John Melville Pettit
Jan 12, 2010
John Melville Pettit 74, of Radford, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2010. He was a member of St Jude Catholic Church in Radford and Professor at Radford University after leaving the University of Maine. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the St. Jude Catholic Church in Radford. The family will receive friends...
Margaret Anne Williams Stevens
Jan 7, 2010
Margaret Anne Williams Stevens, RN, MPH, of Greenville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2010. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2010, at the First Baptist Church in Radford. Burial will be in the Sunrise Burial Park at a later date. She was a native of Radford, Va., and moved to Cypress Glen...
Dorothy Kathleen Cartmill Higginbotham
Jan 6, 2010
Dorothy Kathleen Cartmill Higginbotham, 88, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at her home in Dublin. She was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ and retired from the VA Health Dept.s Agency on Aging. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Edward and Hannah Pearl Wilson Cartmill, a son, Joseph William Higginbotham, a brother and...
Edna Alsdorf Bain
Jan 2, 2010
Edna Alsdorf Bain 84, of Radford, born February 11, 1925 in Highland Falls, New York peacefully departed this life with her son and daughter by her side on Saturday, January 2, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents Jesse and Grace Wood Alsdorf and her husband Thomas N. Bain, four sisters Dolly A. Baisley, Ethel A. Stephan, Florence...
Mary Bacon Porter
Dec 29, 2009
Mary Bacon Porter, 99, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Kroontje Health Care Center in Blacksburg. She was a member of The First Baptist Church in Radford and a retired manager with Sears for over 25 years. She was preceded in death in 1961 by her husband H. T. Porter. Survivors include several nieces and nephews,...
Patsy Walker Whittaker
Dec 28, 2009
Patsy Walker Whittaker age 60 of Radford passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at her home. She was retired from Radford University having served in dining services. She was preceded in death by a grandchild Amber Whittaker and by a great grandchild Skylan Amos. She is survived by a son Michael Wayne Whittaker of Radford, two daughters and son-in-law, Cynthia...
Norene Bishop Taylor
Dec 20, 2009
Norene Bishop Taylor, 90, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Lancelot L. W. Taylor. Survivors include a brother, James Bishop of Roanoke; two sisters, June Ridenour and Jean Cline, both of Princeton, WV; a niece, Linda Lawson of Aurora, CO; and a nephew and his wife, Bill and Elrica Shrewsbury...
Howard "H. B." Buford Haynes
Dec 20, 2009
Howard H. B. Haynes, 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009. He attended Friendship Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife Janice Lyons Haynes; six sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Tish Haynes of Radford, Al and Kim Haynes of Charlotte, NC, Howard and Libby Haynes of Richmond, Earl and...
Eugene B. Nixon
Dec 18, 2009
Eugene B. Nixon, of Radford, lovingly known to his family as Paw Paw, went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 18, 2009 at his home while surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Bethany, Va. on May 7, 1929 to the late Charles W. and Pearly Belle Bryant Nixon. He was also preceded in death...
Ernest Wade Dudley
Dec 17, 2009
Ernest (Sonny) Wade Dudley, 83, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009. He was retired from the Electrical Dept. at Hercules after 40 years of service and a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Dudley and his sister, Peggy Bowden and brother Eppie Dudley. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law...
Barbara Kregloe Tipton
Dec 10, 2009
On December 10, 2009 Barbara Kregloe Tipton passed away at her home in Radford surrounded by her family and pets. Barbara's goal last year was to finally retire, but her retirement was short lived as she fought and lost her life to cancer. In her fighting spirit she was determined to see Virginia Tech through another football season--and she did!...
Cecil Clinton Shelton
Dec 9, 2009
Cecil Clinton Shelton, born March 8, 1931, passed away on the morning of December 9, 2009 surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a life long member of the Snowville Community where he touched countless lives with his generosity and kindness of spirit. His entire life was devoted to his family, community...
Lula Bell Blevins Carter
Nov 26, 2009
Lula Bell Blevins Carter, 65 of Dublin, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Utah H. Carter. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra Kay and Teddy Porterfield of Roanoke, and Judy and Curtis Snider of Dublin; a son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Lynn Carter of Dublin; seven grandchildren Kendra and Cortney Porterfield,...
Brenda Denise Ogden Gravley
Nov 12, 2009
Denise Ogden Gravley, 52, of Radford, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009. She was a 1975 graduate of George Wythe High School in Wytheville, Virginia, and a 1980 graduate of Radford University. She was preceded in death by her parents Howard Raymond Jr. and Jean Lotts Ogden. Survivors include a son, Addison Gravley of Radford; two brothers and sister-in-law, Mike...
Violet May Hanks Mcpeak
Nov 10, 2009
Violet May Hanks McPeak, 97, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Louise Wilson and a son, Frog McPeak. Survivors include two daughters, Bobby Jean Jewell and husband Jerry of New River and Mary Burleson of Pembroke; 9 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank...
James Crockett Chrisman
Nov 9, 2009
James Crockett Chrisman, 87, of Radford, passed away Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Radford Nursing & Rehab. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII and retired Postal Carrier with 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Anne Peterson Chrisman of Radford; two sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Anne Chrisman of Radford and...
Cecil J. Brown
Nov 9, 2009
Cecil J. Brown, 60, of Radford, passed away Monday, November 9, 2009. He was employed with Montgomery County Schools in the Special Education Department at Blacksburg Middle School. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann E. Brown of Radford; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph Scott and Stephanie Brown of Pennington, NJ; a daughter, Laura Ann Brown of Blacksburg; three grandchildren, Alex...
Paul Moore
Nov 5, 2009
Paul Moore, 81, passed away from his earthly home to his heavenly home to reunite and celebrate with his loving wife, Bertha, on their 60th wedding anniversary, November 5th, 2009. He attended the West Radford Church of God and retired from Lynchburg Foundry. He was a U. S. Army veteran. Paul was preceded in death on August 31, 2009 by...
Mary Virginia Webb
Nov 2, 2009
Mary Virginia Webb, 87 of Radford, passed away Monday, November 2, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Webb. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Estes of Dublin; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Jackie Webb of Radford and Larry and Joyce Webb of Christiansburg; a brother Jim Swartz of Sharpsburg, MD; a sister Della Powell...
Margaret Kirtner Hypes
Nov 1, 2009
Margaret Kirtner Hypes, age 83, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Gordon Hypes, her parents Charles Milton (Mary Ruth) Kirtner and a brother John Kirtner. She is survived by two brothers Herbert (Faye) Kirtner of Pilot, and John (Carolyn) Kirtner of...
