Doris Ann Fugate Cullop
Oct 17, 2013
Doris Ann Fugate Cullop, currently of Chilhowie, Virginia passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday October 17, 2013. Doris was born April 9, 1935 and grew up in St. Charles, VA where she was valedictorian of the class of 1952. She graduated from Radford College in 1956 where she was the SGA president during her senior year. Later, she...
Glen Crockett Hungate
Oct 16, 2013
Glen Crockett Hungate, 75, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was a retired surveyor with the U. S. Dept of Agriculture. He was preceded in death by his wife Leoma Jones Hungate. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Tommy Akers of Radford; sons, Dale Franklin of Pulaski and Ricky Franklin of Troutville; brother, Tony Hungate of...
Lois Kiser Worrell
Oct 7, 2013
Lois Kiser Worrell, 84, of Radford, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013. She was a member of Radford Christian Church and a graduate of Radford College. She was an executive secretary at Hercules with 26 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents Norman C. and Elizabeth Campbell Kiser, her husband, David A. Worrell and her brother...
Doris Nellie Neel
Sep 30, 2013
Doris Nellie Neel, 86, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at her home in Fairlawn. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Neel, parents, Thomas and Barbara Helton, and two sons, David N. Neel and Kenneth Ray Neel. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Peggy Neel of Fairlawn, and Dan and Kathy Neel of Roanoke;...
Nancy Coleman Pugh
Sep 29, 2013
Nancy Coleman Pugh, 89, of Radford, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013. After graduating Averett College, she worked at Quantico and RAAP. She loved her large church family at Radford Christian and Unity Christian Church and spent many hours volunteering in the community with Our Daily Bread, Meals On Wheels, Elf Shelf, Radford Clothing Bank, August Kids Project and the...
Ira "Sonny" Wingfield Hoover
Sep 28, 2013
Ira Wingfield Hoover "Sonny", 75, of Radford, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. He was retired from the Lynchburg Foundry after 42 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents Jack Hoover and Mary Weeks Bender. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Constance Wilson Hoover;...
Ray Wendell Horton, Jr.
Sep 28, 2013
Ray Wendell Horton, Jr., 93, of Blacksburg, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013. He was born March 19, 1920, the son of the late Ray Wendell and Wilhelmina Horton. He lived a full life, serving in the U. S. Navy during WWII followed by working for Duro-Test corporation for 38 years and 25 years of full time volunteer work for...
Beatrice Lawson Spivey
Sep 27, 2013
Beatrice Lawson Spivey died in Radford, Virginia on September 27, 2013. She was born at noon on May 22, 1915, the eighth child of eleven born to Robert F. Lawson and Catherine Jennings Lawson. She attended a rural elementary school thru fifth grade, dropping out for the lack of school books. She was self-educated through constant reading, including reading the...
Ruby Quesenberry Evans
Sep 26, 2013
Ruby Quesenberry Evans, 87, of Radford, passed away, Thursday, September 26, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Ellen Higgs Quesenberry; daughter, Donna Simmons; three brothers, Friel, Arnold and Lonnie; and three sisters, Willie, Macie and Edith. Survivors include a daughter and sons-in-law, Sharon and Bruce Wersted, of Antelope, Calif. and Gene Simmons, of Fincastle; brother...
Don Puckett
Sep 26, 2013
Don Puckett, 83, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and a retired electrician with National Electric Coil. His was preceded in death by his parents, Canie Murphy and Katherine Keene Puckett. Survivors include his daughter, Anna Louise "Lou" Puckett of Bluefield; son, Jimmy Puckett of North Carolina; granddaughter, Laken Shai Puckett...
Roger Harless Cornett
Sep 25, 2013
Roger Harless Cornett, 64, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013. He was a United States Army veteran and a retired over-the-road truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray Hix and Juliette Snider Cornett. Survivors include two sisters and brother-in-law, Patty and David Mabry, of Radford and Nancy Keshishian, of Germantown, Md.; one niece, three...
Michael Ray Simpkins
Sep 22, 2013
Michael Ray Simpkins, 47, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013. He was a member of the House of Worship in Pulaski. He was preceded in death by his mother Dorothy G. Simpkins. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Millard and Becky Simpkins of Pulaski; brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Angie Simpkins of Draper; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and...
George Edward Akers, Sr.
Sep 20, 2013
George Edward Akers, Sr., 65, of Snowville, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013. He was born on January 22, 1948 in Christiansburg to the late Fred W. and Ruby T. Akers. He was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the U. S. Marines. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Mary B. Akers. Also left to cherish...
Ruby Hungate Chafin
Sep 17, 2013
Ruby Hungate Chafin, 95, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013. She was born August 20, 1918 to the late Lemuel C. (Curt) and Birdie Spaulding Hungate. She was preceded in death by her husband H. Roscoe Chafin, brothers, Roy Curtis and George Henry Hungate and one sister Betty Catherine Hungate Walters. She was a long-time member of Sidney...
Cheri Dawn Linkous Laprade
Sep 16, 2013
Cheri Dawn Linkous LaPrade, 45, of Christiansburg, lost her battle with cancer on Monday, September 16, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father John William "J.W." Linkous. Survivors include her mother, Ilectris D. Linkous; sons Jacob LaPrade and Alex LaPrade; grandson, Abel LaPrade; sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Chad Duncan; nephew Cole Duncan; niece Mallory Duncan; and special...
Mary Eleanor Bradley Calfee
Sep 15, 2013
Mary Eleanor Bradley Calfee, 88, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and retired with nearly 30 years of service with the Department of the Army, including RDAISA. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert G. Calfee. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John Temple...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sutphin
Sep 15, 2013
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sutphin, 79, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired supervisor with the New River Resource Authority in Pulaski County with 15 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas Grayden and Minnie Pearl Akers Sutphin, and his daughter, Druscilla Dawn Sutphin. Survivors include...
Jeanette Lee Sheets Ratcliffe
Sep 13, 2013
Jeanette Lee Sheets Ratcliffe, 79, of Radford, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband W. C. Ratcliffe III. Survivors include her sister, Mitzi Bain of Radford; brothers, Clarence and Warren Sheets, both of Pulaski, and Jimmy Sheets of New Orleans, LA; and sister, Libby Mangano of New Orleans, LA. Graveside services will be...
William David Decosta, Sr.
Sep 11, 2013
William David DeCosta, Sr., 67, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home in Dublin. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his father, William DeCosta. Survivors include his wife, Victoria K. DeCosta; his mother, Alma M. DeCosta of Pulaski; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Kathie DeCosta of Dublin,...
Curtis Howard Bain
Sep 9, 2013
Curtis Howard Bain, 74, of Pulaski, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Thomas and Carrie Duncan Bain. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Wendall and Lisa Lundy Bain of Austinville; daughters and son-in-law, Deborah and Larry Taylor of Radford, Lisa Bain of Blacksburg, and Donna Bain of Radford; four grandchildren, two...
