Grover Woodrow "Woody" Ayers, Jr.
Aug 12, 2024
Grover Woodrow (Woody) Ayers Jr., 81, of Dublin, passed away unexpectedly on Monday August 12th at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Woody was born on October 22,1942 to Grover Sr. and Pauline Ayers in Radford, Va., but grew up in Ramp, W.Va. He graduated from Sandstone High School in 1960, and then enlisted in the US Army, volunteering for Airborne School and...
Margaret Joann Young Lineburg
Aug 11, 2024
Margaret Joann Young Lineburg, 85, of Radford, Virginia died on August 11, 2024. Joann Young grew up in Marion, Va. and graduated from Marion Senior High School in 1956 where she played basketball, was a cheerleader, and an outstanding student. She attended Radford College to pursue her passion of teaching and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority...
Edwin "Ed" Blair Brewster, Jr.
Aug 11, 2024
Edwin (Ed) Blair Brewster Jr., of Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, passed away on August 11, 2024. He shared a beautiful life on the lake with his high school sweetheart and wife of 63 years, Margaret Johnson Brewster. Ed spent his early years in Bluefield, Virginia, before moving to Pearisburg and eventually settling at Claytor Lake. Ed was a...
Larry "Punk" Dean Reese
Aug 11, 2024
Larry Dean "Punk" Reese, 82, of Max Meadows, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024, at LewisGale Pulaski Hospital. He was retired from White Motor and attended Galax First Assembly Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Louise Reese; brothers, Paul Jr., Donald, and Colin; and sisters, Wanda Green, Patsy Raines, Doris Zipperer, and Micky Childress. Survivors...
Juanita Marie Thompson Wilson
Aug 10, 2024
Juanita Marie Thompson Wilson, 81, of Dublin, went home to meet her Lord and Savior on August 10, 2024, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wythe County, Virginia on June 30, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Drewery Thompson and Sylvia Ogle Thompson. Juanita attended New River Community College and Radford University...
Billie Jean Harber
Aug 7, 2024
Billie Jean Harber, of Fairlawn, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Born on June 17, 1924, Billie had just celebrated a century of life. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky, and was preceded in death by her father, John Aaron Clarke; mother, Mary Ruth Wagner Clarke; and her loving husband, John Bays Harber....
Frank Willard Akers
Aug 6, 2024
Frank "Willard" Akers, 97, of Dublin, joined his beloved wife, Giny, in their eternal resting place on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Summarizing a near century of life is no easy task. We could fill pages with funny stories and various anecdotes, but we will try to do what Willard could not: keep our words short and sweet. If you knew...
Jeffrey Lee Doyle
Aug 6, 2024
Jeffrey Lee Doyle, 51, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Draper on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. He was a truck driver and a first responder with RAAP Fire for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sadie Jean Doyle; and brother, Allan Doyle. Survivors include his loving wife, Diane Doyle; daughters, Falyn Paige Doyle, Taylor Davidson...
Barbara Jean Quesenberry
Aug 5, 2024
Barbara Jean Quesenberry, 81, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024, at her home in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Edward Quesenberry; parents, Elmon J. Quesenberry and Mabel Dalton Longnecker; and special grandparents who raise her, Lonnie Alvin Dalton and Mary Alice Rigney Dalton. Survivors include her daughters, Debbie and Rhonda Quesenberry; sister, Nora Ockey; sister-in-law,...
Robert Gregory Ripoll
Aug 2, 2024
Robert Gregory Ripoll, 60, of Fairlawn, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024. Born to William and Marlene Ripoll, he was raised in Milford, Ohio although most of his extended family lived in West Virginia. A place that he also called home. Bob was an outdoorsman. He loved to fish, camp, and take in the scenery. Bob loved to watch...
Carter Walker Craigie
Aug 1, 2024
Carter Walker Craigie, of Blacksburg, VA, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2024, at age 86. He is survived by his wife, Kay Cothran Craigie; daughter Jenny Riffe (Greg); grandchildren James Riffe and Evelyn Riffe; and many nephews, nieces, and cousins. To know Carter was to love Carter. It was unavoidable. For those of you who didnt get the opportunity...
Donna Denise Gravely
Jul 30, 2024
Donna Denise Buckland Gravely, 65, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard Edward Buckland; sister, Debbie Turpin; and her brother, Curtis Buckland. Survivors include her loving husband of 38 years, Grover Gene Gravely; son and daughter-in-law, Sam Gravely (Katie); daughter, Angie Buckland; step-daughter and her husband, Tammy Conn (Bobby); grandchildren, Taylor...
Brian Keith Redd
Jul 30, 2024
Brian Keith Redd, 47, of Charlotte, N.C., went to his eternal resting place on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James Sr. and Lucy Redd; and his maternal grandparents, William Sr. and Louise Brooks. Brian was born in Pulaski, Va. to James Redd and Shirley Redd. He graduated from Pulaski County High School...
Terri Lynn Wade Reese
Jul 29, 2024
Terri Lynn Wade Reese, 66 of Dublin, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Romma Harvey, Sr. and Shirley Ramsdell Wade. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jessica Hoover (Paul); son and daughter-in-law, Matt Ratcliffe (Ginger); grandchildren, Allyson Akers, Camden Bain (Maggie), Cole Bain, Austin, Sadie and Zariah Ratcliffe, and Jessie and...
Rebecca Sharon Duncan
Jul 28, 2024
Rebecca Sharon Duncan, 75, of Clintwood, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Derald Franklin Barrett and Rowena June Dotson; sister, Reba Ethel Barrett; and her brothers, Ronald, Johnny and Dook Barrett. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Felecia Kilgore, and Nicole Blansett (Brad); grandchildren and their spouses, John Kilgore,...
William Davis Goode
Jul 27, 2024
William Davis Goode, of Radford, passed away at the age of 100, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Following his WWII service in the Army Air Corps as a navigator, he graduated with a degree in engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1947. He then worked as a mechanical engineer at Lynchburg Foundry in Radford for over 35 years. Following his...
Annalee Wilson Szerokman
Jul 26, 2024
Annalee Inez Wilson Szerokman, 91, of Radford, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024. She was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church. Annalee was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence William and Edith Hollingsworth Wilson; and her loving husband of 53 years, Andrew "Zeke" Szerokman. Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, Drew Szerokman (Regina), and John Michael Szerokman (Vickie...
Patricia Carolyn Gilbert
Jul 23, 2024
Patricia Carolyn Gilbert, 78, of Pulaski, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. She was a loving wife, Mom, and Nanny who touched everyone she came in contact with. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold W., Sr., and Frances Louise Hinkley; her daughter, Kimberly Dawn Lowery; and two brothers. She is survived by her husband of 59 years...
Camilla A. Churchwell Swift
Jul 23, 2024
Camilla Antoinette Churchwell Swift, 67, of Fairlawn, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon D. and Gwendolyn Webster Churchwell. Survivors include her loving husband of 27 years, Norton O. Swift; son and daughter-in-law, Aaron Lee Anglin (Holly); grandson, Elijah Aaron Anglin; brothers and sister-in-law, Jose Churchwell, Anthony Churchwell (Charlotte), and Hiwatha...
Earnest Pierce Worrell
Jul 16, 2024
Earnest Pierce Worrell, 85, of Snowville, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by those he loved the most, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. He was born in Carroll County on October 5, 1938, to the late Hobert S. and Delmar Simpkins Worrell. Earnest grew up in Snowville where he gained his lifelong love of fishing, hunting, gardening and the...
