John Crockett Fain
May 15, 2014
John Crockett Fain, 66, of Radford, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents Arnold Richard and Susan Sheppard Fain, a brother Edgar Fain, his son, Johnny and his father and mother-in-law, Carl Miller and...
Cecil Ray Wynn
May 15, 2014
Cecil Ray Wynn, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 15, at his home in Draper. To cherish his memory, he leaves behind his wife of 41 years, Bonnie; his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Sylvia Wynn of Pearisburg; his sister, Katherine Patnode of Portage, Michigan; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Cecil's life was a testament to the value of...
Inge Nitsche Ritenour
May 14, 2014
Inge Nitsche Ritenour, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at her home in Radford. She was born in Berlin, Germany the daughter of the late Oskar and Erna Nitsche. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Ritenour, whom she spent 60 years together running a plumbing business. Survivors include her son, Siegfried O. Ritenour; and grandson, Carter...
Marvin Earnest Cox
May 14, 2014
Marvin Earnest Cox, 91, of Dublin, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, VA. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Delmas Lytton; granddaughters Valerie Cummings, April Combs, and Ashley Lytton; thirteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, all of Snowville, Virginia. Also surviving are brothers and sisters-in-law Carl and...
Frank "Sonny" Wesley Smith
May 13, 2014
Frank "Sonny" Wesley Smith, 76, of 6620 Annie Akers Road, Radford, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and a truck driver with Online Transport with 60 years service. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Gordon Smith, Sr. and Ruth Lucado Smith. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Nancy...
Betty Carden Bill
May 13, 2014
Betty Carden Bill, of Dade City, FL, formerly of Radford, passed away on May 13th at her home. A native of Radford, Betty was born on February 23, 1923. She was a graduate of Radford College and a 24 year resident of Travelers Rest Dade City, FL. She spent her life caring for her family. Betty and her husband, Horace...
John Henry Stump
May 12, 2014
John Henry Stump, 80, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at his home in Radford. He was a member of Dublin Baptist Church and retired from New River Industries with 43 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett Bruce and Emma Catherine Epperly Stump. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Helen Akers Stump; sons...
Jack Leonard Turner
May 7, 2014
Jack Leonard Turner, 66, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. He was a retired textile worker, associate minister, and a member of First Baptist Church on Rock Road. He was preceded in death by his father, William Raymond Turner, Jr., brother, Douglas Allen Turner, and sister, Betty Ann Turner Harris. Survivors include his wife, Alice Cousins Turner; sons,...
Wilbur Franklin Amonette
May 2, 2014
Wilbur Franklin Amonette, III , 90, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home in Radford. At his side were his 4 children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, 2 grandchildren, a niece and 3 caregivers. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Amonette and sister, Hilda A. Slusher. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, William Amonette of Luray, Ben and...
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...
