Fredrick Manley Barry
Jul 4, 2012
Retired journalist Fredrick Manley Barry of Christiansburg, VA died on July 4th, 2012 in Christiansburg. He was 85. Mr. Barry was born in Highland Park, MI, and spent his teenage years in the Sheffield, AL area graduating from Sheffield High School in 1945. He served in the Marine Corps during and following World War II, attended Vanderbilt University and received...
Travis Lincoln Smith
Jun 30, 2012
Travis Lincoln Smith 25, of Hiwassee, passed away Saturday June 30, 2012. Survivors include his wife, Jessica H. Smith, three children, Chase Allen, Grace Ann and Jeremiah Lincoln Smith all of Hiwassee, his parents, Chris and Ruth Bond Smith, Hiwassee, two brothers, Chad Johnson, and Sammy Smith both of Hiwassee, sister, Christin Smith, Hiwassee maternal grandmothers, Virginia Bond Doody and...
Elva Mccoy Semones
Jun 29, 2012
Elva McCoy Semones, 81, of Dublin, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012. She was a member of Parrott Church of God and retired from RAAP. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years in April of 2011, Otha Early Semones and her parents, Raymond C. and Mary Etta Page McCoy. Survivors include her son, Raymond Hamilton of...
Cherokee Roop Cook
Jun 28, 2012
Cherokee Roop Cook, of Radford, retired owner of Cooks Clean Center, Cook Service Cleaners and Cooks Formals, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 28, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack W. Cook and her parents Hobart L. Roop and Stella Reynolds Roop. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law,...
Geneva Cantrell Barry
Jun 26, 2012
Geneva (Bit) Cantrell Barry of Christiansburg, VA, formerly of Lacombe, LA, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. She was born in Sheffield, AL, the daughter of the late Felix and Edna Davis Cantrell. Mrs. Barry is survived by her husband Fredrick M. Barry of Christiansburg, as well as her daughter, Anne and husband Oma Graves of Bandera, TX, and son,...
Florence Bradley Shumate
Jun 26, 2012
Florence Bradley Shumate, 90, of Radford, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. She was a member of Unity Christian Church in Radford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edsel Nathan Shumate, and son-in-law, Carter Effler. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Alban E. and Phyllis Shumate of Radford; daughter, Janet Effler of Radford;...
Del Courtney Giles
Jun 22, 2012
Del Courtney Giles 48 of Parrott passed away Friday June 22, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife Anita Nester Giles and by his father, George William Giles. Survivors include a daughter, Misty Dawn White, Belspring, three grandchildren, Caleb Sean Warden, Richard Alexander Warden and Courtney Lynn Mabe, mother, Diane Weber Giles, Parrott, brother, Billy Giles Parrott, two...
Lloyd Eugene France
Jun 18, 2012
Lloyd E. France, 67, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 18, 2012 at his home in Pulaski County surrounded by his family. He was born October 23, 1944 in Roanoke County to the late Joseph H. and Lelia F. France. He was a member of Auburn Baptist Church and a U. S. Army Veteran having served six...
Dorothy Hedge Duncan Kirby
Jun 15, 2012
Dorothy Hedge Duncan Kirby, 92, of Dublin went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Robert Leeman Duncan and her second husband,John D. Kirby, Sr; her parents Jesse Wade and Fairy Bell Myers Hedge; three sisters, Sadie Richardson, Stella Wagoner, Edna Keffer; five...
Preston Bowman Williams
Jun 13, 2012
Preston Williams, age 70, of Radford, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. He was a devoted husband and a loving father and loved to hunt and fish. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Harvey and myrtle Claire Williams of Bland, Virginia; his three sisters Pearl Blankenship, Neg Bradshaw, and Reba Bradshaw and...
Howard Clifford Calvin Kimbleton
Jun 12, 2012
Howard "Pettie" Clifford Calvin Kimbleton took his heavenly flight from being blind and bedfast to being able to stroll the streets of Glory with his parents and friends, and being able to see his Lord and Savior and all of his loved ones on June 12, 2012. He had been unable to read his Bible, his one passion in life...
Robert Harry Meade
Jun 11, 2012
Robert Harry Meade, 68, of Barren Springs, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the home of Tina McCambridge 3446 Foster Falls Rd., Barren Springs, Virginia. The family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.
Kenneth Duane Farris
Jun 4, 2012
Kenneth Duane (K.D.) Farris, Sr., 81, of the Robinson Tract community, died Monday, June 4. Born December 15, 1930 in Allisonia, he was the son of the late James Henry and Beulah Rigney Farris. For 35 years, he was an employee of Baggett Transportation, in addition to owning and maintaining his family farm on Robinson Tract Road. Along with his...
Freda Yvonne Swaim Overstreet
Jun 3, 2012
Freda "Bonnie" Yvonne Swaim Overstreet, 72, of Parrott, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Leon Overstreet. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Rocky and Heather Overstreet of Wooster, Ohio, Ricky and Madonna Overstreet of Radford, and Donald and Deborah Overstreet of Cleveland, Ohio; brother Hensel Bobby Swain of Macedonia, Ohio, half-brother,...
Sara Irene Nicholson Forbes
May 30, 2012
Sara Irene Forbes, 93, died May 30, 2012. She was born September 21, 1918 in Elizabeth, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Forbes and her son, James, Jr. She is survived by her daughter Carol F. Bowling of Dublin. A special thanks to the staff of English Meadows for the great care they provided her...
Frances Irene Long
May 30, 2012
Frances Irene Bishop Long, 76, of Christiansburg passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012. She was a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church and retired from Poly Scientific. She was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Patrick Long, her parents, Noah and Margaret Jones Bishop, two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Allen Atkins...
Brian Lee Simms
May 29, 2012
Brian Lee Simms, 50, of Radford, left the mountains of Virginia to hike the mountains of Heaven on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.He was a member of Central United Methodist Church and was employed at Radford University. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech earning a degree in Bio-Chemistry. He was preceded in death by a son, Jack Clifton Simms and...
Glenn Jerry Cobbs
May 22, 2012
Glenn Jerry Cobbs, 70 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the New River Valley Medical Center. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran, a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church and retired after 30 years from Volvo Trucks. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn H. and Sarah Naomi Hendricks Cobbs. Survivors include...
Majella Hollandsworth Myers
May 17, 2012
Majella Hollandsworth Myers, 78, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. She spent her lifetime loving and nurturing her children and the many young people she met on her journey. After retirement as assistant administrator of Pulaski County High School, she helped open a charter school at Tamassee DAR in South Carolina. She touched many lives and her mission...
Jay Steve Harris
May 15, 2012
Elder Jay Steve Harris, 74, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Highland Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Dublin. He worked in sales and was the former pastor of Pulaski Primitive Baptist Church from March 1975 until October 2007 when he stepped down due to health issues. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Grant and...
