Cloria Olita Turman Nester
Mar 7, 2013
Cloria Olita Turman Nester, age 100, of Radford passed away Thursday March 7, 2013 at Wheatland Hills Retirement Center. Born February 27, 1913 she was a daughter of the late Richard M. and Christiana Sutphin Turman. She married Conrad Nester on August 2, 1931 in Buffalo Mt. Presbyterian Church. It was the first wedding in the new Church. She graduated...
Fred Stanley Hamm
Mar 6, 2013
Fred Stanley Hamm, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his home in Radford. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Dublin and retired from Federal Mogul with 42 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Geraldine Carpenter Hamm, and a brother, Larry J. Hamm. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn M....
Rachel Brooks Coates
Mar 6, 2013
Rachel Brooks Coates, 93, of Radford, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Lawson and Annie Marshall Brooks, husband, Edward Malcolm Coates, and four brothers and one sister. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Harold Wayne of Richmond, and Sandy and John Ruth of Fincastle; sons and...
Jack Baker Calfee
Mar 2, 2013
Jack Baker Calfee, born April 23, 1929 in Wythe County, Va, departed this earth peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and a US Air Force veteran. He was a graduate of Concord University, a retired supervisor with Kroger Corp and spent many hours volunteering at Carilion NRV...
Terri Lee O'Brien
Feb 27, 2013
Terri Lee O'Brien, 51, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013. She was employed with the City of Radford for 32 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Edward "Pat" O'Brien. Survivors include her mother, Betty W. Ellison of Radford; sister, Linda Jones of Roanoke; brother, Patrick O'Brien of Beckley, WVa; a niece and three nephews;...
Betty Wheeling Sutphin
Feb 27, 2013
Betty Wheeling Sutphin, 80, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013. She was a former nurse's aide at Radford Community Hospital for over 20 years and a member of Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be sadly missed by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents George Alvis...
Dedra Lynn Smith Altizer
Feb 26, 2013
With a grace unimaginable, and after a valiant fight, Dedra Lynn Smith Altizer has finally won her race against cancer. Following a ten year marathon, filled with challenges of epic proportions, Dedra claimed her hard fought victory on Feb. 26, 2013. A gifted artist, her endless talents included painting, drawing, sewing, quilting, cooking, candy making, cake decorating, embroidery, stained glass...
Margaret Sowers Turpin
Feb 26, 2013
Margaret Sowers Turpin, 66, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013. She was a member of Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church and a LPN. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Sylvia Sowers, son, Mark Allen Turpin, daughter, Lisa Gale Turpin, and brothers, Ronald Lee, Howard and Larry Sowers. She is survived by her husband of 46...
Robert "Danny" Daniel Marshall
Feb 24, 2013
Robert Daniel Marshall went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Danny was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church serving as a Deacon, Trustee, and Sunday School teacher. He was a faithful husband and father of three children. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, loving God's creation and the friends and family he enjoyed...
Muriel Inez James Quesenberry
Feb 20, 2013
Muriel Inez James Quesenberry, 86, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and retired from Burlington Mills. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Eva Detheridge James. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Genious Earl (Flat Top) Quesenberry of Dublin; son, Robert Lee Quesenberry of Christiansburg; daughter,...
Billy "Button" Gene Moore
Feb 17, 2013
Billy Gene (Button) Moore, 80, of Radford, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired from the RAAP. He was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Eugenia Moore, daughters, Patricia Diane Moore and Rebecca Jean Moore, and two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Barbara Fortune...
Genevie Johns Slone
Feb 15, 2013
Genevie Johns Slone, 93, of Radford, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arvel R. Slone, son, Michael Shepard, parents, Joseph E. and Naomi Holcomb Johns, sisters, Leo Wills and Muriel Tyler, and brothers, Ercil and Lester Johns. Survivors include stepdaughters, Betty S. East...
Enrico John Donnarumma
Feb 7, 2013
Enrico John Donnarumma (Ricky), left his life on February 7, 2013, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born in Hoboken, NJ, on June 6, 1950. An employee if the US postal service for 25 years, Ricky retired to Pulaski, VA in 2010. He is survived by his wife Renee; his parents, Enrico and Margaret Donnarumma of Christiansburg; his...
Lucy Bolden Mcdaniel
Feb 3, 2013
Lucy Lucille Bolden McDaniel, 79, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013. Graveside services Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 11 am at the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Dublin. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home, Radford. Graveside Service Wednesday, February 6, 2013 11:00 AM Highland Memory Gardens 5555 Lee Highway Dublin,VA 24084
Judy Richmond Young
Jan 31, 2013
Judy Richmond Young, 67, of Radford, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Judy was an active member of Snowville Christian Church. She was also a member of the Virginia Garden Club and a flower show judge. During her time living in Covington, she owned Old Colonial Bakery and Catering. She was also employed at Radford University and Virginia Tech, where...
Ola Chandler Puckett
Jan 31, 2013
Ola Chandler Puckett, 90, of Belspring, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. She was a member of Belspring Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Elizabeth Hawks Chandler, husband, Earlie Sylvester Puckett, daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Lee Sutphin, sister, Etta C. Hall, and brothers, Emory, Emmett, William (Bill), Eli, Leonard and Millard. She is...
Ruth Harris Quesenberry Phillips
Jan 30, 2013
Ruth Mae Harris Quesenberry Phillips, 98, of Snowville, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents Leonard J. and Daisy Wilson Harris, her husbands, Troy H. Quesenberry and Cleddie B. Phillips, a sister Reba H. Bocock and a brother, Abra "Bud" Harris. She was a member of the Christiansburg Church...
Mary Catherine Dean
Jan 29, 2013
Mary Catherine Dean, 66, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013. She was a retired machinist with Jefferson Mills. Survivors include her husband, James Michael Dean, Sr.; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Teresa Guynn of Pulaski; step children, James Dean, Jr. of Pulaski, Betty Ann Dean of Aiken, SC, and Tammy Huth of Elizabethtown, KY; four step grandchildren; and...
Robert (Toby) Gerald Duncan
Jan 28, 2013
Robert Gerald (Toby) Duncan, 75, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at his home in Radford. He was retired after 35 years as storeroom clerk at the Lynchburg Foundry and served in the US Air Force. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Bee Gee Duncan; his children, Vicki D. Pinard, Sharon D. Baker, Todd Duncan and wife Terri, and...
Cosby Austin Bishop
Jan 24, 2013
Cosby Austin "Granny/Nannie" Bishop, 83, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at her home in Christiansburg with her family by her side. She was born August 18, 1929 in Carroll County, a daughter of the late P. G. and Minnie Dalton. She was a retired cook, cashier, and I. D. checker at Radford University. She was also employed by Chris's...
