Levada Estelle Houck Garber
Jun 10, 2011
Levada Estelle Houck Garber, 84, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was a member of the West Radford Church of God and was retired from Catherines Beauty Shop in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. John G. and Mary Smith Houck, and her husband, Charles Fred...
Michael Wayne Vires
Jun 10, 2011
Michael Wayne Vires, 49, of Radford, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011. He was a graduate of Radford University. He was preceded in death by his father, Eddie Wayne Vires. Survivors include his mother, Edith Altizer Vires of Radford; sisters and brothers-in-law, Melinda and Eddie Azbell of Floyd and Kathy and Delane Carico of Fancy Gap; brother, Eddie Vires of...
Kenneth Wayne Naff
Jun 9, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Naff, 70, of Radford passed away peacefully Thursday, June 9, 2011 surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. He was a U.S. Marine veteran and retiree from New River Industries where he was a loom mechanic. He was an avid fisherman and lover of the outdoors. He never met a stranger and had many special friends. He was...
Kenneth Allen Smith
Jun 7, 2011
Kenneth Allen Saunders Smith, age 73 of Dublin, VA and Mullens, WV, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after a long illness. Born October 1, 1937 at Hemphill, WV, he worked as an electrician for Consolidated Coal Co. at Itmann, WV. He was preceded in death by his father Harold H. Smith, stepfather, Charles...
Franklin Jackson Turner
Jun 6, 2011
Franklin Jackson Turner, 83, of Radford, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from RAAP as Quality Control Operator. He was preceded in death by his parents Rufus G. and Alta Holbrook Turner, and his siblings, Frederick V. Turner, Agnes Stone, Beulah Wolfe, Helen Hicks, and Mildred Ocheltree. Survivors include several nieces and...
Samuel Kent Barton, Jr.
May 28, 2011
Samuel Rufus Kent Barton, Jr., 72, of Parrott, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011. He was born in Radford on January 12, 1939 the son of the late Samuel Rufus Kent, Sr. and Hazel Hutchinson Barton. He was retired electrical supervisor at Va. Tech with 22 years of service. Survivors include his wife Janice Hill Barton of Parrott; three sons...
Annie Woods Ayers
May 28, 2011
Mrs. Annie Woods Ayers, 77, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Blacksburg. She was a former resident of Martinsville. She was born December 30, 1933 in Hillsville, the daughter of the late Fred and Dorthus Woods. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ralph Waldo Ayers, sister, Mrs. Steve (Margie Woods) Shupe of...
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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;...
