Charles Preston Osborne
Dec 31, 2012
Charles Preston Osborne, 83, of Dublin, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012. He was born October 17, 1929 in Galax the son of the late Roscoe Barron and Dorothy Lucille Cool Osborne. He served in the U. S. Air Force. He served as Deputy Sheriff in Summit County, Ohio, sold real estate, painted houses, worked in the food business and...
Ruby Mae Combs Lyons
Dec 28, 2012
Ruby Mae Combs Lyons, 79, of Dublin, passed away Friday evening, December 28, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bluefield, WVa the daughter of the late William Harrison and Ollie Cornellias Combs. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Ruby was very proud to be a devout Christian and a charter member of Gethsemane...
Madge Evelyn Graham
Dec 28, 2012
Madge Evelyn Graham, 87, of Radford, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012. She was the youngest and last surviving child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Graham. Madge was predeceased by brothers: Everette Graham and Thomas Graham and sisters, Lillian Moore, Christine Fulks, Frances Poff and Mary Altic Lurie; nephews, Jimmy Moore and Kenny Altic; and niece, Sally...
Eunice Snider Rudisill
Dec 27, 2012
Eunice Snider Rudisill, 89, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was born April 4, 1923, daughter of the late Luther G. and Mamie (Lee) Snider. She married her late husband, Julian W. Rudisill, on January 22, 1942. They live in Fairlawn until Julian's work took them to different locations - Hinton, WVa, Bassett, VA, Carthage, IL, and...
Edward Evans Cousins
Dec 26, 2012
Edward Evans Cousins passed away December 26th at his home at the age of 77. Born in Washington DC in 1935 to Muriel Barley and Edward Evans Cousins Sr., he graduated from Martinsburg High School in West Virginia and learned the plumbing business from his father. Ed was a pilot and enjoyed scuba diving. As a young man, he played...
Diane Weber Giles
Dec 25, 2012
Diane Weber Giles, 69, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at her home in Parrott. Survivors include her son Billy Giles of Parrott; two daughters Robyn and Apryl Giles, both of Parrott; her life partner, Lonnie Nester; four grandchildren, Christopher Giles, Amber Hall, Ashlyn Shrewsbury and Misty Mabe; seven great-grandchildren, Destiny Giles, Emilee Sifford, Mason Giles, Brayden Sifford, Caleb Warden,...
Silas Norwood Cox
Dec 23, 2012
Silas Norwood Cox, 85 of Christiansburg passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church and was a retired welder for N&W Railroad with over 36 years of service and was a veteran of the US Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas C. and Leuemma Keister...
Bobby Lee Hall
Dec 21, 2012
Bobby Lee Hall, 65, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. Survivors include his mother, Nellie R. Hall of Shawsville; sister Edna Jones of Old Towne, Fl; and niece, Rebecca Jones of Shawsville. Graveside services will be held Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 11:00 am at the Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends prior to...
Joseph Moore Higginbotham
Dec 18, 2012
Joseph Moore Higginbotham, (The Turkey Man), age 96, of Dublin formerly of Richlands, peacefully went to Heaven on Wednesday, December 18, 2012. He was a life-long member of Richlands First Christian Church and lived a devoted Christian life. He graduated from Bluefield Business College and was a WWII Air Force Veteran. He was an enthusiastic business man. He never met...
Ruby Norris Hall
Dec 16, 2012
Ruby Norris Hall, 85, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Coolidge Hall. She was a member of the Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Calvin Wayne and Angie M. Hall of Fairlawn; a daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Jean and...
John Phillip Colby
Dec 12, 2012
John Phillip Colby, 68, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Radford, Virginia. He was born October 15, 1944 in Atlanta, GA the son of the late John Byron and Melody Keith Colby. He grew up with his sister, Sidney Lynne Colby, in the Houston, TX area, graduating from Memorial High School in Spring Branch, TX and studying...
Garry Joseph Ratcliffe
Dec 11, 2012
Garry Joseph Ratcliffe, 54, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at his home in Christiansburg. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and retired from Montgomery County Schools Maintenance Department. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland Joseph and Betty Jean Lawson Ratcliffe, his daughter, Lisa Jeannette Hall Ratcliffe, and a niece, Amber Nicole Ratcliffe....
Ellen Ruth Brophy
Dec 11, 2012
Ellen Ruth Brophy, 94, formerly of Louisville, KY, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012. She was born in Bagdad to the late Bowen Barnes and Susan Elizabeth Singleton Barnes. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Risque Brophy. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:00 pm at the Highland Memory Gardens in Mt. Washington,...
Anna Mae Cherry Bell
Dec 10, 2012
Anna Mae Cherry Bell, 85, of Dublin, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waitman L. Bell. Survivors include three sons, Jerry Bell of Floyd, and Danny and David Bell, both of Christiansburg; two daughters and son-in-law, Debra Bell,and Lisa and Perry Hodge, all of Dublin; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Jean Cherry...
Anita Walker Bain
Dec 10, 2012
Harless Leon Bain, 73, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 and his loving wife of 51 years, Anita Walker Bain, 69, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at their home in Radford. They were married November 17, 1961 and were both members of the Radford Worship Center. Harless was a retired pipe fitter with Johnson Controls and was a US...
Harless Leon Bain
Dec 9, 2012
Harless Leon Bain, 73, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 and his loving wife of 51 years, Anita Walker Bain, 69, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at their home in Radford. They were married November 17, 1961 and were both members of the Radford Worship Center. Harless was a retired pipe fitter with Johnson Controls and was a US...
Lawrence Miller Graham
Dec 8, 2012
Lawrence Miller Graham, 88, of Radford, went home to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 8, 2012. He gave his heart to the Lord in February 2012. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry after 42 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years on December 12th, Peggy "Yak Yak" Farmer Graham; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve...
William "Fred" Frederick Cornell
Dec 8, 2012
William Frederick "Fred" Cornell, 84, of Radford, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. He was born June 6, 1928 in Newport the son of the late George F. Cornell and Myrtle M. Cornell. He graduated from Maywood High School in Craig County. He served his country in the U. S. Army as Cpl. during the Korean Conflict where he was...
Mark Byron Adkins
Dec 8, 2012
Mark Byron Adkins, 52, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. Visitation for friends and family will be from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. Visitation Thursday, December 13, 2012 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Mullins Funeral Home 120 West Main Street Radford,VA 24141
Phoebe Charlotte Blankenship
Dec 6, 2012
Phoebe Charlotte Blankenship, 92, passed away Thursday evening, December 6, 2012 at her home in Christiansburg. She was of the Baptist faith and was a formerly a clerk in the courts of West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Blankenship. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Ronnie Worrell of Christiansburg, and Linda and Melvin...
