George Nelson Bethea
Feb 7, 2023
George Nelson Bethea, 71, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was a life long resident of Radford. He was the retired owner with his brother of the Southwest Virginia Tobacco Company and recently was employed with Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in guest services. George was a kind and gentle man and an avid...
Lisa Marie Bane Slomka
Feb 7, 2023
Lisa Marie Bane Slomka, 60, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at her home in Dublin. She graduated from Pulaski County High School in 1981, was employed with H. H. Hunt Corporation in Accounts Payable and attended First Dublin Presbyterian Church. Lisa was preceded in death by her father, Harvey Randall Bane, her former husband Joseph Thomas Slomka, Jr., and...
Mary Lynn Thompson
Feb 7, 2023
Mary Lynn Thompson, 58, of Radford, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lee and Mickey Landrum Thomspon; maternal grandparents, Waddie and Mary Landrum; and paternal grandparents, Robert and Ruby Thompson. She leaves to cherish her memory her pride and joy, Zachary Crosier; fianc, Mark Vaughan;...
Pearl Hight Dobbins
Feb 2, 2023
Pearl Hight Dobbins, 103, of Radford, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.W. and Bessie Hight; husband, Burman Dobbins; and daughter, Darlene D. Havens. Pearl and Burman were married for 43 years until his passing in 1980. Their only child, Darlene, was the light of their...
Sylvia Meredith Marshall
Feb 2, 2023
Sylvia Meredith Marshall, 96, of Radford, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. She worked her whole life as a telephone operator. Sylvia started working at C&P telephone and ended at Crestar bank as an operator. She loved gardening, especially her rose bushes. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Eula Haley Meredith; her husband, Walter Howard...
Luther Roosevelt Weddle
Jan 30, 2023
Luther Roosevelt Weddle, 87, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023, at his home in Fairlawn. He was retired from Volvo Trucks and a member of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. He served his country in the U. S. Navy. Luther was preceded in death on January 9, 2022, by his wife of 63 years, Bonelene "Bonnie" Weddle; his parents, Edwin and Mary...
Charles Odell Bennett, Jr.
Jan 27, 2023
Charles Odell Bennett, Jr., 78, of Hiwassee, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Odell and Delilah Boone Bennett; his sister, Phyllis Simpkins; brother, Marshall Bennett; and his brother-in-law, Buster Bishop. Survivors include his loving wife of 45 years, Peggy Bennett; children and their spouses, Teresa and Bobby Dillon, Kathy Howell...
Karen Hazel Wilson
Jan 26, 2023
Karen Hazel Monica Fowler Wilson, 71, of Pulaski, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Vernon and Katherine Vargo Fowler; husband, Edwards Arnold Wilson; daughter, Carhi Huges; brothers, Rick Fowler, Raymond Fowler, William Fowler, and Russell Fowler; and her sister, Christine Williams. Survivors include her daughters, Dana Guynn and Roni Trull;...
Raymond "Ray" Lee Singleton
Jan 25, 2023
Raymond (Ray) L. Singleton, age 72, of Pulaski, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 25, 2023. He was a member of Unity Christian Church in Radford. Ray was an avid sportsman, he loved hunting, fishing, and baseball. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl G. Singleton, Sr.; his mother Evangeline H. Singleton; and...
Sally Anne Duncan
Jan 25, 2023
Sally Anne Duncan, 81, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023. She was retired from Hubble Lighting after 34 years of service. She was preceded in death by her father, William McKinley Sutphin; mother, Mary Etta Spaulding Sutphin; sister, Martha Ellen Sutphin; brothers, Grover Lee Sutphin, James Edgar Sutphin, and Carl Henry Sutphin; grandson, Michael Scott Snider; granddaughter, Chelsea...
Eddie Saunders Martin
Jan 23, 2023
Eddie Saunders Martin, 65, of Barren Springs, passed away with his family by his bedside, after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Highland Ridge Health & Rehab. Eddie enjoyed spending time at River Junction and Canoeing with family and friends. He also enjoyed hunting, kayaking the New River, and fishing. Eddie loved nature, the outdoors,...
Maria Luise Flynn
Jan 21, 2023
Maria Luise Flynn, 74, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Frida Ryssell; husband, Muriel Carlile Flynn; and sister, Astrid OConnor. Survivors include her son, Antoine Flynn (Erin Powell) and Chris Flynn; grandchildren, Rachel Flynn Shanklin (Derek), Raven Snidow, Helena Flynn and Mahogany Flynn; best friend, Vera Carter; nephews, Mark...
Rev. Dr. Tony Brescia
Jan 20, 2023
Rev. Dr. Tony Brescia, 93, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 20, 2023 at his home in Forest. He was a minister with the Pentecostal Holiness Church in the Appalachian Conference in Virginia. Tony was preceded in death by his parents, Nicola and Mariantonia Brescia. Survivors include his loving wife of 63 years Drema Hill Brescia; son...
Randy Monroe Moore, Sr.
Jan 19, 2023
Randy Monroe Moore, Sr., 74, of Radford, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alonzo Moore and Edith Moore Mills; his wife, Laura "Cissy" Moore; sister, Janet Moore; and brother, Wallace "Tony" Mills. Survivors include his sons, Randy Moore, Jr. and James Matthew Moore; stepson, Neal McClellan; step daughter, Shawnea Gravley; granddaughters, Chalei...
Vanessa Lorraine Albert Yopp
Jan 16, 2023
Vanessa Lorraine Albert Yopp, 65, passed away at her home in Radford on Monday, January 16, 2023. She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Eugene Albert, Sr. Survivors include her daughter, Crystal Miller; mother, Sylvia Caldwell Spradlin; granddaughters, Vanessa Jane Branscome and Nellie Sue Miller; 1 great grandson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth E. Albert, Jr. and Debor, and...
Kathryn Irene Faller
Jan 15, 2023
Kathryn Irene Faller, 67, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. She was preceded in death by her mother, June Irene Reifsnyder Kerns. Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Earl John Faller; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Lauren Faller; daughter and son-in-law, Kimmy and Trey Dawson; grandchildren, Aven, Lane, Lorelei, Zelda, Doug, Dax and Matilda; father, William Walter Kerns,...
John "Terry" Herman Manns
Jan 15, 2023
John Herman "Terry" Manns, 79, of New River, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Garfield and Hattie Laconia Manns; and his siblings, James G. Manns, Jr., Christine M. Hopkins, Lillian Valentine, Andrew J. Manns, Betty M. Casey, Nenzerine M. Lewis, and Elizabeth Casey. Survivors include his sons, James Erwin Manns...
Johnny Raymond Thomas
Jan 14, 2023
Johnny Raymond Thomas, 52, of Pulaski, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Neal and Lucille Taylor Thomas. Survivors include his sons, Neal and Aryan Thomas; sisters and brother-in-law, Ramona and Jim Palmer, and Pamela Maxwell; nephews and their spouses, Allen and Donna Bullion, and Kevin and Judy Mottesheard; nieces, Sheila...
Charles Christopher Semple
Jan 14, 2023
Charles Christopher Semple, 89, of Radford, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023. He was a retired U. S. Postal Carrier and a member of Grace Episcopal Church. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Nicholas and Margaret Jones Semple. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Phyllis Semple;...
Norma Jean Sowers Bishop
Jan 13, 2023
Norma Jean Sowers Bishop, 89, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. She was a long-standing member of Calvary Baptist Church in Radford, and owned Bishops Upholstery with her late husband, Freddie Ray Bishop, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband; parents, Harless Calvin and Pearl Ayers Sowers; her siblings, H.C. Sowers, Tommy Sowers, Virginia Small, Gertrude...
