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...
Sylvia Dillon Eastburn
Dec 8, 2014
Sylvia Dillon Eastburn, 93, of Fairlawn, loving Mother and Granny, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Eastburn and son, Bobby Eastburn. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Rodden of Fairlawn; granddaughter, Sarah Rodden of Fairlawn; and sisters, Helen Thornton of Salem and Julia Wood of Narrows. Funeral services will be held...
Ann Higginbotham Akers
Dec 2, 2014
Ann H. Akers 54, of Dublin, VA went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a member of the Dublin United Methodist Church. Ann was a registered nurse for 29 years at St. Albans Carilion in Radford. She was born in Richlands, VA on April 8, 1960. Ann's parents Joseph...
John "Jt" Clayton Turpin
Dec 2, 2014
John "JT" Clayton Turpin, 74, of Parrott, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014. He was a master electrician. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley Turpin and Estelle Turpin Small, brother, S. Kenneth Turpin, stepson, Michael Caldwell, and great grandson, Lucas Turpin. Survivors include his wife, Nancy L. Turpin; son, Tony Turpin; daughters, Lisa (Dennis) Atkins, and Hope...
Lee Wysor Thompson, Jr.
Dec 1, 2014
Lee Wysor Thompson, Jr., 66, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at his home in Pulaski. He was retired from N & S Railroad and a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Pulaski. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. Lee was trained in October 2011 to drive a school bus for Pulaski County. He...
Robert "Bob" Lee Pannell
Nov 30, 2014
Robert Lee "Bob" Pannell, 87, of Fairlawn, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Commonwealth Assisted Living. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and was a US Army WWII veteran. Bob retired from Volvo. He was preceded in death by his parents Charlie and Viola Pannell, wife, Opal, and daughters, Sharon Spencer...
Bonnie Ratcliffe Covey
Nov 29, 2014
Bonnie Ratcliffe Covey, 71, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Radford Worship Center and was employed with Dr. Kenneth Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Andrew and Lillian Wiley Ratcliffe. Survivors include her husband, Donald L. Covey of Radford; son, Blake Andrew Covey of Radford; daughter...
Clarence Rodney Harris
Nov 28, 2014
Clarence Rodney Harris, 60, of Radford, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Mullins Funeral Home, Radford Visitation Saturday, December 20, 2014 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM Mullins Funeral Home 120 West Main Street Radford,VA 24141 Private Services
Don Aaron Cunningham
Nov 28, 2014
Retired Radford University professor Dr. Don "Doc" Aaron Cunningham, 61, passed away at home on Friday, November 28, 2014 after a decade-long struggle with cancer. Dr. Cunningham was born March 7, 1953, in Dallas, TX. Survivors include his wife, Lynn; son and daughter-in-law, Cory and Sonia Cunningham of Ogden, UT; daughter, Sarah Cunningham and granddaughter, Eliyana Griggs of Lexington, KY;...
Juanita Catherine Wilson
Nov 28, 2014
Juanita Catherine Wilson, 86, of Dublin, VA, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Heritage Hall Rich Creek. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Radford. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Carson and Mary Vesta Dotson, her husbands, Isaac Johnston, Sr. and Darrell Wilson, and sister, Mornette Roberts. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Isaac...
Charles Joseph Smart
Nov 26, 2014
Charles Joseph Smart, 61, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at his home in Dublin. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee Smart and Opal Pauline Roseberry Smart, and a brother, Robert Lee Smart, Jr Survivors include his brother, Tony smart of Radford; sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Billy Roope, and Judy and Charles Hill, all of...
Neta Wilson Albright
Nov 25, 2014
Neta Wilson Albright, 95, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her home in Radford. Neta was born May 11, 1919 in Montgomery County the daughter of the late Lillian Nester and James Sidney Wilson. In her early years, her family lived in New York, Salem, and upon settling in Radford, she met her husband, Tom Albright, on a double...
