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Carl Gilbert Quesenberry

Carl Gilbert Quesenberry

Dec 1, 2010

Carl Gilbert Quesenberry, 77, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict and retired supervisor with Jefferson Mills. He was preceded in death by his parents Aaron Sylvan and Nebraska White Quesenberry, a brother Elgene Quesenberry, a sister Bonnie L. Duncan, and his former wife Helen Mullins...

Carolyn Louise Saddler

Carolyn Louise Saddler

Nov 30, 2010

Carolyn Louise Saddler, 75, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Benjamin Saddler and son Raymond B. Saddler, Jr. Survivors include her son Jeffrey Saddler of Christiansburg; three daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Dan Gray of Christiansburg, Cheryl and Garry Rakes of Front Royal, and Cathy and Kenny Dunn of...

John Aldridge Stowers

John Aldridge Stowers

Nov 30, 2010

John Aldridge Stowers, 68, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010. He was born December 9, 1941 in Leesburg and was the son of the late Claude and Ellen Kirkpatrick Stowers. He graduated from Loudoun County High School in Leesburg. John Stowers was a member of the Loudoun County Planning Commission for 12 years, through the late 1970s and...

Dorothy Mae Graham Simpson

Dorothy Mae Graham Simpson

Nov 21, 2010

Dorothy Mae Graham Simpson, 87, of Radford, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband Winford William Simpson. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Youssef Joe Abdelbary of Christiansburg and Zelda and William Vaughn of Radford; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard Lee and Merita Graham of Radford; grandchildren Greg Byrd, Ricky Byrd and...

Nancy Lee Duncan Ridpath

Nancy Lee Duncan Ridpath

Nov 15, 2010

Nancy Lee Duncan Ridpath, 76, of Radford, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010. She was a member of Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lee and Mammie Spence Duncan, a brother, David Duncan, grandson Christopher, and two great grandchildren. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Grover Evans Ridpath of Radford; six daughters...

Eugene Harlow Dickerson, Sr.

Eugene Harlow Dickerson, Sr.

Nov 15, 2010

Eugene Harlow Dickerson, Sr., 85, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010. He was preceded in death by his son Eugene H. Dickerson, Jr. Survivors include his wife Alice Alls Dickerson; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Tommy Walters of Floyd; daughter-in-law, Karen Dickerson of Christiansburg; three grandchildren and their spouses and four great-grandchildren. As per his request there will...

Carter Lee Effler

Carter Lee Effler

Nov 13, 2010

Carter Lee Effler, 68, of Radford, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010. He was born October 9, 1942 in Charleston, WVa the son of the late George Washington and Louise Bowling Effler. He was an active member of Central United Methodist Church and ran New River Clinical Lab for over 32 years. Carter served the citizens of Radford in many...

William "Billy" Darrell King

William "Billy" Darrell King

Nov 13, 2010

William Billy Darrell King, 54, of Parrott, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Ann Lilly King of Parrott; sons Benjamin Ryan King and William Dustin King, both of Parrott; daughter and son-in-law, Amber Dawn and Gary Wayne Page, Jr. of Fairlawn; mother and stepfather, Colleen and Jim Richardson of Pulaski; grandchildren Jaemon Ryan...

Sherwood Lincoln Prescott

Sherwood Lincoln Prescott

Nov 12, 2010

Sherwood Lincoln Prescott, 82, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 at his home in Radford. He was retired from Clover Creamery with 38 years of service. He was preceded in death by two children, Brenda Stevens and Danny Prescott; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and his former wife, Margaret S. Prescott. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Lois Bowman Prescott...

Ronald Lee Hamblin

Ronald Lee Hamblin

Nov 11, 2010

Ronald Lee Ronnie Hamblin 61 of Dublin passed away Thursday Nov. 11, 2010 at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was a member of St. Judes Catholic Church and was a retired Lieutenant with the Dublin Police Dept. with over 26 years of service, and was a member of the F.O.P. a lifetime member of the Pulaski County Lifesaving Crew, the Pulaski...

Sadie Akers Turpin

Sadie Akers Turpin

Nov 7, 2010

Sadie Akers Turpin, 92, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at her home in Radford. She was a member of the Tower of Refuge Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband George Edward Turpin. Survivors include her daughter Sharon Diane Turpin of Arlington; brother and sister-in-law Charles and Betty Akers of Pulaski; sister...

Johnny Lee Walker

Johnny Lee Walker

Nov 5, 2010

Johnny Lee Walker, 59, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home in Floyd County. He was employed with Thermasteel. He was preceded in death by his mother Louise Hunley Walker, sister Patsy Whittaker and grandson Connor Walker. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law John J.C. and Dawn Walker of Dublin and James Tracy and Jamie Walker of Radford;...

Mary Elizabeth Abbott Viars

Mary Elizabeth Abbott Viars

Oct 29, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Abbott Viars, 83, of Radford, went to be with the Lord, Friday, October 29, 2010. She was an active member of First Baptist Church for thirty eight years. Survivors include a loving and devoted husband of sixty three years, Lewis Edward Viars; son and daughter-in-law Tony and Sharon Viars of Radford; daughter and son-in-law Pamela and Ernie Baker...

Benny Welch Mann

Benny Welch Mann

Oct 28, 2010

Benny Welch Mann, 74, of Radford, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010. He was a member of Parrott United Methodist Church and an Electrician with APCO with over 40 years service. He was preceded in death by his parents Welch Theodore and Anna Lee Ballard Mann, and a sister Betty Jo Allen. Survivors include his wife Shirley McCoy Mann of...

Grover Thomas Martin

Grover Thomas Martin

Oct 24, 2010

Grover Thomas Martin, 81, of Radford, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church for 36 years and retired Special Agent with the FBI with 26 years of service. He was a Purple Heart recipient having served during the Korean Conflict in the U. S. Marines. Survivors include his wife of 59 years...

Cynthia Simpkins Cromer

Cynthia Simpkins Cromer

Oct 20, 2010

Cynthia Marie Simpkins Cromer, 30, of Parrott, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Survivors include her husband Albert Jackson Cromer; her parents Rickey Lee and Martha Aritta Simpkins; her brother Thomas Lee Simpkins; paternal grandmother Hattie Simpkins; maternal grandmother Sylvia Coble; mother-in-law Becky Cromer; father-in-law Danny Cromer; brother-in-law Matthew Cromer; five aunts Judy...

Brittany Ann Hyder

Brittany Ann Hyder

Oct 20, 2010

Brittany Ann Hyder, 13, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was an 8th grade student at Dublin Middle School and a member of Edgemont Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her father Donald Ray Boles and her maternal grandmother Betty Faye Smith. Survivors include her mother, Staci...

Wilbur Chester Long

Wilbur Chester Long

Oct 19, 2010

Wilbur Chester Long, 87, a resident of Fairlawn for 55 years, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010. He was born in Belspring on March 31, 1923 the son of the late Harvey Chester and Lydia Likens Long. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during WWII. He worked for many years as a lab tech at the RAAP...

Samuel Thomas Shelor

Samuel Thomas Shelor

Oct 19, 2010

Samuel Thomas Shelor (Tom), 75, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from complications of kidney failure and diabetes. He was born May 25, 1935 in Snowville, Va. to Samuel Lee Shelor and Stella Mae Sowers Shelor. Most of his adult life was spent in Baltimore, Maryland, where he worked as a machinist for Crown Cork & Seal and...

Joseph Lewis Cochran

Joseph Lewis Cochran

Oct 18, 2010

Joseph Lewis Cochran, 79, of Dublin, VA passed away at his home on October 18, 2010. He is survived by his wife Margaret, three children, seven grandchildren, and many other family members and friends. A loving husband and devoted family man, he always put others first. He was a hard worker who brought happiness to those who knew him through...

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