Jerrell "Jerry" Penn Walker, Jr.
Oct 31, 2012
Jerrell Penn "Jerry" Walker, Jr., 63, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and employed with Phoenix Packaging. He was preceded in death by his parents Jerrell Penn, Sr. and Anna Lee Price Walker. Survivors include his wife Kathleen C. Walker; sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Beth Walker of Christiansburg...
Ethel Vaught Viers
Oct 25, 2012
Ethel Duncan Vaught Viers, 96, of Radford passed from her earthly home at Wheatland Hills in Radford to her heavenly home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 25, 2012. She was born in the Indian Valley District of Floyd County on January 11, 1916 to Wyatt Lynch Duncan and Maude Ethel Akers. She came to Radford in...
David Carlton Altizer
Oct 25, 2012
David Carlton Altizer, 56, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012. He was a U. S. Navy veteran and an auto mechanic. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mamie Arlene Duncan Altizer. Survivors include his father Teddy C. Altizer of Radford; son David Matthew Altizer of Blacksburg; special companion of 25 years Lisa Lytton of Dublin; stepson...
Lucille Ingram Ridpath
Oct 22, 2012
Lucille Ingram Ridpath, 82, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hampton Ridpath, a daughter Brenda Sue Thomas and a daughter-in-law, Vickie Thomas. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Robin Thomas of Radford, Terry...
Ellen Walters Mcguyer
Oct 20, 2012
Ellen Walters McGuyer, 57, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at LewisGale Montgomery Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Rodney B. McGuyer, father, Jack Walters, mother Josephine Nunley, brother, Glen A. Walters and sister, Shirley G. Walters, a sister-in-law and husband, Judy and Ronnie Allen, all of Christiansburg, one niece, Holly Dickerson, two nephews and five great nephews...
Judy Lawrence
Oct 15, 2012
Judy Lawrence, 65, of Pulaski, passed away Monday, October 15th, 2012 from her battle of lung cancer with Paraneoplastic syndrome. She worked at Pulaski County Social Services until she retired in 2005 and enjoyed reading, gardening and helping others. She will be greatly missed by all that knew her. She is survived by her daughters Melissa Hill of Pulaski, Melinda...
Hillary Madison Hughes
Oct 11, 2012
Hillary Madison Hughes, 81, of Radford, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012. He was retired maintenance supervisor with Carroll County Schools and a member of The Presbyterian Church of Radford. Madison served as Clerk of Session and Elder at Buffalo Mtn. Presbyterian Church for many years. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served in the Korean Conflict and...
Danny Benna Mann
Oct 11, 2012
Danny Benna Mann, 55, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012. He was employed at Volvo Trucks. He was preceded in death by his father Benny Welch Mann. Survivors include his children, Kevin Matthew Mann of Radford and Chastity Mann Fontaine and husband Davy of Pearisburg; mother Joyce Lawrence; grandchildren Holly Fontaine, Corey Fontaine and Joely Fontaine; brothers Dale...
Dock Kenneth Dowdell Iii
Oct 7, 2012
On Sunday, October 7, 2012, Dock Kenneth Dowdell III went home to be with the Lord after enduring a long battle with multiple illnesses. Dock Kenneth Dowdell III was born in the Bronx, New York on October 26, 1952 to the late Dock and Gladys Dowdell. In the suburbs of Uniondale, Dock grew up to be a bright young man...
Nelson Alvin Mills
Oct 3, 2012
Nelson Alvin Mills, 86, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at his home in Fairlawn after a long battle with cancer. Born June 5, 1926 to Frank Lee Mills and Virgie Burke Mills, he was the oldest of 8 children. Nelson was a skilled sheet metal worker for 33 years at the Hercules Sheet Metal Shop at The Radford Army...
Virginia Ellis Setzer
Oct 2, 2012
Virginia Ellis Setzer, 71, passed away on October 2 after a long illness. She was predeceased by her parents Paul and Virginia Smyer Setzer of Shelby, NC. Ellis graduated from Shelby High School and Appalachian State University. After working in housing there, she became the east area manager of residence halls at the University of Tennessee in the late seventies...
Brent Oran Warden
Oct 1, 2012
Brent Oran Warden, 70, of Radford, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012. He was a member of the Radford Wesleyan Church and was a plumber. Survivors include sons, Brent Oran Warden, Jr. and wife Christina of Churchville, Shawn Warden of Wytheville, and Chris Warden of Radford; daughters Penny Warden of Radford and Mary Warden of Orlando, FL; sister Phyllis McGuire...
Edith Akers Sutphin
Oct 1, 2012
Edith Akers Sutphin, 87, of Radford, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012. She was a weaver at New River Industries for 40 years and was Past Matron of the VA May Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She was a master quilter who quilted with the ladies at Carter Street UMC every Tuesday morning. She was preceded in death by...
James Lee Bailey
Sep 30, 2012
James Lee Bailey, 87, of Beechgrove, TN, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012. He retired from Hercules with 36 years of service and was a member of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran having served during WWII and a member of VFW Post #776 in Radford. Survivors include his wife Ruth M....
Stephen "Reno" Harrison Bane
Sep 27, 2012
Stephen "Reno" Harrison Bane, 50, of Parrott, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents George H. and Mildred Sumler Bane and sister Wanda Kay Johns. Survivors include his wife, Juanita H. Bane; brothers and sisters-in-law, Anthony W. "Tony" and Becky Bane of Parrott and Leslie D. and Robin Bane of Christiansburg; and nephews...
Madalon Rodgers Vaughn
Sep 27, 2012
Madalon Rodgers Vaughn, 91, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her home in Radford. She was manager for the RU Bookstore for 34 years and a member of the Radford Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Willard Vaughn and a grandson, Adam Vaughn Craighead. Survivors include her children Sandy V. Craighead of Radford, and...
Rev. Samuel Franklin
Sep 26, 2012
Rev. Artie Samuel "Rev. Sam" Franklin, 104, of Radford, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He served his Lord for many years and was a member of the Radford Worship Center. He retired from the Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary McCraw Franklin and sons Bill and Jerry Franklin....
Cecil Gene Nelson
Sep 20, 2012
Cecil Gene Nelson, 69, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his home in Barren Springs. He retired from Lynchburg Foundry in 1990. He loved living in the country and raising and rescuing animals. He was preceded in death by his mother Nina B. Nelson, and brothers John W., Thomas D. and James Nelson. Survivors include his wife Deloris Shanklin...
Homer Price Coble
Sep 19, 2012
Homer Price Coble, 79, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, September 19. 2012. He was a member of New Life Harvest Church and a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents William Sherman and Jennie Lou Snavely Coble, sisters, Francis Crowder, Artie May Hurst, Julia Mabry, Mary Lou Quesenberry, and...
Joseph Bernard Gillenwater
Sep 15, 2012
Joseph (Joe) Bernard Gillenwater, 80, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Fairlawn, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at home in Greensboro, NC. He was born on November 27, 1931 to the late William Harve and Dora Mae Gills Gillenwater, in McComas, WV. Mr. Gillenwater was retired from Klopman Mills in Dublin, VA where he operated and managed the plant Commissary...
