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Virginia Walker Akers

Virginia Walker Akers

May 24, 2011

Virginia Walker Akers, 83, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at her home in Radford. She attended Morgans Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, James Kyle Akers; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Gary Akers of Carthage, Illinois; granddaughter and her husband, Sarah and Ian ONeal of Bowen, Illinois; two great-grandchildren, Kyle and Kaitlyn ONeal; sister...

Michael Wayne Caldwell

Michael Wayne Caldwell

May 23, 2011

Michael Wayne Caldwell, 49, of Parrott, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, John Wayne Caldwell. Survivors include his mother and step father, Nancy Lee and John C. Turpin of Parrott, brother, John Clinton (JC) Caldwell of Amherst, step sisters, Hope Turpin of Blacksburg and Lisa Deloish of Pearisburg...

Virginia Love Hubbard Whited

Virginia Love Hubbard Whited

May 12, 2011

Virginia Love Hubbard Whited, 81, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011. She was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. She was born May 15, 1929 in Swords Creek and was the daughter of the late Arnold Dickerson and Magnora Miller Hubbard. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 57 years, Carl William...

Roger Dale Ferrell

Roger Dale Ferrell

May 9, 2011

Roger D. Ferrell, age 50, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home in Draper. He was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church and boiler operator at Radford University with 25 years of service. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father Jack Ferrell. Survivors include his...

James Paul Harless

James Paul Harless

May 7, 2011

James Paul Harless, 73, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home in Radford. He was born on August 31, 1937 in Giles County the son of the late Clarence K. and Hazel W. Harless. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers Cecil, Marshall and Douglas Harless. Surviving are his loving wife of 52 years,...

Charles "Ca" Arthur Viers, Jr.

Charles "Ca" Arthur Viers, Jr.

May 2, 2011

Charles Arthur (CA) Viers, Jr., 82, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Radford. He was born February 12, 1929 the son of the late Charles Arthur, Sr., and Sarah Lawson Viers. C.A. enjoyed a 22 year career with the US Army which took him and his family to many places in...

William Clyde Harris

William Clyde Harris

Apr 27, 2011

William Clyde Harris, 81, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 10 am at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. The family will receive friends from 6 8 pm Friday evening at the funeral home. The Harris family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory...

Nellie Black Edmonds

Nellie Black Edmonds

Apr 27, 2011

Nellie Black Edmonds, 86, formally of Radford, went to be with our Lord on April 27, 2011 peacefully at her home in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born December 10, 1925 in Radford, the daughter of the late Daniel and Nora Black. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Radford until moving to Cleveland, Ohio where she married the...

Eliot Max Dunne

Eliot Max Dunne

Apr 23, 2011

Eliot Max Dunne, 24, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Radford, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy where he received a Purple Heart and was enlisted in the Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist. Survivors include his parents Frank and Selina Holmes Dunne, sister, Erica Dunne and brother, Ethan Dunne, all of...

Violet Lucille Staley Maupin

Violet Lucille Staley Maupin

Apr 21, 2011

Violet Lucille Staley Maupin, 83, of Fairlawn, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Cozy Home Haven. She was born in Radford on April 23, 1927, the daughter of the late Thomas Preston and Molly McDaniel Staley and grew up in Radford. She was a member of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death in January by her husband...

Harlan Gary Foster

Harlan Gary Foster

Apr 19, 2011

Harlan Gary Foster, 75, of Christiansburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church. He was a Program Planner with the Federal Aviation Association from which he retired after 26 years of service. He proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United...

Robert Hampton Ridpath

Robert Hampton Ridpath

Apr 14, 2011

Robert Hampton Ridpath, 82, of Radford, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and retired from Lynchburg Foundry with 24 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in Germany. Survivors include his wife of 37 years Lucille I. Ridpath of Radford; granddaughter Carla Ann Weikle; stepchildren and their...

William Dustin King

William Dustin King

Apr 13, 2011

William Dustin King, 25, of Parrott, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a member of the Parrott Church of God and a mechanic with Firestone. He was preceded in death by his father William Darrell King. Survivors include his mother, Ann Lilly King; daughter Olivia Grace King; brother Benjamin Ryan King;...

Gregory Shane Gravley

Gregory Shane Gravley

Apr 13, 2011

Gregory Shane Gravley, 18, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a senior at Pulaski County High School. Survivors include his mother, Theresa Tabor Gravley of Dublin; father, Ken Allen Gravley of Parrott; four brothers, Derek Gravley of Parrott, Justin and John Gravley, both of Dublin, and Adam Davis of...

Albert "Skeeter" Harrell Simpkins

Albert "Skeeter" Harrell Simpkins

Apr 8, 2011

Albert Harrell (Skeeter) Simpkins, 84, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home in Radford. He was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from the US Postal Service with 44 years of service during which time he was the Superintendent of the Kent Street Station in Radford. He proudly served in the U. S. Navy during WWII...

Otha Early Semones

Otha Early Semones

Apr 2, 2011

Otha Early Semones, 79, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011. He was a member of the Parrott Church of God and retired from Appalachian Power Co. Survivors include his wife of 48 years Elva McCoy Semones of Dublin; son Raymond Hamilton of Fairlawn; daughter and son-in-law Cissy and Dennis Bane of Pulaski; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four sisters,...

Ingrid Schrader Lowman

Ingrid Schrader Lowman

Mar 28, 2011

Ingrid S. Lowman, 83, of Falls Church and formerly of Radford, died March 28, 2011 in INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Ingrid was born in Bremerhaven, Germany on November 23, 1927, and was a daughter of the late Otto and Frieda Schrader. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Harris Lowman, Jr., whom she met while he was serving in...

Lee Ransom Simpkins

Lee Ransom Simpkins

Mar 24, 2011

Lee Ransom Simpkins, 82, of Radford, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011. He was a member of Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Lynchburg Foundry with over 33 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during WWII. In October 2010 he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Reba Harrell Simpkins....

Honour Grace Wilder Samples

Honour Grace Wilder Samples

Mar 23, 2011

Honour Grace Wilder Samples passed away in her mothers arms surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. She was the infant daughter of Rodney S. and Laura J. Samples, of Burgettstown, Pa formerly of Pulaski. Survivors include her parents; brother Nathanael Wyatt Veith Samples; paternal grandparents, Dr. Gary and Kelly Samples of Pulaski; maternal grandparents, Keith and...

Elizabeth Allen Stevens

Elizabeth Allen Stevens

Mar 18, 2011

Elizabeth Allen Stevens, 83, of Radford, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011. She was a member of the Presbyterian faith and retired Service Club Director with the U. S. Army. Survivors include her sister Mary Langhorne Stevens Phillips of Radford; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. R. G. (Bobbie) Stevens, Jr. of Radford, and Mrs. David C. (Betty) Stevens of Christiansburg; and many...

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