Joe David Sowers
Jan 27, 2020
Joe David Sowers, 74, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at his home in Christiansburg. He was retired from the U. S. Postal Service where he was a rural carrier for 37 years. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Noah and Eliza Sowers. Survivors include his wife, Violet E. Sowers; and several nieces and nephews. The family will...
Samuel Abrun Blue
Jan 27, 2020
Samuel Abrun Blue, our beloved husband and Daddy went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. He was born in Radford Va. on March 23, 1927. Sam was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Beatrice Altizer Blue; daughter, Deborah Bea Blue; father and mother, John and...
Michael Patrick Weddle
Jan 26, 2020
Michael Patrick Weddle, 72, of Radford, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020. He was a respiratory therapist and a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Glenna Richards Weddle. Survivors include his son, Jeffrey Weddle of Albuquerque, New Mexico; brother, John W. Weddle, Jr. of Chester, Md.; step daughters, Crystal Poff...
Samuel Dale Shumate
Jan 25, 2020
Samuel Dale Shumate, 61, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at his home in Christiansburg surrounded by his family. He was employed for over 40 years with VA Tech as a Research Tech Supervisor, where Dale built many lasting relationships with his co-workers and students. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel...
Rita Montgomery Branch
Jan 25, 2020
Rita Montgomery Branch, 59, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was a retired psychiatric technician from St. Albans with 38 years of service. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Montgomery; her husband, David Branch; a son, Dustin Hamilton; and two brothers, Howard and Buddy Montgomery. Survivors include her son, JC Hamilton; mother, Sharon Montgomery;...
Marvin Elmore Minter
Jan 24, 2020
Marvin Elmore Minter, 66, of Salem, formerly of Radford, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmore and Maggie Minter. Survivors include his children, Carlotta Nicole Minter Stokes, Michael Keith Minter, Elizabeth Jean McGowan and Nicholas Sinclair; sisters, Carlotta (Michael) Lewis, Kathleen Goode, Jennifer Saunders and...
Thomas Ammen Showalter, Jr.
Jan 23, 2020
Thomas Ammen Showalter, Jr. "TA", 74, of Hiwassee and Claytor Lake, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and a graduate of VMI. He was honorably discharged from the U. S. Air Force after serving 7 years as a missile launch officer, missile officer controller and emergency war orders instructor. After serving in...
Eric James Petrowski
Jan 23, 2020
Eric James Petrowski, 41, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home in Radford. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond J. Petrowski. Survivors include his mother, Lynda Petrowski; grandmother, Jennie Willett; uncle, John Willett; aunt, Lisa Schlottmann; cousins, Amy, Jeremy, Andrew and Jamie; second cousins, Ryan, Hannah, Colin and Iris; and many other relatives and friends....
Buddy Joe Smith, Sr.
Jan 23, 2020
Buddy Joe Smith, Sr., 72, of Hiwassee, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. He was a U. S. Army veteran having service in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Gordon and Ruth Lillie Smith; brothers, Sonny, Lonnie, Arthur, Jimmy and Paul Smith; and his first wife, Wanda Smith. Survivors include his wife, Whitney S....
Peggy Farmer Childress
Jan 23, 2020
Peggy Farmer Childress, 83, of Fairlawn, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on February 27, 1936 in Pulaski, Va. She was a member of Rockford UM Church. Peggy loved her family and in her later years enjoyed gardening, quilting, and working in her flower beds. Left to honor Peggy and remember...
Rev. Roy Glennard Quesenberry
Jan 20, 2020
Rev. Roy Glennard Quesenberry, 91, of Blacksburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2020. He was a minister of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was born in Radford, Va. on February 28, 1928, attended Radford City Schools and graduated from Holmes Bible College in 1951. He was licensed by the IHPC in 1948 and ordained...
Arthur Henry Duarte
Jan 20, 2020
Arthur Henry Duarte, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020. He was Retired USAF and retired postmaster of the Christiansburg Post Office. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of the late Rodolfo Duarte and Refugio Dela Rosa. He was also preceded in death by his son, Arthur Duarte, Jr.; and brothers, Rudolph and Ernest Duarte....
Christin Lea Jeffrey
Jan 19, 2020
Christin Lea Jeffrey, 31, of Christiansburg, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020. She was a U. S. Army veteran and was an accountant with Shelor Motor Mile. Survivors include her parents, Gary and Karen Jeffrey; maternal grandparents, Roy and Katherine Price; sister and brother-in-law, Rebecca and Bryan Ramsey; nephews, Zachary and Gauge Ramsey; aunt, Barbara Redden; uncle and aunt, Troy...
Charles Franklin Harris
Jan 18, 2020
Charles Franklin Harris, 62, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, D. W. and Faye Bond Earles Harris; brother, Robert Ace Harris; half-brother, Alvin Cecil Earles; and special uncle, Gene Bond. Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Susan K. Harris; children, Steven W. (Sandra) Erickson and Richard T. (Chasidy) Erickson;...
Robin Hamilton Blackburn
Jan 17, 2020
Robin Hamilton Blackburn, 61, of Radford, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 in the UVA Transitional Care Hospital in Charlottesville. She was a member of Morgans Chapel UM Church. Robin was preceded in death by her husband, Timothy G. Blackburn; and her parents, Grover and Lucy Hamilton. Robin was very creative. She loved painting, crafting, and crocheting. Survivors include her...
Gary Allen Cross
Jan 15, 2020
Gary Allen Cross, 49, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home in Summerville, S. C. surrounded by his family. He was a U. S. Marine having served in the Persian Gulf, City of Radford Police Officer, Border Patrol Agent and Customs K9 Officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Survivors include his devoted wife and caregiver, April Dawn...
Kathleen Margaret Pyle
Jan 13, 2020
Kathleen Margaret Pyle peacefully passed away in her 77th year with family at her side in Dublin, Va. Kathy was the youngest child of William and Grace Squires, and a lifelong resident of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She provided a foundation of love and support for friends and family, spreading joy through her love of baking and handicrafts. She predeceased by...
Catherine "Dolly" Shupenko Batten
Jan 13, 2020
Catherine "Dolly" Shupenko Batten, 73, of Radford, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Anna Dudak Shupenko. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, John Batten of Radford; children, Tina Ellison of Roanoke, Debbie (Randy) Bales of Radford, Kenneth R. Stoots, Jr. of Belspring, and Jason B. Batten of Radford; step...
Lonnie Dean Phillips
Jan 12, 2020
Lonnie Dean Phillips, 92, of Christiansburg, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was a member of Radford Church of Christ and retired from Hercules. He was a U. S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Clarence and Mary Etta Phillips; his wives, Barbara Miller Phillips and Betty Anne St. John Deaton Phillips; infant sisters,...
Sharon Gay Bain Davis
Jan 11, 2020
Sharon Gay Bain Davis, 69, of Blacksburg, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Richfield Nursing Home. She was a 1968 graduate of Auburn High School and a 1969 graduate of Bauder College in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleaman and Anna Lee Bain. Survivors include her husband, Kyle Edward Davis of Blacksburg; brother, Steven and...
