Chad Phillips
Dec 8, 2015
Our loving son, Clifford Chad Phillips, 45, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was an employee of Ethan Allen. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Wertie and Eula Phillips, maternal grandparents, Mutt and Vaunise Haga and cousin, Beth Oran. Survivors include his parents, Cliff and Connie Phillips of Dublin; sister, Amy...
Gary Allen Archer
Dec 2, 2015
Gary Allen Archer, 53, of Hiwassee, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Ann Archer (Hun); father, Earl Ray Archer; mother, Bonnie Lindstrom Montowski; stepson and his wife, Travis Scott and Jessica Anderson of Snowville; step grandchildren, Merayliegh and Mason; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Melissa Archer of Sommerset, Ky.; and lots of loving cats. The...
Margaret Evelyn Mills Stoots
Dec 2, 2015
Margaret Evelyn Mills Stoots, 80, of Belspring, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Fairlawn. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mildred Mills, her husband, Ralph Stoots, and an infant brother. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Ralph Kenneth and Shirlee Stoots of Fairlawn; daughters and son-in-law, Debra and Kenneth Roan of...
Julie Ann Dobos Ward
Dec 2, 2015
Julie Ann Dobos Ward, 54, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Hubert Bowman, paternal father, Eugene Dobos, son, Kenneth Edward Keith II, daughter, Hope Nicole Ward and grandson, Zeth Michael Pickering. Survivors include Daughters, Cindy Dobos of Radford, Kristy Caldwell of Blacksburg, Amanda Quesenberry of Giles Co.,...
Cora Trail Simpkins
Dec 2, 2015
Cora Trail Simpkins, 86, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. She was a retired seamstress with Russell Apparel. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Jeannie Trail, and son, Johnny Ray Simpkins. Her most favorite saying was "the one thing I am most proud of is my children." Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon...
Thomas Lee Whitlock
Dec 1, 2015
Thomas Lee Whitlock, 54, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at his home in Radford. He was preceded in death by his father, Preston W. Whitlock; maternal grandparents, Lura and Walter Grubb; and paternal grandparents, Pansy and Tom Whitlock. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Geneva Grubb and James Phillips of Radford; son, Thomas Whitlock of...
James Adrian Crabtree
Nov 30, 2015
James Adrian Crabtree, 70, of Christiansburg, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 30, 2015. He was retired from Federal Mogul. Adrian was preceded in death by his father, James Lee Crabtree. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Jean Jones Crabtree; daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda C. and Tim Miles of Roanoke, and Beverly C. and Michael Kiefer of Kernersville, N.C.;...
Marvin Dickerson
Nov 30, 2015
Marvin Dickerson, 88, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at his home in Radford. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Gracie Dickerson; his wife, Jeanette Dickerson; brother, Elton Dickerson; daughter, Peggy Crawford; and ex-wife, Helen Duncan Dickerson. Survivors include his daughters and son-in-law, Wanda Keene and Doug Price, Phyllis M....
James Allen Shane
Nov 27, 2015
Chief Petty Officer James Allen Shane, Ret. U. S. Navy, 75, of Belspring, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015. He proudly served for 20 years in the U. S. Navy and was a licensed auctioneer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Nellie Shane; grandson, James Lee Brown; and sister, Patricia Rhodehaver. Survivors include his wife of...
Wayne Gregory Zellers
Nov 27, 2015
Wayne Gregory Zellers, 66 of Radford, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at his home. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Wayne graduated from Old Dominion University and received his Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Radford University. He was a retired Special Ed Teacher for Montgomery County...
Sara Carter Zimmerman
Nov 23, 2015
Sara Carter Zimmerman, 82, of Dublin, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at Cozy Home Haven in Fairlawn. She was a member of Dublin United Methodist Church. She was born in Richmond, Va. the daughter of the late Thomas and Lola Ward Carter. She received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Maryland, majoring in Social Work. Survivors include her...
Ella Jane Fowle Trainor
Nov 21, 2015
Ella Jane Fowle Trainor, 89, attended by family, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Radford, Virginia. Ella was born on January 13, 1926, the fifth of six children born to the late Thomas John Fowle and Eva Dillon Fowle in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Denver in 1943, and studied...
Joe Daniel Simpkins
Nov 21, 2015
Joe Daniel Simpkins, 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his home in Montgomery County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lemon Benny and Christaleen Viers Simpkins. He was a retired employee of the Lynchburg Foundry. Survivors include his loving wife Carolyn Semones Simpkins; sons and daughter-in-law, Joseph Kapalaka, and Greg and Sandy Perdue; brothers...
Sherman Ray Clark
Nov 21, 2015
Sherman Ray Clark, 72, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015. He was born in Marion the son of the late, George B. Clark, Jr. and Nannie Clark. He was preceded in death by his father, and sister, Betty Powell. Survivors include his wife, Linda L. Clark; mother, Nannie Clark of Marion; step children and their spouses, Todd and...
Vernon "Gene" Eugene Fizer
Nov 17, 2015
Vernon Eugene "Gene" Fizer, 65, of Draper, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon Walter and Pearly Irene Harris Fizer. He was a retired employee of the Lynchburg Foundry. Survivors include his brothers and sisters-in-law, Curtis and Pamela Fizer, Pilot, Mason H. "Button" and Darlene Fizer, Hiwassee, and...
Mary Katherine Beavers
Nov 14, 2015
Mary Katherine Beavers, of Radford, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015. Mary was born on October 13, 1922 in Cedar Bluff, VA. She was the oldest child of the late Stuart Allen Beavers and Nannie Lake Repass Beavers. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Stuart Allen (Bus) Beavers, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Lura Alice...
Lewis "Sonny" Samuel Waldron, Sr.
Nov 13, 2015
On Friday morning, November 13, 2015, Brother Lewis Waldron was called from this life to his eternal rest. Brother "Sonny" as he was affectionately called was born in Covington, Virginia on May 1, 1952 to Edward and Beatrice Waldron, who preceded him in death. Brother Lewis was the youngest of eight children and is preceded in death by three brothers,...
Dolores Bishop Thornton
Nov 12, 2015
Dolores Bishop Thornton, 79, of Radford, peacefully went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 12, 2015. She was a very active member of Central United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday School and served on numerous committees. She spent her lifetime counseling and teaching in church as well as the public school system. Dolores...
Silas Black
Nov 11, 2015
Retired Chief Master Sergeant Silas Black of Chandler Ariz., formerly of Radford, Va. died unexpectedly though peacefully in his residence on Veterans Day, November 11, 2015, at the age of 85. Silas is survived by his daughter, Tanya Renee Black, SMSgt, (retired Air Force); grandson Janvier Alexander Davis; Dolores Madden; brother-in-law, Fred Mitchell; and a host of nieces and nephews...
Sylvia Bell Osborne Norwood
Nov 10, 2015
Sylvia Belle Osborne Norwood, 90, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles H. Osborne and her second husband, Arthur Norwood. Also preceding her in death were two sons, Charles H. Osborne, Jr. and Arthur W. Norwood, Jr.; her son-in-law, John Riffle; and parents, Margaret...
