Robert Lee Duncan
Sep 13, 2015
Robert Lee Duncan, 77, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home in Radford. He was a retired contractor and a longtime member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy W. and Hazel Showalter Duncan, and two brothers, Junior and Billy Duncan. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Idell R. Duncan; daughter...
Joyce Ann Calfee
Sep 10, 2015
Joyce Ann Calfee, 76, of Radford, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice G. Calfee and Celeslie Jones Calfee. Survivors include her sister, Mary Calfee Lewis of Radford; brother, Francis Calfee of Colonial Heights; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services...
Helen Minor Gibson
Sep 10, 2015
Helen Minor Gibson, 96, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and an elementary school teacher for over 30 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert James and Lillian Baier Minor, husband, Robert Carl Gibson, and son, Carl Reed Gibson. Survivors include her...
Augustine Woods Mills
Sep 3, 2015
Augustine Woods Mills, 88, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home in Radford. She was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from housekeeping at Radford University. She was born in Mayberry, W. Va., the daughter of the late Adolphus Woods and Annie May Dillard Woods. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband,...
James Thurman Hedge, Jr.
Sep 3, 2015
James (Jimmy) Thurman Hedge, Jr., 49, of Radford, died Thursday, September 3, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Thurman Hedge, Sr. and Chrystiline Mathena Hedge, and sister, Janie Hedge Brightwell. Survivors include his children, Lauren, Matthew and Christopher Hedge; 3 grandchildren who he loved very much, Sarah, Brooklynn and Isaiah Hedge; sisters, Barbara H. Hollins, Ruby...
Paul Duane Lusk
Sep 1, 2015
Paul Duane Lusk, 74, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home in Radford. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and retired chemical engineer with Alliant Tech. He was preceded in death by his father, John Paul Lusk. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Lois J. Lusk; sons and daughters-in-law,...
Pamela Sharon Spicer
Aug 31, 2015
Pamela Sharon Spicer, 57, of Wytheville, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015. She was a Registered Nurse for 24 years with Radford Community Hospital and Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in West Virginia, the daughter of the late William Mullins, Sr. and Loretta Ray Mullins. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Buster...
Wendy Elaine Ford Strock
Aug 29, 2015
Wendy Elaine Ford Strock, 53, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015. She was a member of Belmont Christian Church and was retired supervisor with J. C. Penney. She was preceded in death by her father, Minister Jack Harrison Ford. Survivors include her husband, Donald F. Strock of Dublin; mother, Anna F. Ford of New Castle; brothers, Donn Ford...
Virlen Edward Chrisley
Aug 28, 2015
Virlen E. Chrisley, 72, of Dublin, Virginia, went to meet our heavenly Father on Friday, August 28, 2015. He was a father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who loved his family very much. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee Chrisley Sr. and Ella Mae Lawson Chrisley. Also, by his brothers, Jim Chrisley, Bud Chrisley, Dan Chrisley, and...
Rodney Harland Anderson
Aug 27, 2015
Rodney Harland Anderson, 75, of Pulaski, Virginia, went to be with our Lord and Savior in his heavenly home on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Rod dedicated his heart to the Lord Jesus Christ 4 years ago. Rod is survived by his two sons, Michael Anderson of Christiansburg and Edward (Eddie) Anderson of Pulaski; three daughters, Lynette Anderson McVey, Linda (Lynn)...
Calvin Joseph Davis
Aug 27, 2015
Calvin "Dave" Joseph Davis, 66, of Radford, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015. He was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran and was an over the road truck driver for 30 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Sue Phipps Davis. Survivors include his step daughter, Kathleen Ann Browning of LaFollette, Tenn. Memorial services will be held...
Roy Daniel Martin
Aug 23, 2015
Roy Daniel Martin, 82, of Snowville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 23, surrounded by his loving family. He was a member of Snowville Baptist Church and a farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Quinter and Beatrice Simpkins Martin; brother, James A. Martin; sisters, Alma Martin and Iva Long; and...
Wilma Jean Kleppin
Aug 20, 2015
Wilma Jean Kleppin, 84, of Radford, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born in Buffalo, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Chester and Blanche Stickley. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Dale A. Kleppin; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Kathy...
Mary Susan Ripley Goodykoontz
Aug 16, 2015
Mary Susan Ripley Goodykoontz of Radford, Va., died Sunday Aug. 16, 2015. She was born in Roanoke, Va. on Feb. 7, 1929. Susie graduated from Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic School in Roanoke in 1946, and then from Nazareth College in Nazareth, Ky., in 1950, with a Bachelor of Music degree. Immediately afterwards she taught in numerous schools in McDowell...
Mariam Coleman Wright
Aug 16, 2015
Paulina Mariam Coleman Wright, 52, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at her home in Christiansburg. Survivors include her parents, Robert Stuart and Mary J. Coleman; son, James Brandon Hurley; sister, Deborah Wells, all of Christiansburg; brothers and sisters-in-law, Isaac S. and Amy Coleman of Radford, and Robin Mark and Karen Coleman of Riner; granddaughter, Layla Wilbur of Roanoke; niece,...
Ruth Naomi Minnick Mccoy
Aug 15, 2015
Ruth Naomi Minnick McCoy, of Radford, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Christiansburg. Ruth was a former employee of Century Ribbon Mills, Inland Motors and a retiree of St. Albans Hospital, where she gave 18 years of service as the Head Dietician. She was a life-long member of the Fairlawn United Methodist Church, where she...
James "Jimbo" Walden Jordan
Aug 10, 2015
James Walden "Jimbo" Jordan, 63, of Radford, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. He was the son of the late Judge William Southall and Marjorie Einstein Jordan. Jimbo spent his whole life in Radford, graduating from Hargrave Military Academy and retiring from Volvo Trucks. He loved to cook and was an avid sports fan who usually watched two TV's with...
Gary Edgar Howell
Aug 7, 2015
Gary Edgar Howell, 65, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 after a long battle with diabetes. He was a 1969 graduate of Radford High School and beginning in 1972 served in the United States Air Force in both foreign and domestic operations. After his military service he pursued a career in electronics and communications. He was...
Janet Eileen Stevens Pannell
Aug 7, 2015
Janet Eileen Stevens Pannell, 72, of Pulaski, Va. formerly of Denton, Texas, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 7, 2015. She was retired from Moores Business Forms and Denton City Police Department. She is survived by her daughters, Stacie Whitlock of Pulaski, Va. and Kristie Gibson of Carrollton, Texas; three grandsons and 1 great grandson. Memorial services...
Margaret Brendlinger Plymire
Aug 7, 2015
Margaret Brendlinger Plymire (1937-2015) Generous of heart describes Margaret Brendlinger Plymire, 77, of Radford, Va. Though her life ended on Aug. 7, 2015, her example lives on. Her dream was to be an interior designer, but her parents' path for her was to become a nurse. Upon completing her bachelor's degree in nursing, she became a registered nurse. Serving in...
