John "Big John" Satterfield Bethea
Jan 14, 2014
John S. (Big John) Bethea, 65, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and retired owner and operator of Southwest Virginia Tobacco Company. He was a member of the Blacksburg County Club and Round Meadows where he enjoyed golf and the RHS Booster Club. He was also an avid VA Tech...
David Luther Byrd, Sr.
Jan 10, 2014
David Luther Byrd, Sr., 70, of Radford, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014. He was a member of Homeward Bound Holiness Church and known in the community as the owner and operator of Triangle Service Station. Survivors include his children and their spouses, David L. Byrd, Jr. and Becky, Donald W. Byrd and Cindy, Gregory Allen Byrd, Ricky Lee Byrd...
Mabel Annette Bentley Hill
Jan 10, 2014
Mabel Annette Bentley Hill, 93, of Radford, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Fuqua Hill. Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law, Marshall and Beth Hill and Carl Edward Hill, all of Radford; daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy Jane and B. J. Browning of Blue Ridge; sisters, Wilma Alderman of Collinsville and Nita Bentley...
Gloria Dawn Peak Whetsel
Jan 6, 2014
Gloria Dawn Peak Whetsel, 79, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 6, 2014, exactly one year after her beloved husband, William Joe "Bill" Whetsel. Gloria was a graduate of Lynn View High School and East Tennessee State University. She worked at Holston Defense, and later after returning to Kingsport, Holston Valley Hospital. Gloria was an...
Michael Calvin Darden Mills
Jan 4, 2014
Michael Calvin Darden Mills, 61, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at his home in Parrott. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Darden Mills, his wife, Lorie A. Mills, and sister, Lyn Neshat. Survivors include his mother, Macie Mills of Parrott; sons, Rudy Mills and David Adams; grandchildren, Raeleigh, Shyna and Michael, Jr.; brother, Jacoby D. Mills...
Thelma Mae Albert Simpkins
Jan 3, 2014
Thelma Mae Albert Simpkins, 75, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014. She was a member of Mt. Tabor UMC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vester and Frances Tickle Albert, sister Elizabeth Long, and brothers Robert and Thomas Albert. Survivors include her husband of 44 years Paul D. Simpkins; daughter Carolyn Hinkley of Christiansburg; granddaughters and...
William Nelson Griffin
Jan 1, 2014
William Nelson Griffin, 71, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Snowville in the home that he and his wife were very proud of. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and a Director at the Mobility Technology Center, Ft. Belvoir, VA. Bill was an active member of the Snowville Volunteer Fire Department and was a longtime...
Ida Elizabeth Lawson Saunders
Dec 30, 2013
Ida Elizabeth Lawson Saunders, 94, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at her home in Radford after a long illness. She was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Desmond "Tuey" Saunders and a grandchild Lee Saunders. Survivors include sons, Larry Saunders and friend Sarah Runyon and Desmond Saunders, Jr. and wife Jeanie,...
Dolores Beamer Showalter
Dec 28, 2013
Emma Dolores (Dodie) Beamer Showalter, 98, of Radford and Claytor Lake, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and taught school in Giles County at Narrows 9 years and 34 years at Kuhn Barnett in Radford, retiring after 41 years of loyal service. She was born November 24, 1915 on Thanksgiving Day in...
Robert Morrow Swindell
Dec 25, 2013
Robert Morrow Swindell, of Radford, died December 25 from complications of a stroke at the age of 83. He was born on October 19, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest child of Caleb and Mildred Swindell. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Ann Swindell Christopher. He attended high school in Moorestown, New Jersey and graduated from Lynchburg...
Vernon Walter Fizer
Dec 23, 2013
Vernon Walter Fizer, 86, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at his home in Radford. He was retired from Hercules. He was preceded in death by his son, Leon Fizer. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Ethel Sutphin Fizer; sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis and Pamela Fizer of Pilot, Vernon E. Fizer of Draper, Mason H. "Button" and Darlene Fizer...
Edna Louise Ridpath Shelburne
Dec 20, 2013
Edna Louise Ridpath Shelburne, 102, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at her home in Snowville. She was born on June 6, 1911, to the late Jake Ernest Ridpath and Ada Pearl Teel Ridpath. She was also predeceased by her husband, Roscoe J. Shelburne; two sisters, Iva Phillips and Eunice Phillips; and a son-in-law, C. Duane Dishon. Edna graduated from...
Pamela Durmon Smith
Dec 12, 2013
Pamela (Pam) Durmon Smith, 60, of Radford, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2013 at Emeritus @ Roanoke in Roanoke, due to complications from Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Dementia. Pam was born in Pulaski County on May 12, 1953 to the late Merle and Virginia Durmon of Pulaski. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Robert (Bob) Smith...
William Ronald Ford, Jr.
Dec 10, 2013
William (Bill) Ronald Ford, Jr., 54, of Elliston, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 10, 2013. He was born April 3, 1959 the son of the late William Ronald Ford, Sr. and Ann Hancock Ford. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elliston. He was a long time employee of U. S. Foods He was...
James Ferrell Lawson
Dec 7, 2013
James (Jim) Ferrell Lawson, 65, of Goldbond, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was a U. S. Army veteran who served in combat in Vietnam and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant and retired City of Radford Police Officer with 28 years of service and retired with the rank of Captain. Survivors include his former wife and...
Thomas Jordan Ingles
Dec 2, 2013
Thomas Jordan Ingles, 77, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at his home in Radford. He was a U. S. Army veteran and was a communications equipment installer. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Margaret Hurst Ingles. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Beverly J. Ingles; daughter and son-in-law, Marcie I. and Gary Christie of...
Maxine Ricketts Taylor
Nov 30, 2013
Maxine Ricketts Taylor, 92, of Radford, passed away November 30, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Claude, and two brothers. Survivors include son Kent Taylor and Nancy, grandson Erik Taylor and Sylvan, grandson Andrew Taylor and Myra, great-grandchildren Jackson and Kinsey Taylor, three nieces and five nephews. The family is grateful for the extraordinary care she received...
Edwin Eugene Stike
Nov 28, 2013
Edwin Eugene Stike, 79, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at his home in Christiansburg. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired from Burlington Industries. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Cox Stike; sons and daughters-in-law, Eddie and Gina Stike, and Terry William and Treena Stike, all of Christiansburg, and Graelen and Deborah Stike of Hiwassee; grandchildren and their...
Geneva Carden Akers
Nov 28, 2013
Geneva C. Akers, 81, of Belspring, went to Heaven on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Akers, her parents Jack and Georgia Carden, and her sister Juanita Nolen. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law Patricia and Dennis Young of Roanoke, her son and daughter-in-law Freddie and Ann Akers of Dublin, her grandchildren...
Connie Sue Ratcliffe Mccraw
Nov 28, 2013
Connie Sue Ratcliffe McCraw, 69 of Radford passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at her home. She was a charter member of the Fairlawn Church of God, was retired from the Kroger Co having worked at the Christiansburg Store where she was Head Dairy Clerk for 35 years. She was born on April 28, 1944 and was preceded in death...
