Mary Buchanan Bundy Ferrell
Jan 12, 2015
Mary Buchanan Bundy Ferrell, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 12, 2015 surrounded by her family. Born in Tazewell on August 24, 1925, Mary was the eldest child of Jett and Nannie Buchanan Bundy. Mary spent her early years in Witten Valley, Tazewell County and later moved to Pulaski. She briefly taught school in Tazewell and...
Carolyn Lee Sharp
Jan 12, 2015
Carolyn Lee Sharp, 66, of Radford, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Riner and an assembler at Hubbell Lighting. She was born in Clifton Forge the daughter of the late Gordon Lee and Nancy Christine Kirby Deisher. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Irene Sharp and Gary Howell of Radford,...
Joanne Eller Rickey
Jan 11, 2015
Joanne Eller Rickey, 81, of Radford, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was a member of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church and retired after 25 years of working in sterile supply at Radford Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Fanney Eller, and her husband, Allen Bishop Rickey. Survivors include...
Katherine Farmer Gilmore
Jan 8, 2015
Katherine Farmer Gilmore, 91, of Radford, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015. She was a member of Carter Street United Methodist Church where she was a Carter Street Quilter for 35 years. Katherine was the daughter of the late Guy C. Farmer and Alice Otey Farmer Cromer. She married Russell Allen Gilmore on December 27, 1940 who preceded her in...
Douglas Raymond Meredith
Jan 7, 2015
Douglas Raymond Meredith, 81, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Douglas was born July 14, 1933 in Pulaski County the son of the late Fred R. and Deliah Altizer Meredith. He was a U. S. Army veteran and he worked for the United States Postal Service in various capacities for over 35 years. After retiring in 1992, he...
Rev. Ralph Jones Holmes, Jr.
Jan 6, 2015
Rev. Ralph Jones Holmes, Jr., 78, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was a charter member of Fairlawn Church of God and a U. S. Army veteran. He owned and operated Holmes Drywall. He was preceded in death by a grandson, HM3 Eliot Max Dunne, his parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister. He is survived by his...
Irene Ratcliffe Turpin
Jan 5, 2015
Irene Ratcliffe Turpin, 86, of Heathsville, Virginia, formerly of Radford, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 5, 2015. She is survived by her daughters, Drema Turpin and Woodrow Minnick of Radford, Va., and Debra Diann Turpin of Heathsville, Va.; her son, Alvin Michael Turpin of Radford, Va.; her nephews, Dickie "Doc" Lyons and wife, Patty of Heathsville, Va. and...
Brown Malcom Bratton
Jan 2, 2015
Brown Malcom Bratton, 94, of Radford, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. He was a member of the Radford Wesleyan Church and retired truck driver with Meadow Gold Creamery and farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents Jessie J. and Willie S. Roop Bratton, daughter, Judith B. Dobbins, granddaughter, Jaime W. Butler and 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors...
Mary Farmer Akers Alger
Jan 1, 2015
Mary Farmer Akers Alger, 97, loving mother and granny, of Fairlawn, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Graham Farmer and Mary Emeline Duncan Farmer; husbands, Frank Harman Akers and Samuel Alger; sons, Raymond, Pete; daughters-in-law, Giny and Alberta; brothers, David, Vernon, Edward, Emmett and Pete; and sisters, Belle Furrow and Lillie...
Calvin Dexter Hall
Dec 31, 2014
Calvin Dexter Hall, 91, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014. He was a farmer and retired computer analyst with the Dept. of Defense. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served during WWII and a member of the Masons. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Mary Hall of Clermont, FL; stepdaughter and husband, Faye and...
Thomas Everette Brown
Dec 30, 2014
Thomas Everette Brown, 66, formerly of Radford, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was a disabled U. S. Army Veteran having served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his father, John Marzell "Merk" Brown. Survivors include his mother, Mary Eloise Taylor Brown of Radford; and sons and daughter-in-law, Eric B. and LeeAnn Martin of Dublin, and Thomas...
Joann "Jody" Dobbins Ratcliffe Jones
Dec 29, 2014
JoAnn "Jody" Dobbins Ratcliffe Jones, 77, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at her home in Radford. She retired from AT&T, was assistant postmaster, and a member of West Radford Church of God. Jody was preceded in death by her parents, James H. and Ida Thornton Dobbins. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Barry E. and Lauri I. Ratcliffe of...
James Alton Hixon
Dec 25, 2014
James Alton Hixon, 74, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014. He was retired from the Town of Blacksburg and Corning Glass Works, and was a member of the National Guard for 6 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Mackie Moore Hixon, and fourteen siblings. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Imogene Haines...
Vera Duncan Brewster
Dec 22, 2014
Vera Duncan Brewster, wife of Elwood C. Brewster, dies Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home in Dataw Island, SC. She was a member of Carteret Street United Methodist Church. Vera's passion was golf, gardening and participating in many charities. Mrs. Brewster was born in Hillsville, VA to the late Jessie Duncan and Beulah Nester Duncan. She was predeceased by...
William David Bishop
Dec 20, 2014
Dr. William David Bishop, 71, of Radford, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014. Services will be private. The family requests that in lieu of food and flowers please consider making donations to support the Radford University or Virginia Tech Tennis Programs or the charity of your choice. The Bishop family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory...
Vernon Odell Shanholtz
Dec 17, 2014
Vernon Odell Shanholtz, age 79, of Christiansburg, VA, went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 17, 2014. Vernon was born in 1935 to Hobart and Leona Francis (McCauley) Shanholtz in West Virginia. He was the oldest of 6 children. Several years after the death of his mother, at age 11, he went to live with foster parents Jack...
Shirley Ann Dudley Akers
Dec 17, 2014
Shirley Ann Dudley Akers, 77, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. She was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. Shirley was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Dudley and Ollie Dove Wade Dudley. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Edgar T. "Pug" Akers of Radford; son and daughter-in-law,...
Alice Linville Thorp Horton
Dec 16, 2014
Alice "Tally" Linvile Thorp Horton, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Born July 12, 1928 in Stovall, North Carolina to Benjamin Person Thorp and Ida Jackson Thorp, Alice attended Stovall High School and graduated from Radford College. One of her proudest accomplishments was touching the lives of hundreds of children while teaching the first grade for 21 years. In...
Richard Earl Bishop
Dec 14, 2014
Richard Earl Bishop, 72, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah Staple and Margaret Sue Bishop. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Deborah Ann Bishop; daughters, Angela Dawn Bishop of Blacksburg and Pamela Sue Bishop and Fianc Rusty Moore of Christiansburg; grandchildren, Ashton Moore, Morgan...
Leonard "J.R." Marshall Weiss, Jr.
Dec 12, 2014
Leonard "J.R." Marshall Weiss, Jr., 89, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014, at Highland Ridge. He is of the Jehovah's Witness faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Marshall and Sadie Stiff WeissSurvivors include wife of 21 years, Nina Epes Weiss; sisters, Sylvia Williams of Pembroke, Mary Ann Gardner of Radford, and Martha Dobbins of Dublin; and...
