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Isabelle Campbell Meredith

Isabelle Campbell Meredith

Jan 22, 2006

Isabelle Campbell Meredith went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2006. She was born December 9, 1931 in Radford. She was a faithful member of Central United Methodist Church for over 20 years where she served on the Altar Guild for over 14 years, which she dearly loved, and the Worship Committee as well. She was a...

E. Gay Gibson Decker

E. Gay Gibson Decker

Jan 19, 2006

E. Gay Decker, 74, of Radford, passed away Thursday morning, January 19, 2006 at Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar G. Decker, her parents, three sisters and three brothers. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Doug DeHart of Lawrenceville, GA.; son and daughter-in-law, Edgar Wayne and Carrie Decker of Radford; sister,...

Evelyn Nelson Young

Evelyn Nelson Young

Jan 16, 2006

Evelyn Nelson Young, 87 of Radford, passed away Monday, January 16, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wm. Martin and Jolittey Nelson, her husband, Ottie E. Young, a daughter, Joie Lee Cametas, a son, David Boogie Young, a brother, John Nelson, and three sisters, Estelle James, Mae Gilman and Willie Bell Hodges. Survivors include two daughters, Frankie...

Alexis Renee Palmer

Alexis Renee Palmer

Jan 13, 2006

Alexis Renee Palmer, 8 months old, of Radford, went to be with the lord on Friday, January 13, 2006. She survived by her parents Milford Henry, III and Amanda Lynn Palmer of Radford; maternal grandparents, Larry and Janis Burke of Pulaski; paternal grandparents, Bill and Lorraine Palmer of Queensburry, NY; maternal great-grandmother, Helen Diggs of Gaithersburg, MD; paternal great-grandmother, Della...

Harvey Holt Meadows

Harvey Holt Meadows

Jan 10, 2006

Harvey Holt Meadows, 93, of Belspring, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and worked for the City of Radford in several departments for many years. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Lynda and Bobby Ratcliffe of Belspring, Jacque M. and Charlie Akers of Blacksburg, and Iris Ann and Danny Baker of...

Eric Percy Bartle

Eric Percy Bartle

Jan 9, 2006

Eric Percy Bartle, 76, of Mechanicsville, passed away Monday, January 9th, 2006. He was a retired mechanical engineer for Molins Machine Company, with whom he began his apprenticeship in London, England in 1945 and retired from 60 years later in Richmond. He was a member of Fairmount Christian Church and a devoted member of the Lakeside Lions Club, serving as...

Dorothy Lewis Lester

Dorothy Lewis Lester

Jan 5, 2006

Dorothy Lewis Lester, 80, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin Lester, and two sons, Danny and Ted Lewis. Survivors include a son, William Bob Lewis of Dublin; and a granddaughter, Christina Morris of Chapin, SC. As per Mrs. Lesters request, there will be no memorial service. In lieu of...

Florence Mcmahan Wiley

Florence Mcmahan Wiley

Jan 5, 2006

Florence McMahan Wiley, 94, of Radford, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2006. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was born April 15, 1911, the daughter of the late Stewart Edward and Emily Harvey McMahan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buron Wiley. Survivors include her loving and caring daughter, Anna Wiley Thompson of Radford. Funeral...

Margaret Kinder Lester

Margaret Kinder Lester

Dec 31, 2005

Margaret Kinder Lester, 84, died Saturday, December 31, 2005 at the Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Pinehurst, NC. She was born on October 12, 1921 and was the eldest child of the late Marvin Kinder and Helen Kinder Farmer. She is survived by her sister Mary K Eaton of Pinehurst, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Virginia Mae Smith Jacobs

Virginia Mae Smith Jacobs

Dec 31, 2005

Virginia Mae Smith Jacobs, 86, of Radford, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2005. She was retired from the housekeeping department of Radford Community Hospital. She was born January 7, 1919 in Saltville, the daughter of Fount and Mattie Frye Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul Jackson Jacobs, a son, Billy Holmes, and a sister,...

Mildred Hoback Gerberich

Mildred Hoback Gerberich

Dec 30, 2005

Mildred Hoback Gerberich, 79, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, December 30th, 2005. She was born in Floyd County and married her high school sweetheart, George Gerberich, who preceded her in death. With her beloved George's help with the home and three girls, she earned her undergraduate degree from Radford College and continued with a graduate degree from the University of...

Ethel Prater Mitchell Burton

Ethel Prater Mitchell Burton

Dec 27, 2005

Ethel Prater Mitchell Burton, 81, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005. She was a member of A Place of Refuge Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Buster Mitchell, Sr., four sons, Lonnie , Buster, Jr., Harold and Delbert Mitchell, and a daughter-in-law, Ruby Mitchell. Survivors include her best friend and husband, Otis Burton of...

John Richard Clark

John Richard Clark

Dec 27, 2005

John Richard Clark, 53, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005. He was a graduate of Radford University and a real estate agent. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Rule Clark of Radford; a son, Johnathan Clark of Radford; two daughters and son- in-law, Kelly and Adam Williams of Christiansburg, and Bethany Clark of Radford; a brother and sister-in-law, Henry...

John "Jay" Barry Shatzer Iv

John "Jay" Barry Shatzer Iv

Dec 26, 2005

John Jay Barry Shatzer IV was born June 16, 1980 to John Barry and Linda Kathleen Brock Shatzer in Lynchburg, VA. He attended school in Illinois, Iowa and Hampton, VA, where he graduated from Bethel High school in 1999. He received his BS from Virginia Tech in 2003. For ten years he had worked at various Christian camps and outdoor...

David Michael Dudley

David Michael Dudley

Dec 24, 2005

David Michael Dudley, 37, of Radford, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2005 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his father Michael Dudley, grandparents Vaughn Dudley, and Herman and Eunice Clemons, and a very special cousin, Mark Dudley. Survivors include his loving son, G. W. Dudley of Radford; his mother, Judy of Radford; two...

Verna Jeanette Proffitt Keen

Verna Jeanette Proffitt Keen

Dec 19, 2005

Verna Jeanette Proffitt Keen, 61, of Catawba , passed away Monday, December 19, 2005 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was a member of New Life Harvest Church in Radford. Survivors include her husband, George P. Keen of Catawba; two daughters, Rita Jenkins and Teresa Kincer, both of Bedford; three sons and daughter- in-law, R. Wayne Keen of Vinton; Roger...

Erika Mathilda Marks Kastning

Erika Mathilda Marks Kastning

Dec 16, 2005

Erika Mathilde Louise (Marks) Kastning of Radford, Virginia passed away on Friday, 16 December 2005 at her home. Mrs. Kastning was 93 years old. She was born in Germany on 30 September 1912, the daughter of Lebrecht H.W. Marks and Anna Marie Louise (nee Krueper) Marks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernst H. Kastning, Sr. in 2002...

James Martin Sexton

James Martin Sexton

Dec 14, 2005

James Martin Sexton, 89, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Fumilas Home Place in Radford. James was a member of Carter Street United Methodist Church and was a well known carpenter in the community. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elree Sexton in February, and a daughter, Kathy Sexton. Survivors include a son and...

Etta Mae Jones

Etta Mae Jones

Dec 12, 2005

Etta Mae Sister Jones, 97, passed away Monday, December 12, 2005 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Duncan Acres United Methodist Church in Union, SC and attended Grove United Methodist Church in Radford for the past 10 years. She was a retired public school teacher with 46 years of service and also worked at Belks in...

Robert Irvin Felch

Robert Irvin Felch

Dec 12, 2005

Robert Irving Felch, 86, of Radford, Virginia, passed away on December 12, 2005. Bob was born on May 4, 1919 in West Concord, Massachusetts, the only child of Thomas Irving and Alice (Stickney) Felch. He attended Lehigh University (BSc), George Washington University (MBA), Harvard University (AMP), and Florida State University (PhD). He was a colonel in the U.S. Army with...

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