Marie Dillon Blankenship
May 1, 2014
Marie Young Dillon Blankenship, 91, of Radford, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014. She was a member of The Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Arnold M. Dillon and Douglas Blankenship. Survivors include her son, Gerald M. Dillon of Moneta; daughters, Diane D. Simpson of Radford and Dreama D. Nester of Woodstock; stepdaughter, Jean Siner;...
Anna Vaughan Boyer
Apr 30, 2014
Anna Vaughan Boyer, 74, of Galax, went home to with the Lord on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Newport News. Ann Boyer was instrumental in Youth league baseball on the Peninsula. Married to Rex Boyer, Denbigh High School and Denbigh Post 368 baseball coach, Ann was founder and served as president of...
James Edward Whitlock
Apr 28, 2014
James Edward Whitlock, 84, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from RAAP where he was a painter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald Thomas and Pansy Elizabeth Hoover Whitlock and his wife, Marita. Survivors include his son, Jimmy Whitlock of Radford; daughter Mary Cromer of...
Gary Wayne Merryman
Apr 26, 2014
Gary Wayne Merryman, 69, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home in Christiansburg. He was a retired Regional Sales Director for Burndy and a U. S. Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Washington and Ethel Marie White Merryman, sister, Carol Zehm, and his grandparents who raised him, Harold and Mary Wilgus. He...
Edward Lee Sartoris
Apr 26, 2014
Edward Lee Sartoris, 75, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in Pulaski, VA. Edward, was a witty man with a dry sense of humor who brought joy to all he met. He was gifted in electronics and enjoyed fixing and restoring anything broken, especially old radios. Following his stroke 5 years ago, Ed resided at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center...
Julie Martin Simpkins
Apr 25, 2014
Julie Martin Simpkins, 46, and her daughter, Ginger Ann Simpkins, 14, of Snowville, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. They were members of Snowville Baptist Church. Julie was a medical assistant and active in many charities and Ginger was a student at Dublin Middle School and active in 4-H. They were preceded in death by Julie's parents, William Gilford and...
Ginger Ann Simpkins
Apr 25, 2014
Julie Martin Simpkins, 46, and her daughter, Ginger Ann Simpkins, 14, of Snowville, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. They were members of Snowville Baptist Church. Julie was a medical assistant and active in many charities and Ginger was a student at Dublin Middle School and active in 4-H. They were preceded in death by Julie's parents, William Gilford and...
Charlotte Fay Brooks Dishon
Apr 19, 2014
Charlotte Fay Brooks Dishon, 75, of Radford, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014. Fay was a member of Central United Methodist Church and retired after 28 years as secretary to the History Dept. at Radford University. She was preceded in death by her son, David Todd Dishon, sister, Hazel Copko and brother, Kenneth Brooks. Survivors include her loving husband of...
Leigh Ann Wilson
Apr 16, 2014
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, our beloved Leigh Ann Wilson, 33, passed away in her sleep at her home in Dublin, Virginia. Leigh Ann's time spent on this earth was a blessing to all those who appreciated her witty humor, inner personal strength, self-attained courage, and bold tenacity in the face of physical challenges. These lasting memories of her existence...
Tammy Sue Bell
Apr 15, 2014
Tammy Sue Bell, 50, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her home. She was a retired hairdresser for JC Penny. She was preceded in death by her father, Benjamin Henry Bell and also by the father of her children, Carl David "Catfish" Reece. Survivors include a son, David Lucas Reece of Christiansburg; daughter, Lyndsay Nicole Reece of...
Barbara Cameron Brown
Apr 14, 2014
Babs Brown, who resided in Radford but was a life long resident of Front Royal, died at LewisGale Montgomery Regional Hospital on April 14, 2014. Babs was preceded in death by her husband, Stewart E. "Brownie" Brown. She was born in Riverton, Virginia on March 28, 1928 to the late Beverly and Weltie Cameron. She is survived by her son...
Clara Cox Boothe
Apr 13, 2014
Clara Cox Boothe, 95, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014. She was a member of Valley Harvest Ministries and retired from Russell Apparel. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dot R. Kirtner. Survivors include her stepson, Danny Boothe of Roanoke; grandchildren, Tim and Andi Kirtner of Pulaski, Patrick and Kim Kirtner of Wytheville, Scott and Shannon...
Donna Gail Whitt Kesling
Apr 6, 2014
Donna Gail Whitt Kesling, 52, of Pulaski passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, Carl Richard Whitt. She was a member of Unity Christian Church in Radford. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Richard A. "Dickie" Kesling, Jr.; two sons, Nathaniel Aulden and wife Krystal Kesling, and Cody Alan...
Carolyn Atkins Tickle
Apr 6, 2014
"Her children arise up, and call her blessed: her husband also, and he praiseth her." Proverbs 31:28 Carolyn Atkins Tickle, 73, of Radford, won her battle with cancer on Sunday, April 6, 2014 as she went home to be with the Lord in a place of perfect peace and love. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Atkins,...
Edith "Eadie" Lee Durden Tucker
Apr 4, 2014
Edith "Eadie" Lee Durden Tucker, 59 of Fairlawn, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth C. Durden of Columbia, SC. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her father and mother-in-law, Howard and Virginia Tucker and by two brothers-in-law Jerry Edward and Norman...
Gary Wayne Hall
Apr 2, 2014
Gary Wayne Hall, 69, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Radford, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. He was born November 20, 1944 in Castlewood, Virginia to the late Edward and Zola Hall. Gary grew up and resided in the Radford area until 1982 and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Susie; son, Gary Hall...
Joseph William Myers
Apr 1, 2014
Joseph W. "Joe" Myers, 77 of Painter's Woods, Draper, departed this life peacefully in his home on April 1, 2014. Joe was a lifelong resident of Pulaski County. He served in the U. S. Air Force, was with Sears for 30 years and was "Mr. Sears" to many people. He owned Joe Myers Home Improvement and various other business ventures...
Ida Stellean Quesenberry Saul
Mar 26, 2014
Ida Stellean Quesenberry Saul, 80, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. She was a member of Laurel Hill Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband James Edward Saul and a grandson, Christopher D. Saul. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Barbara Saul and Jerry and Lisa Saul, all of Riner; granddaughter, Holly F....
George Washington Henley
Mar 25, 2014
George Washington Henley, 94, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from the City of Radford where he operated a backhoe. He was a World War II U. S. Army veteran and a member of VFW Post 1115 in Hillsville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew...
Gayle Bremner Gardiner
Mar 25, 2014
Gayle Bremner Gardiner, 91, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014. She was a member of Grove United Methodist Church for 60 years and retired from Pulaski County Schools after teaching 1st grade for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph E. and Hazel Bremner, and her husband of 49 years, Theodore Warren Gardiner. Survivors...
