Ray Clarence Abee
May 7, 2007
Ray Clarence R.C. Abee, 85 of Christiansburg, was ushered into the presence of the Lord, Monday, May 7, 2007 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born in Winston-Salem, NC on November 23, 1921 he was the son of the late John Tipton and Queen Small Abee, a veteran of WW#II having served in the US Air Force and was...
Emma Freeman Poff
May 1, 2007
Emma Freeman Poff, 93 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, May 01, 2007. She was a member of the Radford Wesleyan Church. Survivors include four daughters, Zetta Cromer of Blacksburg, Doris Satterfield of Greenville, SC, Betty Vaden of Dublin, and Josephine Hardison of Thomasville, NC; three brothers, William, Kenneth and Rudolph Freeman; one sister, Mary Franklin; 18 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and...
Donald Leon Overstreet
May 1, 2007
Donald Leon Overstreet, 70 of Parrott, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was retired from the Ford Motor Company. Survivors include his wife, Freda S. Overstreet of Parrott; three sons and daughters-in-law, Rocky and Heather Overstreet of Wooster, Ohio, Ricky Overstreet of Radford, and Donald and Deborah Overstreet of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Frog Overstreet of...
Bernard Earl Tilley
Apr 30, 2007
Tilley, Bernard E., age 81, a lifelong resident of Radford died April 30, 2007. Preceding him in death was his wife of fifty-three years, Christine Hearne Tilley, as well as his parents Ward M. Tilley and Theresa Smoot Tilley; also grandsons Gaston Adam Tilley and Brent Browning. He is survived by his wife of six years Pauline O=Neill Tilley, three...
Bunny Hurst
Apr 29, 2007
Grace Eldred Meredith Hurst died peacefully at Covenant Woods, Mechanicsville, VA on Sunday, April 29, 2007. Bunny Hurst was born on May 21, 1920 at Hillcrest Farm in Pulaski County, VA. She was the eighth child for Grace Glovier and Ernest Claude Meredith. As the story goes, her five brothers called the new baby Bunny. She was not officially named...
Janice Waites Otey
Apr 26, 2007
Janice Waites Davis Otey, 60 of Radford, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2007 at her home from a long battle with Cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents Mack Waites and Stella Cumbie and by two husbands Roy Jackson Davis and John Irving Otey. Survivors include three sons and daughter-in-law, Harold Duane and Jill Davis of Draper; Bruce...
Ruth Kirby Anderson
Apr 24, 2007
Ruth Kirby Anderson, 89 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. She was a lifetime member and currently the oldest living member of Central United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school and was very active in many church activities. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Wilson Anderson with whom she helped run several businesses including...
Everett Sterling Webb
Apr 21, 2007
Everett Sterling Webb, 69 of Belspring, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 21, 2007. Everett was born in Loudon County the son of the late Sterling Webb and Mabel Wright Webb. He grew up in Allisonia in Pulaski County where he graduated from Dublin High School in the Class of 1955. He began his...
Annie Gallimore Gibson
Apr 20, 2007
Mrs. Annie Irene Gallimore Gibson surrendered to the waiting arms of her Maker on Friday, April 20, 2007 following an extended illness. Annie was born in Indian Valley, Floyd County, Virginia to her late parents, Walter Maston and Jocie Dusdy Gallimore on September 6, 1920. She was the fourth of eight siblings. She and several of her friends worked at...
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
