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Ted Faulkner of Radford; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Susan Hanson of Baltimore, Md.; and grandchildren, Victoria Faulkner of Hampton, and Tara Faulkner and her husband...
Sandra Gaye Hubbard Dalton
Apr 22, 2016
Sandra Gaye Hubbard Dalton, 58, of Fairlawn passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 22, 2016. She was a member of Fairlawn Church of God and employed for over 35 years in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech as a Course Management and Outreach Secretary. Survivors include her daughter, Amanda Lea Dalton of Fairlawn; parents, Robert...
Eva Hutchins Musser
Apr 22, 2016
Eva Hutchins Musser, 58, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at her home in Radford. She was a member of the Fairlawn Church of God and a CNA with Pulaski Health & Rehab. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Mandy Gallimore of Dublin; sisters, Brenda Viers of Christiansburg and Judith (Brady) Simpkins of Fairlawn; and special...
Dwight Cook
Apr 22, 2016
Dwight Cook, 74, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 after a brief illness. He was a member of Heritage Church in Dublin and a U. S. Army veteran. Dwight was very involved with the Feeding America program, was an avid NASCAR fan, and loved to go fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Mae Brown...
Ethel Vivian Walker Eaves
Apr 20, 2016
Ethel Vivian Walker Eaves, 88, of Radford, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and retired from Radford University in housekeeping. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney and Viola Walker; her husband, James Oakley Eaves; son, Oakley Tyrone Eaves; brothers, Dr. Sidney Walker...
Ronald Ray Sowers
Apr 17, 2016
Ronald Ray Sowers, 54, of Radford, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was a well known machinist. Survivors include his daughter, Taelor Nicole Sowers of Radford; grandchildren, Xavier, Brieana, Ali and Haley; parents, Billy and Barbara Sowers of Radford; sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and David Linkous of Radford; brother and sister-in-law, Bryan and Amy Sowers of Lynchburg; girlfriend, Michelle...
Helen Morehead Boling
Apr 16, 2016
Helen Morehead Boling, 102, of Radford, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto Gordon and Ella Jackson Miller Morehead; husband, John R. Boling; one son, Stephen G. Boling; three sisters, Kitty Dunn, Louise Morehead and Virginia Gracey; and a brother, James Morehead. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John...
Dewey Arnold Phillips
Apr 15, 2016
Dewey Arnold Phillips, 81, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father Jehu Thomas Phillips, mother Maude Malicia Long Phillips, and his two wives Vivian Meadows Phillips and Joanne Cox Phillips. Survivors are his son and daughter-in-law, Gary K. Phillips (Gail) of Chesapeake; daughters and sons-in- law, Debbie P. Viers (Steve) of Radford and...
