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Douglas Arwood Altizer

Douglas Arwood Altizer

May 4, 2022

Douglas Arwood Altizer, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at his home in Fairlawn. He was a member of the Pulaski Church of Christ and was retired after 40 years with the Virginia State Police. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Nobie Altizer; and his sister, Carolyn Hines. Doug adored his family, his wife of...

Ella Mae Shepherd Parks

Ella Mae Shepherd Parks

May 1, 2022

Ella Mae Shepherd Parks, 84, of Austinville, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Dollie Cole; daughter, Penny Litteral; and son, Michael Shepherd. Survivors include her great grandchildren, Kala Bailey, and Brett Wingo; great great grandson, Mavery Flack; great great granddaughter, Alydia Wingo; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; and many other...

Michael Albert Porter

Michael Albert Porter

Apr 29, 2022

Michael Albert Porter passed away quietly on April 29th, 2022 at Lewis Gale Montgomery, with his wife Linda by his side. He was 78 years old. Mike was born to Arthur James Porter and Amelia Mitchell Porter on April 14th 1944 in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England. He spent his growing up years there being a typical English schoolboy. He wasnt...

James Richard "Rickey" Childress

James Richard "Rickey" Childress

Apr 28, 2022

James Richard (Rickey) Childress, 68, passed away Thursday, April 28th, 2022. He was born January 17th, 1954 and at the time of his death he lived in Floyd but was formerly from Christiansburg. Rickey was a master cabinet maker and his excellent work is in the homes of many satisfied homeowners throughout the area. His parents predeceased him - James...

Eric Landon Cochran

Eric Landon Cochran

Apr 27, 2022

Eric Landon Cochran, 45, of Hillsville, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Lewis Cochran; and sister, Phyllis Yvonne Cochran-Saunders. Survivors include his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Graves Cochran; sister, Linda Cochran-Welch; brother, Michael "Jason" Cochran; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Eric had a tenacious spirit and curiosity about him...

Nancy Karen Smith Heidt

Nancy Karen Smith Heidt

Apr 26, 2022

Nancy Karen Smith Heidt, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at her home in Dublin. She was a retired nurse with Volvo Trucks. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Gladys Smith; husband, Randall Vincent Heidt; brothers, Tommy Sarver and John Smith; and brother-in-law, Ron Heidt. Survivors include her son, Chris Heidt and Trisha; daughter, Karen...

Ute Seybold Midkiff

Ute Seybold Midkiff

Apr 25, 2022

Ute Seybold Midkiff, 83, of Radford, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022. She was born in Germany, the daughter of the late Karl and Maria Seybold. She retired after many years of service with Kollmorgen where she was in quality control. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Robert Donovan Midkiff. Survivors include her siblings Karlo...

Bernard William Hedge

Bernard William Hedge

Apr 24, 2022

Bernard William Hedge, 89, of Fairlawn, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022. He was retired after 39 years with the Roanoke Times where he was District Manager and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Bernard was preceded in death by his parents, Oakley and Susie Hedge; son, Wayne Hedge; brother, Maynard Hedge; and...

Jane Ellen Hubble Morris

Jane Ellen Hubble Morris

Apr 22, 2022

Jane Ellen Hubble Morris of Dublin, VA died at her home on April 22, 2022 after a lengthy illness. She was 83 years old. She is survived by her devoted husband of nearly 65 years, Douglas F. Morris, and her four children and their families: Pam and Lee Chitwood of Pulaski, VA and their children Rachel, Ed, Maddy and Riley;...

Sonya Denise Steele-Walker

Sonya Denise Steele-Walker

Apr 20, 2022

Sonya Denise " Soni" Steele-Walker was born April 4,1966 to the late William Austin and Katherine Reese Steele. Sonya left this world for another on April 20, 2022. Apart from her parents proceeding her in death, she is also proceeded by two older brothers, Curtis Dale and Stephen Robert Steele as well as special friend Barbra Adams. Sonya is survived...

Tommy Lee Meredith

Tommy Lee Meredith

Apr 18, 2022

Tommy Lee Meredith, 81, of Radford, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday evening, April 18, 2022. Tommy was born in Pembroke, Va. on October 7, 1940, the son of the late Clyde and Lillie Kate Meredith. He was a graduate of the Virginia School for The Deaf and Blind where he was a Hall of...

Pansy Fern Slate Hundley

Pansy Fern Slate Hundley

Apr 16, 2022

Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end. Isaiah 60:20 PANSY FERN SLATE HUNDLEY, 90, of Dublin, went home to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 16, 2022. She retired from the Radford Hospital business office and was a lifelong member...

Kenneth "Cowboy" Maynard Cooper

Kenneth "Cowboy" Maynard Cooper

Apr 15, 2022

Kenneth Maynard "Cowboy" Cooper, 82, of Radford, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022. He was retired from R. J. Reynolds after 33 years. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Thomas and Annie Mamie Cooper; and sister, Betty Yokeley. Survivors include his special friend and partner of 19 years, Edna P. Buckner Ford and her family who thought...

Russell James Pennow

Russell James Pennow

Apr 15, 2022

Russell James Pennow, 99, of Radford, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022. He was retired from AT&T and a past member of the Woods Church of the Nazarene in Warren, Michigan. Russell was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lizzie Pennow; his wife, Constance Lillian Pennow; brother, Walter...

Shelby Bell Bane Brogan

Shelby Bell Bane Brogan

Apr 12, 2022

Shelby Bell Bane Brogan, 82, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was a member of East Radford Church of God. Shelby was preceded in death by her parents, Carl William and Agnes Brunk Bane; husband, James Earl Brogan; 4 brothers and 1 sister; and son-in-law, Richard Green. Survivors include her daughter, Debra Jean Green; sons, Randy Wayne...

James Allen Webb

James Allen Webb

Apr 8, 2022

James Allen Webb, 53, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at his home in Pulaski. He was a truck driver with Smith Trucking. Survivors include his wife, Tressa Jo Wright Webb; daughters, Kaytlin Haygood (Cameron) and Samantha Orange; sons, Dexter Wright and Michael Orange, Jr.; grandchildren, Camden Dooley and Carlee Dooley; parents, George Thomas and Linda Griner Webb; brother, Tommy...

Crystal La'Shawn Harmon

Crystal La'Shawn Harmon

Apr 7, 2022

Crystal LaShawn Harmon passed away peacefully surrounded by her closest family at her bedside in Winston Salem, North Carolina on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Crystal only left in soul on the 7th as she was able to live on by donating her organs and giving life to others on April 9th 2022. Crystal was born in Radford, Virginia to the...

David Stern Carden

David Stern Carden

Apr 6, 2022

David Stern Carden, 68, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Dudley Carden; and his children, Tim, and Ashley. Survivors include his significant other and special friend, Ramona Bartee; mother, Ruby Hooper; sister, Terri Davis; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Pat Carden; three nieces; one nephew; and many other...

Richard Anthony "Tony" Giesen

Richard Anthony "Tony" Giesen

Apr 5, 2022

Richard Anthony Giesen A True Renaissance Man Longtime Smith Mountain Lake resident Richard Anthony "Tony" Giesen passed away April 5th, 2022 at age 82 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born February 9, 1940 in Ada, Oklahoma and spent his youngest years in rural Konawa. His father, Andrew Frederick Giesen Sr, was a surgeon in private practice as well as...

Ira Hubert Duncan

Ira Hubert Duncan

Apr 5, 2022

Ira Hubert Duncan, 80, of Christiansburg, went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He was a member of Childress Church of God, retired from Canteen Vending, and a faithful customer at the Radford Travel Center. Ira was preceded in death by his wife, Iva Dale Duncan; parents, Hubert and Ellodia Duncan; brother, Carl Duncan;...

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