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Donald Lewis Gibson, Jr.

Donald Lewis Gibson, Jr.

Apr 20, 2007

Donald Lewis Gibson, 52 of Radford, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Lewis Gibson, Sr. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy B. Gibson of Radford; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Roger Lovern of Christiansburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Joanie Gibson of Christiansburg; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Mike...

Irene Elizabeth Beall Unfug

Irene Elizabeth Beall Unfug

Apr 17, 2007

Irene Elizabeth Beall Unfug, 85 of Christiansburg, VA passed away Tuesday, April 17th 2007 after suffering a severe stroke. She was preceded in passing by her husband Carl G. Unfug. She is survived by her son, Raymond R. Unfug and his wife Theresa J. Unfug both of Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews and a very dear sister-in-law. Irene was born...

Marjorie Genevieve Willis

Marjorie Genevieve Willis

Apr 15, 2007

Marjorie Genevieve Willis, 83 of Radford, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007 at her daughters home. She was a retired Real Estate Agent and a loving mother figure to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents Ghern C. and Virginia Bentley Bradford, her husband William Willis that she married June 8, 1946, a infant daughter...

Don Edgar Posey

Don Edgar Posey

Apr 13, 2007

Don Edgar Posey, 68 of Riner, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at his home. He was a member of the New Hope Church of God. He was a retired Dock Master for Hendry Corp. in Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie Clyde and Addelle Cathrine Kitzmiller Johnson, and a wife Betty Neal Posey. Survivors include...

Atha Pete Blackburn

Atha Pete Blackburn

Apr 12, 2007

Atha Pete The Piano Man Blackburn 61 of Dublin, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 12, 2007surrounded by the love of his family and friends. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, serving from 1965-1969. He was a member of the Radford Worship Center. Pete retired from the New River Detention Home,...

John Thomas Lytton, Jr.

John Thomas Lytton, Jr.

Apr 10, 2007

John Johnny Thomas Lytton, Jr., 64, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at his home in Christiansburg. He was preceded in death by his parents, John T. & Izola Mae Sowers Lytton and by his wife, Edith Bain Lytton. Survivors include four sisters and brothers-in-law, Janice and William Radford, Patricia and Bob Branch, and Karen and Mike Price, all of...

Leander Vernon Lewis, Sr.

Leander Vernon Lewis, Sr.

Apr 9, 2007

Leander Vernon Lewis Sr., 66, passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 at his home in Radford. He was born January 14, 1941 to the late Ray and Regina Lewis of New River, Virginia. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Christine Wright and Valerie Morton and two brothers, Ray Whitfield Lewis and Joel Rodney Lewis. He was an...

David Todd Dishon

David Todd Dishon

Apr 7, 2007

David Todd Dishon, 42, departed this life Saturday, April 7, 2007 at his home in Radford after an extended illness. He was born February 10, 1965 in Radford, attended Radford High School and New River Community College. He was employed by Kroger for more than ten years until his debilitating bout with a brain tumor and the complications that followed....

Josephine Viars Turpin

Josephine Viars Turpin

Apr 4, 2007

Josephine Elizabeth Viars Turpin, Jo to all who knew her, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in Newport News. She was 87. Born in Radford, on June 17, 1919, Jo called the Blue Ridge Mountains home for more than 60 years. There she found great joy and inspiration in her family, community and beloved church, Morgans Chapel, in New River. During...

Carl Hinton Buckland

Carl Hinton Buckland

Mar 27, 2007

Carl Buckland, age 87 of Fairlawn, passed away in the early morning hours of March 27, 2007. He was the fifth child of Luther and Maggie Sue Buckland, sharing their love with his brothers and sisters Robert, Kelly, Louise, Augusta and Elwood. He grew up in the small Pulaski County village of Belspring where his life revolved around family, church,...

Jourleen Sheppard Thornton

Jourleen Sheppard Thornton

Mar 27, 2007

Jourleen Sheppard Thornton, 82 of Radford, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was attended the First Christian Church in Radford and retired from RAAP. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Clinton Thornton, Sr., brothers, Jim and Frank Sheppard, and sisters, Violia Ratcliffe and Robbie Price. Survivors...

Sidney Either Dalton, Sr.

Sidney Either Dalton, Sr.

Mar 23, 2007

Sidney Either Dalton, Sr., 83 of New River, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 in the New River Valley Medical Center. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry as the yard supervisor. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Murdock Dalton, his parents, O. F. and Oma Akers Dalton, a sister, Treva Loving, and a brother, James Letcher Dalton....

Michael Wayne Sullivan

Michael Wayne Sullivan

Mar 22, 2007

Michael Wayne Sullivan, 63 of Radford, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2007 in the New River Valley Medical Center. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force with 20 years of service and from Ethan Allen Furniture where he was a supervisor. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lorie and Brian Stanton of Radford; a granddaughter, Isabella Stanton; his...

Troy William White

Troy William White

Mar 21, 2007

Troy William White, 60 of Radford, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in the New River Valley Medical Center. He was retired from Inland Motors. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Larmie Ridpath White. Survivors include his wife, Vicki S. White of Radford; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Massie and Dianne White of Dublin, and Gomie and...

Nancy Lee Machincia

Nancy Lee Machincia

Mar 20, 2007

Nancy Lee Machincia, 77 of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Coila Wiseman Hall, three brothers Norman, Otis, and Eddie Hall, and two sisters Betty Blankenship and Margaret Davis. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John and Nancy E. Machincia Jr. of Christiansburg; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy Joe...

John White Slate

John White Slate

Mar 16, 2007

John White Slate, 78 of Radford, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Beulah House in Dublin. He was the son of the late Thomas Washington and Mattie Helton Slate. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Boyd Slate. John was a retired parts manager for the Parts House in Radford, a member of Virginia May Masonic...

Robert Lee Morris

Robert Lee Morris

Mar 12, 2007

Robert Lee Morris, 83 of Radford, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007. He was a lineman for the City of Radford and a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife Mellie Sue Quesenberry Morris. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Jackie and Kenny Perdue of Floyd County, and Sherry Yopp Long...

Edward "Cricket" Kaviller Reece

Edward "Cricket" Kaviller Reece

Mar 10, 2007

Edward K. Crickett Reece, 69 of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007 at the Beulah House in Dublin. He was a retired dozer operator in the construction business. He was preceded in death by parents, Dock and Dicie Reece, a brother, Donald Reece and a sister, Cathy Jefferson. Survivors include several cousins; and friend Holly Worrell of Draper. The...

Stell Virginia Cornett

Stell Virginia Cornett

Mar 9, 2007

Stell Virginia Cornett, 89 of Fairlawn, died on Friday, March 9, 2007 at the Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pulaski. Born February 15, 1918 in Grayson County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Zollie Livesay Cornett and Marvin Riley Cornett. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lasca Stone and a brother, Dean Cornett. She retired...

Ruth Hagy Kirby

Ruth Hagy Kirby

Mar 8, 2007

Ruth Hagy Kirby, 96 of Radford, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007. She was born March 6, 1911 in McCamas, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Patrick Daniel and Sue McNew Hagy. She was the oldest living member of Central United Methodist Church which she joined in 1943. She was a graduate of Radford High School and Radford Normal...

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